April 28, 2023

 

COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION LETTER APRIL 28, 2023 We thank you for your continued support throughout this budget season. The Board of Education (BOE) is looking forward to this Tuesday’s workshop with the Board of Finance (BOF). We anticipate it will be our last workshop. Please attend and support our community’s schools in person. As a Board, we have brought forth as much information as possible in an effort to create trust and clarity about how this budget will affect scholastic programs. Read the letter’s details here.


MAY MENUS Breakfast Lunch

 

BOOKLAND FAMILY NIGHT & SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023, 5 - 6:30 P.M.

Each May CES joins forces with our PTO to host a family night. Board games will be set up in the cafeteria as well as fun movement activities in the gymnasium. Then come visit the Book Fair in the Media Center! See our Book Land Book Fair flyer for details.


G.R.A.N.D. BREAKFAST (Grandparent, Relative, Aunt/Uncle, Neighbor, Devoted Caregiver) TUESDAY, MAY 16, 7:15 - 8:00 A.M. You’re invited to our G.R.A.N.D. Breakfast! Enjoy breakfast and our Scholastic Book Fair together! Please RSVP. Questions? Please email [email protected].

CES FUN DAY FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2023 We are excited to be able to have Fun Day at CES on Friday, June 9th!  We hope families can join us and support the various stations.  Here is a SignUp Genius where you can let us know you are available to help. We look forward to spending the day with our CES families!

CONNECT-ED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT  & THE COLCHESTER LEADERSHIP TEAM See what we’re up to! A thank you to the BOE Employees, Employee Spotlight, Bacon Academy Valedictorian and Salutatorian, Fire Prevention poster winner, and WJJMS Fund for Teachers Grant.


TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON MAY 4, 2023 CES PTO is gearing up for Teacher Appreciation! Please see the Sign-up Genius for donations. We’re looking forward to celebrating all of the hard work that CES puts into helping our Caring Cardinals! 


FROM THE DESK OF THE SUPERINTENDENT - APRIL The meeting of the PTO Collaborative has been rescheduled to May 3, 2023, at 6:00 PM at William J. Johnston Middle School in The Commons (Black Box Theater). Childcare will be provided for the PTO Collaborative meeting in the WJJMS gymnasium. April “From the Desk of the Superintendent” Rivereast Newspaper article



AUTHOR JENNA GRODZICKI VISITS CES FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023 Children’s Author and Educator Jenna Grodzicki will be visiting CES students. To learn more about her fiction and non-fiction publishings, see her website!


KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION 2023 - 24

CES will host an incoming Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 4:30-6:30 p.m! The 1st session will be held from 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. for the last names A - M. The 2nd session will be held from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. for the last names N - Z.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2023 - 24 Our CPS Kindergarten Program is open to all children that turn 5 before January 1st of the year they are to attend school. There are no fees, as we are a public school. Registration will open sometime in February or March. Please check the local newspaper or see www.colchesterct.org, select the For Families tab, and the Digital Backpack page. For information on registration, select the Registration and Residency tab. Also found under the For Families tab is the school year calendar for your convenience.

WALKING TRIPS FOR GRADE 2 STUDENTS ENTERING GRADE 3 @ JJIS -  FALL 2023

Grade 2 JJIS Walking Trip (Liebel, Fritz, DeGaetano, Elliot) on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 1:35 - 2:35 p.m.

Grade 2 JJIS Walking Trip (Hart, Records, Coady, Soucy) on Thursday, June 8, 2023, 1:35 - 2:35 p.m.


COLCHESTER SCHOOLS NIGHT AT DUNKIN’ PARK - HARTFORD YARD GOATS

CPS Night @ Dunkin’ Park is happening Saturday, May 6, 2023! CES P.E. Teacher, Don Levine, throws out the first pitch! Game time is 6:10 p.m., and the gates open at 4:30 p.m. Spend the evening at the ballpark with friends and family with post-game fireworks. Ticket Order Deadline: April 21, 2023.


CES INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STORY TIME:  LAST ONE! MAY 9, 2023!

Colchester Elementary School will host the “Kindergarten Story Time” Program for 4 and 5-year-old Colchester children who will be entering kindergarten during the 2023-2024 school year. In each of the three sessions, children will listen to books read by kindergarten teachers, while parents learn about the registration process, the kindergarten curriculum, readiness expectations, the school day, school policies, and transportation. A question and answer period will be available at each session. The children’s program will be held each month from 11:10-11:40 a.m. in the CES Media Center. Parents and children are invited to attend multiple story times. Topics for parent information change each month. No pre-registration is required. The “Kindergarten Story Time” schedule is as follows: April 4th, April 25th, and May 9th. We look forward to meeting each of you and having your children join us at CES.


CES CLASS PLACEMENT PARENT INPUT FORM: 2023 - 24 SCHOOL YEAR

Student placement for the upcoming school year will be a team decision based on student academic performance and needs, behavior, teacher style, service needs, and classroom designs. At CES, we welcome parent input regarding their child’s learning environment. We do not accept requests for specific teachers. Your request will be given serious consideration, however, completion of this form does not guarantee a specific class placement. CES Class Placement Parent Input Forms are due no later than May 5, 2023.

MEET UP AT CRAGIN - MOMMY MIXER AND MORE

Here's your opportunity to meet with other parents at Cragin library on the second Saturday of each month through May of 2023!

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

Please visit the Volunteers page @ www.colchesterct.org for more information about the application process for Colchester Public Schools.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

The CES PTO wants your Box Tops! Scan using the Box Top App. See the Box Tops information.