Bulldog Parent Newsletter August

Good Evening Bulldogs,

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year at Coopers Elementary School, home of the Bulldogs! I’m Mrs. Land, the proud Principal, and I’m thrilled to kick off another fantastic year with our students and community.

Our dedicated teachers will be returning to campus from their summer break this Monday. From Monday through Wednesday next week, they will be reaching out to introduce themselves and personally invite you to our Open House on August 22nd, from 4:30-6:30 pm.

Parents, please note that if you completed a residency affidavit last year, an updated one is required for your child to be fully enrolled this school year. Residency affidavits must be renewed annually.

For your convenience, we have provided a supply list for each grade level, which is also available on our school’s website. Additionally, our calendar of events is posted on the website under the "Students" tab and will be updated regularly.

I’m looking forward to a wonderful school year and to working together to ensure the success of all our students! Please reach out to the school if you have any questions.

Take care and see you soon.

Courtney Land, Coopers' Principal

Kindergarten Staggered Enrollment

All Kindergarten students will have a staggered start to ease their transition into the school year. One-third of the class will attend on the first day to meet their teacher and get familiar with the daily routine, another third will come on the second day, and the final third will attend on the third day. Starting Thursday, August 29th, all Kindergarten students will attend together. When your child's teacher calls to introduce themselves next week, they will provide you with your child's staggered start date.

Bus Information

The deadline for bus transportation sign-up was August 4th, 2024. Requests made after this date may delay the student's ability to ride the bus starting the first week of school.

Bus details will be provided during the Open House on Thursday, August 22nd.

Please direct all bus questions and concerns to Assistant Principal, Ralph Snowden.

Bell Schedule

Students may begin being dropped off at 7:20 AM

First Tardy Bell 7:40 AM

Morning Announcements/ Class Instruction Begins 8:00 AM

Dismissal 3:00

**In order for students to be counted present for the school day they must sign-in by 10:20 and must not sign-out before 12:40. This is board policy.

**No student check-outs will be allowed after 2:30 PM.

Student Arrival Procedures

Car Rider Drop Off

Student drop off begins at 7:20am. Students arriving between 7:20am and 7:40am will report to the cafeteria if they are eating breakfast and to the library if they are not. Breakfast is optional, however, it is free to all students this school year. Breakfast will end at 7:55am.

Car rider drop off for pre-K is right beside their building, between the pre-K building and the 3-4 playground.

Car rider drop off for 3-5 students will occur in the front circle of the school.

Car rider drop off for K-2 students will occur at the front office breezeway. Parents will need to use the circle drive that goes around the back of the school. Please turn in the driveway nearest the gym and drive around behind of the school.

If you have a K-2 and a 3-5 student, they can all be dropped off at the K-2 car line by the front office.

***PLEASE know that the first couple of days/weeks, the car line will be very long and could be out in the road (on hwy 58). This will occur until we have all of our bus students on buses and van riders assigned to vans.

Bus Rider Drop Off

Bus riders arriving before 7:40am will report to the cafeteria if they are eating breakfast and to the library if they are not eating breakfast. Breakfast is optional, however, it is free to all students this school year. At 7:40am, or after eating breakfast, students will report to their homeroom class.

Student Dismissal Procedures

Car Rider Pick Up

We will begin dismissing students at 3:00pm. This year we will be using a new app, called Pik My Kid. More information will be sent home with students at Open House. Students will also receive car tags at open house on Thursday to be displayed in the car window of the student(s) being picked up.

Students in grades 3-5, will be picked up from the side of the school closest to the gym, utilizing the circle in front of the school. Students in K-2 will be picked up from the breezeway area nearest the front office, utilizing the circle going behind the school. If you have a K-2 and a 3-5 student, they will all be picked up from the K-2 carline. The K-2 car line will be a DOUBLE LINE.

At Open House (and the first week of school), we will also have raffle tickets for sale for $1. The raffle tickets will be for our Fast Pass car line. We will draw out 5 names on Friday, Sept. 6th. These winners will not have to sit in the car line in the afternoons from then until the end of December. They will have a designated parking spot to pick up their children. We will have another drawing starting in January.

Open House

Open House is scheduled for this Thursday, August 22nd from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Students will be able to meet their teacher(s) and get their bus information. Parents, you will be receiving valuable information and the chance to fill out your child's information cards and important documents. You will also be able to visit tables throughout the building that will allow you to sign up for PTO, before and after care if needed (YMCA), and get information from partnerships in our community. We will also have raffle tickets for sale for $1. The raffle tickets will be for our Fast Pass Car line. We will draw out 5 names on Friday, Sept. 6th. These winners will not have to sit in the car line in the afternoons from then until the end of December. They will have a designated parking spot to pick up their children. We will have another drawing in January.

We look forward to seeing everyone this Thursday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.