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.

November 19th

• Picture Retakes

November 20th

• 4th Grade Penny War Pizza Party

November 22nd

• 3rd Grade Thanksgiving Feast
• 4th and 5th Grade will need to bring their own lunch.

November 27th

• 1/2 Day Early Dismissal 11:55 am

November 28th & 29th

• Thanksgiving Recess -SCHOOL CLOSED

It has been a great week at Columbus. Mrs. Cotrone’s recent character education lessons focused on being a communicator, one of our district's qualities of a learner. The lesson taught the meaning of self-awareness and encouraged students to reflect on themselves, their traits, and ways to communicate their needs. Students did self-awareness checks throughout the lesson such as identifying how their bodies respond when they have conflicts or stress, what triggers cause them to feel this way, they are a verbal or non-verbal communicator? Students became more self-aware as they identified specific coping skills to help them when these stressors occur. Students learned the importance of communicating their needs when they have problems and a variety of ways to communicate those needs. Every week a wide variety of learning activities take place in all of our classrooms that foster our Portrait of a Learner. Communication, collaboration, and problem solving are the foundation of our student's daily learning. This past Wednesday was World Kindness Day. Students engaged in a variety of activities in the classroom to recognize the importance of kindness. Please make sure you scroll to the bottom of the newsletter each week for important announcements and pictures/videos in the Around Columbus section.

Columbus emphasizes the importance of being STARS (Students That Are Responsible, Respectful and Safe) through established behavior expectations that align with our Profile of a Learner

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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