LITTLE EAGLES

@COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (PK-2)

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

The Little Eagles Newsletter is published every other Thursday.

Mrs. Wright, CES Principal... Trudy.Wright@myeagles.org

Mrs. Ladd, CES Secretary... Carol.Ladd@myeagles.org

Mrs. Phelps, CES Counselor... Ashley.Phelps@myeagles.org

Mrs. Heaton, Child Care Director... Vicky.Heaton@myeagles.org

MEET COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF

Please Click Here For CES Staff Contact Information

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A LOOK AHEAD

Friday, January 18

Popcorn Friday

Mystery Behavior Day

Monday, January 21

No School for Students due to Teacher Professional Development

Tuesday, January 22

Wear White Day

Wednesday, January 23

Wear Something Warm Day

Jump Rope for Heart Opening Assembly

Thursday, January 24

Favorite Team Day

Friday, January 25

Wear Blue & Gold Day

Mystery Behavior Day

Thursday, February 14

Valentine's Day

Friday, February 15 & Monday, February 18

No School - President's Day Weekend

Monday, March 11

No School

Thursday, March 28

Half Day - Dismissal at 11:20 a.m.

Friday, March 29-April 7

Spring Break

Monday, April 8

School Resumes

Friday, April 19

No School - Good Friday

Tuesday, June 4

Kindergarten Graduation

Friday, June 7

Last Day of School - Dismissal at 11:20 a.m.

2018-2019 SCHOOL CALENDAR

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WINTER HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK

Winter Homecoming is Friday, January 25th! Students at CES & CUES love to show their support of our High School Basketball players. The Student Council members at CUES chose the Spirit Days that will be held at CES & CUES. We thank them for their leadership and for their creativeness!

Our CES and CUES Spirit Days will be as follows:

Monday, 1/21- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Tuesday, 1/22-White Out Day- Wear White

Wednesday,1/23-Warm Wednesday- wear sweaters, scarves, sweatshirts, stocking hats

Thursday, 1/24- Team Day- wear your favorite team

Friday, 1/25- All Out Blue and Gold Day! It's always a GREAT day to be a Golden Eagle!

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Nancy Knaup is our staff member in the spotlight. Mrs. Knaup has worked for Columbia School District since 2008. She taught preschool for 4 years. She is currently a Reading interventionist who offers Reading Recovery and Leveled Literacy Interventions to students who need extra support in Reading. Her favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse, her favorite candy is any kind of chocolate and her favorite color is pink! She loves the children's book series called "The Big Spider Series." We are grateful to Mrs. Knaup for her dedication to helping our students be successful readers!

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SMILES FOR MILES

Where does a snowman keep his money?

In a snow bank!

LOST & FOUND HATS

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IF YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT

If your child is absent, please call 592-7552 and leave a message including their name and reason for absence. This saves Mrs. Douglas time in the morning because she calls each person who hasn't called in and leaves them a message. Thank you for your help in this matter.

CASH BASH

The 5th Annual Golden Cash Bash will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Gene Davis & Sons Banquet & Convention Center. The cost is $80 per ticket and each ticket will admit two people. Tickets are available for purchase in all Columbia School offices. All proceeds from this event go directly to Academic, Art and Athletic Grants that support Columbia School District students.

SILENT AUCTION BASKETS

We are asking families to please consider donating items for the silent auction baskets. We will gladly accept any items. Below are some suggestions:

A Night Out

Gift Card to Bob Evans, Buffalo Wild Wings, Red Lobster, Steaks Eatery, Beach Bar, Luceros, McDonald's, Subway

Gift Card to Escape Room or Oasis

Gift Card for a massage

Coffee & Chocolate

Coffee

Candy Bars, Dark Chocolate

Coffee Mugs or Thermos

Coffee Candy

Gift Card to Bigby, Tim Hortons, Starbucks

Spring Break

Flip Flops

Sunscreen

Sun Hat

Beach Umbrella

Sun Glasses

Beach Towel

Made in Michigan

Michigan Mug

Faygo pop

Jiffy Mix

Better Made Potato Chips

Michigan shaped cookie cutters or cutting board

Michigan Lottery Tickets

Please send in donation items to the office at CES or CUES.

We will group the items together to make the baskets.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING EDUCATION IN COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT!

COUNSELOR'S CORNER

Would you like to mentor a student but don’t have time to come to school during the day? If you would like to be part of a program called “TERRIFIC KIDS,” you would be partnered with a child who would benefit from your support. You can write them notes of encouragement and deliver them to our office or mail them, give your student little gifts from time to time, leave them a treat for their lunch, etc. If you are interested in being a mentor for TERRIFIC KIDS, please email Ashley.Phelps@myeagles.org or call 517-592-6632.

If you believe your child would benefit from having a mentor from this program, please email Mrs. Phelps @Ashley.Phelps@myeagles.org

7 Things to Help Promote Social & Emotional Development

EATING THE WRIGHT WAY

We visited the Dole Plantation in Hawaii and learned something VERY important. Did you know you are supposed to RINSE pineapple before you eat it so the bromelain doesn't hurt your mouth? One of our favorite types of meat is the AIDELL brand. The meal pictured below is the Terriyaki & Pineapple Chicken Meatballs with rainbow peppers. Pair that with a fresh pineapple and you will have the Wright dinner for tonight :)

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Teriyaki & Pineapple Chicken Meatballs

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Aidells

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Pineapple at Dole Plantation in Hawaii

DID YOU KNOW?

We have a team of second grade students who lead Columbia Elementary School every morning with announcements. They choose a song to be played, tell a joke, announce birthdays of students and staff, announce the "Work Hard & Be Kind" winners, and lead the entire school in the Pledge of Allegiance. The very last thing they say each day is "Have a great day Little Eagles and remember to work hard and be kind to everyone!"

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WORK HARD & BE KIND

Congratulations to the Mystery Behavior winners on Friday, January 11th . The Mystery Behavior was "Keep Your Desk and Locker Clean." Thank you to these students for setting a great example for everyone.