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School Choice Open Enrollment

Columbia Elementary

Dekalb County Schools

Track Team w/Coach Jackson, Principal Hardy and Dr. Horton
CES Track Team with Coach Jackson, Principal Hardy and Dr. Horton
DCSD Elementary Track Star Winners
DCSD Elementary Track Star Winners
Lunchtime at Columbia
Lunchtime at Columbia
Harvey's Class winners for Jump House Day
Harvey's Class winners for Jump House Day
Lewis' Class winners of Jump House Day
Lewis' Class winners of Jump House Day
Westbrook's Class winners for Jump House Day
Westbrook's Class winners for Jump House Day
Ms. Robbins Class (winners) @ Jump House Day
Thomas' Class winners of Jump House Day
Thomas' Class winners of Jump House Day
Green Davis' Class winners for Jump House Day
Green Davis' Class winners for Jump House Day

Upcoming Events

Oct 25

(1st Semester) 9 weeks Progress Report

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Oct 29

Tech Cafe: AI & Digital Citizenship Month

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Oct 31

Costume Fall Dance

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Nov 5

DCSD Rock the Vote Mock Election

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Nov 5

Independent Learner Day- No School Students/PD Teachers

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Latest News

School Times and Information
 
Our school hours are 7:45 am - 2:15 pm.

Parents, please note that our school hours are from 7:45 am - 2:15 pm. Core Instruction begins at 7:45 am. Our Intervention Block is from 8:30 - 9:00. Please ensure that your child arrives to school on time.  

Breakfast/Lunch – Breakfast is served daily from 7:00 am - 7:40 am. Students have the option to bring lunch from home or eat the school lunch. Breakfast and lunch are free for all students, and outside lunch, such as fast food is not permitted.


Carpool – Students may enter the building starting at 7:00 am.


Tardies – Please ensure students arrive by 7:45 a.m. daily.  Students are able to enter the building at 7:00 a.m. Please be mindful of this expectation, and as a reminder, tardies begin at 7:45a.m.

 

Morning Drop OffThe building will open at 7:00 am and students are marked tardy at 7:45 am. Parents are welcome to walk their children to their classroom, however, parents will not be allowed down the instructional hallway after 7:45am. Please remember to park in the main parking lot and not the bus lane. 


Click HERE to access the Emergency Response and Protocols Booklet.
 
Title I Information
Thank you to all of the families who were able to attend the Grandparents' Day Luncheon.  Hopefully you all enjoyed yourselves.  It was such a joy to see all of the smiles and hear all of the laughter and conversations, especially from our boys & girls.  We hope to see everyone at our next events.  

Please take a moment to provide feedback on your experience:  
 https://forms.office.com/r/pxNnbW057c
 
Please take a moment to review our Parent Family Engagement documents:
After reviewing these documents, please complete the signature log.  Students will receive a treat once parents have signed the log. Click on the Signature Log to sign.
 
Red Ribbon Week
 

We are encouraging all students to participate in our School-Wide recognition of Red Ribbon Week and Bullying Awareness Week (Oct. 23 - 27, 2024).  Students will have the opportunity to dress up and accessorize their clothing next week.  This will also be an opportunity for students to support our school, via school-wide fund-raiser.  To participate in the Spirit Week, dress up days next week, students are asked to pay $1 a day for each spirit dress up day. (Please see the attached Red Ribbon Spirit Week Flyer and communication for more details.) 
 
Parent Tech Cafe

Parents and caregivers are invited to come and learn about online tools available to support your child. The goal of the event is to empower parents and students by promoting awareness and facilitating the integration of digital tools that are a part of the DeKalb County School District's ecosystem.  Our next Teams virtual meeting will be held on October 29th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. through the Microsoft Teams platform.


Below you will find the link to the Upcoming Tech Cafe Meetings.


Tech Cafe (dekalb.k12.ga.us)

 
Infinite Campus Portal (Grades)
Parents stay informed and connected with Infinite Campus. This portal allows you to access your child's grades (progress reports & report cards), assignments, attendance, schedule and more. Create an Infinite Campus Parent Portal Account. Have an account already? Follow these steps to sign into Infinite Campus

Progress Reports - Progress reports can be found inside your "Parent Portal" account.  A hard copy can be sent home upon parent request. 
 
Fall Costume School Dance
 
"Do you have dance fever?" Columbia Elementary Sunshine will sponsor our "Costume Fall Dance" on Thursday, October 31st from 12:00 - 12:45 pm (K-2) and 1:00 -1:45 pm for (3rd - 5th)The dance is $2.00 per student to attend.  Snacks will be on sale. The dance will take place in the school gym. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to get together with your friends and showcase your costume and latest dance moves!

 
DeKalb Rocks the Vote
The DeKalb County School District is excited to share details about our district-wide initiative, DeKalb Rocks the Vote. This effort is designed to ensure that all eligible high school students have the opportunity to learn more about the election process, register to vote, and participate in the upcoming election. 

For our younger students, schools to conduct mock registration and voting activities for students in grades K-12, culminating in MOCK registrations and MOCK Elections on November 5th.

Click HERE for more information on Dekalb Rock the Vote!
 
School Safety Drill
On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, Columbia Elementary School conducted a Level 3 Intruder Alert DRILL.  Please note, this was a scheduled DRILL to ensure that students and staff were familiar with the procedures in the event of an actual emergency.  
 
Students/staff were not in any danger during this DRILL.
 
Book Blast Announcement
Dear Families,

Our Book Blast event has just a few days left. If you haven’t registered your student yet, please use this link to sign up and invite 10+ friends and family.

Already registered? We still need your help to get more books for our students. Inviting 2 more friends or family to this wonderful cause will help us reach our goal (use the link above).

Your participation also helps our teachers earn school supplies and books for their classrooms, and your student still has a chance to win a Treasure Chest stuffed with cash!

Thank you for showing our students they are supported by you, your friends, family, and our community!

 
General PTA Information
Join Columbia ES PTA today!! Membership dues are $10 per family. Please use the attached membership flyer and send you membership dues to the school. More information is forthcoming for our 1st PTA meeting. We will need to elect 1 president or 2 co-presidents, up to 2 vice presidents, 1 secretary, and 1 treasurer.
 
Student Device User Agreement
All students must have a signed Device User Agreement Form on file before students are issued a Chromebook.  You can complete the form by using the QR code (device user agreement flyer) or downloading and printing the actual form (digital dreamer attachment).  Please note: you will need your student's ID number to complete the user agreement.  If you completed the agreement at Open House, you do not need to complete another form.
 
Transportation
Change of student's dismissal transportation: Parents, please send written communication to your student's teacher(s) before 12:00P if you are changing the mode of transportation for dismissal.  This information MUST be in writing (written note to the teacher, text, Dojo, etc.).  Please do not call the front desk to request a transportation change.

Download the Edulog Bus Tracker App to stay up-to-date on school bus arrival, departure, and location.  Click HERE to download the app and learn about all of the features.  You will need your student's ID number to complete the registration.
 

Mission & Vision

The vision of the DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning. We are making this vision and mission a reality – every day, in every classroom throughout the District.

Through community forums, focus groups, listening sessions, and more, we have engaged our stakeholders, refined our objectives, honed our procedures, and formulated a robust, highly-structured yet agile and adaptive strategic plan. We are pleased with the progress we have made thus far, and excited about the future – of our District, our community, and, most importantly, the 100,000+ students who daily bring to us their limitless potential.

The District has created performance measures, targets, and initiatives to ensure success in each goal area. A monitoring and data collection process has been developed, and rigorous progress check procedures have been implemented. At the local level, on-going training sessions are offered to all principals in order to support the work of aligning, refining, monitoring, and evaluating the continuous improvement efforts of each individual school.

As a community of learners, we are committed to excellence in everything we do – within the classroom and throughout the District. This continuous improvement process permeates each aspect of our Strategic Plan, and we are honored to partner with you to make it a reality for all.