September

• 9/26 Jog A Thon Kick Off
  

October

• 10/1 Picture Day 8:00 AM
• 10/17 Jog A Thon
• 10/22 Vision Screening 8 AM
• 10/24 Jog A Thon Donations Due
• 10/24 PTA Fall Festival 6-8PM
• 10/29 Picture Retakes 8 AM
• 10/31 End of Qtr 1

A note from the photographer: Colton Elementary School picture day is October 1, 2024. Please make sure your student is prepared. We do not use a green screen, we use a gray screen background so you don’t have to worry about what color your child is wearing. However, please think about your background color when ordering so the outfit you and your child choose does not clash nor does it become an exact match to the background color.

Your Makeup/Retake day will be October 29, 2024

Here is your direct link: https://Portraitmasters3120.simplephoto.com/prepay/48310054?code=CSCE1024

Here is your school Code CSCE1024 that you can use if you choose to go directly to Portraitmasters.com. Click on Schools at the top, then click on Order Portraits and type the code in the box.

Envelopes are also being provided if you prefer to pay with cash or check. If your student didn’t bring home an envelope please let the school know. We will have extra envelopes with our photographers also.

Colton Elementary School hours are 7:15 - 2:35, with the K-1 students being dismissed at 2:30. Bus schedules can be found on the district website under the Transportation link. https://www.colton.k12.or.us/page/transportation

If students are to be picked up or go to an address other than their address on file, please contact the office to make those arrangements. Please notify the office by no later than 12PM if your after school plans have changed. Permanent changes can be made by filling out a bus change form.

For more information on Pick Up and Drop Off specifics, please see the post below and follow the link to the Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures.

Please remember to use caution while driving through the school parking lots and follow the posted speed limit to help ensure the safety of our students. Friendly reminder- middle school students are still in session in the afternoons, so please drive cautiously through their school. Thank you!

Pick Up/Drop Off Procedures

https://www.colton.k12.or.us/o/ces/page/ces-drop-offpick-up-procedures

All returning students must register each year. Please sign in to ParentVue to complete and update your child's information. If you need an Activation Key, or are having issues accessing ParentVue, contact the school office. Please use a computer to login to ParentVue, as cell phones are not fully supported.

Fall is here and as the days continue to get shorter and mornings darker, 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

Snow route/Closure recorded information line: (503) 824-3510

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.

Colton Preschool Registration is ready now! Please register under the 24-25 school year using the link below if you plan on returning or have a sibling that needs to sign up (this includes part time, full time and Preschool Promise). Please do not apply for the additional Preschool Promise registration until April 15th. Contact Chantel at hollidayc@colton.k12.or.us if you have any questions.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvWxWQlviSh2y5TUhepIiwKzTh6J0WX6RxVaLY6ANyDj5_9Q/viewform

How to access audiobooks:

1. Download the app or go to the website:

https://soraapp.com/library/csd53or

2. Find Colton School District 53

3. Sign into Sora with this school account info:

username: firstname.lastname@student.colton.k12.or.us

example: maria.hart@student.colton.k12.or.us

password: same as chromebook password

(if your student doesn’t know their password, please reach out to your teacher)

4. Look at the collections and borrow a book for 2 weeks.

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 any questions, please call the office at (503)824-3536. Thank you for for your support of keeping Colton School District safe! https://www.colton.k12.or.us/page/training-for-parents-and-volunteers1

Please remember to subscribe to receive FlashAlert messages from Colton School District in the event of inclement weather or emergency closure.

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