T.S. Cooley Elementary Weekly News
January 18, 2022
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
JANUARY 2022
1/18 - Report Cards Go Home
1/18 - New Student Registration Begins ONLINE
1/21 - AR Testing Begins for AR Mardi Gras (Details below.)
1/26 - Deadline To Submit 2022 - 2023 Enrollment Information for Current Cooley Families
(Link is posted below.)
FEBRUARY 2022
2/1 - Cookie Dough Collection (Grades K, 2 and 4)
2/2 - Cookie Dough Collection (Grades 1, 3 and 5)
2/3 - 100th Day of School (We are 100 days stronger! Students will be able to wear athletic
clothes to school. Details will be shared next week.)
2/10 - Regional Science Fair for Grade 5 Students
2/16 - State Jr. Beta Convention for Grade 5 Students
2/18 - New Student Registration Ends
2/18 - FISH FRY FUNDRAISER
2/22 - Get ready for double the fun on 2/22/22! Details will be shared soon!
2/25 - LOUISIANA DAY
LOOKING AHEAD
3/25 - Cooley Crawfish Boil
COMMON COVID QUESTIONS AT COOLEY
What should I do if my child tests positive for Covid?
Call the front office at 337-217-4680 during school hours or email emily.alcock@cpsb.org and barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org with the symptom start date and date of the positive test.
What should I do if someone in our home tests positive for Covid OR if I know my child was in contact with someone in the community that tested positive for Covid?
Students that are in contact with a positive case outside of school will be required to quarantine at home prior to returning to school. Again, call the front office or email emily.alcock@cpsb.org and barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org with the symptom start date of the person who is positive. Please include whether your student can isolate from the positive case or if they will be sharing common spaces in the household.
How will I know if my child is a direct contact of a Covid case at school?
An email is sent to all T.S. Cooley families on the date that a positive case was on our campus. You will receive a personal phone call from a member of our office staff if your child was in direct contact with the positive case. Next steps for your student will be shared at the time of the phone call.
I notified the office that my child would be missing school because they were Covid positive or had been in contact with a positive case. How will I know when my child can return?
We appreciate your patience with communication on return dates. A member of the office staff will email or call you prior to the date of your child's return. Teachers are collecting work for students that will be absent. Work can be picked up by driving through our front circle drive during school hours.
How can I help keep our Cooley community healthy?
Please screen students at home each morning. Students that are feeling ill should not report to school. Don't forget to send a water bottle with your child daily. Masks are still required for all bus riders.
RETURNING STUDENT REGISTRATION - REQUIRED
Forms for our fifth grade students will be sent out at the end of the 3rd 9 weeks.
SWLA Virtual Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest
Virtual Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest – Call for Entries!
Visit Lake Charles (VLC) invites everyone to jump into the Mardi Gras spirit with the 14th Annual Mardi Gras Shoebox Float Contest. The shoebox float contest will be completely virtual and promoted on the VLC Facebook page. Contest entries must be submitted no later than midnight on Monday, Jan. 31.
The only rule is that shoebox floats must be constructed using a single, traditional cardboard shoebox. Themes for shoebox entries can run the gamut from culinary creations to Louisiana’s wildlife, athletics, folklore, and more. Shoebox creators are only limited by their imagination!
“Mardi Gras is one of the most innovative moments in Louisiana every year on a cultural level. Visit Lake Charles is inviting everyone, whether they live in Southwest Louisiana or not, to participate in the virtual Mardi Gras Float Contest to celebrate the season and encourage awareness of Mardi Gras events in Southwest Louisiana,” said Angie Manning, Communications Director of Visit Lake Charles.
Contest entries will be on display, with online voting taking place at Facebook.com/LakeCharlesCVB from Tuesday, Feb. 1, ending at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Winners will be announced on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 1.
Prizes include certificates and king cakes for first, second, and third-place winners with cash prizes for first place at $50 and $25 for second place.
To enter your shoebox float, log on to www.visitlakecharles.org/shoebox.
LUNCH MENU
Mon. 1/17 - NO SCHOOL
Tues. 1/18 - pizza
Wed. 1/19 - spaghetti
Thurs. 1/20 - bbq chicken
Fri. 1/21 - ham & cheese sandwich
If there are any changes to the menu, we will send a text message.
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Email: barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org
Website: www.cpsb.org/cooley
Phone: 337-217-4680