Tiger Newsflash 10-7-17

Weekly Message	Good afternoon! I hope all is well! It has been another fantastic week at Columbia Elementary.  It is great to see our students develop each and everyday.  It is great to see each of them continue to develop as we progress through the school year.  We still have a lot of work to do! There is no doubt that we are heading in the right direction. Please enjoy your weekly updates below and I hope to see you at our PTO Meeting on Tuesday at 7pm in our library. Tiger Up! Matt
Masterpieces in The Making
New Updates	A Special Thank You! A special thank you to everyone that came out last night and this morning to install a sidewalk between the Outdoor Learning Pavilion and our school.  We truly appreciate, The Kaufmans, The Fannings, The Frazers, The Millers, The McMahons, The Woods, Ellis Brothers' Concrete, Ohio Rental, and all of the various other friends of our school that made this sidewalk possible for our students and community. Without any of you this project would not have been possible: Congratulations to our September  Students of the Month! We are very proud of all of our September Students of the Month! It was awesome spending yesterday's lunch with all of them! These are awesome students!!! COSI On Wheels-Energy: COSI (Center of Science and Industry) brought their Energy Program to Columbia Elementary on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 to introduce students to the science of energy. The program consisted of a 45 minute interactive assembly followed by exciting hands-on activities that engage the students, and encourage the development of Science Process Skills. In the assembly, the COSI Educator introduced the concepts of potential and kinetic energy, forces, and transferring energy. With the COSI Educator, students explored how objects transfer energy and use different contact forces to complete one big chain reaction. The assembly was followed by 60 minute hands-on activity sessions where each station was led by parent volunteers.  During these hands-on sessions, students further enhanced their knowledge of energy by exploring potential and kinetic energy, designing and engineering chain reactions, creating circuits, exploring the impact of friction and mass on an object’s movement, and more.  This is the third year that the Columbia Elementary has provided the COSI on Wheels program for our students. The program provides a way to introduce dynamic science topics, enhance science inquiry skills, and encourage continued learning. Our students continue to gain new knowledge and a renewed love for science each year.   THANK YOU TO OUR PTO and EVERYONE THAT MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE FOR OUR STUDENTS!!!! National Columbia Elementary Night  at BW3's-ON MONDAY-10/9-5-8pm: Be sure to show BW3's your ticket below: **All funds raised without adding to your bill  will go to Columbia Elementary's PTO to help support students' instructional needs. Thank you in advance for your support!
Upcoming Events	Week of 10/9-Mentor Lunch Week 10/10-Gifted Seminar Some Students in Grades 3-5 10/10-PTO Meeting-7pm in the library 10/11-Grade 4-YES Concert from 10-11am 10/12-Grade 1-YES Concert from 10-11am 10/13-Grade 2-YES Concert from 10-11am 10/20-End of Nine Weeks 10/27-Grade Cards Go Home 10/23 &24-Art Contest for Yearbook 10/23-No Students-Inservice Day 10/24 &10/25-Third Grade Fall State Test Administration 10/25-Tiger Up-1:30-3:30 (Parents welcome at 1:30-2:15 assembly) 10/26-Grades 3-5 Nine Weeks’ Goals Reward-2:30-3pm ; K-2-Nine Weeks’  Goals Reward-3-3:30 (Extra Recess for both) 10/27-Halloween Classroom Parties-2:45-3:30pm 10/30-Trick or Read-6-7pm 10/30-Vision Screenings-Grades 1,3,and 5-School Library 10/30-PTO Fundraiser Kickoff-2:45-3:30pm 10/30-Trick or Read-6-7pm 10/31-5th Grade Biztown-9-4:30pm 11/5-Daylight Savings Time Ends 11/7-Election Day
Previous & Important Updates	Kroger Cares Sign Up Today Be sure to sign up for our Columbia Elementary PTO Kroger Cares Program.  This is a way for our PTO to automatically raise funds for Columbia Elementary Students without costing you anymore money.  Be sure to reenroll each year in the program if you already have an existing account.  This Program will not COST YOU ANY MONEY:) CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP or RE-ENROLL Amazon Smiles-Sign Up Today The Amazon Smiles Program will cost you NO ADDITIONAL MONEY as you make your purchases on SMILE.AMAZON.COM.  However, it will help support our Columbia Elementary PTO in supporting the students at Columbia Elementary.