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

• Wednesday, March 29th will be the District Celebration of Learning at MTRS. The event runs from 4-6pm and dinner will be provided by Foxtown Diner, thanks to the generosity of the Mary Lyon Foundation. There will be lots of fun interactive displays, raffles, giveaways, and the opportunity to celebrate the amazing things happening in our district.
  
• MTRS student Natalie Lanoue's clothing drive, part of her experience as a Project 351 Ambassador, will be collecting new or gently used clothing until next Friday, March 31st.
• Our Preschool and Kindergarten registration days have been rescheduled for Friday, April 28, 2023. Preschool registration will begin at 9:00 and Kindergarten registration will begin at 10:00. Current PK and K students will not have school that day. Please help us spread the word.
• Love our town? Looking for a way to help spruce it up? It’s time for Spruce it Up Colrain again this year! Join your friends and neighbors in town-wide cleanup opportunities on April 22 and 23, Earth Day Weekend. Work off your post winter blues by ripping out the invasive plants at the Colrain Central School. There will be music and dance at the Library. For more information, contact Jonathan Lagreze at 413-559-7755.

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.

April 11: ELA for all students in grades 3-6

April 14: ELA for all students in grades 3-6

May 11: Math for 5th grade

May 12: Math for 5th grade

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.

3/29: 4:00 District Celebration of Learning at MTRS

4/11: ELA MCAS for grades 3-6

4/11: 3:30 LEC meeting

4/12: School committee meeting

4/13: grades 3 & 4 field trip to Pioneer Valley Symphony

4/14: ELA MCAS for grades 3-6

4/17-4/21: No school for April break

4/28: 9:00 PK registration, 10:00 K registration: no school for current PK/K students

March early release dates:

1:50 dismissals: 3/29

April early release dates:

1:50 dismissals: 4/5, 4/12, 4/26