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 has been an amazing week at Columbus. All of our students completed the NYS math assessment. I am very proud of how hard all of they worked these past two days. Earlier in the week WMS guidance counselor Tania Greco visited with our fifth graders. This is part of our ongoing efforts to provide a smooth transition for our fifth graders to middle school next fall. Our third graders made some amazing artwork with Mrs. Chambers this week. To end the week, several students from Ms. Carmody’s fifth-grade class visited Hawthorne to share information about ducks with the second grade. Please see the picture below in the around Columbus section.

May 14th

• PTA Evening Book Fair 5:00 - 8:00 pm

May 16th

• Fun Run

May 21st

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

May 21st -District Budget Vote

Dear CES Families,

Our Fun Run is this combing Thursday, May 16th. If you haven't already registered, please use the link below.

️ Log into MYBOOSTER.COM today to get started! ️

Registration Challenges! We are currently at 63% registered Since we reached over 50%, Monday is Crazy Hair Day at Columbus.

Thank you to all of our families and the PTA for their support!

This week's Word of the Week was:

FLEXIBLE

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