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David M. Cox Elementary School – Dream It! Believe It! Achieve It! NOT LIMITS!

Cox Cub News


Volume 7, Issue 23 Mrs. Tara Imboden, Principal imbodtr@nv.ccsd.net
Mar. 19-23, 2018 Mrs. Erica Silas, Assistant Principal shawel@nv.ccsd.net
When you get the newsletter on Class Dojo – just touch the picture and it will expand and focus on your device. We do have copies in the front office if you would prefer a paper copy.
SBAC Testing for our third, fourth, and fifth graders begins on Monday!
We have building quiet hours from 9:30-11:30 Monday through Thursday.

Cub Cheers: Congratulations to the students in Mrs. Shields’s class they did
our Friday Announcements and were fabulous! Congratulations to the
following students for receiving Cox Cub of the Week: Mohamad Alchawa,
Madison Guatemala, Brandon Frenzel, Charles Ernst, Caleb Warnick,
Jace Holland, Maggie Russell, Leah Maneclang, Kyla Kayser,
Deep Neopaney, Hayleigh Sarnessar, Aydan Wood, Arianna Galvan, and
Joshua Ramos-Cardona.

Parent News Update: Parents our hiring for 2018-2019 is complete. However
please remember that staffing may always change throughout the summer. We
are happy to announce our newest additions to the DMC Staff: Mr. Matthew
Fisher (fifth grade), Mr. O’Keeya Singleton (fourth grade), Ms. Crystal
Barnewolt (third grade), and Mrs. Jackie Gibson (kindergarten).

Kinder First Second Third Fourth Fifth Specialists Special Education


Mrs. Ernst Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Blohm Mr. Frank Mrs. Niewinksi Mr. Orth Mr. Hale – PE Intermediate SEC –
Mrs. Froehlich Mrs. Asmundson Ms. Davis Ms. Hannah Mrs. Pisano Mrs. Piccininni Ms. Taylor – Art Open Position
Ms. Swinger Mrs. Brown Ms. Harry Ms. Peters Mrs. Stackel Mr. Shafran Mrs. Papanek-Music Primary SEC – Mrs. Bernard
Mrs. Gibson Mrs. Grenstiner Ms. Lopez Ms. Barnewolt Mr. Singleton Mr. Fisher Ms. Connor – Library Intermediate Resource Room –
Ms. Shields Ms. Wolfer Ms. Deihl – Counselor Mrs. Giannantonio
Mrs. Cole – GATE Early Childhood – Mrs. Klein
Ms. Kirkpatrick – Primary Autism –
Read by Grade 3 Mrs. Ball-Aguilar
Strategist

Teacher Request for 2018-2019: Since I have been the Principal at DMC, I have always given parents the opportunity to
request a teacher for their child. This practice will continue for the next school year. Balancing classes and accommodating
students with different needs is our top priority and often requests cannot be granted for that reason. A teacher request DOES
NOT GUARANTEE PLACEMENT. Welcome back letters with class placement will be mailed the end of June and
administration DOES NOT meet with parents who were not granted their request.

If you would like to request a teacher for your child(ren) next year please send in a written request to front office or email me
(Mrs. Imboden – my email is at the top of this newsletter and on the website) with at least 2 choices (with priority numbered).
All letters of request will be accepted until April 27th. No letters will be accepted after April 27th. We are not responsible
for students not turning in request letters.

Mid-Year Supply Drive


Parents, some of our grade levels are getting very low in student supplies and our budget is dwindling down to purchase
extras. We still have 35 days of learning. If you can donate any of the following items to your child(rens) classrooms the
teachers would truly appreciate it:

Kinder First Second Third Fourth Fifth


Scissors White Board White Board White Board White Board White Board
White Board Markers Markers Markers (thin tip) Markers Markers Markers
Copy Paper Copy Paper Copy Paper Copy Paper Copy Paper Copy Paper
Small Ziplock Baggies Scissors Klennex
Baby Wipes Ziplock Baggies
Please Dojo your child(ren)’s teacher to inquire about specific needs. Thank you for your support.
PTA News: PTA meeting on Tuesday at 6 pm in the Library. If you would like to be a Chair for a PTA
Committee/Board for next year please email the Nominating Committee to put your name on the list! You can email
Mr. Bollard at dbollard99@hotmail.com, Mrs. Spencer at rubia_012001@yahoo.com, or Mr. Nash at
toddjnash@cox. net. Board positions/Chair positions include…Yearbook, Legislative, Staff Appreciation, Restaurant
Nights, Reflections, Family Fun Nights, Milers, Communications, Box Tops, Fundraising, and Membership.

Nevada Moves Day: Nevada Moves Day at DMC was a huge success! We were so pleased to have the Nevada Highway
Patrol come to our campus and visit with our students (and so many squad vehicles too)! Our DMC Leadership Students
handed out raffle tickets to all students who were “caught” riding or walking to school and playing on the playground. We
raffled a girl’s and boy’s bike off in each grade level and in our special education department (14 bikes in all) to all students
who turned in a ticket! Congratulations to our students!

Transitional Academic Night Date Changed: On May 3rd, we will be having a “Moving Up Academic Night.” This is an
evening in which you attend the next grade’s presentation to hear about curriculum, supplies, and expectations. We will be
distributing curriculum guides some textbooks (which are no longer adopted by CCSD), and providing a question/answer time
for parents. So…your kindergarten student would attend the first grade presentation, first graders attend the second grade
presentation…and so on. We are reaching out to the sixth grade teachers at Greenspun to see if they’re available to come that
evening and provide a presentation in the MP Room for our exiting 5th graders.

Career Week Wax Museum: Thank you to our Counselor, Ms. Deihl who organizes Career Week and meets with all the
classes for their career projects. The week turned out great and the Wax Museum was outstanding! Thank you to the parents
and students for the hard work that went into created such detailed presentations!

SBAC Parent Participation: We are asking that you write positive notes to your child each day they are testing. We have
paired each intermediate class up with a primary class to be their “cheerleaders” and give the class positive praise notes as
well. We are implementing several attendance incentives to minimize make-ups and raffling off bikes for attendance.

We also have school-wide quiet hours from 9:30-11:30 and adjust lunches and
specialists schedules to give our students the optimal testing environment. Once a
student has begun a test, they cannot leave school and come back into the building
to pick up where they left off (all sections once started must be finished).
*These tests do not affect your child’s reportcard grades or next year’s class placement and scores do not come
out until July or August.

Calendar on next page.


A Look Ahead:
*All events listed are subject to change.
Apr 6 Ident-A-Kid on Campus
Apr 9-May 18 State Exams for Grades 3-5
Apr 10 SOT Mtg. 5 pm/PTA Mtg. 6 pm Library
Apr 14 PTA Community Rummage Sale
Apr 18 PTA Blood Drive MP Room 1:00 pm
Apr 18 Kindergarten Registration Begins
Apr 19 Vision/Hearing Screening
Apr 26 Take Your Child to Work Day – no testing that day
Apr 27 Mothers & Muffins 8:30 MP Room
Apr 30-May 1 5th Grade at Sea World
May 3 “Moving Up” Academic Night 5:30 pm
May 4 Field Day & 5th Grade Rocket Launches
May 7-11 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 17 Teacher vs. 5th Grade Dodgeball Game 9:15
May 18 Spring Jamboree & Art Night
May 21 Kindergarten Graduations & 5th Grade BBQ
May 22 1st – 4th Honor Roll Assemblies
May 23 5th Grade Closing Ceremony
May 24 9:15 School-wide Dance Off
May 24 Final Day of School – dismissal for K-5 12:40 pm

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