MAY 2016
COBDEN DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL
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Dear Parents & Guardians,
Welcome to May and Education
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Week! Although we value every
school day, Education Week gives us
an opportunity to highlight some of the
great happenings that occur at Cobden
District Public School! This is a
wonderful opportunity to ask your
child what learning is happening in their
classroom. In honour of Education
Week, we have included some writing
samples from our intermediate grades
at our school. We hope that you
“An Evening of Music”
Wednesday, May 11th
6:30-7:30 pm
In the school gym
Attention Parents & Guardians
Head Lice
enjoy the great work our students do
Just a reminder that it is the parents’ responsibility to
check their child(ren)’s head for head lice.
The school will no longer be doing head checks.
on a regular basis. Also please check
Nutri-Grain “Soft Bakes”
out the displays in the hallways
throughout the school.
Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band
Fiddlers Olivia & Beatrice entertained their classmates on April
15th with a few good Valley Tunes! Great playing girls!
Happy Reading!
Mary Ann Mullen, Principal
Some of these bars now contain
peanut flour.
Please double-check the
“Blueberry Muffin”
and “Fruit Crunch Strawberry”
Transportation
Please watch for
bussing info that will be sent
home in June about transportation for 2016-2017
school year.
Keep the date!
… for our Grade 8 graduation
ceremony in our gym. This will be
followed by light refreshments in our
primary hallway.
Grade 8
Graduation
Monday, June 20th, 2016
@ 7:00 p.m.
PETAWAWA SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS
Congratulation to the four grade 7 students who took their
Science Fair projects to the Regional Science Fair in Petawawa
on Saturday April 9. They were judged by 3 different judges
during the morning. They had time to look at all the other
creative projects on display. Renie placed first in the Life
Science, Junior Division and Justin placed 2nd in the Physical
Science, Junior Division. Elyza and Katie also had a project in
the same division. They each received medallions. Renie and
Justin received certificates and a cash prize for their placing.
Grade 7-8 Flash Fiction - Writing a story in 8 minutes!
END GAME by Evan
The Primary EQAO Assessment for
Grade 3 students will take place the first
block on May 25, 26, 30, 31, June 1, 2.
Similarly our Grade 6 students will be
participating in the Junior assessment
during the first block on May 25, 26, 27,
June 2, 3, 6.
Additional information may be obtained
at the EQAO web site: www.eqao.com.
By the time I die, I’d think “Nah. I’m good. I don’t
wanna go through X amount of years again. I got a
good high score, but I don’t wanna play again. Too
long.” Because if I remembered everything, I’d be
thinking “Ugh. Why is there no speed up cheat
code?” or “When’s the final boss?” And plus I’d have
a moment like “Is life just a re-cycle of meaningless
play-throughs? Why not just shut off the console?”
Playing the game hundreds of times, makes the
game lose it’s taste. And believe me I know. I’ve
played the same 6 games over, and over, and over
for the past 3 years. It just becomes a task. You’re
sucked into the believe you have to make it perfect.
Which can’t be anyone’s life/play style. No human
can complete a task flawlessly. And if one does,
they are not human. At the end it should be the “You
did it!” moment. Not “Play again?”
GRADE
6
DUCT
TAPE
FASHION
SHOW
Mrs. Barr’s Grade 1 and 2 class (above) know how to make a
difference! They have read 100 books and because of their
dedication, Scholastic will donate 100 books to children who
need them. To date, there have been 100,000 books given to
children across Canada.
MILK & JUICE
The following items are available for purchase
at Nutrition Break at 11:25 am:
Milk, Chocolate Milk .75¢
School Council will meet
Milk Tickets - Available at school OR on-line
Tuesday, June 22nd from 6 - 7 p.m.
Canned Juices from machines $1.00
here in the staff room.
Milk tickets are available for $5.00 each which will give the
student 8 milk. Milk tickets are also available on-line.
Student’s names will be put on the milk ticket
and returned to the student when the ticket is complete.
Thank you.
Everyone is always most welcome to attend these meetings.
Milk tickets: 8 milk for $5
The Grade 7 Badminton Team had an outstanding
overall performance at the tournament on April 20th at
Opeongo High School hosted by Mrs. Hamilton.
In girls doubles, Michelle and Holly played 3 strong
games. Eryka and Kiannah played a couple of nail-biters for
6th overall.
In mixed doubles, Andrew and Ciera fought hard to a
6th place finish. Hayley and Brent earned medals for a “B”
Championship.
In Boys’ doubles, Justin and Travis played 3 hard
games. Devan and Wes were “A” champs and played
amazing talent from McNab and EDPS.
In girls singles, Katie had a strong performance for
a 4th place finish and Mackenzie took an essentially
uncontested first place.
Finally, in Boys’ Singles, Austin proved himself a great
talent and Connor battled through four impressive games.
Mrs. Burgess was pleased to have worked with such
an outstanding group of athletes who possess very fine
character. Well done team!
Thanks M
r. Grady
for being
a dedicate
Team Members: Michelle,
d coach!
Holly, Eryka, Kiannah, Andrew,
Ciera, Hayley, Brent, Justin, Travis, Devan, Wesley, Katie,
Mackenzie, Austin, Connor.
Lion’s Club Public Speaking
April 3rd, 2016
Congratulations to Emma, Georgia and Daniella who
represented Cobden Public School at the Lion’s Club Public
Speaking Competition on April 3rd. Best of Luck to Emma
and Daniella who are moving on to the Provincial
competition in May.
The Grade Eight Badminton Tournament took place at
the Renfrew Armories on Thursday, April 21,
2016. Cobden was represented by a team of 18 athletes
playing in either singles or doubles. Kougar and Ethan lost
in the “A” Final and went on to win the “B” Final, thus
placing second in the Boys’ Doubles Division. Hilary and
Tyson also won the “B” Final, but only after losing their first
game of the morning and then winning eight straight games
in the Mixed Doubles Division. Ethan placed third in the
Boys’ Singles Division and Kaitlyn placed fourth in the Girls’
Singles Division. Sydney and Jordan took fifth in the Girls’
Doubles Division.
The Cobden Team was comprised of the following;
Girls’ Singles - Beatrice and Kaitlyn
Boys’ Singles - Andrew and Ethan
Girls’ Doubles - Sydney & Jordan, and Natasha & Katie
Boys’ Doubles - Tim & Carson and Kouger & Ethan
Mixed Doubles - Katie & Matthew, Hilary & Tyson, Olivia &
Jordan.
Thank you to so many
. Burgess
parents who drove to the
Thanks Mrs
ome coach!
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tournament, and to many
aw
for being an
early morning practices!
Grade 8
Students
work on
their
Dance
moves
for a
French
Project!
Class Placement Requests for 2016-17
As we begin to put together a school organization for the coming school year,
we always take into consideration any parental input on particular needs that
their children may have. Our staff puts a great deal of time and thought into the
class building process. Instructional needs, social/emotional needs as well as other
factors, are all carefully considered. If you wish to share specific needs that best
support your child’s learning, please put them in writing addressed to the
principal and email or drop them off at the school office prior to May 13.
This is NOT an opportunity to request specific teachers, as teaching assignments
are not finalized at this time.
Parking at the school
As you know, parking is a precious commodity at our school! Please do
not park in the bus turning area, handicap parking section or no parking
areas of the Annex parking lot, especially in the morning. We have children arriving
by special vehicles and they need this area to safely exit their vehicles. As this is also
where our walking Kindergarten children go to enter their yard, we ask that you park
along Gould or Cowley Street and use our very capable Crossing guards!
For continuity of program: If you could synchronize picking up your child with the
nutrition breaks and dismissal times, it would lessen interruptions to your child’s
learning and classroom. Breaks are 11:25-12:05 and 1:35-2:15 with dismissal at 3:45.
STUDENT DRESS CODE
With the weather turning warmer, please help us promote a
positive community culture. Remember our dress code:
Students are expected to wear acceptable school attire. To travel from room to
room, and to be prepared for fire drills or emergency evacuation, each child should
wear a pair of indoor shoes (please label them and do not purchase black soled shoes that leave marks).
T-shirts bearing coarse language, halter-tops, and spaghetti straps or other clothing of questionable taste
for school wear (including advertising or items that explicitly or implicitly promote the use of and/or
consumption of alcohol or drugs is prohibited). Shorts and skirts must be at least as long as the length of
your arm to the end of your fingertips. As further guidelines, “outerwear should cover underwear” and
“the bottom of a top should meet the top of a bottom”. In cases of non-compliance, the school staff will
insist that the student change into, or cover up with, other clothing.
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And check out our website
at http://cob.rcdsb.on.ca
...hosted by Highview Public School
Saturday, May 14th ~ 7:00 PM
@ Knights of Columbus Hall, Pembroke
Teams of 6-8 ~ $10 per person.
Register your team by emailing Robyn Watt
[email protected] or Allison Carroll [email protected]
Raffles & prizes to be won!
Mrs. Broome’s Grade 4
students were doing individual pulleys and gears
projects. Here are some
examples of the projects.
Students had to design a
device to solve one of
these scenarios: moving
an elephant off the road,
moving a bucket of water
from the well to the hut,
moving a child with a
broken leg up to their
treehouse and making a
device to mix food without using electricity. At
left, Mrs. Hamilton proudly
poses with a few of the
students who have
completed their projects.
~ written by Jaime, Wade,
Sophie, Oliver & Riley
Grade 7-8 Flash Fiction - Writing a story in 8 minutes!
GAME OVER - TRY AGAIN
By Mackenzie
Grade 7-8 Flash Fiction - Writing a story in 8 minutes!
GAME OVER - TRY AGAIN
By Penny
I was on my deathbed, suddenly a screen appears
“Game over! Try again or End game”. I ran up to the
glass, or more, hobbled. I had served as the human
Super Mario at the local Bible Kids camp, and now I
was here; in a hospital bed with bashed head and
broken kneecaps. My life had been ok. I had seen
the ups, the downs, the good days and the bad, but
earlier that bright sunny day is where my asthma
caught up with me. The sun was sizzling hot and
I was running like the wind… when BAM! A human
Gomba hit me and I was down and unconscious,
but a chance to try again to learn more, to see more!
Sure I would miss my family but I would have
another chance! Bible camp had taught me something… I pressed end… that heaven is a better
place! With that I died in peace.
In your dying moments you see a “game over” screen
with 2 options, “game over” or “try again” which one would
you choose?
I'm suffering from a disease, an incurable disease, as I lay
here on my deathbed staring at the ceiling thinking, I wonder what would my life would look like in 70 years, if only I
could live that long , I'm gonna miss my family so much, a
tear streams down my face. I'm only 13 years old, why is
this happening to me? Out of nowhere a screen is peering
down in my eyes. It says, “game over” or “try again?”
Right away I understand what it means, I've been given a
second chance, I can live all over again, I can live the rest
of my life as I should! Right away I go to press the “try
again” button, but I stop myself… I think, maybe this is my
time to die, why would I want to continue life In a world
that's just getting worse? But then I think of my family,
friends and pets, I love them so much. I press try again.
No more than 30 seconds later I'm reborn. WHAT? I'm
starting to have flashbacks. WHERE AM I? I look up, staring at 2 strangers. Who are they? I thought this meant I
could come back to my family, but this isn't my family. I
made a mistake I want to go back, only if there was an
undo button.
CDPS FUN
FAIR 2016
The CDPS Fun Fair will take place on
Thursday, June 9th, 2016.
Initial preparations have begun and we would
like to take this opportunity to update you
on what’s happening this year.
Raffle Tickets: Our raffle is by far, the biggest attraction at the Fun Fair. In recent years we have
been able to offer a large range of top quality prizes, through very generous donations. We have
already received many excellent donations of prizes for the raffle, but there is always room for
more! If you are able to donate a prize, please contact Mrs. Philippa Bell at the school office, with
details by Thursday, May 5th. Gift cards for music, food services and books are a great idea and
always well received. Please consider supporting our raffle!
Table Rental: Last year, community groups and small businesses advertised themselves by renting
tables at the fun fair. This year, we are offering table rental once again. The fun fair is visited each
year by hundreds of people, both from Cobden and also neighbouring communities. This provides
excellent exposure for those of you in the community, who may want to share what you do, what
you sell or the services you provide. The cost of table rental is $20.00, plus a donation of an item for
our prize table. If you would like more details, please contact Mrs. Benson at school.
Adult Volunteers Needed: We rely on volunteer support to make sure the fun fair runs smoothly
and successfully each year. Our volunteer sign-up form will be sent home in early May, but currently, we
do need adult helpers for the following jobs at the fun fair. Please consider helping out.
The Big Dig: An adult is needed to supervise this extremely popular activity on the evening of the fun fair.
The Talent Show: Mrs. Oakes and Ms. Girard require one more adult volunteer to help them at
the talent show.
The Bake Table: An adult helper is needed to help Mrs. McCallion set up and work at our very
popular bake table during fun fair evening.
Fun Fair Set-Up: Mrs. Benson needs help on the day of the fun fair to set up the event and all of
the games and activities.
If you are able to help out, volunteer or wish to enquire about any aspect of the 2016 CDPS Fun
Fair, please contact Mrs. Benson at school, at 613-646-2271 or directly by e-mail at
[email protected]. The next committee meeting is on Monday, May 9th at 7pm. All new committee
members are very welcome and on behalf of the students in CDPS, we are grateful for your support
Also, if you have a high school aged child, who requires volunteer hours or just wants to help out,
please contact Mrs. Benson. We have many jobs available!
Once again, we are very grateful to everyone, who has offered their help throughout the
preparations and for the evening of the fun fair. We look forward to seeing everyone on CDPS
Fun Fair evening.
GRADE 7 & 8
C.D.P.S. CONCERT
BAND
WHITEWATER BROMLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
Grade 7-8 Flash Fiction - Writing a story in 8 minutes!
GAME OVER - TRY AGAIN
Chef-In-Training Cooking Class
By Megan
There was a constant radiating pain spreading through Sam's gut.
That wasn't what he was focused on. His mind was on the betrayal.
Greg had left four hours ago, Sam was the one who found him.
Crumpled on the ground, blood pooling around. It was Suzanne, and
she thought it was a secret that she murdered him. Sam knew that
Greg left her heartbroken. Suzanne smiled as she listened to Danny
hitting the door from inside the closet. He has the key, but it's of no
use. He's locked inside with no lock. Sam passed and Suzanne
opened the closet.
KIDS & PARENTS IN THE KITCHEN
For kids age 7-11 years
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
4:30-6:30 p.m.
@ WBCHC Program Room
For Kids and their Moms and/or Dads
Join us for some fun in the kitchen.
Learn new kitchen skills, about nuitrition
and healthy eating.
To register, call Margaret Cliché @ 613-582-3685
Castle
Projects
HEALTHY
KIDS
COMMUNITY CHALLENGE
by Mrs.
Broome’s
COUNTY OF RENFREW
Our community is one of 45 across
Ontario taking part in
The Healthy Kids
Community Challenge.
The Healthy Kids
Community Challenge
unites communities with
a common goal: promoting
children’s health through physical
activity and healthy eating.
Class
May 2016
For more information, please
contact Lara at: 613-582-3685
or email [email protected]
A Community Program
Whitewater Bromley
Community Health Centre
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For safety and efficiency reasons,
The Renfrew Country District School
Board would like to reduce the
amount of Cash & Cheques being
brought to our schools by students, and
the amount of classroom time being
spent collecting fees. Items available to
purchase online are milk, class trips,
special lunches, and more. Click on the
online payments tab on the left side of
our website to see more information
and step by step instructions. It’s easy,
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Gr. 7 & Gr. 8
Concert Band
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JK/SK
ORIENTATION
for new JK/SK
students
Mothers’
Day
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THU
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HOT
DOG
DAY
School Cash
On-line
WED
SAT
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Theme Day:
“House
Colour”
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SUB Orders
due
PIZZA
DAY
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Theme Day:
“Teacher
Look-alike”
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SUB
DAY
Theme Day:
“Superhero”
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Cobden District Public School
16 Cowley Street, P. O Box 130
Cobden, Ontario K0J 1K0
Phone: 613-646-2271
Fax: 613-646-2194
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Victoria
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Principal: Mary Ann Mullen
Office Manager: Philippa Bell
Head Custodian: Irene Mousseau
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Ministry of Education Website
www.edu.gov.on.ca
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EQAO
Begins
Today
...Ends on
June 7th
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May 30 - Jun 1
Grade 8 Toronto Trip
Attention: Parents & Guardians
Criminal Background Checks
If you are planning on attending a class trip
with your child, please make sure you have an
updated Background Check.
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