Colrain Central School News
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May 27, 2022
News & Announcements
I am happy to announce that our Afterschool Program will reopen on Tuesday, May 31st. If you have not already done so and wish to sign your child up, please contact the office.
As we turn the calendar to June, you'll notice that there are lots of upcoming events. Please be sure to contact your child's teacher if you have any questions about them.
Please take a moment to complete the Title I survey below. This information will be helpful in our planning for the future.
There is a lot of information coming out about summer programs. Please be sure to scroll all the way through this newsletter so that you don't miss out on any opportunities.
Preschool registration
Do you have a student eligible for PK next year? Please make sure to get your registration paperwork into the front office by May 31st. Due to the anticipated number of eligible students for next year, students not registered by that date may not be guaranteed a slot. Please help us spread the word.
Thanks!
News from MTRS Principal~Mr. Buckland
MTRSD Drama and Musical planning for 2022/3 Thanks to everyone who helped our students put on the show, Bits of Broadway last weekend; it was fantastic to see students singing and acting on the stage at MTRS after almost two years of silence! We would like to continue to build out our drama and musical program in the district and are tentatively planning to run a play in the Fall of 2022 and a musical in the early Spring of 2023. We would like to ask families of students who will be in grades 5 and 6 if their student would be interested in participating in an after-school drama activity on Wednesdays in the fall and in rehearsals for the musical on Wednesdays in the Winter/ Spring. Please complete this survey to help us plan. Thanks in advance. Best, Chris
Literacy Leadership New Curriculum, Next Steps and Communication - We need your feedback!
The Literacy Leadership Team is happy to announce that a decision has been made regarding our new English Language Arts program. Grades K-6 will be adopting the EL Education curriculum. Grades 7-8 will be adopting the Wit & Wisdom curriculum. Staff have already begun to unpack these new programs that will be rolled out in phases beginning next fall. For more information about the curricula and our selection process, please visit this summary report from the director of curriculum, Sarah Jetzon, that was presented to the school committee in May.
While staff are implementing a new literacy curriculum, they will continue to work on improving their knowledge of reading instruction as well as ways to make implementation more effective through data cycles, professional development about the science of reading and small group instruction, and adhering to a new schedule to address all components of literacy instruction. Stay tuned to learn more about these exciting developments.
The Literacy Leadership Team is looking for your feedback about our effectiveness in communicating important information about literacy in the district. Please take a few minutes to respond to this survey, so we can improve.
save the date!
upcoming events
5/30: No school in honor of Memorial Day
6/1: Graduating seniors from MTRS visit
6/1: Trout release
6/3: 3rd grade field trip to Old Sturbridge Village (returning around 4:00pm)
6/6: Field Day
6/7: LEC meeting (3:30pm)
6/8: Rain Date for Field Day
6/8: School Committee meeting (6:30pm)
6/13: Step Up Day at MTRS for 6th grade
6/17: Last day of school (12:30pm dismissal)
June early dismissals:
1:50: 6/8
12:30: 6/17