College Heights Connection
Dear Families,
Happy Thursday. The PTO Silent Auction is around the corner. Please be sure to get your tickets now! The event is the school's biggest fundraiser and a wonderful opportunity to connect with our College Heights families. Information is below on how to secure your tickets.
As a friendly reminder, all children should be dressed for the cold weather to include coats and hats.
Have a great weekend,
Principal Garland
Save the Date for Family Night
Join us for our spring Family Night on Monday, March 16 from 6:00-7:00 p.m.!
Visit our spring Little Shop of Stories book fair and engage in a fun and informative classroom experience for the whole family. Each teacher is planning an activity that is unique and meaningful to their classroom community and provides a glimpse into a day in the life of a College Heights student. Look for more details soon!
2026-2027 Enrollment
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:
Registration packets are coming. Packets will be distributed by your classroom teacher in the next two weeks. 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:
Registration packets have been distributed. 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.
Prospective Pre-K families (new to College Heights or new to CSD):
Families, you are our best ambassadors for our school. Do you know of friends or neighbors with a rising Pre-K student? We would love to get to know them! Please let them know that registration begins Monday, February 2 and lasts through Friday, February 27. Click here for more information on the timeline and procedure for Pre-K registration.
Pre-K Summer Camp 2026 - Save the Date for Registration
We will be offering Summer Camp for any currently enrolled Pre-K student during the month of June (June 1-26).
Registration for Summer Camp opens February 23 at 8 a.m. This is the Monday after Pre-K Winter Break.
Camp details:
- Camp dates: June 1-26 (School will be closed on June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday).
- Camp is available for the first 40 students registered.
- Camp hours will be 7:30-4:00 p.m. with aftercare services available from 4:00-5:00 p.m. at an additional cost.
- Camp tuition is $250/week without aftercare and $300/week with aftercare
- Tuition must be paid at the time of registration
- Fees are non-refundable
Registration packets are now available at the front desk and in the camp section on our website. Click here to download and print from home.
Registration opens February 23 at 8:00 a.m. in the front lobby. Packets will not be accepted prior to this date. No email packets will be accepted.
Questions? Please contact Elecia Fulton.
Library News
Pre-K did not meet this week due to the Monday weather day, so we will do our lesson on the Caldecott Medal next week. The Caldecott Medal is given to outstanding American picture books that feature exceptional illustrations. This year's Caldecott winners were announced Monday morning as part of the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards.
College Heights has many Caldecott Medal and Honor books in our library. Click here for a complete list of all Caldecott winners through 2025 (credit: The Public Library of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County).
We will begin our celebration of Black History Month on Monday, February 2. Books will be on display early next week. Come by and check some out to share with your family, or email me and I'll be happy to put together a selection for you and send it home through your child's backpack.
One-, two-, and three-year-old classes enjoyed several books on Tuesday. See the list below:
This week's books:
Roto and Roy to the Rescue! by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrated by Don Tate
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, pictures by Felicia Bond
Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney
Can You Share, Little Whale? by Jonny Lambert
