‘Paws’ for News from the Principal

April 24, 2015

COWERN P WPRINTS Upcoming Events

April 29-Stage Theatre-

2nd grade

April 30-SAIL/Young

Scholars game night

May 1-

Cathy Troendle– 4th

grade

May I –Carnival

May 8-

Cathy Troendle– 4th

grade

May 11-PTG Mtg

May 12-Patrol Picnic

May 15-Volunteer

Apprection Breakfast

May 19-Track and Field

Day KG-2

May 21-Track and Field

3-5

May 22-

Cathy Troendle– 5th

grade

May 29– Peace Walk

Contact Information

Adventure Connection 651-748-6898 Attendance 651-748-6824

Office 651-748-6800

School Nurse

Cowern Elementary

2131 Margaret Street

North Saint Paul, MN

55109

http://www.isd622.org/

cowern

Future events can

be found on the

Cowern website

listed below:

http://www.isd622.org/

cowern

Dear Cowern Families &

Friends,

We’ve had another

busy week and it doesn’t

seem to be slowing down

anytime soon. I’m sure

you’re aware of the MCA

testing glitches that our

entire state encountered on

Wednesday. Well, we

were back on-line on

Thursday and the students

were able to continue with

MCA testing. This of

course, is the state-wide

tests that are given to all

third, fourth & fifth grad-

ers at the elementary level.

(They are also given to

middle school and high

school students as well.)

Our MCA testing will

continue through the mid-

dle of May. Thank you

again for impressing upon

your child the importance

of doing their best on

these tests.

If you happen to have a

fourth grader at Cowern,

you most likely heard

(with lots of excitement

and enthusiasm) all about

STARBASE. Between

April 15th and 21st, our

fourth graders had the

wonderful opportunity to

participate in this amazing

program as part of a

STEM grant that our dis-

trict was able to obtain.

This program integrates all

aspects of STEM – Sci-

ence, Technology, Engi-

neering & Math. I was

able to go with the stu-

dents on Tuesday to see

the culmination of their

five days at STARBASE

(which is located on the

military base by the Min-

neapolis airport). To say

that I was blown away by

what the kids were learn-

ing would be an under-

statement. The day that I

was there the students

were launching their rock-

ets. The students had used

a 3-D printer and CAD

software to design and

produce the fins of their

own rocket. After they

launched their rockets,

they used a GPS to locate

the coordinates, then went

back inside the classroom

and entered the coordi-

nates into Google Earth to

measure how far their

rocket flew. Talk about

exciting! They were then

able to see which types of

rocket fins were able to

launch the farthest and

discuss & evaluate why.

This whole experience is

one that I’m sure no fourth

grader will ever forget.

Hopefully, this opportuni-

ty inspired many of them

to continue in STEM relat-

ed careers. Oh, and one

more thing… I think they

all walked away with a

greater understanding of

why learning math and

science is so important!

Warm regards,

Sonya Czerepak

*Attached in this Paw

Prints is the overview of

the 4th grade STARBASE

program along with sever-

al pictures throughout the

week.

Cub Club Winners

KG– Darian Sherow

KG– Maleah Hill

1st– Michael Wiegert

1st– April Lopez

2nd– Emma Woods

2nd– Max Jackson

3rd– Aidan Hammond

3rd– Eliana Van Veldhuizen

4th– Parker Sanchez

4th– Gina Jensen

5th– Madison Henk

5th– Charlize Her

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5th Grade Graduation - Save the Date

Spotlight On…..

Who is your favorite author?

My favorite author is Jodi Picoult, and I have all of her books.

What is your favorite tradition?

My favorite family tradition is the Christmas gathering that my dad's side of the family does

every year, which now includes almost 60 people.

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in New Brighton and attended Mounds View Schools, and my children are follow-

ing the same school succession that I had.

What is your favorite thing(s) about your career ?

The favorite things about my career are seeing the gains, however small, that my students

make, and seeing my students happy when they get off the bus every morning.

What was your favorite season?

My favorite season is fall, when the colors are beautiful, and the temps are a bit cooler.

Kaia Hill FAN Teacher

June 3, 2015 at 1:30 pm located in the gym.

Mrs. Carver’s classroom picking up

trash on Earth Day April 22, 2015.

Revised MCA Testing Schedule Math MCA

April 27 – Lynch (a.m.)

Makeup (p.m.)

April 28 – Corkish (a.m.)

Swanson (p.m.)

April 29 – Swanson( a.m.)

Corkish (p.m.)

April 30 - Quinn (a.m.)

Lynch (p.m.)

Science MCA

May 12 – Redman

May 13 – Kern

May 18 – Johnson

Math MCA

May 4 - Lynch (a.m.)

Quinn (p.m.)

May 5 - Redman (a.m.)

Torgerson (p.m.)

May 6 - Torgerson (a.m.)

Redman (p.m.)

May 7 - Johnson (a.m.)

Kern (p.m.)

May 11- Kern (a m.)

Johnson (p m.)

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PTG (Parent Teacher Group)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Cowern Carnival

(5-8pm) 5/1

PTG Mtg (6:30)

5/11

Hometown Cream-

ery 5/14

Panera Eat Out

Night 5/19

Plaza Movie Night

5/21

Box Top, etc col-

lection

5/21 & 5/22

Carnival 1 Week from Today!!!!!!!!!

We’re on Facebook!

Cowern Elementary

Parent Teacher Group

Carnival Tickets

Volunteers are still needed for next week’s carnival. Any help you can give would be

greatly appreciated. There are three shifts available: 5-6, 6-7, and 7-8. If you are available

for any period of time please fill out the slip below and return it to school. Any questions

call Kea at 651-485-4570 or Rochelle at 651-334-5228.

Way to go families!! We have currently collected $4,481 in raf-

fle tickets. As of right now Mrs. Czerepak will be riding a bicy-

cle in the parade. There is a lovely video on our PTG Facebook

page if you would like to take a look at her dreaming about it.

Mrs. Czerepak would love to ride in a fancy car in the parade!!

Let's make it happen!! There is still time to sell tickets!!!

Volunteer’s Name_________________________________ Email_____________________________

Student’s name, grade and teacher___________________________________________________________

Shift(s) requested__________________________ Phone Number__________________________________

Please return to PTG.

Pre sale schedule:

Monday, April 27- 8:15-8:45 am and 3:10-3:45pm

Tuesday, April 28- 8:15-8:45 am and 3:10-3:45pm

Wednesday, April 29- 8:15-8:45 am and 3:10-3:45pm

Thursday, April 30- 8:15-8:45 am and 3:10-3:45pm

Friday, May 1- 8:15-8:45 am

Pre sale tickets : 30 tickets for $10

15 tickets for $5

3 tickets for $1

Carnival night tickets: 20 tickets for $10

10 tickets for $5

2 tickets for $1

Volunteers Needed

Before school sales will be by the

front receptionist.

After school sales will be in the

gym by parent pick up.

Any questions, please contact

cowerncoordinator@isd622.org

Cash and Checks accepted.

Please make checks out to

Cowern PTG.

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1 TICKET

Fish Pond

2 TICKETS 2 TICKETS 2 TICKETS

Bean Bag

Toss

Cake Walk

Candy Spin

Duck Pond

Egg Grab

Frog Flop

Golf Putt

Hockey Shoot

Hoop Shoot

Penny Pitch

Ping Pong Bounce

Plinko

Pop Toss Jr.

Skee Ball

Toilet Paper Toss

Pop Toss

Penny Drop

3 TICKETS

Lollipop Tree

Corn Dogs,

Mini-Donuts,

Specialty Tator Tots,

Ice Cream,

Cheese Curds,

Cotton Candy,

French Fries,

Pop, Water and more!

Cash only. No tickets or

Cowern Cash.

Crazy Hair = 8-10 Tickets

Photo Booth = 6 Tickets

Face Painting = 3 Tickets

Media Market place = 1 Ticket

Balloon Animals = 5 Tickets

The Cub Scouts will be collecting food for the North St. Paul food shelf at the in-

formation table. For each item of food or dollar donated, you will be entered into a

drawing (maximum of 5) to win a prize provided by the PTG.

Browse in the cafeteria and bid on items at the Carnival. Cash, Checks, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express accepted.

Disney World Passes, Dyson Vacuum, Children’s Museum, Ordway, Grand Casino, Guthrie Theatre backstage passes, gift certificates to local businesses, numerous gift baskets, have lunch with a teacher, be a principal for a day, and so

much more!!!!!

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