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 […]

We are in the middle of a science fiction unit in reading. As I am sure you are familiar with, your kids are in book clubs to discuss the literature amongst themselves. I started reading one of the books last night, Space Case, by Stewart Gibbs. In my opinion, it’s hilarious! If you think a […]

Photo Below: Fourth Graders enjoyed Word Work lessons outside this week in our outdoor classroom space. Students worked in pairs to mime vocabulary words! Science This week Fourth Grade scholars continued their new Science and Social Studies unit on Africa!  As a class, we reviewed world biomes but focused on a few of the major […]

Persuasive WritingKindergarten writers have been busy writing up a storm in our persuasive unit! These writers have discovered the formula to sharing their opinions and convincing others. These young writers know that in order to convince someone, they need to give lots of reasons in their writing. Students collaborated on a shared writing to create […]

Science This week, scientists have been investigating the different properties of water. We’ve been looking at all the different steps that happen in the water cycle. We started off with evaporation on Monday and on Thursday scientists investigated transpiration! Writing Our Third Grade writers have been working diligently to write their own fairy tale adaptations. […]

May 7, 2021 Bird Study What a fun week! Second Graders had such a great time visiting The Audubon Swamp Garden! They were in awe of not only the birds they saw, but of all of the other fascinating wildlife as well. While walking through beautiful trails, students had the opportunity to identify various species […]

Science This week in science our scholars started our new unit on air and weather. Scholars made predictions about what types of experiments we will be conducting. Scholars were curious about clouds and the water cycle. Stay tuned for all the fun information we learn about air and weather! Math Our mathematicians are really enjoying […]

April has come and gone, and now “it’s gonna be May.” I can’t believe that May is our last full month of school before summer break. I think more than ever, everyone is really looking forward to this summer. The end is near, and it’s a true representation of the accomplishment of this school year.  […]

Math Mathematicians said goodbye to fractions last week and hello to data this week! We began our week in math with a brand new module. Module 6 is all about collecting data, displaying data, and analyzing the data collected. Students kicked off this module by taking a class survey on our favorite colors. Once we […]

Proud PoetsThis week, students were eager for the opportunity to shine reading their Pass It On poems for the camera. Kindergarteners arrived donning their fanciest formal wear to proudly show off all of their new poetry skills. Leading up to this special day, students spent time practicing in partnerships, groups, and in front of the […]

Newsletter 4-30-21 Pass It On This week we LOVED seeing students dressed up all ready to record their poems. They were so excited, not only to show off their best attire, but also to record their writings that they worked so hard on.  Filming went great and all of the children confidently looked at the […]