Columbia Central Weekly Bulletin
Week of January 15th
Greetings Columbia Central Families!
I hope you and your family had a great extended weekend.
Our MAP assessment will be conducted a week later than originally scheduled. The MAP assessment begins on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 for grades five to eight. Our staff will be promoting the importance of this assessment this week and throughout the testing window. It is important that our students are in attendance these days. Please make sure your child is well rested and eats a good breakfast on these days.
Take care,
Dr. Steve Carnes
Columbia Central Principal
Our Schedule This Week
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 15TH
Monday
- Martin Luther King Day- No school
Tuesday
- Chess Club 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- 6th & 7th Grade Momence Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Boys 7th & 8th Grade Basketball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Show Choir Practice 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Boys 6th 7th & 8th Grade Volleyball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday
- All students early dismissal at 1:30 p.m.
- 8th Grade Boys Basketball Recognition Night 5:00 p.m.
- Boys 7th Grade Basketball Game (Columbia v/s Huth) HOME 4:15 p.m.
- Boys 8th Grade Basketball Game (Columbia v/s Huth) HOME 5:15 p.m.
- 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Huth v/s Columbia) Huth Gym 4:15 p.m.
- 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Huth v/s Columbia) Huth Gym 5:15 p.m.
- 7th Grade Momence Math Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Boys 6th 7th & 8th Grade Volleyball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday
- Club Invention 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Show Choir Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
- After School Tutoring 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- 8th Grade Momence Math Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Boys 6th 7th & 8th Grade Volleyball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Columbia v/s Brookwood) HOME 4:15 p.m.
- 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Columbia v/s Brookwood) HOME 5:15 p.m.
- Boys 7th Grade Basketball Game (Brookwood v/s Columbia) AWAY 4:15 p.m.
- Boys 8th Grade Basketball Game (Brookwood v/s Columbia) AWAY 5:15 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m. Board Meeting
Friday
- 6th Grade Momence Math Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- 7th Grade Momence Math Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Upcoming Events
- Access Testing 1/23 - 1/30
- January 24th MAP Testing Begins
- January 19th Board of Education Meeting- 6:00 p.m.
- January 26th Progress Reports
💡 Reminders
- Doors open for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
- School starts at 7:50 a.m.
- Attendance is a priority for students and staff.
- If your child is out sick, please call 708-753-4700 press 1 for Attendance.
- Please remind your student to be on time to each class.
- Please remind your child to sign up for the activity bus on their Google Classroom daily.
NOTES FROM NURSE
If your student is showing any flu or COVID-like symptoms, please keep them home from school and notify the nurse. Students should be kept home if he/she has:
- Fever more than 100 degrees within the last 24 hours (must be fever free without medications)
- Vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours.
- Continuous coughing not relieved with cough medicine.
In case of an emergency, please ensure that you are updating the emergency contact numbers.
If your child has allergies, asthma, or will be needing to take medication(s) at school, please print off the necessary forms under the ‘Parent Resource’ tab.
COLUMBIA CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Steve Carnes, Principal
Tom Aguirre, Associate Principal
Adam Schoff, Dean of Students
708-753-4700