The Cooper School Daily

New FriendsKindergarteners were so excited to spend the week meeting new friends, spending time with old friends, and learning how to navigate their new school. We were thrilled to see Kindergartners bravely make eye contact and greet their classmates each morning. Students have been so excited to hear from friends all about their lives as […]

Ornithologists Share Second Grade ornithologists were thrilled to share their research with their Fourth Grade buddies. After working hard to type their research, add pictures, and play with the background, the slideshows were ready for an audience. Meeting outside and staying socially distant, Second Graders were able to share their hard work with a buddy. […]

It is so hard to believe that we’re already ending our school year! We’re so proud of the hard work and perseverance Third Graders have shown in this unusual school year. On Wednesday, Third Grade held our end-of-year celebration by “escaping to summer” with a fun-filled scavenger hunt that led us to popsicles and lemonade. […]

End-of-Year Today marks the last Friday of the school year! Third Graders have worked so hard and grown so much this school year despite the odd circumstances. We’re so excited to wrap up this school year and look forward to our last few days of school and Summer!  Reading/Writing Writers ended our fairy tale unit […]

Yup…we made it. This “different” school year is coming to an end. On our way to GRP, I spent the four hours driving in either complete silence or had music blaring with windows down, relishing in the fact that I was actually alone. I found myself wanting to listen to rock-n-roll blue grass as I […]

Subtraction CityThis week, Kindergarteners were excited to put their addition and subtraction skills to the test in a class-wide game of Subtraction City. Our class started with a small city built of 10 blocks. Players would roll two dice, one to tell them whether they were adding to or taking away, and another to tell […]

Spirit Week With ERB testing finally over, Fourth Graders have LOVED celebrating TCS Spirit Week.  On Monday, we had so many creative and crazy hats! Someone even made their own hat out of leaves!  On Wednesday, we saw a lot of flair with all the crazy shirts! On Wednesday, students showed how vibrant they are […]

Science This week in science our scholars learned all about the water cycle. Scholars were amazed to learn how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation. Scholars also learned the difference between the […]

Bird Study Second Graders have become quite proficient internet researchers! Using trusted resources, students have been looking up all kinds of fascinating things about their independent study birds. They have focused on their habitats and what they use to build their nests. We were super interested when we learned that some birds don’t build nests, […]

ERB Testing Third Graders were challenged this week with the task of taking the ERB. It takes a great deal of self control and self regulation to make it through testing and our Third Graders mastered these two things this week! We persevered and now we’re all done with ERB testing for this year, which […]

Biome Fashion ShowThis week, Kindergarteners wrapped up their largest project of this school year. This year, Kindergarteners have studied buildings, biomes, and clothing. Our presentation gave students the opportunity to show off all that they knew about each subject and how they are all related. Students were divided into different biome groups, challenged to study […]