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District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1) is proud to announce that Trustees were sworn-in on Tuesday, December 4 th , 2018. The Honourable Ralph Carr administered the Declaration of Office and Oath of Allegiance to five newly-elected and six returning Trustees. "It was a pleasure to have our...

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Elementary educators took part in a Science North  Inquiry-Based Science Innovation workshop on November 22 nd at THVS. The full day of hands-on learning, interactive experiments and engaging activities for teaching the grade 4, 5 and 6 "Understanding Structures and Mechanisms" strands, was a unique experience for all participants....

Dr. Greg Wells is a physiologist, researcher, author and broadcaster.  He spoke to DSB1 students, families, staff and community partners on Tuesday, November 13th.  His presentation was broadcasted to our northern and southern schools via livestream video from Timmins High and Vocational School. 
Dr. Wells shared the sleep-eat-move-think pathway to...

We had a lot of great learning moments throughout the month of October at CPS. Click below to view our October newsletter. 
CPS October Newsletter 

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(October 24, 2018, Timmins) – With the 2018 School Board Election now finalized, District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1) would like to thank all candidates for their interest in becoming a Trustee for our Board. DSB1 is looking forward to continuing to work with returning Trustees: Bob Brush –...

The students from Cochrane Public and Ecole Secondaire Cochrane High School embarked in a community connected experiential learning project focused on service learning.  The Visual Arts, Expressing Indigenous Cultures, Grade 8 and the secondary and elementary special education students, created handcrafted ceramic bowls, all of which were used to initiate and host...

District School Board Ontario North East is proud to host Dr. Greg Wells on Tuesday, November 13 th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Timmins High and Vocational School.   Schools in the North and South regions will be able to attend the talk via a YouTube livestream.  "We invite students,...

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The Board of Trustees of District School Board Ontario North East is proud to announce the appointment of Kristen Niemi as new Superintendent of Schools, serving the Board’s Northern family of schools, as well as parts of the Kindergarten to Grade 12 Learning and Teaching portfolio.

“On behalf...

The Ontario government has launched consultations on education reform. There will be three ways for people to participate:

An online submission form, available now, that allows people, organizations or groups to provide their views on any of the consultation topics. Submissions can also be sent to the ministry by emailing fortheparents@ontario.ca or auservicedesparents@ontario.ca.

An...

​As Orange Shirt Day falls on a Sunday this year, our school will honour residential school survivors by wearing orange shirts on Monday Oct. 2.  We wear orange to recognize the harm the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and well being and as an affirmation of our...

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We are very excited to announce that this year the Cochrane Crunch will be participating with us in our school's Terry Fox run. This year we are encouraging each student to bring in a 'Toonie for Terry'. For every $1 that a student donates they will receive a raffle...

As a school we are constantly reviewing the procedures we have in place for our students. As a result, we have made some changes to the end of day procedures. which will begin this Monday (September 24th). 
1. Caregivers who are picking up a student(s) in grades K-3 will now pick up their...

​Our Welcome Back BBQ was a tremendous success.  It was wonderful seeing so many parents, grandparents and caregivers visiting classrooms and meeting their child’s teachers.

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CPS Families, you are invited to join us for a welcome back BBQ on Thursday September 20th from 2pm - 4:30pm. Tour your child(ren)'s classroom, meet their teacher, and enjoy some delicious food from the grill! We look forward to seeing you!

​ Chartwells offers all K-3 students the option of pre-ordering a hot lunch. Click here to see the September menu and ordering form:  Chartwells K-3 - September.pdf
All families have the option of purchasing a Zipthru reloadable card for their child to use at the cafateria. The Zipthru card is similiar...

​ Please click on the picture day letter below to see the 2018 - 2019 school photo schedule. 
Picture Day Letter (Sent Home Monday September 10th):  Picture Day Letter and Schedule - 2018 - 2019.pdf

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At Cochrane Public we believe that character counts!  For the month of September students are focusing on demonstrating respect for their learning environment. 

It was very exciting to see all of our learners back in the building today! Please click on the links below to access copies of the information from the 'Welcome Back' package that was sent home on the first day of school. 
Welcome Back Letter:  Welcome Back Letter 2018-2019.pdf
CPS Parent &...

​The first day of school is Wednesday September 5, 2018!  Welcome back!

​The FSL camp was a great learning opportunity that allowed some of our Immersion and Core students to meet other students across the Northern region and participate in fun activities while immersed in the French language.

​Some of our Immersion and Core French students are headed to Camp Bickell for a camp specifically for FSL students.  It will be a great 2 days of outdoor learning!

​The CPS School Council will be hosting a nutrtional workshop on June 12, 2018.  All families are welcome!

​The Canada Learning Bond is an initial $500 offered by the Government of Canada to help you start saving now for your child’s education after high school. Your child could also get $100 every year until age 15. In total, a child could receive up to $2,000 in an RESP. 
The...

​We are having a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday May 8th-Thursday May 10th!

​This year's Education Week theme is "Equity in Action".  There is lots happening this week including workshops by the National Ballet School, a Spring Music Program Coffee House and a whole school Math activity.

​Celebrate the summer with savings when you plan a trip to Ontario's attractions with the 2018 Fun Pass. The 2018 Fun Pass coupons provide free admission for up to two elementary school-aged children at 18 popular attractions when accompanied by a paying adult or senior. Parents can also save $5 on...

​We are very excited that the National Ballet School is at our school giving workshops to our Gr. 3-5 students tomorrow!  Even though it was an inclement weather day today, they were able to give one workshop to some of our students.  Indigenous dancer, Christine Friday, is leading students through the...

We will be hosting a basketball tournament for the grades 7 and 8 at CPS on Friday April 20th!
Go! Team Go!

​CPS is very honoured to have 2 very talented bands performing at the yearly festival. The Junior band led  by L. Roy  and the Senior band led by C. Cassivi will perform on Wednesday. We wish them the best of luck!

Today, we wore our hockey jerseys in support of the Humboldt Broncos Jr. A hockey team.  Our community is similar in that we are about the same size and also have a Jr. A hockey team.  It could have happened to us.  We are thinking of you Humboldt!