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.

This week was a busy one at Columbus. All of our students took the NYS ELA Assessment. I am very proud of all of their hard work this year. It was also a special week to be the principal of such an amazing school. Many students made cards and signs to recognize National Principal’s Day. We also recognized our Ben’s Bells receipts for April and started .getting ready for the Fun Run coming on May 16th. Please see the information below for details. As always visit the around Columbus section for some pictures.

May 9th & 10th

• NYS Math Assessment

May 16th

• Fun Run

May 21st

• 4th Grade Spring Concert
• 6:30 pm (Callinan, Castellano & Suraci)
• 7:30 pm (Coughlan, Kelly. Lisa & Mayer)

Dear Columbus Elementary families!

We’re less than a week away from our Hawthorne and Columbus Fun Run Kickoff and our students and staff are so excited! We’re looking forward to having fun and building a community together. FunRun Kickoff day is Tuesday, May 7th with fun and prizes. The FunRun at CES will be on May 16th.

️ Log into MYBOOSTER.COM today to get started! ️

Registration Challenges! We are currently at 24% registered.

1. When 25% of our whole school registers, our WHOLE SCHOOL gets a Hat Day!

2. When 50% of our whole school registers, our WHOLE SCHOOL gets a Crazy Hair Day!

3. When 70% of our whole school registers, a faculty member will do the Ice Bucket Challenge!

Register & share today to help our school reach our goal of $35,000 for students & staff.

Thank you for supporting our school - we are grateful for our amazing school community!

This week's Word of the Week was:

HIATUS

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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