Coulston Elementary School

SHS Ecology Lab Lighted Holiday Forest

Our PTO is partnering with the SHS Ecology Lab for the Holiday Lighted Forest on Saturday, December 20th, from 6:00–9:00 PM.

• Admission: $5 per individual or $10 per family

• Location: Behind the girls’ softball fields

• Proceeds: Benefit our amazing PTO

This is a wonderful Christmas family outing filled with festive lights and holiday cheer! We hope you and your family can join in the fun and make some magical memories.

Thank you for supporting this event and helping make it a success for our PTO. We can’t wait to see you on December 20th!

Christmas Parties

Our classroom Christmas parties will be held on Friday, December 19. Classroom teachers will be reaching out to parents about volunteering to send in treats, games, and other items to help make the parties special. Treats and other items can be sent in on Thursday, December 18, or by Friday, December 19 at 10:00 AM. We appreciate your support in making these fun classroom celebrations possible for our students!

Christmas Spirit Week

Join us as we celebrate the Christmas season! We’re wrapping up the month with fun and festive spirit week activities. We can’t wait to see all the Christmas spirit at Coulston this week at Coulston!!!

Christmas Break & Snow Make-Up Day

Just a reminder that Coulston will be on Christmas vacation from Monday, December 20 through Friday, January 2. Students will return to school on Monday, January 5. Also, please note that our snow make-up day will be on Monday, January 19. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

Parent Night Opportunity-Date Change

Please join us on January 29th at 6:00 PM at SCS Administration Office for a Parent Workshop focused on Tools for Today’s Parents. We’ll share tips on technology, behavior, and supporting the school and home behavior connection. Space is limited, so please sign up if you plan to attend.

Breakfast Survey for Parents

Chartwells is asking families to complete a short breakfast survey to help them better serve our students during school breakfast. Your feedback is important and will help improve the options offered. Please complete the survey as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your time and support!

Breakfast Survey

Santa Shop has been extended until Tuesday 12/16

Our Santa Shop will be at Coulston from December 8–16. The Santa Shop is a small holiday store where students can shop for inexpensive gifts for family and friends. It’s a fun way for them to purchase gifts during the holiday season.

We are also looking for volunteers to help students shop and wrap gifts. If you are interested in helping, please contact the office or our PTO President Ashlee Deaton at aldeaton@shelbycs.org. Thanks in advance for volunteering your time!

Cereal Box Challenge

Parents, our PTO is doing a special Caring & Sharing Challenge with our students! We are inviting our school families and community to donate unopened boxes of cereal to Coulston Elementary for a fun Cereal Box Domino Knock Down on December 15th! We will send the boxes of cereal home to families in need over the Christmas Break, as well as donate to Pantry Pals. Thank you for helping us spread kindness and support to others this season! The classes that bring in the most boxes will win classroom prizes.

Please check out the Remind invite from Nurse Polston to sign up for updates and communication directly from her. This is a great way to share information and get important updates from the school nurse.

Lines from the LibraryThank you for signing the reading log each week. The log only has to be signed one time per week! We will recognize students at our quarterly convocation. Keep reading!

This year, we will have a monthly focus on attendance and share helpful resources with our school community.

Regular attendance at school does more than help your child succeed academically. It also helps them develop important habits that will benefit them for years to come. Being on time and present every day teaches responsibility, time management, and commitment and skills that are essential for future success in school, work, and life.

We appreciate your support in helping your child build these habits by ensuring they attend school consistently and arrive on time. Together, we can set them up for a bright and successful future!

We will continue to recognize strong attendance with classroom awards and celebrate overall improvement as a building. Our school-wide goal is to maintain an overall attendance rate of 96% or higher. Thank you for partnering with us to reach this important goal!

Lunch Information

We encourage all families to complete the Free & Reduced Lunch Form each year. Even if you qualified last year. This ensures eligible families receive meal assistance. You can sign up at this site: SCS Free and Reduced Lunch Form

Healthy Snacks – We appreciate your help in following the SCS Wellness Policy! Students enjoy a daily healthy snack at school, helping us meet our Healthy Snacks guidelines.

Transportation

Bus route information is available at scs.shelbycs.org/page/transportation. Scroll down to find the INFOFINDER link. If you need to make a change to your child’s transportation, please complete a Change of Transportation form at school. Changes take 48 hours to process. Call the office with any questions.

Car Rider Line

Thank you for your patience as we navigated the extra traffic during the first few weeks of school. We’re happy to see the flow improving this week! Here are a few car rider reminders to keep things running smoothly:

• Drop-off begins at 7:25 AM

• Pick-up is at 2:15 PM (1:45 PM on Wednesdays)

• Students should exit the car on the side closest to the sidewalk

• Please stay in your vehicle—do not park and get out

• Give hugs, kisses, and goodbyes before pulling forward in the line

• The car rider door closes at 7:45 AM. After this time, students must be dropped off and signed in at the front office.
  Thanks for helping us keep arrival and dismissal safe and efficient!