Cook Cub News

Happy New Year to All!

I hope you all had a wonderful winter break and had a chance to spend time with friends and family. We're now in the stretch of the school year that is long and cold! Please be sure to read the information below about when students will go outside for recess. If you're in need of help to secure winter clothing please reach out to the main office or our Student Liaison, Mrs. Jordan.

Since winter break, we have seen an increase in the number of students who are wearing and using smart watches/tracking devices. While these tools can be very beneficial, we want to remind you that they should only be used as a watch during the school day. If a student is found to be calling home, recording others, taking photos etc. the watch will be taken and returned at the end of the day. The family will be contacted and asked to either leave the watch at home or keep it in their backpack. Thank you for understanding! As always, if you have questions, please feel free to give us a call in the office.

As we move into our second half of the school year it is essential that you continue reading with your child. We tend to see a large amount of student growth this time of year and that is in large part due to your efforts at home. Please keep it up!

This is also the time of year when we start making plans for next school year (crazy, I know!). If you have, or you know someone who will have, an incoming Young Five or Kindergarten student (must turn 5 on/before December 1st) we will be holding our Annual Y5/Kindergarten Information Night on Monday, February 24th at 6:00 pm. Please read the full flyer below for more information.

I hope your New Year is off to a great start! As always, if you have any questions, concerns or just want to share information please give us a call at 810-591-7910 or you can email me personally at tdale@gbcs.org

Sincerely,

Tia Dale

Cook Elementary School Principal

January 20th

• Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - No School

January 21st

• Records Day for Teachers - No School

January 24th

• Report cards go live on ParentVue

January 28th

• 5:00-8:00 p.m. Culver's Night

January 31st

• Pink Out Day - see flyer below
  

February 11th

• Early Childhood Expo - see flyer below

February 15th

• Cook/Mason Firebirds Night - more info to come

February 24th

• 6:00 Y5/Kdg Information Night - for incoming NEW Y5/Kdg students - see flyer below

Students should dress appropriately for the weather. Students will go out for recess as long as the temperature (actual or wind chill) is greater than 10 degrees. Having coats, boots, gloves and hats is very important.

Please help us limit our lost and found by labeling all of your child's belongings with a name or initials.

We still need one Noon-Hour Supervisor. This is a great way to see your child daily while they are at school and make a little extra money too. The hours are M-F (full days of school) from 11:15-1:45. If you are interested in this position you can call the main office at 810-591-7910 or apply directly by going to: https://www.applitrack.com/gcaps/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=31410

Meal Magic Family Portal provides a convenient, one-stop place to check your child's meal purchases, make deposits, order food and apply for benefits. Visit your family portal today by going to: https://grandblanc.familyportal.cloud/

We have a feature in ParentVue that you can use to report your student's absence from school. The picture below shows the steps or you can continue to call the Cook Attendance Hotline at 810-591-7915. Please remember absences need to be reported to the office daily.