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 truly amazing week at Columbus! We started the week by saying goodbye to our high school seniors for the last time. They toured the building and took one final climb on the big toy. On Tuesday our student council coordinated a spectacular Flag Day Assembly program. The flag committee created a proposal a few months back and replaced all of the old flags throughout the building. Mr. DiPaolo from Westlake HS joined us with the American Legion Post members to cover flag history and etiquette and receive our retired flags. Thank you to Christine Galbo and Maureen Valvanno for doing an amazing job as the student council advisors this year. On Wednesday we held our annual fifth-grade yearbook breakfast. Students received their yearbooks and enjoyed the video and hot breakfast. Thank you to the PTA yearbook committee for doing a great job. We ended the week with another amazing field day and BBQ. Thank you to Mr. Mayer, Mr. Smith, and Ms. Raniolo for organizing the day. Thank you to our custodial team for doing the grilling. In addition to funding the BBQ and ice cream truck today, the PTA dropped off the $75, 000.00 donation for our new playground. It is scheduled to be installed this summer. Please see the pictures and video in the around Columbus section..

June 19th

• School Closed -Juneteenth Holiday

June 21st, 24th & 25th

• Early Dismissal at 11:55 am

Patrick Cianci - Helped to clean up after Fun Friday without being asked and continually demonstrates STAR behavior in the classroom.

Sofia Fasano - Is always helpful at recess and lunch.

This week's Word of the Week was:

ACCOMPLISH

Students will be receiving a pizza (gluten free option will be available) and Italian ice (nut and dairy free option only) party on Thursday June 20th during their scheduled lunch periods.

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