Weekly update for March 1, 2024
Dear CES friends and families:
As you can see above, earlier this week our Kindergarten students went on their first of two field trips this year. They had a wonderful time at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center where naturalists connected our Columbia Cougars with the nature center's natural and cultural resources, including live animals. Additionally, naturalists encouraged students to become environmental stewards of their community and helped us in achieving the FCPS Portrait of a Graduate goal to develop global citizens.
Next week we are hosting the 2024 Columbia Read-a-thon! Students will receive a form to track their reading minutes next week and prizes will be given for the upcoming spring book fair! Additionally, there will be a "Masked Reader" guessing game during the morning news and the library will be open on Monday and Thursday after school as we welcome parents and families to join in the fun.
In other news, we are happy to announce that after-school clubs are returning after spring break! Keep an eye out for registration information for spring club offerings at CES, including a couple of new clubs sponsored by the wonderful PTA. Stay tuned for more information soon!
This is a gentle reminder that we will not have school on Tuesday of next week, March 5th.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Take care,
Mike Astudillo
Proud Principal
Columbia Elementary School
Volunteer opportunities for kids!
Raising Responsible Citizens, an Ignite Partner with FCPS, has plenty of volunteer projects this year and they are looking for more students to join.
Most of the projects scheduled are Park Clean-ups, Invasive Plant Removal, and nursing home activities where kids can visit the facility and do activities with the residents. There are also Dog Adoption Events and kids can be trained as dog handlers during the adoption day. (There will be training before the event and the parent/guardian should be with them the whole time.) See available volunteer opportunities here: https://www.foo-moo.com/volunteer
Volunteer | Foomoo Parentshare (foo-moo.com)
Kindergarten Orientation and Registration
📅CES Kindergarten Orientation will be on April 2nd at 3 p.m.
🧸 Kindergarten Registration: It’s as Easy as 1-2-3…
There’s an easy five-step process for parents wanting to register their child for kindergarten:
- Determine eligibility.
- Identify your local school.
- Gather documents.
- Fill out forms.
- Schedule an appointment.
After the appointment at the school (the student and one caregiver must be present), the student will be ready for orientation, Bridge to Kindergarten, or any other introductory events each school may host. Read more about the registration process.
Annandale HS Bootcamps and Summer Camps
This Saturday, March 2nd, Family Bootcamp in the Main Gym 9-10am. Annandale Football’s strength and conditioning coach Matthew Stevens is going to put on a 1 hour workout for the whole family ($20 suggested donation) with all proceeds going towards Annandale Football. Recommended ages for kids 6-14. Support the Atoms and take a step toward your fitness goals.
Sign up here! https://forms.gle/tFrSgMU57KGU53Pk8
Summer Camps are accepting pre-registrations. Summer Youth Sports Camps are held at Annandale High School and run 8:30am-3pm. Camp will be $120 again this year. Sign up before March 1 and receive the $100 early bird rate.
Multi Sport Camp: June 17,18, 20,21. No camp on June 19th.
Olympics Camp: June 24-27th- No camp Friday.
Pre-Register Here: https://bit.ly/AHSCAMP24
⭐Save the Date⭐
Read-a-thon: Family Afternoon in the Library
March 4
Student Holiday
March 5
Read-a-thon: Family Afternoon in the Library
March 7
PTA Meeting
March 12
End of Third Quarter
March 22
Spring Break (Student Holiday)
March 25-29
Student Holiday
April 1
Student Holiday
April 2
Kindergarten Orientation
April 2
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