Transportation Policy

Just a reminder to parents that bus passes

will be given out for emergency purposes only. Passes are not available for birthday parties or sleepovers.

Parents are responsible for their own transpor-

tation to these func-tions.

COBDEN DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 2015

Dear Parents, Staff & Students,

It’s hard to believe that the first two months of school are almost behind us. With the unsea-

sonably warm weather, this has been a great opportunity for our staff and students to participate in

outdoor activities. Our Flag Football team shone at the recent tournament and we were finally able

to bring the Horton Cup to Cobden School!

I would also like to commend the work of our cross country team who made us all proud with their

sportsmanship and accomplishments, not only at our School sponsored Logo’s Land event, but also

at the county tournament held at Hugli’s Blueberry Ranch. Their teamwork and character make us

proud to be cougars.

M.A. Mullen, Principal

N E W S L E T T E R

An Invitation

to Military

Parents…. If you would like to join us for Remembrance Day

Ceremonies on November

11th, would you please

contact Mrs. Benson. Your

participation in these events

is always an honour.

COME & ATTEND

Your Cobden School Council Meeting! Who? Parents, Guardians, Students of

Cobden When? Tuesday, November 17 at 6:00

p.m.

(One of 4 meetings a year)

Where? Cobden Staff Room

Why? To be involved! To be informed.

Hope to see you there!

Don’t forget these safety items. Our

children’s safety depends on it!

We have a number of students

who have severe life threatening allergies to

nuts. Please refrain from sending in nut

products (or those that may contain traces

of nuts) if there are children with allergies in

your child’s classroom.

Please don’t park or drop off students in

front of the school from 9:00– 9:30 as the

buses unload our students at this time.

Obey the red flashing lights of our

school buses, especially in

front of the school. Students

are unloading at this time

and both directions must

stop.

Follow us on

Twitter...

@cobdenps

MILK is available for

purchase for .75¢ at 11:25 am

Milk Tickets - Available at school OR on-line

8 milk for $5 Canned Juices from machines

$1.00

Milk tickets are available for $5.00 each which will give

the student 8 milk. Purchase these on-line or students

may purchase at milk time. Student’s names will be put on the milk ticket and re-turned to the student when

the ticket is complete. Thank you.

Students require written permission to leave school property throughout the day as we must know where each child is at all times to ensure safety.

STOPPING THE SPREAD STARTS WITH

YOU!

Stay home if you are sick and until you are

feeling better. Wash your hands – it takes just 15 seconds to

do the single most effective thing to prevent the

spread of germs Cover your cough! When you cough or

sneeze use a tissue or the inside of your sleeve to

keep from spreading germs to those around you.

Let’s all do our part to stop the spread!

Some of our younger

students in Kindergarten

recently showed an inter-

est in the garden they

planted last spring. Cam-

eron McGregor from McGregor Produce

visited our classes and spoke about

growing strawberries and other vegeta-

bles . He showed our students how to

protect them in the winter by covering

them with straw. The children then had a

chance to taste some of the delicious

harvest!

NOVEMBER DRAW PLEASE SIGN BELOW TO INDICATE

THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS NEWSLETTER AND RETURN TO THE office

______________________________ Student’s name

______________________________ Parent/Guardian’s Signature

Keys to Reading Success

Visualizing or Creating Mental or Sensory Images

As we read a poem, a novel, or pause over a newspaper story, a picture forms in our minds. Certain smells, tastes, sights and feelings emerge

depending on what we are reading and the life experiences we bring to a text. This is called visualization or creating mental or sensory images.

These pictures, smells, tastes, and feelings help the story make sense. In other words, we create a movie in our minds. When your child knows

there should be a movie running in their mind, they are able figure out when they are having difficulty understanding the text. For example, when

the movie gets fuzzy or stops they can reread, look up certain words or ask for help. Then the movie can start playing again.

Tips for Parents: Is Your Child Creating Sensory Images? There are a number of ways to see if your child is creating sensory images:

*Is your child begging you to keep reading once you start and are the able to give you details?

*Is your child laughing or crying at certain parts?

*Are they able to make predictions about the story and can they describe the characters?

Signs your child might not be creating sensory images.

*Lack of interest in being read to or reading.

*Inability to put the story into their own words.

*Lack of interest about whether the story is finished or not.

*Inability to describe the characters or setting.

HOW CAN I HELP AT HOME?

*Tell your child to close their eyes as you read . Read a few lines, stop, and describe in as much detail as possible what you saw in your mind.

*Tell them every sound you heard, every smell you smelled, and every scene you saw.

*Model what is going on in your mind.

*Encourage you child to keep a notebook at their bed and have them draw pictures of what they see when you read to them.

Try these books to Create Sensory Images Fireflies by Julie Brinkloe Four Hungry Kittens by Emily Arnold McCully

No Mirrors in My Nana’s House by Ysaye M. Barnwell

Deep in the Forest by Brinton Turkle Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

Any wordless books( pictures only, no text)

Mrs. McGregor spent some time in our

Kindergarten classroom teaching our stu-

dents about baking.

Here she is working with

our students to follow a

family recipe and create

some delicious scones that

were later shared with the

class.

Dates to Remember:

November 6: Hunting Camo/Orange Day

November 11: Remembrance Service– Wear

Black and/or Red

November 13 PA Day– NO School for

children

November 15-21: Bullying Awareness Week

November 17: School Council Meeting

November 20: Crazy Hair Day

November 24: Opeongo Family of Schools Parent

Involvement Committee (Please visit the P.I.C.

website for more information:

http://www.rcdsb.on.ca/en/parents/parentinvolvementcommittee.asp

November 26: Band from Opeongo High to visit

November 27: Neon Day

November 15-21, 2015

Bullying Awareness Week is an op-portunity for people at the grass-roots level in communities around the world to get involved in this issue,

not by waiting for "Someone else" to do something, but rather for us to work to-gether on preventing bullying in our commu-nities through education and awareness.

Does your child need

help with math?

FREE on-line math tutoring is available for students in Grades 7 to 10.

Teachers are standing by: Every Sunday to Thursday from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Register at...

ontario.ca/HomeworkHelp

Confederation Hall Orchard for the

apples delivered in October for our

fruit program.

NEWSLETTER WINNERS October

Chloe Harbert Mackenna Lemieux

Lydia Hoffman

The Cobden Cougars Flag Football Team

Horton Cup Flag Football tournament October 2015

CHAMPIONS OF THE HORTON CUP!

Thanks to our awesome coaches: Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Broome, Mme Graham, Mrs. Wylie & Mr. Covell

Thanks to

Mr. Alexander for

being such a

dedicated coach.

Logo’s Land Milk

Run Champs with a

grand total of 74

points! 2015

Cross Country Run-

ning Team!

Looking for Christmas ideas? Why not give the gift of reading and support our school at the same time?

Go online to renew or purchase a magazine subscription Go to: www.qsp.ca

Click on the Parent & Student section and go to “Shop Now” Our online ID is 3728334

Our School Name: Cobden District School

RCEIAA Girls Division A Champs

at Hugli’s Event October 9! Way to go!