Tiger Newsflash 5-13-18

Weekly Message

5-13-18 Good evening! Happy Mothers' Day to all mothers! I know we appreciate the many parents and grandparents that play an active role in their child's education.  Speaking from personal experience, I cannot tell you enough how important your role is to each of our students and the success of our school.  Thank you for all you continue to do for each of them! On another note, I want to thank everyone that had the chance to come out to our Donuts with Parents and 5K last Friday.  These two events were a huge success! Without our PTO and all of you, there is no way any of these events would have done so well! We clearly continue to be blessed by all of you. Thank you! My hope is that everyone enjoyed themselves. Remember we have a lot to accomplish over the next 2 1/2 weeks.  Let's continue to stay focused and finish the 2017-18 School Year COLUMBIA STRONG! Tiger Up! Matt

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New Updates

Welcome to a conversation about Mount Vernon City Schools.  Thought Exchange is an online tool designed to engage conversation about important topics.  We are excited to share with you an opportunity to participate in a "Thought Exchange,” where you can share your thoughts about Mount Vernon City Schools. We are committed to providing opportunities for all students to realize their potential. We are dedicated to building relationships and developing a sense of ownership within the entire community to improve student learning experiences. We invite you to Share your thoughts about how we are doing as a school district. We ask that you take a few minutes to respond to two important, open-ended questions.  Please feel free to offer as many thoughts as you deem appropriate per question. You will then have an opportunity to see the thoughts of others and rate them.  This is called the Star phase. The more stars you assign, the stronger you agree with a particular thought.  We recommend that you rate a minimum of 30 thoughts. This process is anonymous and confidential. You are encouraged to log in to the exchange often and revisit all three steps (Share, Star, Discover) adding, reviewing, and rating thoughts as you go. The exchange will be open for two weeks, ending on Thursday, May 24th. Please join the conversation and share your Thoughts as we strive for EXCELLENCE.  You can select this link, Thought Exchange, and go directly into the exchange or go to the Mount Vernon City Schools Web Page (www.mvcsd.us), and click on the Thought Exchange button to help us Discover what is important to you, both in your school and within Mount Vernon City School District. Thank you for sharing! William Seder Jr Superintendent Mount Vernon City Schools WANTED: NEW COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY TIGERS (K-5) DEADLINE THIS TUESDAY: Mount Vernon City Schools Open enrollment applications for the 2018-2019 school year will be accepted online only (www.mvcsd.us).  Both current and new Open Enrolled Students will be required to enroll through the online registration process. Parents who are Open Enrolling students to the Mount Vernon City School District must create a  “OneView ” account by selecting the parent icon at the top of the district website and then selecting OneView Parent Portal.  Instructions for setting up a parent account and for open enrollment are located on this page. Applications for new open enrollment requests will be completed online and  submitted beginning April 1, 2018. No new applications will be accepted  prior to April 1, 2018. The deadline for submitting applications is May  15, 2018.  Applicants shall be considered according to board policy and  administrative guidelines relative to open enrollment.  Once submitted you  will receive a time stamped email notification of your intent.  Congratulations to Our Students of The Month! K-2: Grades 3-5: K-2 Musical: "Where The Wild Things Are"-This Tuesday at 6:30pm Be sure to come to Faith Baptist Church at 8764 Martinsburg Road to see our K-2 students perform. This will be a wonderful performance spotlighting our children at 6:30pm on May 15th.  We will be providing a shuttle between Twin Oak Elementary and Faith Baptist Church for  extra parking spaces.  This school bus shuttle service will begin at 5:50pm. Kindergarten Registration-This Friday-By Appointment If you are interested in starting your son or daughter in Kindergarten at Columbia Elementary during the 18-19 School Year, please call Mrs. Darcy Miller at  1-740-393-5975 ASAP to schedule an appointment for our annual Kindergarten Registration.   Please also know that The Knox County Health Department will also be available to give all required immunizations to your child (in a neighboring facility).  Tiger Up-5/23-1:30-3:30-Planning for College/Advanced Training after HS: On May 23rd, all students need to wear their Tiger Up shirts for our focus on their lives after High School. Our goal is to get their eyes and minds focused on setting goal to prepare themselves towards a successful path towards college and/or advanced training after they graduate High School. We feel that it is very important to get them focused on these goals now for a successful outcome later on in their lives.  For these reasons, we have established a strong partnership with COTC, MVNU, and Kenyon College.  These higher institutions of  learning will be at our Tiger Up Assembly on 5/23 from 1:30-2:15pm.  Parents are welcome to attend. Following this presentation, we will be meeting in our Mentor Groups to further discuss this goal setting process.  Reminder: Columbia Elementary Senior Clap Out and Lunch-5/25 On May 25th from 12-1pm, we will be holding our third annual Senior Clap Out for those Seniors that attended Columbia Elementary School.  Please be sure to remind any Columbia Elementary Graduating Senior. They will need to RSVP to Mrs. Miller at 1-740-393-5975 by 5/23/18. Lunch will be on us and we want them to  bring their Caps and Gowns:)  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-May 30th Schedule: K-2 Awards Assembly-9:15-10am Grades 3-5 Awards Assembly-10-10:45am 5th Grade Graduation-11-12am Early Dismissal at 1:30pm Columbia Elementary Annual American Red Cross Blood Drive June 1st-BY APPOINTMENT: 1-6pm Community Table Check out information about Non School and PTO Sponsored Events by CLICKING HERE. *We will be improving this resource for you in the near future.

Upcoming Events

5/4-5/18-Pig Raffle Begins Week of 5/14-Mentor Lunch 5/14-Variety Show-Dress Rehearsal/Try Outs-Grades 3-5-Laura Ackert-12-1pm 5/15-K-2-Spring Musical Program-Where the Wild Things Are)-Faith Baptist-6:30-7:15pm (Need K-2 Teachers to be present) 5/15 - 3rd grade to Brown Environmental Center 5/17-5th Graders Visit Kenyon College, Knox County Career Center, and MVNU 5/18-KDG Registration-8am-1pm-Immunizations available by KCHD at South Vernon Church 5/18-2nd Grade Biography Projects-1-3pm 5/22-2:30-3:20-Variety Show-Grades 3-5 in Gym 5/24-Track and Field Day-AM 5/24-Water Day-PM 5/25-Columbia Elementary-Graduating Senior Lunch and Clap Out-12-1pm 5/28-Memorial Day-No School 5/30-K-2 Awards Assembly-9:15-10 5/30-Grades 3-5 Awards Assembly-10-10:45 5/30-5th Grade Graduation-11-12 5/30-Last Day for Students 5/30-Grade Cards go home with 18-19 Classroom Assignments 5/30-Early Dismissal at 1:30pm 6/1-Blood Drive at Columbia Elementary by appointment 2018-19 School Year Calendar

Previous & Important Updates

Paying Forward to The Ronald McDonald House: The Ronald McDonald House at Nationwide Children's Hospital needs your pop tabs. Please be sure to bring them to our school and we will donate them for you. Your efforts are very important because The Ronald McDonald House pays their entire electric bill each month through through recycling these pop tabs. PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING:) ! 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. Stay Connected: At Columbia Elementary, we pride ourselves on communicating with you. We like to keep you up to date with things that are happening in our school and in our classrooms.  Including face to face communication with your child’s classroom teacher, here are a few more ways to stay connected: 1) Class Dojo-KDG, 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades are using Class Dojo in their classrooms to communicate with parents about activities and classroom behavior.  Please speak with your child’s classroom teacher to learn more.  If you do not have a classroom code to connect, be sure to ask your child’s teacher for it in order to connect.  You are able to download the Class Dojo App to your phone by going to THIS WEBSITE . 2) Twitter:   New to Twitter..No worries! Check out THIS SHORT TUTORIAL VIDEO. Follow your child's classroom with one of the following handles: KDG-@Columbiakinders 1st-@Souhrada_Suarez 2nd-@2ndColumbia 3rd-@3rdHumphrey and @mrs_scott3rd 4th-@mv_columbia_4th 5th-@mv_columbia_5th Columbia Elementary-@Columbia_Tiger My Handle-@drmjdill 3) Facebook: Be sure to like us on facebook HERE or at mvcolumbia. 4)Columbia Elementary Website: On our website you will find important information, useful links, our Columbia News Crew's Morning Announcements, and more.  Be sure to CHECK IT OUT HERE. MV LIVE: Did you miss the HS Game and you still want it watch it? Are you unable to leave your home on a Friday night and you really want to watch MVHS in action? Now you can have it all! Check out our live and archived MV LIVE STREAM by CLICKING HERE or go to our www.mvcsd.us *We are currently exploring other ways to use this same technology.  BOX TOPS For Education: Collection All Year Long  The PTO will be collecting Box Tops for Education for our school again this year.   This is easy, free money to help support Columbia Elementary in getting supplies for our classrooms or fun treats/events for our students!  They will be hosting a competition amongst the school to see which class can collect the most box tops!  (This will be done four times this year).  Please feel free to bring in the box tops at anytime throughout the school year, and they will be applied towards your child’s classroom collection.  Each quarter, the classroom that brings in the most box tops will earn a reward.  This quarter, the willing classroom will have a PIZZA PARTY Directions: Buy products at the store that contain the box top label Cut them out following the dotted lines on all 4 sides of the label - the box top company is very strict on this! Make sure the box top date has not expired! Glue or tape them to the box top sheet, if you need more sheets, you may copy the sheet or use a separate sheet of paper to tape them or have the school send more home DONT FORGET TO ADD YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER TO YOUR BOX TOP SHEET SO YOUR STUDENT GETS CREDIT FOR THE BOX TOPS THEY TURNED IN.  THEY WILL GO TOWARD A EARNING A CLASS PIZZA PARTY! Due Date:  TBA Thanks in advance for supporting our students! MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD's TEACHER'S NAME IS ON THE SHEET