Due to impending inclement weather, CPSB is dismissing all students and closing all CPSB schools and offices at 11:45 AM.

• All field trips and after school activities for Tuesday are canceled.
• Lunch will be served to all students before dismissal. We have adjusted the menu and will serve hotdogs on Tuesday and mandarin chicken on Wednesday.
• Students will not be transported to SPARK.
• T.S. Cooley buses WILL run their regular routes for dismissal. Buses will leave Cooley at 11:45. Please be at the regular pickup locations. Call the office or email barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org with any dismissal changes.
• Extended Day is closed on Tuesday. All students must be picked up at 11:45 dismissal.

Monday, 1/23

• Crust Pizza Family Night 3-9 PM (LAKE CHARLES location only, see flier below)
• Marketing/communication meeting 3-4 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
• Quiz Bowl 3-4 PM (pick up on Fall ST)

Tuesday, 1/24

• Cubs for Christ Meeting in Library (5th grade leaders and siblings may be dropped in front circle from 7-7:10 AM) all others 7:15 drop off at regular locations; meeting starts at 7:25 AM, doors closed to late entries with the exception of bus riders
• 3rd/4th grades Mighty Mu math practice CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

Wednesday, 1/25

• Open House for Prospective Families 9 AM
• WIG reward party in Library during PE classes
• Engineering 3-4 (pick up in front drive)
• Garden Club 3-3:45 (pick up on Fall ST)

Thursday, 1/26

• School-wide Spelling Bee 1:10 PM
• Robotics 3-4:30 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
• Synergy 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
• Gold Library Leaders 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
• Honor Choir 3:30 - 5 PM at St. Luke Simpson Church, 1500 Country Club Rd.

Friday, 1/27

• 5th Mighty Mu Math practice is CANCELLED DUE TO LIP SYNC
• Lip Sync at Sulphur HS Auditorium 6 PM (flier and link to buy tickets below)

Monday, 1/30

• Quiz Bowl 3-4 PM (pick up on Fall ST)

Tuesday, 1/31

• Cubs for Christ Meeting in Library (5th grade leaders and siblings may be dropped in front circle from 7-7:10 AM) all others 7:15 drop off at regular locations; meeting starts at 7:25 AM, doors closed to late entries with the exception of bus riders
• 1st Grade field trip to the Lutcher Theater in Orange, TX 8:15 AM - 1:00 PM
• Progress Reports go home
• 3rd/4th grades Mighty Mu math practice 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)

**The annual T.S. Cooley Mardi Gras parade will be Friday, February 17th @ 1:30 PM. Parents are invited to attend. Additional details will be shared soon.

All information is located on the school website above the banner under entrance testing.

Students in grades 3-5 are invited to participate in this year's essay contest. The Essay theme is "What does patriotism mean to you?" The word requirement for grades 3 and 4 is 150-250 words. The requirement for 5th grade is 250-300 words. The cover sheet with all the information that must accompany the essay is provided in the link below. Completed essays must be turned in to the school office no later that February 14th. They will be picked up by the American Legion the following morning.

Bingo Bash Celebration- Grades 2-5 have been working on Bingo Cards. Those with a blackout by May 1st will get an invite to the Bingo Bash.

AR Pep Rally- Grades 1-5

AR goals to meet by May 1st for invite:

1st- 25 points

2nd- 50 points

3rd- 75 points

4th/5th- 100 points

*Many students in each grade level have met this goal already!!! Whoohoo!

--Donation items of Saints, MSU, and LSU are needed for this event. Drop off in the library anytime. Thank you.

Students in second through fifth grade who met their second nine weeks bingo enjoyed hot chocolate last Friday on our cold winter day. Pictured are 3rd graders Charlie M., Oliver R., Adley B., and Mobin R. enjoying hot cocoa for meeting their goal! The 3rd nine weeks bingo reward will be a popcorn bar for 2-5 graders who make a bingo!

T.S. Cooley has many students that shine here and away from campus. We showcase many of their accomplishments at school in our yearbook, shine boards, morning assemblies and awards days. After hearing about so many of their outside accomplishments we have decided to add a shine board to our weekly newsletters. We have many athletes, musicians, dancers, singers and other talented students who we would like to showcase. If you would like to share their accomplishments, please send a jpg photo and a short paragraph explaining the photo with details about the activity, length of time they have been participating, type of honor they are receiving or other information to barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org

Calling all parent photographers. Yearbook can use your help. If you have photos from field trips, school events or activities, please share here! Please submit no more than 5 pictures from an event/activity. Be aware that pictures are not guaranteed to be in the yearbook. Reminder: close pictures of groups of students are preferred with students facing forward.

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Tues. 1/24 - Hotdogs and French fries (this is a change)

Wed. 1/25 - Mandarin orange chicken and Asian noodles (this is a change)

Thurs. 1/26 - Chicken and sausage gumbo

Fri. 1/27 - Beefy nachos and ranchero beans

Mon. 1/30 - Chicken nuggets and macaroni & cheese

If there are any changes to the menu, we will send a text message through the automated school system.

Monthly menus are posted on the CPSB social media outlets.

2711 Common St.

Lake Charles, LA 70601

Email: barbara.lawrence@cpsb.org
Website: www.cpsb.org/cooley
Location: 2711 Common Street, Lake Charles, LA, USA
Phone: 337-217-4680