Copeland Hoofbeat
Friday, March 1, 2024
From the Principal
Copeland families,
Thank you to everyone who attended Dance Across Texas. Our kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students did outstanding! Thank you to Coach Linhart, Coach Castillo, and our PEAM team for making this a successful event. It was so much fun!
As you know, our PTO has kicked off their spring fundraiser. We are excited to host our first Bubble Run on April 5th. We appreciate everything our PTO does for our campus and students, and it would not be possible without the generosity from all of you!
We have one week until Spring Break, and I want to encourage you to have your child at school on time every day that is possible. We certaintly don't want students coming to school if they are sick, but we also don't want them to miss out on valuable learning opportunities. We know when you miss school, you miss out. As a reminder, our student hours are 8:15-3:40. Please check your calendars to make sure you have Spring Break marked for the week of March 11th-15th. As we enter into warmer temperatures, please adhere to the school dress code.
I hope you all have a safe, relaxing Spring Break. Please be sure to check the monthly calendar to stay up to date on events happening at Copeland!
Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
Stefanie Berger
Principal
Email: copeland@cfisd.net
Website: Copeland.CFISD.net
Location: 18018 Forest Heights Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-856-1400
Facebook: facebook.com/copelandcfisd
Twitter: @CopelandCFISD
Thank you to our Community!
We are so grateful for everything our community does for Copeland!
- On February 13, our friends from Martial Arts USA treated our staff to a cookie tray and some coffee. How sweet!
- On February 21, the Copeland PTO kicked off rodeo season with a little chili for our staff!
- We are always happy to to enjoy a little cake on a Professional Development day, so thank you to Adventure Kids Playcare for thinking of us!
- Space City Orthodontics surprised our staff with a drink & snack cart!
- Thank you, PTO for celebrating Leap Day with us! Our amazing PTO brought every kiddo a leaping frog and filled the school with amazing facts! Our Colts had an amazing time!!
Martial Arts USA donates cookies & coffee
Snack cart from Space City Orthodontics
The staff is treated with a cake from Adventure Kids Playcare
Aragon & Kahla Middle Schools Visit Copeland
Aragon & Kahla Middle Schools visited Copeland's 5th grade Colts in order to get them ready and excited for their next adventure!
Reading is Sweet 2024
Thank you to everyone who participated in our fifth annual Reading Is Sweet Book Bake-Off! It was a “sweet” success! Congratulations to our winning bakers…
Cupcake Cutie - Logan McLeod for See You Later Alligator
Smart Cookies - Rebecca and Audrey Leonhart for The Smart Cookie
Takes The Cake! - Bella Leal for Dog Man
Most Unique! - Grey Effinger for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Favorite Character - Charlotte Alexander for Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion
Best Display - Ethan Filkins for The Wild Robot
Trixie’s Pick goes to Lindy Kersey for Wish
Our Teachers’ Choice winners are…
Teachers’ Choice for Best 3D Dessert goes to Ellis Spottsville for his Who Would Win cake
Teachers’ Choice for Most Clever goes to Kinsey Capers for Bunnicula
Teachers’ Choice for Cutest Critter goes to Mila Stein for Saving Winslow
Teachers’ Choice for Sweetest Sculpture goes to Scarlette Ramirez-Escudero for Mittens
Our Teacher Takes the Cake award goes Ms. Alanis for her Clifford the Big Red Dog cake
And finally, our Best In Show winner is...
Charlotte Abrash for her Waffles and Pancake cake!
Congratulations everyone! It was such a fun evening and we are so proud of you, Colts!
The Copeland Library - Our Colts Love Books!
Name That Book Campus Competition
On February 13th, the Copeland Library hosted the campus "Name That Book" competition. Congratulations to our 3rd grade team, who will represent Copeland at the District Name That Book contest on March 26th at the Berry Center. Way to go!!
February Book Club
On February 29, our Book Club met and discussed Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi. Our book club members love to discuss character development, favorite moments in the story and how the book made them think in new ways. Every meeting is filled with literary fun!
Colts LOVE Books!
Please save the date for these fun Copeland Library events!
Follow Trixie on Instagram!
@trixiethelibrarydog
Join the Birthday Book Club!
Available on School Cash
Kindergarten Celebrates 100 Days of Learning!
Our Kindergarteners celebrated 100 days of learning! We are so proud of their growth this year, and we just know that bright futures await each and every one of them!
Annette Breaux Presents to the Copeland Staff
Renowned author and public speaker, Annette Breaux, was our guest on February 19th to speak with our staff. We were so honored to hear from such an experienced and practical educator!
Be sure to see our full website calendar for the latest info here.
Dance Across Texas
Our Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd graders participated in Dance Across Texas on Friday, February 23rd. It was a boot-scootin' good time for parents, students and staff!
Upcoming March Dates
Stay Connected to the PTO for the Latest Information
Join Copeland PTO. Go to the Copeland website here or return the form sent home with students with your payment.
Copeland PTO Facebook - @CopelandElementaryPTO
Copeland PTO Instagram - @CopelandElementaryPTO
Remind App Copeland PTO Volunteers – Text @2868g4 to 81010
Copeland PTO Events – Text @aeb664 to 81010
The top earners from the PTO's Fall fundraiser sprayed Mrs. Fanning & Mrs. Cranford with silly string on February 26th. What a fun way to celebrate success!
5th Grade Activity Fee
Join the Copeland PTO!
Copeland Counseling Department
Kaylee McArthur & Amy Roberson, Counselors
Students in grades K-5 will have four opportunities during the school year to use “credit-by-exam” to accelerate to another grade level. Students will only have one opportunity to test for each grade level considered.
To apply to take the test to skip kindergarten, a student must be 5 by September 1, and registered in a CFISD school. To apply to take the test to skip grade 1, a student must be 6 by September 1, and enrolled in a CFISD school.
Students who earn scores of 80% or better on each component of the credit-by-exam will qualify to advance one grade. Only one grade level may be “skipped” each year. No retests will be given.
If you are interested in getting more information about credit-by-exam, please contact the school counselor.
Events in our CFISD Community
The Copeland Clinic
From Nurse Kane
Please do not send any medication, including cough drops, to school with your child. Per our district policy, all medication must be unopened, unexpired and brought by a parent to the clinic and signed in.
For Pre-K, Kinder & 1st grade students, please send a dry set of clothes daily in your child's backpack. The clinic needs donations of gently used pants in all sizes for girls/ boys and new, unopened underwear in all sizes.
Lisa Kane RN, BSN
Copeland Elementary School Nurse
18018 Forest Heights Dr.
Houston, TX 77095
clinic: (281) 856-1406
fax: (281) 463-5510
Click the Following Links for Quick Access:
Building the Habit of Good Attendance
Box Tops Mobile App
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