No After School Tutoring tomorrow (10/31 Halloween)
Paragon fundraiser items will be delivered to school on Friday. That afternoon, products will be sent home with students. Please ensure refrigerated/frozen items are stored properly.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Series: November
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness
November 17th-23rd is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week
Local food pantries:
Cobden Elementary PTO Food Pantry
413 North Appleknocker, Cobden, IL, 62920
(Located behind the Elementary building in a gray/white Cook building)
Open every Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Bethany Village
Women’s Shelter, Food Pantry, Thrift Shop
414 East Davie Street
Anna, IL 62906
Phone: (618) 833-1777
Shawnee Development Council-Food Distribution
Food Pantry and Energy Assistance
1000 North Main Street
Anna, IL 62906
Phone: (618) 833-7431
Additional resources can be found at:
https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/snap_food_pantry_list_2020_july_20.pdf
Learn more about the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act for students:
https://www.roe30.org/page/homeless-services
https://www.roe21.org/programs/area-vi-mckinney-vento-homeless-program/
No After-School Tutoring tomorrow, Oct. 24th
Reminder: Early Dismissal
Thursday Oct. 24th
Dismiss at 2:00pm
Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30-7pm
Appleknocker Club available
Friday Oct. 25th
Dismiss at 11:30am
Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:00-3pm
Appleknocker Club available
Pre-K goes to Rendleman Orchards!
Lunch menu change- Tomorrow's lunch will be turkey and rice with a roll and butter, green beans, and fruit.
Our Appleknocker club got a visit today from the Cobden high school Ed rising club and made paper pumpkins with our students. 🎃
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday evening and Friday afternoon this week. If you have not made an appointment to meet with your child's teacher, please call the elementary office at 618-893-2311 to schedule.
2nd Grade went on their annual Fall field trip to Bandy’s Pumpkin Patch and then had a picnic at the Cobden soccer park. This Fall, the students have been learning about pumpkin life cycles and are soon going to be doing a fun science experiment with a pumpkin that they picked from Bandy’s. They also had a great time playing soccer in the sun at the park after their picnic. ☀️ 🎃 🛝
5th Grade field trip to Fort Massac Encampment
All Day... Everyday... The Appleknocker WAY
Our Shining Stars- This week Meredith DeMarie and Nurse Holly! Congratulations to you both for being the most amazing humans! Kindness radiates from you both.
Golf Team Silent Auction Limited Time
Camp Out Day
🎉 Today was a blast! Our students had a great time cheering on their teachers and staff during the Inflatable Costume Race! 🏃♂️🏃♀️ Watching everyone dash (and wobble!) across the gym in their giant, hilarious costumes had everyone laughing and having a fantastic time. 🤣
A big thank you to our staff for bringing the fun and showing that learning isn't the only thing we do well here—sometimes, we race in giant costumes too! 🎈🏆
Thank you Ms. Stephanie, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Jerrell, Ms. Fabi, Mr. Pinnon, Mrs. Jackson, Mr. Shoemate, Mrs. Uribe, and ourAppleknocker man for racing!
Check out these highlights and share your favorite moments in the comments! 👇
Last chance to order!
Apparel Sales ending this Sunday, October 20th
PTO
https://shopsilkworm.com/cobdenpto/
Marching Appleknockers
https://shopsilkworm.com/cobdenhsbandchristmas/
It is a WACKY WEDNESDAY around here!
On Thursday October 10, 2024 we Appleknockers joined the Great Apple Crunch to celebrate Illinois farmers, healthy kids, and strong communities. Participating in the Crunch is simple: buy, serve, and Crunch into locally grown apples! Since 2015 Illinois Farm to School Network has hosted the Crunch in Illinois. Beginning in 2015 with just 45,000 participants, to 2019 with a whopping 605,000 participants the Great Apple Crunch has engaged kids all across Illinois! Now, the Crunch is growing once again and they anticipated over 500,000 Illinois kids were Crunching in October. Special thanks to Flamm Orchards for the donation of apples for the Great Apple Crunch, and thanks to Rendleman Orchards for allowing AV Club to shoot part of this story in their orchards. Thank you to Mason Lyerla, lead editor of Appleknocker News, for filming and editing the story. #GreatAppleCrunch #ILAppleCrunch Video Link- https://youtu.be/bFJSqkG4OvY
Pajama Day! 🧸
