Mr. O'Connell's Weekly Updates
5-24-21
Walk-a-thon starts down the main hallway!
Creating our total from the walk-a-thon $14,143.81
It was a great afternoon for our walk!
Walk-a-thon
Thank you so much for collecting donations for our PTA Walk-a-thon! It was certainly a hit last week and we appreciate each and every student who contributed to our total!
Way to go Coolidge Cougars!!!
Thank you Calvin the Cougar for all your service!
Calvin going to retirement with Mrs. Polglaze
Welcome to Asha and her pups!
Mrs. Russ' Class shares the new West Willow School Song!
Thank you to our walk-a-thon leaders!
Welcome to Asha, our new mascot for West Willow
Library Books...to be returned
All library books are due back to the library, and we are down to just 9 more books that need to be returned!!! If your library book is lost or damaged, please send exact cash or a check payable to "Coolidge School" to pay for it. The cost will be printed on overdue notices that Mrs. Messina has provided to your child's teacher. Thank you for returning your library books, so we can get them packed up to move to our new library at West Willow! Thanks so much! We have several classrooms who have returned all of their books! Congrats to Mr. Wibe, Mr. Lang, Mrs. Morningstar, Mrs. Bergert, Ms Blocker, Mrs. Christoffersen, Ms Lodge, Mr. Hackenmiller, Mrs. Carney, Mrs. Russ and Mrs. Weller's classes for having all their books back!!! Let's see if we can get all classrooms on this list this week!
School Fees
Cafeteria windows are in!
Main bathroom as a cool design...just wait for the grout!
Some color added in carpet upstairs!
Coolidge School Newsletter
Summer Reading
Jr. J-Hawks Baseball
District Communication
Yearbooks - Order by June 4
Don't forget to order your yearbook by June 4. Go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter Yearbook ID Code: 3317421. A standard yearbook is $20 and includes student and staff portraits, along with collage pages from throughout the year. Yearbooks will be distributed at the beginning of next school year (August 2021). Contact karend1223@gmail.com if you have questions or would like a paper order form.
Putting in the marmoleum!
Love this carpet pattern!
You can see all the way through!
Drills
Kindergarten/Preschool/Alternative Kindergarten Registration
See the flyers: Preschool/Kindergarten/Alternative Kindergarten--English
Health Guidelines
We appreciate you contacting the Nurse (ctrautman@crschools.us or stjohnson@crschools.us) or Mr. O'Connell (goconnell@crschools.us) if you have been exposed or have tested positive for the virus while on break. This just keeps us informed and also helps to keep everyone healthy in return from break.
Newly released last week
Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill that prohibits any school district from requiring masks to be worn by staff or students. We have discussed on morning announcements that it is a personal choice to wear a mask or not...and we need to be respectful no matter what the choice is. Masks will continue to be worn on school buses as they are public transportation, and that is a national mandate. Additionally, mitigation strategies remain for all school athletics and activities.
Arrival and Dismissal
There is no parking on Atwood on the west side of the school for the bus lane.
Thanks again for your continued patience and support to keep ALL of our children safe at arrival and dismissal.
Coolidge Elementary School
Email: goconnell@crschools.us
Website: https://coolidge.cr.k12.ia.us/
Location: 6225 1st Avenue Southwest, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Phone: 319.558.2167