Columbia Central Weekly Newsletter
Week of January 8th
Greetings Columbia Central Families!
I hope you and your family had a relaxing Winter Break. Remember, our first day back for students is tomorrow, Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
Our MAP assessment begins next week, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. 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.
On behalf of the Columbia Central staff, we wish you a Happy New Year and look forward to opening our doors for our students tomorrow.
Take care,
Dr. Steve Carnes
Columbia Central Principal
Our Schedule This Week
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 8TH
Monday
- Institute Day- No student attendance
Tuesday
- 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.
Wednesday
- All students early dismissal at 1:30 p.m.
- Boys 7th Grade Basketball Game (Columbia v/s Obama) HOME 4:15 p.m.
- Boys 8th Grade Basketball Game (Columbia v/s Obama) HOME 5:15 p.m.
- 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Obama v/s Columbia) AWAY 4:15 p.m.
- 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Obama v/s Columbia) AWAY 5:15 p.m.
- 6th Grade Momence Math Practice 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Chess Club 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Thursday
- Club Invention 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 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.
- 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Columbia v/s Crete-Monee) HOME 4:15 p.m.
- 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Game (Columbia v/s Crete-Monee) HOME 5:15 p.m.
- Boys 7th Grade Basketball Game (Crete-Monee v/s Columbia) AWAY 4:15 p.m.
- Boys 8th Grade Basketball Game (Crete-Monee v/s Columbia) AWAY 5:15 p.m.
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
- January 16th Martin Luther King Day- No School
- January 17th 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