Coyote Tales

February 8, 2024

Corron Mission Statement

Corron is a safe, warm and inviting community where all are valued and empowered. We celebrate growth. Clear evidence highlights the impact we have academically, socially and emotionally.

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Upcoming Dates

Monday, February 12

School board Meeting at Haines - 6:00 pm

Wednesday, February 14

K- 3 Classroom Valentine's Day parties - beginning at 1:45 PM

Friday, February 16

"Paint Corron Orange" by wearing orange at school for Random Acts Matter (see below)

Monday, February 19

Presidents' Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, February 21

Elementary Early Release at 2:10 pm

Friday, February 23

End of 2nd Trimester

February 26 - March 22

Kindergarten Virtual Enrollment for 24-25 School Year

Thursday, February 29

K-5 classes until 11:30 - NO lunch served

K-5 conferences from 12:30 - 3:20 - NO SCHOOL IN AFTERNOON

Friday, March 1

Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

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Kindness Week

Join us in spreading care and compassion during Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 12th-16th. Corron will be focused on making the world a little better, one small act of kindness at a time, in partnership with the organization Random Acts Matter. There is no better way to help your neighbor than to do something unexpected! This is the simple idea behind the formation of Random Acts Matter. You can find more information here.

We will “Paint Corron Orange” on Friday, February 16th. The color orange represents kindness as it combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. Therefore, all students are encouraged to wear orange to celebrate making a difference in the world!

February 29th Conferences

On Thursday, February 29th, all elementary students in D303 will have a half-day of school due to our Spring parent-teacher conferences. These conferences serve a different purpose than our Fall goal-setting conferences. Spring conferences provide teachers the opportunity to connect with families of students that currently need additional support in some area. The February 29 conferences have a much shorter time frame of 12:30 to 3:20. This means that teachers will only be able to meet with a few families that afternoon. Your child’s teacher will be sending a letter home with either a request to meet or a message stating that a conference is not necessary at this time.

Due to the 11:30 dismissal, students will not have lunch at school that day. All classrooms will take a snack break at some point in the morning.

Info regarding accelerated placement for next year’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders.

As we embark on the season of planning for the 2024-2025 school year, an identification process is underway for accelerated placement for next year’s 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Here is some helpful information:

All 3rd grade students are automatically considered for potential placement in Academically Talented (AT) Math and AT ELA programming. You do not need to request it. However, you can reach out to ask questions about the process anytime using the contact information below.
5th grade students are also automatically considered for potential placement in an additional Accelerated Math Pathway that starts in middle school. This pathway provides for the completion of Algebra before entering high school by allowing students to complete more than one grade level of math in 6th grade and 7th grade.
5th grade students who are currently in our AT programming may be identified for potential placement in the Infinity Gifted Program at the middle school level. These students may take part in additional testing in February. Parents will be informed in advance if additional testing is requested.
Families of students who are identified for placement in our AT Math, AT ELA, Infinity Gifted or Accelerated Math programming will be informed by March 1.

I am happy to talk through questions and explain programming further. Please reach out anytime!

Yvette Stahl, Gifted Coordinator

yvette.stahl@d303.org | 331.228.6166