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Cox Cub News

Volume 6, Issue 2
Mrs. Tara Imboden, Principal imboden@interact.ccsd.net
Sept
5-9,
2016
Cub Cheers: Congratulations to the students in Mr. Orths Class, they did our Friday Announcements and were fabulous!
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Cox Cub of the Week: Micah Sadler, Dorothy Creer, Nicholas
Spielman, Kayla Spencer, Juliet Arias, Talan Johnson, Amy Sisavanh, McKenna Fitzpatrick, London Palmer, Jocelyn Nuestro,
Kathryn Burkholder, Namratha Basavaraju, Brooklyn April. Finally, congratulations to Mrs. Beatty, our Read by 3 Strategist,
Mrs. Steele, our GATE Teacher, and Miss Rasco, our night Custodian, for receiving the Cox Teacher of the Week.
Welcome Back Night Numbers: It was nice to see everyone during our
Welcome Back Night. Below youll find the listing of grade level numbers
for families who signed in at their childs classrooms.
2016

School

Attendance

80%

80%

78%

97%

71%

88%

67%

Milers News: Come join Milers club on Monday

September 26th at 8:30 am. This is a walking, jogging,
running club open to all students and their families and
friends. Ribbons are awarded for every 10 miles
completed and trophies and t-shirts are given for reaching 100 miles!
When students receive their 50 mile card they will receive a free pass to Bounce U. Milers entrance is through the bike
rack gates, gates open at 8:25 am and all fitness begins on the field. We hope to see you there!
DMC 911 Remembrance: Our students in Mr. Orths class did a fantastic job of leading our school in singing the Star
Spangled Banner, additional moments of silence to acknowledge the great tragedy in our country on 911, and our entire school
participated in the remembrance ceremony. Mrs. Papanek organized the event and our classroom teachers assisted.
Splash Run Kick-off Today: Each September, our PTA hosts a fun run on our campus to fun programs such as Accelerated
Reader, Math Facts in a Flash, Moby Max, Spelling City, Fifth Grade Promotion, Classroom Field Trips, school supplies, and
community events. All monies raised through the event go directly back to our students! Its a fun event and this year, the
teachers and parents get to spray the kids down with pool squirters as the kids run by! We always need parents to assist
at the water stations for the kids drink breaks. Please call the front office if you are able to assist. The Splash Run is Friday,
September 23rd beginning at 9:15 am on our field.
Thank you for Coming: Friday, the 9th, we had doughnuts with grandparents in our MP Room! What at turn out!
The best yet! No seats were left, no doughnuts were left, and everyone seemed to be having a wonderful time!
Parent Student Handbook (2nd posting): Parents, please refer to the Parent-Student Handbook you either received
at Welcome Back Night or from your student on the first day of school. It provides you with a lot of information regarding our
school. In fact a number of questions we routinely get are found in the handbook.
Drop Off and Pick Up (2nd posting): Parents, the Henderson Police Department and Clark County School
District Police Department are routinely patrolling our campus. Remember that it is illegal to do a u-turn
in a school zone. Please follow legal parking procedures when dropping your child off or picking them up as
the police agencies are issuing traffic citations. Only turn RIGHT out of the front parking lot and DO NOT
BLOCK OR DRIVE INTO the bus loading zone.
We Welcome Volunteers (2nd posting): If you are volunteering for lunchroom, outside playground duty, front office, or
classroom please check in with the front office to receive a volunteer sticker. We would love help on the playground during
our first lunch, 11:20 11:55 am (Kindergarten and First), before school at the exit cross-walk in the parking lot (8:50-9:05
am), and/or after school at the front parking lot exit crosswalk (3:21-3:40 pm).

Bookworm Breakfast: We would like to invite all our families to the first Bookworm Breakfast of the year!
Students and Parents are invited to the multipurpose room beginning at 8:00 am for a book sharing, book giving,
and a small breakfast hosted by Hopelinks. The Bookworm Breakfast is from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and is always
on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Tuesday the 27th will be our first Bookworm Breakfast!
Back to School Reminders (2nd posting):
When your child is going to be or is absent, please email Ms. Penney, our Registar at ggpenney@interact.ccsd.net
When you visit the school, please report to the office, sign in at the front office on the computer, and receive a
visitors badge. You will be asked to show personal identification until we get to know you.
If you have a scheduled appointment with a teacher or need to drop off items, please check in with the front office and
they will notify the teacher. We will deliver items dropped off to the teacher, parents are not sent down to classrooms
for deliveries.
Adult supervision on the playground is provided at 8:50 a.m. The playground gates will remain locked until 8:50 a.m.
Bicycles must be stored and locked in the bike rack. Students must walk bicycles on school grounds/sidewalks at all
times. The school is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged bicycles or scooters.
When picking up your child, please know that we cannot release your child to anyone who is not designated on the
pick-up list. Per CCSD Policy, changes made for pick-up of student must be made in person and not over the phone.
Any arrangements made for pick-up of your child must be made prior to the start of the school day. Security for
our students is a priority at David Cox.
We will not release students after 3:10 p.m. for early dismissal. If your child needs to miss instruction at the end of
the day for scheduled appointments, please pick them up prior to 3:10 p.m.
Parent Concerns: Should you have a concern regarding your childs classroom our policy and the school district
policy requires you to first contact the teacher. Please know, that our office will ask you if youve spoken to the
teacher first before taking any appointments with me or the Assistant Principal.
Musical Performances (2nd posting): Each year our students showcase their musical talents in grade level performances. This
year our performances are scheduled for the following dates and all performances are held in the MP Room at Cox and are at
both
9:30 am and again at 2:30 pm:
-First Grade: May 19th
-Second Grade: October 21st
-Third Grade: January 20th
-Fourth Grade: March 10th
-Fifth Grade: March 24th
Meet Your Principal (2nd posting): For those of you who are new to our school, Im Mrs. Imboden, your
school principal. I have enjoyed my last 5 years here at David M. Cox and look forward to a successful year 6! I
am entering into my 21st year with CCSD, 11 of which I taught elementary school and the remaining 9 I served
as an administrator in elementary schools. I am a UNLV graduate with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary
Education, a Masters Degree in Instructional Reading Curriculum, and a final Masters Degree in School
Administration. I also had the privilege of going through the National Board Certification for Teachers and
earned my National Accreditation for the final 6 years of being in the classroom. I truly enjoy working with
students and advocate for whats best to increase achievement. Besides being in the classrooms as much as possible, youll see
me outside in the morning and after school, during lunches, and working with our 5 th graders in our BETA Club. I love being
our principal here at DMC!
Thank you to all the families for your kind words of support and concern! Yes, Dr.
Clayman, our Assistant Principal is still assigned to our campus. She is however on a
leave and we hope she returns quickly!
Read by Grade Three & Dyslexia Strategist (2nd posting): We are happy that our former first grade teacher, Mrs. Linda
Beatty, has taken the role of the Read by Grade Three Strategist which also includes the requirements for the new
Dyslexia Law. The State of Nevada has passed a law that helps identify reading deficiencies in students before they enter 3 rd
grade. The law is SB391. As part of this law each school must have a site-based learning strategist to help implement the law.
Some of the duties of this position are: Identify students that have deficiencies in reading, work with classroom teachers to
implement effective reading instruction, and work with parents so they can support their child at home with the skills we are
using in school. Mrs. Beatty will miss working as a classroom teacher this year, but she is excited to pursue her passion of

helping kids with Literacy. She has already completed the required trainings to become a learning strategist and is very
excited to work with the K-3 students who require additional time working on reading skills.

Last week we showcased and welcomed 49 new

students to our
Cox Cub Family! Those students were just in grades 35!
This week we would like to welcome our 36 new
students to our 1-2 grades! Wow, not counting our
new Kinders thats 85 new students to our campus!

A Look Ahead:
Sept 1-30
AIMS Testing/School-wide writing
Sept 12
Fun Run Kick Off!
Calling All Parents!
Sept 12
Boy Scouts Lunch Visit
Sept 23
Fun Run at School
We are kicking off our year with a
Sept 26
Milers Begins (date changed)
classroom door decorating contest!
Sept 26
Spanish Class Begins
The door in each grade level with the
Sept 26
Sports Camp Begins
Sept 27
Bookworm Breakfast
most school spirit will be awarded
Sept 27
Picture Day
the Specialist Trophy to start of the
Sept 30
First Progress Reports Come Home
year!
Sept 30
Dairy Queen Day for Cox
Oct 3
Book Fair Week Begins
Please contact your teacher to help
Oct 3
Parents & Pastries 8:30 am MP Room
get their doors decorated!
Oct 3-7
Nevada Week of Respect
Oct 4
PTA Mtg. Library 6 pm
CCSD Safety Message
Oct 6
Greenspun JHS Open House 6 pm
The
Clark
County
School
District
suggests
the
following
Oct 11
Family Dinner Night at Zuppas precautionary measures for parents and their children. Parents are urged to have
frank discussions with their children about the following:
Oct 14
Progress Reports Sent Home
1. Teach your children, regardless of age, their full name, your full name, their address, and phone number.
2.
3.
4.

Explain the dangers of being abducted and/or molested.

Explain that private parts of their body should not be touched by anyone, and if that happens, to report it immediately.
Police officers are to be trusted for help; explain that police can always be identified by their marked car or motorcycle and their
uniform.
5. Emphasize the importance of staying close to a parent, relative, or friend when away from home.
6. Explain the importance of noticing and remembering identifying characteristics of strangers, such as their height, hair, eye color,
voice quality, clothes, and unusual marks. Also stress the importance of remembering the vehicle description, such as color, size,
and license plate number.
7. Stress the importance of protesting and running away if a stranger tries to take your child/children somewhere.
8. Never accept candy, money, or gifts from strangers.
9. Never go into a garage, shed, or alley with a stranger.
10. Never get into a car with a stranger. If a stranger asks for directions, be polite but do not go near the vehicle. If a stranger gets out of
his/her vehicle, run away immediately.