Columbia Middle School Taylor Campus

🚣‍♀️🌿 5th Grade Hits the Water! 🌊🐾 Our 5th graders had an unforgettable experience at Columbia Crossings River Park during yesterday's Canoemobile field trip! They paddled the Susquehanna River and learned all about the plants and animals that thrive in and around the water. From spotting critters to understanding the river’s role in our ecosystem, it was an adventure packed with hands-on learning and fun! 🦢🐸🌱 #Canoemobile #SusquehannaRiver #OutdoorEducation #5thGradeFun #CrimsonTidePride

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Meet Ms. Otthofer! 🌟 Today, we’re shining the spotlight on Ms. Otthofer with some fun facts: 🍜 Her favorite food is spicy ramen! 🦜 If she could choose any animal as a pet, it would be a penguin. How cool is that? 🌎 Her happy place is Argentina, where she taught English in 2023. What an amazing experience! 🎶 And if she could have a theme song play every time she walks into a room, it would be “Walking on Sunshine.” Let's hear it for Ms. Otthofer! 🌟👏 #TidePride #StaffSpotlight #GetToKnowUs #TaylorTide

🎨 Art in Motion with Mr. Achuff's Class! 🎨 Our creative students worked in groups to bring their art to life! First, they traced one of their group members and showed motion within the forms. Then, they filled the outlines with dynamic lines and shapes. To finish, they added pops of color using different mediums. 🖌️✨ Check out how they’ve combined teamwork and creativity to make some truly unique pieces! #ArtClass #CreativityInAction #Teamwork #StudentArtists

🍽️ Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! 👏 A big shoutout to Miss Kim from the Main Office, who jumped in to help serve lunch to our awesome 6th graders today! 🍕🥗 It’s always great to see our staff working together to keep things running smoothly! Thank you, Miss Kim! 💪❤️ #CrimsonTidePride #TaylorTide #LunchHelpers

Early this week, our very first group of students earned the privilege of having outdoor lunch! 🌳✨ Each week, students who meet a special criteria are entered into a pool, and 12 lucky winners get to pick a friend to join them for lunch outside! 👫🎟️ This week’s group qualified by having perfect attendance! 🙌👏 Check out some highlights from our first outdoor lunch group and stay tuned for next week's winners! 🎉🌟 #OutdoorLunch #PerfectAttendance #CrimsonTidePride #LunchWithFriends

🗓️ October Calendar Reminders 📌: 🔸 No School- Monday, October 14🚫 🔸 Early Dismissal- Thursday, October 24 (all schools dismiss at 11:30 am) 📚 🔸 No School- Friday, October 25🚫 🗓️24-25 School Year Student Calendar- https://5il.co/295oh

🎉 Flashback to last Friday’s epic Pep Rally! 🏈🔥 We kicked off Homecoming weekend in style with Hill Campus cheerleaders, football players, and the band bringing all the energy to our Taylor Campus! 🎶📣 The Tug of War showdown between the Hill Campus and Taylor Campus football players was intense, but naturally, Taylor came out victorious! 💪🙌 We couldn’t have asked for a better way to launch Homecoming weekend! #PepRallyRecap #TugOfWarChamps #CrimsonTidePride #CBSDHomecoming #TaylorTide

🎉 More highlights from “Celebrating Taylor’s Diversity”! It was so much fun making bracelets, coloring flags, and earning those tasty cupcakes by completing all the cultural stations and collecting stickers for the cultural passports! 🍰🌍🎨 Huge thanks to all the students and families who made the night unforgettable! Check out these awesome photos! 📸💖 #TaylorDiversity #CulturalPassportAdventures #TaylorTide

🎉 Pep Rally vibes were off the charts this morning! 🏈🔥 To celebrate Homecoming weekend, our friends from the Hill Campus—football players, cheerleaders, and band members—came down to get our students fired up! 🎶📣 Our 5th and 6th grade cheerleaders were shining stars as they joined in the fun and showed off their school pride! We even played a fun game of "Would You Rather" with the Hill Campus crew! 🤔🌟 Let's carry this Crimson Tide energy all the way through the weekend! #HomecomingWeekend #CrimsonTideSpirit #PepRallyExcitement #TaylorTidePride

🌟 A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who came out to “Celebrating Taylor’s Diversity” this week! Your participation made the evening unforgettable. 🎊💖 Check out these fantastic photos of some families who joined us for our event! 📷✨ #TaylorDiversity #CommunityStrong #TaylorTide #CBSD

Another group of students got to experience the fun in the Edible Classroom! 🥕✨ Mrs. Williams' students harvested fresh carrots and cooked up yummy carrot pancakes to enjoy. Hands-on learning at its best! 🥞😋 #FarmToTable #CrimsonTide #EdibleClassroom #TaylorTide

📚✨ Students in Mrs. Nikolaus' classroom are hard at work practicing their sight words! 📝 It’s great to see their progress and growing confidence with each word. Keep up the awesome work, everyone! 👏 #SightWords #BuildingReaders #TaylorTide

🥕🍳 Mr. Aston's class had a blast in their recent Edible Classroom lesson! Students harvested fresh carrots and whipped up some yummy carrot pancakes. Learning has never been so delicious! 😋 #EdibleClassroom #FarmToTable #HealthyAndFun #TaylorTide

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Meet Mr. Pinkard! 🌟 Today’s #StaffSpotlight is on Mr. Pinkard, and we’ve got some cool facts to share about him: 🐢 He has a turtle named Pebbles and a dog named King! 🎯 He’s got some serious skills at cornhole. Game on! 👖 If he could bring back any fashion trend, it would be High Waters (were they ever in style? 😄). 🏝️ And if he wins the lottery? He’s buying his very own island! Let's hear it for Mr. Pinkard! 👏 #TidePride #StaffSpotlight #GetToKnowUs #TaylorTide

📸 Smile! This is just a reminder that tomorrow, Monday, September 23rd is Picture Day at Taylor! 🎉 All students will be photographed, and families can choose to purchase photos, but it's totally optional. Get ready to show off those Crimson Tide smiles! 😄 #PictureDay #CrimsonTideMemories #SayCheese #TaylorTide

🎉 A huge thank you to Ms. Kim, our amazing Communities in Schools Site Coordinator, and Coats of Friendship for teaming up to support our students! 🧥❤️ Thanks to their generosity, multiple bags of winter coats have been donated to help keep our students warm this season. #CommunityLove #CoatsOfFriendship #WarmHeartsWarmCoats #TaylorTide #CISPA

🌕🌗🍪 Students in Mr. McBride's class had an out-of-this-world learning experience using Oreos to model the phases of the moon! 🌙✨ What better (and tastier!) way to explore science? 🚀 #MoonPhases #TaylorTide #CrimsonTide

Check out Mrs. Williams' class working with tangrams! 🧩 These creative thinkers used the shapes to solve puzzles and sharpen their problem-solving skills. 🧠 #CreativeClassroom #TangramChallenge #CrimsonTidePride

Fresh from the garden to the table! 🥔🌶️ Students dug up fresh veggies at the Edible Classroom and turned them into a tasty meal. 🍽️ Learning has never been so yummy! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 #EdibleClassroom #TaylorTide #CrimsonTidePride

Students from Taylor and the Hill Campus came together today to celebrate unity and tradition at the 104th Annual Mifflin Service. A beautiful reminder of the strength in our community! 💙 #MifflinService #TaylorCampus #HillCampus