Columbia Middle School • 17600 East Columbia Avenue • Aurora, Colorado 80013 Cougar News Columbia’s website address: http://columbia.aurorak12.org/ September 2016 Principal’s Message Welcome Columbia Community, The 2016-2017 school year brings many exciting changes to our community and educational program. Columbia has the opportunity to be a part of a district middle school pilot program that will directly benefit your child. During this pilot, it is critical that we receive constant feedback from you to ensure community input around the information outlined below. Our work together as a learning community will be utilized to help Aurora Public Schools shape middle school programming around the district. I look forward to your collaboration and feedback and would ask you to join me for morning coffee during the dates/times listed in this newsletter. The middle school pilot impacts the following areas for your child: Teaming – o Students are connected to one team of teachers for Literacy, Math, Science and Social Studies o Teams have the same two planning periods. You can call/ conference with the team collaboratively: • Planning times for grade level teams are: • 6th – 9:05 AM – 10:45 AM (M, T, TH, F) & 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Wednesday) • 7th – 2:15 PM – 3:55 PM (M, T, TH, F) & 2:30 PM – 3:55 PM (Wednesday) • 8th – 12:25 PM – 2:05 PM (M, T, TH, F) & 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM (Wednesday) o Please schedule a phone conference or a face-to-face confer- ence ahead of time for availability. o Teams work on building community together, supporting learning, and developing activities. Advisory – o All students have a 25 minute advisory time from 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM every day except Wednesday. o Advisory classes are connected to teams but are smaller student groups designed to: • Develop connections to a staff member who acts as your child’s school success coach. • Create a sense of community on a more personal level • Provide a daily check-in to start the day off with a posi- tive focus • Help students with tracking classroom/academic success • Coach students on how to handle social situations as they may arise in their day o Your child’s Advisor Teacher would also be a great contact person for you this year. Support Staff – o Support staff members are also directly connected to your child’s team and include: • Grade level Deans of Students: • 6th – Aretha Savaloja, 7th – Kevin Osborn, 8th – Del- isha Boyd • Deans support students and teams with behavior • Grade Level Counselors: • 6th Grade and 7th Grade Team Apollo-Soyuz – Vicki Wright • 7th Grade Team Discovery and 8th Grade – Dawn Ganaway • Counselors support students and teams with social/ emotional success • Resource staff for students with special needs and/or students learning English • Students with special needs in literacy or math who have an IEP: - TEAMS - 6th – Rachel Thompson, 7th – Emily Sobolewski , 8th – April Lusk - 6th, 7th, 8th – Billy Braunstein • Students developing English language usage skills: - Angel Chamberlain – ELATeacher Leader, Kristen Lisicki – ELD Teacher Please stay connected to your child’s team and Advisory this year. It is our intent to work closely with you in these new structures to ensure a successful educational experience. Steve Hamilton, Principal Steve Hamilton, Principal Phone: 303-690-6570 Kerstin Rowe, Assistant Principal Attendance: 303-326-1651 DeLisha Boyd, Dean of Students Fax: 303-326-1251 Kevin Osborn, Dean of Students Aretha Savaloja, Dean of Students
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Columbia Middle School • 17600 East Columbia Avenue • Aurora, Colorado 80013
Principal’sMessageWelcome Columbia Community,The 2016-2017 school year brings many exciting changes to our community and educational program. Columbia has the opportunity to be a part of a district middle school pilot program that will directly benefit your child. During this pilot, it is critical that we receive constant feedback from you to ensure community input around the information outlined below. Our work together as a learning community will be utilized to help Aurora Public Schools shape middle school programming around the district. I look forward to your collaboration and feedback and would ask you to join me for morning coffee during the dates/times listed in this newsletter.
The middle school pilot impacts the following areas for your child:Teaming –
o Students are connected to one team of teachers for Literacy, Math, Science and Social Studies
o Teams have the same two planning periods. You can call/conference with the team collaboratively:• Planningtimesforgradelevelteamsare:• 6th–9:05AM–10:45AM(M,T,TH,F)&10:00
Please stay connected to your child’s team and Advisory this year. It is our intent to work closely with you in these new structures to ensure a successful educational experience.
SteveHamilton,Principal
SteveHamilton,Principal Phone:303-690-6570KerstinRowe,AssistantPrincipal Attendance:303-326-1651DeLishaBoyd,DeanofStudents Fax:303-326-1251KevinOsborn,DeanofStudentsAretha Savaloja, Dean of Students
MensajedelDirectorEl año escolar 2016-2017 trae muchos cambios emocionantes a nuestra comunidad y a nuestro programa educativo. Columbia tiene la oportunidad deserpartedeunprogramapilotodesecundariadeldistritoquelebeneficiarádirectamenteasuhijo(a).Duranteestepiloto,esmuyimportanteque recibamos su opinión constantemente para asegurarnos que la comunidad contribuya con sus comentarios alrededor de la información delineada abajo. El trabajo que haremos juntos como comunidad será utilizado para ayudar a las Escuelas Públicas de Aurora a dar forma a la programación de secundaria alrededor del distrito. Deseamos recibir su colaboración y comentarios y les pido que me acompañen a tomar café durante una de las mañanas promovidas en este boletín.
o Los estudiantes están conectados a un equipo de maestros para alfabetización, matemáticas, ciencia y estudios sociales. o Los equipos tienen los mismos periodos de planificación. Usted puede llamar a o reunirse con el equipo para colaborar:
o Por favor haga una cita para hablar por teléfono o para una reunión en persona con anticipación para confirmar disponibilidad. o Los equipos trabajarán juntos en formar una comunidad, apoyar el aprendizaje, y desarrollar actividades.
La clase “Advisory” -o Todoslosestudiantestienenunaclasedeasesoría,conocidacomo“Advisory”,delas8:00alas8:25AMdiariamente,exceptolosmiér-
coles.o Las clases “Advisory” están conectadas con los equipos pero son compuestas de grupos más pequeños designados a:
Porfavormanténgaseconectadoconelequipodesuhijo(a)yelmaestro(a)de“Advisory”esteaño.Esnuestraintencióntrabajardecercaconustedesdurante las nuevas estructuras para asegurar una experiencia de educación exitosa.
SteveHamilton,Director
SI USTED NECESITA INFORMACIÓN SOBRE CUALQUIER ARTÍCULO EN ESTE BOLETÍN, POR FAVOR COMUNÍQUESE CON MITZI TORRES AL NÚMERO 303-690-6570
Student Hours: Every Wednesday is a Late Start Day 1stBell–9:50AM 2ndBell–10:00AM(Seatedinfirstperiodclasses) LastBell–3:57PM(Studentsdismissedfortheday) CampusCleared–4:07PM
Breakfastisservedfrom8:00–8:15–ExceptonWednesdays.Students must come in through the cafeteria doors, on the east entrance of the building.Remember:NObreakfastonWednesday.
MeetOurNewAssistantPrincipal,Mrs.KerstinRoweMynameisKerstinRowe,andIamexcitedtojointheCo-lumbia Cougar community as your new Assistant Principal! My first name is Swedish and pronounced “shesh-tin.” I have worked in education in a variety of contexts for over 20 years. I have trained teachers and taught students in Benin, WestAfrica;LosAlamos,NewMexico;Mahopac,NewYork;in the Cherry Creek School District, and in Aurora Public Schools. I was an affiliate faculty member in the College of ProfessionalStudiesatRegisUniversity,teachingundergradu-ate and graduate students literacy strategies and classroom management techniques. I have presented at multiple national and state conferences, providing professional development to teachers. I spent two years as assistant principal at Aurora Academy Charter School in APS, and last year as an instructional coach atGatewayHighSchool. I earned my undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania; my MA in Education and teacher’s license from CU Boulder; and my principal’s license from DU’s Executive Leadership for Successful Schools program. In my free time, I love to read, bake, and hike with my husband, also an educator, and our daughter, a fifth grader. I look forward to meeting you and working with you to help every Columbia student shape a successful future!
FromtheDean’sCornerDear Parents,We are really looking forward to working with you and your students this year. We want to welcome our new Dean or students, Mrs. Aretha Savaloja. This year, we have three Deans at Columbia, with one Dean providingdirectsupporttoeachgradelevel.Mrs.Boydisthe8thgradeDean, Mr. Osborn is the 7th grade Dean and Mrs. Savaloja is the 6th grade Dean. Please contact any one of the Deans if you have concerns regarding your student that we can assist with.
We ask you to encourage your students to get to class on time, every day, for each period of the day. To help your students achieve this goal, we willcontinuetoconductHallSweepseachweek.Studentscaughtupin a hall sweep are late to class, and will receive an after school deten-tion each time they are caught. A late bus will be provided for students who ride the bus. The late bus will depart Columbia Middle School at approximately5:00PMonMondaythroughThursdayevenings.ThereisnolatebusonFridaysafterschool,anddetentionwon’tbeassignedforaFridayafterschool.
WearelookingforwardtocontinuingourworkinRestorativePracticesas we work on issues that arise with your students. We intend to keep your students in class as much as possible, and will start a new In School Solutions program for students assigned what used to be known as In School Suspension. Students will be assigned to In School Solutions for three days, Tuesday through Thursday. Students can earn their way out of Thursday by completing their work on Tuesday and Wednesday. Students’ days will be structured to align with the daily bell schedule with core classes, time to work on Social-Emotional learning, a com-munityserviceperiodandanextendedschooldaythatrunsuntil5:00PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Currently there are no plans for technology use during In School Solutions. Parents will receive at least one day’s notice via an In School Solutions letter sent home with the student.
Once again, We look forward to working with you and your students this year.
Mrs. Boyd, Mr. Osborn, and Mrs. Savaloja
AttendanceRecognitionAttendanceisimportanttotheacademicperformanceandoverallsuccessofstudents.Regularattendancedevelopshabitsthatareessentialforsuccess in school and beyond. The following student should be recognized for excellent attendance:
6th-8thGradeGraphicDesignwithMrs.MartinezGraphicDesignistheartorskillofcombiningtextandpicturesinadvertisements,posters,menus,brochures,businesscards,magazines,orbooksetc..GraphicDesignersusethecomputerasatooltocreateart.ColumbiaisuniqueinthefactthatithasaGraphicDesignprogram.Skills students learn in this class, will be helpful to them in the future when writing a resume or paper, or creating a poster, digital art or yearbook etc..
Whatareyourstudentsuptointheirclassrooms?StudentCouncilUpdateThis year students have the opportunity to be part of student council as a student government elective/class. Students who were interested madespeechesandwerevotedtothecouncilbytheirclasspeers.StudentGovernmentclassesarenowinsessionbygradelevel.Studentswillacquire skills in leadership and presentation while planning events for Columbia. We plan to dabble in grant writing for school improvements as well. This past week students learned about student government at Columbia, wrote job descriptions for council officers, and held elections. Theresultsarebelow.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,concerns,orcontributionsthatyouwouldliketomaketotheStudentGovernmentcauseat Columbia, please contact Linda Mejia.
7th Grade ApolloPresident: A’mya WinfreyVicePresident:AmariNormanRecordingSecretary:TBDTreasurer: Madison WilliamsSergeantofArms:JovaunGreerTechnologySpecialist:GabrielLasley
7th Grade Discovery President:KarimeSerranoVicePresident:LeslyOrtizRecordingSecretary:TBDTreasurer: Emma BohnSergeant of Arms: Dylan WatsonTechnology Specialist: TBD
8th Grade PhoenixPresident:PedroRamirezVicePresident:AlexiaMontalvoRecordingSecretary:JonathanMarklineTreasurer:NickRodriguezSergeantofArms:JackSponselTechnology Specialist: Andrew Yant
8th Grade OrionPresident:HaileyRobertsVicePresident:LylaWessonRecordingSecretary:PreciousOladoyeTreasurer:JacobBroderickSergeant of Arms: Sabina CastilloTechnologySpecialist:JalynWilliamsJoshPatnode
ELDNewsEnglishLanguageDevelopment(ELD)classeshavebeen practicing the academic language used to make requests and contribute ideas. This language is es-sential for sharing their thoughts and knowledge in their core classrooms, as well as using appropriate language to ask for assistance from their teachers and classmates. Often times, students forget that language used with their friends at the park is not appropriate in the classroom. Students have also completed the required district beginning of the year assessments. Students are most looking forward to this com-ing week, because they will get the opportunity to evaluatetheirownACCESSdatafromJanuary2016.They will then apply compare and contrast concepts as theygraphtheir2015and2016ACCESSdataagainst Aurora Public Schools re-designation criteria for the 2016/2017 school year. Parents, please ask your student to show you their graphed data.
NoticiasdelProgramaELDLasclasesdeDesarrollodelIdiomaInglés(ELD)hanestado practicando el lenguaje académico usado para hacer peticiones y contribuir ideas. Este lenguaje es esencial para compartir sus ideas y conocimiento en sus salones de materias comunes, al igual que usar lenguaje apropiado para pedir ayuda de sus maestros y compañeros de clase. Muchas veces, los estudiantes olvidan que el lenguaje usado con sus amigos en el parque, no es apropiado en el salón. Los estudiantes han completado también la evaluación requerida por el distrito al comienzo del año escolar. Los estu-diantes esperan con ansia esta semana por venir, ya que tendrán la oportunidad de evaluar sus propios datos de la evaluación ACCESS que tomaron en enero de 2016. Ellos entonces aplicaran, comparan y harán contraste de conceptos al hacer graficas de la informacióndel2015yel2016delaevaluaciónAC-CESS de las escuelas públicas de Aurora y el criterio de re-designación para el año escolar 2016-2017. Padres de familia, pídale a su estudiante que le ensene la grafica con su información personal.
InMs.Small’sVisualArtsclasses,studentsareofftoahard-working,creativestart!Studentsinperiods1,3,6and7startedofftheyearillustratingtheirnamesinaway that reflects theirpersonality.Period3and7 students thenworkedoncollaged silhouettes, where they searched for magazine images showing things that are important or interesting to them and then collaged those items into a
silhouetteoftheirownprofile.Periods1,3,6and 7 are now working on a drawing unit. Stu-dents are working on improving their drawing skills, including drawing accurate human facial proportions, drawing from observation and exploring different drawing materials, includ-ing charcoal, conte crayon, and pen and ink. Shortly after the drawing unit, students will start working on the mural and props for the school musical. The mural is located in the cafeteria and is repainted every year to provide a backdrop for each year’s musical.
Period4visualartismadeof6thgradegeneraleducation students and students from the DLC classrooms and a few students from the ILC classroom. This class is a wonderful opportunity
for students of all abilities to interact, communicate and make art with students they may not have the opportunity to interact with in their non-elective classes. This class benefits general education students by helping build leadership skills, communication skills, patience, and empathy. DLC and ILC participants benefit by getting to interact with peers their own age outside of their usual classroom environment. These students also build social skills, learn how to participate in a general ed classroom and get to make art using a variety of media, including drawing, painting, collage and ceramics.
DidyouknowgeneraladmissiontotheDenverArtMuseumisFREEforallyouth18andunder?AdultsalsogetinwithfreegeneraladmissiononthefirstSaturdayofeverymonth.(PleasenotethatgeneraladmissiondoesnotincludeexhibitsliketheupcomingStarWarsandthePowerofCostumeexhibit.)Contactthe Denver Art Museum for more information.
Chamberlain/Sobolewski’sReadingClassStudents in Mrs. Chamberlain’s and Ms. Sobolewski’s Reading English Skillsclass started the year off by reading an article about the popular game Pokemon Go.Studentsusedacademiclanguagetosharetheirideasandopinionsaboutthe article. The class will begin reading Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper on Monday. In addition, students will use chrome books to read two non-fiction articles and compare the two using compare and contrast language. Parents, please ask your student to tell you about their in class novel or the non-fiction articles they are reading.
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nte
en C
olum
bia
tien
e co
mo
escu
ela.
Esp
eram
os q
ue lo
s es
tudi
ante
s:
Trai
gan
sus
plan
ific
ador
es a
tod
as la
s cl
ases
Es
crib
an s
u tr
abaj
o es
cola
r en
el p
lani
fica
dor
Repa
sen
los
plan
ific
ador
es c
on lo
s pa
dres
tod
as la
s no
ches
Lo
s pl
anif
icad
ores
per
dido
s de
ben
de s
er c
ompr
ados
de
nuev
o po
r el
est
udia
nte.
Q
uere
mos
tam
bién
mot
ivar
le a
que
vis
iten
el Po
rtal d
e Pa
dres
en
Infinite
Cam
pus
info
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ión
estu
dian
til d
el d
istr
ito.
Est
e es
tá a
cces
ible
tam
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la p
ágin
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rnet
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l de
cóm
o te
ner
acce
so a
est
e pr
ogra
ma
pued
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teni
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scue
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tern
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alen
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port
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erne
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cas
a, p
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avor
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Scho
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6th G
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End
eavo
r Te
am
Dea
r 6th
gra
de p
aren
ts/g
uard
ians
and
stu
dent
s: Te
am E
ndea
vor
woul
d lik
e to
wel
com
e yo
u as
we
begi
n ou
r sc
hool
yea
r to
geth
er.
Colu
mbi
a fo
cuse
s on
the
PR
IDE
philo
soph
y wh
ich
enco
urag
es s
tude
nts
to s
how
Pers
ever
ance
, Res
pect
, Int
egri
ty, D
isci
plin
e, a
nd
Exce
llenc
e in
all
they
do.
PERS
EVER
ANCE
: D
eter
min
atio
n to
sho
w co
ntin
ued
effo
rt d
espi
te c
halle
nges
RESP
ECT:
Hon
orin
g sa
fety
and
res
pons
ibili
ty w
hen
inte
rrac
ting
in t
he s
choo
l com
mun
ity
INTE
GRIT
Y: D
oing
wha
t is
rig
ht e
ven
when
no
one
is lo
okin
gDIS
CIPL
INE:
The
pra
ctic
e of
sho
wing
sel
f-EX
CELL
ENCE
: Th
e qu
alit
y of
str
ivin
g to
be
the
best
tha
t yo
u ca
n be
In o
rder
to
mak
e th
is a
suc
cess
ful a
nd p
rodu
ctiv
e ye
ar f
or a
ll, t
here
are
cer
tain
6th
gra
de p
olic
ies
and
expe
ctat
ions
of
whic
h yo
u sh
ould
be
awar
e. T
hese
pol
icie
s an
d ex
pect
atio
ns a
re f
ound
in t
he P
aren
t –
Stud
ent
Han
dboo
k. P
leas
e re
ad a
nd d
iscu
ss w
ith
your
chi
ld:
Stan
dard
s Ba
sed
Grad
ing
on p
age
8-9
Coug
ar P
RID
E on
pag
e 11
Stud
ent
Guid
elin
es o
n pa
ges
12-1
4D
ress
Cod
e on
pag
e 15
Dis
cipl
ine
Polic
y on
pag
e 16
Att
enda
nce
Resp
onsi
bilit
ies
and
Proc
edur
es o
n pa
ges
17 –
21
Stud
ents
will
be
rem
inde
d of
the
se e
xpec
tati
ons
duri
ng t
he o
peni
ng w
eeks
of
scho
ol, a
nd p
aren
ts w
ill
lear
n m
ore
abou
t th
ese
polic
ies
duri
ng t
he B
ack-
to-S
choo
l Night
on
Aug
ust
17th,
from
6:0
0 –
8:00
pm
. W
e ar
e ex
pect
ing
a po
siti
ve y
ear
and
woul
d pr
efer
to
be c
onta
ctin
g pa
rent
s wi
th o
nly
posi
tive
One
of
the
best
too
ls w
e ha
ve t
his
year
to
faci
litat
e th
e co
mm
unic
atio
n be
twee
n ho
me
and
scho
ol a
re
the St
uden
t Plan
ners
. Ev
ery
stud
ent
at C
olum
bia
is r
equi
red
to p
urch
ase
a pl
anne
r on
the
fir
st d
ay. W
e ex
pect
stu
dent
s to
: Ta
ke t
heir
pla
nner
s to
eve
ry c
lass
W
rite
ass
ignm
ents
in t
he p
lann
erRe
view
pla
nner
s wi
th p
aren
ts n
ight
lyTh
e pl
anne
rs a
re m
uch
mor
e th
an a
rec
ord
of a
ssig
nmen
ts.
Plan
ners
can
hav
e a
posi
tive
eff
ect
on a
We
woul
d lik
e to
enc
oura
ge y
ou t
o vi
sit
the Pa
rent
Por
tal
in I
nfinite
Campu
s,
com
pute
rize
d gr
adin
g pr
ogra
m.
This
can
be
acce
ssed
on
the
APS
web
site
, htt
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s .
Furt
her
info
rmat
ion
on h
ow t
o ac
cess
thi
s pr
ogra
m is
ava
ilabl
e fr
om t
he c
ouns
elin
g of
fice
. A
lso
foun
d on
the
APS
web
site
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he c
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h sh
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Col
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iddl
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hool
7thG
rade
Apo
llo-S
oyuz
Tea
m L
ette
r
Dea
r 7th
grad
e st
uden
ts a
nd p
aren
ts/g
uard
ians
,
The
7thgr
ade
Apo
llo-S
oyuz
team
of C
olum
bia
Mid
dle
Scho
ol w
ould
like
to w
elco
me
you
and
wis
h yo
u al
l the
bes
t as w
e be
gin
our s
choo
l yea
r tog
ethe
r. W
e ha
ve h
igh
expe
ctat
ions
for s
ucce
ss a
nd a
re lo
okin
g fo
rwar
d to
wor
king
with
eac
h of
yo
u to
mak
e th
is a
n ou
tsta
ndin
g sc
hool
yea
r. Th
e te
am st
ruct
ure
is n
ew fo
r thi
s yea
r, so
we
hope
you
will
take
the
oppo
rtuni
ty to
com
e in
and
mee
t all
of u
s Wed
nesd
ay, A
ug. 1
7thfr
om 6
-8:0
0pm
for
our
Back
to S
choo
l Nig
ht. A
s you
m
ay k
now
, Col
umbi
a St
aff a
nd S
tude
nts h
ave
aPR
IDE
philo
soph
yth
at g
over
ns o
ur b
ehav
ior(
show
Per
seve
ranc
e,
Res
pect
, Int
egrit
y, D
isci
plin
e, a
nd E
xcel
lenc
e in
eve
ryth
ing
you
do!)
We
will
be
disc
ussi
ng a
nd p
ract
icin
g PR
IDE
beha
vior
s in
each
of o
ur c
lass
es, a
nd w
e ev
en h
ave
thes
e po
sted
all
arou
nd th
e bu
ildin
g so
that
each
stud
ent i
s rem
inde
d to
al
way
s do
thei
r bes
t. St
uden
ts w
ho a
re ta
rdy,
unp
repa
red
and
do n
ot sh
ow P
RID
E in
thei
r sch
oolin
g w
ill n
ot b
e se
tting
th
emse
lves
up
for s
ucce
ss a
nd th
is c
an d
irect
ly im
pact
wor
k ha
bits
, pro
ficie
ncy,
and
over
all s
ucce
ss in
pre
parin
g fo
r ei
ghth
gra
de a
nd b
eyon
d.
Man
y of
us w
ill b
e us
ing
tech
nolo
gy in
our
cla
ssro
oms a
nd y
our s
tude
nts w
ill b
e he
arin
g m
ore
abou
t Col
umbi
a’s B
YO
D
(Brin
g Y
our O
wn
Dev
ice)
Pol
icy.
Som
e te
ache
rs w
ill a
llow
use
of p
erso
nal d
evic
es w
ithin
thei
r cla
ssro
oms f
or a
cade
mic
pu
rpos
es.
Thes
e te
ache
rs w
ill a
dvis
e yo
u of
thei
r spe
cific
pol
icy
and
you
will
be
expe
cted
to fo
llow
that
pol
icy
with
in th
atte
ache
r’s c
lass
room
. A
s a te
am, w
e w
ill o
pera
te u
nder
two
mai
n gu
idel
ines
for t
echn
olog
y us
e:
1.U
se te
chno
logy
onl
y as
dire
cted
by
your
teac
her.
2.N
o us
e of
soci
al m
edia
dur
ing
scho
ol h
ours
/on
scho
ol p
rem
ises
.
You
will
be
able
to h
ear m
ore
abou
t our
spec
ific
uses
of t
echn
olog
y at
Bac
k to
Sch
ool N
ight
on
Aug
ust 1
7th.
If y
ou h
ave
ques
tions
bef
ore
then
, ple
ase
feel
free
to c
onta
ct u
s usin
g th
e co
ntac
t inf
orm
atio
n at
the
end
of th
is le
tter.
Com
mun
icat
ion
As a
team
, we
will
com
mun
icat
e w
ith p
aren
ts re
gula
rly in
a v
arie
ty o
f way
s. P
leas
e m
ake
sure
that
the
offic
e ha
s acc
urat
e co
ntac
t inf
orm
atio
n (p
hone
and
em
ail,
if av
aila
ble)
on
file.
Plea
se c
heck
with
you
r stu
dent
eac
h ni
ght,
as th
ere
will
be
hom
ewor
k in
mos
t cla
sses
.So
me
teac
hers
will
als
o be
pos
ting
daily
/wee
kly
assi
gnm
ents
on
thei
r sec
tion
of th
e 7th
grad
e w
ebsi
te a
nd
stud
ents
/par
ents
will
be
able
to a
cces
s tha
t at a
ny ti
me.
Loo
k fo
r mor
e sp
ecifi
c in
form
atio
n re
gard
ing
this
from
in
divi
dual
teac
hers
.To
acc
ess t
he 7
thgr
ade
Goo
gle
page
, use
this
QR
cod
e:
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nt P
orta
l in
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ite C
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ur sc
hool
dis
trict
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ompu
teriz
ed g
radi
ng p
rogr
am:
Acc
esse
d on
the
inte
rnet
at t
he C
olum
bia
web
site
: ht
tp://
apsc
ms.n
et/c
olum
bia/
Teac
hers
upd
ate
thei
r gra
des r
egul
arly
,so
it is
a g
ood
idea
to c
heck
how
you
r stu
dent
is d
oing
at l
east
onc
e a
wee
k.St
uden
t elig
ibili
ty is
det
erm
ined
by
wor
k ha
bits
.In
form
atio
n on
how
to a
cces
s thi
s pro
gram
is a
vaila
ble
from
the
coun
selin
g of
fice.
If yo
u do
not
hav
e ac
cess
to th
e in
tern
et a
t hom
e, p
leas
e co
nsid
er u
sing
the
free
inte
rnet
reso
urce
s ava
ilabl
e at
any
of
the
loca
l pub
lic li
brar
ies,
or u
se o
ur c
ompu
ters
her
e at
scho
ol.
Col
umbi
a M
iddl
e Sc
hool
: Sh
ould
you
hav
e an
y qu
estio
ns p
leas
e do
not
hes
itate
to c
onta
ct u
s at t
he e
-mai
l add
ress
es o
r ph
one
num
bers
list
ed b
elow
.PL
EASE
KEE
P TH
IS P
AGE
SO T
HAT
YO
U M
AY C
ON
TACT
US
THRO
UG
HO
UT
THE
SCH
OO
L YE
AR.
Than
k yo
u in
adv
ance
for y
our s
uppo
rt an
d co
oper
atio
n. S
houl
d yo
u ha
ve a
ny q
uest
ions
ple
ase
do n
ot h
esita
te to
con
tact
us
at t
he e
-mai
l add
ress
es o
r voi
ce m
ail n
umbe
rs li
sted
abo
ve.
Plea
se si
gn a
nd r
etur
n th
e bo
ttom
por
tion
of th
is le
tter
only
, to
indi
cate
that
you
rec
eive
dth
e in
form
atio
n co
ntai
ned
with
in.
Kee
p th
e to
p po
rtion
so th
at y
ou w
ill h
ave
acce
ss to
our
nam
es a
nd c
onta
ct in
form
atio
n.
Bes
t reg
ards
, 7th
Gra
deTe
am
Stud
ent N
ame:
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Stud
ent S
igna
ture
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nt/G
uard
ian
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e: _
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nt/G
uard
ian
Sign
atur
e: _
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Pref
erre
d m
etho
d of
con
tact
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ase
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is is
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rent
from
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t is o
n fil
e in
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ite C
ampu
s so
that
we
can
upda
te th
at fo
r you
. If
it’s t
he sa
me,
you
can
sim
ply
indi
cate
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me
as IC
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e: _
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reem
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itzke
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d,
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ia, M
artin
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Aug
ust
11, 2
016
Dea
r Pa
rent
s an
d Gu
ardi
ans,
W
elco
me
to C
olum
bia
Mid
dle
Scho
ol a
nd 7
th g
rade
Dis
cove
ry T
eam
. W
e ar
e ex
cite
d to
wor
k wi
th y
ou a
nd y
our
stud
ent
to m
ake
this
the
bes
t ed
ucat
iona
l exp
erie
nce.
We
know
tha
t th
is
year
will
be
a gr
eat
one,
fill
ed w
ith
a wi
de v
arie
ty o
f le
arni
ng e
xper
ienc
es f
or y
our
stud
ent.
We
will
have
a s
ucce
ssfu
l, pr
oduc
tive
yea
r an
d we
look
for
ward
to
bein
g pa
rt o
f th
e ac
adem
ic
prog
ress
you
r st
uden
t wi
ll m
ake.
W
e wi
ll be
wor
king
on
team
s th
is y
ear
to e
ngag
e in
inte
rdis
cipl
inar
y un
its,
Pro
ject
Bas
ed
Lear
ning
, and
foc
usin
g on
the
who
le c
hild
. W
e ha
ve a
new
sch
edul
e th
is y
ear
to in
clud
e an
A
dvis
ory
peri
od in
the
mor
ning
to
get
stud
ents
pre
pare
d fo
r th
e da
y, h
elp
them
wit
h so
cial
em
otio
nal i
ssue
s, t
each
ant
i-bul
lyin
g cu
rric
ulum
, tea
m b
uild
ing,
dig
ital
cit
izen
ship
, and
to
get
to
know
our
stu
dent
s be
tter
to
prov
ide
the
soci
al e
mot
iona
l sup
port
stu
dent
s ne
ed a
t th
e m
iddl
e le
vel.
It
is im
port
ant
that
the
y ar
e he
re o
n ti
me
ever
y da
y.
We
belie
ve t
hat
each
of
our
stud
ents
can
be
succ
essf
ul a
nd w
e wi
ll wo
rk h
ard
to c
reat
e po
siti
ve
envi
ronm
ents
so
that
the
y ca
n le
arn
and
grow
. W
e wi
ll ha
ve a
Bac
k to
Sch
ool Night
on
Aug
ust
17th
fro
m 6
-8 p
.m.
Dur
ing
this
tim
e, y
ou w
ill h
ave
the
oppo
rtun
ity
to m
eet
each
of
your
st
uden
t‛s t
each
ers
and
lear
n ho
w to
use
Inf
init
e Ca
mpu
s to
che
ck y
our
stud
ent‛s
gra
des.
We
will
expl
ain
and
answ
er q
uest
ions
on
stan
dard
s ba
sed
grad
ing,
go
over
and
exp
lain
tea
m p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es, a
nd s
how
and
wher
e to
go
onlin
e fo
r th
e m
ost
up t
o da
te in
form
atio
n ab
out
what
is h
appe
ning
in y
our
stud
ent‛s
cla
sses
. Te
am D
isco
very
has
a no
cell
phon
e po
licy.
Tha
t m
eans
all
cell
phon
es a
re t
o be
lock
ed in
st
uden
ts‛ l
ocke
rs t
hrou
ghou
t cl
ass
tim
e du
ring
the
day
. St
uden
ts m
ay u
se t
heir
pho
nes
only
du
ring
lunc
h. W
e be
lieve
tha
t ce
ll ph
ones
are
a d
istr
acti
on t
o th
e le
arni
ng e
nvir
onm
ent.
We
have
com
pute
rs in
Lit
erac
y, M
ath,
and
Soc
ial S
tudi
es f
or s
tude
nts
to u
se f
or le
arni
ng.
We
appr
ecia
te y
our
supp
ort.
W
e ha
ve s
et h
igh
stan
dard
s fo
r ou
r st
uden
ts a
nd c
lass
room
s. A
t Co
lum
bia,
Col
umbi
a st
aff
and
stud
ents
hav
e a PR
IDE
philo
soph
y th
at g
over
ns o
ur b
ehav
ior
(We
dem
onst
rate
Per
seve
ranc
e,
Resp
ect,
Int
egri
ty, D
isci
plin
e, a
nd E
xcel
lenc
e in
eve
ryth
ing
we d
o!)
We
will
be d
iscu
ssin
g an
d pr
acti
cing
PRI
DE
beha
vior
s in
eac
h of
our
cla
sses
, and
the
se id
eals
are
pos
ted
all a
roun
d th
e bu
ildin
g so
tha
t st
uden
ts a
re r
emin
ded
to a
lway
s do
the
ir b
est.
Stu
dent
s wh
o ar
e ta
rdy,
un
prep
ared
and
do
not
show
PRI
DE
in t
heir
sch
oolin
g wi
ll no
t be
set
ting
the
mse
lves
up
for
succ
ess
and
this
can
dir
ectl
y im
pact
wor
k ha
bits
, pro
fici
ency
, and
ove
rall
succ
ess
in p
repa
ring
fo
r ei
ghth
gra
de a
nd b
eyon
d.
Bein
g on
tim
e an
d be
ing
prep
ared
for
cla
ss o
n a
daily
bas
is is
an
expe
ctat
ion
for
all s
tude
nts.
Mor
e in
form
atio
n ab
out
this
is a
vaila
ble
on o
ur tea
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ebsite
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tps:
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leas
e en
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age
your
stu
dent
che
ck
Infi
nite
Cam
pus
ofte
n to
che
ck t
heir
gra
des,
to
ask
ques
tion
s in
cla
ss, a
nd c
ome
in f
or e
xtra
help
whe
n th
ey n
eed
it.
We
are
here
to
supp
ort
and
guid
e th
eir
lear
ning
. A
lso,
pra
ise
them
for
do
ing
well…
they
des
erve
it!
Beca
use
you
are
an in
tegr
al p
art
of y
our
child
‛s ed
ucat
ion,
we
feel
tha
t ho
me-
scho
ol
com
mun
icat
ion
is o
f vi
tal i
mpo
rtan
ce.
Plea
se f
eel f
ree
to c
onta
ct u
s by
em
ail o
r ca
ll th
e m
ain
offi
ce a
nd le
ave
a m
essa
ge a
nd w
e wi
ll ge
t wi
th y
ou a
s qu
ickl
y as
pos
sibl
e. W
e en
cour
age
you
to
beco
me
invo
lved
in o
ur c
lass
es in
a v
arie
ty o
f wa
ys.
Plea
se f
ill o
ut t
he online
volunt
eer
form
th
at c
an b
e fo
und
on o
ur t
eam
‛s we
bsit
e.
Than
k yo
u in
adv
ance
for
you
r su
ppor
t. B
y wo
rkin
g to
geth
er w
e ca
n m
ake
this
a w
onde
rful
yea
r fo
r al
l of
us.
We
look
for
ward
to
mee
ting
you
at
our
Back
to
Scho
ol N
ight
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ncer
ely
Your
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ry T
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se s
ign
and
and
have
you
r st
uden
t re
turn
the
bot
tom p
ortion
of
this let
ter
only.
Kee
p th
e to
p po
rtio
n so
th
at y
ou w
ill h
ave
acce
ss t
o ou
r na
mes
and
con
tact
info
rmat
ion.
W
e th
ank
you
in a
dvan
ce f
or y
our
help
and
sup
port
, Yo
ur 7
th G
rade
Dis
cove
ry T
eam
D
ate:
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Stud
ent‛s
Nam
e: _
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Stud
ent‛s
Sig
natu
re: _
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nt/G
uard
ian‛s
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e: _
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nt/G
uard
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natu
re: _
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How
wou
ld y
ou li
ke t
each
ers
to c
onta
ct y
ou?
Ple
ase
writ
e in
the
pho
ne a
nd e
mai
l tha
t yo
u wo
uld
like
us t
o us
e.
By e
mai
l: __
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11 d
e ag
osto
de
2016
Es
tim
ados
pad
res
y tu
tore
s le
gale
s,
Bien
veni
dos
a la
Esc
uela
Int
erm
edia
Col
umbi
a y
al E
quip
o D
isco
very
del
7m
o gr
ado.
Est
amos
fe
lices
de
trab
ajar
con
ust
ed y
con
su
estu
dian
te p
ara
hace
r de
est
a la
mej
or e
xper
ienc
ia
educ
ativ
a. S
abem
os q
ue e
ste
año
será
uno
mar
avill
oso
y lle
no d
e un
a va
ried
ad d
e ex
peri
enci
as
educ
ativ
as p
ara
su e
stud
iant
e. T
endr
emos
un
año
exit
oso
y pr
oduc
tivo
, y e
sper
amos
ser
par
te
del p
rogr
eso
acad
émic
o de
su
estu
dian
te.
Este
año
est
arem
os t
raba
jand
o en
equ
ipos
par
a po
der
dedi
carn
os a
uni
dade
s in
terd
isci
plin
aria
s,
Apr
endi
zaje
por
Med
io d
e Pr
oyec
tos
y pa
ra e
nfoc
arno
s en
el e
stud
iant
e po
r co
mpl
eto.
Ten
emos
un
nue
vo h
orar
io e
ste
año
para
pod
er in
clui
r un
per
iodo
de
Ase
sorí
a (S
alón
hog
ar) e
n la
mañ
ana
y pr
epar
arlo
s pa
ra e
l día
esc
olar
, ayu
darl
os c
on p
robl
emas
soc
io-e
moc
iona
les,
ens
eñar
les
curr
ícul
o an
ti-b
ully
ing,
fom
enta
r el
esp
írit
u de
gru
po, l
a ci
udad
anía
dig
ital
, y c
onoc
er m
ejor
a n
uest
ros
estu
dian
tes
para
pro
veer
les
un m
ejor
apo
yo s
ocio
-em
ocio
nal n
eces
ario
en
el n
ivel
inte
rmed
io. E
s im
port
ante
que
est
én a
quí t
odos
los
días
. N
osot
ros
cree
mos
que
tod
os n
uest
ros
estu
dian
tes
pued
en s
er e
xito
sos
y qu
e tr
abaj
arán
par
a cr
ear
un a
mbi
ente
pos
itiv
o en
el q
ue p
uede
n ap
rend
er y
cre
cer.
Nue
stro
“Ba
ck t
o Sc
hool”
será
la n
oche
del 1
7 de
ago
sto
de 6
-8pm
. D
uran
te e
ste
even
to t
endr
án la
opo
rtun
idad
de
cono
cer
a lo
s m
aest
ros
de s
us e
stud
iant
es y
de
apre
nder
a u
sar
Infi
nite
Cam
pus
para
man
tene
rse
al
tant
o de
las
nota
s de
sus
est
udia
ntes
. Aqu
í les
res
pond
erem
os p
regu
ntas
sob
re la
s ca
lific
acio
nes
en b
ase
a es
tand
ares
y le
s ex
plic
arem
os la
s po
lític
as y
pro
cedi
mie
ntos
de
los
equi
pos
. Ade
más
, le
s m
ostr
arem
os d
onde
pod
er a
cces
ar la
info
rmac
ión
más
act
ualiz
ada
sobr
e la
s cl
ases
de
su
estu
dian
te.
El e
quip
o D
isco
very
tie
ne u
na p
olít
ica
de n
o ce
lula
res.
Eso
sig
nifi
ca q
ue lo
s ce
lula
res
perm
anec
erán
en
el a
rmar
io d
el e
stud
iant
e du
rant
e el
día
esc
olar
. Los
est
udia
ntes
pod
rán
usar
el
celu
lar
sola
men
te d
uran
te e
l alm
uerz
o, p
ues
pens
amos
que
los
celu
lare
s so
n un
a di
stra
cció
n en
el
ambi
ente
esc
olar
. Ten
emos
acc
eso
a co
mpu
tado
ras
para
uso
edu
cati
vo e
n la
s cl
ases
de
alfa
beti
zaci
ón, m
atem
átic
as, y
est
udio
s so
cial
es. A
prec
iare
mos
su
apoy
o en
est
e as
unto
.
Hem
os e
stab
leci
dos
alto
s es
tánd
ares
par
a nu
estr
os e
stud
iant
es e
n el
sal
ón d
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olum
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e la
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por
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sig
las
en in
glés
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sig
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Pers
ever
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egri
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cipl
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cele
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con
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IDE
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uest
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clas
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nes
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rado
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iva
que
los
estu
dian
tes
llegu
en p
repa
rado
s y
a ti
empo
a c
lase
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dos
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días
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ra m
ás in
form
ació
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io d
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Team
Pho
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Aca
dem
ic T
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Let
ter
Dea
r 8th
grad
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ts/g
uard
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umbi
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Pho
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com
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portu
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iloso
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post
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the
build
ing
so th
at e
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stud
ent i
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inde
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ays d
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ctic
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skill
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for b
oth
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and
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all
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rmat
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Pare
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pay
spec
ial a
ttent
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to:
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rtant
dat
es a
nd n
ames
on
page
s 1-3
and
a y
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Educ
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Gra
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Pol
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Safe
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ring
You
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evic
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Cod
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15A
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abse
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dine
ss a
nd e
arly
dis
mis
sal p
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21A
thle
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Intra
mur
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and
Clu
bs p
ages
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25H
ealth
issu
es p
ages
25-
26St
uden
t Sup
port
Cen
terp
age
27-2
8Te
chno
logy
and
Inte
rnet
Gui
delin
es p
ages
30-
31(a
long
with
the
Tech
nolo
gy &
Inte
rnet
Use
/Onl
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Safe
ty P
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form
atio
n se
nt h
ome
in th
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mm
er m
ailin
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Com
mun
icat
ion
Plea
se c
heck
with
you
r stu
dent
eac
h ni
ght,
as a
ssig
nmen
ts w
ill b
e du
e re
gula
rly in
eac
h of
thei
r cla
sses
.A
cade
mic
teac
hers
will
eac
h po
st a
ssig
nmen
ts a
nd d
ue d
ates
on
Goo
gle
Cla
ssro
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Our
team
web
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porta
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in o
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te
xtin
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ebh
to 8
1010
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ill re
ceiv
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xt m
essa
ges a
bout
test
s, im
porta
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ates
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rem
inde
rs o
f ev
ents
.
Pare
nt P
orta
l in
Infin
ite C
ampu
s:O
ur sc
hool
dis
trict
’s c
ompu
teriz
ed g
radi
ng p
rogr
am:
Acc
esse
d on
the
inte
rnet
at t
he C
olum
bia
web
site
: ht
tp://
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Teac
hers
upd
ate
thei
r gra
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y M
onda
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tern
oon,
so it
is a
goo
d id
ea to
che
ck h
ow y
our s
tude
nt is
do
ing
at le
ast o
nce
a w
eek.
Stud
ent e
ligib
ility
is d
eter
min
ed b
y w
ork
habi
ts.
Info
rmat
ion
on h
ow to
acc
ess t
his p
rogr
am is
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ilabl
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m th
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rnet
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ome,
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ider
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pute
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Col
umbi
a M
iddl
e Sc
hool
8th
Gra
de T
eam
Orio
n A
cade
mic
Let
ter
Dea
r 8th
grad
e st
uden
ts a
nd p
aren
ts/g
uard
ians
,
The
8 th
grad
e m
embe
rs o
f Tea
m O
rion
wou
ld li
ke to
wel
com
e yo
u an
d w
ish
you
all t
he
best
as
we
begi
n ou
r sch
ool y
ear t
oget
her.
Col
umbi
a ha
s a
PR
IDE
phi
loso
phy:
sho
w
Per
seve
ranc
e, R
espe
ct, I
nteg
rity,
Dis
cipl
ine,
and
Exc
elle
nce
in e
very
thin
g yo
u do
! Ta
rdin
ess,
lack
of m
ater
ials
, and
oth
er in
appr
opria
te b
ehav
ior t
hat d
etra
ct fr
om
lear
ning
will
resu
lt in
neg
ativ
e co
nseq
uenc
es.
Han
dboo
k H
ighl
ight
s
In o
rder
to m
ake
this
a s
ucce
ssfu
l and
pro
duct
ive
year
for a
ll, p
leas
e re
ad a
nd d
iscu
ss
with
you
r chi
ld a
ll in
form
atio
n fo
und
in th
e P
aren
t-Stu
dent
Han
dboo
k.
Plea
se p
ay s
peci
al a
ttent
ion
to:
Impo
rtant
con
tact
info
rmat
ion,
dat
es,a
nd n
ames
with
in th
e ha
ndbo
ok
Edu
catio
n P
rogr
am
Cou
gar P
ride
Stu
dent
Gui
delin
es
Atte
ndan
ce –
incl
udin
g ab
senc
es, t
ardi
ness
and
ear
ly d
ism
issa
l A
thle
tics,
Intra
mur
als,
and
Clu
bs
Hea
lth is
sues
C
ouns
elin
g Se
rvic
es
Com
mun
ity P
artn
ersh
ips
and
Res
ourc
es
Tech
nolo
gy a
nd In
tern
et G
uide
lines
Com
mun
icat
ion
Pare
nt P
orta
l in
Infin
ite C
ampu
sis
our
sch
ool d
istri
ct’s
com
pute
rized
gra
ding
pr
ogra
m.
Par
ent P
orta
l may
be
acce
ssed
at t
he C
olum
bia
web
site
: ht
tp://
apsc
ms.
net/c
olum
bia/
Info
rmat
ion
on h
ow to
acc
ess
this
pro
gram
is a
vaila
ble
from
the
coun
selin
g of
fice.
Teac
hers
upd
ate
thei
r gra
des
by M
onda
y, s
o it
is a
goo
d id
ea to
che
ck h
ow y
our
stud
ent i
s do
ing
at le
ast o
nce
a w
eek.
Stu
dent
elig
ibilit
y is
det
erm
ined
by
wor
k ha
bits
.In
form
atio
n on
how
to a
cces
s th
is p
rogr
am is
ava
ilabl
e fro
m th
e co
unse
ling
offic
e.If
you
do n
ot h
ave
acce
ss to
the
inte
rnet
at h
ome,
ple
ase
cons
ider
usi
ng th
e fre
e in
tern
et re
sour
ces
avai
labl
e at
any
of t
he lo
cal p
ublic
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arie
s, o
r use
our
co
mpu
ters
her
e at
sch
ool.
Sho
uld
you
have
any
que
stio
ns p
leas
edo
not
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itate
to c
onta
ct u
s at
the
e-m
ail a
ddre
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oice
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bers
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her
Rm
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tEm
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l
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8thGradeOrionTeam’sAdvisoryMrs. Chamberlain’s 8th Advisory Class (Orion) is working oncreating a slide show which includes a strategic plan for shaping their future! Students have used the first few weeks of school to realistically look at what they want their life outside of high school to be like. Students are examining where they are going, and how they will get there. The class is comprised of students whose future goals include becoming authors, marine biologists, video game developers, aeronautical engineers, anesthesiologists, attorneys, policemen,photographers,cosmologists,AirForcepilots,militarymechanics, professional athletes, and serving in the armed forces. Nextstepsforstudentswillbetodevelopthreestrategicgoalstomove them forward. Students have also practiced using electronic devices to access their grades and assignments for all their classes. Studentsarerealizingthattheir8thgradeyearisveryimportant,because their academic performance now, will determine the level of Math and English which they are placed into in their first year of high school.
YearbookCommitteeStudents interested in joining Yearbook should come to our first meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 6th in Mrs. Quintana’s room, B203.Together, we will be creating Columbia MiddleSchool’s 2016-2017 yearbook. All meetings will be on Tuesdays after school.
Washington,D.C.ATTENTION!ATTENTION!8thgraders,therearestillspotsavailabletogowithyour8thgradeclasstoexperiencethecapitolofthe United States. Sign up for this once in a lifetime experience.
The Columbia Creator Club will meet on Wednesdays after school in the library. We will be exploring arts and crafts of all kinds. If you liketomakethings,thisistheclubforyou!Formoreinformationand to sign up see Mrs. DeBlock in the Media Center.
InterestedinPlayingMiddleSchoolSports?Ifyouarea7thor8thgradestudentinterestedinplayingsports,get your physicals exams as soon as possible. Waiting until the start of the season could delay your chance of playing.
Thank you, All Coaches
SwimmingandDivingGirls7thand8thgradeswimminganddivingisinseasonrightnow.AsamemberoftheswimteamgirlsaredevelopingPRIDEinsideandoutsideofthepool.PleasecomeshowyourPRIDEandsupportforourgirlsattheirswimmeetsatHinkelyHighSchool.Ifyouhave any questions, please contact Mrs. Andrie or Ms. Lavery
IntramuralsActivitiesBeforeSchoolDidyouknowwehavemorningIntramuralsinthegym?Weopenthefargymdoorsat7:30andyourkidsgettostarttheirdayoffwith some activities to wake up their bodies and brains! This is a supervisedtime.Therequirementsareenterby8amandasalwaysgoodsportsmanshipisexpected.Studentsareexcusedat8togoeatbreakfastthenreturntoplay.At8:20studentsaredismissedtoclass. All students are welcome. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Edler or Mr. Marshall.
ClayStudioClubThe Clay Studio Club will be starting on Monday, September 12 and will meet every Monday after school. This club is limited to 20 participants. If more students are interested, a wait-list will be started. All students are welcome regardless of if they have an art class this year or not. The focus will be on hand building, glazing andpaintingclayprojects.Regularattendancetothisclubisessen-tial since clay projects take special care to keep moist and workable until they are completed and ready to be fired. Interested students should see Ms. Small in C126 to sign up. More information will be sent home with students after they sign up.
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