Columbian Elementary School - Carthage R9

08/28/2026

🚀 Teamwork Makes the Reading Dream Work! 📚🐯

Our Columbian Fluency Practice starts this Monday! A few minutes of practice at home can make a BIG difference in helping students become stronger, smoother, and more confident readers.

📅 Monday: Fluency practice comes home
📖 Monday–Wednesday: Practice each section 3 times
✅ Thursday: Return the completed, signed sheet to school

Remember: I Read → We Read → You Read!

Need help getting started? Watch our quick How-To Fluency Video to see exactly how to complete the practice with your child—including how to use the QR code as a virtual reading partner!

08/23/2026

Last week, we had a little ribbon-cutting magic at Columbian to open the classrooms of our first-year teachers. Tomorrow, we open all of our classrooms to kick off the 2026–27 school year with learning, laughter, and lots of memories. 🐯💙

A huge THANK YOU to the Carthage Chamber of Commerce for helping us pull off these classroom grand openings and making our first-year teachers feel so special. We are so grateful for your support of our schools and staff!

08/17/2026

Welcome to the Columbian family!! It’s going to be a great year!!

08/11/2026

We are SO EXCITED to have our families back in the building!! Please join us next Wednesday for Open House!

📘 Back to school is just around the corner!
Join us for Columbian Elementary’s Open House on August 19 from 5:30–7:00 PM.
Come meet your teachers, explore your classroom, and get excited for an incredible year of learning and growth! 💙

07/25/2026

We LOVE nurse Michelle💙💙 so grateful she gives her heart to Columbian everyday!!

06/23/2026