Community Update 10/21/22

Posted October 24, 2022

Happy Friday Columbine Community, 

Reminder, our Columbine Fall Festival is tomorrow: Saturday, October 22nd from 11-2pm! We hope to see you all there!!

Pictured on the right is a picture from our 1st grade celebration of learning that took place today!

October Whole-School Crew Assembly 

On Friday, October 28th, we will hold our October Whole Crew Assembly. The focus of our assembly is Empathy, and we will be celebrating our kiddos who earned a Student of the Month Award! If your Cougar has been nominated for this award, we will contact you directly, so that you can join our celebration from 8:30-9:00am.

Columbine Costume Parade

On Friday, October 28th, we will hold a costume parade! We encourage all students and staff to dress up and sprinkle the end of the month with a bit of fall festivity! Our parade and celebration will occur from 2:40-3:15pm. If you would like to join in the festivities, please join our costume parade at 2:45 on 28th → Columbine St. → 29th → Blacktop

Your Voice/Tu Voz Survey 

THANK YOU! ‘Your Voice/Tu Voz’ survey closed on Monday, October 17th. We had the 4th highest participation in the district. 

Columbine’s Collaborative School Committee 

The CSC will meet next Wednesday, October 26th at 5:00pm at Columbine. Here is the link to join virtually! We will be looking at the school UIP, discussing bell times for next year, and discussing the declining enrollment updates.

Upcoming Events

October 22nd – Columbine Fall Festival!October 28th – Whole-School Crew to celebrate Students of the Month for EMPATHYOctober 28th – Columbine Costume Parade @ 2:45pm, families please meet up outside on 28th, Columbine, or 29th street. October 31st – Halloween (while we know Monday is the official day, we will have all our costumes and celebrations on Friday, please keep costumes at home on Monday) 

PTA

Columbine Cougars PTA UpdatePlease click here for our full Weekly Newsletter TOMORROW, Saturday, October 22 from 11am-2pm: Fall Festival!   Please join us on the Columbine Playground for fun fall games, crafts, food, community resources, face painting & a bouncy house!  Teachers will be setting up games & crafts to earn additional dollars to support their classrooms.  Students have been earning tickets for games and crafts in their classrooms and can also purchase tickets at the festival for 50¢.  This is a community event – All are welcome!TOMORROW, Saturday, October 22 – Friday, October 28th: Virtual Silent Auction Begins! The auction link will become live tomorrow at 11am!  We have incredible donations again –  including another Mug Club Year Membership from Ephemeral, many gift cards from our local small businesses and even weekend getaways!    Tuesday, October 25 (11am – 10pm): October Dine-Out @ Birdcall: Birdcall will donate 35% of all food & drink sales, when using this code (cc1025) – you can order either online or in-person, at any location with this code. 10/20 PTA Meeting: Declining Enrollment UpdateThank you to all who were able to attend our October PTA Meeting last night, we had a really meaningful discussion related to Declining Enrollment in our larger community and next steps.  Here are links to the minutes and the presentation.   For more information, please read the PTA newsletter. 

Community Resources

Health ResourcesFood_Clothing_Housing_Misc ResourcesStudent & Family EnrichmentEvents – Oct 2022Cultural Appreciation – Oct. 2022