‘Paws’ for News from the Principal May 18, 2018 COWERN P WPRINTS Upcoming Events May 24 Peace Walk & Yearbook Signing May 25 Staff Development NO SCHOOL May 28 Memorial Day NO SCHOOL June 4 Cowern Talent Show 1:45 p.m. June 6 5th Grade Graduation 1:45 p.m. June 7 Last Day of School Contact Information Adventure Connection 651-748-6898 Attendance 651-748-6824 Office 651-748-6800 School Nurse 651-748-6815 Future events can be found on the Cowern website listed below: http://www.isd622.org/ cowern Cowern Elementary 2131 Margaret Street North Saint Paul, MN 55109 http://www.isd622.org/ cowern Dear Cowern Family and Friends, As the end of the school year nears, we like to reflect on the year and think ahead to the future! Recently at a PTG meeting, I shared the highlights from our MCA tests (the state ac- countability assess- ment). While the scores are tentative, so far it appears that our 5th grade students increased their proficiency by nine percentage points (up to 61%) and our 4th grad- ers increased by four percentage points (to 56%) in reading. In math both 3rd and 4th grade students are above the district average for proficiency levels (68 and 64%, respectively). I also shared that our behavior referrals and suspensions have sig- nificantly decreased from last year. We have so many reasons to celebrate! Next year, we will continue to focus on increasing reading and math scores while also ensuring that we are preparing “good humans.” Our commitment around peace and character building will still be strong! These past weeks, I enjoyed our carnival (what a fun night creat- ing family memories), field days, and having a special guest principal for the day! Best, Dr. Jen Wilson and Guest Principal Emma Woods 5th Grade Graduation - Save the Date! June 6, 2018, at 1:45 p.m., located in the school gym.
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‘Paws’ for News from the Principal
May 18, 2018
COWERN P WPRINTS Upcoming Events
May 24
Peace Walk &
Yearbook Signing
May 25
Staff Development
NO SCHOOL
May 28
Memorial Day
NO SCHOOL
June 4
Cowern Talent Show
1:45 p.m.
June 6
5th Grade Graduation
1:45 p.m.
June 7
Last Day of School
Contact Information Adventure Connection 651-748-6898 Attendance
651-748-6824
Office
651-748-6800
School Nurse
651-748-6815
Future events can be found
on the Cowern website
listed below:
http://www.isd622.org/
cowern
Cowern Elementary
2131 Margaret Street
North Saint Paul, MN
55109
http://www.isd622.org/
cowern
Dear Cowern Family and Friends, As the end of the school year nears, we like to reflect on the year and think ahead to the future! Recently at a PTG meeting, I shared the highlights from our MCA tests (the state ac-countability assess-ment). While the scores are tentative, so far it appears that our 5th grade students increased their proficiency by nine percentage points (up to
61%) and our 4th grad-ers increased by four percentage points (to 56%) in reading. In math both 3rd and 4th grade students are above the district average for proficiency levels (68 and 64%, respectively). I also shared that our behavior referrals and suspensions have sig-nificantly decreased from last year. We have so many reasons to celebrate! Next year, we will continue to focus on increasing reading and math scores while also ensuring that we are preparing “good humans.” Our commitment around peace and character building will still be strong!
These past weeks, I enjoyed our carnival (what a fun night creat-ing family memories), field days, and having a special guest principal for the day! Best, Dr. Jen Wilson and Guest Principal Emma Woods
5th Grade Graduation - Save the Date!
June 6, 2018, at 1:45 p.m., located in the school gym.
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From the Health Office
The end of the year is quickly approaching. If your child has medication in the school health office, a plan needs to be put in place for medication pick-up. Any leftover medication should be physically picked up on the last day of school by a parent or guardian. If this is not possible, arrangements must be made for alternative pick-up. In such cases, please call Kate Brazil at 651-748-6815. If the medi-cation is NOT picked up by the last day of school on June 7th, the medication will be disposed of at the end of the day on June 8th. Thank you.
Be healthy. Be happy. Be well.
ATTENTION: Parents of Students Keeping Medication in the Health Office at School
News from the Library
This is your final notice to order a Cowern Yearbook! Limited quantities are left and they will sell fast! Order now—only $14.00! Place your yearbook order now with Mrs. Murphy @ [email protected].
This was the last week to check out library books. ALL library books must be
returned by Tuesday, May 29. Overdue notices will be sent home on Thursday,
May 31, for those books not returned. Thank you!
Last Chance To Order Cowern Yearbooks!
Plaza Theater Movie Night Winner! Thank you to all that came to make Plaza Theater Movie Night a huge success on Thursday, May 17! The winner of the Sherlock Gnomes movie related prize is Zane Putzler in Mrs. Torgerson’s classroom. Thank you all for a great year at the movies and thanks especially to Plaza Theater for their continued support of Cowern families!
Lost & Found All lost and found items will be donated Friday, June 8. Please check for your child’s lost items before the school year ends! They are hang-ing on the rack, down the stairs next to the reception desk.
FAST TESTING DATES Quiet Please… Testing!
ATTENTION: Listed below are the upcoming FAST Testing dates for students in
grades 2, 3, 4, and 5.
A.M. P.M.
FAST
Monday, May 21 9:00 a.m. Mrs. Knudsen’s Class 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Swanson’s Class
Tuesday, May 22 9:00 a.m. Ms. Jones’ Class 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Torgerson’s Class
Friday, May 25 NO SCHOOL
Monday, May 28 NO SCHOOL—Memorial Day
Make a difference! Experience life-changing growth as a Minnesota Reading Corps or Minnesota Math Corps Tutor at Cowern Elementary School in 2018-19!
Make a difference in the lives of Cowern Elementary School students who struggle with reading or math by serving as a Reading Corps or Math Corps Tutor in 2018-19! Whether you want to explore a career in educa-tion, re-enter the workforce, or give back to your community, you can make a difference as a tutor.
As a tutor, you’ll see a student’s progress—in their test scores, in their other school work and in their confi-dence as they build their skills. Last year, Minnesota Reading Corps and Minnesota Math Corps provided direct services to more than 30,000 children in more than 700 schools across the state. We’re helping more kids reach their reading potential. And you can be part of it.
Reading Corps and Math Corps Tutors receive extensive training and support from onsite coaches. Tutors are paid a living allowance and are eligible for an education award of up to $5,800 to pay tuition or repay quali-fied student loans. Tutors 55 or older may gift the award to a child or grandchild.
If you or someone you know might enjoy making a difference in the lives of Cowern Elementary School students, learn how to get involved at www.readingandmath.net. Positions start in August for the 2018-19 school year. Apply now!
Find more information for Minnesota Reading Corps and Minnesota Math Corps Tutors on the attached flyers in this issue of the Paw Prints Newsletter. Please do not apply via the district website.
Questions? Contact [email protected] or 866-859-2825.
Become a Reading or Math Corps Tutor!
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PTG (Parent Teacher Group)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Box Tops Etc.
Collection
5/23 thru 5/24
Parent Teacher Group (PTG) is a fun-driven group focused on supporting Cowern stu-dents’ education and experiences. We gather the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Cowern. Follow our page on Facebook at Cowern PTG. Get text alerts by texting the message “@ptg1718” to 81010 via REMIND. Send us an email at [email protected] to stay posted on upcoming events.
We’re on Facebook!
Cowern Elementary
Parent Teacher Group
Plaza Theater Movie Night
Movie to be announced
When: Coming next Sept. 2018!
Time: 6pm
Cost: $3
($2 of the $3 admission comes back to Cowern)
“See you at the movies!”
Questions or concerns?
Contact us at
Shop Online with Amazon Smile!
Come Join Us!
Shop online? Start at smile.amazon.com and part of your order comes to Cowern. Thank you for your support!
We need YOU! We are looking for: Secretary for next year’s PTG board (2 year term). Committee Delegate for next year’s PTG board (2 year term). Someone to make flyers for Peachjar, posts on REMIND, and keeping our
Facebook page up-to-date. Email [email protected] to volunteer with PTG or call Carey at 651-206-9114 to learn more. Thanks!
Help!
Thank You!!! Thank you to everyone who made our annual Carnival a rousing success, everyone who made it out to our last PTG meeting of the year this past Monday, and everyone who came to the movies last night. We CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT EACH OF YOU!!!! We want to especially thank Abbie Zakrzewski, 2018 Carnival Chair. Without your support and dedication, Abbie, the carnival would not be the stellar event it is today. Thank you for all you do for the children!!! Even though we did not reach our goal of $15,000 in raffle ticket sales, we still “won” in creating a family-friendly event that directly supported our Cowern fami-lies, and between the raffle tickets, game tickets, teacher treasures, and silent auc-tion, we raised approximately $17,500 for our school. THANK YOU for your sup-port in making this a success!
2018 Cash Raffle Prize Winners: 1st Place: Nicole Bullock 2nd Place: Shirly Amundos—Help! Shirly did not include contact info on her winning ticket. Please reach out if you know Shirly and connect with us at [email protected]. Thank you! 3rd Place: Karrie Lenting 4th Place: Kea Behnke Congratulations and thank you to each and every person who bought a raffle ticket!
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PTG (Parent Teacher Group) (continued)
2018 Winner of Most Tickets Sold in a Classroom: 3rd Grade: MRS. SWANSON’S CLASS! Each student received three game tickets for carnival games!
Box Tops Etc. Collection! FINAL Box Tops Collection of the year—May 23-24! Send in Milk Moola caps, box tops, whatever you can clip from your food packaging that can be turned in to support Cowern—we’ll take it! Please be sure to cut up to the dotted line (every bit helps when we have to pay for postage), and send them in baggies with your child’s name and teacher’s name. The classroom with the most collected will win a fantastic prize!
Support Cowern!
Email [email protected] to add your name to our email list so you can stay posted on upcoming fun, share your ideas, or volunteer at an upcoming event!
2018 Carnival Top Sellers:
Cruz Alvarez Mateo Alvarez Tristan Bergman Hayden Berry - Carnival CIP - Most Tickets Sold Aidan Chorlton Declan Chorlton Mateo Falbo Cece Goracki Benicio Jarman - 2nd Place for Most Tickets Sold
Jordan Larson JJ Moreno Caleb Neuenfeldt Stella Neuenfeldt Avery Scott Andrew Strugar Emma Woods - 3rd Place for Most Tickets Sold Ellie Zakrzewski Michael Zakrzewski
These students worked hard to sell 150+ raffle tickets each, earning them a special field trip with our Super Scientist Dr. Wilson! THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING COWERN FAMILIES!
We also offer HUGE thanks to all Cowern staff who helped out whether it was volunteering during Carnival itself, walking another round of collected envelopes down to the office, reminding kids to turn in their stubs, and MORE. We could not do this without you!!!
Finally, thank you, Dr. Wilson, for once again dressing the part as this year’s SUPER SCIENTIST! If you haven’t had a chance to watch the Super Scientist videos, check out the PTG page on Facebook where you can see all the videos with Dr. Wilson conducting science experiments with Cowern students. HOORAY FOR SCIENCE AND GOOD-NATURED PRINCIPALS!
SHOP ON AMAZON! A por tion of every purchase on smile.amazon.com comes back to Cowern!
BUY MABEL’S LABELS! Tired of losing your stuff? Getting ready to send the kids off to summer camp? Order some Mabel’s Labels and never lose your stuff again! Order at campaigns.mabelslabels.com and find “COWERN ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER GROUP” in the list of organizations to support! YAY!
NEW: EAT GOOD GRAINS CEREAL! Good Grains is healthy, delicious cereals made in CA and delivered straight to you! The best part is $1 of every bag ordered comes to Cowern! Order now at fundflakes.com and use code “COWERN” to be sure we get the credit in their “fund flakes” program, or with this link: http://bit.ly/2wFM4EY.
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