David M. Cox Elementary School – A Whole New Year…Infinite Possibilities!

Cox Cub News

Volume 12, Issue 3
August 22-26, 2022
Mrs. Tara Imboden, Principal imbodtr@nv.ccsd.net
Mrs. Andrea Heinlen, Assistant Principal heinlam@nv.ccsd.net
www.davidmcoxelementaryschool.com
*Graphic created by Cox Cub 5th Grade Student Violet Hernandez in Art Class on a Sketchpad 5.1 program.

Book Fair Week! Please stop by our Book Fair before or after school in our Library
and shop for some awesome books!

Our annual PTA Fun Run is underway! Thank you to all our students and parents and family members for
donating to their child’s run so far! It is incredible and it looks like I will be wearing a baby outfit and riding a
tricycle around our school. Yikes!

PTA News: Please join our PTA! It is an important organization and helps be the voice for your child
at the state level. Membership is only $6.00 and the Membership Drive runs through next month!
Please join through the QR codes at the bottom.

Miler’s News: Our morning running/walking program begins September 6th! Parents and
Grandparents are welcome to join their student each morning. The entrance is the bus gate and those
gates will open for Miler’s at 8:20 am with the program starting at 8:25 am. The gates will be locked
again at 8:35 am until the campus opens at 8:45 am. Students can put their back packs along the PE
room wall, get their cards, and start running/walking!

Spirit Dress Day Friday: This Friday is “crazy hair, hat, or socks” day. All spirit dress days are OPTIONAL.

Amazing Cox Cubs: Congratulations to the following students for earning PERFECT SCORES one their 2022 State
SBAC Tests in either Reading or Math! We had 14 students earn this achievement:
Abrielle Burton (math)
Boris Pamukchiev (math)
Luke Perkins (reading)
Gideon Calvo (reading)
Bella Denman (reading)
Christopher Karsaz (reading and math)
Andy Li (math)
Eddie Vardi (math)
Laya Vinay (math)
Camilla Courtney (reading and math)
Catherine Karsaz (reading)
Eli Rosenberg (reading)
Benjamin Swenson (reading)
Did you know??? At Greenspun Junior High School six 6th grade students were moved ahead to 7th grade math? Out
of those six students in 6th grade…4 of them were Cox Cub Students!!!
David M. Cox State Rankings: Each year we do a school comparisons on the various national and state ranking sites parents
can view. Below are some of the sites in which we were ranked for top elementary schools in the state of Nevada:

US News & World Report:

71/389 top ranked school in Nevada
Niche Rating:
108/397 Best Public School in Nevada
#7/48 Stand Out School in Nevada
133/436 Most Diverse School in Nevada
125/389 Best Teachers in Nevada
School Digger:
112/324 Best Elementary School in Nevada

PTA Membership QR Codes: Adult and Grandparent Codes:

A Look Ahead:
*Dates are always subject to change.
8/22-26 FALL BOOK FAIR IN LIBRARY
8/26 Spirit Dress Day: Crazy hair, hats, or socks
8/26 Progress Reports come home
8/31 Kindergarten Open House Night 5:30 pm
8/31 Fall Student Pictures
9/2 Fun Run – Parents Welcome 9:00-11:00 Outside on Field
9/2 Progress Reports come home
9/5 Labor Day – no school for staff or students
9/6 Miler’s Begins 8:20 am
9/6 Spirit Dress Day: Red/White/Blue clothing
9/9 Nana’s & Papa’s Pastries 8:30 am in MP Room
9/12 CCSD Staff Development Day – no school for students
10/5 Fall Picture Retakes
10/6 Fourth Grade Music Concert
10/7 Progress Reports come home and 1st Quarter ends
10/10-14 Parent Teacher Conference Week (elementary ONLY)
10/14 No school for students

Thank you families who were able to attend our

Welcome Back Open House Night August 5th!
Our attendance for the night was 63%!