November Issue of Cougars' Tale

Please enjoy the latest issue of Cougars' Tale, Coebourn Elementary School monthly newsletter.

November 2016

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Message from Principal Kuminka

Coebourn Elementary completed the Four Schools One Book initiated this past month. Students enjoyed reading and discussing the first book "The Lemonade War" by Jaqueline Davies.The culminating activity was celebrated by Jacqueline Davies visiting our school and speaking to the students. Thank you PTL for supporting this assembly.

Monster Mash was another huge success. I want to thank the Coebourn PTL for organizing and running a fun event for our students. Children enjoyed dancing, crafts, and refreshments!

The Brookhaven Police and Fire Department supported our school community this past month. Chief of Police, Chief McGoldrick talked with our students about the importance to pledge against doing drugs.Chief Montella and the fire department also visited our school during fire prevention week and taught our students about fire safety.

Students made their Green Goal for the year with their homeroom teacher. Each month, students will participate in Going Green activity with their teachers to promote the awareness of the benetifs being a Green School!

Fourth and Fifth Grade Students engaged in Idiom Day! Students dressed up as their favorite idiom and presented to the teachers and classmates the literal and actual meaning of their idiom.

American Education Parent Classroom visitation day will be on 11/15/16 during the following times:

Grades 1-5 = 9:15-10:15am

AM K = 9:15-10:15am

PM K = 1:00-2:00pm

Congratulations Coebourn Elementary on your Outstanding Achievements

2015 National School of Character

2015 PBIS Banner School

November Calendar of Events

3rd -PTL Mtg. 6:30

6th - Daylight Savings Time Ends - Fall Back 1 Hour

7th - No School - In service for Teachers

8th - Election Day / No School - In service for Teachers

9th - Newspaper Club 8:20

10th - Reading Olympics 8:15

14th - American Education Week / Book Fair Begins / Science Explorers

15th - Parent Classroom Visitation / 5th Grade Parent Meeting 6:30

16th - Book Fair Open 5:30pm - 7:00pm

17th - Picture Retakes / Joe Corbi Pizza Pick Up

23rd - 11:15 Dismissal

24th - HAPPY THANKSGIVING

25th - Schools & Offices Closed

28th - Science Explorers

Monster Mash Costume Winners!

BOOK FAIR

November 14-18

Scholastic book fair is coming to

Coebourn's library. Nov. 14 - 18.

With a special evening sale happening on Wed., Nov. 16th from 5:30pm - 7:00pm.

Who doesn't love a good book!?

Students of the Month

WAY TO GO!!!!!

Miss Lydon AM - Aubrey Habich
Miss Lydon PM - Freddie Kane

Mrs. Nattress - Jeremiah Craig

Mrs. Roe - Tommy McCluskey

Ms.Sullivan - Layla Decena-Tait

Mrs. Sciecinski - Zoi Antonis
Mrs. McElhenney - Jack Abate

Mrs. Anderson - Logan Coleman

Mrs. Politano - Arielle Mims

Miss Kuhn - Peyton Boyer

Mrs. Fulginiti - RJ Scharrer
Mrs. Dever - Luke Habich

Mrs. Lachman - Carly Hess

Mrs. Carroll - Colin DiProjetto

Mrs. Constan - Luke Barretta

Mrs. Wooleyhan - Jenna Jones

Mr. Carboni - Shane Dauber

Mrs. Barry - Dalton Michael

Cougar 200 Club

Congratulations to the following students who were recognized in the month of October for demonstrating one of the 3 R's Respect, Responsibility, and Ready.

Luci Damico
Andy Davis
Annabel Hertz
Josh Smith
Austin Tully
Emily Cahill
J'Lynn Madison
Shane Williams
Finnian Holefelder
Haley Moran
Kenzie Helferty
Pippi Noblit
Alexa Williams
Andrew Pinchak

James Emhof
Tayra Ribot
Andrew DiPasquale
Brennan McLaughlin
Caylee Shockley
Kamryn Kolb
Christian Daniele (2)
Kenny Castleberry
Patrick McHugh
Jeremiah Craig
Matteo Ventresca
Matthew Semenyuk
Gabriel Nyce
Teagan Watson

PTL

#coebournscoop

November 2016

Hello Coebourn families,

We are busy working on lots of things for everyone in the PTL, but first we'd like to say thank you to everyone that joined us for Sun Valley's Homecoming Parade and for the hayride and bonfire at Linvilla. We hope you had fun!

The Joe Corbi's Fundraiser had outstanding results thanks to our students and their supportive families! The PTL is grateful for all of the time and effort that was put into your sales.

*A few reminders;

Discount cards are available for purchase ~ $10 ea. Check out the great savings on local restaurants and other businesses. Money can be sent in to school in a envelope marked "Discount card". A practical gift idea for birthdays or holidays.

Book Fair is Nov. 14th thru 18th with one evening session. Any volunteers (with clearances) interested in helping with the set up can contact coebournptl@ gmail.com

Mark your calendars~ Saturday, Nov. 19th is Brookhaven's Holiday Parade. Details to be sent home soon.

The PTL is looking for photos from the Homecoming parade, Hayride, field trips, Monster Mash, class parties, etc. Please forward any photos throughout the year to coebournyearbook@gmail

Continue clipping your Box Tops and be sure to register your Giant Rewards Card ( a one time registration). Coebourn benefits greatly from these programs.

Be sure to check out the PTL's webpage on PDSD.ORG, under "for parents", then select PTL. You can also "like" us on Facebook to stay up to date with events and for other helpful info. Our page is COEBOURN ELEMENTARY PTL

As always, thank you for your continuous support, it is greatly appreciated!

The PTL Executive Committee

Be Informed...Be Inspired...Be Involved

Notes From The Nurse

Y our mom is right!

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Imagine that you are a car and after a long night of sleeping, your fuel tank is empty. Breakfast is the fuel that gets you going so you can hit the road.

Studies show that students who eat breakfast do much better in school than students who skip breakfast. Breakfast eaters can concentrate better, have more energy, have better muscle coordination, and even score higher on tests.

Remember to choose a breakfast that is well balanced. Just like with other meals, try to eat a variety of foods, including: fruit, grains, protein, and dairy products. A balanced nutritious breakfast contains protein because protein stays in your body all morning. A breakfast that is high in sugar will burn off very quickly and leave you tired and hungry long before lunch. You can find protein in foods like eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, peanut butter.

So tomorrow morning, don't run out the door on an empty stomach. Fuel up with a healthy breakfast!

CALLING All

COEBOURN READERS

Coebourn once again is participating in Scholastic Reading Counts!

The goal of Reading Counts is to create lifelong readers by surrounding students with a wide variety of leveled literature and nonfiction texts in the classroom, in the school library, and at home. With Scholastic Reading Counts! students have a Lexile®-based independent reading program that tracks their success on the books they read, in and out of school. This technology-based program creates a personalized and engaging learning environment that ensures independent reading accountability. Scholastic Reading Counts intends to MOTIVATE students with suggested reading choices that match their interests and reading levels. This program is available to all 2nd through 5th grade students. Students in 2nd grade have a goal of 20,000 words read per month, while students in grades 3-5 are set to reach 30,000 words. Students may choose an independent book and when finished t take a ten question computerized quiz on the book. Seven out of the ten questions must be answered correctly in order for the students to pass the quiz. The total number of words for the book read will be tracked throughout the year. If the book does not a Reading Counts quiz, students may write a summary of the book to receive credit. Any student who reaches 1,000,000 words will be recognized both at school and at Brookhaven Borough Council!
Stay tuned......More to come next month about READING COUNTS!!

G.R.I.T STUDENTS

Who was seen showing GRIT this month?

Noah Shepard (K) has shown GRIT! He is respectful, responsible, and ready each day.

Haley Moran (5th) has shown GRIT! Haley has consistently given her best effort and takes pride in everything she does.

Michael Thorton (1st) has shown GRIT! By following all the rules.

Teagan Watson (2nd) has shown GRIT! For her extra hard work in art! She put tons of effort into her artwork and tons of effort into writing about her art!

Nick Trasatti (5th) has shown GRIT! He works really hard in Math. He does not stop until he finds the right answer. His work is neat, labeled, and very clearly organized.

Aiden Cook (4th) has shown GRIT! Great job working hard even though a task might be challenging!

Shane Dauber (5th ) has shown GRIT! Although the Math Performance Task was very difficult, Shane showed GRIT by not giving up and doing the best work he could do.

GREEN COUGARS!!!!!

Coebourn students EARTH SAVING tip:

Be sure to pick up your trash...better yet pick up any trash you see!

#greencougars

Coebourn Classroom Connection

The Wonderful World of Kindergarten

Coebourn Kindergarteners are off to a great start! Our students are working hard to identify letters, sounds, and some of our new sight words. During Kid Writing, students are creating amazing stories by listening for the sounds we hear in words. Along with our hard work, Kindergarten recently enjoyed our very first field trip to the Tyler Arboretum. We became mini scientists as we took a walking tour to observe plants, animals, and insects! Stay tuned to see what's next in the wonderful world of Kindergarten!

LOST & FOUND

Believe it or not...2 months in and our Lost & Found is already filling up. There are hoodies, coats, sweaters and jackets looking for their owner!!

Have your child take a look if you are missing something.

THANK YOU BROOKHAVEN FIRE COMPANY

Coebourn students love fire prevention day!!!!!

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