Monday, 1/30

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

Tuesday, 1/31

• 100th Day of School!
• 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 practice 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)

Wednesday, 2/1

• Engineering 3-4 PM (pick up in front circle)

Thursday, 2/2

• RODEO DRESS UP DAY - SEE FLYER BELOW
• Chess 3-4 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
• Synergy 3-3:45 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
• Robotics 3-4:30 PM (pick up on Fall ST)
• Honor Choir 3:30-5 PM at St. Luke Simpson Church, Country Club RD

Friday, 2/3

• AR MARDI GRAS ENDS
• Tribe assembly 7:40 AM
• Honor Choir - 7:45 AM - 3 PM at St. Luke Simpson Church, Country Club RD
• 5th grade Mighty Mu 3-4:15 PM (pick up on Fall ST)

Saturday 2/4

• Honor Choir - rehearsal at 10 AM (come dressed for concert), concert at 11:30 AM at Tritico Theater on the corner of Ryan and Sale RDs

Monday, 2/6

• New student registration opens online and continues through February 28th
• 5th grade BETA Convention in Lafayette 2/6 and 2/7

Tuesday, 2/7

• 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 grade Mighty Mu 3-3:45 PM

Wednesday, 2/8

• Garden Club 3-3:45 PM

Thursday, 2/9

• Cookie dough fundraiser ends

**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 third through fifth grade students will be taking the LEAP 2025 state assessment April 26th - May 2nd. Please avoid scheduling appointments during this time.

Please refer to the T.S. Cooley Handbook for any questions regarding maintenance requirements at T.S. Cooley.

Estelle's art will be on display at the Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center at 1001 Ryan St. She has been invited to attend a private reception where her art will be received and acknowledged by Mayor Nic Hunter. We are so proud of her and appreciate all the instruction and guidance Ms. Elizabeth Guinn gives to all of her art students.

Recently 3rd-5th grade class winners competed in a school-wide spelling bee to determine who would represent T.S. Cooley at the next level of competition. Congratulations, Mathilda, our overall school champion. The winning word was flybys.

Our Physical Education program received a generous donation from Lotte Chemical USA Corporation. This will be used to purchase new equipment for Coach Wrobel to use with our K-5 students that attend PE daily. Special thanks to Sarah Arnold for securing this donation. Pictured with Coach Wrobel are Ms. Arnold's daughter, Shelby, and kindergarteners, Blayke S., Alyson B., Collin J., and Jonah W. (from left to right on the front row).

Ca’Leah B. competed in her very first gymnastics competition at the 2023 Louisiana Cup Shreveport, La. January 23rd with the Xcel Silver Team of Gymnastics Etc. She scored 1st place on floor, vault, and beam, 2nd place on bars, and 1st place overall.

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

Below you will find suggestions to safely monitor devices and internet access at home. This is being shared in an effort to promote positive digital citizenship for our students. There has been a significant increase in students sharing information about screen time at home, sites they visit, communication apps, sharing options, etc. Our goal of developing well-rounded students addresses all areas of growth, including digital safety.

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.

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. 1/31 - Chili with Fritos and cheese

Wed. 2/1 - Cajun chicken pasta

Thurs. 2/2 - Jambalaya

Fri. 2/3 - Cheeseburger and French Fries

Mon. 2/6 - Pepperoni pizza

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