Colonial Park Weekly News

Dear Colonial Park Families -

It's hard to believe we have arrived at the last full week of October! Bring on the holiday season!

Last week, the Stoneham Fire Department came to Colonial Park to teach our students in grades K-4 about fire safety. Our SFD and our SPD work so closely with our schools, and we are extremely grateful for all the support we receive from our community partners!

Our kindergarten WINN groups will begin on Tuesday, October 22. Last week, our data team met to review the beginning of the year kindergarten data and create groups, each with a specific instructional focus. All students in grades K-4 participate in WINN groups, and students who are working toward benchmark in grade level skills are progress monitored every two weeks. If you have any questions about WINN, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or your child's classroom teacher.

We expect this week will be very exciting for our students, with our PTO sponsored Pumpkin Patch on Thursday and our annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 26, from 10 to 12. Mrs. Hahesy and I will have a decorated trunk at the Trunk or Treat on Saturday morning, and we hope to see everyone there! As a reminder, Friday, October 25 is an Early Release Day for all our students. Preschool will be dismissed at 11:40, and students in Grades K-4 will be dismissed at 12:00.

We are also looking forward to our second Goldie Gathering on Thursday morning. All staff and students are encouraged to wear CP or Spartan spirit wear, or a favorite blue shirt. This month, we are celebrating neurodiversity, as well as recognizing our students who are showing perseverance in ST Math. We love our monthly gatherings!

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Best,

Rosa Flynn

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The next SEPAC meeting is Monday, October 18, at 7:00pm. All are welcome to join!

Meeting Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86935272293?pwd=xazRToyoNFKet5pt7Z42AUioaNBALa.1

Meeting ID: 869 3527 2293

Passcode: 897074

*Colonial Park Trunk or Treat – Saturday, October 26th 10am - 12pm We hope you'll join us for our annual Trunk or Treat! We will have fun games and activities, snacks, and fabulous raffles. Everyone is welcome to come in costume and trick or treat through our Trunk or Treat

* Volunteers needed - We need additional volunteers to ensure Trunk or Treat is a success for our Colonial Park Students! We are asking for just short 30 minute shifts so everyone has plenty of time with their children. Please click on the sign up genius below for volunteer opportunities. 2024 Trunk or Treat Volunteers

Are you interested in decorating your trunk? Please sign up here, 2024 Trunk or Treat Sign up .

*Candy Monster - He is in the lobby and he is HUNGRY! Please send in donations of candy to feed our monster for Trunk or Treat! The kids love feeding the monster!

*Charlie’s on Main Restaurant Fundraiser - Tuesday, October 22nd - Join us for our first restaurant fundraiser of the year. Take a night off from cooking and support Colonial Park by ordering from Charlie’s on Main, located on Montvale Ave! The PTO will receive a generous amount back on all orders, be sure to mention the Colonial Park PTO fundraiser when ordering!

*Colonial Park Pumpkin Patch! The Pumpkin Patch will be set up on Wednesday, October 23rd in the CP Library, if you would like to join us please stop by between 2:40-3:15 to set up, any and all volunteers are welcome.

On Thursday, October 24th all classes will visit the Pumpkin Patch. Volunteers are needed for each time slot to help the students pick their pumpkins, hold them, and write their name on their pumpkin. We encourage anyone who is able to come in and help to come and enjoy the experience, each class will be there for about 15 minutes and it is a great time!

Volunteers must have a current CORI form on file with the office. Please check in with Mrs. Faughnan in the front office to confirm you have a current CORI. 2024 Pumpkin Patch Volunteers Sign-up

*Coats for Kids and Families- Running now through December 20th! As the weather is cooling, and you’re pulling coats out of your closet, Colonial Park is once again participating in the Coats for Kids and Families collection. Winter coats, used and new, of any size can be placed in the bin in the school entrance way. Collections are cleaned by Anton’s cleaners and then distributed to those in need. Thank you for your consideration and generosity!

*PTO Meeting - Tuesday, November 12th, 7pm in CP Library *everyone in attendance will be entered to win free CP swag, that will be handed out that night!*

*Thank you! Our year is off to a great start when and we have appreciated everyone's help and generosity with our recent fundraisers! Calareso's and the Spirit Wear were a great success and we are excited to begin arranging our enrichments, field trips, and other fun school wide events throughout the year!