Team Columbia
Average is OFFICIALLY over!
Continuous Improvement: Onward and Upward
Team Columbia:
We hope you had a great week. There was a lot of great robust discussions the PST Meetings. Thanks for your participation.
We hope you enjoyed the PD on Wednesday. I challenge all to turn something around in your classrooms.
Our focus this week is our Magnet Recruitment efforts and begin preparing for Accreditation Review.
Lastly, please check out the Professional Reading Article submitted this week by Ms. Cunningham.
Have a great week of teaching and learning!!!!
Book Study Results
Students are Rewarded for the Academic Acheivement
Columbia Teachers Learn Together During PD
8th & 9th Grade Feeder Pattern Meeting
Going on This Week!
Monday (GOLD DAY)
Think Pink Day
- Wear your pink shirt in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.
- We will also have our Cancer Walk around the building during Advisory
- The Annual Faculty Picture in Pink will be in the Auditorium at 8:00 AM
Magnet Assembly for Select 10th Grade Students
- In the Auditorium at 11:00 AM
- Tickets will be provided
BLG Community Meeting
- 5:30-6:30 in the Library
Progress Reports Go Home (School Issued)
- School issued progress reports will go during 8th Block
Tuesday (CRIMSON DAY)
Club Expo
- In the Auditorium
- Social Studies classes will rotate to the expo
- See documents concerning rotation schedule and excused students working the expo below.
Wednesday (GOLD DAY)
Department Chair Meeting
- Principal's Conference Room
- 1:30 PM
Faculty Meeting
- 7:15-8:15 in the Library
- Faculty arriving after 7:25 will be able to sign in, but will not receive PD credit for the hour.
Thursday (GOLD DAY)
Cross Country AHSSA Session 6
- 9:00-10:30 AM at Joe Davis Stadium
IB Magnet Open House
- 4:00-5:30 PM in the Auditorium and Lobby
Varsity Football vs Lee-Huntsville
- Away game at 7:00 PM
- Milton Frank Stadium
Friday (CRIMSON DAY)
Magnet Application Deadline
- Students should apply online for IB Programmes
Make-up Picture Day
- All faculty must have their picture made if they hadn't already
- Students that did not have their yearbook picture taken shuold
- Times and locations will be provided by Ms. Griffin
Departmental Data Meetings
- 9:15-10:00 - Foreign Language & Fine Arts
- 10:45-11:30 - English & Social Science
Wellness Screening and Flu Clinic
- 12:30-3:30 PM
- Location TBD
This Week is I Applied To College Week
Many college recruiters and military representatives will be on hand in the library all week!!
Mrs. Whitman will send a schedule out for seniors to visit the library to speak with the representatives of there choosing.
PST/RtI Survey
Impact Aid Forms
Call Log
Please input contact with parents into the school call log.
Hall Pass Template
Sticky notes as passes are not acceptable.
Save the Dates
November 2 & 6: Data Meetings
November 7: Committement to Graduate Rehearsal (9th Grade)
November 8: Committemnt to Graduate Ceremony (9th Grade)
November 9: S2S 3rd Annual Veteran's Luncheon in the Library
November 13: AdanceEd Review Team Visit for Accreditation 1:00-3:00
November 13: First-Time Honors, IB & AP Conferences 5:30 PM
November 13: HCS Mandated Progress Reports Go Home
November 15: Faculty Meeting
November 30: IB Science Group 4 Field Trip 8:30-3:30
Eagle Hour This Week
Monday Advisory Lesson Plan
Cancer Walk around the school. Advisory classes must be accompanied by their teacher.