COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

From Mrs. Kuhn's class: Ms.Henry' class is the golden jellyfishwinner for this week. They did an awesome job in gym this week. I am so proud of how far they have come this year.

Fire Safety Week is next week! To kick off this very important week, LFD is hosting a community event. Please see the details below!

🎃 Trunk or Treat at Columbia Elementary! 🎃 Join us for a spooky fun time on October 25th from 6:00-7:00 PM at Columbia Elementary for our first ever Trunk or Treat! We are kindly asking for candy donations to help make this event a sweet success. Donations can be dropped off at the front office anytime from now until October 9th. You can also bring your candy donations when you come for Parent-Teacher Conferences on October 10th or 11th. Thank you for helping make this year’s Trunk or Treat amazing! 🍬👻

From Mrs. Kuhn's class: Miss Grimaldo's class is the winner from last week. They were so wonderful in gym class. I can't wait to see how well they do this week!!

From Mrs. Mayer's classroom: Second grade has been having swimmingly good time learning about overlapping. Today was a great day to watercolor paint🥰

Do you need a date night or a few hours to go Christmas shopping? PTO has you covered. Save the date!

This week in Miss Rodriguez’s class, we’ve been digging deep into rock layers and fossils! 🪨🦕 My students got creative and built their own edible models, with gummies representing fossils hidden in the layers! 🍬🔍 It’s been so fun watching them explore Earth’s history in such a tasty way!

Mrs. Ford and Ms. Cotner celebrating the first week of fall in speech therapy!

Mrs. Lantz’s phonics small group is working on open syllables. We are enjoying an open syllable song.

📣 Attention Parents! 📣 Join us for our Title I Parent Meeting on Wednesday, September 24th! We have two convenient times for you to choose from: 9:00 AM or 5:30 PM. Your involvement makes a difference! We look forward to seeing you there! 💬✨

On Friday, Miss Marchal and Mrs. Hernandez’s classes listened to “Apple vs Pumpkin” and then learned about how pumpkins and apples look like, feel like and taste like!

Miss Howards class did a marvelous job in the Gym on Friday. Listened to anew game on Friday and played it very well.

Mrs. Rogers works in all grades to help students become good readers. These first grade students in Miss Frye's class are reading with partners to practice reading fluency.

“The TK kids are ready to learn with Miss Liz!” “Hispanic Heritage Month is a great time to celebrate the rich diversity of Hispanic cultures and languages. By acknowledging and appreciating all languages, we promote understanding, respect, and inclusivity. ” “ Ms.Jackson assists a student in modeling language in TK”

Mrs. Henry's second grade class had a great time with our community reader, Teresa Zimmerman from the Cass County Chamber of Commerce! Students got to learn a little bit about what the Chamber does in our community, and Mrs. Zimmerman read "We Don't Eat Our Classmates" (a crowd favorite).

🌺 Aloha from our Amazing Teachers! 🌴 Today, our educators brought the spirit of the islands to school for Hawaiian Day! 🌊🌈 From vibrant leis to tropical shirts, they sure know how to dress to impress! Let’s give a shoutout to our teachers for making learning fun and colorful! 💖 #SpiritWeek #HawaiianDay #TeachersRock #DressToImpress

From Mrs. Kuhn's class: The winner this week is Miss Frye's class. They did an awesome job of listening and following directions and playing well with others in gym this week.

We are ready to launch a week-long social media blast for community members to acknowledge our teachers' hard work!! Please take the time to show your love for our wonderful teachers at CES! https://forms.gle/JxdsYfxqnYQfYmu97

Spirit Week

Late post: We were lucky enough to have our instructional coach, Kelly Minks, lead us in our afternoon professional development last Wednesday. She provided us with an engaging read aloud lesson, with a connection break led by Mrs. Pearson, and a breathing break by Mr. Maggart!