Happy Holidays from Columbine Staff!
Did you know, Columbine Elementary received the state’s highest rating of PERFORMANCE!
Querida familia Cougar:
As we enter the final month of 2024, I want to take a moment to thank you for your continued support and partnership in making our school a wonderful place for learning and growth. Here are some important updates and events happening this month:
Key Events
- Columbine Dance Crew Recital: December 2nd, 3:30pm. Come see what our dancers have been working on!
- Open Enrollment: December 2-16 are open enrollment dates LINK HERE
- Late Start: December 4th, school starts at 11:00am
- Literacy and STEM Night: Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 5th, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. It’s a great opportunity to engage in fun, educational activities as a family!
- Cafecito: December 6th, 8:45–please join us as we explore cultivating cultural roots followed by making piñatas! Translation for English-speaking families provided.
- Spirit Week: Students will have a spirit week December 16-19.
- Preschool Registration Begins for 2025-2026: Dec. 17th you can start registering for preschool. For the 25-26 school year, Columbine will offer a full-day, 5-day a week program!
- Columbine Community Caroling: December 18th, 5-6:30. Please join us as we sing winter melodies to our community, followed by cookies and hot cocoa.
- Winter Break: School will be closed from Friday, December 20 to Monday, January 6, 2025. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Recordatorios
- Cold Weather Prep: Please ensure your child comes to school dressed appropriately for winter weather. Jackets, gloves, and hats are essential for outdoor recess.
- Attendance: Let’s finish the year strong! Daily attendance is key to your child’s success.
Update
- Upgrades due to passage of the bond: We’re so grateful the bond passed and are excited to share the proposed areas of improvements at Columbine!
- – Safety & Security
– Critical Infrastructure Upgrades
– HVAC & Air Quality
– Repurposed & Updated Spaces
– Technology & Efficiency Upgrades
– Roofing & Paving
- – Safety & Security
- Community Schools: Starting with the new year, we will be offering community schools for late start days here at Columbine (ready for our next late start in February)! Next year, we will expand our community schools to offering after school care as well, and if there is enough interest, before school too!
Thank you for all you do to support your child’s education. We are excited for what’s to come in the new year and look forward to continuing to work together for our students’ success.
Wishing you and your family a joyful and restful holiday season!
Un cordial saludo,
Julia Cooper, directora
¡Más información sobre los próximos eventos!
STEM de la alfabetización y STEM : 5 de diciembre
Cafecito: Dec. 6th / All welcome!
¡Hay auriculares disponibles para la traducción simultánea al inglés!
Community Caroling: Dec. 18th
Ropa con el logotipo de Columbine a la venta
Período de inscripción abierta
Open Enrollment Dates:
- Applications open December 2, 2024, and close December 16, 2024.
- The 2025-2026 Open Enrollment application will be available online starting December 2 on the SVVSD
Open Enrollment site.
Important Notes for Transitioning Students:
- If your child is currently in grade 5 or grade 8 and wishes to stay in the same feeder system, you must submit a new open enrollment application for their next school.
- Any time a student transitions to a new building (e.g., elementary to middle school or middle to high school), open enrollment is required.
- APPLY HERE BEGINNING 12/2/24
- For questions, you can email or call our COEL registrar: Karen Flores
- phone: 303-776-2840
- email: floresmiranda_ana@svvsd.org
- For questions, you can email or call our COEL registrar: Karen Flores
Spirit Week: Dec. 16-20
Próximas fechas
- Dec. 2: Dance Crew Recital
- Dec. 2-16: Open Enrollment Window
- 4 de diciembre: Inicio tardío
- 5 de diciembre: Noche de STEM. De 17:30 a 19:00: ¡cena y actividades para toda la familia!
- 6 de diciembre: Cafecito
- Dec. 7: Robotics at the Innovation Center (11:30-2:30)
- Dec. 9-13: Winter season store
- Dec. 11: Last day of AAA for session one. We restart with session two on January 14th
- Dec. 16-20: Spirit Week
- Dec. 17: Preschool registration begins
- Dec. 18: Community Caroling (5-6:30)
- Del 20 de diciembre al 6 de enero: Vacaciones de invierno – no hay clases
Pictures from our student Thanksgiving meal
We are so proud of our students who participated in the Elementary Choral Festival.
Los Golden Cougars
Each month, we recognize a class that had the best attendance, behavior, and hard work the previous month. November winners were Ms. Condray’s class!
Cougars of the Trimester
Each trimester, we also get the opportunity to celebrate students for their hard work, academic achievements, and their strong citizenship! They make us so proud each and every day.
Staff Spotlight: Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grades
Congratulations to our first graduating class of Escuela de Madres y Padres!
Encuesta sobre el interés por las escuelas comunitarias
STEM
Columbine Elementary un centro STEM . STEM el acrónimo de Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas. Sabemos que el mundo está cambiando más rápido que nunca debido al descubrimiento de nuevas tecnologías científicas y sus aplicaciones.
En Columbine, preparamos a los alumnos para un futuro en el que la innovación, la comunicación, la colaboración, la competencia global, el pensamiento crítico y la resolución de problemas serán fundamentales.
This month in STEM, our students learned to code Ozobots. We will be hosting our Literacy and STEM night on December 5th from 5:30-7pm. We hope to see you there!
Vacaciones de invierno
St. Vrain’s Winter Break Reading Challenge:
¿Te interesa ser voluntario?
Si quieres ser voluntario este año en Columbine, por favor, realiza la siguiente formación para voluntarios. No podrás participar como voluntario hasta que hayas completado esta formación, ¡y nos ENCANTARÍA contar contigo! Haz clic en el botón de arriba.
Se necesitan donaciones de ropa
Calendario 2024 de «Padres Implicados en la Educación»
¡Nuestro enlace con las familias está aquí para ayudarte!
¡Nuestro enlace con las familias, el Sr. Montes, está aquí a tiempo completo para ayudarte! Si necesitas cualquier tipo de ayuda, ¡él puede echarte una mano! Llama al 303-776-2840 y pregunta por el Sr. Montes.
Él puede ayudarte con:
- Solicitud de almuerzo gratuito o a precio reducido
- Pago de las cuotas escolares
- Comprar material y útiles escolares
- Tecnología necesaria (Internet y iPads para los alumnos)
- Acceder a los recursos comunitarios (como ayuda con Medicare, alimentación, vivienda, empleo, etc.)
Redes sociales de Columbine
Comuníquese con nosotros
Correo electrónico: cooper_julia@svvsd.org
Sitio web: columbinees.svvsd.org/
Ubicación: 111 Longs Peak Avenue, Longmont, CO, EE. UU.
Teléfono: 303-776-2840
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