David M.

Cox Elementary School Achieving Excellence

Cox Cub Weekly News

Volume 5, Issue 14
Jan 11-22, 2016

Mrs. Tara Imboden, Principal imboden@interact.ccsd.net

Dr. Christine Clayman, A. Principal cclayman@interact.ccsd.net

Cub Cheers: Congratulations to the classes for doing Friday Announcements and sounding awesome on the intercom:
Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Segal, and Mr. Shafran! Congratulations to the following students for receiving Cox Cub of the Week:
Micah Sadler, Eden Ames, Koda Thacker, Nikolas Asmundson, Catherine Vu, Namratha Basavaraju, Liam Palmer,
Mary Glasser, Christopher Kelly, Christine Sonoy, Kainoa Griffith, Ramon Nava Lopez, Landon Unfried, Kyler Proudfoot,
Jazella Manuel, Giannah Guevara, Ethan Miller, Ezekiel De Los Santos, David Flood, Madison Rust, Ava Shahbazy,
Sydney Heyman, Alina Andrade, Andrew Clayman, and Stephany Armenta. Finally, congratulations to Mrs. Steele and
Mrs. Sisavanh for receiving the Cox Teachers of the Week.
Musical Performance Props! Our third grade classes performed on the 22nd and did fantastic! Thank you to all the third
graders who worked so hard on learning their music and songs, to our guitarists who accompanied them, and to our wonderful
music teacher, Mrs. Papanek! The kids were awesome!
PTA News: Dont forget our February PTA meeting is Tuesday, 2/09/16 at 6:00 pm in our school library. We hope you
can make it. Did you knowthese are the programs and items which our PTA funds through their fundraising efforts
and parent support?
Accelerated Reader and Math Facts in a Flash
Did you know that over half of our
Our Parent/Student Handbook
PTA Boards last student is
Money for each grade level to use for supplies
currently in Fifth Grade?
Copy paper for our school, a new laminator
Ipads for our classrooms
Playground equipment, Trophy Cases, School painting projects
Did you know that we will be losing
Kindergarten Graduation & Fifth Grade Closing Celebrations
over half of our PTA Board?
Field Trips
Did you know that the PTA is responsible for?
We need your help! Please join our PTA
Our annual yearbook
in their continuing efforts to provide all
Parent/Community Game & Movie Nights
our students with the best by serving
Milers
on the board! We have a very
Reflections
supportive group of parents and
Cox Family Dinner Nights
everyone
steps in to help each other
Teacher Appreciation Week
with these projects/programs. Help be
Welcome Back Teacher Events
part of the decisionmaking for our
Providing our school with Legislative & District News
school!
School & Community Blood Drive
Parent Volunteers in our School
We need our parents to volunteer to be on the PTA board. Positions like VicePresident, Treasurer, Yearbook, Secretary, Fundraising, and many other Board
positions are available.
Please contact Mrs. Spencer at 702-612-0321 for information.

A Look Ahead:
Jan 4-29
K-5 AIMs Benchmark Assessments
Jan 20-Feb 12 Acuity Testing Grades K-2
Jan 26
Bookworm Breakfast 8 am MP Room
Jan 29
Honor Roll Assemblies
Feb 1-29
WIDA Testing for Second Language Students
Feb 5
Reflections Assembly

Feb 12
Feb 12
Feb 15
Feb 26
Mar 4

Progress Reports Go Home

Pastries w/Parents 9:00 am MP Rm
No School
Progress Reports Go Home
Fourth Grade Music Performance

-over for moreBookworm Breakfast Tomorrow: Earn a free snack-shack pass by attending Bookworm Breakfast tomorrow at 8 am in the
MP Room! Its our monthly Bookworm Breakfast tomorrow from 8:00-8:30am! Come in, get some breakfast, a couple of
books, and hear a great story! See you tomorrow!
Specialists Trophy Winners: Congratulations to the following classes for having the highest amount of Positive Behavior
Points in all of the specialists (Library, Art, Music, PE): 1st Grade, Mrs. Anderson; 2nd Grade, Mrs. Blohm; 3rd Grade,
Mrs. Raniada; 4th Grade, Mrs. Stackel, and 5th Grade, Mrs. Piccininni!
First Semester Down, Second Semester Under Way: Can you believe we only have 85 more days left of this school year?
The time really seems to fly by when kids are working hard learning. Parents dont forget, elementary grading does NOT
begin again at zero for the second semester like secondary school does. Our second semester grades continuously get
averaged in with the first semester grades. It is not counted separately.
School News: Some may have heard of the new state law called, Read by 3. This is an early literacy intervention bill stating
that schools must give diagnostic tests, reading interventions, and literacy plans to all students at risk for not being able to read
by third grade. The bill states that students not able to demonstrate reading proficiency will be retained in third grade. Our
school is currently a pilot for this bill and we are working with the district to implement our state literacy plan (which also
addresses the assembly bill regarding Dyslexia). Here at DMC, we have very intensive reading intervention programs and are
already completing the RTI plans for students at risk for literacy deficiencies. By becoming a pilot school, we are being given
the intervention kits required by the district, staff training and relief time to complete the plans, and possible our K-5 Literacy
Program.
Some Mid-Year Reminders (second posting):
Our Office Manager is now Mrs. Janosik, our Registrar is Mrs. Penney, and our School Aide is Mrs. Alexander.
Remember to please ONLY TURN RIGHT out of our lot during drop off and dismissal times, no vehicles may be in
the bus lane, and our gates open for pick up at 3:10 pm. We still are a closed campus in the morning and open in the
afternoons.
Also, students are not released after 3:10 pm and cannot be on campus prior to 8:50 am (unless they are running at
Milers).
When picking up your student, you will need to show ID and please be aware of your childs lunch schedule if picking
up early to ensure they get a chance to have their lunch. Lunches are as follows: First lunch (K and 1 st ) 11:20am
-11:55 am, Second lunch (2nd and 4th) 11:50 am-12:25 pm, and Third lunch (3rd and 5th)
12:20 pm 12:55 pm.
Honor Roll Assembly this Friday
Students will be recognized for Straight A
Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll, Citizenship,
Perfect Attendance, AR Medals, and
Monster Math Awards.
*Students can not have ANY Ns within the behavior
traits in order to receive A, A/B, and Citizenship.
Page 4 of Student/Parent Handbook

Grades 1, 3, 5 at 9:15 am
Grades 2, 4 at 10:15 am
If your child is being recognized for an
award you should have received a letter on
1/22/16 with their reportcard.
Space is VERY LIMITED, immediate family
only. We have 4 families which have
purchased VIP Seating regardless of
whether they utilize their benches, they
HAVE purchased them.
Please do not sit in these designated areas.