Colt Family News

November has arrived and with that comes the end of the 1st quarter, grades, parent teacher conferences, and more! The good news is that we gain an extra hour this weekend. Don't forget to turn your clocks back! Enjoy your weekend!

Jennifer McKinley

PK-12 Principal

(315) 262-2100

jmckinley@cpcs.us

MONDAY IS COLTS PRIDE DAY!

We are so proud of our soccer teams! We want to wish our girls' soccer team well in the Section X Championship game. Game time is 5PM in Potsdam! WEAR PURPLE AND GOLD ON MONDAY TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

LUNCH ACCOUNTS/EXTRA LUNCH ITEMS

Students are permitted to purchase extras if they have money on their accounts. If parents do not want their children purchasing extra items, please contact the cafeteria. The cafeteria can put a restriction on your child's account when requested. School lunches are free but these extra items are NOT free.

• Chips $1
• Ice Cream $ 1.25
• Grandma Chocolate Chip Cookies $1.25
• Homemade Cookies $.80
• Goldfish and Cheez-its $.60
• Switch $1.50
• Water $1.25
• Extra serving of lunch is $2.50
• Gatorade, Switch, and Propels are extra as well.

UNITED HELPERS

Our school-based counselor from United Helpers will be starting at CPCS on Wednesday, November 6th! Her name is Vanessa Prashaw. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Rousell. Thank you for welcoming Vanessa to CPCS!

ELEMENTARY FUN NIGHT

There is an elementary fun night on Wednesday, November 6th. Flyers went home this past week.

EARLY DISMISSAL - November 7th

November 7th is an early dismissal. Students will be released at 12:30PM. There is no school on Friday and Monday. Enjoy the long weekend!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent Teacher conferences will be held on November 25th and November 26th. Letters have been sent home with elementary students. We will be connecting with high school families this week to schedule conferences that are needed. If you are a high school parent and would like to request a conference for your child, please fill out this FORM. (https://forms.gle/Qp3mW6v2WiViEpnB6)

1st QUARTER REPORT CARDS

• Elementary teachers will hand out report cards at conferences.
• High school families will be able to access report cards on November 15th.

LOST & FOUND

We will be doing a weekly Facebook post with items in the lost and found. Items will not be held for more than two weeks. We encourage everyone to claim their lost items as soon as possible.

It’s time for CPCS’s annual Penny Harvest/War! The winning team will have the exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact by choosing how to allocate the funds raised to benefit the community. We hope this yearly event fosters a sense of shared purpose and community spirit among our students, providing them with a chance to create lasting, positive change and strengthen community bonds.

Last year’s winners chose to use the funds to purchase toys for Toys for Tots. Our students took a trip to Walmart, where they shopped for gifts for children from birth to age 18. They then presented the toys to a Marine and helped deliver them to the Potsdam police and fire station for distribution. It was a memorable and inspiring experience for both our students and community members, who were thrilled to see the students actively giving back.

We look forward to seeing what this year’s winning team will decide! Please send coins with your students from Nov. 4–20. In this event, pennies earn points, while silver coins and dollar bills subtract points, with values corresponding to the coin or bill’s worth. Last year saw some fun strategies and playful sabotage right up to the final bell of the day! The winning team will be announced on Nov. 21.

Let the games begin!!!

We would like to congratulate our boys soccer team on a great season. Their season was cut short on Friday with a tough loss in the semi finals. Hold your heads high, you had a great season!

As part of a required school health examination, a student is weighed, and his/her height is measured. These numbers are used to figure out the student’s body mass index or ‘BMI’. The BMI helps the doctor or nurse know if the student’s weight is in a healthy range or is too high or too low. Recent changes to the New York State Education Law require that BMI and weight status groups be included as part of the student’s school health examination. Grades included in the survey are Pre-K, K,1,3,5,7,9 and 11.

A sample of school districts have been selected to take part in a survey by the New York State Department of Health. Colton-Pierrepont Central School has been selected to be part of the survey this year. We will be reporting to the New York State Department of Health information about our students’ weight status groups. Only summary information is sent. No names and no information about individual students are sent. However, you may choose to have your child’s information excluded from this survey report.

M -Day 1: Girls Soccer Game @ 5PM in Potsdam, Lego Robotics

T -Day 2: Bus Drill, Mock Election, Election Day

W -Day 3:

Th -Day 4: COLTS Day, Early Dismissal @ 12:30PM (Staff Development)

F: NO SCHOOL (Staff Development), End of 1st Quarter Marking Period

November 11-13 -Holocaust Trip

November 11 -NO SCHOOL (Veteran's Day)

November 12 -CIA Meeting

November 13 -Hockey Game @ SLU (GR 3-8)

November 15 -HS Report Cards issued

November 18 -Winter Sports begin (Varsity/JV)

November 20 -HS Concert

November 21 -Picture Re-take Day

November 22 -Popcorn Day

November 23-24 -CIA Family Photoshoot - FREE!

November 25 -Early Dismissal @ 12:30

November 26 -Early Dismissal @ 12:30

November 27-29 -NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

• Any visitors to our school must sign in at the main office. Guests will not be permitted to go to classrooms without teacher permission.
• Email transportation changes to: buschanges@cpcs.us
• Click to submit an absence excuse

SchoolTool is Colton-Pierrepont Central School’s Student Information System. Your child’s contact information, schedule, attendance, grades and discipline are stored in our SchoolTool database.

Accessing SchoolTool

1. Access from the school’s webpage (www.cpcs.us) by clicking on "Families" then "School Tool Parent Portal"

2. The SchoolTool mobile app, available for android and apple devices. The URL required for the mobile app is: https://schooltool2.neric.org/schooltool_COLT/

The Login ID (email address) and password issued to you (via email) will be your means of access to SchoolTool. Parent Portal access is available for students in grades 5-12.

Email: jmckinley@cpcs.us
Website: www.cpcs.us
Location: 4921 NY-56, Colton, NY, USA
Phone: (315) 262-2100