Upcoming Events

April

• 4/24 Administrative Professionals Day
  
• 4/30 Community Night 6PM@CMS

May

• 5/1 Principal Appreciation Day
• 5/6-5/5/9 Staff Appreciation Week
• 5/7 Teacher Appreciation Day
• 5/8 Kindergarten Roundup
• 5/13 Board Mtg 6-8PM
• 5/14 K/1 Field Trip Gilbert House
  
• 5/14 PTA Mtg CES Cafeteria 4:30PM
• 5/27 No School, Memorial Day Observed
• 5/28 2/3 Field Trip Oregon Zoo
• 5/28 4/5 Field Trip Newell Pioneer Village
• 5/31 School Friday

Portrait Masters took group portraits at CES on Wednesday, April 17. If you would like to purchase any of these photos, you may still order online. They also took group pictures of OBOB, STUCO, Robotics and the 5th grade class. (It will take a few days to upload these pictures) Please visit: https://portraitmasters3120.simplephoto.com/prepay/48055909?code=CESGROUP424

Use the code: CESGROUP424

Grades 3-5 will be doing SBAC Testing through April 25. Having a good breakfast, plenty of rest and getting to school on time, will help your child have a more successful testing experience.

If you are wanting to attend a classroom field trip or end of year activity, please remember to make sure your background check and volunteer training is current. If you are unsure of what is needed or if your background check has cleared, contact the office at (503)824-3536. Click here for background check information: https://www.colton.k12.or.us/page/training-for-parents-and-volunteers1

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

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

Photos (from Feb. 13)!! Our Lost and Found is still growing fast! We will try to continually post more pictures. If you are missing a jacket, sweatshirt or coat, feel free to email Mrs. Wagner and we will look for you wagnerc@colton.k12.or.us

See the old PHOTOS From January 5th!!!

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

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!

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

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.

Our 4th and 5th grade students are beginning to prepare for our school STEM Fair. Project proposals were due March 21st. Once approved, students can begin their projects, research, experiments and/or investigations. Click HERE for a copy of the Project Packet that will help guide your research and investigation.

Our 2nd and 3rd grade students are learning about Engineering and that an engineer is a person that wants to know how and why something works.

Our Kindergartners and 1st grade students have been learning block coding and programming skills. They are programming in code.org. Now that students know how to LOOP and repeat commands, they will be learning how to code EVENTS that make 2 characters interact in PLAY LAB.

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