Council School District

Our Council School District Employee of the Month for October is our Elementary Secretary Katie Berger. Katie does an incredible job for our district. She goes above and beyond serving our staff and students and is a major asset to our district. Please join us in congratulating Katie Berger as our October Employee of the Month!

Our Ag Shop has been busy this fall! Students are hard at work on their personal projects — some of which will be auctioned off at the FFA Alumni Antler Contest on December 7th, 2025. They’ve been designing, welding, and making repairs nonstop!

If you see something that catches your eye, feel free to reach out to Mr. Power.

And don’t forget! Our Small Engines class is still taking in repair projects! Bring your engine by, and we’ll get it fixed up and running again.

Get ready for our annual Halloween Parade!
On Thursday, October 30th beginning at 2:15 pm all classes will parade through town following the attached route and finish with a walk through the high school.
Students are encouraged to wear a costume. Please have no face masks, and face paint must be applied at home, not at school.
Please contact the elementary school if you have any questions!

It's almost time for Council Elementary School's Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Show your creativity and decorate a fun pumpkin to share with all! Pumpkins must be received October 30th by 9:00 am to be eligible. Pumpkins to decorate will be donated to every student by Purdum’s Produce.

Rules and Guidelines:
1. Only one pumpkin per student will be accepted.
2. Pumpkins must be WHOLE- no carved or scooped pumpkins will be accepted.
Pumpkins can be painted and decorated any way you wish as long as it is school appropriate. (pipe cleaners, paint,yarn, etc)
3. Please write your name and grade on the bottom of your pumpkin using a dark permanent marker.
4. Pumpkins should be brought to the front desk and directions will be given on where to place them.
5. Pumpkins will be on display until the end of the day October 30th. All pumpkins must be taken home at the end of the day or they will be discarded.

Attention Senior Parents: FAFSA night will be Tuesday, October 28th from 6-7pm (during Parent Teacher Conferences)! Reps from the College of Idaho will be joining us virtually in the library to help answer any questions about the process.

Students and parents should get their FSA ID before that night and bring their login and passwords with them. This is the link: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

Make sure to bring:
Verified account username and password (FSA ID)
Parent or spouse contributor’s email address
Parent or spouse contributor’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number (for the 2025–26 FAFSA form only)
Income and asset information (if required)

Hello Parents!
Just wanted to remind everyone that the 1st grading quarter ends this Thursday, October 16th. Report cards will be handed out during parent conferences on October 28th & 29th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Parent conferences will be "open", so parents can come and meet with their child's teacher anytime between 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on conference days. We look forward to seeing everyone and having an opportunity to discuss our incredible students! Please reach out to the CES office with any questions you have.
Thank you.
Mr. Fontana

BIG NEWS!! We're getting new playground equipment!!
We are so excited to welcome this new set to our primary playground. When we're ready to remove the old equipment and set up our new piece, we will welcome help from our community. In the meantime, if you'd like to contribute to the financial cost of equipment replacement, please make checks payable to Council Elementary School with "Playground Equipment" on the memo line. Any amount is helpful, as the costs associated with playground equipment and installation are significant. Thank you for your support!

Thank you to the Council Valley Free Library and the Idaho Museum of Natural History's Mobile Museum for inviting CES on a field trip to learn about dinosaurs. Our Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 6th graders had a wonderful time engaging with Idaho's prehistoric citizens this morning!

Community Coat Drive Information!

We'd like to give a GREAT BIG HUGE THANK YOU to all of the school staff and parents who made the Fall Jubilee possible and another GREAT BIG HUGE THANK YOU to our awesome community for coming out to support our school and our kids!

If you're interested in helping with next year's Jubilee, please join our PTO!

Today is the day! Join us from 5:00 - 7:00 at the elementary school for games, dinner, and prizes!

CES Book Fair all week! Fall Jubilee is Wednesday! Come join the fun!

(If you have a baked good donation, please drop it by the school office any time on Wednesday or bring it to the Jubilee at 5:00.)

We are starting into October, so that means a focus on attendance! Last year we started an attendance campaign in October and we will start the same campaign this year! Attendance is important to the success of your students! Please help us get kids to school and help your students succeed!

THIS WEEK! CES BOOK FAIR!

Don't forget about the Fall Jubilee this Wednesday! Baked good donations will be accepted at the Elementary School office all day Wednesday or at 5:00 at the Jubilee!