Power up! Our 3rd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner is Zander Moseley! Congratulations! Did you know that Book Blast contributions help ensure all our students receive books? After your student earns all 10 books from the book list, additional contributions help provide more books for all our students, including those who don’t receive contributions. Your involvement makes a world of difference!
Reminder- 2:00 Dismissal today, No Appleknocker Club 11/9
No School tomorrow in recognition of Veterans Day 11/10
Picture Day on Monday 11/13
Congratulations, Riley Brown, for being our 2nd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner! Way to go! There is still time to win a Treasure Chest or an iPad by inviting 15+ friends or family members: http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/CobdenES62920. Let’s keep up the momentum to help build our students’ home libraries! If you’d like to support our school and help all our students have access to more books, please donate here: https://bookblast.booksarefun.com/CobdenES62920/pledge/?LgAdGRVZegEBHX9TWXlWRUc-. Your support truly makes a world of difference in their education!
Check point achieved! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is Jarrett "JJ" Kaufman! Congratulations! Now, more treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 15+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest prize: http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/CobdenES62920.
On Friday, the second grade classes read the book Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell. After reading, they placed their carved pumpkins, seeds, water, and dirt into clear containers. For the rest of the school year, the classrooms will observe the changes in their pumpkins and watch them decompose and eventually grow into new plants.
Book Blast begins today! Spend 7 minutes tonight completing the Treasure Map to earn cool rewards, be entered to win prize drawings, and start building your home library. Invite 10+ friends and family members to earn your rewards and 15+ for a chance to win one of four Treasure Chests or an iPad! Visit http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/CobdenES62920 and unlock your treasure! #BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure
The first 40 students to register and invite 10+ friends and family members will receive the 3 rewards the very next day! Any student who qualifies after that will receive the 3 rewards after the event.
Thursday 11/9-
2:00 Dismissal
No Appleknocker Club
•2:15-3:15 Tutoring for grades 3rd-5th ONLY
(Tutoring students must be picked up at 3:15 since there is No Appleknocker Club available)
•No tutoring for 1st & 2nd grades
Friday 11/10-
No School in recognition of Veterans Day
Monday 11/13-
Picture Day
•Order forms coming home this week
Online payments- We have exciting news to pass along! Both the elementary and high school offices can now accept in person debit/credit card payments via Square! You can also make online payments for school fees on your mobile device thanks to a new update on TeacherEase.
Attention: PTO Paragon Fundraiser items coming home with students TODAY! Please be aware some items may need to remain frozen/refrigerated. Payment is due by Monday, November 13th. Thank you 😊
Mrs. Genung's kindergarten doing their best to be brave while making haunted houses for letter H. 👻
Attention, adventurers! Our Book Blast event starts next week where we will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on an epic quest to earn exciting rewards and books.
Happy Halloween Appleknockers! 🎃👻
Illinois State Board of Education has released summative designations from the 2023 Illinois School Report Card
COBDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL- EXEMPLARY RATING
THIS DESIGNATION IS EARNED BY HAVING AN OVERALL STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF ALL ILLINOIS SCHOOLS!
COBDEN JR HIGH SCHOOL & COBDEN HIGH SCHOOL- COMMENDABLE RATING
THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Save the Date-
Cobden Elementary Christmas Program
Friday, December 22nd 9:30 AM
Coats & Jackets Reminder: Next week the temperatures will be dropping significantly! Please send students with warm clothing so that they may play comfortably outside for recess. Please LABEL coats and jackets with your child’s name. Our Lost & Found has already begun to fill up.
No tutoring next Tuesday, Halloween.
Dental Safari is coming to Cobden School District! The consent forms will be sent home this week with students. Dental Safari will be here on Monday, Dec. 4th. This exam meets IL mandated requirements for grades K, 2, 6, and 9.
Appleknocker fans! Are you ready?!
PreK had a fabulous fried trip to Rendleman Orchards this afternoon! 🍎🍂🕸️🎃🐐🍁🌾🐞🐥
Our 1st graders made some new animal friends this morning! Miss Mueller's father and brother visited with a wide variety of creatures for our 1st graders to meet and learn more about. They learned about tortoises, bearded dragons, corn snakes, frogs, and even a tarantula! 🐢🦎🐍🐸🕷️Thank you for this fun and interactive special visit!
