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 week of fun and excitement at Columbus. We started the week with our Fun Run. Columbus and Hawthorne raised over $40, 000.00 this year. All the money is used to support our schools through the PTA. Thank you to all who contributed. This week, the students in Mrs. Ponte’s 3rd-grade class had an opportunity to participate in a project-based learning activity using the app TinkerCad.The students in Mrs. Ponte’s class were given three potential projects to complete: a name tag, a Minecraft figure, or a flat-bottomed car. Sean Gray ‘24 and Gavin Blide ‘24, Engineering 3 students at WHS, arrived in Mrs. Ponte’s class on May 21st and introduced the students to TinkerCad. They displayed examples of completed projects they have made to simpler projects the third grade students can make on their own. In addition, they displayed demonstration videos of how a 3D printer works. The enthusiasm in the classroom was obvious, and the students set out to make their very own 3D project! These items will be 3D printed up at the High School, and the students will be able to take them home before the end of the school year. Our fourth graders did an amazing job at their concert Tuesday evening. We also said goodbye to our CES Ducks. Please see the pictures and video below in the around Columbus section.

Memorial Day Holiday -School Closed

• May 24th & 27th

June 5th

• Incoming 3rd Grade Parent Orientation

June 6th

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

This week's Word of the Week was:

REVISE

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