Coopers Elementary School

Nash County Public Schools will operate on an early release schedule Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, as follows: All Elementary Schools will be released early at 2:00 p.m. All Middle Schools and Tar River Academy will be released early at 2:30 p.m. All traditional High Schools will be released early at 1:30 p.m. CITI High School and Early College High School will be released early at 11:30 a.m All exams will continue as planned. All after-school activities and events are canceled due to the weather forecast. This decision, made with guidance from emergency officials, prioritizes the safety of our students, staff, and school communities. For real-time information, please click the following link https://www.ncpschools.net/page/emergency-landing-page

Due to the forecast of below-freezing conditions and the potential for today’s precipitation to freeze on roadways, Nash County Public Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for staff and students on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Essential personnel should report at their regular time, provided it is safe to do so. Breakfast will be available at schools. Students may be dropped off 40 minutes prior to the start of their school day. Thank you for your understanding. Please stay safe in this weather. For any inquiries, contact your respective school. All after-school activities and athletic programs will proceed as usual.

Good Evening Bulldogs and Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season! Students will return to school tomorrow, and we’re excited to welcome them back. Parents, please be sure to check the district’s calendar as this month includes several teacher workdays when students will not be in school. This Friday is our monthly PBIS Hat Day! Students can wear a hat with a $1 donation, which helps fund our PBIS celebrations and incentives. Please note that the grading period ends on January 16th, and teacher workdays will follow from January 17th through the 22nd. Report cards will be issued on January 24th, and that will also be our next scheduled awards day. Teachers will be sending home notes with students who will be receiving an award on this day. As we enter the January/February mid-year period, administration is requiring all staff to reach out to parents to schedule a meeting to discuss your child’s academic progress. Please keep an eye out for further details from your child’s teacher. Last but not least, if your child is a car rider, we will be having our Fast Pass tickets available starting Monday afternoon with a $1 donation per ticket to the school. We will draw out 5 winners this upcoming Friday after school. Fast pass winners will not have to sit in line, their child will be brought out to their cars at 3:00pm. Thank you for your continued support! It is a great time to be a Bulldog.

Good morning bulldog families! As we approach the holiday season, I kindly ask for your help in ensuring all library books are returned before Christmas break so that we can prepare for the new year! Please check with your child to see if they have any library books at home, and remind them to bring them back to school. Thank you for your support in keeping our library stocked and ready for learning!

Good Evening Bulldogs, WOW! Just one more week, 5 school days left in the 2024 calendar school year. I can not believe it. This year is zooming by! Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the first and second-grade performances last week, but I’ve heard wonderful things about how amazing they were. I’m incredibly proud of our students and staff for their hard work and the bravery they showed by performing in front of such a large audience. Tomorrow night, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm, Mrs. Beasley will be presenting to our Spanish speaking parents in the library on data, assessments, and how to utilize ROOMS with fidelity. We will have pizza for our families who attend. Again, this is for our Spanish speaking families only. This Thursday, our fifth graders who participated in DARE (through the Nash County Sheriff’s Department) will have their graduation starting at 1:30pm in the gym. It was originally scheduled for the morning, but it had to be changed to 1:30pm. We would love to have our 5th grade parents come out and support our students. This week, our students will participate in classroom celebrations, and we’ll have a schoolwide singalong on Friday. If your child is unable to take part in Christmas activities, please inform their teacher. We want to ensure everyone’s beliefs and preferences are respected. Lastly, please remember that students may dress up this week if they would like to help kick off the holiday season: Monday- Team Santa (wear red) vs. Grinch (wear green) Tuesday- Shine Bright... wear something with lights Wednesday- Tacky Sweater Thursday- Pre-K: Elves, K: Presents, 1st: Snowmen, 2nd: Trees, 3rd: Gingerbread, 4th: Grinch- Whoville, 5th: Reindeer Friday- Pajama Day I look forward to a wonderful week. Please note that after this week, students will be out starting December 23rd and students will return to school Monday, January 6th. I hope everyone has a great evening.

Good Evening Bulldogs, We only have 10 more school days before our next long break including early release this week on Wednesday. Parents, please remember this Wednesday our students get out 2 hours early, which is 1:00pm. This Thursday our 1st and 2nd graders have their performance starting at 6pm. We ask that all students are at school by 5:45pm. Our students last day of school before Winter break is Friday, December 20th. This day is a full day. Our students will return from break on Monday, January 6th. Please make sure to check January’s calendar as it is unique this year with the end of the first semester and high school testing being mid-January instead of the end of December like years in the past. This is causing all schools to have workdays mid-January. I hope everyone has a great evening.

Good afternoon bulldog families! This is a reminder that this Friday, December 6 is Hat Day at Coopers Elementary! For just a $1.00 donation, your child can wear their favorite hat and help support our Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) Team. Funds raised go directly towards exciting student incentives and celebrations here on campus, like our CHAMPS Store that is now open and quite the spot to spend those Rooms points! So far this year, we have raised $471.00 with our two hat days! This is amazing! This Friday, let's try to add another $200.00 to that total, bulldogs! Thank you for your continued support of our students and staff.

BUS 242 does NOT have a driver for Wednesday this week, AM or PM. BUS 71 does not have a driver for Thursday PM. Please make arrangements to transport your children. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Good Evening Bulldogs, I hope each and everyone one of you have enjoyed this long Thanksgiving Break. I know I sure did. My family spent the holiday relaxing, eating good food, fellowshipping, and hunting. Now, it is time to get back to business. We only have 15 school days before the next holiday break. We need to stay focus and work hard each and every day so that we can all be successful at the end of the school year! This week our 4th and 5th grade students will take the Panorama Survey. Parents, please reach out to the school before Monday afternoon if you do not want your child to take the survey. It is a generic survey about the school and it does not use students’ names on the survey, it is anonymous. This is a district survey. This week, First Priority is starting back up for our students who want to participate. It will be every Wednesday from here until the end of the school year on Wednesday mornings starting at 7:20am in the library. Last but not least, our Spelling Bee is this Friday. More information will be sent home with the students who will be participating. Good luck to all of our classroom winners! Again, I hope everyone had a wonderful break and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning. Stay warm and take care.

Good Evening Bulldogs! It’s been another fantastic week as a Bulldog! Next week will be a short one, with students attending only on Monday and Tuesday. They’ll be off for the holiday from Wednesday through Friday. I hope everyone has a fantastic week, enjoys quality time with family, and gets some well-deserved rest. Take care.

Good afternoon. Transportation has informed us that Bus #71 will now be Bus #348. If you are a Bus 71 rider, please look for Bus #348 from now on. Thank you!

Good Evening Bulldogs, I hope everyone has had a restful weekend and that our students are ready to get back to learning. This week a dental bus will be on site for the parents who opted their children in to have their teeth checked. This will take place during the students’ enhancement time and not their CORE instruction. This week, on Tuesday, we also have our Candyman Main Event. Students who sold enough items will be able to attend. Please make sure students wear comfortable clothing this day. Also, on Tuesday, our Candyman items will be delivered to school. Parents, please come to the school to pick up your child’s Candyman order between the times of 3:30-5:30pm on Tuesday. Please report straight to the gym. We ask that parents try their absolute best to pick up Candyman orders during this timeframe because the Nash County Parks and Rec uses our gym nightly. We do not want orders to get mixed up or go missing. If you have a child that is a car rider, please swing by the gym and pick the order up before leaving campus. You will receive a copy of the order form so grandparents or whoever is in the carline can pick up the items for you. Last but not least, this is a reminder that our students attend school all of this week and then two days the following week. Students are out for the holiday starting on Wednesday November 27th. I hope everyone has a wonderful evening and I look forward to seeing everyone in the morning.

On Tuesday, November 12, our fourth and fifth grade teachers and students proudly hosted a heartfelt Veterans Day breakfast in the Media Center. Parent volunteers, staff, and students welcomed and served our cherished veterans with warmth and gratitude. The room buzzed with excitement as stories of service were shared and connections deepened, making our veterans feel celebrated and appreciated. The morning began with a warm welcome from a fourth grade student, Eden White, followed by a thoughtful blessing over the food by fifth grade student leader Carter Jenkins. Throughout the event, veterans exchanged stories with one another and with the eager fourth and fifth grade students in attendance, fostering meaningful conversations and connections. Fifth graders Kamryn Harris and Aryana Rivera closed the breakfast with a touching poem and closing remarks. As a special tribute, Mrs. Lora Pittman, our Media Coordinator, and Mrs. Lisa Taylor, our Music Teacher, sang “God Bless the USA,” filling the room with pride as our veterans began their Honor Walk through the hallways of Coopers Elementary. It was a truly moving moment as students of all ages lined the halls, waving American flags and cheering on our heroes. The Honor Walk was a sight to behold, filled with respect, gratitude, and joy. The day concluded with a group photo capturing this unforgettable celebration of service and sacrifice. Thank you to all who made this event possible and to the veterans who inspire us daily. You are deeply appreciated and forever honored at Coopers Elementary! To view the video highlighting this precious event, click here: https://shorturl.at/3UQsC

We are thrilled to share the success of our Pinktober Event that was held during the week of October 14 to support breast cancer awareness. Our amazing bulldog students showed their spirit and support by participating in a PINK OUT event to start the week! Mrs. Adkins ACE Club students led a special fundraiser later in the week where students had the chance to purchase blow pops for $1.00. To top it off, students donned their favorite hats on Friday with a $1.00 donation to the cause. Thanks to the incredible generosity and enthusiasm of our bulldog family, we raised $1,113.36! Mrs. Adkins and her ACE Club proudly presented the funds to Ms. Magan Smith from the foundation. Ms. Smith shared that the donation would help purchase a heated massage chair for cancer patients to use while receiving their infusions - a small comfort to bring warmth and relief during a challenging time. We are deeply touched and grateful for all the support from our families. Thank you for making a difference!

Coopers Elementary thanks you and your family for being our valued partners as we work together to educate the children in our district. Nash County Public Schools values input from our community – and we need to hear from your child or children! Students are important partners as we work to improve our communication, academic program and overall experience for everyone through our district strategic plan. In order to learn more about student experiences at school, we will be asking for your child’s feedback via an online survey they will be completing at school between December 2 - 13th. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. We are asking that all of our students in grades 4 and up participate in the surveys, as their feedback will provide invaluable insights into their experiences and how we can improve and adapt to better meet their needs. If a student doesn’t feel like they have enough information to answer a question, they will be able to skip the item altogether. We are not using student names so surveys will be anonymous. We are partnering with a third-party vendor to support us in administering these surveys. The survey content will ask students to self-reflect on School Climate, Teacher-Student Relationships, School Safety, and expectations. Surveys are available for preview on the district’s website. LINK TO QUESTIONS-> https://www.ncpschools.net/article/1876919 Please notify us if you would like your child to opt out of taking the surveys by contacting the school at (252)937-9035 no later than November 25. Thank you for your support of Coopers Elementary.

Bulldog Families, we have a sweet announcement to share! The final Candy Man results are in, and we are thrilled to announce our top three selling families! 🥇 First Place: Congratulations to the Sparks family for selling an impressive 70 items! They’ve earned the chance to spin the money wheel and win BIG at the Main Event! 🥈 Second Place: The Colonna family sold 55 items, earning a well - deserved $75 in cash! 🥉 Third Place: The Smith family secured their top spot by selling 47 items! Great work, bulldogs! Our Main Event and Gaming Truck celebration will be happening on Tuesday, November 19. This event promises to be LOUD, FUN, and packed with excited bulldog students who supported our Candyman Fundraiser! Additionally, families can begin picking up their Candy Man orders Tuesday afternoon in the gym. To avoid conflicts with other evening events in the gym next week, please make every effort to pick up orders on Tuesday between 3:30 - 5:30 PM. Lastly, we need your help to ensure a smooth order pick up! If you’re available to volunteer, especially on Tuesday, November 19, please sign up using the link here: https://bit.ly/48QbOwG. Your support is greatly appreciated!

The big day is here! That's right bulldogs, tonight is the night for our annual STREAM Night! We have been working hard behind the scenes to make this evening a night to remember for you and your families. If you and your family completed the registration process early, your child, or children, will be bringing home a paper copy of their registration form today. Please check their backpack carefully for this important piece of paper before coming to STREAM Night! This will eliminate the need for you and your family to wait in the registration line this evening. If you misplace or forget your form, don't worry, we will have an extra copy on hand for you. If you and your family missed early registration you will be able to register on site this evening when you arrive on campus. There will be plenty of friendly faces to help you! We hope to see you this evening beginning at 5:15 in the gym with amazing exhibits led by local community members and many of our own bulldog students! Don't forget to bring your wallet! We will have plenty of snacks and treats available for purchase at the Snack Shack. See you tonight, bulldogs!

Attention bulldog families! Early registration for our annual STREAM Night on Thursday, November 14 is closing TODAY at 11:30AM. If you and your family register during our Early Registration period your child will receive a copy of your registration ticket on Thursday. This will eliminate the need to stand in line at the Registration Table at the event! If you are unable to register ahead of the event, don't worry! You and your family can register for the sessions that you would like to attend at the event when you arrive on Thursday. We are pleased to announce that the following sessions are SOLD OUT and can not accommodate any other scientists: Turkey Takeoff (1), LEGO Robotics (1), Saddle Up for STEM (1), Floating to Freedom (1), Saddle Up for STEM (2), LEGO Robotics (2), Floating to Freedom (2), Turkey Takeoff (2), Don't delay, bulldogs, Early Registration closes soon on our CheddarUp Page. To register, click here: https://bit.ly/40BxevK

This Veterans Day, we extend our deepest gratitude to all the brave men and women who have served our country. Your courage, sacrifice, and dedication inspire us daily! Tomorrow, we will welcome veterans from our community for our Veterans Day breakfast in the Media Center. While the invitation was open to all, we kindly remind everyone that a completed form was needed to confirm attendance. Thank you for your understanding as we prepare for this meaningful event! To show our appreciation for our veterans, we encourage all students to wear red, white, and blue tomorrow as a tribute to the veterans who have protected our freedom and made tremendous sacrifices for our nation. Thank you to all our veterans! Today and every day, we honor and thank you for your sacrifice.

Good Evening Bulldogs, It’s been another fantastic week as a bulldog! A reminder that, in observance of Veteran’s Day, there will be no school tomorrow. Students will return on Tuesday, and that morning, we’re hosting a Veteran’s Day breakfast for those who signed up. We look forward to welcoming our veterans and giving our students the chance to meet and thank them. There will also be a Veterans’ Walk inside the building. To show our appreciation, we encourage everyone to wear red, white, and blue to honor our veterans. Tuesday is also our Fall individual retake picture day. If your child missed picture day in October, they will have their picture taken Tuesday. All students are required to take a picture, which will also be used in the yearbook. This Wednesday we have our mass vision screenings for our 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders. If you do not want your child to get their eyes checked, please send a message to child’s teacher. This Thursday is our STREAM night. Get ready for an evening packed with hands - on activities in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math! These activities are perfect for curious minds of all ages. From Lego Robotics, to the Science of Milking Cows and everything in between, there is truly a session for everyone to enjoy. Last week, students took home a paper copy of the flyer that included all of the details for this event, including session times and descriptions. For a faster, easier experience, we strongly encourage families to register online through our CheddarUp Page. Sessions are filling up quickly, so don't miss out! Act fast, bulldogs, registration closes tomorrow! We hope to see you and your family there! To register, click here: https://bit.ly/40BxevK Finally, we want to give a big shout-out to Ms. Caroline Hickey, our incredible school psychologist! This week is School Psychologist Week, and we’re so grateful to have Ms. Hickey on our team. She is truly amazing! I hope everyone enjoys the extra day at home. Guardians, please remember to check our school’s website for upcoming events. Take care and have a great evening.