College Heights Connection

Dear Families,

As 2025 comes to a close, I want to share my deepest gratitude for your place in our College Heights community. Our school thrives because of the amazing partnership between our families, dedicated staff, and our incredible young learners. It is this collaboration that makes College Heights such a special place to grow.

We will miss seeing those smiling faces in the hallways over the break! We wish you a joyful, restful holiday season filled with wonderful memories and safe travels.

See you in the New Year!

Principal Garland

December 19 - Early Release Day (Pre-K)

December 22-January 5 - Semester Break (Pre-K)

December 24-January 2 - Winter Break (0-3)

January 5 - School resumes for 0-3

January 6 - School resumes for Pre-K

January 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (school closed)

January 28 - Early Release Day (Pre-K)

February 16-20 - Winter Break (Pre-K)

February 28 - Art from the Heart PTO Auction

Hello families! Be on the lookout for your child's winter assessment report, which is coming home today in green folders. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher.

Registration for the 2026-2027 school year has begun. Packets will include a cover letter that will walk you through the documents and fees required for enrollment.

Current 0-2 families:

Teachers will send home registration packets in January. Please note: current residency must be submitted to secure your spot. If you have updated immunizations, please submit the GA 3231 form with your packet.

Current Preschool/Rising Pre-K families:

Teachers will send home registration packets this week. Please note that parents must submit all required documents. Bright from the Start will not allow us to use documents currently on file. Therefore, all documents must be resubmitted. All enrollment documents and fees must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on January 30.

Current Pre-K/Rising Kindergarten families:

Your Pre-K student will be automatically enrolled in your neighborhood school for Kindergarten. There is nothing families need to do at this time. We encourage you to reach out to your home school if you will need aftercare services for your student to find out about the enrollment process.

Get ready for our Winter Break Camp! Registration is limited to the first 40 campers.

🗓️ Key Dates & Times

• Registration Opens: Friday, January 12 at 8:00 a.m.

• Submission Method: Applications must be submitted in person at the school's front desk.

📝 How to Apply

1. Get the Application: Applications are available now on the school website or at the front desk.

2. Submit In Person: Bring your completed application to the front desk starting January 12.

What's Included?

Camp tuition covers breakfast, lunch, snack, and all activities.

Yoga with Ms. Jackie (Lucy's mom) in Ms. B's class is pure joy... and lots of giggles!

These College Heights Chicks are definitely enjoying spirit week. Thank you, families, for helping make these final weeks of 2025 so fun for our students through classroom celebrations and other festivities.

Wow! Thank you, College Heights families, for your incredible generosity. We had to add a second collection cart because you have donated so much milk. We appreciate your contributions to our service project and our partner, Decatur Education Foundation, which provides support to our students, teachers, and families throughout the year. We are collecting donations through December 23. DEF will pick up the milk in early January.

Our school's interior is scheduled for a complete repaint over the holiday break. To prepare for this exciting and much-needed refresh, staff will begin taking down all items from the classroom and hallway walls starting this week.

Pre-K classes did not meet this week, but our younger students enjoyed several books (see list below).

Families, please come check out books and Bunny Bags before the holiday break. Remember, if I'm not here, you can always use the self-checkout clipboard across from the circulation desk. Have a wonderful break and I look forward to more library joy with your students in 2026!

This week's books:

Eight Winter Nights by Laura Krauss Melmed, illustrated by Elizabeth Schlossberg

How to Count to 1 (And don't even THINK about bigger numbers!) by Caspar Salmon, illustrated by Matt Hunt

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson & Jane Champion

A Big Bed for Little Snow by Grace Lin

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfield

Read the December 18, 2025, issue of CSD Weekly, the district-wide newsletter.

All recent issues of the College Heights Connection are available here.

Older issues of CSD Weekly may be found on CSD's district newsletter webpage.

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.