T.S. Cooley Elementary Weekly News
December 12, 2022
T.S. COOLEY MENU CHANGES - SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF NEWSLETTER
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Monday, 12/12
- Quiz Bowl 3-4 (pick up on Fall ST)
- Marketing & Communication 3-4 (pick up on Fall ST)
Tuesday, 12/13
- Cubs for Christ Meeting in Library (5th grade leaders and siblings may be dropped in front circle from 7-7:10 AM) all others 7:15 drop off at regular locations; meeting starts at 7:25 AM, doors closed to late entries with the exception of bus riders
Wednesday, 12/14
- Garden Club 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
- Engineering 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
Thursday, 12/15
- Tribes have lunch together 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
- Robotics 3-4:30 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
- Synergy 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
- NO CHESS MEETING
Friday, 12/16
- Pajama day for all students
- Synergy Assembly 7:40 AM
- 4-H field trip to Abraham's Tent 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- 5th grade Mighty Mu math practice 3-4:15 PM
Monday, 12/19
- Teacher's in-service day NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Tuesday, 12/20 - Sunday 1/1 Holiday Break NO SCHOOL
Monday, 1/2 - Students return to school (this may change after the school board vote tomorrow 12/13)
AR GRADES FOR 2ND NINE WEEKS - STUDENTS IN GRADES 1ST - 5TH
January 9th is the end of the 9 weeks. If your student has not reached their AR goal for the 2nd nine weeks, the two week break is a great time to finish reading and be ready to take AR tests when we return in the new year.
HOLIDAY APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE
Special thanks to all the parents and family members who gave so much of their time and talent helping shop for and set up the holiday shop and assist our young shoppers with their selections. It is not only a wonderful learning experience for our students, but brings them such joy to be able to surprise family members with personally selected gifts.
LIP SYNC SIGNUP EXTENDED THRU DECEMBER 16TH
WALKING CLUB MEETS DAILY
T.S. COOLEY STUDENT ART ON DISPLAY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES DOWNTOWN
Holiday Happenings at Historic City Hall
Historic City Hall is open Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. with free admission.
Calcasieu Parish Student Art is on view the entire month of December in the second floor gallery
T.S. Cooley artists: Arya Gonzales James, Clara Whatley, Chloe Champagne, Wynn Miller, Samuel Dennis Heurtas, Grant Briles, and Elena Rosti will have art on display.
Snow Village Collection is on view the entire month of December in the second floor gallery
A 700-piece collection featuring lighted houses, a skating rink, and ski run is on loan from the McNeese Foundation. The late Mrs. Nancy Stone Crowe annually displayed the Snow Village in her home.
Craft Workshop Dec. 17
10 a.m. Second Floor Gallery
Led by Black Heritage Gallery Curator, Jeanine Blaney.
Free Christmas craft hour for children of all ages
Turning Pages Reading Hour Dec. 17
11 a.m. Second Floor Gallery
Books read by community leaders like Ward 3 Marshal Nathan Keller.
For children of all ages
Millennium Park will feature special, extended hours for the holiday season to allow children the opportunity to visit this Winter Wonderland of Christmas lights. Beginning Friday, December 2, the park will stay open until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday nights. On Sundays, beginning December 4, the park will remain open until 8 p.m. A complete list of special holiday hours and closures can be found at www.cityoflakecharles.com/Christmas and www.facebook.com/LakeCharlesLouisiana as the season continues.
3 T.S. Cooley Students Competed at Region V Robotics Competition
Congratulations to Clara Li, Stephen Wang and Nathan Wang for their recent accomplishments at the Region V Robotics Competition. Nathan is not pictured.
NEW TO OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - STUDENT EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
T.S. Cooley has many students that shine here and away from campus. We showcase many of their accomplishments at school in our yearbook, shine boards, morning assemblies and awards days. After hearing about so many of their outside accomplishments we have decided to add a shine board to our weekly newsletters. We have many athletes, musicians, dancers, singers and other talented students who we would like to showcase. If you would like to share their accomplishments, please send a jpg photo and a short paragraph explaining the photo with details about the activity, length of time they have been participating, type of honor they are receiving or other information to barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org We will begin posting these next week.
SHARE PHOTOS FOR YEARBOOK HERE!
Calling all parent photographers. Yearbook can use your help. If you have photos from field trips, school events or activities, please share here! Please submit no more than 5 pictures from an event/activity. Be aware that pictures are not guaranteed to be in the yearbook. Reminder: close pictures of groups of students are preferred with students facing forward.
LUNCH MENU
Tues. 12/13 - Mandarin orange chicken with Asian noodles
Wed. 12/14 -Turkey roast with rice dressing (this is a change from the CPSB menu for Cooley only)
Thurs. 12/15 - Hot dogs and French fries (this is a change from the CPSB menu for Cooley only)
Fri. 12/16- Calzones (this is a change from the CPSB menu for Cooley only)
Mon. 1/1- Chicken nuggets and macaroni & cheese
If there are any changes to the menu, we will send a text message through the automated school system.
Monthly menus are posted on the CPSB social media outlets.
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Email: barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org
Website: www.cpsb.org/cooley
Location: 2711 Common Street, Lake Charles, LA, USA
Phone: 337-217-4680