Cooper Elementary Newsletter

December 1st - 5th ... Penguin Patch Shopping Experience

December 12th ... Winter Concerts 10am & 1:30pm/Celebration of Giving/Bake Sale

December 15th - 19th ... Dress Up Days (see below!)

December 17th ... Culver's Spirit Night 5-8 pm

December 19th ... Popcorn Friday $0.50 a Bag

December 22nd - January 1st ... NO SCHOOL

January 2nd ... School is Back in Session

January 22nd ... 4K Family Night 5-7 PM

The 22nd Annual Celebration of Giving is upon us!!! Scan the codes, click the link below, adopt a child/family, shop the craft sale and silent auction!!! It ALL makes a HUGE impact!!!! The craft sale and silent auction basket sale will be held on December 12th, before and after our concerts!

Cooper Families,

What a GREAT NIGHT we had at Cooper on Tuesday! Thank you to all who joined us for our tree lighting and amazing pasta meal made by our very own Mr. Brett Gunderson! A HUGE thank you to Mr. G for his generous idea to feed our Cooper Community and then going above and beyond to ACTUALLY FEED our Cooper Community!!! Thank you to those who volunteered their time to help prepare and serve as well! Another big thank you goes out to Mr. Andy Hauswirth and his granddaughter, Aimee, for volunteering their time to entertain us all during our meal. It is definitely one of my very favorite family nights that we host. Thank you for the snacks and goodwill donations, for the gathering of community, and a great night of fun and cheer! We are excited to see you all for our concerts on Friday, December 12th (10 AM & 1:30 PM).

Kristene Stariha, Principal

In December, we focus on the character traits of Kindness and Generosity. One way we highlight all the big and small (and free!) ways to be kind is by participating in the Great Kindness Challenge. We talk about how kindness spreads and not only makes others feel respected and cared about, but noticing the unexpected side effect of you feeling good too! The Great Kindness Challenge Family checklist can be found below. The picture is linked to the website for printing.

First grade hosted a food drive for the Ronald McDonald House Charities during the month of November. This charity is located in Duluth and is an amazing resource that helps provide comfort, care, and support for families with children who are seriously ill or injured. We would like to extend our gratitude to our Cooper community for all of the wonderful donations! Your support was amazing and will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!! Thank you, also, to Allison Kimmes who organized the food drive and helped set everything up for this to happen!

Here are some pictures of the donations as they were brought to the Ronald McDonald House in Duluth this past week.

Help your child to participate in this month's reading challenge! All reading counts! Students can read with someone, listen to a book, or read on their own. Fill in that calendar that came home and send it back to school at the end of the month!

The School District of Superior's Volunteer Guidelines can be viewed at the link below!

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

We are gearing up for a fun holiday season! Penguin Patch, the holiday shoppe where our Cooper Cubs get to shop for their family and friends, will be held December 1st through the 5th in the science lab. We need volunteers to help our Cubs shop, wrap, and work the registers! Please check your calendars and click the link below for the Penguin Patch sign-up!

***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, December 1st at 6 pm via Google Meets.

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."

Links to learning opportunities hosted by UW-Madison Extension

1. Teen Triple P Nov. 18-Dec. 16

2. Triple P 0-12- Jan 6-27, 2026

3. Trauma Informed Caregiving Wednesdays, Jan. 7-Feb. 25, 2026

4. Youth Mental Health First Aid-one more Dec. 8

5. Family Transitions Jan. 6- Feb. 3

6. Resilient Co-Parenting-Dec. 4, new list coming out soon for spring

7. Raising Wisconsin's Conference Virtual, Feb. 4, 2026

8. Fit and Healthy Kids-Online professional development workshops for Early Childhood Professionals and Caregivers

9. Dec-Feb Family Engagement Flyer