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Please join us for our summer PTO meeting on Tuesday, August 5, at 4:00 p.m. at the Hartnett Plumbing office.
Join us on Thursday, May 22, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. for our Student Art and Family Literacy Night. Be sure to come and see the students' amazing art projects, then stay for a fun evening of reading. Take home some new-to-you books for your home library in our free book swap, and enjoy refreshments including pizza.
If you are ready to let go of some of the books you have read and loved, please drop off gently used books for children and adults at school.
There is no school on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. School resumes on Tuesday, May 27. Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Please join us for our combined student art show and family reading night on Thursday, May 22 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Come tour our hallways to see the amazing art our students have produced this year. At 5:30 p.m. we will start the family reading night portion of the evening. There will be guest readers, refreshments, and a free book swap for all ages. We hope to see you there!
Our 6th grade graduation ceremony will take place on Monday, June 16 at 4:30 p.m. Weather permitting, the ceremony will be outside on the blacktop. We will have the opportunity to celebrate our students’ achievements, enjoy some light refreshments by the PTO, and wish them all the best as they venture on to middle school.
MCAS testing will begin on May 1. The testing schedule is:
- Third Grade: Math - Thursday, May 8, Friday, May 9
- Fourth Grade: Math - Thursday, May 1, Thursday, May 8
- Fifth Grade: Math - Thursday, May 1, Tuesday, May 6; Science - Tuesday, May 13, Thursday, May 15
- Sixth Grade: Math - Thursday, May 15, Friday, May 16
If a student misses a testing session, they will be scheduled for a makeup session. Please be sure your child is here on time on testing days. Otherwise, we will reschedule them if they arrive after the test has started.
Celebrate Earth Day throughout the month of April. Pick up roadside litter to keep Colrain beautiful. Visit our interactive Colrain map and sign up for a road section, or just get out and pick up litter. Free disposal of collected litter at the Colrain Transfer Station throughout the month of April. For information, help with the app, or volunteering, email or send a text to (413) 559-7755. Reacher/grabber tools, safety vests, and litter collection bags are available at the Griswold Memorial Library. For large items, please contact the highway department for pickup and proper disposal.
The PTO is holding a spring plant sale. Please place your order online. All orders are due by Tuesday, April 22. Plants will be available for pick up in the afternoon on Friday, May 9, just in time for Mother's Day!
Please join us for our combined student art show and family reading night on Thursday, May 22 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Come tour our hallways to see the amazing art Colrain students have produced this year. At 5:30 p.m., we will start the family reading night portion of the evening. There will be guest readers, refreshments, free book swap, and a 50-50 raffle. We hope to see you there!
Our 6th grade graduation will take place on Monday, June 16. Watch for more details coming soon.
SEPAC's virtual parent coffee hour will be March 28 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Join us for an informal chat to share questions and experiences. Drop in at any point within the hour. For more information, please email us or visit us on Facebook.
There is no school on Monday, April 21 through Friday, April 25 for our April break. School resumes on Monday, April 28. Have a safe and enjoyable break!
Parent-teacher conferences will take place on Thursday, March 20 and on Friday, March 21. We will dismiss students at 12:30 p.m. each day. We look forward to sharing your student’s progress with you.
We invite all 6th graders and their families to an ice cream social on Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. at Mohawk Trail Regional School. Join us to socialize and get the scoop about what going to school at Mohawk Trail is like. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please join us for our next PTO meeting on Thursday, February 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the staff room. We hope to see you there!
Our school book fair will take place on Wednesday, March 19 through Monday, March 24. All purchases through the book fair benefit our school. Please visit our Book Fair page for more information. Thanks for supporting our kids, and happy reading!
Mohawk Trail SEPAC will hold a meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, February 11 at 6:30 p.m. They will also meet for a virtual parent coffee hour on Friday, February 28 at 9:00 a.m.
Join us for a lasagna dinner night on Friday, February 28 benefitting Nature's Classroom's class trips. Tickets are $10.00, or $7.00 for children 12 and under. You may purchase them from any fifth or sixth grader or at the school.
Students will serve the dinner which includes lasagna, salad, a garlic roll, a drink, and dessert. Pre-orders and to-go orders are available.
I am pleased to announce that we have hired a permanent music teacher. She will be shadowing Ms. Julie next week and then will begin teaching on February 3. I want to deeply thank Julie for filling in as our long term sub while we looked to fill the position. She will be missed!
Report cards will be coming home the end of next week. Please note, because of the turnover in music this semester, students will not be receiving any music grades.
MTRS is putting on a spring musical on May 2 and 3, 2025. We want to involve students in grades five and six in this show. At this stage, we want to find out who might be interested.
In January, Director Paul will schedule a meeting for students in grades five and six at MTRS to see which roles students will take in the show. We will also hold a parent information meeting in January or February with information about rehearsal and an opportunity to ask Director Paul logistical questions.
We are limiting places to the first fifteen students who sign up on our spring musical interest form.
If you have questions, please reach out to Director Paul via email.
You are all invited to join us on Friday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m. for an all-school assembly. We have the opportunity to see the Piti Theatre performance of "Story Wizards". It will be a great way to kick off winter break!
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