Copper Beech Parent Update

Dear Copper Beech Families,

This week, we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. We appreciate our teachers and staff for their dedication and hard work, and we know you do too! Thank you for the many ways you showed your appreciation this week. The teachers enjoyed the treats, gifts, and special notes you and your children shared with them. We also appreciate our PTA for providing donuts and coffee on Monday and for the special lunch they provided to our staff this week. Your thoughtfulness has truly made our teachers feel loved and appreciated.

On Monday, we had our No Place for Hate assembly, and it was a joy to see our students actively engaged in Jimmy Curran's presentation. Their attentive listening and participation in the reading of his book were commendable. I was particularly impressed by the thoughtful questions and their eagerness to understand who Jimmy Curran is and how he lives life with a disability.

On Thursday, our fourth—and fifth-grade students participated in the Holocaust presentation. We were deeply moved by the students' respectful behavior, as well as their understanding of the impact of this horrific historical event and their empathy for the victims and their families.

I hope everyone enjoys the sunshine on Saturday. Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers on our staff or someone who is a mother figure to someone special in your life. Have a great weekend!

Best,

Ms. Stokes

Field Day Times

• Kindergarten- 1:05-2:05
• Grades 1-2- 1:05-3:00
• Grades 3-5- 9:45-11:45

Field Day Adjusted Prep Schedule

• 9:00-9:40- Grade 1
• 9:45-10:25- Kindergarten
• 10:30-11:10- Specials Prep
• 11:15-11:55- Grade 2
• 12:00-12:40- Grade 4
• 12:45-1:30- Specials Lunch
• 1:35-2:15- Grade 3
• 2:20-3:00- Grade 5

• • Monday, 5/13

  • Tuesday, 5/14
  • Cougar Steppers Practice 8 AM- GYM
  • Author Visit
  • School Board Meeting 7:30 PM
  • Wednesday, 5/15-
  • Cougar Steppers Practice 8 AM
  • PTA Meeting 7 PM
  • Thursday, 5/16-
  • Student Council Meeting B 237- 8 AM
  • D.A.R.E. Graduation- 2 PM- GYM- Children need to wear their D.A.R.E Shirts
  • Friday, 5/17-
  • Open Gym 3-5
  • Beech Shack and Cart
  • Field Day!- Rain Date (rescheduled)

Students and their families enjoyed fun games, entertainment, crafts, and delicious treats from local food truck vendors this past Friday at our Copper Palooza event. Thank you to our fabulous PTA for the organization of the event and to the many students and families who came out to have a great time!

Pictured below is our Fabulous team of nurses: Nurse Christine, Nurse Rory, and Nurse Sue.

Happy School Nurse Appreciation Day!

We thank you for all of the care you give to our students each day!

• i-Ready End of Year Diagnostic Testing May 6-24- Administer Spring i-Ready Diagnostics (K-5)

• 5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation- May 16th - Parents, please remember to send your child in their D.A.R.E. Shirts.

• 5th Grade Activities Flyer- This flyer has been updated to include the 5th Grade Field Trip and D.A.R.E. Graduation.

• Author Visit #1- May 14- Kathryn Holmes, author of the Classroom Critters series, will visit CB.

• Bully Prevention: The theme for May is Mindfulness.

• Service Learning Award- If you would like to apply for a service award for the 2023-2024 school year (service must have occurred between June 1, 2023-May 31, 2024), please visit the service learning awards webpage and click on the link for your school’s application form. The window for applications will be open from April 1-May 1,2024. More details are here.

• Incoming 5th Graders Parent Meeting.- Topic: Class of 2025: 4th Grade Parent Meeting

  Time: May 22, 2024 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

  Join Zoom Meeting
  https://zoom.us/j/93785482968?pwd=OTFremdNbmFaalp4a2g5d05hVjYzdz09
  Meeting ID: 937 8548 2968

  Passcode: 499142

  
  

Sarah Meller came to Copper Beech on Thursday, May 9th, to speak to our 4th and 5th-grade students about her experience as a young girl escaping the Natzi's from Split, Yugoslavia. In addition, our fifth-grade teachers shared poems and pictures drawn by the young inmates of the Terezin Concentration Camp featured in the book I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children's Drawings and Poems from the Terezin Concentration Camp. Then, they wrote about how they stand up against hatred and include others. The butterflies are displayed on an interactive bulletin board for kindergarten through fifth-grade teachers to visit (pictured above).

May Calendar

Copper Beech Calendar of Events

Copper Beech 2023-24 School Year

• Monday, 5/20

• Brain Show Assembly
• International Red Sneaker Day- Food Allergy Awareness
• Tuesday, 5/21
• 5th Grade Community Day 10:30-2:00 PM (ASHS)
• Cougar Steppers Practice 8:30 AM (Gym)

• Wednesday, 5/22
• Cougar Steppers Practice 8:30 AM (Gym)
• Thursday, 5/23
• 5th Grade Community Day- Rain Date (ASHS)
• Friday, 5/24
• Early Dismissal 12:20 PM
• Red, White, and Blue Spirit Day

• Career Education Assignments. Grades 3-5- Please be sure to complete these before the end of the month.

• CB Spirit Wear link here. Remember to create an account to view spirit wear.

• Service Learning Website for Volunteers
• Reminder from Service Learning to complete your log as you participate in service learning activities. Printed out service logs are in the office waiting area.
  

  Service logs can be found here: Service Logs 2023-2024

  Service Learning opportunities are listed on the ASD website and can be found here: Service Learning Opportunities
  

  Any questions, please reach out to Ann-MarieDelaney@abington.k12.pa.us or SheriGerson@abington.k12.pa.us
  

• Family Support Resource for Illustrative Mathematics- Here is a link to resources for K-5 parents for Illustrative Mathematics. Each unit contains a support video and letter to help you better understand what your child is working on throughout the unit. Please reference this at the start of each unit to answer any questions you may have.