CHPS Family Center: November 2025

• November 7, 12-1:30pm: Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meeting
• November 10: No School, Mini Adventures is OPEN
• November 26: No School, Mini Adventures is OPEN
• November 27 & 28: No School, All programs are closed

ECFE and Mini Adventures currently have openings. Register today!

Pre-K 3's is currently full but you can be added to our waiting list.

Please share with friends and family!

Click on the link for class options or stop in at the Family Center!

(1460 49th Ave NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421).

📅 Next PTO Meeting

November 7, 2025 • 12:00–1:30 PM

1460 49th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421

Free childcare will be provided! Spanish Interpreting provided.

Help keep our community shining while supporting our littlest learners! The Columbia Heights Early Childhood PTO is partnering with Mister Carwash — and for every $10 wash ticket sold, 50% comes right back to support the PTO.

✨ Passes can be used at any Mister Carwash location nationwide

📅 They never expire

🎁 A perfect holiday gift for those “hard-to-shop-for” people on your list!

🎟️ Purchase from Karissa or Lauren anytime this month!

👋 PTO members will be available Nov. 17–21 in the Family Center hallway from 10:30–11:45 AM

🎉 Bonus! Each ticket purchased = 1 entry to win 4 tickets to the Minnesota Science Museum!

❄️ The raffle drawing will take place during our Winter Carnival on Feb. 25 — save the date! More info coming soon.

Your support helps the PTO continue hosting events, supporting teachers, and enriching the experiences of our 0–5 year olds. Thank you for helping us sparkle! ✨

Parents and families,

With winter illness on the rise, here are some reminders of the health policies/guidelines we have in place to prevent the spread of illness and keep our students healthy. If you are unsure whether or not to send your student to school, please call the Nurse Line from 6-7am at 763-528-4550 and the District Nurse will assist you.

When to keep your student(s) home from school:

● Fever over 100 degrees F or higher

● Vomiting or diarrhea

● Rash of unknown origin that has not been assessed by a provider

● Drainage from the eye(s) that is yellow/green in color

● A positive Covid, Strep throat, or Influenza test result

● If your student is not staying home but has some mild cold symptoms, we encourage wearing a mask at school to reduce the spread of their illness. If your student comes to the Health Office with cold symptoms, they will likely be given a mask to wear.

When your student may return to school:

● When they have been fever-free for 24 hours without fever reducing medications (ibuprofen or acetaminophen)

● When they have been free from vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours

Please keep your children home when they present with the symptoms listed above and call their school's attendance line each day they are absent. When calling the attendance line, please:

● Say and spell your child’s name and state what classroom/grade they are in, the reason they are staying home, and your phone number.

● If they have tested positive for an illness (for example: Influenza, Covid, Strep Throat, Chicken pox, Measles, etc.)

● Has Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI): a fever of 100.0 degrees F or greater and a sore throat or cough

● Has Measles symptoms = Rash AND Fever AND one of these: Cough OR runny nose OR discharge from eyes

If your child has not yet gotten the Influenza vaccine or Covid booster, please call their provider to discuss. These vaccines are not required by the State of Minnesota, but these immunizations help to reduce the spread and severity of illness in our schools and community. Thank you so much for your cooperation in keeping your student healthy! If you have any health or attendance related questions, please call your school’s health office or the District Nurse and we will assist you.

Thank you,

Keturah Spriggs, RN, PHN, LSN (she/her) - District Nurse for CHPS

spriggsk@colheights.k12.mn.us

(763) 528-4580

December 18th from 2:30-6:30pm - Immunization Clinic at the Family Center (Community Room)

Flu/Covid and all childhood immunizations are free, regardless of insurance status.

Please contact Keturah Spriggs to sign up. spriggsk@colheights.k12.mn.us (763) 528-4580

Promote positive health and developmental outcomes and kindergarten readiness starting at the age of three (3) years. During screening, your child’s speech, motor, and cognitive skills are reviewed.

Your child will have their height, weight, vision, and hearing checked.

You will participate in a summary interview to review the screening process, your child's social and emotional skills, and discuss any concerns you may have. Screenings last approximately 60 minutes and are held at the Family Center.

Please call 763-528-4517 to make an appointment.

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• Email: News@colheights.k12.mn.us
• Website: https://www.colheights.k12.mn.us/
• Location: 1440 49th Avenue Northeast, Columbia Heights
• Phone: 763-528-4500
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