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

Cox Cub News

Volume 7, Issue 24 Mrs. Tara Imboden, Principal imbodtr@nv.ccsd.net
Apr. 3-13, 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 is under way!
We have building quiet hours from 9:30-11:30 Monday through Thursday.

Cub Cheers: Congratulations to

the students in Ms. Swinger’s class
and our 5th Grade Choir Students
they did our Friday
Announcements for the past 2
weeks and were fabulous!
Congratulations to the following
students for receiving Cox Cub of
the Week: Marquis Yapi,
Angel Rosa Torres, Nicholas
Camuso, Parker DeGrazio,
Neveah Pugh, Kylie McKeon,
Sophia Asmundson, Ian Garcia, Caitlyn Stickley, Chloe Gold, Jackson Riggs, Abram Hillstead, Catherine Karsaz, Andy Li,
Eva Miller, Kali Littlejohn, Vincent Ramirez, Sebastien Perez-White, Chloe Christensen, Kaio Lapa, Katherine Vega,
Raven Robinson, Cole Kuhn, Stanley Gondek, Kaya Krief, Nazir Alexander, Rudolph Williams, Mai Lee Wachter,
Bryce Malone, Luna Oropeza, Madison Fesel, TC Fuel, Henry Lindgren, Michael Steffen, Alina Macandog,
Anthony Gandrud, JJ Cordova, Cohen Cox, and Makylie Villalovos.

BLOOD DRIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AT DMC!

PTA is having their annual Blood Drive through American Red Cross at Cox on Wednesday from 2:00-7:00pm in the MP
Room. Please donate blood, it’s so important to our valley hospitals! To schedule an appointment log on to
redcrossblood.org and enter the Sponsor code: Cox Elementary or contact Whitney Cromwell (702) 354-9959.
We’re asking that students wear red that day as a spirit dress day!

Final Bookworm Breakfast of the Year: The final bookworm breakfast for the year is April 24th from 8:00-8:30 in the MP
Room. It’s time to bring in all your Bookwork Bucks

Parent News Update (final posting): 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

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. *Greenspun will NOT be presenting this evening, it’s tailored for K-4th graders only.
Teacher Request for 2018-2019 (second posting): 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.

Mothers and Muffins Date Change: Mothers, we were originally going to have “Mothers and Muffins” on Friday, April 27th
but were able to move it closer to Mother’s Day. The new date will be Friday, May 11th from 8:30-9:00 am in the MP Room.
Mother and students are invited to attend, have some pastries, juice, and coffee to celebrate our Moms!

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.

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.

Did you know…Congratulations to Finley Troxclair and Isabella

Hernandez for designing our front and back yearbook covers! Way to Go
Girls!

Did you know…For each day of SBAC testing, students put their names
in a drawing for a chance at a free bike! We gave away 6 bikes last week
to our 3 testing classes! Bike drawings will continue throughout testing.

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
Parent Surveys for DMC!
Apr 19 Vision/Hearing Screening
Apr 26 Take Your Child to Work Day – no testing that day
Apr 30-May 1 5th Grade at Sea World Parents,
May 3 “Moving Up” Academic Night 5:30 pm Please take time to complete the
May 4 Field Day & 5th Grade Rocket Launches yellow parent surveys which
May 7-11 Teacher Appreciation Week came home a couple weeks ago.
May 11 Mothers & Muffins 8:30 MP Room (date changed) Your input is important to us,
May 17 Teacher vs. 5th Grade Dodgeball Game 9:15 even if you want to keep things
May 18 Spring Jamboree & Art Night the way they are.
May 21 Kindergarten Graduations & 5th Grade BBQ
May 22 1st – 4th Honor Roll Assemblies Students who return the surveys
May 23 5th Grade Closing Ceremony
to their teachers (grades K-4)
May 24 9:15 School-wide Dance Off
May 24 Final Day of School – dismissal for K-5 12:40 pm
will earn a Homework Pass for
a free night of no homework.

Surveys are due this Friday.