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Columbia Elementary

Dekalb County Schools

CES ROCK THE VOTE
CES ROCK THE VOTE
Pink Out Day - Breast Cancer Awareness
Pink Out Day - Breast Cancer Awareness
Pink Out Day - Breast Cancer Awareness
Pink Out Day - Breast Cancer Awareness
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
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Upcoming Events

Nov 7

Districtwide Title I Curriculum and Cuisine Night

All families in DeKalb County School District's Title I program are welcome to participate in an interdisciplinary collaboration encompassing Mathematics, History, Career and Technical Education, and Cuisine @ Henderson Middle School.
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Nov 13

Make-Up Picture Day

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Nov 14

CES Title I Family Math Night

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Nov 19

Tech Cafe: Connect with the Canvas Parent App

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Nov 22

(1st Semester) 13.5 Progress Report

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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.
 
CES Title I Information
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.
 
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 - The 9 weeks Progress Reports are available in your "Parent Portal" account.  A hard copy can be sent home upon parent request. 
 
Districtwide Title I Information

Districtwide Title I Curriculum & Cuisine 

All families in DeKalb County School District's Title I program are welcome to participate in an interdisciplinary collaboration encompassing Mathematics, History, Career and Technical Education, and Cuisine:

Thursday, November 7, 2024

6:30 p.m.  – 7:30 p.m.

@ Henderson Middle School
 
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)

 
Thanksgiving Luncheon
 

Parents join us for our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. 
Thursday, November 21st   

Lunch Meal Prices: 
Adults - $3.75   
Students (that do not attend CES): $2.85
Guest limit: 2 guests per student

Menu:
  • Roast Turkey & Roll or Holiday Ham (Pork) & Roll
  • Sweet Potato, Green Beans
  • Diced Apricots, Seasonal Fruit
  • Cornbread Dressing, Cranberry Sauce
  • Pumpkin Spice Cookie
If you have any questions about Thanksgiving Day Luncheon, please contact the front office at 678-874-0702.
 
Thanksgiving Break
  
School will be closed from November 25th - 29th. School will reopen on Monday, December 2nd.
 
Winter Break
                                               happy holidays GIF
School will be closed for the winter break from December 23rd - January 6th. Happy Holidays from the Columbia Family to yours. School will reopen on Monday, January 7th
 
 
 
 
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.