Caln Elementary School

Principal: Rebecca Vietri

The mission of the Coatesville Area School District, rich in diversity, and committed to excellence, is to create innovative educational experiences, which are funded by the taxpayers, supported by the community, delivered by dedicated teachers and administrators, to ensure all students will become responsible, contributing global citizens.

Email: vietrir@casdschools.org
Website: casdschools.org/caln
Location: 3609 Lincoln Highway East, Thorndale, PA, USA
Phone: 610-383-3760
Facebook: www.facebook.com/coatesvilleSD/
Twitter: @CASDCaln

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, the CASD School Board approved a reopening plan for CASD schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Virtual Instruction for CASD students will begin on August 31, 2020. Online instruction, K-12, will be delivered through Canvas, the Coatesville Area School District's Learning Management System. Your student will receive information on how to access the Canvas Platform before the start of the school year.

You can visit the following link to read more information regarding the reopening plan:

https://www.casdschools.org/domain/1872

Student Day: 9:15 a.m. until 3:45 p.m.

Teacher Day: 8:45 a.m. until 4:15 p.m.

We want to remind families, that at the April 28, 2020 School Board meeting, the School Board voted to end the school uniform policy.

This means that you no longer need to purchase a school uniform. Students are welcome to wear the school uniform, but they are no longer limited to the specific colors and styles of the school uniform policy.

Additional information regarding the updated Dress Code will be provided.

Students should follow the Dress Code during virtual instruction.

It is extremely important for CASD to have accurate contact information for all families. Please communicate any changes to your phone numbers or email addresses to our secretary to update in e-schools.

In addition to that, if you have recently moved, within the past year, please complete the attached change of address form and return it to gallisd@casdschools.org.

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:411e6b35-dc5f-4457-ab4b-793c749c9b1b

Thank you for updating this important information.

We are pleased to announce that the 2020-2021 Kindergarten Pre-Registration form is available online. Please visit www.casdschools.org and under the “Quick Links” tab click on “2020-2021 Kindergarten Pre-Registration Form”.

Should you have any general questions pertaining to the online registration process, please do not hesitate to contact our central registration team at 610-466-2420.

Please use the School Finder to find out what school your child will attend.

Coatesville Area School District Elementary Schools:

Caln Elementary - 610-383-3760

East Fallowfield Elementary - 610-383-3765

Reeceville Elementary - 610-383-3785

Kings Highway Elementary - 610-383-3775

Rainbow Elementary - 610-383-3780

Summer Tips for Readiness

1. Talk to your child about the fun things they are going to do in school

2. Talk positively about school

3. Share your experiences that you loved about school

4. Ease their worries and if they are nervous, encourage them to be excited

5. Establish night and morning routines

6. Talk about lunch and develop a plan for lunch.

7. Discuss how they will get to school.

8. Shop for school supplies.

9. Contact your child’s school and set up a tour to help them feel more comfortable.

10. Reinforce how proud you are of your child.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of this school year will be different than what we are all used to. The CASD remains dedicated to all our students and families. We will do our very best to support our students and help them be successful, during virtual instruction. We look forward to seeing each other in our school buildings soon!

Mrs. Vietri is ready to join in on some of your summer adventures with reading and math! You have heard of or read some books from the Flat Stanley Series. Now, you can take your Flat Principal along and snap and share some photos with your favorite books, or during your fun summer adventures. Thank you to Mrs. Willis, East Fallowfield Principal, for the fun summer idea!

Take a photo with Mrs. Vietri and send it to vietrir@casdschools.org or tweet it to @CASDCaln.

You can look for your pictures in the positive promotions section of the Monday Morning Message or on Twitter!

Also, be on the lookout this week for a postcard from Mrs. Vietri and for a copy of your very own Flat Principal!

You will drive to the parent pick up side of the building and loop through the side blacktop area for student belonging pick-up on the following dates.

Rescheduled for Wednesday, August 12:

3 Pick-up: 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

4 Pick-up: 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

5 Pick-up: 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

If you need to pick up items at a later date, contact Rebecca Vietri at vietrir@casdschools.org.

Any items not picked up will be discarded or donated on August 13, 2020.

Please use the links below to find work for your students to stay “fresh” over the summer.

Kindergarten to First Grade

First Grade Entering Second Grade

Second Grade Entering Third Grade

Third Grade Entering Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade Entering Fifth Grade

Fifth Grade Entering Sixth Grade

2020 Postcard

Please click on the link below to find out more information on how to earn a free book!

https://dispatch.barnesandnoble.com/content/dam/ccr/pdf/2020/summer-reading/TeacherKit_SummerReadingProgram_2020.pdf

Our food service team has been providing meals to the community during the COVID-19 crisis. We will continue to offer breakfast and lunch throughout the summer.

Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 2020, we will offer meal distribution from the Coatesville Area Senior High School (1445 E. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320).

Meal distribution will occur every Wednesday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., through Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

If you are interested in receiving meals, please Click Here https://bit.ly/CASDmeals. to Pre-Order Meals- all meals must be ordered in advance.

Meals are available to any child under the age of 18.

The librarians of the Chester County Library System have been planning a fun and enriching summer for Chester County Children.

The theme for 2020 is "Imagine Your Story," and the librarians will encourage children and teens to do just that, while they also read others' stories in fiction and non-fiction. As always, the librarians challenge participants to read, or listen to, books every day for at least 30 minutes-- to foster the habits of recreational reading and life-long learning and to combat the "summer slide."

Many of the librarians will be presenting virtual programs and activities for more fun and learning. In addition, the Chester county Library System has added many new e-books and e-audiobooks for children and teens to our collection- all available through Overdrive or the Libby app.

CASD and the Chester County Library System encourage all students to visit the websites of their local Chester County libraries to join and enjoy their summer programs.

Feel Free to send pictures of your students working at home! I would love to share. Please send them to vietrir@casdschools.org

You will see updated photos, shared by our families, in the Positive Promotion Photo Section.

Please see the attached flyer from the YMCA. As we continue to navigate these unprecedented times, we will share childcare opportunities that Community Organizations are sharing with the Coatesville Area School District.

Please see the Attached information for A Child's Place Before and Aftercare Program for the district.