Join us for our first general meeting of the year! We will also host our school counselor, Ms. Ali, for a talk about anxiety; how to identify and navigate along with tools for caregivers.

Common Threads cooking season at Columbia has come to a close, and with that brings the exciting start of the spring garden season! To help our garden be ready for students to plant in and enjoy, we will be having a garden work party on Saturday, March 23rd from 12-2pm. This is a great opportunity for parents and guardians to see the garden space, meet some food educators from Common Threads, and give back to the school community. Feel free to bring snacks, tools, and enthusiasm, and we hope to see you there!

Columbia students will be releasing the salmon into Squalicum Creek on Friday, March 22nd. For those parents who would like to volunteer for that day, please remember to complete the volunteer application ASAP and get approved. The district asks for you to complete the application 2 weeks prior to the volunteer date so they'll have time to approve your application.

Volunteer Paperwork: Here is the link to the online volunteer application. Once you are approved, you are ​approved for two years.

https://bellinghamschools.org/about/volunteer-program

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Registration for most classes open March 21st at 8:00am. Registration will remain open one week until March 28th.

Girls on the Run and Majestic Adventures registrations are currently open on their websites and will close March 28th as well.

You can see the full schedule here: https://bit.ly/43iZ4MB

Register for classes by using 6crickets.com

If you are unable to register online or have questions, please email the Enrichment team: Email: columbiaenrichment@gmail.com

The purpose is for connection, communication and feedback. Many of our families met last time so, we would like to host another Winter connection. Please join us on Thursday, March 14th. We will meet in the library from 8:00 -9:00. Stay as long as you would like. Bring questions or feedback that you would like to process with a group. It was previously scheduled from 7:00-8:00 but has been changed.

Visit the district site for more information: https://bit.ly/433UyBf

Join us at Structures Brewing (Old Town). $1 from each pint or chicken sandwich comes right back to Columbia Elementary and our students. Support the kids! These funds supplement field trips, classroom supplies, snacks, library books, etc.

Join us at Ponderosa Beer+ Books! $1 from every pint sold goes right back to our school and students.