This Week at Coulston
PTO Paragon Fall Fundraiser
Coulston will kick-off the fall fundraiser on Monday, September 16th with a fun convocation!! Students will be bringing home the fun filled Paragon fundraiser brochure for our awesome families to order from! Attached are just a few of the prizes the students can receive!!! Thanks in advance for your support!
PTO Officers for 2024-24
We are excited to announce our new PTO Board for the school year. Our new board has been off to a great start with fundraisers and working with parents on some new ideas!! So Coulston Comets get ready for a year of fun-filled activities. Thank you to all of our parents and families for coming out to the meetings and supporting our students and staff. Our next meeting will be in early October to plan for Dogs With Dad!
President- Ashlee Deaton
Co-Vice President- Nikole Merriman
Co-Vice President-Kathy Hankins
Treasurer- Kristin Parker
Secretary-Taylor Painter
Coulston Safety Drills
Schools must conduct various safety drills throughout the year, such as fire, tornado, and lockdown drills. Next week, we will be holding a Lockdown Drill as part of our regular safety practices. Teachers have been reviewing the procedures with students to ensure they are prepared for the drill. Please take a moment to discuss this routine drill with your child. Thank you for your support.
Coulston Book Fair
It is that time of year again…our annual Scholastic Book Fair! This year our Book Fair will be held September 30-October 4th. It will be open during Parent Teacher Conferences as well for families to purchase items! Be on the lookout for more information coming home soon! If you would like to volunteer to work the book fair, please reach out to our office to get information to complete the required paperwork. Thanks in advance.
Book Fair E-Wallet-The eWallet for the book fair is open! Parents can start putting money in their child's book fair account if they go to our book fair homepage or they follow this link.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parents just a reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up soon!!! They will be held on Thursday, October 3rd from 4-8, and Friday, October 4th from 8-12. Your child’s teacher will be sending home information about this soon. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.
ESL Parent Night
Our ESL Parent Night will be held on Thursday, October 3rd during Parent Teacher Conferences. This is an opportunity for our ESL parents to meet with our ESL teachers to discuss WIDA scores, report cards, and gather information about school. There will be various information available for parents as well. Please stop by the ESL table. We look forward to seeing you.
Dental Safari
Dental Safari is scheduled to come to Coulston on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024. Please see the attached flier for how to sign up your child for this event!
Fall Break: Parents, just a reminder that Fall Break is just around the corner. It will begin on Friday, October 4-11. REMEMBER… NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 4th.
Detergent Sale: It is that time of year again…Officer Hastings DARE Detergent sale. Information was sent home with parents this week for the sale. It will run September 16-27. All proceeds benefit Coulston School. Please contact the office if you have any questions.
New Attendance Law: Parents just a REMINDER of a new Indiana law on school attendance effective July 2024, impacting students in grades K-6 with stricter truancy measures.
The law prioritizes attendance, requiring regular state and local meetings. If a student in K-6 has five unexcused absences, schools must meet with parents to create an attendance plan, which may include wrap-around services/disciplinary actions, and counseling referrals.
Schools are required to report truant students, which means they have 10 or more unexcused absences to the prosecutor or the Indiana Department of Child Services.
The school district is committed to complying with this law and ensuring regular attendance for our students. Please familiarize yourself with this new law and the requirements.
For questions or assistance, contact the school administration. We appreciate your help and support with this matter!
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 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
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:
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.
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.
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.
Dental Safari
Dental Safari is scheduled to come to Coulston on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024. Please see the attached flier for how to sign up your child for this event!
Fall Break: Parents, just a reminder that Fall Break is just around the corner. It will begin on Friday, October 4-11. REMEMBER… NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 4th.
PTO Paragon Fall Fundraiser
Coulston will kick-off the fall fundraiser on Monday, September 16th with a fun convocation!! Students will be bringing home the fun filled Paragon fundraiser brochure for our awesome families to order from! Attached are just a few of the prizes the students can receive!!! Thanks in advance for your support!
Our August ATTENDANCE ALL-STARS
Each month we will recognize classes for various types of attendance awards. In August we recognized classes with the highest attendance rate for the month. These classes have earned a popcorn party. Congratulations to:
K-Mrs. VanCleave
1-Mrs. Williams
2-Mrs. McNulty
3-Mrs. Mauer
4-Mrs. DeArmitt
5-Mrs. Bobrow
Great job to these classes. Keep up the great work!!
