Cooperstown Elementary School students welcomed Daniel Jude Miller last week, children’s author and illustrator of "Monsters in Manhattan" books, "Everybody Wake Up" and the much anticipated "Halloween Boy and the Christmas Kid". Miller is working with several CCS 5th and 6th grade students to support work on his first novel. Students will spend the next month reading the first half of Miller’s book presented and provide feedback before Miller writes the rest of the story. The author was initially inspired to write the novel after having lunch with these students during an author visit and workshop at CCS last spring. At the time, the group brainstormed ideas to help Miller begin writing the first half of the book. Stay tuned as CCS students continue their workshop experience with children’s author Daniel Jude Miller. For more information, please contact Emily Gibson, CCS Elementary Library Media Specialist. http://djudemiller.com/childrens-books
Our CCS student instrumentalists, vocalists and faculty have been working hard to celebrate music in our schools. Don’t miss the CCS Elementary winter concert on Wednesday, December 11th at 7pm and the CCS Jr./Sr. High winter concert on Tuesday, December 17th at 7pm. Both concerts will be held in the CCS Sterling Auditorium. For more information, please contact our CCS Music Department staff Kerri Hogle, Tim Iversen, Junili Arkema and Peter Daum.
The Dec 2019 issue of the CCS Jr./Sr. High Counseling Department monthly newsletter provides important upcoming dates, ACT/SAT support and FAFSA information to support CCS students and families. Monthly issues can be found on the Counseling page of the CCS website and issues are emailed to district families through student Naviance accounts. For more information, please contact the CCS Counseling Dept at 607-547-5300 or jlyons@cooperstowncs.org.
http://bit.ly/Dec2019CCSCounseling
Due to inclement weather through tonight, December 1 and tomorrow, December 2, Cooperstown Central School District will be closed tomorrow, Monday, December 2.
The elementary parent/teacher conferences scheduled for Monday afternoon, December 2 as well as Tuesday afternoon, December 3 will be rescheduled for a later time this month. Parents and caregivers of elementary school students will receive communication through the Elementary School Principal's Office soon.
The Board of Education Curriculum Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. will also be rescheduled.
Please be safe.
HOUR OF CODE FAMILY PROGRAM! Bring your own device and join in the fun at the Cooperstown Village Library on Saturday, December 14, 2019. Drop in anytime 10am-1pm. Ages 6 and up.
Students in grades 9-12 can earn points toward their Senior year activities by volunteering their time at the PTA Holiday Breakfast on Saturday, December 7th. Please use the following link to signup!
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Cooperstown students, along with students in Otsego and surrounding counties, will be participating in the NYSSMA Zone 8 Area All-State Festival today and tomorrow at SUNY Oneonta. Cooperstown has students participating in all 4 performing groups at this festival: Concert Band, Treble Choir, String Orchestra, and Mixed Chorus. The concert for all four groups will take place tomorrow, (Saturday, November 23), at 3pm in the Hunt Union Ballroom on the SUNY Oneonta campus. Cost for the concert is $4 for adults and $3 for students.
CCS Thespians
CCS Thespians
Extra Curricular Update
The Cooperstown swim team participated in a cancer awareness event held last night at Proctor High School. The event raised over $2000 research. Thank you Coach Haseley and team.
A big thank you to Mr. Lyons of our maintenance department for getting the new 1000 point banners up in Bursey Gymnasium. They look fantastic. Can’t wait until we receive Dana Leonard’s banner to make it complete.
National Honor Society/CCS Music Program Fruit Sale
Specialist Sumner of the National Guard led a interactive Gym Takeover class in today’s physical education classes.
Stay & Play Day
Today was the first meeting of the Principal's Book Club at the elementary school. The group is open to all students in grades 5 & 6.
We had a great afternoon celebrating our senior football players and cheerleaders at halftime of the girls soccer game vs Frankfort-Schuyler. The game is currently tied 2-2.
Section 3 Soccer Tournament News.
The Elementary School Storybook Pumpkins are beautiful! Great job everyone!
Third graders at CCS are learning about forces in nature in science class this week. Watermelons were exploding during this authentic learning experience.
