Caln Elementary School

Principal: Rebecca Vietri

The mission of the Coatesville Area School District, rich in diversity, and committed to excellence, is to create innovative educational experiences, which are funded by the taxpayers, supported by the community, delivered by dedicated teachers and administrators, to ensure all students will become responsible, contributing global citizens.

Email: vietrir@casdschools.org
Website: casdschools.org/caln
Location: 3609 Lincoln Highway East, Thorndale, PA, USA
Phone: 610-383-3760
Facebook: www.facebook.com/coatesvilleSD/
Twitter: @CASDCaln

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, the CASD School Board approved a reopening plan for CASD schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Virtual Instruction for CASD students will begin on August 31, 2020. Online instruction, K-12, will be delivered through Canvas, the Coatesville Area School District's Learning Management System. Your student will receive information on how to access the Canvas Platform before the start of the school year.

You can visit the following link to read more information regarding the reopening plan:

https://www.casdschools.org/domain/1872

Please visit the district website to view the July 30 district update in English and Spanish by Superintendent, Mr. Hanna.

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, the Student Assignment letters at the Elementary level will be mailed out. This letter includes the information regarding our virtual opening, the student's assigned Teacher, and the Student Schedule for virtual learning.

The Elementary Back To School Night will take place on August 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in a virtual format. Information regarding the specific zoom links to access the Elementary Back to School Night and the schedule, will be sent via school messenger and email. Please be on the lookout for this information.

We are excited to provide you with this opportunity for a virtual Back to School Night.

We want to remind families, that at the April 28, 2020 School Board meeting, the School Board voted to end the school uniform policy.

This means that you no longer need to purchase a school uniform. Students are welcome to wear the school uniform, but they are no longer limited to the specific colors and styles of the school uniform policy.

Additional information regarding the updated Dress Code will be provided.

Students should follow the Dress Code during virtual instruction.

It is extremely important for CASD to have accurate contact information for all families. Please communicate any changes to your phone numbers or email addresses to our secretary to update in e-schools.

In addition to that, if you have recently moved, within the past year, please complete the attached change of address form and return it to gallisd@casdschools.org.

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:411e6b35-dc5f-4457-ab4b-793c749c9b1b

Thank you for updating this important information.

We are pleased to announce that the 2020-2021 Kindergarten Pre-Registration form is available online. Please visit www.casdschools.org and under the “Quick Links” tab click on “2020-2021 Kindergarten Pre-Registration Form”.

Should you have any general questions pertaining to the online registration process, please do not hesitate to contact our central registration team at 610-466-2420.

Please use the School Finder to find out what school your child will attend.

Coatesville Area School District Elementary Schools:

Caln Elementary - 610-383-3760

East Fallowfield Elementary - 610-383-3765

Reeceville Elementary - 610-383-3785

Kings Highway Elementary - 610-383-3775

Rainbow Elementary - 610-383-3780

Summer Tips for Readiness

1. Talk to your child about the fun things they are going to do in school

2. Talk positively about school

3. Share your experiences that you loved about school

4. Ease their worries and if they are nervous, encourage them to be excited

5. Establish night and morning routines

6. Talk about lunch and develop a plan for lunch.

7. Discuss how they will get to school.

8. Shop for school supplies.

9. Contact your child’s school and set up a tour to help them feel more comfortable.

10. Reinforce how proud you are of your child.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of this school year will be different than what we are all used to. The CASD remains dedicated to all our students and families. We will do our very best to support our students and help them be successful, during virtual instruction. We look forward to seeing each other in our school buildings soon!

Mrs. Vietri is ready to join in on some of your summer adventures with reading and math! You have heard of or read some books from the Flat Stanley Series. Now, you can take your Flat Principal along and snap and share some photos with your favorite books, or during your fun summer adventures. Thank you to Mrs. Willis, East Fallowfield Principal, for the fun summer idea!

Take a photo with Mrs. Vietri and send it to vietrir@casdschools.org or tweet it to @CASDCaln.

You can look for your pictures in the positive promotions section of the Monday Morning Message or on Twitter!

Also, be on the lookout this week for a postcard from Mrs. Vietri and for a copy of your very own Flat Principal!

Feel Free to send pictures of your students working at home! I would love to share. Please send them to vietrir@casdschools.org

You will see updated photos, shared by our families, in the Positive Promotion Photo Section.

You will drive to the parent pick up side of the building and loop through the side blacktop area for student belonging pick-up on the following dates.

Rescheduled for Wednesday, August 12:

3 Pick-up: 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

4 Pick-up: 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

5 Pick-up: 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

If you need to pick up items at a later date, contact Rebecca Vietri at vietrir@casdschools.org.

Any items not picked up will be discarded or donated on August 13, 2020.

Please use the links below to find work for your students to stay “fresh” over the summer.

Kindergarten to First Grade

First Grade Entering Second Grade

Second Grade Entering Third Grade

Third Grade Entering Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade Entering Fifth Grade

Fifth Grade Entering Sixth Grade

2020 Postcard

Please click on the link below to find out more information on how to earn a free book!

https://dispatch.barnesandnoble.com/content/dam/ccr/pdf/2020/summer-reading/TeacherKit_SummerReadingProgram_2020.pdf

Our food service team has been providing meals to the community during the COVID-19 crisis. We will continue to offer breakfast and lunch throughout the summer.

Beginning Wednesday, June 17, 2020, we will offer meal distribution from the Coatesville Area Senior High School (1445 E. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320).

Meal distribution will occur every Wednesday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., through Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

If you are interested in receiving meals, please Click Here https://bit.ly/CASDmeals. to Pre-Order Meals- all meals must be ordered in advance.

Meals are available to any child under the age of 18.

Please see the attached flyer from the YMCA. As we continue to navigate these unprecedented times, we will share childcare opportunities that Community Organizations are sharing with the Coatesville Area School District.

Please see the Attached information for A Child's Place Before and Aftercare Program for the district.

Please See the Attached information for Chester County Sports Arena virtual School Camp.

http://chestercountysportsarena.com/virtual-school-camp/

Adopt-a-Teacher is back! Over the last four years this program has encouraged families to engage in our school community and organized this fun experience for both families and teachers and staff here at Coatesville Area School District. It is so important to encourage the amazing individuals who shape our kids’ lives.

When you adopt a Coatesville teacher and/or staff member, not only are you positively impacting those who are on the front-line every day educating our kids, you are also sewing into the life of our community.

If you are new to this program and would like to learn more about how you can adopt, please head over to the Adopt-a-Coatesville Teacher Facebook Page or read more about this program on their new website. If you have any questions about the program you can also email them at adopt-a-teacher@outlook.com.

Ready to Adopt? That’s great! To read up on how you can adopt today - click here to read about the process.

Interested in becoming involved with our Band and Instrumental Music Groups at Caln Elementary?

Contact Rebecca Vietri, vietrir@casdschools.org, or Barb Simmons, simmonsb@casdschools.org.