This Week at Coulston
Wow! It is hard to believe that we are wrapping up the month of August!!! We’ve had a lot happening this week at CES.
-Students are learning how to stick together in class and school!
-5th Grade worked on weaving in art class with Mrs. Quellhorst.
-Kindergarten classes worked on learning how to rotate in stations and centers.
-We had our Sister City Japanese students visit our school this week. Our Japanese students were great hosts to the visitors!
Great job to everyone this week!
Coulston Spirit Wear Sale
Coulston spirit wear is NOW on sale!!! Below is the link to order items, which include adult and child sizes. Orders will be delivered to your home once the order window closes. Thanks for ordering. Coulston Spirit Wear Link
Extra Curricular Activities for Grades 4-5: Parents it is that time of year again…volleyball/cross country/spellbowl! If you have a student in 4th or 5th grade, they can sign up for any of these activities. The last day to sign up is next Wednesday. Practice for volleyball will begin on August 29th from 3:00-4:00, and cross country on September 3rd. Please make sure your child has a signed permission slip in order to participate. Please contact the school office if you have any questions.
PTO Nominations: Our PTO had the first meeting of the year this week. There will be PTO nominations for the PTO Executive Board at the September meeting. These positions are open: President/Vice President/Secretary. If you are interested in any of these positions, please complete the nomination Google Form.
PTO Fall Mum Sale: Our PTO thanks everyone who purchased mums during our fundraiser. The mum can be picked up from Cossairts Flowers on Saturday, September 7th between 9-12PM. If you would like to volunteer to assist in handing out the mums, please contact Ashlee Deaton at alisley@shelbycs.org or at 317-398-3185. Thanks in advance!
ILEARN Checkpoint: The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is piloting three checkpoints for Grades 3-8 in the 2024-2025 school year. These checkpoints are a new component of the new LEARN through-year assessment for English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math, which will be given to all students in Indiana beginning in the school year 2025-2026.
Your child’s school will take part in the pilot program this year. The checkpoints will take place in Fall, Winter, and Spring. Each checkpoint has 20-25 questions and will show how your child is doing in key skills and concepts from the Indiana Academic Standards. This helps guide teaching and supports your child's learning. For more information about the ILEARN checkpoints. Attached are the skills and concepts that will be assessed for each checkpoint. ILEARN Checkpoint Items
Car Rider Line: Thank you for being patient as we worked through the extra traffic the first few weeks of school. The flow was much better last week! Please remember in the morning dropoff…have your goodbyes finished before pulling up and have your child ready to exit on the passenger side of the car. PLEASE DO NOT get out of the vehicle during drop-off/pick-up. This helps keep everyone safe! Thank you for your cooperation!
Lunches: Student lunches are now $2.70. Breakfast will continue to be free for all students. We encourage all families to fill out the free and reduced lunch form to ensure that if you qualify, you will receive assistance. IMPORTANT: The free and reduced lunch form must be completed every year to qualify. If your family qualified last year, a completed form must be completed again this year. Click here to complete the digital Free and reduced application.
A Few Reminders and updates for the 24-25 School Year:
Indiana’s new law on cell phones in the classroom is in effect this school year. Students are not permitted to have cell phones in use during class or at school.
A new attendance law is also in effect beginning this school year that requires immediate attendance interventions and parent conferences after 5 days of absence in a 10 week period. Please see the attached for Attendance information.
The student dress code will be enforced this year. Please remember that students have to wear shoes that have a back on them. NO slides, backless sandals or shoes are allowed. This is for the safety of the children while at school. Thanks for your cooperation with this rule.
Early Release Dismissal will be at 1:45 each Wednesday.
If you have a transportation change, that will need to be called in by 1:00PM. After this time we will not be able to accommodate that change due to our new dismissal system.
Remember that the beginning of school bell rings at 7:25, which is when bus and car riders are dismissed. The tardy bell rings at 7:45. If your child is tardy for school, you will need to come into the school and sign them in. Students are NOT allowed to check themselves in if they are late to school, and are NOT allowed to be dropped off if tardy.
