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The 212 Express
Colt Elementary #coltlives212 #whataschool #smallwins
WHATAWEEK: September 5th - 8th
What does it mean to live 212?
Examples of ways students can earn 212 Strong Spots by living 212:
SEL student behaviors: names feeling in order to work through something, includes someone who is left out, reaches out with empathy, advocates respectfully for self or a peer, shows continuous awareness of others and does something to help, celebrates other’s success
Academic: shows self-discipline when choosing to work independently, expresses grit when a task is hard, self-advocates for when help is needed, tries multiple ways to solve a problem, shows resilience when meeting goals, shares process that was helpful during closing of a lesson
Mustang Gear - Supporting PTO
Check out these awesome spirit shirts and hoodies! Available in Youth and Adult sizes!
But only for 2 weeks!! 💜🤍💜
Get your order in now and contribute to Colt Elementary’s annual t-shirt fundraiser!
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Grandparents Day Lunch - September 11th
If you or any family member will be coming to lunch this day, please complete the linked Google Form so we can best prepare for everyone.
Car Tags for Dismissal
World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser
A presenter for the company will come speak to each specials class on Wednesday, September 6th.
Starts: Thursday, September 7th
Ends: Thursday, September 28th
We cannot wait to see the amazing ways Colt will benefit from this fundraiser!
Cafeteria Badges
How you can help:
- make sure that your child has theirs each day for school
- they will reprint 1 for each student, after that they will have to enter their number
PreK teachers are holding onto their badges for them.
Thank you for helping us make the lines faster and the meal time longer
Morning Meeting information for the week
Word of the week: Change
Quote of the week: “Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself.” — Chinese proverb
Mission Statement: I take action to make a positive change in the world.
212 C.R.E.W. - Looking for volunteers TO HELP SUPPORT our school!
If you are looking to volunteer on campus, please complete the linked Google Form. We will take any amount of time you are willing to give to help our campus, teachers, and students have even more success and support!
Upcoming Dates:
9/4 - Labor Day - Staff and Student Holiday
9/6 - Worlds Finest Chocolate Fundraiser information during specials
9/7 - Worlds Finest Chocolate Fundraiser starts (PTO)
9/11 - Grandparents Day Lunch (altered lunch schedule above)
9/11 - Remembrance Day
9/17 - Constitution Day
9/22 - MFISD Homecoming
9/28 - World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser ends
9/29 - 1st Party with the Principals assembly, 212 Ambassador selections
10/12 - WHATANIGHT: Student Led Conferences 5:00-6:15 pm
10/12 - 3rd grade program @ 6:15 pm
10/20 - Honor Roll Awards, Perfect Attendance - 1st 9 weeks
MFISD Breakfast
Our goal is to make sure that students are fed breakfast so that they are ready for the learning in the classroom!
ACE Program
Please see below to apply for the program. There is limited space available for the ACE Program. If interested, it is imperative that you apply.
Families will be notified if they have been accepted to the ACE Program by Teresa Greenburg, our Colt Site Coordinator.
Her email is: tgreenburg@mfisd.txed.net if you have any questions.
CEIC Meeting Information
We are looking for representatives for our CEIC committee this year. We will met 3 times to discuss our Campus Improvement Plan (CIP), events, and procedures. If you are interested in being on this committee, please click this link.
Meeting Dates
- Monday, September 25th - 3:45-4:45 pm (Title 1 meeting as well) Open to anyone
- Monday, January 29th - 3:45 - 4:45 pm
- Monday, April 22nd - 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Thursday Folders
Important Information
- Doors open at 7:15 am
- Announcements and Pledges start at 7:35 am
- Tardy bell rings at 7:45 am
- Dismissal begins at 3:15 pm
- Transportation changes need to be called in by 2:15 pm
All visitors will need to scan their driver's license or other valid ID at the start of each year, even if you scanned into our system last year. All visitors must sign-in at the front office before entering our campus.
For arrival: In the morning, please have your child ready to exit the vehicle on the passenger side with all items ready to leave the car (lunch box, backpack, etc.). We appreciate you staying in line and not going around vehicles in front of you to help with the traffic flow.
For dismissal: We will dismiss beginning at 3:15. Please remain in your car in line and do not walk up to the front of the building during dismissal. Please be patient with our staff as we work to ensure that all of our students get home safely. Expect longer than normal wait times as we become familiar with new routines, students, and families. Staff members will be in the carline typing names into a spreadsheet for our staff inside the building. For this reason, you MUST have your CAR TAG displayed in the window for our staff members to easily type the name. Extra car tags are available in the front office.
Attendance
Our campus goal is to increase our overall attendance by 1% per our Campus Improvement Plan. To help us meet this goal, Colt will recognize student perfect attendance every 9 weeks, award a weekly "Golden Present" to the grade level with the most students "present" that week, and report attendance to parents through the Smore newsletter.
Attendance Guideline:
The limit is 10 unexcused absences in a year. A Truancy Prevention Plan is required after 5 unexcused absences. This allows open communication and a plan to help resolve any issue. If tardies become a concern, there will be consequences given out.
LUNCH TIMES
Pre-K - 10:15-10:45
Kinder - 10:55-11:25
1st - 11:00-11:30
2nd - 11:35-12:05
3rd - 12:10-12:40
4th - 12:15-12:45
5th - 11:30-12:00
Recess will follow each lunch.
Families are welcome to come eat lunch with their child. This can be a special time to visit with their child about their day or to bring lunch from your favorite place if you would like to! Anyone that comes to eat with a child needs to be listed in Skyward. Families must sit at a table separate from the lunch tables to eat lunch as we do not allow parents to sit at student tables. At this time we are asking that they not bring any friends with them to the table when they sit with their families. Photography/videoing is strictly prohibited in the cafe to respect the privacy of all students.
212 Strong at Colt
Students can earn 212 Strong Spots for going above and beyond in being SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE!
Student, Class, and School rewards can be earned through positive behavior. Be on the lookout for more information as we get closer to school.
Ways students can earn 212 Strong Spots:
Social Emotional: names feeling in order to work through something, includes someone
who is left out, reaches out with empathy, advocates respectfully for self or a peer, shows
continuous awareness of others and does something to help, celebrates other’s success
Academic: shows self-discipline when choosing to work independently, expresses grit when
a task is hard, self-advocates for when help is needed, tries multiple ways to solve a problem, shows resilience when meeting goals, shares process that was helpful during closing of a lesson. When the class completes their poster, the students are awarded time to celebrate with administration and the teacher gets a 15 minute SEL break.
Colt Elementary
Kathy Payson - Assistant Principal, kpayson@mfisd.txed.net
Shanna Gatlin - School Counselor, sgatlin@mfisd.txed.net
Cintia Meza - Administrative Assistant, cmeza@mfisd.txed.net
Kara Dalton - Registrar, kdalton@mfisd.txed.net
Daniela Torres - Receptionist, dtorres@mfisd.txed.net
Email: mkfletcher@mfisd.txed.net
Website: https://www.marblefallsisd.org/Domain/12
Location: 2200 Manzano Mile, Marble Falls, TX, USA
Phone: (830) 693-3474
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColtPTO/?_rdr
Twitter: @ColtElementary