January

• 1/5 School Friday
• 1/5 Dress Up Day "Fun Friday"
• 1/10 Vision Screening
• 1/15 No School, MLK Jr Holiday Observed
• 1/19 School Friday
• 1/19 Dress Up Day "Fun Friday" (Career - Future Job)
• 1/25 Last Day of Qtr 2

February

• 2/15 Kids Heart Challenge Kick Off
• 2/19 No School, President's Day Observed
• 2/23 School Friday

**With colder temperatures on the way and the possibility of snow or ice, be sure to watch for Flash Alerts with information regarding possible late starts or closures.** Please remember to subscribe to receive FlashAlert messages from Colton School District in the event of inclement weather or emergency closure.

Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation will once again be providing no cost vision screening at Colton Elementary School. OLSHF is a non-profit organization which, in partnership with local Lions clubs, provides vision screenings in over 80% of Oregon school districts. The vision screener works like a digital camera and uses infrared light to measure and detect potential vision problems most commonly found in children. Students' results will be sent home within a few weeks following the screening, along with a list resources for eye exams in the community. If you have any questions, please call the elementary office @ (503)824-3536.

Immunization Exclusion Day is February 21, 2024. All students not in compliance with Oregon's Immunization law will be excluded from school on that day, and can not return until they are in compliance.

If your student is not in compliance, you were given a copy of the Oregon Certificate of Immunization Status form at your conference. Please update, sign, and return it to the office as soon as possible.

Click here for information on Places to Access Vaccines in Clackamas County.

Please check our Lost and Found. We have accumulated a lot of coats, sweatshirts and other miscellaneous items. Unclaimed items will be donated to the Colton Clothes Closet at the end of the school year.

All parents and volunteers, in order for you to work in or around our buildings, you must clear an ODE and CSD background check and complete mandatory training. If you have only completed one of the online training modules, please email hr@colton.k12.or.us to receive the full set. This is a new requirement. If you have any questions, please call the office at (503)824-3536. Thank you for for your support of keeping Colton School District safe!

A reminder from the Colton School District Bus Garage:

Winter is here and the mornings are dark, so it is helpful for parents to have some type of light with students at their bus stop. Reflective patches on coats help too. This makes it easier for the school bus drivers and other drivers to see them. Let’s be safe and visible this winter.

Thank you, from the Colton School District Transportation staff.

Transportation Safety Procedures: https://5il.co/10a3o

Citation Policy: https://5il.co/1b3xb

Bus Barn/Dispatch phone number: (503) 824-3534

3rd Grade Meetings- Every Wednesday at lunch

4th & 5th Grade Meetings- Every Tuesday at lunch

January OBOB Happenings:

-Practice questions available in the library for each book

-Note taking papers available in the library

-learn author names

Practice Questions Posted Here (feel free to practice at home):

https://www.beavertonlibrary.org/370/Oregon-Battle-of-the-Books

https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/kids/obob-practice-questions

https://library.cedarmill.org/teens/oregon-battle-of-the-books/

Friendly Reminder: All medication (over-the-counter and prescribed) needs to be transported to school by a parent, and medication authorization forms must be filled out before office staff can administer medication. The medication both prescribed and over the counter should be in the original packaging, and can only be given as directed by the prescribing physician or medication label.

Join PTA: We can use your hand with a few things coming up, get plugged in on Remind to find out the latest!

We’d like to share with you all some "get to know your teacher forms" and special Amazon shopping links if you’re looking to gift your student’s teacher with a little something special this year!

Office 503-824-3536

30437 S Grays Hill Rd, Colton, OR 97017