Our Kindergarteners begin school with a staggered entry schedule. Typically, 1/3 of the class is assigned to come on Monday, 1/3 on Tuesday, and 1/3 on Wednesday. The assignments for each day may vary, but for the 2023-24 school year, students with last names ending in A-G attended on Monday, last names ending in H-O attended on Tuesday, and last names P-Z attended on Wednesday. Please await final confirmation of your stagged entry day from the school in August once the staff returns to campus and letters are mailed to families.

Uniforms are required for staggered entry days.

On Thursday, class assignments are made and Kindergarteners do not attend school that day. However, they are invited to the Meet-the-Teacher event on Thursday evening where they will be able to meet their teacher and drop off their school supplies.

All Kindergarteners will attend school as normal starting on Friday.

The bell schedule is 9:15am-4:15pm.

All students may arrive by 8:45am for a free breakfast. Class begins at 9:15am. School ends daily at 4:15pm.

The full 2024-2025 academic calendar has been been approved by the CMS Board of Education.

If you have a child starting Kindergarten in the fall of 2024, you may walk your child to class for the first week of school. After that time, parents will no longer be allowed to accompany their child to class.

If you do plan to walk your child to class, you will need to bring identification and check in via the school’s Lobby Guard system. Please allow extra time for this.

If you live within a short radius of the school, you may be approved to walk your child to and from school. View more information on ASEP and Walkers Procedures.

View the Collinswood uniform guidelines for a complete list of approved garments along with photos of each item.

School uniforms can be purchased through a variety of retailers including Target, Old Navy, Costco, Land’s End, A Child’s Place, and others. Uniform garments can also be found at consignment and thrift stores around the Charlotte area.

Items embroidered with the school logo are available exclusively at Land’s End (landsend.com/myschool). Search for options using the school name or preferred school number (900140997).

Approved Spirit Wear tops may be worn with regulation uniform bottoms on Fridays. Spirit Wear apparel may be purchased from the Collinswood PTA Merch Store. Items ordered by the end of the day on Thursday will be delivered to your child’s classroom on Friday afternoons.

You will need to visit your child’s primary healthcare provider and complete both the Required Immunizations/Vaccines form and the Physical Exams/Health Assessments form no later than August 31, 2024. Both forms must be completed and given to the school nurse.

Note: forms may be given to the school nurse as early as May 2024 as long as the provider visit was after 8/24/24 and is the 5-year-old Well Child Check.

Please do not wait to schedule an appointment with your child’s physician. Many healthcare providers will have full schedules the week before school begins.

For more information, email the school nurse, or call 980-343-5820.

Visit the CMS Transportation page for relevant bus rider forms.

Download and register for the Here Comes The Bus app to track your child’s bus route. View more information and helpful hints on the CMS website.

For the 2024-2025 school year, breakfast will be provided at no charge to every student. Lunch will be offered for purchase or may be brought from home.

Lunch payments may be made online using PayPams. You may apply for free or reduced meals.

View Collinswood breakfast and lunch menus.

If your child has food allergies or requires a special diet, please read and fill out the relevant forms on the CMS website. More information can be found on the School Nutrition Services page of the CMS website.

Please review the 2024-2025 Kindergarten school supply list.

View the Collinswood carpool procedures and familiarize yourself with the route through the parking lot. Watch this short video walkthrough of the proper carpool procedures.

If your child’s Chronic Illness (examples: Asthma, Diabetes, Severe Allergy) will be managed at school, there are 2-3 CMS forms that need to be filled out and signed by the doctor and the parent. These are located on the CMS website, under Health Related Forms. Please call the School Nurse at 980-343-5820 to ensure you are bringing the correct paperwork to the doctor.

Please note: we cannot give any medications, including emergency medications, if this paperwork is not correctly completed and turned in to the School Nurse. Medications include all over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol, cough syrups, ointments etc. All medications must be in their original containers with appropriate CMS forms.

Over the summer, we’ll post a full list of volunteer opportunies at Collinswood. To volunteer, you’ll first need to register with CMS at cmsvolunteers.com. More information can be found on the volunteer page of the CMS website.

Collinswood Language Academy
5621 Flagstaff Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
collinswoodla.com
P: 980-343-5820 | F: 980-343-5850

Principal: Dina Modine

Bell Schedule
Open: 9:15 AM
Close: 4:15 PM

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