Columbus Connections

February 9, 2024

Welcome to our weekly newsletter for Columbus Elementary families! Every Friday we will share good news, important information, and of course our STAR STUDENTS with you.

Week in Review

It has been another exciting week at Columbus! Our fourth-grade band had its first performance on Thursday. This year there are 135 children in the band, which is about ninety percent of the entire fourth grade. Each section of the band got to showcase their instruments, and the entire band played three songs together. They did an amazing job. Today the fourth graders took a journey back to Colonial times. They had the chance to live a day in the life of a colonial child. Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring this wonderful event and to Mrs. Chambers for organizing this memorable experience for our students. Some of our fifth graders celebrated their 1000th day of school! Please see some pictures and a video below in the around Columbus section.

February is RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS MONTH. This makes February the perfect opportunity to practice our monthly theme of EMPATHY, as well as compassion, by doing random acts of kindness to brighten someone’s day. Below is a calendar with a random act of kindness you can do for every day of the month. Have fun spreading kindness every day!

Important Dates

February 19th -23rd

Winter Recess -School Closed

Star Students

⭐ Week of February 5th ⭐

Amir Celaj - Helped a student he didn’t know go to the nurse when he saw him get hurt in the hallway.

Logan Petrellese - Followed adult directions during lunch when others were loud and not paying attention.

Lea Schrank - Gave her swing up for another student who wanted to go with her friend. She thought about them instead of herself!

Matthew Murphy - Volunteered to clean a mess from recess when others did not.

Amelia Roughan - Informed an adult when the water fountain was out of order.

Bianca Sprague - Spoke up for a friend during recess time.

Sophia Moraco - Makes good choices at lunch and recess.

William Duff - Offered a student his snack when he didn’t have any and was hungry.

Arden Malone - She is always respectful and makes good choices during the school day.

PTA Corner

Colonial Dance Video (click above)

District Information Links

School Calendar

Transportation

Food Service

Curriculum and Instruction

Columbus Elementary School Homepage

Gum Chewing

Students should not be be chewing gum in school or sharing gum with classmates.

Student Attendance

If your child is going to be absent, please use School Dismissal Manager to report their absence. As always if you have any health-related questions you can call the Nurse's Office, at 769-8537.

Visiting the Building

Please be prepared to show your photo ID whenever you visit the building. You will not be able to enter without it. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation.

Cell Phones and Wearable Smart Devices

Please be advised Columbus students should not have personal communication devices with them during the school day. If they choose to bring a device to school, it should remain in their backpack. They are responsible for the device. If a child is wearing a GPS tracking device for safety purposes, we ask that it be placed on the teacher's desk during instructional time. They will be allowed to wear it during lunch and recess.

Such devices include, but are not limited to:

Cell phones
Wearable devices/smart wearables/tablets that are capable of recording/viewing audio, photographic, or video content
Wearable devices/smartwatches/tablets that are capable of sending/receiving text, audio, or video messages

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