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Dear Columbia ES families:
The first day of school is almost here! As you prepare for the first day of school on Monday, August 23rd, below are a few reminders/announcements to share. We look forward to having a great school year!
Take care,
Mike Astudillo
Proud Principal
Columbia Elementary School
Phone: 703-916-2500
School Hours
Every instructional minute of our school day counts! Please ensure that your student is on-time to school. Below are our school hours for the 2021-2022 school year:
- 9:05am - Doors Open
- 9:20am - Bell Rings
- 4:05pm - Dismissal Begins
Daily Health Screening
Parents/guardians are required to complete the daily health screening questionnaire prior to sending their student to school each morning. The required screening must be completed for all school-aged children in the household. In order to reduce the spread of communicable disease to student and staff, it is critical that parents/guardians accurately complete this screening daily and keep their student home from school when exhibiting any symptoms. The daily health screening questionnaire will be completed on an honor basis and will not be required to be submitted to the school.
The daily health screening questionnaire is available in the following languages: English, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
For more information about FCPS' Health and Safety Guidance for 2021-2022, click here.
Mask Guidance
Masks are required on the bus and in school. More information about his can be found within the FCPS guidelines below.
FCPS Mask Guidance for Return to School
Double-Back School Bus Runs
Due to a county-wide shortage of bus drivers, some bus routes will be impacted. In particular, the drivers of buses CO-1, CO-4, and CO-5 will be potentially delayed 15-20 minutes as they will be assisting with runs at other locations. Please know that students on these buses will be marked excused if they are running late. We will continue to work with officials in FCPS Transportation to address this issue as soon as possible. Parents/guardians of students on impacted buses may want to consider alternative transportation if possible.
Mark your calendars!
Kindergarten Playdate - Saturday August 21st from 10am - 12pm
First day of School - Monday August 23rd
Back To School Night - Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
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