Welcome to Columbine Elementary
Columbine's Vision
To provide a bilingual learning community that nurtures academic excellence, encouraging each student to achieve their full potential as an emerging responsible citizen with the strength of character to take on the challenges of the 21st century.
Fifth graders trip to Calwood
Second grade field trip
Pen Pal activity with Spain
These are the wonderful results of the cultural exchange we conducted with CEU San Pablo Sanchinarro in Madrid (Spain) where our second grader teacher, Ruth Roman, used to work.
Mrs. Ruth organized a pen pal activity between the two schools, where 25 students from each school wrote letters to each other. In these letters, they shared details about their lives, schools, hobbies, interests, and much more. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to connect on a personal level, learn about each other’s cultures, and build friendships through written communication.
School Calendar
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Nacho night @ Columbine
District News
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Spring has arrived, which means state assessments are right around the corner. BVSD schools will start administering these tests in April which include the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT or SAT tests. Available online is a general schedule of these assessments in the Boulder Valley School District, including the grades affected. If your student is scheduled to take one of these tests, please encourage them to participate.
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The Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) is proud to launch an all new Strategic Plan Dashboard. This dashboard will show the staff and community our progress within the four key objectives of our All Together for All Students Strategic Plan. While we have access to a number of data visualizations in BVSD, this dashboard will serve as a common tool that all schools, staff and community can reference over the next five years as we set targets and celebrate improved outcomes for kids.
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The Board continued its conversation about school attendance area boundaries at a work session earlier this month. This time, the Board took a closer look at elementary school boundaries in Boulder, which has seen greater enrollment losses than other areas of the district.
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Now when pedestrians approach the crosswalks on Baseline Road near 95th Street in Lafayette they are encouraged to “Take It to Make It.’ Willow Fletemeyer, an eighth grader at Nevin Platt Middle School, created red flags for pedestrians in the crosswalk to hold up to call attention to cars. Fletemeyer and her family felt like they had to do something, after two BVSD students, one from Platt Middle School and the other from Centaurus High School, were hit by cars, while crossing Baseline Road on back-to-back days last September.
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With the arrival of warmer spring weather, more students are choosing to bike to school. This is a great trend for health, environmental sustainability, and reducing traffic congestion. However, it also requires extra awareness from drivers to ensure the safety of young bicyclists. Here are some important reminders on how to be a bicycle-friendly driver in school zones.