Tiger Newsflash 5-6-16

Good afternoon!

We are very proud of the continued hard work and dedication of our very best and brightest! It is very important that these students continue to maintain their focus and show their true academic potential. While we are going to have various fun activities throughout this last month, we will be continuing the learning process.  Let's continue to work together to end the 2015-16 School Year on a positive and strong note.

Please see your weekly updates below:



State Testing is Over for 2015-16:)

We are very proud of the best and the brightest as they have completed their Super Bowl, State Testing.  Be sure to love on them a little more this weekend.  They definitely deserve it!


Just an FYI-For Third Grade Parents:

As you know, it is state law that all Third Graders pass The Ohio Third Grade Reading Test before being promoted to the Fourth Grade.  For those students that did not pass it in the Fall, we are going to be administering a State Approved Alternative Test, The Terra Nova, in the upcoming week.  This test will be given to these students as a "safety net" test because we will not receive the most recent State Tests scores until June 15th.  If these students pass this alternative test, they will be eligible for the Fourth Grade based on The Ohio Third Grade Reading Guarantee.  Once these Terra Nova Tests are scored, we will be sending an official letter with the score and the student's status out to those students' specific parents.

Kindergarten Registration-May 13th

If you or know someone that would like to become a New Columbia Tiger in Kindergarten for the 2016-17 School Year, be sure to have them fill out the follow Kindergarten Registration Form: 

Open Enrollment-Due May 15th

If you or someone you know would like to attend Columbia Elementary next school year and live outside of our district residence area, be sure to fill out Open Enrollment Application.  The deadline for this application is May 15, 2016.  CLICK HERE for the application




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Second Annual Ariel Foundation Park Columbia Elementary 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run or Walk

Registration:

CLICK HERE

Date: 

May 20, 2016

Time: 

1 Mile Walk/Run at 6:30pm

5K Walk/Run at 7pm

Location:

Ariel-Foundation Park

27 Madison Avenue

Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

Cost:

Pre-Registration 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk:

Adults (18 and over)-$25

Child (Under 18)-$20

Race Day Registration:

Adults-$30

Child-$25

Reminder: Columbia Elementary Cares Project Continues

As you are well aware, we are in the process of giving gift bags to cancer patients at Nationwide Children's Hospital as a part of a community service project that our students created. If our students achieve their goal of making 100 gift bags with the their donated items, I promised to be kissing a nice clean:) pig:) Below is a list of new items that we are asking each grade level:

Kindergarten: crayons and markers,

First Grade: coloring books and mini stuffed animals

Second Grade: colored pencils and chapsticks

Third Grade: bubbles and various lotions

Fourth Grade: various kids’ magazines and kids’ stickers

Fifth Grade: watercolor paints and paper

Due by May 13, 2016

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BELOW ARE SOME IMPORTANT DATES:

5/9-5/11-Districtwide 5th Grade Camp at Heartland Camp

5/11-2hr Delay for Professional Development

5/13-KDG Registration at Columbia

5/13-5th Grade-HS Band and Choir Concert at MVHS at 1pm

5/19-KDG Nursery Rhyme Program at 2:30pm

5/19-Parent College Planning Meeting at 6pm in Gym

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All students that have parents at The Planning for College Meeting on 5/19 will receive an ice cream bar at school the next day.
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5/20-TIGER UP ASSEMBLY at 10:10am-Planning for College/Advanced Training/Career Planning
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(Be sure to wear a shirt to this assembly with your Alma Mater on it from where you went to college or advanced training after you graduated High School.)
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5/20-Columbia Elementary PTO-Ariel 5K at 6pm

5/24-Columbia Elementary Classroom Volunteer Breakfast-8am
5/24-Field Day-AM

5/24-Water Day-PM

5/25-LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS:

K-2 Awards at 9:30am

Grades 3-5 Awards at 10:15

5th Grade Graduation at 11am

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Starting on 5/9/16-Columbia Elementary PTO Pig Raffle

Columbia Elementary will be raffling off  the meat of one whole pig to 2 winners.  Students will be selling raffle tickets for $1 each.  Each students will be sent home with 15 tickets to sell.  If they should need more, feel free to contact the school office for more tickets.  All money and/or tickets should be returned to the school by Friday May 20th.  Not one, but two winners will be selected at random.  Both winners will be notified by phone and will be given information on a pick up date and time for their meat.  

A Special Thank You to All of the Following Partnerships!


We are very grateful for all of the following organizations to help us serve our students:


-Subway (South Main Street) 
-Southside Dining
-McDonald' (South Main Street)
-Chipotle 
-South Vernon Methodist Church
-Faith Baptist Church
-Aerial Foundation
-Lannings Market
-Mount Vernon Fire Department
-Dedicated Parents
-OSU Extension Office
-First Knox Bank,Mount Vernon, Ohio
-Whitehall Police Department
-MVMS and MVHS
-Knox County Sheriff Department
-Kenyon College
-Mount Vernon Nazarene University
-COTC
-Countless heartfelt parents and community members!
-Wendy's (South Main Street)
-Many Other Unlisted Partnerships!

Thank you for your continued support!

Tiger Up!! 
Matt

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