Important Dates
Friday, October 2 All School Mtg., 9:30 am 2nd
New
Innisbrook Deadline
Thursday, October 8 Parent Child Book Club 3:30 pm
PTO Meeting, 7:00 pm
Friday, October 9 All School Mtg., 9:30 am
Monday, October 12 Columbus Day – School
Closed
Thursday, October 22 PTO Exec Mtg., 6:30 pm
Saturday, October 24 Columbus Sings at the
Sound Tigers,
7:00 pm
Wednesday, October 28 Picture Day
The Columbus School Website
is:
www.norwalk.k12.ct.us/columbus
Check it out.
Thursday
Notice Email is Finally Ready
The revised CMS in-house distribution list is
finally ready for use. This Thursday
Notice is the first to be sent via email.
If you want to receive the Thursday Notice by email and did not get it
this week, please email Emily Lopez at lopeze@norwalkps.org
to be added to the list.
*GIFT WRAP FUNDRAISER ENDS
THIS FRIDAY*
Please submit all
orders, payments and raffle forms by Friday, October 2nd. Thank you for
your support! If you have any questions, please call Jane Hayes Robillard
at 857-4885 or Suzanne Abrams at 855-0331.
Parent/Child
Book Club
The Parent/Child Book Club will meet on Thursday,
October 8 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm in the library to discuss a Connecticut Nutmeg
Nominee, Drita, My Home Girl by Jenny Lombard. “When ten-year-old Drita and her family, refugees from Kosovo,
move to New York, Drita is teased about not speaking English well, but after a
popular student named Maxine is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment
for teasing Drita, the two girls soon bond.”
Please let Mrs. Pearce know if you can come. Refreshments will be served.
We’ve Got
Spirit Yes We Do!
It’s time to stock up on your CMS School Spirit
Wear! T-Shirts & Sweatshirts are
now available. Look for order forms
coming home shortly. Don’t forget to
wear your Columbus Spirit Wear on Fridays at All School Meeting to win a prize
for your class!
Young
Astronauts News
Young
Astronauts is getting started up again this year and looks forward to much
learning and excitement during the Friday afternoon meetings. Keep an eye out for the YA contract which will
go out this week. Contracts must be
returned as follows:
Grades 1&2 contracts due
September 30th
Grades 3 & 4 contracts
due October 5th
From the Health Office
Authorization
is required for any medication (including over the counter) to be administered
at school. If your child requires medication at school, their provider must
complete a Medical Authorization Form which must also be signed by the parent
or guardian. These forms are available from the Health Office. Medications must
be in their original properly labeled containers and be brought to the school
by the parent or guardian. Medications
should not be sent with a child.
If
you have any questions regarding this please feel free to contact Mrs. O’Reilly
at ext. 101.
Upcoming Meeting Dates
Young Astronauts:
First meeting date for Grades
1 & 2 is October 2nd
First meeting date for Grades
3 & 4 is October 9th
PTO Meeting: Thursday October 8th 7:00 pm in the
library
Save the Dates:
Parent/Child Book Club: Thursday October 8, 3:30 –
4:30 pm in the Library
Columbus Sings at the
Sound Tigers – Saturday,
October 24, 7:00 pm. Join your fellow
Columbus Magnet Family Members to enjoy the Sound Tigers Game and support our
students as they sing the National Anthem at the start of the game. Keep an eye out for the special ticket order
forms. Contact Mrs. Goldberg with
questions.
Picture Day – Wednesday October 28th
– Information will be coming home shortly.
International Pot Luck
Dinner – Friday,
November 13, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Stay tuned
for further details.
CMS Vendor Fair – Saturday, November 14th
at the United Congregational Church in Norwalk. Vendor application is attached.
Donations Needed
Recycle, Reuse
Ink Cartridges – Our School receives credit for all used ink cartridges. Please bring any used ink cartridges from home or business and
place them in a box in the library. Our
school receives between $1.0 - $5.00 credit on laserjet and inkjet
cartridges. Last year we saved over
$1,000 using Cartridge World as our school’s ink
supplier. Cartridge World is located on
Connecticut Avenue next to Angela Mia’s Bakery. If it is more convenient, please take your cartridges directly to
the store and tell them to give our school the credit. A special thanks to Mrs. Chan for all of her
(Donations cont.)
effort in recycling her business’ cartridges. If you have any questions, please contact
Mrs. Pearce in the library.
Mrs. Garber needs egg cartons, containers, and t-shirts in the Art room. Also please add colored plastic bottle caps for a possible project to your list. If you have any of these supplies please send them in. Just place in the box outside of the Art room. Also thank you to all of the parents who have helped out so far in the art room. Mrs. Garber really appreciates it!
