EQAO Testing May 26th - June 5th

During the testing period, it would

be most helpful if parents &

guardians could ensure that: You avoid booking appointments for your

child during the testing block.

Arrives to school on time.

Your child gets a good sleep. Starts their morning with a healthy

breakfast.

COBDEN DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL

MAY 2014

N E W S L E T T E R

Check out new web

Site which is now live!

www.cob.rcdsb.on.ca

Dear Parents, Staff & Students,

There was a collective scream of excitement when we announced that the play structures were finally open after a long, stubborn winter. I‟m sure the students could be heard celebrating as far away as Ottawa. They have been patient while waiting and should be congratulated for that. April seemed like badminton month at CDPS. Mrs. Barr had the nets up in the gym and students across the grades had the opportunity to develop skills in this exciting sport. I am also proud of the way our Grade 7 and 8 badminton teams represented us at the county tournaments (see page 3). Congratulations to all participants and thank you to our coaches Mrs. Burgess and Mr. Grady and as well to Mrs. Hamilton for acting as the conve-nor for the grade 7 tournament. With our Fun Fair moving back to the familiar time of May, Mrs. Benson is leading a team of staff and parent volunteers in the planning of this important and popular event for the community. So, please mark Thursday, May 15th on your calendar and plan on being part of this spectacular evening. EQAO testing for our Grade 3 and 6 students will once again start at the end of May. The test will fall between the dates of May 26th and June 5th. Parents are once again being asked to avoid making medical or dental appointments during the school day in this two week window if at all possible. It is important to have our students present and well rested for each session of the test. Thank you so much for your support in this regard. While we enjoy being outside at this time of year, classes are still busy trying to finish up the curriculum; that may mean reports, presentations, discussions and conversations, or assignments and tests. The month of May also brings field trips. As they are planned, we will do our best to provide you with ample notice.

Peter Burnette, Principal

SCHOOL

DRESS CODE As students start purchasing

spring and summer clothing, we wish to remind everyone of

our school dress code.

CURRENTLY OUR

CDPS DRESS CODE IS: 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. T-shirts bearing

coarse language, halter-tops, and spaghetti straps or other clothing of questionable taste

for school wear will not be permitted. The school staff will insist that the student

change into other clothing.

PLEASE NOTE: T-shirts must be long enough

to cover the midrift and shorts

must be of reasonable length (one way to define reasonable is when standing straight with

your arms at your side) - your shorts should be no shorter

than the tips of your fingers.

FUN FAIR Thursday, May 15th, 2014

5:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.

The CDPS Fun Fair Committee is looking for new members and volunteers. Our annual Fun Fair is always a big draw

and remains a very popular event in the community. We rely on volunteer help to organize this important evening.

If you would like to lend your support, please call Mrs. Benson @ 613-646-2271.

To Mr. & Mrs. Brenner

for spending time on

Easter weekend fixing

tricycles for the

Kindergarten children…

just in time for lots of

spring fun!

Kindergarten students paint some beautiful eggs

in preparation for Easter weekend (above).

Emily Robertson

Hailey Charbonneau

Mitchell Roy

Tyson Black

Riley Lariviere

Scotia Davidson

Jasmine Roy

Quinn Coughlin

Dakota Quade

Joey Robinson

Grace Bennett MILK & JUICE

The following items are available for purchase at Nutrition Break: at 11:55 am:

Milk, Chocolate Milk .50¢ Canned Juices from machines $1

Milk tickets can also be purchased.

Milk tickets are available for $5.00 each which will give the student 10 milk.

They are available at the milk table at lunch time. Student’s names will be put on the milk ticket and returned to the student when the

ticket is complete. Thank you.

MAY DRAW PLEASE SIGN BELOW TO INDICATE

THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS NEWSLETTER AND

RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.

______________________________ Student’s name

______________________________ Parent/Guardian’s Signature

Cobden KEys

Students are given a “Cobden Key” for showing character, good citizenship and random acts of kindness. If your child is on this list, ask her/him

what special act they did in March to get a “Cobden Key”.

Congratulations to…

Cobden Key

Theme Days

May 9th - Nerd Day

May 23rd - Retro Day

May 30th - Rock Star

Mrs. Clark‟s Grade 1 class completed a Health Science Pro-ject where they observed a number of different food items in terms of the amount of the fat content in each product. Students through discussions and their observations, came to appreciate the importance of establishing a diet made up of foods that provide a healthy balance of nutrients. Stu-dents found that food items such as icing and baked pita chips had more fat content in them than rice cakes or soda crackers. Pictured above from left to right are Lilly Nuttall, Cooper Caldwell, Sadie Ferguson, Eleanor Bolle, Adrianna Van Lindenberg and Chyenne Vansnick. Pictured at right are Gabriel Staigh & Lilly Nuttall.

Mrs.

Jenny

Bell’s

Grade 7

& 8

Music

Class

(above, left &

right)

G r a d e 1 S c I e n t I s t s !

Students Kiannah Barr & Hayley Stewart (at right) make quite a mess while they clean

up posters from the lower hall! Below, Jacob Scheuneman & Cooper Denty

perform in Mme Martin’s French Play.

Grade 7 Team We all know that Mrs. Hamilton is a hard working and multi-talented

lady who is always contributing to the school and greater community in countless ways. She also has very cute bunnies. What not everyone knows is that she is a smooth-operating convenor of badminton tournaments! It is with tremendous gratitude that we acknowledge Mrs. Hamilton for all the laborious hours she invested in making the tournament at OHS happen on April 23. Mrs. Hamilton had many dedicated assistants on the big day. Thanks to Bryson Duncan, Samantha Meek, Tyson Black, Joey Robinson, Bailey Bourque, Alyssa Vandekemp, and Shaylyn Bielaskie for your hard work.

Mitchell Hacker & Alyssa Ritchie coordinated well to provide some tough competition for RCIS in mixed doubles play. So did Carter Mick & Megan Hendry.

Girls' doubles action was fun to follow. At first, it looked like Alexa Gamache & Jamie Broome were going to meet Avery Reckzin & Chanelle Knox in the A Final. Things turned around quickly for both teams, and then we thought they would meet in the B Final! Chanelle & Avery had a close loss to St. Thomas, which at least meant they would not play their friends. In the B Final, Alexa & Jamie pushed a St. Michael's team to a third game in a best of three, and extra points were required to decide the game in favour of St. Mike's.

Boys' doubles teams were competitive, too. Noah Brownlee & Jordan Ritchie enjoyed several games. Jacob Turcotte & Kevin Ready had lengthy rallies against Eganville and Renfrew teams. Adam Wood & Curtis Hendry advanced to A Quarter Finals before redirecting to the B Semi Final where they were tightly matched against an EDPS team. EDPS had to score extra points to win. This was one of the most exciting matches of the day and elicited appreciative applause from a respectful crowd.

Girls' singles action was intense. Bailey Bourque, Emily Barron, and Carolyn Wytenburg ran their opponents but had to run hard themselves, too. As happened with girls' doubles, Emily and Carolyn were on a path to meet in the A Final, both re-directed to the B Final where Emily finished just before meeting Carolyn, who had a tight final match.

There was amazing athleticism on the boys' singles court where both Ryan McIntyre and Jonathan Peever established themselves as talented competitors.

Thanks to Mrs. Hamilton and her assistants. Congratulations to all players for representing so well. And thanks to the members of the badminton club for keeping the fun alive! Great season, everyone!

Grade 8 Team The Cobden School Grade Eight Badminton Team attended

their tournament on Thursday, April 24 at the Renfrew Armories.

The day was successful in that all players had a most enjoyable

time at the event and were quite competitive as well. Although

each player or pair are guaranteed only two matches in this

double elimination tournament, all singles and doubles from

Cobden School played in at least four matches. Typically the

further along in the tournament, the more competitive the

matches.

In the male Singles Division, Wesley Barrington won three

in a row after a challenging first round loss. In the Female

Doubles division, Megan King and Teegan Tabbert won their first

three matches. Kelsey Edwards and Payton Rochon also won

three matches. After an easy start, Sara McIntyre drew what

turned out to be the Female Single division champion and runner

-up in consecutive matches. Kathleen Barr placed 4th in the

Female Singles division after loosing a battle with the silver

medalist. Emma Peever and Kohl Hedley’s only loss was in the

Mixed Doubles Championship. Along with Madison Tomasini and

Brandon Weiss, they placed second and third in the Mixed Doubles

Division. Rumour has it that someone owes someone a milk

card based on the results of that Silver medal match.

Many thanks to the parents who support extra curricular

activities with both encouragement and hours of driving.

Thanks to our amazing

coach, Mrs. Burgess Thanks to our awesome coach, Mr. Grady Also Thanks to Mr. Covell, Mrs.

Clark & Mrs. Oakes for their help!

EASTER BASKET

WINNER

Jamie Broome

Mrs. Oakes Grade 5/6 class

at left have some Easter

fun decorating eggs!

Also Thanks to Mrs. Barr & Mr. McKay

NEWSLETTER WINNERS February Dawson Barre

Adreanna Bingham Carter Cybulski Kaitlyn Smith

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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 Principal: Peter Burnette

Office Manager: Philippa Bell Head Custodian: Irene Mousseau

Ministry of Education Website

www.edu.gov.on.ca

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MATH GAMES

You need a deck of cards. Tables chart, if required, for younger students. Two can play this game: 1. Shuffle the cards and deal an equal

amount to each player. (Again picture cards are worth „10‟ and an ace is worth „1‟.)

2. One player says, “Go” and both players play one card, face up.

3. Both players study the value of each card and then multiply the numbers together. The player with the quickest and correct answer, wins the cards.

4. Play until all the cards are gone. The player with the most cards, wins the game.

Again, this idea can be used for addition facts and should be played in short and quick periods. It helps to reinforce number skills and brings fun to the table at the same time!

Grade 8 Graduation Monday, June 23rd, 2014

@ 7:00 p.m.

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Registration for

All-Day Junior & Senior

Kindergarten for September 2014

at Cobden District Public School

Junior Kindergarten Children 4 years of age

by Dec 31, 2014 Senior Kindergarten Children 5 years of age

by Dec 31, 2014

Please provide: Proof of Age, Ontario Health Card,

Immunization Record, Lot & Concession Numbers,

New Road Name & Civic Number.

Students already attending Junior Kindergarten are not required to

register. Please call the school for an

appointment at 613-646-2271

Victoria Day

PIZZA DAY

Jump Rope For Heart

Gr. 1-8

HOT DOG DAY

Fun Fair 5:00-7:30 pm

HAMBURGER DAY

Arnprior Track Meet

EQAO Grade 3

EQAO Grade 3

EQAO Grade 3 & 6

EQAO Grade 3 & 6

Grade 8 Trip to Toronto

Children‟s Mental Health Week May 4-10

Hard at work in the Kindergarten

room

Mrs. Afelskie & Mrs. Shields‟

Kindergarten Class (above) created an awesome Spring Mural for the front

foyer of the school. After completion,

they happily posed for this photo.

Theme Day: Nerd Day

Theme Day: Retro Day

Theme Day: Rock Star

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