Cold Spring School

57 South Main Street
                       Belchertown, MA 01007                      

Grades: Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten
Main Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Full-Day Kindergarten: 8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Integrated Pre-school AM Session: 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Integrated Pre-school PM Session: 12:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Andrea Mastalerz, Director of Early Childhood, e-mail: amastalerz@belchertownps.org

Jenna Evans, Guidance Counselor, e-mail: jevans@belchertownps.org

Louise Tommila, School Year Administrative Assistant, Ext. 200, e-mail: ltommila@belchertownps.org

Anne Leblond, School Year Administrative Assistant, Ext. 201, e-mail: aleblond@belchertownps.org

COVID-19 Update

ARE YOU READY FOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION?

Open enrollment for Kindergarten registration has begun.

Residents with a child who will be five (5) years of age on or before September 1 are eligible to enroll.  

Please contact Christina Aponte, via email: caponte@belchertownps.org or 413-323-0423 Ext. 100 to request a registration packet. 

	2022-2023 School Year                         Cold Spring Early Childhood Center                         Kindergarten Transition Timeline
June	Screening Appointments Families will be contacted to schedule screening appointments to be held in late August.  (see below Kindergarten Screening for specific dates).
July	Kindergarten Classroom Placement Check your mailbox for packets containing your student’s classroom placement, teacher letter, Visiting/Bus Orientation schedule, staggered entrance date (see below) and 2022-2023 school year calendar.
Tuesday, August 30 Wednesday, August 31 Thursday, September 1	Kindergarten Screening Appointments (approximately 60 minutes) will be scheduled in  June.  Kindergarten screening is a brief series of readiness assessments.
Friday,  September 2	Visiting Day/Bus Orientation Kindergartners will meet their teacher, visit their classroom and have an opportunity to take a short bus ride.
Tuesday, September 6 Wednesday, September 7	Staggered Entrance Days Check your placement packet for your student’s start date.
Thursday, September 8	ALL Kindergarten students report for school

PRESCHOOL 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR

The peer model registration for the Integrated Early Childhood Program at Cold Spring School is now closed for the 2022-2023 school year. If you have already completed the Notice of Interest Google Form, you will be hearing from the office on or before May 11th in regards to your child's enrollment for the Fall. 

WELCOME TO COLD SPRING SCHOOL!

We are committed to student achievement and individual success for each learner. The students are our primary concern and we take all aspects of their growth and development very seriously.  We aspire to provide a quality education for all students while addressing individual needs, strengths, challenges, and unique learning styles so that they may reach their fullest potential.  Our early childhood learning environment fosters an appreciation of individuality, diversity, and citizenship.  It is our hope that our students will develop a desire to become life-long learners, contributing members of society, and that they will pursue academic excellence as they begin their educational journey with us at Cold Spring School. 

                                            2021-2022 SY Upcoming Important Dates