Cobb Mountain Elementary School Weekly Bulletin

Posted Date: 5/06/25 (6:42 PM)

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Cobb Mountain Elementary School

Weekly Bulletin

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

cobb.middletownusd.org

Upcoming Dates

May 5th: Yearbooks for sale. Please make check payable to: Cobb School PTO for $20.
May 5-9th: Penny Wars (see below for details)
May 6-14th: CAASPP testing for 3rd-5th graders
May 15th: Open House/Science Fair 5:30-6:30
May 21st: Talent Show 6:00pm
May 23rd: We will have school this day! 8:45-1:20 (Due to our earlier snow day)
May 28th: Early Dismissal - ALL students released at 1:20.
May 30th: Spelling Bee
June 2nd: Pool Field Trip for 3rd-5th graders (more info to come)
June 3rd: Pool Field Trip for TK-2nd graders (more info to come)
June 4th: 5th Grade Promotion 6:00 pm
June 5th: Field Day
June 6th: Last day of school; 5th grade parents/teachers vs 5th graders in kickball at 11:00; dismissal at 1:20

Student of the Month

Lincoln O’Brien

Student of the Week:

Maeve Lavelle

Kailah Wojcik

Brooklyn Hamilton-Fetters

Kimberly Wolfe

GREAT JOB!

Penny Wars Next Week!!!

Bring your loose change and support Cobb School!

Begins MONDAY, May 5th. Ends FRIDAY, May 9th.

Penny War jars will be set up for each class on the stage in the cafeteria. Bring in your change to boost your class and sabotage the others! All funds raised go to classrooms.

Penny War Rules:

Pennies and paper currency produce positive points.

Silver coins produce negative points and may be used to “attack” or sabotage other classes.

The class to collect the most points wins!

Please have your kids bring their money in a ziplock bag with their name on it to make sure that it makes it to the correct jar.

Which Class Will Win Penny Wars?

2025 Spelling Bee

Students in grades 2-5 will have the opportunity to participate in our school spelling bee this year.

Each grade will hold an informal qualifying bee based off of previous spelling words and grade level words (run by a teacher). The grade level bees will be held during the week of May 5th, at a time convenient for the class.

Each grade level will send

4 representatives to the all-school bee on May 30th.

If your student is selected to participate in the Bee on 5/30, a packet of words to study will be sent home on Friday, 5/9. The all-school bee will be using this list of words.

The Garden Plot

“Why try to explain miracles to children when you can just have them plant a garden?”-Robert Brault

We are in full swing cleaning up. Last week we had a conversation about “weeds” and their place on this earth. The grass and the buds are growing! We planted cherry tomatoes, a new herb garden and tons of basil! 4 th and 5 th Grade utilized milk jugs as mini greenhouses. They planted cucumbers and our hypothesis is that we will FINALLY get large cucumbers in a short growing season here on Cobb.

This week we are adding new raspberry plants to our patch. Our Kindergarten class will plant this year's soup beans and enjoy hot popcorn from the harvest last year. We will also be tasting sauteed snap peas and discussing their seasonal nutrition value. We may even be making some magic garden wands!

REMINDERS:

Please dress kids “garden ready” on their class days. Closed toed shoes, clothing suitable for dirt,

weather appropriate gear, and sunscreen applied if needed.

Get your volunteer packet completed if you are interested in being a Garden Buddy. We would love to have parents come to classes and help out. I can tell you; it is really fun!

Check with your child’s teacher to find out when their garden class time is

Thank you!

Miss Angie

Garden Educator

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

Exciting News:

Free EDMO Afterschool Program has STARTED!! :)

See registration information below…

Hello Cobb Mountain Families!

We are excited to announce that Middletown Unified School District has partnered with EDMO to offer an afterschool program at Cobb Mountain Elementary. Featuring a blend of academic support, hands-on STEAM projects, social-emotional learning activities and outdoor game time, kids in the program will have a blast socializing and connecting with their peers this school year. EDMO will start the afterschool program on January 6, 2025 and enrollment will be first come, first served.

Enrollment opens on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 12 pm.

Cobb Mountain Elementary EDMO afterschool program 24/25 https://enroll.edmo.org/partner_programs/edmo-cobb-mountain-school-year-2024-2025

Program Information:

The EDMO program is free to all families who are a part of the Middletown Unified School District for the school year 2024-2025
Families need to fill out all forms regarding health and emergency information before their kiddo can attend the EDMO program, these are available on the registration portal after registration is complete.
Open spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Once the program is filled, we will have a waitlist option. Follow the directions on the registration page to join the waitlist and as spots become available, we will invite families to join based on their position on the waitlist.
The EDMO afterschool program runs from the end of the school day, no matter the time, and ends at 6:00 pm.
There is no bus transportation provided for the EDMO afterschool program. Families are required to arrange pick-up from the afterschool program each day.
This is a need-based program which means students are expected to attend 80% of the month. Excessive absences will result in warnings and dismissal from the program. In the case that a family has needs that extend outside the guidelines of this policy, those needs can be communicated and discussed with EDMO and district staff to determine the best plan of success for all parties.
If a student is dismissed from the program due to attendance, they will have the opportunity to be put on the waitlist to rejoin when a spot opens up.
To ensure kiddos gain the full benefits of learning, growth, and fun from the EDMO afterschool program, we highly encourage that students stay for the full hours of the program (until 6:00 p.m. each school day). However, this is not a requirement, and families are welcome to pick up their students earlier, if needed.

We’re thrilled to bring this engaging and enriching program to our school community and can’t wait to see your kiddos thrive! Be sure to secure your spot early, and feel free to reach out with any questions. Let’s make this school year unforgettable with Cobb Mountain Elementary and EDMO!

EDMO's Contact Info:

Phone: 415-282-6673

Email: yourfriends@edmo.org

New-Online Enrollment!

Parent Portal is being used to link Parent Square where you will receive access to digital forms, enroll your student/s, receive announcements and view your student’s information. Please follow the steps below to create an account.

How to set up your Aeries Parent Portal

Go to https://middletownusd.aeries.net/student/LoginParent.aspx

OR download the mobile app on your phone

Click on CREATE NEW ACCOUNT
Follow the prompts to complete the setup

*Login codes will be sent home with your student

https://www.parentsquare.com/signin

Next step,

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

In order for the school to continue to receive funding for free and reduced meals, we must have each parent complete this online form, whether you get a school lunch or not. Please assist us in continuing this program.

Middletown Unified School District Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals. Complete one application per household. Click HERE

Thank you!

For your information, regarding the Standard Response Protocol…

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Healthy Start

Healthy Start is a collaboration of services and programs that focus on supporting academic success and building personal strengths for children, youth, and families. Through a wide range of community-based services, Healthy Start provides families with the support they need to enable their children to attend school healthy and ready to learn. We provide student support services, Oral Health Screenings, and follow-up, and transition support services for Foster Youth and Youth experiencing homelessness, educational advocacy, head lice eradication education, basic needs support, parenting support, Tobacco Use and Prevention Education, Differential Response Services, Probation Family WRAP service, and comprehensive

family case management.

Healthy Start staff is available to assist families with resource information and linkages on Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.

We can be contacted in the following ways:

Phone Numbers:

Office - 707-865-6278

Lisa Hart - 707-355-8188

Jessica Howells - 707-295-3179

School Sites:

Rm. 8 at Cobb Mountain Elementary School

Rm. 23 at Middletown Middle School

Attendance

For Attendance, please call the office at (707) 987-1450. Please add this number into your phone! All students must be signed in at the office if they are late.

Attendance cannot be changed after 48 hours. Parents or guardians must provide notice and reason within 48 hours of the absence. We cannot go back in after that to change a student's attendance.