Colona Grade School

Posted: January 3, 2014

My son attends Colona school and has since pre-school. He loves all of his friends and teachers there. Mrs. Toone is excellent! My son and I have had the pleasure of her being our kindergarten and 1st grade teacher and she has always kept me very informed of good and some bad behavior and I feel that we all have worked together to educate my child. I have witnessed bad behavior by parents and students that I feel should be addressed. For example, I have seen many parents smoking in the school parking lot and heard cursing while waiting outside to pick up my child (which wouldn't be an issue if my 2 year old wasn't also listening) I have also repeatedly heard older students screaming curse words after school. Also parents park in no parking zones during pick up and it makes it unsafe for little ones walking to cars and home! My child was raised to understand rules are rules and that behavior is unacceptable. Lets class it up a little parents set a good example and it would be a better place! The school itself is decent staff is friendly but the people outside need work. Also the pre school is great loved mrs whipple and mrs sottos!!

Posted: May 15, 2013

The teachers are working hard to make Colona a high quality school. Extra curricular activities are top level. We need more parents at Colona to make their child's education a priority! Join the PTA. Talk to your child's teacher. Help your child with their homework!! We are their parents. We can not expect a school to raise our children. THAT IS OUR JOB!!

Posted: May 15, 2013

I have had 6 kids go through this school and my daughter is moving back to Colona this summer so my grandson can start here!! We love the small class sizes, low turn over staff, and all the extra curricular activities that the children get here at Colona. My children hated to leave when it was their time to move to UTHS. They get a lot of one on one attention at Colona. The only draw back is the high number of parents that don't raise their own children!! There are way to many students who come to school who don't know simple manners or have good behavior. It is NOT THE SCHOOLS JOB!!! Parents need to teach their children at home also! So I feel sometimes the school has to spend too much teaching time with discipline issues that the parents should be taking care of.

Posted: December 16, 2012

The unfortunate thing about Colona Grade School is the high number of children with behavioral problems. My daughter went there for one year before we put her in another school. She was so stressed everyday because all the teacher did was yell at the other kids who were out of control. Some of the behavior we witnessed from grade school children was appalling. The root of the problem lies with the parents and the children's home environment. If a child is not taught proper manners and discipline at home, there is only so much a teacher can do at school. Unfortunately, the learning of other children is affected.

Posted: August 15, 2010

As a past parent and now a grandparent of a child in Colona Grade School, I can honestly say that I feel it is a terrific school! Parents need to realize that manners, responsibility, respect and the will to learn and excell begin before a child ever reaches school age. The teachers at Colona School are there to nurture and advance those traits in each student. Most parents don't get involved or volunteer but they're there to complain. THAT'S SAD! Children learn what they live - and it begins at home. I love Colona School!!

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