summer is almost here!
Only a few days remaining of the 2016-2017 school year! Copeland students still have a lot of fun and learning in the last few days:
- May 25th -- 3rd Grade portfolio celebration 2:15 pm
- May 26th -- 5th Grade picnic
- May 26th -- Early dismissal at 1:15 pm
- May 30th -- "Roll Up" Day -- students learn about highlights of the next grade and 5th grade celebrate with Mrs. Poelking and Mr. Feldman
- May 31st -- Field Day!!! CFA provides hot dogs and and end-of-day assembly for students
- June 1st -- Third trimester behavior assembly in the morning and Kindergarten Celebration in the gym at 1:30 pm
- June 2nd -- Recognition Assembly at 8:30, Yearbook signing at 12:30, Dismissal at 1:15 pm -- SUMMER BEGINS!!!!
SAYING GOODBYE IS ALWAYS difficult
After 61 combined years working in Libertyville District 70, Copeland wishes three teachers a HAPPY RETIREMENT. Mrs. Chickey and Mrs. Davey, both speech language pathologists, have improved many "Rs," helped students understand multiple meanings, and worked on social pragmatic skills with a large number of Cougars. Mrs. Livermore leaves after working in many classrooms across the district, most recently with fourth grade students. These three teachers have brightened our days and helped students learn and grow. We wish you all the best in life's next chapter.
Mrs. Michols will also be staying home next year to spend more time with her three young children. Thank you, Mrs. Michols, for sharing your time and talents with our students.
Mrs. Michols will also be staying home next year to spend more time with her three young children. Thank you, Mrs. Michols, for sharing your time and talents with our students.
summer schedule
- June 9th -- Mrs. Bell's last day in the office before her summer vacation
- June 12th - July 13th -- Pre-K and Pre-1st Summer School at Copeland Monday through Thursday 8:30 - 11:30 am
- July 17th - 24th -- Camp Invention at Copeland
projected sections for the 17-18 school year
Kindergarten: 3 sections
First Grade: 3 sections
Second Grade: 3 sections
Third Grade: 4 sections
Fourth Grade: 4 sections
Fifth Grade: 4 sections
Students will be notified of their class placement in a letter mailed to the house in August.
First Grade: 3 sections
Second Grade: 3 sections
Third Grade: 4 sections
Fourth Grade: 4 sections
Fifth Grade: 4 sections
Students will be notified of their class placement in a letter mailed to the house in August.
IMPORTANT AUGUST DATES
- August 2nd -- School office reopens
- August 16th -- New Family Orientation
- August 23rd -- First day of school
- August 24th -- Kick Off Dinner
- August 31st -- Curriculum Night
artfest was awesome!
-On Friday, May 5th, more volunteers than we could count spent the day at Copeland for Art Fest. With special thanks to Gwen ZumBrunnen and Jaimie Leighton, the workshops, assembly, and school-wide projects were enjoyed by all. In the morning, students created a new installation for the front hallway titled "In the Center Ring." Individual circles come together to create a "circle of friends." Bunting flags were also created and hung with love with colorful images. Coming soon will be an installation in the gym lobby titled "Welcome to our Neighborhood." Students created small wood houses as a metaphor for the power of our school community. Before lunch, performers from the Actors Gymnasium out of Evanston provided amazing sights by hula hooping, juggling, bending (yikes!) and all-over entertaining the crowd. After lunch, students participated in workshops with their classmates in a large variety of activities focused on performing, visual, and fine arts. What a great day! Thank you to the MANY volunteers (it's worth saying twice!).
highlights from first grade
In first grade we have been working hard on our Young Author books. We have been using all of the writing tools we have learned this year and putting it all together in amazing fiction and nonfiction stories. Not only do we have authors in first grade, but we have readers blossoming as well! Our first graders were challenged to complete 10 flowers with a variety of books that they are reading at home. Each flower has 5 petals that need to have one story or chapter written on each petal. If students complete all 10 flowers, they will get to participate in our End of the Year First Grade Campout on June 2nd!
A recent adventure that we went on was to the Discovery Center in Milwaukee. Students explored different hands-on exhibits that aligned with our STEMscopes curriculum. The exhibits included sound, plant and animal survival, and many more exciting topics!
We are super proud of our tech-savvy first graders this year! They have become app-smashing experts by using multiple apps to demonstrate their learning. A few of our favorite apps this year have been PicCollage, ChatterPix Kids, and Book Creator. Students then upload all of their work to Seesaw to allow parents and classmates to comment on their work. We are so proud of how much our first graders have grown this school year!
Mrs. Vipond
Mrs. Schroetter
Miss Meo
A recent adventure that we went on was to the Discovery Center in Milwaukee. Students explored different hands-on exhibits that aligned with our STEMscopes curriculum. The exhibits included sound, plant and animal survival, and many more exciting topics!
We are super proud of our tech-savvy first graders this year! They have become app-smashing experts by using multiple apps to demonstrate their learning. A few of our favorite apps this year have been PicCollage, ChatterPix Kids, and Book Creator. Students then upload all of their work to Seesaw to allow parents and classmates to comment on their work. We are so proud of how much our first graders have grown this school year!
Mrs. Vipond
Mrs. Schroetter
Miss Meo
a note from mrs. Reichart, Copeland's interventionist
Summer is a time of water parks, cookouts, and building sandcastles, but it can be a great time for reading, too! It is all too common for summer to fly by and realize that uh-oh moment of, “Oh no! We didn’t do enough reading!” Whether your child is in Kindergarten or heading off to Highland next year, it is essential for your child to read throughout the summer. Here are 5 tips to help you keep your child actively reading this summer:
1. CHOICE – The key to keeping your child motivated to read during the summer is allowing them to choose the books they want to read. If a book is too hard for your child to read alone (yet still age appropriate), take the opportunity to read it to your child. You will still be modeling fluency and it will help your child with his/her listening comprehension. Utilize Cook Memorial Library as much as you can. The librarians there are eager to help your child find a good fit book.
2. FIND A FUN PLACE TO READ- Allow your child to read in fun places around the inside and outside of your house. Does he/she want to lay on a towel outside in the backyard? Maybe your child wants to build a fort and read in there? Or even sit in a swing at a park? Be creative!
3. GET INVOLVED- Allow your child to get involved in day to day tasks, such as creating grocery lists, reading a recipe (cooking together), or looking through the Parks and Recreation catalog to find a fun activity to do during the summer. These are all relevant reading activities and your child won’t even realize that he/she is reading!
4. READ A BOOK/SEE THE MOVIE! – There are many movies that are coming out or have already come out on DVD that are based on popular children series (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, etc.). If they read the book, they get to see the movie!
5. KEEP A SCHEDULE- Keeping a schedule is hard in the summer. It stays
lighter for longer and the days are just not as structured. However, if you make it a point to have 15-20 minutes of reading each night before bed,
every morning before camp, or every day after swimming lessons, it will
become part of the routine of your summer and it’ll make expecting your
child to do it a whole lot easier. Most children tend to crave structure and
routine, and this is an easy way to provide that for them.
Enjoy your summer and HAPPY READING!
Amy Reichart
Reading/Math Interventionist
1. CHOICE – The key to keeping your child motivated to read during the summer is allowing them to choose the books they want to read. If a book is too hard for your child to read alone (yet still age appropriate), take the opportunity to read it to your child. You will still be modeling fluency and it will help your child with his/her listening comprehension. Utilize Cook Memorial Library as much as you can. The librarians there are eager to help your child find a good fit book.
2. FIND A FUN PLACE TO READ- Allow your child to read in fun places around the inside and outside of your house. Does he/she want to lay on a towel outside in the backyard? Maybe your child wants to build a fort and read in there? Or even sit in a swing at a park? Be creative!
3. GET INVOLVED- Allow your child to get involved in day to day tasks, such as creating grocery lists, reading a recipe (cooking together), or looking through the Parks and Recreation catalog to find a fun activity to do during the summer. These are all relevant reading activities and your child won’t even realize that he/she is reading!
4. READ A BOOK/SEE THE MOVIE! – There are many movies that are coming out or have already come out on DVD that are based on popular children series (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, etc.). If they read the book, they get to see the movie!
5. KEEP A SCHEDULE- Keeping a schedule is hard in the summer. It stays
lighter for longer and the days are just not as structured. However, if you make it a point to have 15-20 minutes of reading each night before bed,
every morning before camp, or every day after swimming lessons, it will
become part of the routine of your summer and it’ll make expecting your
child to do it a whole lot easier. Most children tend to crave structure and
routine, and this is an easy way to provide that for them.
Enjoy your summer and HAPPY READING!
Amy Reichart
Reading/Math Interventionist
summer reading at cook library
On Tuesday, May 23rd, two ladies from the Cook Memorial Library came to Copeland to speak to our students about the Summer Reading Program available to all Libertyville families at Cook Library.
Summer Reading 2017
Summer’s a perfect time to have fun
and learn at your library!
Beginning June 1, sign up for our all-ages summer program and then read, watch, listen and attend your way to rewards. Kids who finish summer reading logs by July 31 earn a book of their choice, plus
coupons for treats from local businesses. Sign up at either library or bookmobile. Teens and adults can earn prizes too. Who in your family will get to the finish line first?
Summer Reading 2017
Summer’s a perfect time to have fun
and learn at your library!
Beginning June 1, sign up for our all-ages summer program and then read, watch, listen and attend your way to rewards. Kids who finish summer reading logs by July 31 earn a book of their choice, plus
coupons for treats from local businesses. Sign up at either library or bookmobile. Teens and adults can earn prizes too. Who in your family will get to the finish line first?
student council "pies" mr. feldman
Our school community is generous -- this we know. Mr. Feldman is a good sport -- we know this too. Mr. Feldman was "pied" by students from classes who raised money during Student Council's fundraiser. Copeland raised a total of $952 in the Pennies for Pasta fundraiser! Go Cougies!
Box top collections
Thank you for your Box Tops for Education donations this spring. Here are the results in terms of number of box tops collected for each classroom (congrats to Mrs. Alvarez's class!!):
Mrs Grote--127
Mrs Alvarez--440
Miss Meo--260
Miss April--162
Mrs Policht-135
Mrs Boyle--176
Mrs Reinking--56
Mrs Crandall-308
Mrs Vipond--223
Mrs Jermakowicz--69
Mrs Edelsberg--137
Mrs Livermore--254
Miss Keske--183
Miss Snider--122
Mrs Flader--315
Mrs Julian--43
Mrs Grote--127
Mrs Alvarez--440
Miss Meo--260
Miss April--162
Mrs Policht-135
Mrs Boyle--176
Mrs Reinking--56
Mrs Crandall-308
Mrs Vipond--223
Mrs Jermakowicz--69
Mrs Edelsberg--137
Mrs Livermore--254
Miss Keske--183
Miss Snider--122
Mrs Flader--315
Mrs Julian--43
End of the year concerts
May brings the final orchestra and band concerts for the year. It is truly amazing how much these fourth and fifth grade students learn during their early years with instruments. Many thanks to Mrs. Griffin, Mr. Turner, and Miss Zabelin for their leadership with our young musicians. Well done, students! We look forward to watching your continued growth. Thank you for sharing your talents.
volleyball highlights
Under the leadership of Coach Hay, fourth and fifth grade students had a great volleyball season in the new gym! They learned to serve, bump, pass -- all with super sportsmanship. The culminating event was a staff versus student volleyball game with 5th grade and student versus parent game for 4th grade.
Thank you for supporting the cfa!
The Copeland Family Association supports our school in many ways. This support takes volunteerism and monetary resources. Thank you to everyone who participated in Dine and Donates and all the different ways the CFA raises money that goes directly into its budget supporting events and supports for teachers.