First Grade Archives - The Cooper School
The Cooper School daily since 2007 Medallion
Fifth Grade First Grade Fourth Grade Kindergarten Middle School School Blog Second Grade Third Grade

The Cooper School Daily

Select a Grade

Fifth Grade First Grade Fourth Grade Kindergarten Middle School School Blog Second Grade Third Grade
Inspired

Friday, March 13, 2020

Inspired

Week of March 9-13 Inspired by Nature On Wednesday, we took our writing outside!  In Reading Workshop, we have been reading and discussing poetry with imagery from nature. Students were inspired to write about the […]
Continue Reading
Proud Poets!

Friday, March 6, 2020

Proud Poets!

Week of March 2-6 Proud Scholars After reflecting on and writing about their progress for several weeks with their self-assessments, students took the lead in their Monday and Tuesday conferences this week. They guided their […]
Continue Reading
History, Math, and Composting, Oh MY!

Friday, February 28, 2020

History, Math, and Composting, Oh MY!

Week of February 24-28 Protectors of the Environment Our students are so conscious of taking care of our immediate environment here at school as well as the world outside of the classroom. One of the […]
Continue Reading
Growing and Glowing

Friday, February 21, 2020

Growing and Glowing

Week of February 18-21 Time to Celebrate! At The Cooper School we celebrate each student’s birthday with a Birthday Circle. During the Birthday Circle, the birthday child walks around a model of the sun, holding […]
Continue Reading
Loving February

Friday, February 14, 2020

Loving February

Week of February 10-14 We Welcome the Next Group of TCS Students On Tuesday, February 11th, we welcomed younger siblings of current students. These special young people will join us at TCS next year! First […]
Continue Reading
Celebrations!

Friday, February 7, 2020

Celebrations!

Week of February 3-7 Math Celebrations Monday, February 3rd, was the 100th day of school!  It’s hard to believe that we have come this far so quickly.  As part of the salute to that day, […]
Continue Reading
January Has Flown !

Friday, January 31, 2020

January Has Flown !

Week of January 27-31 Talking and Walking Art Today, January 31st, The Cooper School hosted the annual Art Walk.  Each student in Grades K-5 had several pieces of art displayed in gallery style around the […]
Continue Reading
Peace and Publishing

Friday, January 24, 2020

Peace and Publishing

Week of January 21-24 Peace Table We know you’ve heard and read about the “Peace Table”. But just to elaborate on its function, we’d like to explain further. The Peace Table is a conflict resolution […]
Continue Reading
Joyous January!

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Joyous January!

Week of January 13-17 Independent Scholars Our Social-Emotional Learning component is shared across grades. All are now reflecting in Morning Meetings and at other times of the day on how they as students can be […]
Continue Reading
A Good Start!

Friday, January 10, 2020

A Good Start!

Week of January 6-10 One Word We jumped into the New Year excitedly, launching the annual school-wide one word campaign.  Each faculty member and student chose one word that will usher us into our new […]
Continue Reading
Kim Vennewald Read Kim's Testimonial

First Grade: Kim Vennewald

Kim moved to Charleston from New York City almost 2 years ago. She earned a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Hunter College In New York City and worked as an elementary school teacher for 12 years, teaching across all subject areas for grades 2- 5. After teaching for several years, she became the Academic Curriculum Coordinator for a school, where she was given the opportunity to supervise the curriculum for grades K-8. Kim enjoys relaxing on the beach, reading, spending time with her husband and her dog, Harley, and enjoying all of the wonderful things Charleston has to offer. She is so excited to be teaching First Grade at The Cooper School!