Wednesday, November3rd
Monday, November 22nd
October Monthly Assembly
8:00 a.m.
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball
At Mazon (MVK): 4:30 p.m.
Monday, November 8th
Tuesday, November 23rd
PAWS Food Drive Thru the 19th
Mini Volleyball: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball vs. Odell
At home: 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 9th
Mini Volleyball: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball vs. Woodland
At home: 6:00 P.M.
Thursday, November 11th
Veteran’s Day Assembly at 10:00 a.m.
Community Dinner at 11:00 a.m.
Friday, November 12th
PAWS Movie Night 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 14th
PAWS Rock Climb: To Be Announced
Tuesday, November 16th
Mini Volleyball: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball
At Ransom: 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 17th
School Improvement Day
1:00 p.m. Dismissal
Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 18th
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball vs. Grand Ridge
At home: 6:00 p.m.
Friday, November 19th
2nd Quarter Midterm
Wednesday, November 24th
November Monthly Assembly at 8:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m. Dismissal
Thursday, November 25th
No School
Thanksgiving Day
Monday, November 29th
PAWS Mitten Tree Project
November 29th-December 10th
October has been a very busy month at Cornell Grade School. We have had
Parent Breakfasts, Grandparents Day, Fall Fest, Book Fair, Athletic practices
and games, Fall Music Concert with both Flanagan and Cornell students, and
Red Ribbon Week to name just a few of the wonderful activities that are
happening at Cornell Grade School.
All of these activities would not be possible without the dedication of the
faculty and staff at Cornell, but more importantly YOU! I value the continued
commitment this community displays towards all school events.
Our students continue to practice ROAR Traits. Please continue to support
the ROAR traits listed below at home as well. Students look to adults for
guidance and consistency. Together we can build ROAR character traits that
will last a lifetime.
Remember ROAR stands for
R = Responsible
O = Organized
A = A+ Attitude
R = Respectful
As the weather turns colder, remember that this is the time for two common
school problems: Head lice and the flu. Information concerning head lice was
sent home last week, and a handout concerning flu will be available during
parent-teacher conferences. Both require students to stay home and miss
school. Please be sure to call the office by 9:00 a.m. if your child must stay
home from school for any reason.
Be sure to keep checking out our webpage at www.cornellgradeschoo.org for
new and exciting information. In addition, all teachers have a webpage where
you can e-mail the teacher and also find valuable classroom information about
what is happening in your child’s classroom.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at the school
(815)358-2214 or e-mail me at smitha@cornell.k12.il.us
Thanks for supporting our school.
Mrs. Amy B. Smith
Superintendent
Cornell Grade School’s Student Council
Student Council has some interesting events coming up! We had a great time at
the Halloween Dance. Everyone’s costumes were cool. We gave away prizes to the
costumes that were most creative, scariest, and funniest. As far as upcoming events, we
have suckers and Casey’s gift cards to sell, a movie night, rock climbing, and a food
drive coming up. The suckers were selling fast, so we bought some more. Keep buying,
they are $0.50 each. The Student Council recently started selling Casey’s gift cards for a
fundraiser. You can purchase a card for pizza for $15, or a donut card for $10. There
will be a Food Drive November 1st-12th. Bring in non-perishable food items. We will
have a contest between classes for the most food collected during the Food Drive. Movie
Night will be on Nov. 12th. It will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. To get in, you either bring a
non-perishable food item or $5. There will be popcorn and soft drinks. The Student
Council will be taking a trip to go rock climbing which will be on Nov. 14th.
Fifth Grade News
In class we're reading a book called Homer Price. The main character is Homer
and so far he caught three robbers that stole shaving cream and money. Homer
caught them and took them to the police. The police chief is not very smart. He
always speaks weirdly. When he speaks, his words come out backwards. Later
on, a really rich person came to Homer's uncle's donut shop and asked if she
could make some donuts. So she did and everyone loved the donuts, but later
she came back and said that she lost her diamond bracelet. So they were going
to make a sign and they got a whole bunch of people to buy donuts so someone
could find the bracelet hidden in the donuts and win a lot of money. The last
chapter we read had the sheriff, a lady and Homer's uncle compete in a contest
to see who had the most string. The lady won.
By McKenzie Hutton
Teacher Turkeys’
Beginning in November, PAWS will have a paper turkey for every teacher in
the building. Anyone can buy a feather from PAWS members for $.50 each.
The last day before Thanksgiving break, the teacher with the most feathers
on their turkey will wear a turkey costume the entire school day.
PE NEWS:
Mrs. Cavinder
“Seven days without exercise makes one weak.”
With the cold weather approaching, we aren’t slowing our bodies
down! This month Kindergarten is still working on loco-motor
movements but we are doing chasing/fleeing activities. First through
fourth grades will also be working on tagging/chasing/fleeing games
and activities. At the end of the month, first and second grade will move
on to scooter activities while third and fourth will start volleyball.
Grades fifth through eight will be in our basketball then volleyball units.
FITNESS ALERT: Kindergarten through fourth grades are continuing the
Dash for Cash fitness activity about twice a month. First grade has started
their Challenge Chart this year. Each Tuesday, first graders choose a
challenge from their chart that they helped create when they come in for PE.
They attempt to complete as many challenges as they can during their class
period. They put a sticker on the chart each time that have met a challenge.
They are off to a GREAT start!
October ROADRUNNERS!
We have moved on to the 1/2 of a mile challenge. I am VERY excited to report to you
the following student who easily met this challenge:
1st- Jared Bayer, Destiny Bennett, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Kayla Fletcher, Jackson
Gamblin, Caige Garzanelli, Makenna Gray, Jacob Hutton, Sam Jones, Lilia Mascote,
Destini Moranville, & Kamrin Rummerfield
2nd- Nick Egerstaffer, Emily Helander, Alison Huffman, Caleb Long, Connor Reed, Kyla
Sidfrids & Mason Walsberg
3rd- Nicole Arwood, Jayden Bayer, Hannah Dunahee, Anthony Garcia, Tyler Garey,
Nathan Huffman & Lola Reed
4th- Amirah Dana, Ben Gamblin, Molly Garretson, Corbin Gray, Erin Huddleston,
Andrew Jones, Hannah Jones, McKayla Kisela, Michael Moranville, Garret Ruddy,
Hannah Smith, Jordan Snyder, Breanna Swanberg, James Trainor, John Trainor, and
Ethan Winters
The challenges keep getting harder but look at all of the students who can take on
the challenge!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE ROAD RUNNERS!
The seventh graders in homeroom writing have written about a variety of
topics this month from falling leaves to medicine bags. Here are a couple I
would like to share.
I like pumpkin pie. Fall is the only season I get to eat pumpkin pie. I
usually get it from County Market. The best thing to have on pumpkin pie is
whipped cream. It’s the best. Then I also really like pumpkin cupcakes.
It’s like the pie only smaller. It tastes good, it can look cool, and it can be
small. What is it---pumpkin. My favorite food. Plus I can make the coolest
jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins. You can take a piece of dry ice and a bowl
of water that’s warm. It creates a fog that comes from the jack-o-lantern’s
eyes, nose, and mouth that looks spooky. If you shine a light through the
fog it changes into the light’s color. What a way to celebrate Halloween.
Travis Hurt
My little tractors are important to me because I played with them when I
couldn’t farm with the big equipment. When I was little, I got a lot of small
farm tractors for my birthday. I used to play with them when I was bored
and disappointed. I would play with them in the basement or in my room. If
I play with them now, my memories go back to buying them at the John
Deere store. I still like to look at my farm equipment and have fun playing
with it sometimes.
When I get older, I will be able to run the big tractors by myself all the time.
That will be the best part. When I can do that, I will put my little tractors
that I used to play with in storage or a cabinet back in my room. I could
hang them up in my room maybe. Then my memories would go back when
I used to play with them. When I am older, I will run John Deere equipment
because the machines run longer on fuel than others. John Deere is the best,
but I will still remember my toy farm tractors.
Kyle Vollmer
7th and 8th Basketball
The 7th and 8th grade basketball teams will soon start another season. The first game is
November 9th at home against Woodland. For the 8th grade basketball team everyone
expects very good things for this team. The 7th grade basketball team has many 5th and 6th
graders on the team. On the 8th grade basketball team the players are: Amir Dana, Matt
Gurgone, Shayne Schuler, Kendall Loudon, Derek Vollmer, Mitch Cool, and Bryce
Welch. On the 7th grade basketball team it is Brock Barton, Zach Hutton, Dylan
Swanberg, Tristan Barlow, Tyson Reed, and Dylan Melvin. The managers for this year
are Garret Ruddy and Seth Melvin.
Girls Basketball
The Flanagan girls’ basketball is off to a great start. 7th grade team is 5 – 4. 5th grader Liberty
Vollmer plays on 5th \6th and 7th grade team. 7th grader Kelsi Scott plays on 7th and 8th grade
team. 8th grade night is November 11th. Come cheer on the Flanagan girls’ basketball teams.
7th and 8th Volleyball
Volleyball practice begins November 29th. Good luck to both Volleyball teams this year.
The Volleyball team is coached by Lynette Cavinder Jenna Redmen.
A Walk Back In Time to………1922
The members of the graduating class of 1922 were:
Earle Cox, Mildred Gourley, Victor Jones, Victor Lindquist, and
Haze Miner
Tidbits of 1922:
President: Warren G. Harding
A gallon of regular gasoline: $0.25
Price of a loaf of bread: $0.05
Cost of a first-class postage stamp: $0.02
Source of these tidbits:
www.ask.com
This month’s student editors are:
Gabby Chesnutt
Amir Dana
Nicole Fitzpatrick
Matt Gurgone
Alyson Kauffman
Kendall Loudon
Seyarra Ruddy
Derek Vollmer