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Dear CES friends and families:
We had a tremendous first week at Columbia Elementary School! Thank you to the amazing staff and parent volunteers at CES for delivering such a successful, warm, and welcoming environment throughout the week. We truly are a small school, with a big heart!
As you may remember, please mark your calendars for Back to School Night on August 30th. We also have a four day week next week, please see below for important calendar reminders. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Take care,
Mike Astudillo
Proud Principal
Columbia Elementary School
Back to School Night - Wednesday August 30th
We are so excited to welcome parents and guardians for Back to School Night on Wednesday evening of next week. Teachers will share grade level information to include content, schedules, instructional frameworks and more. Slides for the presentation will be available to refer back to at a later time. Please report directly to your student's homeroom classroom when you arrive.
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade - 5:00pm
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade - 6:00pm
Don't forget to help support Columbia ES that night at Chipotle!
Labor Day Holiday Weekend - Sept. 1st - 4th
As a reminder, we will not have school on Friday, September 1st or Monday, September 4th, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday weekend.
Picture Day! - Sept. 7th
Please be on the lookout for order forms coming home in the Take Home folders soon!
PTA News and Notes
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Join the PTA! Be a part of the amazing family volunteers who help make this Columbia community a great place to be! Annual dues are $10, and you can sign up online. Meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month starting in September in the school library. You don't have to be a member to attend meetings or volunteer. Most of the membership dues go directly towards school-wide events and initiatives so please consider becoming a member if you can.
We need you - Volunteer your time and talents in support of Columbia initiatives. Check out this Sign Up Genius link for lots of opportunities to get involved. Don't see one that fits your interests? Email us at columbiapta@gmail.com
Mark your calendars! Save the date for these exciting Columbia events:
- Wednesday, August 30 (5-9 pm): Chipotle night out fundraiser - see attached flyer for details
- Friday, September 1: Deadline to order your Columbia spirit wear(see attached advertisement below)
- Tuesday, September 12 (7-8 pm): First PTA meeting of the year - All are welcome!
- Friday, September 27 - Fall picnic - Volunteers needed!
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Transportation Patience and Safety
Thank you for your patience as we all get used to new routines this school year. We appreciate our families following Kiss and Ride procedures and being patient while waiting for your children’s buses.
If a student’s bus is delayed, parents may access the Bus Delay Notification System or use the Here Comes the Bus mobile app to receive the delayed bus report. Email messages will be sent to announce significant bus delays. Contact the Transportation Office at (703) 446-2050 with any additional questions. For any concerns after 5:30 p.m., contact Safety and Security at 571-423-2000.
To make sure you receive email messages about bus delays, update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE.
Paciencia y Seguridad en el Transporte
Muchas gracias por su paciencia mientras todos nos acostumbramos a las nuevas rutinas de este año escolar. Apreciamos que nuestras familias sigan los procedimientos de Kiss and Ride, y que sean pacientes cuando esperan a los autobuses de sus hijos. Si el autobús de su hijo está retrasado, los padres pueden acceder el sistema de notificaciones de retrasos de autobuses o usar la aplicación móvil Here Comes the Bus para recibir el reporte de retraso de autobuses. Para reportar retrasos considerables de autobuses se enviará un correo electrónico. Contáctese con la Oficina de Transporte llamando al (703) 446-2050 si tienen preguntas adicionales. Para cualquier preocupación después de horas (después de las 5:30 p.m.), comuníquese con la Oficina de Seguridad llamando al 571-423-2000.
Para asegurarse de que recibirán mensajes de correo electrónico cuando haya un retraso de autobuses, actualicen su información de contacto en SIS ParentVUE.
Opt-Out Annual Notice
Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights
Fairfax County Public Schools wants all parents to understand its policies regarding surveys, records, curriculum, privacy, and related rights.
In its Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy, and Related Rights and Opt-Out Forms (Annual Notice), FCPS provides explanations of the rights listed above as well as forms that may be used to exercise opt-out choices. Two versions of the Annual Notice are available — a grades K-8 version and a grades 9-12 version. Parents/caregivers with children at different grade levels should read each applicable version of the Annual Notice, because the notices and opt-out rights vary depending on the student’s grade level.
Get more information and view the 2023-24 Opt-Out Booklets.
Aviso Anual Sobre Encuestas, Expedientes, Currículo, Privacidad y Derechos Relacionados
Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Fairfax desean que todos los padres entiendan las políticas sobre encuestas, expedientes, currículo, privacidad y derechos afines.En su Aviso Anual sobre Encuestas, Expedientes, Currículo, Privacidad, y Derechos Relacionados y Formularios de Opción de Exclusión (Aviso Anual), FCPS proporciona explicaciones sobre los derechos indicados anteriormente, al igual que sobre los formularios que pueden usarse para ejercer las decisiones de exclusión. Hay disponibles dos versiones del Aviso Anual: una versión para los estudiantes de kindergarten hasta 8.° grado y una versión para los estudiantes de 9.° hasta 12.° grado. Los padres que tengan hijos en diferentes grados deben leer la versión del Aviso Anual que corresponda a cada grado, porque los avisos y los derechos de opción de exclusión varían dependiendo del grado que cursa el estudiante.
Obtengan más información y lean los Folletos de Exclusión 2023-2024.
Reminders from the Clinic
Students seen by the Public Health Nurse (PHN) or School Health Aide (SHA) in the Health Room, and sent home from the health room with a fever of 100.4° or greater and/or COVID-like respiratory symptoms, will be offered an at-home COVID test kit accompanied with a parent/guardian information letter.
For the latest information, or with any questions you may have, about COVID or health procedures in schools, make sure to see the Health and Safety Guidance Document linked here:
https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/health-and-safety-guidance-document
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