Columbia Central Weekly Bulletin

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope you and your family had a great weekend.

The 7th grade Springfield trip is taking place tomorrow, April 23. Students must be dropped off at our school by 6 am. Students will be back at Columbia around 9 pm tomorrow evening. This trip has always been a transformative experience for our students. I am sure they will have many stories to tell upon their return.

The Illinois Science Assessment is taking place Monday through Thursday of this week for students in 5th and 8th grade. Please make sure your child is in the building on time each day of testing as this is an important assessment.

We recently wrapped up the IAR state assessment for all students at Columbia. We thank our staff for all of their work in preparing our students for this assessment and motivating our students to perform at their best. I have never seen a staff so prepared for this assessment. Our students were enthusiastic as well. Featured below you will see Ms. Shelton (Math Coach), Mrs. Smith (ELA Coach) and Ms. Pickrum (ELA teacher) dishing out ice cream for students that demonstrated extreme effort and time on the assessment while exemplifying excellent attendance throughout the testing schedule.

Pictured below you will see Dr. McConnell, Steger School District 194 Superintendent, featured with students and staff involved with the Columbia Central Middle School chess team. Our chess team recently competed in a state competition and performed extremely well. We thank our chess team coaches, Mrs. Dempsey, Mr. Vaughn, and Ms. Chiaponni for their expertise in coaching and mentoring our students. We are so proud of our chess team and all of their accomplishments.

Progress reports for this trimester are being mailed out to parents this Wednesday. Please take a moment to review your child's progress thus far and feel free to reach out to any staff members should you have any questions. Please take note of other events happening this week at Columbia.

Let's make it a great week!

Dr. Carnes

Principal

Columbia Central Middle School

Monday, April 22

• 7th & 8th Grade Art Club -> 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m.
• Boys Soccer Practice -> 2:40p.m. - 4:30p.m.
• After School Homework Help -> 2:40p.m. - 3:40p.m.
• S.T.E.M After School -> 2:40p.m. - 3:40p.m.
• Track Meet -> 4:15p.m.
• ISA Testing

Tuesday, April 23

• Jazz Band -> 7:00a.m. - 7:40a.m.
• ISA Testing

Wednesday, April 24

• Percussion Ensemble -> 7:00a.m. - 7:40 a.m.
• 5th Grade Art Club -> 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m.
• Tech Club -> 2:40p.m. - 3:40p.m.
• Boys Soccer Practice -> 2:40p.m. - 4:30p.m.
• Track Meet -> 4:15p.m.
• First NJHS Ceremony Practice
• ISA Testing

Thursday, April 25

• Jazz Band -> 7:00a.m. - 7:40a.m.
• Track Practice -> 2:30p.m. - 3:40p.m.
• 6th Grade Art Club -> 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m.
• S.T.E.M After School -> 2:40p.m. - 3:40p.m.
• After School Homework Help -> 2:40p.m. - 3:40p.m.
• Boys Soccer Game -> Columbia vs. Hart @ Hart - 4:15p.m.
• ISA Testing

Friday, April 26

• EARLY DISMISSAL -> 11:00a.m.

Upcoming Events

• April 24 - Progress Reports
• April 26 - School Improvement Day - EARLY DISMISSAL 11a.m.

If your student will not be present at school, please call our attendance line: 708-753-4700 Ext. 1

Dear Parents,

Steger School District 194 is excited to be offering a Summer Learning STEM program this summer. The Summer School STEM Program will focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics skill development to help students apply their knowledge in a student-centered learning environment in which students investigate and engineer solutions to problems. Enrollment in the Summer Learning STEM program is open to all students and is available on a first come, first serve basis because of limited space for each program. This is a great opportunity for your child to develop STEM skills in a fun and exciting learning environment.. Enrollment in the Summer Learning STEM Program is open to all students and is available on a first come, first serve basis because of limited space for the program. This is a great opportunity for your child to develop STEM skills and have fun learning. This year the only way to register for the Summer School Program is electronically by clicking on the links below:

• Dates: June 10th - June 27th - Monday through Thursday - Total of 11 Sessions
• The Summer Learning Program will not be in session on June 19th - Juneteenth
• Times: 8:30 am - 11:30 am - 3 Hours of Instruction Each Day
• Where: Steger Intermediate Center
• Cost: This is a Free Program
• Bus transportation will be available at no cost for those who are eligible for busing – more information to follow.
• More information will be forthcoming once we receive all permission slips.
• Additional information is on the registration form.
• If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jeff Nelson at 708-753-4204 or e-mail at jnelson@sd194.org

Is your child struggling with homework/missing assignments?

Here's how we can help:

• Students can attend after school homework help on:

Mondays and Thursdays from 2:40 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

• Doors open for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
• School starts at 7:50 a.m.
• Attendance is a priority for students and staff.
• If your child is out sick, please call 708-753-4700 press 1 for Attendance.
• Please remind your student to be on time to each class.
• Please remind your child to sign up for the activity bus on their Google Classroom daily.

If your student is showing any flu or COVID-like symptoms, please keep them home from school and notify the nurse. Students should be kept home if he/she has:

1. Fever more than 100 degrees within the last 24 hours (must be fever free without medications)
2. Vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours.
3. Continuous coughing not relieved with cough medicine.

In case of an emergency, please ensure that you are updating the emergency contact numbers.

If your child has allergies, asthma, or will be needing to take medication(s) at school, please print off the necessary forms under the ‘Parent Resource’ tab.

Columbia Central Middle School

Email: Scarnes@sd194.org
Website: https://columbia-central-school.echalksites.com/home_page
Location: 94 W Richton Rd, Steger, IL, USA
Phone: 708-753-4700