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Upcoming Events
November 20th ... Stone Soup 4K
November 21st, 22nd, and 23 ... NO SCHOOL
November 30th ... Christmas Concert
December 3rd... PTA meeting 6:30
December 7th ... PTA movie night
December 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st ... NO SCHOOL
January 1st ... NO SCHOOL
February 7th and 8th ... NO SCHOOL
March 5th and 7th ... Conferences
March 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th ... NO SCHOOL
April 19th ... NO SCHOOL
April 25th and 26th ... Kindergarten Round up
May 3rd ... Spring Concert
June 7th ... Last day of school
Positive Referrals
Donating to Baskets!
Weather
Order you Cooper Clothes today!
Wolf Ridge Calendars will be for sale as well during the concert with the Bake Sale
A Note from Ms. Thompson
Gratitude is the character trait that we are focusing on at Cooper this month. Here is some information on the importance of practicing gratitude not just in November but all the time.
Over the past 15 years, hundreds of studies have documented the social, physical, and psychological benefits of gratitude. The research suggests these benefits are available to most anyone who practices gratitude. Here are some of the top research-based reasons for practicing gratitude.
*Gratitude brings us happiness: Practicing gratitude has proven to be one of the most reliable methods for increasing happiness and life satisfaction; it also boosts feelings of optimism, joy, pleasure, enthusiasm, and other positive emotions. On the flip side, gratitude also reduces anxiety and depression and could be a helpful part of therapy. Research suggests it may help reduce depression among people with chronic disease.
*Gratitude is good for our bodies: Gratitude strengthens the immune system, lowers blood pressure, reduces symptoms of illness, and makes us less bothered by aches and pains.
*Grateful people sleep better: They get more hours of sleep each night, spend less time awake before falling asleep, and feel more refreshed upon awakening. If you want to sleep more soundly, count blessings, not sheep.
*Gratitude makes us more resilient: It has been found to help people recover from traumatic events, including Vietnam War veterans with PTSD, victims of natural disasters, and people living under violent, political conflict.
*Gratitude strengthens relationships: It makes us feel closer and more committed to friends and romantic partners. When partners feel and express gratitude for each other, they each become more satisfied with their relationship. Gratitude may also encourage a more equitable division of labor between partners.
*Gratitude promotes forgiveness—even between ex-spouses after a divorce.
*Gratitude makes us “pay it forward”: Grateful people are more helpful, altruistic, and compassionate—in other words, more prosocial.
*Gratitude is good for kids: Children as young as six or seven are more generous when they’re feeling grateful, and grateful adolescents tend to be more resilient. When 10-19 year olds practice gratitude, they report greater life satisfaction and more positive emotion, and they feel more connected to their community.