Columbus Connections

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.

It has been a very busy last week of May at Columbus. We were all very excited to welcome the second graders from HES here today. They had a chance to visit third-grade classrooms, tour the building, and have a Q & A session in our cafeteria. Two of our fifth grade student council representatives prepared a short speech about all of the great things at Columbus. We also closed out the year at the Columbus Corner store on Thursday. Thank you to all of the PTA volunteers who ran the store this year. Some of our fourth-grade classes had an amazing day visiting the Bronx Zoo. This coming Monday the student council and PTA will be sponsoring Kona Ice Truck during recess. Please see the pictures below in the around Columbus section.

June 5th

• Incoming 3rd Grade Parent Orientation
• 6:30 pm

June 6th

• 5th Grade Spring Concert
• 6:30 - Carmody, Fornara, Lulgjuraj & Valvano (Troubadours)
• 7:45 Rutledge, Turco & Malone (Honor Band)

June 14th

• Field Day & BBQ Lunch

June 19th

• School Closed -Juneteenth Holiday

June 21st, 24th & 25th

• Early Dismissal at 11:55 am

This week's Word of the Week was:

GLIMPSE

School Calendar

Transportation

Food Service

Curriculum and Instruction

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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