Colrain Central School News

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September 25, 2026

A Note from Ms. Looman

It was great seeing so many of you at Open House this week. I look forward to partnering with you all this year and seeing the amazing progress your children will make!
The purpose of school is something that we spent a fair amount of time talking with students about at the beginning of the year and something they spent some time putting into kid-friendly language. We define it as: "The purpose of school is to provide a way for every member of our society to acquire academic and social skills, so that they can create good lives for themselves and contribute to making the world a better place." We feel this is important to keep present in all of our thinking. The reason we are hear is to learn and improve ourselves. Ask your child how they defined it!
This year, we have a Targeted Learning Focus that all students in all grades are working toward. Obviously, this looks different in the different classrooms, but it is a shared, common goal that we are all working toward. This year's Targeted Learning Focus is: At Colrain, all students will be able to think creatively, critically, and independently and express their ideas in meaningful ways. Ask your child how they talked about it in their classroom.
It looks like we will have a chilly start to the week next week. Please send some extra layers in with your child as the heat is not turned on until Oct. 15th.

The Local Education Council needs you!

The Local Education Council (LEC) is looking for two family representatives. The LEC is an advisory board to the principal that meets monthly to discuss the School Improvement Plan and other aspects of our school. If you are interested in learning more, please contact me and I'd be happy to discuss it with you.

5th & 6th Grade Fundraising Meeting

We will be holding an Outdoor Classroom fundraising meeting on Monday, Oct. 5th at 5:00 in the 5th grade classroom. You will also have the option of joining virtually via a Google Meet link which will be send out prior to the meeting. Hope you can make it!

PTO News/Events

The October PTO meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 8th at 3:30 in the staff room.
Save the date! Our Trunk or Treat event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24th from 1:00-4:00 pm. We will need volunteers to help make this event a success. Please sign up here: Trunk or Treat Volunteers 2026 - Google Forms

Court Documentation

Our primary goal is to ensure the safety of each child while they are in our care. If there is any court documentation concerning your child(ren)'s custody, visitation, restrictions, etc., please be sure that the front office has an updated copy. While we recognize at times it's critical, by law, we cannot restrict any parent from their child or child's records without court documentation. Please be sure we have what we need to be able to protect all of our students.