9/7- Labor Day (No School)

9/9- Walk Up Wednesday @ 3:00pm

9/15- 1st Day Of Hispanic Heritage Month

9/16- Donuts @ Drop Off

9/17- CSC Meeting 5:00-6:15

9/17- Hispanic Heritage Breakfast @ 7:45

9/18- Columbine Professional Development (No School)

9/21- Coffee With Columbine @ 8:10am (Topic: What Does it Mean to be an EL School?) 

9/25- Student Of The Month Assembly

9/25- Popcorn Friday

9/28- Professional Development (No School)

Here is the 26-27 District Calendar

Here is the Columbine 26-27 Calendar 

Walk-up Wednesday is held the second Wednesday of each month! The Black Excellence Crew's next WUW is September 9th and then October 14th. 

Please use this Walk Up Wednesday Volunteer Sign-up link if you would like to volunteer

This week we are focused on the Academic Mindset: I belong in this community. 

Our learning targets are: 

I can demonstrate leadership by including others.

I can explain what it means to belong in a learning community.

I can make others feel welcome, by showing up for my crew

Unpack- What does it mean to “show up” for our crew?

ELCS Sports League at Columbine!

Columbine is planning to join the ELCS Sports leagues this fall and winter.  This league is composed of DPS elementary schools competing against one another in select sports.  This fall Columbine is planning to compete in flag football!

This is our first year participating.  We hope to share more information soon!

We are looking for a coach or coaches!

This is a paid position - reach out to Tyler Quinn if you are interested. 

Library Volunteer Training

We are looking for a dedicated group of volunteers who are wanting to support teachers in the library on a weekly basis. If you are interested, please plan to attend the volunteer training on Tuesday, September 8th from 8-8:30am in the Library If you are interested in volunteering, but can't attend the training, please reach out to Kristen Holligan (kristen_holligan1@dpsk12.net) to schedule a different time to meet!

If you would like to purchase a book for our LEAP library, please see this book suggestion list here. If you purchase a book, please check it off the list!

23 books have already been purchased, can we get to 50???

Our CSC elections are now open for voting. THANK YOU to the families who have self-nominated to join our CSC this year.

Please take some time to read through each candidate's interest and purpose for serving on CSC. As a reminder, CSC members are voted in to serving either a one or two year term (decided by the candidate).

You will be voting for two parent representatives and one school organization representative.

Election Period: Elections will be open for 10 days  (Friday, Sept 4 - Midnight Sunday Sept 13th)

Results: Election results will be announced by Tuesday, September 15th

26-27 CSC Voting Form

The first CSC meeting will be held on Thursday, September 17th from 5:00-6:15pm

Our staff CSC reps will be:

Mrs. Allen (ECE)

Ms. Cortez (1st grade)

Our returning CSC parents are:

Kim Chatman (4th grade)

Danielle Jackson (5th grade)

Our returning community member is:

Victoria-Scott Haynes

Thank you all for your engagement with our CSC voting and supporting our school.

How to Download the DPS App and Sign In to Rooms

Download the Denver Public Schools app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Once installed, open the app, then tap “Rooms,” then “Continue to sign in.”

Type in your guardian email address or phone number.

If you typed in your email address, tap “Log in with code.” If you typed in your phone number, you will automatically receive a code. Type this code in when prompted.

You will be prompted to select your preferred communication language

You will be automatically signed into your students’ Rooms.

Still have questions about Rooms? Visit the Rooms FAQ page.

At Columbine, we offer after school care through Discovery Link for K-5 and Little Links for ECE. All information can be found on our website. 

We also partner with 10FOUR, an off-site after school care program. 

Please see all info below!

Discovery Link After School Program Daily 3:00-6:00 Kinder-5th

At Extended Learning and Community Schools (ELCS), we oversee Out of School Time (OST) programs and activities for Denver Public Schools. We currently serve 60 schools across the district and are so excited to begin offering our flagship after school program, Discovery Link, at Columbine Elementary for the 2024-2025 school year! Extended Learning and Community Schools

Contact Us: Email Discovery Link | 720-423-1781

The Discovery Link program will be available to K-5th grade students. The after school program will run from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Mon-Fri.

For ECE, Discovery Link Little Links 3:00-6:00pm

26-27 Little Links Registration

We are excited to announce registration for the 2026–2027 Discovery Link and Little Links programs. Registration will open in phases by region, called Regional Rolling Registrations, and will then open for all sites and regions on May 5, 2026 at 6am. Families may choose to register during their school’s regional window or wait until May 5th when registration opens for all sites. This phased approach allows our team to review registrations and respond to families more efficiently.

Visit our webpage for more information about Discovery Link!

Contact Us: Email Discovery Link | 720-423-1781

Neighborhood Afterschool Programs

10Four – Denver Youth Center

10 Four will offer transportation Monday - Friday. 

Registration

Transportation RSVP