Dear students and families,

Welcome back! We have had a great couple of weeks back from winter break. Thank you to everyone for doing a great job. Please check the mcsd.org website for the most updated COVID information from the district. The week of January 18, 2021 cohort A will be in person learning, and cohort B will be remote learning. Just a reminder, please keep your student home if they are having any illness symptoms. Also a reminder that masks must be worn while at school.

Sincerely,

Mr. Stephenson
              

Click on the picture below to see our newest video




Middle School Athletic Families: 

Please see the letter at the link below regarding MCSD Spring 2021 Middle School athletics.   

https://tinyurl.com/yb228sgl

Building positive relationships throughout the school learning community

Teaching students to be empathetic

Teaching students 21st century skills including digital citizenship

Problem based learning strategies to instruct and engage

                                 Skills

  When students leave Columbine, they have

 -the ability to Critically Think, Collaborate, Communicate and Create

-the ability to Find, Filter and Apply information

 -the ability be a Citizen in the digital age

 -the ability to be Empathetic, Kind and Compassionate

             School Motto- Work Hard Be Kind

Bullying Prevention and Education in
Montrose County School District
click on the following link to read more-
BULLYING PREVENTION

Internet safety and responsible use of technology is a tenet of being a good digital citizen.  At Columbine Middle School we strive to ensure that your child stays safe and acts responsibly while using online educational resources.  Each quarter we teach digital citizenship lessons either through computer class with Mr. Wollert or through your child’s core classes.  Below are some links that your family can use to practice good digital citizenship at home.

Common Sense Media:  This is a great website for finding out all sorts of information related to media consumption for your kids.  As they state, “Common Sense is the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives.”  https://www.commonsensemedia.org

Netsmartz:  Netsmartz is a part of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Its pupose is to provide resources to help teach children how to be safer on and off-line.  http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents

Setting up Parental Controls:  This link from Common Sense Media explains how to set up parental controls on your media devices at home.  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-parental-controls

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All kids should feel safe here at Columbine and in our community. If your child is involved in or witnesses any type of behavior that is hurtful or unsafe, we would like to know about it. Please report it to our office in person or give us a call at 249-2581. If you or your child do not feel comfortable reporting an incident in person, we offer an alternative option through Safe 2 tell. Safe 2 tell gives our students, parents and school, another avenue for reporting behaviors that are hurtful or unsafe. Click on the safe 2 tell logo for more information.

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Columbine Middle School has been recognized as an
Apple Distinguished School-

"Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence that use Apple products to inspire creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. They showcase innovative uses of technology in learning, teaching, and the school environment and have documented results of academic accomplishment. ”

Click on the logo above to see Columbine's YouTube Channel

Check out the "I Help you center" blog

https://cmsihelpucenter.blogspot.com
http://www.columbinemiddleschool.org/ihelpu-center-videos.html

This tutorial video explains how to use the Zoom app. Click on the logo below.
                 
This is a tutorial video for parents and students that explains how to navigate to a teacher's website at Columbine Middle School.                
This next tutorial video explains how to use the Google Classroom app on the iPad.