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Colonial Celebrates Lunar New Year!

Colonial Celebrates Lunar New Year!

By Allison Charrier, Caroline Kapplow, and William Moynihan February 27, 2025

Lunar New Year is a holiday that we celebrate once a year at Colonial school. We learn a lion dance and twirl ribbons around the gym. In this article you will learn all about the lunar new year and what...

Moana 2

Moana 2

By Fiona Sheehy, Betty Sweeney, and Caitlyn Moore February 27, 2025

Moana 2 came out in theaters on November 27, 2024. It began as a TV series that was planning to air on Disney +, but in February 2024, it transformed into a movie. Moana 2 is going onto Disney + in February,...

SOOP Theatre “The Little Mermaid Jr.”

SOOP Theatre “The Little Mermaid Jr.”

By Neel Mishall, Ben Garvett, and Lilah Schwarz February 27, 2025

 SOOP Theaters' mainstage production of  “The Little Mermaid Jr.” is being performed through March. SOOP Theatre is a kids theatre company in Pelham, NY.  There are two casts: Cast A...

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Colonial Named National Blue Ribbon School

Colonial Elementary School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Education Department. Colonial received the award by the overall academic performance, also some schools are awarded the blue...

Colonial 5th Graders Last Newspaper Club Meeting

Colonial 5th Graders Last Newspaper Club Meeting

By Millie Matteuzzi, Emilia Bollin, and Emilija Stankunas March 5, 2024

Today marks our last newspaper meeting of the school year but that doesn't mean our weekly updates will stop! Sophia Wall says, "I enjoy the newspaper, however I did not love waking up early.” This...

Lunar New Year Cooking Class

Lunar New Year Cooking Class

By Dani Mattuezzi, Penelope Garvett, and Brooke Gatto February 26, 2024

For the past two years, Colonial has held a Lunar New Year cooking class. Everyone gets cooking kits from DeCicco's and the class is held on a Zoom meeting. CC Jiao leads the class and shows people how...

Kids For A Positive Change

Kids For A Positive Change

Kids For Positive Change is program that visited Colonial's 4th and 5th graders on January 31st, 2024. This program shows children how to help change the planet and about making the Earth a better place. ...

Pelham Winterfest was a hit!

Pelham Winterfest was a hit!

Did you hear? Pelham's annual Winterfest was last weekend and it was awesome. The WinterFest of 2024 was the best one yet! It began on Saturday, Feb 3, 2024 from 3:00 pm - 6:00 PM. The fest was held...

Author Visit: Gabrielle Grimaldi

Author Visit: Gabrielle Grimaldi

Gabrielle Grimaldi visited Colonial school on January 17th, 2024. She is an author and a Pelham resident. Gabrielle also attended Colonial school when she was younger.  She wrote the book Lina’s...

Colonial Food Drive for Feeding Westchester

Colonial Food Drive for Feeding Westchester

 Did you know that 8% of the households in Westchester don't have enough food? That might seem like a small number but it represents about 30,000 families. They could really use your help!  Colonial...

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