Cooper Elementary Newsletter

October 2nd ... PTA Popcorn Friday

October 5th ... Annual Title I Meeting followed by Virtual PTA Meeting

October 21st ... Wear ORANGE for Unity Day

October 22nd-28th ... Scholastic Book Fair

October 22nd & 27th ... Parent Teacher Conferences at Cooper

October 28th...Trunk or Treat

October 29th & 30th ... NO SCHOOL!!!

The library will again sponsor a school-wide home reading incentive program for our students!

Each month, students will receive a paper to color in at the beginning of each month! When students return the paper to the library, there will be incentive prizes awaiting!

This school year, the City of Superior is working with the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council to create an updated Safe Routes to School plan for Superior area schools. Throughout the semester, transportation planners will be collecting data around Cooper and all other schools in the district which will help to inform future transportation decisions at and around schools. Look for a survey in the October 14th district wide newsletter for parents and caregivers related to this project.

School pictures are now available!

To see if your child's pictures are available to view, please log in to your account at mylifetouch.com. If you don’t have an account yet, you can create one using your email address.

To locate your child's photos, you'll need their Student ID or Portrait ID and Access Code. If you don't have this information, you can:

• Check your inbox for an email from Lifetouch that may contain your access credentials and a direct link to your child's images.
• Wait for your proof sheet to arrive, which will include your Portrait ID and Access Code.
• Contact the Lifetouch Help Center for assistance

Please note that pictures may not become available for all students at the same time, so check back later if you don't see your child's images yet.

Cooper Families,

October is a busy month for our Cooper Cubs. The kids have been doing a great job learning the routines as we get into the groove of the new school year. If you have not done so already, please set up your NextPath account so you can see your student's assessment results, behavior incidents, and other data. You should have received an email and seesaw message on how to set this up. If you need any help though, please let me know. (Info below!)

Finally, I will be hosting a brief, informative annual Parent Meeting where I will share about Cooper's Title I Program. I will be talking about ways in which our Cooper students benefit from Title I funds. This meeting will take place on Monday, October 5th at 6:00pm via Google Meet, with the PTA meeting following immediately after. Everyone is welcome to join!

Kristene Stariha, Principal

The School District of Superior is excited to share that we are now utilizing NextPath, a secure online platform that provides us with the ability to share your student's assessment results, behavior incidents, and other data, with you. Please take a minute to follow the steps below to set up your account and “claim” your student(s).

STEP 1: LOG INTO NEXT PATH

1. Open a web browser on any phone, tablet, or computer and go to nextpath.app
2. Log in using the email address you provided to the school district during enrollment.

STEP 2: CLAIM YOUR CHILDREN

1. Once logged in, click "Next" on the welcome screen.
2. Enter your child’s information to verify school records.
3. Click "Finish." You will see a "Student Verified!" message once your child is successfully linked.
4. Have more than one child in the district? Simply repeat this process for each of your children

The Superior School District uses Second Step as our universal K-12 social and emotional learning curriculum. The units we cover in grades K-5 are goals and growth mindset, emotion management, empathy and kindness, and problem solving. In addition to these units, students also learn about character traits like friendship, respect, gratitude, generosity, responsibility, perseverance, honesty, and acceptance. The benefits of social and emotional learning for students include:

• Knowing and can managing themselves
• Understanding the perspectives of others and relate effectively with them
• Making sound choices about personal and social decisions
• Having more positive attitudes toward oneself, others, and tasks including enhanced self-efficacy, confidence, persistence, empathy, connection and commitment to school, and a sense of purpose
• More positive social behaviors and relationships with peers and adults
• Reduced conduct problems and risk-taking behavior
• Decreased emotional distress
• Improved test scores, grades, and attendance

If you are interested in learning more about second step, please visit secondstep.org and watch the video below.

Our 4th graders had a unique experience this past week! They visited Billings Park and explored the St. Louis River Rendezvous which is a living history lesson about fur trading and what life was like in the 18th century! Some of our students even made it into a news release!

We have a bountiful harvest from our new pumpkin patch! Last spring, Mrs. Correll's 4th graders planted seeds in the garden expansion, and we ended up with nearly 30 mature pumpkins! Those students, who are now 5th graders, will be in charge of pumpkin distribution to our classrooms at Cooper!

Registration began on March 1st for Before & After School Programming. The link can be found here: Before & After School Programming Registration

These flyers are distributed as a courtesy to families in the School District of Superior; however, distribution does not imply that the School District endorses or approves the activities or viewpoints promoted in these materials.

Please email flyers to socialmedia@superior.k12.wi.us for approval in a png format.

• REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR DISABLED PERSONS The director of human resource, who is the ADA Compliance Officer, shall ensure that the following notice is made a part of each communication concerning a District activity to which the public is invited: "Upon request to the director of human resource, the District shall make reasonable accommodation including the provision of informational material in an alternative format for a disabled person to be able to participate in this activity."