Coppin Connection
September 26, 2018
NEW THIS WEEK
- Spirit Day this Friday: 1980's Theme. Staff and students are invited to dress in their favorite 1980's gear. Grab those jelly bracelets, layer those socks, poof out that hair. It will be "like totally awesome!"
- Family Bingo Night on Friday 5:30-8:00: There are some amazing baskets and raffle prizes to be had. This is a super fun family event. We hope to see you there!
- Coppin Parking Lot Sale on Saturday morning! Come buy or sell some gear and help raise money to support our school! Contact chickengrease@hotmail.com for more information.
- Welcome to Mrs. Loutzenhiser! She is joining the Coppin community as our new Instructional Support Provider (replacing Mrs. McGuire). We are so happy to have her! She will start seeing students in our Spotlight program next week!
School News
- BUCKLE UP: We've gotten many reports that our precious students may not be properly buckled in when getting dropped off and picked up from school. Current California Law States:
Children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. The child shall be secured in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the car seat. (California Vehicle Code Section 27360.)
Children under the age of 8 must be secured in a car seat or booster seat in the back seat.
Children who are 8 years of age OR have reached 4’9” in height may be secured by a booster seat, but at a minimum must be secured by a safety belt. (California Vehicle Code Section 27363.)
Passengers who are 16 years of age and over are subject to California's Mandatory Seat Belt law.
Here is a link to the California Highway Patrol Website for more information:
https://www.chp.ca.gov/programs-services/programs/child-safety-seats
- School Site Council Elections are here! Here is the link to vote: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScghruW--WzYidk-BU-M7T0AtYHgqmZPxatBVkNtDoFjhlNDg/viewform?usp=sf_link
- Dogs on Campus: We love our furry friends but please keep them off campus. If you are walking your children to school with your dogs, please say your good-byes before you step on to campus. Not everyone loves dogs and it can be scary for some. We appreciate you keeping your four-legged babies off of school grounds. Thank you!
- The garden did great over the summer thanks to a few fabulous CCC families! Since back to school, 367 students visited the garden during our three Garden Days. They harvested 12 red, ripe watermelon with the largest over 28 pounds and 20 winter squash, buckets of potatoes, tomatoes and peppers! They got to taste these too! Extra watermelons and tomatoes were also served on the lunch salad bar! The winter squash and potatoes will soon be another lunch option. Our summer garden is now finished and we will be starting our fall/winter garden. Stay tuned!
- Say farewell to Pokemon at school: Unfortunately, Pokemon cards have become a disruption at school and will have to remain at home. Please be sure you check in with your child's backpack to make sure Pokemon cards and any other toys are left at home.
- Did you know our Student Handbook has been updated? You can find it on our website here: http://ccces.wpusd.org/Parents/Student-Handbook/index.html
- Choir began week for grades 3-5 on 9/10/18. Choir meets every Monday from 1:50-2:50
- Please remember that supervision for students begins at 7:45am. There is no supervision for students prior to that. Please plan your mornings accordingly, we want our students to be safe!
- Destiny Community Center is sponsoring a FREE after school program for students in grades 3-5. The program will take place on Wednesdays from 2:45-4:00pm. It is a structured program that encourages hands-on learning, teamwork, creativity, problem solving and character building. Snacks and outdoor play are also part of the experience. There is room for 25 students. Please contact the office if you are interested in signing your child up.
Support School Safety
Parking & Drop Off
Please note that parking is at a premium, particularly now that we have so many new families who joined us this fall. If you are arriving early and waiting with your child in your car, please consider parking along the street to ensure our staff can find parking when they arrive.
Entering Campus
If you are walking your child onto campus and plan to go past the big, black gate, you must sign in at the front office and obtain a visitor badge to be on campus. Remember to sign out when you leave as well. This helps us to account for everyone that is on campus.
In the Community
- Public Library Resources: Please see flyer below
Science Newsletter
I’m Mrs. Karp, and I’m so excited to be teaching science to your students. Our curriculum is called Mystery Science, and it includes lots of thinking, experiments, and videos to help your students learn. It meets the new Next Generation Science Standards, which include three parts: disciplinary core ideas (content knowledge), science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts (ideas found in multiple subject areas). These standards move away from basic memorization towards the application of learned material.
Hopefully, this will be my only newsletter. I hope to have finished my website by the end of September, and you will be able to check there weekly to see what your student has been doing. Some time this week, your student will be bringing home a scientist of the week sheet for you to work on together. I would love for the center rectangle to be a recent photo of your child. This will be on display in the classroom. If you have any questions, please contact me at jkarp@wpusd.org.
First Grade Observation: Their first mystery is “Why do scientists know so much?” They have been
observing, thinking, writing, and drawing to answer this question.
Second Grade Properties and Phases of Matter: Their first mystery will be “Why do we wear clothes?”
They will figure out the different properties of different materials by observing and experimenting. Be on the lookout for a very unusual hat by the end of September.
Third Grade Forces and Motion: Their first mystery is, “How can you beat a group of grownups at
Tug-of-war?” They are conducting an investigation on balanced and unbalanced forces, also known as “Hopper Poppers.”
Fourth Grade / Chapman
Energy: Moving things get their energy from stored energy, and energy can be stored in different ways. They observed this when they made their rubber band racers and used them to carry out an investigation of the mystery, “How can a car run without gas?”
Fifth Grade Chemical Reactions and Properties of Matter: Alchemists were the scientists of long ago,
and we will be trying to change one material into another with pennies and alchemical solutions. We also are trying to figure out why gargoyles from long ago are so deteriorated.
Funderburgh Sound: They have been learning and experimenting with how cartoons get their sounds.
Mr . Karp
Welcome to the Science Laboratory! Mrs. Karp (Room O)
Parent Teacher Club
- Carlin C. Coppin Parking Lot Sale-Saturday, September 29: Back by popular demand...Carlin C. Coppin is having another Parking Lot Sale! Spaces are only $10. Come and support our school as well as get rid of those items in your garage that you never use! Make room for Christmas by getting rid of unused or older toys! Spaces are also available for vendors wanting to sell their crafts or businesses wanting to promote their trades! All proceeds from the space sales will go to Carlin C. Coppin Elementary School. If you'd like to reserve a space to sell your items, please contact Laura Sanchez at chickengrease@hotmail.com or call/text (916) 768-9139. Please leave a message if there is no answer. Set-up will begin at 7:00am, and the sale runs from 8:00-12:00. Thank you for supporting our school! For more information, see the attached flyer.
- Brick Fundraiser: https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/cccptc Here is your opportunity to be a part of Carlin C. Coppin's legacy...purchase a personalized brick for just $39! Create your unique brick customized with any three lines of text you'd like. Don't know what to get that certain someone in your life for this upcoming holiday season? Bricks make great Christmas and Hanukkah gifts! Is your baby heading to middle school next year? Buy one to celebrate your graduating 5th grader! Have a multi-generational family of CCC Dragons? Buy a brick to remember all the fun times here! You can buy a brick to celebrate that favorite staff member or teacher! Bricks are also a great way to memorialize a lost friend or loved one. Bricks will be displayed on the courtyard steps for staff and families to enjoy for years to come. There will be a model brick in the front office for you to view, and it will also be available for viewing at the Parking Lot Sale on September 29. All orders are due by October 19, so buy your brick today! You can order directly from the website referenced above for your convenience, or if you prefer to order via paper, an order form is attached. For more information, see the attached flyer.
Please visit the PTC portion of our website at:
http://ccces.wpusd.org/Parents/Parent-Teacher-Club-PTC/index.html
You can also "like" them on Facebook!
Music News
Carlin C. Coppin
MUSIC NEWSLETTER
September, 2018
Welcome to a new school year! We are glad to be back making music with our wonderful Carlin C. Coppin students. This year, we have three music teachers at Coppin: Mrs. Guemmer, Ms. Harp, and Ms. Van Hoy.
What’s going on in the music room? Our patriotic song of the month is Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa, and our composer of the month is Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Some classes have enjoyed seeing clips of “America” from West Side Story, one of Bernstein’s most famous musicals.
CHOIR is for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders and started on Monday, September 10th. We still have a few open spaces, so if you have a singer for a students, please encourage them to join us from 1:50-2:50 each Monday in the music room. We have many performances and activities this year. A permission slip (attached) is required to join, and students must commit to be an enthusiastic member all year. For more information, contact Mrs. Guemmer at jguemmer@wpusd.org.
BAND is for 4th and 5th grade and starts Wednesday, September 12th at First Street School. For more information, please contact Mr. Medina at amedina@wpusd.org.
1st & 2nd Grade: Our youngest grades have started out the year learning many songs, including the Hello song, Tisket a Tasket, Looby Loo, Oats Peas Beans, Sing With Me, and I Got the Beat. They will continue to learn/review classroom procedures, as well as concepts such as keeping the beat, dynamics (loud/soft), and basic rhythms.
3rd Grade: The third graders are reviewing many of their old songs and games from the last couple of years. They are also learning some new ones, such as Puncinella and Rocky Mountain. They are preparing to learn more advanced rhythm and pitch skills.
4th Grade: Our fourth graders are also reviewing old songs, games and procedures. Mrs. Middleton’s and Radtke’s class is singing rounds, such as Make New Friends, and getting ready to begin a unit called “Mallet Madness.” They will be learning to play more advanced percussion instruments for this unit.
5th Grade: In addition to reviewing old songs and games, the fifth graders are starting a ukulele unit in September! They have been preparing to play and have been learning about the history and parts of the instrument. Our wonderful volunteers from Ukes for Schools will be coming into our classes to help tune the ukuleles and assist with instruction. The ukulele is a versatile and relatively easy string instrument to learn, and our district has adopted it as a part of our music curriculum. Please contact Mrs. Guemmer or Ms. Harp if you have any questions about our study of the ukulele!
Mrs. Guemmer: jguemmer@wpusd.org
Ms. Harp: rharp@wpusd.org
Ms. Van Hoy: svanhoy@wpusd.org
Upcoming Dates and Calendar Info
- 9/27/18: School Site Council
- 9/28/18: Family Bingo Night
- 10/5/18: School Not in Session
- 10/8/18: School Not in Session
- 10/12/18: Box Tops Due
- 10/15/18: Early Release Dismissal at 1:40pm
- 10/19/18: Fall Festival
- 10/22/18: District Day- No School for Students
- 10/25/18: School Site Council
- 10/29/18: Early Release Dismissal at 1:40pm
- 10/29-11/9/18: Fundraiser: Square One Art
- 10/30-11/2: 5th Grade Go To Shady Creek Outdoor School
- 10/31/18: Halloween
- 11/9-11/16: Early Release Dismissal at 12:30* note the change of time
- 11/12/18: School Not In Session
- 11/19-11/25: Thanksgiving Break School Not In Session
- 11/26/18: Early Release Dismissal at 1:40pm
- 11/30/18: Parents Night Out
- 12/3/18: Early Release Dismissal at 1:40pm
- 12/6-8/18: Santa Shoppe
- 12/8/18: Pancake Breakfast with Santa, 8-10am
- 12/17-20: Early Release Days
- 12/21/18-1/6/19: Winter Break School Not in Session
Visit the CCC calendar on our Website:
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Email: scoyle@wpusd.org
Website: http://ccces.wpusd.org/
Location: 150 E. 12th Street Lincoln, CA
Phone: 916 645-6390
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlinccoppin/