David M. Cox Elementary School Dream It! Believe It! Achieve It! NO LIMITS!

Cox Cub News

Volume 6, Issue 3 Mrs. Tara Imboden, Principal imboden@interact.ccsd.net
Sept 12-23, 2016
Dr. Christine Clayman, Assistant Principal cclayman@interact.ccsd.net
Cub Cheers: Congratulations to the students in Mrs. Ball-Aguilars and Mrs. Coles Class, they did our Friday and Monday
Announcements and were fabulous! Congratulations to the following students for receiving Cox Cub of the Week:
Joey Bedreau, Madison Fairchild, Shawn McKeon, Jordyn Reynolds-Forte, Aydan Wood, Aubrey Adair-Kramer,
Leah Maneclang, Sophia Flood, Alex Szefczenko, Jordyn Bush-Noble, Poet Amaral, Anthony Bakalov, Allen Aguilar,
Alina Macandog, KC Brogan, Brandon Pham, Lorenzo Panero, Jameson Herrin, Miguel Hernendez, Alyssa Partida,
Colin Arcus, Reyli Perez, Jane Moss, Abram Hillstead, Nariah King, Nicholas Spielman, Ayden Wood, Lilia Murray,
Gabby Keppie, Jake Minucci, Jaycob Partida, Ravin Robinson, Malaya Villalovos, Dylan Chavez, Jade Riches,
Kenzie Hawkins, Payson Harry, Andy Herrera, Cooper Toone, Christine Sonoy, Jenna Garritano, Mia Herrin, TC Fuel, and
Camryn Piccininni. Apologies to Cooper Raimer whose name was left off of our previous weeks newsletter for a Cox
Cub of the Week! Congratulations to the following Cox Staff for earning Staff of the Week: Ms. Deihl, our school Counselor
and Mr. Boger our Head Custodian.

Milers News: Milers began this morning, Monday September 26th at 8:30 am. It is a walking, jogging, running club open
to all students and their families and friends. Milers entrance is through the bike rack gates, gates open at 8:25 am and all
fitness begins on the field.

We would like to thank the following families for their generous donations to our
Milers Program!

Blaze Pizza
Bounce U
Jamba Juice
Bookworm Breakfast: Tomorrow is our first Bookworm Breakfast of the year! Students and Parents are invited to the
multipurpose room beginning at 8:00 am for a book sharing, book giving, and a small breakfast hosted by Hopelinks.
The Bookworm Breakfast is from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and is always on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Tuesday
the 27th will be our first Bookworm Breakfast!
Picture Day Tomorrow: Tomorrow is our Fall Picture Day! Picture order forms came home on Friday; extras
can be found in our front office.
Cox Dairy Queen Day: This Friday, the 30th, is Cox Day at Dairy Queen on the corner of Pecos and Windmill down
from our school. Every portion of each purchase comes back to our school!
Did You Know? Our school already has $15.00 in our School Account at Red Robin on Eastern. Every time you
eat at Red Robin you can show them your school card at a portion of your bill earns our school money! You can
sign up at the restaurant the next time youre dining there! Every little bit helps and so many companies are willing
to support our public schools! Thanks Families and Thanks Red Robin!

State Testing for Grades 3-5, 2016: Families, the SBAC assessment scores from last year are slowly coming in. The data is
raw and unfiltered. Student reports will be sent home on Friday for all our 4th and 5th graders and as soon as the scores are
approved for printing, the school results will be posted in our newsletter. All schools will maintain their current STAR rating
as this was a first year exam and it takes consecutive years of data comparison to determine school ratings.
Parent Student Handbook (final posting): Parents, please refer to the Parent-Student Handbook you either received at
Welcome Back Night or from your student on the first day of school. It provides you with a lot of information regarding our
school. In fact a number of questions we routinely get are found in the handbook.
Drop Off and Pick Up (final posting): Parents, the Henderson Police Department and Clark County School
District Police Department are routinely patrolling our campus. Remember that it is illegal to do a u-turn
in a school zone. Please follow legal parking procedures when dropping your child off or picking them up as
the police agencies are issuing traffic citations. Only turn RIGHT out of the front parking lot and DO NOT
BLOCK OR DRIVE INTO the bus loading zone.
We Welcome Volunteers (final posting): If you are volunteering for lunchroom, outside playground duty, front office, or
classroom please check in with the front office to receive a volunteer sticker. We would love help on the playground during
our first lunch, 11:20 11:55 am (Kindergarten and First), before school at the exit cross-walk in the parking lot
(8:50-9:05 am), and/or after school at the front parking lot exit crosswalk (3:21-3:40 pm).
Back to School Reminders (final posting):
When your child is going to be or is absent, please email Ms. Penney, our Registar at ggpenney@interact.ccsd.net
When you visit the school, please report to the office, sign in at the front office on the computer, and receive a
visitors badge. You will be asked to show personal identification until we get to know you.
If you have a scheduled appointment with a teacher or need to drop off items, please check in with the front office and
they will notify the teacher. We will deliver items dropped off to the teacher, parents are not sent down to classrooms
for deliveries.
Adult supervision on the playground is provided at 8:50 a.m. The playground gates will remain locked until 8:50 a.m.
Bicycles must be stored and locked in the bike rack. Students must walk bicycles on school grounds/sidewalks at all
times. The school is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged bicycles or scooters.
When picking up your child, please know that we cannot release your child to anyone who is not designated on the
pick-up list. Per CCSD Policy, changes made for pick-up of student must be made in person and not over the phone.
Any arrangements made for pick-up of your child must be made prior to the start of the school day. Security for
our students is a priority at David Cox.
We will not release students after 3:10 p.m. for early dismissal. If your child needs to miss instruction at the end of
the day for scheduled appointments, please pick them up prior to 3:10 p.m.
Parent Concerns: Should you have a concern regarding your childs classroom our policy and the school district
policy requires you to first contact the teacher. Please know, that our office will ask you if youve spoken to the
teacher first before taking any appointments with me or the Assistant Principal.
Musical Performances (final posting): Each year our students showcase their musical talents in grade level performances.
This year our performances are scheduled for the following dates and all performances are held in the MP Room at Cox and
are at both
9:30 am and again at 2:30 pm:
-First Grade: May 19th
-Second Grade: October 21st -Third Grade: January 20th
-Fourth Grade: March 10th
-Fifth Grade: March 24th
Meet Your Principal (final posting): For those of you who are new to our school, Im Mrs. Imboden, your
school principal. I have enjoyed my last 5 years here at David M. Cox and look forward to a successful year 6! I
am entering into my 21st year with CCSD, 11 of which I taught elementary school and the remaining 9 I served
as an administrator in elementary schools. I am a UNLV graduate with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary
Education, a Masters Degree in Instructional Reading Curriculum, and a final Masters Degree in School
Administration. I also had the privilege of going through the National Board Certification for Teachers and
earned my National Accreditation for the final 6 years of being in the classroom. I truly enjoy working with
students and advocate for whats best to increase achievement. Besides being in the classrooms as much as
possible, youll see me outside in the morning and after school, during lunches, and working with our 5 th graders in our BETA
Club. I love being our principal here at DMC!

Meet Your Assistant Principal: My name is Dr. Christine Clayman, your Assistant Principal. I am really
excited to be at David M. Cox for my fourth year. I love being an administrator because I get to be involved
with all the students especially at lunch recess, in the Lunch Room, and in their classrooms, I am also the
advisor of the International Club that is open to all 3 rd through 5th grade students. I got into educational
administration because it gives me an opportunity to impact a lot more students and be at the forefront of
working with teachers to provide our students an optimal environment for academic and social success. I
know that together well have a Rocking school year!
A Look Ahead:
Sept 1-30
AIMS Testing/School-wide writing
Sept 26
Milers Begins (date changed)
Sept 26
Spanish Class Begins
Sept 26
Sports Camp Begins
Sept 27
Bookworm Breakfast
Sept 27
Picture Day
Sept 30
First Progress Reports Come Home
Sept 30
Dairy Queen Day for Cox
Oct 3
Book Fair Week Begins
Oct 3-7
Nevada Week of Respect
Oct 4
PTA Mtg. Library 6 pm
Oct 6
Greenspun JHS Open House 6 pm
Oct 11
Family Dinner Night at Zuppas
Oct 14
Progress Reports Sent Home
*Parents & Pastries cancelled for October 3rd.

CCSD Safety Message (2nd Posting)

The Clark County School District suggests the following precautionary

measures for parents and their children. Parents are urged to have frank
discussions with their children about the following:
1. Teach your children, regardless of age, their full name, your full
name, their address, and phone number.
2. Explain the dangers of being abducted and/or molested.
3. Explain that private parts of their body should not be touched by
anyone, and if that happens, to report it immediately.
4. Police officers are to be trusted for help; explain that police can
always be identified by their marked car or motorcycle and their
uniform.
5. Emphasize the importance of staying close to a parent, relative, or
friend when away from home.
6. Explain the importance of noticing and remembering identifying
characteristics of strangers, such as their height, hair, eye color,
voice quality, clothes, and unusual marks. Also stress the
importance of remembering the vehicle description, such as color,
size, and license plate number.
7. Stress the importance of protesting and running away if a stranger
tries to take your child/children somewhere.
8. Never accept candy, money, or gifts from strangers.
9. Never go into a garage, shed, or alley with a stranger.
10. Never get into a car with a stranger. If a stranger asks for directions,
be polite but do not go near the vehicle. If a stranger gets out of
his/her vehicle, run away immediately.
11. Parents should occasionally accompany their child/children to