College Heights Connection

Dear Families,

We had a wonderful week celebrating our amazing Pre-K students and staff! Wednesday’s Career Day was an absolute highlight—our classrooms were full of future firefighters, nurses, doctors, professional soccer players, and even a mermaid!

Up next, get ready for Literacy Week and our PTO Read-To-Me-A-Thon! Mark your calendars for our annual Family Literacy Night on October 26 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Check out all the exciting details below!

Have a great weekend (Go DAWGS),

Principal Garland

College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center

October 5-9 - Georgia Pre-K Week

October 5-9 - School Pictures

October 12 - Teacher Work Day (Pre-K and Preschool Special Education programs are closed)

October 15 - Flu vaccine clinic, conference room

October 21-30 - Read-To-Me-A-Thon sponsored by PTO

October 26 - Family Literacy Night, 6-7 p.m.

October 26-30 - Literacy Week

October 28 - Early Release Day (Pre-K only)

October 30 - Annual Book Parade, 9:30 a.m.

November 3 - Teacher Workday (school closed for 0-3 and Pre-K students)

November 23-27 - Thanksgiving Break (Pre-K only)

November 25 - School closes at noon (0-3 only)

November 26-27 - Thanksgiving Break (0-3 only)

Links to 2026-27 CSD district calendars:

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Pre-K

All children attending Georgia’s Pre-K Program must have a Certificate of Vision, Hearing, Dental, and Nutrition Screening (Georgia Department of Public Health Form 3300) within the first 90 days of their enrollment. The vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition portions must all be completed. A completed form includes a checked box and screener’s signature in each section.

Any student who started on August 3 must have a completed certificate on-site by November 2 (the end of the 90-calendar-day grace period).

• If a completed certificate is not provided by November 2: The student may not return to the program until the completed certificate is on-site.

• Exception: If a family presents a valid appointment card for an upcoming Form 3300 appointment prior to the deadline, the child may remain in the program through the date of that appointment.

Form 3300 is intended to ensure that every child in Georgia is screened for potential problems with their vision, hearing, teeth, and nutrition. If the form 3300 is marked Needs Further Professional Examination, families should be asked to take the child to a professional for a more detailed evaluation. Families should provide documentation indicating their follow-up efforts.

Please contact Cynthia Andrews with questions.

It's been a week of beautiful smiles here at College Heights. Melle Houston is finishing up individual photos today and tomorrow, and proofs will be available in the next few weeks. More details to come!

We know morning dropoff can be hectic, but please do not park in the assigned parking spots in the upper parking lot, including the two silent auction spots, which are reserved at all times. Also, please be sure to leave the handicapped spots available for those who need them. Please also note that the curb closest to the school is a no parking zone because it is a fire lane. Thank you for helping us keep traffic flowing and our parking lot safe for our school community.

College Heights is partnering with the East DeKalb Health Center to host a Flu Clinic. Anyone in the community is welcome to come get their flu vaccine (ages six months and up).

Where: College Heights

When: October 15, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Accepted Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna, Georgia Medicaid, Cigna, Medicare and Humana. Please make sure you bring your insurance card and a photo ID.

Not Accepted Insurance: Kaiser, Tricare and Oscar

The cost of the vaccine without insurance is $21.93 (cash, check or credit card).

If you have questions, please contact College Heights Health Aide, Anika Bakker.

You won't want to miss one of our favorite weeks of the year: Literacy Week! We celebrate early literacy through a fun-filled, action-packed week of activities. More information is coming soon, so please make sure to mark your calendars with the events shown below.

Pre-K continued to observe Hispanic Heritage Month with a fan favorite, Little Taco Truck, by Tanya Valentine and Jorge Martin, and we practiced how to handle library books safely and gently. Ask your child about their "kitten hands"!

Get ready for some book fair magic! During Literacy Week (October 26-30), College Heights hosts the fall Scholastic Book Fair. Can you volunteer to help with book sales from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.? Click here to sign up. The Book Fair will also be open during Family Literacy Night on Monday, October 26.

Our DEI cart has some wonderful new board books thanks to Angela Gabriel and Charis Books & More. They are in the front of the cart and ready for checkout.

This week's books for one-, two-, and three-year-old classes:

Just Add Glitter by Angela DiTerlizzi and Samantha Cotterill

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

Broken by X. Fang

I Love My Teacher! by Todd Parr

How Do You Dance? by Thyra Heder

Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman

Read this week's CSD Weekly for district-wide news and information.

Join us for treats and fun at this year’s annual College Heights trunk or treat and movie night. We’ll have face painting, trick or treating, order-ahead dinner from NaanStop (ordering link coming soon!), a car decoration contest with prizes, and a spooky-cute film! Friday 10/30 6-7:30 p.m.

Volunteers for the trunk or treat can sign up here or scan the code on the flyer.

If you want to volunteer your trunk but cost is a barrier, please sign up and email CollegeHeightsPTOpresident@gmail.com.

The last fall garden clean up day will be 10/18. We need lots of help! We plan to move 3 picnic tables from under the low hanging tree branches, take down a small tree that would eventually shade the garden, and remove two problematic trash barrels. Does anyone have a hand truck, weed eater, and saw they can bring?! Sign up at the link below if you’re available to join and bring your garden gloves. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CACAA28A2F5C16-65908437-garden

Mark your calendars for the following PTO events. Details to follow.

• Oct 18 - Garden Clean Up Day

• Oct 21-28 - Read-To-Me-A-Thon!

• Oct 30 - Trunk or Treat

• Feb 27 - Annual Auction

• Apr 23 - Spring Social Event

• May 3-7 - College Heights Staff Appreciation Week

• TBD - two additional garden clean up days

College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center cultivates an atmosphere where children take their first steps in building an authentic love of learning through developmentally appropriate practices in an environment that fosters family and community involvement.

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