Just a reminder that updated information can always be found at our website: https://colrain.mohawktrailschools.org/ and our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/colraincentral

• If you or someone you know has a student that will be attending our preschool next year, please be sure to return the registration paperwork. We need that information in order to create the class schedule. The deadline for the paperwork to be returned is June 1st, but it can be turned in at the front office at anytime.

• 6th grade families: Please remember to turn your yearbook pages in by Tuesday, May 30th so the yearbooks can be put together.

• The heat in the building is going to be turned off on Monday. We may still have some cooler mornings, so you may want to send a sweatshirt in for your child to keep in their locker.

• On Monday, June 5th Detective Tucker Jenkins of the Shelburne Police Department

  will be in to speak with students in 5th & 6th grades about topics related to discrimination, social awareness, bullying, and leadership. In this thirty-minute Detective Jenkins and a few colleagues will highlight important societal issues to increase our communities’ awareness and proactivity in fostering positive development of the youth in the community. Of note, there will be a general focus on the importance of leadership, respect and integrity.

This year, all students in grades 3-6 will be taking their ELA MCAS on the same days. The math and science MCAS tests will be administered on different dates. Please see the schedule below to know when your child is being tested. And a reminder that students will not be allowed to wear smartwatches, fitbits, etc while testing.

May 15: Science for 5th grade

May 15: Math for 6th grade

May 16: Science for 5th grade

May 16: Math for 6th grade

May 18: Math for grades 3 & 4

May 19: Math for grades 3 & 4

If your child is absent on a day they are supposed to be testing, they will be tested when they return.

If you have any questions about the testing schedule or about MCAS, please feel free to reach out to me.

5/15: 5th grade science MCAS, 6th grade math MCAS

5/16: 5th grade science MCAS, 6th grade math MCAS

5/18: 3rd & 4th grade math MCAS

5/19: 3rd & 4th grade math MCAS

5/22: On campus Nature's Classroom for 5th & 6th grades

5/23: On campus Nature's Classroom for 5th & 6th grades

5/24: 5th & 6th grade to Nature's Classroom

5/25: 3rd grade to Old Sturbridge Village

5/29: No school in observance of Memorial Day

May early release dates:

1:50 dismissals: 5/17, 5/24