The Coyote Connection
August 16, 2022
Volunteers Opportunities! We'd like your help!
Will you consider helping? Here's the LINK to let us know!
- School Grade Level Parent - We are looking for 2-4 parents per grade level to help organize celebrations/events, gathered additional volunteers as needed, helped the teachers with tasks (in and out of classroom), etc.
- Before School, After School, Lunchroom, Playground - Here is a LINK to let us know you are able to help. Thank you!
It's Copper Canyon Chorus Time!
Chorus will be starting up Thursday, August 25th. This group is for singers in grades 4th-6th and meets after school from 2:45-3:30. Ms. Hall is looking forward to a fun and musical year! Follow the link to learn more about the group and to sign up.
Gifted Education - New Procedure
IF you are interested in having your student participate in testing to identify whether or not they qualify for gifted services, you will want to note the information below.
There is an important change in the collection of parent permission slips regarding gifted testing. In years past, we have had a "rolling" deadline which meant that each school had a different parent permission slip deadline.
This year, all elementary schools will have the same open and close deadline. The parent permission slips for the fall and spring gifted testing will be made available on our website for parents to review and complete.
Fall (grades 4-6 only) Gifted assessment: Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Parent Permission Form: Available online NOW! Closes Monday, August 22, 2022
Spring (grades K-6) Gifted assessment: Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Parent Permission Form: Opens on Monday, December 12, 2022 and closes on Friday, January 27, 2023
Testing administration guidelines require that 12 months pass before the same test is administered again.
Students ineligible for gifted testing due to recent Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) scores will not be tested until the next eligible session.
Staff Shout Out!
Curriculum Nights
Curriculum Night is not intended for students. This is an opportunity for parents to meet with the teacher and learn about the curriculum, grade level expectations, as well as more about the teacher.
5:00-5:30 NEW families to Copper Canyon - Please join Principal Furnish in the Library for some general information and some informal Q&A. After that, you will go to your child's classroom for time with the teacher.
5:30-6:30 RETURNING to Copper Canyon - Welcome back! - Stroll on in at the 5:30 time and head straight to your child's classroom. No need to come to the 5:00-5:30 time if you already know the ropes, but you are more than welcome to if you'd like ;-)
After Curriculum, if you would like to set up a more formal conference with your child’s teacher, we welcome you to make a scheduled appointment.
Here are the dates and times for our Curriculum Nights next week:
8/16 - Gr 3-4 NEW Family Meet-n-Greet with Principal Furnish 5:00 in Library
8/16 - Curriculum Night Gr 3-4 in classrooms 5:30-6:30
8/17 - Gr 5-6 NEW Family Meet-n-Greet with Principal Furnish 5:00 in Library
8/17 - Curriculum Night Gr 5-6 in classrooms 5:30-6:30
Garden Help!
Girl Scouts - Are you interested?
We're Hiring!
General School Information & Phone Numbers,
District Calendar,
Covid Information,
General Health Information,
Attendance,
Homework, Grading, Communication & Conferences,
School Discipline
Upcoming Dates
8/16 - Gr 3-4 New Family Meet-n-Greet with Principal Furnish 5:00 in Library
8/16 - Curriculum Night Gr 3-4 in classrooms 5:30-6:30
8/17 - Gr 5-6 New Family Meet-n-Greet with Principal Furnish 5:00 in Library
8/17 - Curriculum Night Gr 5-6 in classrooms 5:30-6:30
8/30 - Early Release 12:00
8/30 - PTO Family Fun @ Handel's Ice Cream 12pm - 8pm
9/5 - No School, Labor Day
9/26 - No School
10/5-10/7 - No School, Fall Recess
10/11 - Early Release 12:00
10/11 - PTO Family Fun @ Rita's on Tatum/Bell 12pm - 9pm
10/24-10/27 - Parent Teacher Conference Week
10/26-10/27 - Early Release 12:00
10/28 - No School
11/11 - No School, Veteran's Day
11/15 - PTO Family Fun @ Freddy's on Mayo 4pm-8pm
11/23-11/25 - No School, Thanksgiving Recess
12/3-12/4 - PTO Fundraiser @ Kendra Scott (online all weekend, in store 12/4 12-2pm)
12/6 - Early Release 12:00
12/16 - Last Day of Classes
12/17-1/1 - No School, Winter Break
1/2 - Classes Resume
Copper Canyon Elementary School
Email: afurnish@pvschools.net
Website: https://www.pvschools.net/schools/copper-canyon-elementary/home
Location: 17650 North 54th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Phone: (602) 449-7200