Cooper Elementary Newsletter

May 11th ... 4K Students Have No School!

May 15th ... Spring Concerts at 10 am & 1:30 pm/Glow Show Before & After Concerts

May 15th ... Summer School registration closes!

May 19th -21st ... BOGO Book Fair

May 25th ... NO SCHOOL!!!

May 29th ... Kindergarten Celebration at 2:15 PM

June 2nd ... Cooper Carnival

June 5th ... 5th Grade Celebration 2 PM

June 5th ... LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

It is teacher and staff appreciation week and both our office staff as well as our PTA have prepared something to celebrate our staff each day! Thank you to our amazing staff for making Cooper a fantastic place for kids to learn, and thank you to those who planned the daily celebrations, and our PTA for funding 4 out of the 5 days of celebrations! Thank you, also, to Mama Llama Cookies, Superior Waffles, and Guadalajara for preparing wonderful food, Dunkin for coffee, Walmart for donating a cake, and to the MANY area businesses who donated gift cards to gift to our staff (Alchemy, Empower Nutrition, Kwik Trip, Carlson Orthodontics, Target, Ritual Salad, Jersey Mikes, Circle K, The Spirit Room, Love Creamery, Yes, Cheese!, The Shack, Costco, Simply Superior Nutrition)!!!!

After School Program is looking for some donations of items. We are wondering if, as people are doing their Spring Cleaning, they may find some of these items and want to donate them to us! Here is what we are looking for:

Craft/Art Supplies:
markers, coloring books, yarn

Games:

cribbage boards, dominoes/ Mexican Train, Spot It, Connect Four, Guess Who?

Spring Concert Day is coming soon! Concert times are at 10 AM and 1:30 PM on Friday, May 15th, and we have an exciting addition to announce! Our Art Department will be hosting a Glow Show! Venture down the hall to the art room before or after our Spring Concerts to view our student art show!

Cooper Families,

We are so excited to see you all for our spring concert next Friday (May 15th)! Our concerts will be at 10:00am and 1:30pm and doors will open 30 minutes prior to each concert. Our concerts will once again be up on our district YouTube page: School District of Superior - YouTube

We will also have a Glow in the Dark Art Show and the book fair going on to check out after the concerts. If you are taking your child home following the afternoon performance, please have one adult sign out your child with their classroom teacher. Thank you!

Kristene Stariha, Principal

After 9 months together, classmates begin to treat each other like siblings. We are seeing more conflict, especially as we get outside more and play more competitive games. We are working on problem solving strategies (as well as reminders of the importance of and how to calm down!) and conflict resolution. Here are some strategies to help kids resolve problems and handle conflict that they can practice at home. Second Step uses the STEP method to help kids work through problems.

S=Say the problem (without blaming)

T=Think of solutions (that are safe and respectful)

E=Explore consequences/outcomes (what will happen if I choose those solutions)

P=Pick the best solution (this may involve compromise)

Because of the generous support of our Cooper Community (and beyond!), all students in grades K-5 at Cooper were able to go to World of Wheels to celebrate the success of our Boosterthon fundraiser!

The 2025-2026 school year calendar is available on our website! Find the 25-26 calendar here: https://www.superior.k12.wi.us/calendars

The link for Before and After School Programming be found here: Before & After School Programming Registration

This is #HowWePTA! A HUGE Thank You to National Parent Teacher Association with support from AT&T for the grant opportunity we were awarded to help families evaluate screen readiness and promote a healthy digital home! Thank you to our guest, Ethan Compton with Wisconsin Workforce of Development, for sharing your technology knowledge with us. Thank You to Erberts & Gerberts of Superior for delivering our delicious sandwich dinner. Thank you Superior Police Department for sending educational handouts with additional digital safety information. BIG Thank You to our child care area volunteers. And THANK YOU Cooper Elementary Community for showing up to expand your resources in navigating digital parenting with us!

***WE HAVE THIS GENERAL VOLUNTEER SIGN UP LINK WHICH INCLUDES ALL ACTIVITIES WE HELP WITH OR HOST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! Please help to ease the load and choose something you would enjoy helping out with! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C45ABA62DA1F49-59587229-cooper

Our next PTA meeting will be Monday, May 4th after school is the library computer lab.

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."

As a reminder, Cartwheel is a proactive resource for students struggling with anxiety, focus challenges, school avoidance, or any mental health concerns that need extra support — a chance to connect students with care before challenges escalate.

Cartwheel also provides parent guidance, giving families the opportunity to speak with a clinician about what they're observing and get support as they figure out how to best help their child.

Families can reach out directly via our interest form — every submission is reviewed and approved by our team before anyone is connected to care. You can make a referral directly here.

Elementary transfer requests for the 2026-27 school year are currently being accepted. Elementary transfer requests are for students residing in Superior who request an elementary school that is not in the boundary area. Forms are due via email to enrollment@superior.k12.wi.us by March 6, 2026. The form can be found on our website under Parents or by clicking this link to access the form.