CUB REPORTER
May20, 2003
Email address-cobb.leon.k12.fl.us
http://listserv.leon.k12.fl.us

Greetings Parents & Students,

The end of the year is fast approaching with exams, trips, cookouts
and awards ceremonies all taking place.  Thanks to all of the
students, teachers, staff and parents for making this school year
extremely successful.  We learned a lot, our test scores look good,
and we had a wonderful time working with you and your family.

ALL medication must be picked up by a parent/guardian  no later than
June 2.  After that date, Health Services will discard all medication on
file at Cobb.

Lots of dates and times to remember:

Calendar of Events
May 20   6th Grade Awards Assembly 8:30-9:20 A.M.  Gym
                 7th Grade Awards Assembly 9:25-10:35 A.M. Gym
May 22  Locker Cleanout
5:45 P.M. Dale Green Garden Dedication
                7:00 P.M. Band Concert
May 23  6th grade cookout
8th Grade Dance
May 26  Holiday – No School
May 27   Last Day for Backpacks
                ALL Lockers bolted
May 28  Exams 1 & 2  Dismissed at 10:50 a.m.
May 29 Exams 3 & 4 Dismissed at 10:50 a.m.
8th Grade Awards Leon High   6:30 p.m.
May 30 Exams 5 & 6 Dismissed at 10:50 a.m.
REPORT CARDS WILL BE MAILED AROUND JUNE 11 or 12
August 18   Students Return to School

As always, thanks for your continued support.



Lynda Roser


 COBB SUMMER CAMPS
Cobb will be offering the following Camps  this summer.  For more
information contact the school at 488-3364 or email the individual
sponsor.
-Math Camp - June 9-19 (Monday-Thursday) Sponsor Leslie Carlile
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-Math Camp – July 21-31 (Monday-Thursday) Sponsor Melanie
Rentz([log in to unmask])
-Advanced Math Camp – August 4-7 Sponsor Bob Coleman
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-Conditioning Camp – June 9-July 7 (Monday-Thursday) Sponsor
Doug Cook ([log in to unmask])
-Reading and Writing for Comprehensive – June 9-June 19 &  June
30-July 10 (Monday-Thursday) Sponsor Teena Ketchum
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-Band Camp – June 9-26 (Monday-Thursday) Sponsor Bill Miller
([log in to unmask])
-Cobb Color Guard Camp-June 13-26 Sponsor Ms. Rentz/Ms.
 Ketchum ([log in to unmask] or
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    CONGRATULATIONS 8TH GRADERS

       BEST WISHES AS YOU ENTER
       HIGH SCHOOL


This is the last Cub Reporter for the 2002-2003 school year.  Have a
great summer!!




Announcing the 2003 Starry Night Eighth Grade Dance
WHEN:  Friday, May 23, 2003     7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
WHERE: Los Robles Women’s Club (just inside Los Robles at
Thomasville & Meridian)
WHO: All appropriately dressed 8th  graders who have
purchased  Tickets in advance.
ATTIRE: Boys – Dress pants, khakis, dress shirt (tie optional).
COST: $10 covers refreshments & DJ.
 Girls – Dressy/Sunday-best dresses or pants suits.
Cash /check made out to Cobb PTO.
   No jeans or T-shirts!
TICKETS: Go on sale in the cafeteria the week of the dance,
   May 19 – 23.  NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR!
PICTURES: Packages:
A  -  2-8x10's, 4-5x7's, 40 wallets $50.00  G  -  16 wallets
$20.00
B  -  2-8x10's, 2-5x7's 24 wallets  $40.00  H  -  2-4x5's, 4 wallets
$15.00
C  -  4-5x7's, 24 wallets      $35.00   I  -  8 wallets                     $15.00
D  -  1-8x10, 2-5x7's, 16 wallets   $30.00  J  -  1-4x5, 2 wallets
$15.00
E  -  2-5x7's, 16 wallets          $25.00  K  -  8x10's only                   $15.00
F  -  2-5x7's, 8 wallets         $20.00
BEHAVIOR:  Inappropriate behavior or suggestive dancing will result
in dismissal from the dance.  Please be polite and respectful on this
very special night.  No limousines!  No backpacks!

Incoming 6th Grade Summer Reading
Beardance, Hobbs
Bull Run, Fleischman
Bloomability, Creech
Bud, Not Buddy, Curtis
The Dark is Rising, Cooper
The Dogsong, Paulsen
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, Farmer
Jip: His Story, Paterson
Night of the Twisters, Ruckman
On My Honor, Bauer
The Talking Earth, George
Waiting for Anya, Morpurgo
Saving Shiloh, Nailer
Danger, Dolphin, Ginger Bear, Vigor
Harry Potter(series), J.K. Rowling
Hatchet(series), G. Paulsen
Chronicles of Narnia(series), C.S. Lewis
Because of Winn Dixie, Dicamillo
A Long Way to Chicago, Peck
Way Down Yonder, Peck Catherine Called
   Birdy,   Cushman
Devil's Arithmetic, Yolan
Dragon's Gate, Yep
View From Saturday, Koningsburg
Number the Stars, Lowry
The Whipping Boy, Fleischman
Wrinkle in Time, L'Engle
* Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway
* Danger, Dolphin, Ginger Bear, Vigor
* Shackleton's Amazong Voyage, Armstrong
*Science Teachers

Incoming 7th Grade Summer Reading
Holes, Sachar
Hobbit(seris), J.R.Tolkien
Far North, Hobbs
Crash, Spinelli
Mysteries, Joan Lowery Nixon
Gathering Blue, Lowery
My Side of the Mountain(series), George
Up a Road Slowly, Hunt
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Taylor
Black Pearl, O'Dell
Julie of the Wolves, George
Adam of the Road, Gray
The Endless Steppe, Hautzig
The Face on the Milk Carton, Cooney
A Gift of Magic, Duncan
A House Divided, Archer
I Have Lived a Thousand Years, Britton-
   Jackson
Incident at Hawk's Hill, Eckert
Island of the Blus Dolphins, O'Dell
Loch, Zindel
River Thunder, Hobbs
Summer of Fear, Duncan
The Time Machine, Wells
The Westing Game, Raskin
Where the Lillies Bloom, Cleaver &
   Cleaver
Never Cry Wolf, Mowat
The True Confessions of Charlotte
   Doyle, Avi
The Boggart, Cooper
Hiroshima, Yep
The Circuit, Jimenez
*20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Verne
*Achilles and the Tortise, Twain
*Science Teachers

Incoming 8th Grade Summer Reading
Hope Was Here, Bauer
Midwife's Apprentice, Cushman
The Outsiders, Hinton
War of the World, Wells
Witch of Blackbird Pond, Speare
Voice on the Radio, Cooney
The Man Who Was Poe, Avi
Locked in Time, Duncan
Jacob Have I Loved, Paterson
Johnny Tremain, Forbes
Sarah Bishop, O'Dell
Redwall(series), Jacques
Cast Two Shadows, Rinaldi
Across Five Aprils, Hunt
Goodnight Maman, Mazer
Dicey's Song, Voight
Rifles for Waite, Keith
Hush Little Baby, Cooney
The Maze, Hobbs
Murdered, My Sweet, Nixon
The Slave Dancer, Fox
Walk Two Moons, Creech
The Wave, Strasser
Night Terrors, Duncan
The Devil's Arithmetic, Yolen
Malcom X: By Any Means Necessary,
   Myers
Little Women, Alcott
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain
Secret Garden, Burnett
Red Pony, Steinbeck
Jane Eyre, Bronte
Captin's Courageous, Kipling
The Wind in the Willows, Grahame
Wuthering Heights, Bronte
*Treasure Island, Stevenson
*Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Armstrong
*Science Teachers

2003-2004
INCOMING 6TH GRADE SUPPLY LIST
2 locks (combination style
      preferred)
1 box tissues (give to homeroom
      teacher)
2 three ring binders, with pockets,
      1" or 1 1/2"
16 duotang folders with brads and
    pockets  (16 should be a year's
    supply, we recommend buying
    while they are on sale)
2 sets of dividers with five tabs
2 highlighter pens
1 box colored pencils
1 zippered pencil case which fits
     into notebook
1 dictionary for home use
1 small pencil sharpener for desk
     use
A GENEROUS supply of notebook paper, pencils, and pens (dark blue
or black, erasable recommended, NO pastel gel pens allowed)

2003-2004
INCOMING 7TH GRADE SUPPLY LIST
6-3 ring binders (1.5" minimum, hard- back/with pockets)
*-6 folders with brads and pockets
*-2 combination locks
*-#2 pencils (large supply)
*-pencil erasers or large eraser
*-pens (blue or black ink, preferably
      erasable.  ( NO GELS)
*-highlighters
*-calculator  (suggest TI-30/TI-34 or
       similar scientific model)
*-1 box of high quality colored
        pencils
*-1 glue stick
*-notebook paper (large supply-not
     "torn out" of notebook, please)
*-notebook dividers (6 sets of 5)
*-pencil pouches (for notebooks)
*-metric ruler
*-pocket dictionary

2003-2004
INCOMING 8th GRADE SUPPLY LIST
* 4-3 ring binders (1.5" - 2"
      minimum, hard-  backed and
       with pockets)
* 3-folders with brads and pockets
* 2-combination locks
* pencils (large supply)
* pens (blue or black ink, preferably
        erasable)
* protractor
* highlighters
* calculator (suggest TI-30 or similar)
* 1-box of high quality colored
       pencils
* notebook paper (large supply not
       "torn out" of  notebook, please)
* notebook dividers (4 sets of 5)
* pencil pouches (for folders and
       notebooks)
* 3x5 index cards