Coosada Elementary School

Giftwrap Fundraiser

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Giftwrap Fundraiser will be ready for pick up on November 17th at 12:00. Gail will stay until 6:30 that evening if anyone wants to pick it up after school hours. On Friday morning it will be moved the your child's teachers classroom for pick up. Thanks for Participating in our school fundraiser!

Red Ribbon Week

2011-10-17T10:12:00.000-07:00

Red Ribbon Week is coming up at CES. It will be held October 24-28th. A detailed schedule will come out later this week. It will be sent home in your child's bookbag. Please check that out and help them participate! We have PTA tomorrow night, October 18th. The Purple Pod will be performing. Hope to see you there! Thursday is our Student Council Installation at 10:00 AM and Friday we have a Fire Safety Program for our first graders. Busy couple of weeks ahead for CES! Join us parents if you can!

Upcoming Events!

2011-08-25T11:07:00.000-07:00

Shaved Ice and Booster Badge sales tomorrow, August 26th. Dates and cost are located on the blog on the right hand side bar.

Holiday, September 5th

Parent Report Day, September 6th

I will conduct two seminars on September 6th to better explain the "No Child Left Behind" Law and our Adequate Yearly Progress status. I will go over test results and explain our plan to improve our children's scores on the ARMT when they are able to take the test at Airport Road Intermediate School in 3rd grade. Two sessions so that everyone who would like can attend. Join us at 2:00 or 6:00 on the 6th!

Cookie Dough Fundraiser starts on SEPTEMBER 7th!! We will use this money to operate our school and replace worn out computers and other necessary technology!

First PTA Meeting - September 13th! Please join our PTA! Pizza sales start at 5:30. Yellow pods perform at 6:00 PM!!

Fall pictures, September 21st

Shaved Ice

2011-08-22T06:22:00.001-07:00

The PE Department will sell Shaved Ice August 26, September 9, September 23, October 6 and October 25. It is $1.50 and will be sold during PE. All profits from this sale will lead to the PE department being able to buy more PE equipment. Thanks for supporting the PE Department.

Honor's Day Schedule!

2011-04-28T08:09:00.000-07:00

Red Kindergarten

May 24th Program in Gym 8:15 to 9:00, brunch in classrooms after program

Red First Grade

May 24th Light snack in classroom prior to ceremony/9:15 -10:00 ceremony in the gym

Red Second Grade

May 24th 9:30-10 party in classroom prior to ceremony/10:15-11:00 ceremony in gym

Yellow Kindergarten

May 20th Program in Gym 8:15 to 9:00, brunch in classrooms after program

Yellow First Grade

May 20th Light snack in pod after program

Yellow Second Grade

May 20th Party in classroom from 9:30-10:00

Program in Gym 10:15-11:00

Blue Kindergarten

May 23rd Programs in classrooms 8:15-9:00

Brunch following in classrooms

Blue First Grade

May 23rd 9:30-10:30 Program in gym followed by Classroom awards and Italian Ice in our rooms.

Blue Second Grade

May 23rd Brunch in our classrooms before program.

Green Kindergarten

May 19th Program in gym 8:15-9:00; brunch following in classrooms

Green First Grade

May 19th Program in gym and light refreshments following.

Green Second Grade

May 19th 9:30-10:00 Brunch in Classrooms and Classrooms Awards prior to Ceremony in Gym 10:15-11:00

Purple Pod Kindergarten

May 25th Program in gym 8:15-9:00; brunch following in classrooms

Purple Pod First Grade

May 25th Program in gym and party following in classrooms

Purple Second Grade

May 25th 9:30-10:00 Brunch in Classroom

10:15-10:45 Program in Gym

Spring Fling

2011-03-09T11:47:00.002-08:00

Our Spring Fling is coming up April 9th! Come join us for some fun from 10-2

Kindergarten Registration

2011-03-09T11:47:00.000-08:00

Please see our website for full details on Kindergarten Registration! http://www.mycoosada.com/
We will open registration on April 6th at 9:00 AM

A great speaker that you DONT want to miss!!!

2011-02-24T10:15:00.000-08:00

Dr. Goddard is going to be speaking at the First Baptist Church in Wetumpka on March 7th at 6:15 PM! His presentation is entitled "A Parenting Journey"! Join him for a great presentation!!

Read Across America

2011-02-24T10:08:00.000-08:00

At Coosada Elementary School reading is the center of everything we do! That is why we consider Read Across America a special week at our school! Please help your children participate in the following days to pump them up for reading!

Monday - Cat in the Hat Day - hats can be worn, and wear your Dr. Seuss T shirt

Tuesday - I am not going to get up Day - wear your pajamas

Reading night on Tuesday - pizza sold at 5:30, Reading at 6, Door prizes given from the book fair

Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday - dress wacky :)

Thursday - Fox in Sox Day - Silly/mismatched Sock day

Friday - Oh the Thinks you can Think - Dr. Seuss costume parade

Teachers are creating themes in their classrooms for Friday's parade. Parade begins at 8:15 AM!! Everyone is invited to come and watch the parade!

Upcoming Events

2011-02-04T11:55:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post to remind everyone that FEBRUARY 21st will be a regular attendance day for all of our students. This is the make up day for the weather day we had to use in early January!

Our PTA Meeting has been changed from Tuesday evening, February 8th to Thursday, February 10th. Blue pods will be performing!

Join us at Ci Ci's Pizza for Spirit night on Tuesday, Febraury 8th!

Our Book Fair will be open February 28th-March 4th!

Reading Night is scheduled for March 1st! Join us for some Reading Fun!

Spring Break is scheduled for March 14-18!

Upcoming Events

2010-11-29T12:10:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all the parents who helped make our Thanksgiving dinner such a success! We also want to thank our extra special lunchroom personnel who pulled off such a great lunch! Please see below for some exciting upcoming events at CES in December!
December 2nd - Tree Lighting at Millbrook Village Green - our Choir will be performing - come out and support them at 6:00 PM
December 6- 10 PTA Gift store - if you send money to your child's homeroom teacher they can buy gifts for family and friends during lunch
December 14th - Choir Concert at 6:00 at CES
December 17th - WE WILL RELEASE CAR RIDERS AT 12:15 PM on this day!!

Red Ribbon Week

2010-11-01T06:44:00.001-07:00

Upcoming Events

2010-11-01T06:31:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce that our annual Math night is coming up next week! Please come out and join your child at Math Night on November 9th at 6:00 PM. You will have the opportunity to see how your child is learning Math through fun and interactive games. That night is always a treat for everyone! Look forward to seeing you there!

We are holding a Parent Workshop at CES on Friday, November 5th at 1:00 in our purple pod. Child care is available.

Our Gotcha parties will be next week November 8th-November 12th for all grades. Please encourage your child to get "caught being good"!!

Veteran's Day holiday - November 11th

November 22-26 Thanksgiving Holidays

Thank you for your generous donation to our school!

2010-09-15T11:45:00.000-07:00

The Robinson Spring Piece makers gave our school a donation to buy supplies for students. Just wanted to let them know how much we appreciate their donation to our school! Thanks!

New News

2010-09-15T11:35:00.000-07:00

We are excited at the great turn out we had for our first PTA meeting of the 2010-2011 school year. The Purple Pods all did a great job on their performances. All of your parents were very impressed! :) Just wanted to say thank you to our new PTA President, Pattie Foshee and her team for a fantastic start to our PTA year!

A few reminders for September:
1. Cookie Dough Money is due tomorrow, September 16th!
2. Our Annual Parent Involvement Meeting is next Tuesday, September 21 at 6:00 PM!
3. Fall pictures will be taken on September 22nd
4. Booster Badges will be on sale this Friday. They go fast, so get here quick to get your Booster Badge to support our Mustangs!

Hope you all are having a blessed week!

Green Pod Celebration

2010-08-27T12:32:00.000-07:00

I was so impressed to see the Green Pod Celebration this Friday! They are recognizing excellence in the first grade Green Pod every week by passing out certificates to children who have followed all the directions, have worked hard, and those that have been good helpers. This weeks celebration was a huge success. Those that were recognized were very proud and the other boys and girls were happy for their "green pod family members"! Way to go GREEN POD!! Mrs. Goodin is soooo proud! Love you!!

Important Upcoming Dates

2010-08-21T10:36:00.000-07:00

August 30th - BLT meeting - We need parent volunteers to be on our Building Leadership Team. Please contact Mrs. Goodin if you are interested!
SEHS Cheerleaders will sell booster badges on Friday, September 3rd for $1.00! We play Prattville at home that evening...come out and suppport our Mustangs!
September 1st - Cookie Dough fundraiser begins - this is our largest fundraiser of the year. Please help us raise money to pay for the many things we need at the school. We appreciate your support!!
Labor Day Holiday - September 6th
Parent Report Day - September 7th (students are out of school this day!)
September 14th - First PTA Meeting - Purple Pod Performs
September 21st - Annual Parent Involvement Meeting 6:00 PM
September 22nd - Fall Picture Day

A friendly reminder!

2010-08-12T12:01:00.000-07:00

Our school times had to change this year due to many bus changes! We have been taking children in before 7:30 AM this week due to our teachers willingness to come in to work 40 minutes early every day this week. They know how hectic the car and bus traffic can be on the first week of school and they were willing to come in early to help alleviate some of that for our parents. Starting Monday, August 16th we cannot accept any children before 7:30 AM. We don't have any staff on campus to supervise children before 7:30 AM. Please remember this as you are transporting your children to school this year. Drop off begins at 7:30 AM and children are counted tardy at 8:00 AM...these times will be enforced starting August 16th! Thanks for your cooperation!

Gearing up for 2010-2011 school year!

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We are registering children Monday-Thursday from 9-12! Please come by the school to register your child for next year. Our office will be closed Monday, June 5th in observance of the July 4th holiday!

If you call the school and do not get an answer please understand that I work most of the summer by myself. I do not have a secretary. I am registering children, giving tours, helping teachers, interviewing for open positions and anything else that needs to be done. This leaves little time to answer the phone. Please come and register Monday-Thursday 9-12...even if you don't reach someone on the phone. You can always email me at susanne.goodin@elmoreco.com if you have questions that need to be answered. Thanks for your patience!

You need to bring with you to registration: birth certificate, social security card, Alabama immunization card, and two proofs of residence. We also like to complete a short screener on all incoming Kindergarten students. Please bring your child with you to register. Thanks!

Open House will be:
First grade - August 5th at 5:00 PM
Second grade - August 5th at 6:00 PM
Kindergarten - August 8th at 2:00 PM

Honor's Day is Coming Soon

2010-04-30T11:12:00.000-07:00

Check our school website to see when your Honor's Day is coming up. www.mycoosada.com

School year ends - May 27th!

2010-04-30T08:03:00.001-07:00

We will release all students May 27th at 12:30 PM!!

SCHOOL IS OUT JANUARY 8th DUE TO WEATHER!

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Math Night

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Halloween 2009

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Welcome to the 2009-2010 School Year

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Our school has gotten off to a fabulous start!! Teachers and students were excited to return and everything has gone very smooth! We invite you to attend our annual Parental Involvement Meeting that is scheduled for August 25th at 6:00 PM in our school cafeteria. At this meeting we will share with you information about CES being a Schoolwide Title I school and specifics of our Continuous Improvement Plan. We will explain how parent involvement is expected and necessary in the education of all our students. We have federal funds that are provided to our school and 1% of those funds must be set aside for Parental Involvement and parents must be involved in how those funds are spent. We will gain insight from you, as parents, as to our School-Parent Compact for the 2009-2010 school year. We will be able to answer any questions that you may have concerning your child's education, curriculum, and about ways you can be involved in his or her education. Refreshments will be provided and our teachers will be here to help with child care. We look forward to seeing you on August 25th at 6:00 in our school cafeteria!

Honor's Day Programs

2009-04-27T18:12:00.000-07:00

The last day of school is drawing near. Honor's programs will be May 13th-19th. Your child's teacher will send home specific details. The last day of school is May 21st. It will be a half day. The first day of school next year is August 10th. First and second grade open house will be August 6th. First grade will be 5:00-6:00 and Second grade is scheduled for 6:30-7:30.

Clayton gets a special ride to school!

2009-02-20T09:25:00.001-08:00

Here is Clayton with Andi Scott from WLWI! We are so proud of him for winning the I-92 free ride for straight A's. They picked Clayton up on Friday morning and brought him to school to reward him for his hard work. We are all so proud of Clayton and how hard he has been working at school! Great Job Buddy!

2009-02-06T09:12:00.000-08:00

CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs. Whitlock!! She won the Golden Apple Award from CBS 8! We are so proud of her :)

100th day of School

2009-01-26T07:22:00.001-08:00

Mrs. Reeder's class dressed up to celebrate the 100th day of school! We had little old ladies and men all over our school on Wednesday as the children and some teachers dressed as if they were 100 years old. The students spent all day exploring just how many 100 is. It is always a fun day for everyone at Coosada!

Mr. Jackson is recognized!!

2009-01-20T07:46:00.001-08:00

Mr. Jackson was recognized on Saturday, January 17th as the Alabama Education Associations Assistant Principal of the Year. Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Britt were in attendance with Mr. Jackson at an AEA conference when they surprised him with the good news. We are so thankful to have Mr. Jackson as a part of our administrative team, and we are thrilled that he was recognized for his hard work. Thank you Mr. Jackson and Congratulations from everyone at Coosada Elementary School!

2009-2010 Kindergarten Registration

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We will hold Kindergarten Orientation on April 27th at 6:00 PM in our school cafeteria. We will have registration open that afternoon before the orientation from 4 PM to 6 PM.

**Teacher requests will be accepted for entering Kindergartners through second graders for the 2009-2010 school year. Any parent wishing to make a REQUEST must come to the school during open registration hours to compete the request form (request forms may not leave CES campus, no faxes, no mail in forms will be accepted). The LAST day we will accept teacher requests is April 30th 1:00 PM. Requests will not be honored if the student's registration is not complete by April 30th(all required forms must be submitted to Diane Harper, Registrar, by this date).

We feel that we have an excellent faculty. We are happy to be able to give you the opportunity to make a teacher request. Sometimes, we are not able to meet requests due to a number of circumstances. However, we will do our best to accommodate your request if possible. Thank you!

Release December 19th

2008-12-16T11:43:00.000-08:00

We will release students at 12:30 on December 19th!

Gotcha Dance Party

2008-09-15T06:25:00.001-07:00

Mrs. Holder showing them the moves, but they don't look so sure about this dance! :)

Mrs. Burnett's bunch looks like they may be getting the hang of it a little better!

Mrs. Duncan leading the YMCA!

Mrs. Smith showing them how to make a train!

Mrs. Spears is having a GREAT time!

Mrs. Knott and Mrs. Jackson leading the group!

These girls have the hang of it!

Mrs. Pickerings group follows great directions!

Our first gotcha party was held Friday, September 12th! We always have a dance party at the beginning of the year and it always proves to be the childrens favorite gotcha party all year long. The students must earn five gotcha slips to get to come to the party. All of the kindergarten students and teachers had a great time at our first party!

David Seargant visited with his furry friends!

2008-08-29T10:42:00.000-07:00

Author David Sargeant, author, came to visit our school library and shared his special friends with our students and teachers. Mr. Sargeant writes childrens' books about his furry friends. He showed the children some tricks that the dogs can do, and he read them a couple of his books. He even autographed books for those children that purchased a book from him. It was a great show for the children!

Joseph Trimble

2008-08-29T10:41:00.000-07:00

Joesph Trimble, famous storyteller and author, visits Coosada students!

Gotcha Party Kick Off

2008-08-29T10:38:00.000-07:00

Our Gotcha kick off was a huge success. Our clown, Mrs. Duncan, showed the children how to NOT behave. We explained our three school rules and showed the children what had to be done to earn gotchas. Our Gotcha parties will be next week! Please help your children by encouraging them to earn five gotchas before the big party!

Class Act Award Teacher - Yolanda Brown 2nd Grade

2008-08-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome Back

2008-08-13T12:09:00.000-07:00

We had a fantastic first day of school! Here are some snapshots from the end of the first day (car riders and buses rolling for the first time)! We are gearing up for a fantastic year! :)

Adequate Yearly Progress

2008-07-31T14:22:00.000-07:00

Our schools must meet standards annually based on the No Child Left Behind Act. These goals are called Adequate Yearly Progress. If you meet these goals annually then you are NOT in the category of a school that needs improvement. If you do not meet the goals you are considered a needs improvement school. The scores from the SAT 10 and the Alabama Reading and Math Test are what the state department uses to determine Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). I am excited to announce that our information was just released from the State Department of Education and we are not in school improvement. The third and fourth grade students at Robinson Springs Elementary School met 21 out of 21 goals. Our students (k-2) do not actually take the test, but we are considered a feeder school. Since our students "feed" into Robinson Springs our Adequate Yearly Progress is determined by their scores. We are so proud of the hard work of the teachers and students from K-4 at CES and RSS.

OUR SCHOOL MET ALL OUR ANNUAL GOALS - WE MET ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS!!

2008-2009 Opening of School

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We are gearing up for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year. Teachers will contact parents either through the mail or by telephone by August 4th. If you have not heard from your child's teacher by August 4th, then please call the school. We will not release teacher information to anyone calling before August 4th. Our Open House for Kindergarten will be held on August 5th at 6:00 PM in your child's classroom. The Open House for first and second grade will be held on August 7th at 6:00 PM in your child's classroom. Please feel free to come by the office with any questions. We will have an updated bus listing available if you have questions about which bus your child should ride. School will start on August 11th with the Kindergarten students following our traditional staggered start. The teachers will have all the information needed at the Open House. All supply lists are located on our school website www.mycoosada.com. Thank you for your continued support of Coosada Elementary School! We look forward to a successful school year!

Summer Registration Hours

2008-05-09T10:56:00.000-07:00

We will begin registering students again on Tuesday, May 27th from 9 to 12. Please see the list below for days that the office will be open for student registration. Thanks!

Open for Registration 9 to 12:

May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30

June 2
June 3
June 4
June 5

June 9
June 10
June 11

June 16
June 17
June 18

June 23
June 24
June 25

June 30
July 2

July 7
July 8
July 9
July 10

July 14
July 15
July 16
July 17

July 21 until August 4 every week day from 9 to 12.

Honor's Day Programs

2008-05-08T12:29:00.000-07:00

Honor's Day Programs are coming up soon! Please see below the date and time for your child's special day. All students are honored at these programs. All programs will be held in the school Gym. Please see your teachers newsletter for details of any celebrations after the scheduled program. Please remember that you can park in the field next to the school, adjacent to Walker Way. We look forward to you joining us!

May 14th, Wednesday Yellow Pod Honor's Programs
Kindergarten 8:30-9:15
First Grade 9:45-10:30
Second Grade 11:00-11:45

May 15th, Thursday Blue Pod Honor's Programs
Kindergarten 8:30-9:15
First Grade 9:45-10:30
Second Grade 11:00-11:45

May 16th, Friday Red Pod Honor's Programs
Kindergarten 8:30-9:15
First Grade 9:45-10:30
Second Grade 11:00-11:45

May 19th, Monday Purple Pod Honor's Programs
Kindergarten 8:30-9:15
First Grade 9:45-10:30

May 20th, Tuesday Green Pod Honor's Programs
Kindergarten 8:30-9:15
First Grade 9:45-10:30
Second Grade 11:00-11:45

CES Art Fest

2008-04-25T06:03:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all the parents who came out and participated in Art Fest! It was a great night of celebrating our students! The Choir did a fabulous job with their Spring Concert! We would also like to thank our musicians from Stanhope Elmore High School and Mrs. Boyer for the lovely music in the halls! All the proceeds from this event will be used to replenish the resources in our Art and Music Classroom. Thanks again for your support!

EXTRA PARKING AVAILABLE!

2008-04-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

The school has leased some property from our neighbor in order to provide extra parking for busy school days. This is valuable information with Spring field trips coming up and our Honor's Day programs drawing near. The parking on the other side of the chain length fence next to our original parking area is available to our school. Please park in this grassy area when the parking spaces in our lot are full. Please spread the word to other parents so this space is utilized. Thanks for your cooperation!

Pajama Day

2008-03-10T11:27:00.000-07:00

Mrs. Goodin reading a Dr. Seuss book to Mrs. Knott's kindergarten class on Pajama Day.

Reader's Cafe

2008-03-06T09:14:00.001-08:00

Mrs. Tyler's class had Reader's Cafe this morning in their celebration of Read Across America. The parents came and enjoyed this special day with their children. Good job Mrs. Tyler's class!

Read Across America Kick Off

2008-03-03T11:52:00.000-08:00

We had several special guests who came to read to the children today to kick off our exciting week! We spend everyday encouraging our students to read, but we make Read Across America week especially fun for our students! Dr. Langham and The Cat in the Hat (Kyle Goodin) were both with us today to kick off this special event. Other special guests were Angela Dewberry, Bill Roberts, Mayor Houston, Coach Conrad Henderson, Tony Crenshaw, Glenn Halbrooks, JT and LeAnne, Mayor Al Kelley, Jeff Foshee, Jackie Smith, and Mr. McGhee. We appreciate all of our guests coming to our school to encourage our students to have a love for reading. We look forward to a week full of fun!

Groundbreaking Ceremony

2008-02-27T17:50:00.001-08:00

Our students were invited to be a part of the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Airport Road Intermediate School that is slated to open 2009. The current first graders at Coosada will be the first class to attend this school. The site where the school is located is absolutely beautiful. The children did an excellent job and seemed to really enjoy the ceremony. We are all very excited about the new facility!

THANK YOU LOWES IN PRATTVILLE

2008-02-21T11:31:00.001-08:00

We received a $5,000.00 grant from Lowe's Toolbox this summer to help support our efforts in building a new playground. We were very appreciative of that monetary donation and quickly spent it on play equipment for our students. It was a special surprise this January when Patrick Meehan called our school offering labor and supply donations to our school! We, of course, said, "YES, YES, YES!". His group came out in the pouring,freezing rain for several days in a row to complete these special projects for our students. The Gazebo adjacent to the playground and the picnic tables were completely donated by Patrick's team from Lowe's. They also made the ramp going in to our Dr. Suess house and landscaped nicely around the playhouse. We are very appreciative of their extra effort for our students. We look forward to using our picnic area in the Spring. Thank you to all the volunteers from Lowe's who came out to work for our children. Parents please spend your money at Lowe's, because they definitley support local public education!

2nd Grade Field Trip

2008-02-21T08:47:00.001-08:00

Many of our 2nd grade classes went on a field trip to Bama Lanes. They were discussing fractions in Math and were able to relate it real life as they knocked down only a "fraction" of the pins. I wonder if Ms. McGaskill knocked them all down for a STRIKE? It looks like they had a great time on this trip!

PTO February 19th

2008-02-20T19:17:00.000-08:00

The Yellow Pods performed this evening and did a GREAT JOB! The PTO discussed the upcoming Spring Fling (April 12th) and expressed a need for volunteers to pull off this special event. If you are interested in volunteering at our Spring Fling please call the school and we will put you in touch with our PTO President. It is always a fun filled event for our children.

The PTO also has artwork items for sale. Your child produced a special piece of art at the beginning of the school year after a study of a famous artist. This artwork has been reproduced on a magnet. The company also offers T-shirts, aprons, coffe mugs.. and the list goes on and on. These will be available at our next PTO meeting in March. We will also hold an Arts Festival April 22nd. This will be the last day to buy your child's special piece of artwork.

Valentine's at CES

2008-02-15T08:35:00.000-08:00

We had a great time February 14th showing our teachers, staff, students and friends how much we love and appreciate them.

Making Memories at CES!

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We are 100 days smarter!

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January PTO Meeting

2008-01-23T11:19:00.001-08:00

The Purple Pods (kindergarten and first grade) did an excellent job at our PTO performance on January 22nd. Our next PTO meeting is scheduled for February 19th and the Yellow Pods will be performing. We invite you to come out and join us!
Items discussed at the meeting:
1. Thanks to Lowe's for the donation of money to improve several areas at our school and their hard work landscaping and building our pavilion! We appreciate all you have done for our children!
2. Thanks to Lucretia Cauthen for her support of our schools through Millbrook Playhouse Project. We were given a check for $10,000.00 on Tuesday morning. All of these funds will be spent on Technology upgrades.
3. Please read your PTO newsletter that is sent home once per month. It lets you know what you can do to help your child's school!
4. We are looking for PTO officers for the 2008-2009 school year. Consider becoming an officer in our PTO!

2009-2010 Kindergarten Registration

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Kindergarten Registration will open on April 1st at 9:00 AM. We will register until 6:00 PM on April 1st. Registration will continue from April 2nd through April 30th during the hours 9 AM to 1 PM Monday through Friday. **Registration will close on April 24th at 1:00 PM. It will reopen May 26th, a summer schedule will be available at the school and on our website. Please check these for summer registration times and dates.

We will hold Kindergarten Orientation on April 27th at 6:00 PM in our school cafeteria. We will have registration open that afternoon before the orientation from 4 PM to 6 PM.

**Teacher requests will be accepted for entering Kindergartners through second graders for the 2009-2010 school year. Any parent wishing to make a REQUEST must come to the school during open registration hours to compete the request form (request forms may not leave CES campus, no faxes, no mail in forms will be accepted). The LAST day we will accept teacher requests is April 24th 1:00 PM. Requests will not be honored if the student's registration is not complete by April 30th(all required forms must be submitted to Diane Harper, Registrar, by this date).

We feel that we have an excellent faculty. We are happy to be able to give you the opportunity to make a teacher request. Sometimes, we are not able to meet requests due to a number of circumstances. However, we will do our best to accommodate your request if possible. Thank you!

Inclement Weather on January 10th!

2008-01-11T06:24:00.000-08:00

We were very fortunate that the weather slowed down and settled down before it got to us on January 10th. The Emergency Management Agency predicted that the rough weather would hit our area around 3:00 PM. That is when our children are being transported home. The EMA felt that schools should dismiss early to try and avoid this inclement weather during transport time. The tragedy in Enterprise, Alabama last year has taught us that you can never be too careful. Thank you to all the parents who were patient with the staff as things got very busy at the school yesterday afternoon. We found that many of the contact numbers we had on file yesterday were not accurate numbers. Please be sure to update your child's information sheet every time a change is made. This ensures that we are able to get in touch with you in the event of an emergency. I would like to thank the teachers for their extra effort in calling every parent in their classroom yesterday morning. I appreciate all they do for our students.

A special visit from santa!

2007-12-18T19:01:00.000-08:00

Santa came to visit Coosada on Tuesday. The children were so excited that he came to see them. We had many volunteers come to help with this special occassion. Thank you to all who made this a special day for these children. Santa is coming back to our school on Thursday to see all the children! Santa spends a whole lot of time at our school - because all our boys and girls have been good all year long.

Choir Performance

2007-12-18T18:49:00.000-08:00

Our Coosada Choir did an excellent job Tuesday evening. Thank you to the teachers who have worked so hard to get the students ready for this concert. It was a great performance!

Breakfast with Santa

2007-12-18T06:34:00.000-08:00

Breakfast with Santa was organized by our PTO this year as a community service. The parents appreciate the opportunity to visit Santa without going to the crowded mall. We had great participation this year and everyone who attended had a great time! Our PTO parents worked very hard to provide this special day for our students. The PTO cooked pancakes and sausage and parents were able to bring their children to see Santa Claus and eat breakfast. Thanks to the PTO for all their hard work. We appreciate our valuable volunteers!

Mrs. Tyler's Polar Express

2007-12-18T06:09:00.000-08:00

All of our classes have Polar Express day every year at Christmas time. We read the book "The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg and then watch the movie. The students drink hot chocolate and wear their pajamas to school. Mrs. Tyler sent us pictures of her class enjoying this special day!

Coosada Play House

2007-12-11T13:38:00.000-08:00

On December 1st when my name was not called to win the Topsy Turvy House I was so disappointed. I had already decided that I wanted this house for our recess playground. I just knew the children would love to play in this special house. The name that was called instead of mine was Lee Ann Dennis. Lee Ann decided to give the house to a charity in Wetumpka, but that particular charity was more in need of money for supplies than a playhouse. Garner Electric built the house originally and Cathy Garner realized how special it would be for our children to have. Cathy Garner bought the house back from Lee Ann and decided to donate the house to CES. Lee Ann and Cathy both donated money to the charity in Wetumpka in lieu of the playhouse. The house reminds me of Dr. Suess. We have plans in the works to paint Dr. Suess on the house and landscape around this area. The kindergarten students will use the house at recess, and we will also use it throughout the year for other special events. We have already planned a reading event for each class in the house during Read Across America (Dr. Suess Birthday).

We can not thank Lucretia Cauthen Realty,Garner Electric, and all the other businesses that participated in this special project enough for their support of the public schools in Millbrook. I was so pleased to see our community work together to help the schools. The money raised will definitely benefit our students. Thank you Lucretia for this GREAT Idea! Thanks to the businesses who supported the project, and especially thank you to Garner Electric for the donation of the playhouse. I wish you could have seen the children when the playhouse was dropped off. They were very excited and have already had a great time playing in this special house. Millbrook truly is a great community to live in and play in! Happy Holidays!

Christmas Countdown

2007-12-11T12:22:00.000-08:00

We are excited about the Holiday Season at Coosada Elementary School. We enter a float into the Millbrook Christmas Parade every year. This year our float won first place!! We had a great turnout of parents to help work on the float and students to ride in the parade. Thank you to all the parents and teachers who helped out with our award winning float. The holidays are such a special time at our school. We have many special projects planned before our Holiday break. Keep checking our blog to see what we have happening at CES! Come and visit us - the whole school is bursting with fabulous Holiday Spirit!

Coosada Choir Rocks Millbrook!

2007-11-29T18:02:00.000-08:00

The Coosada Choir performed at Millbrook's Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 29th. They have practiced every afternoon for this special event. They sounded outstanding. I was very proud of their hard work and of their wonderful performance. Thank you to the teachers who have worked so hard with the students. Thank you to the students for ALWAYS doing your best. You make our school very proud. We look forward to the school concert coming up very soon!

Little Miss Spirit of Christmas

2007-11-29T17:57:00.000-08:00

Several little girls from Coosada Elementary School participated in the Little Miss Spirit of Christmas pageant. We are very proud of all the girls who took a part in this special event. Pictured here are two of the winners from our school. Good job girls!

Thanksgiving Meal

2007-11-16T20:44:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Meal. Thank you to the cafeteria staff. They cooked a fantastic meal to feed over 1,000 people. That is incredible!! The children had a great time making their attire for this special day. We had many family members to visit on Thursday. We were so excited to see how supportive our parents are of events at our school. We were glad to have all of you for lunch. We hope you can come back and visit real soon. Thanks again to the wonderful Coosada family who all pulled together to make this a wonderful day!

New area to play!

2007-11-07T12:17:00.000-08:00

We are so proud of our new playground equipment. We spent over $17,000.00 on our playground area. We were disappointed when we thought we were going to run out of money before we could equip a recess area for kindergarten. We were so excited when a check for $5,000.00 came in the mail from Lowe's. We were awarded the Lowe's Toolbox Grant in June. We spent the entire $5,000.00 on play items for our recess area (two cars and safety materials). This allowed our Kindergarten students a special place to play! Check these girls out - they are having a great time!

Art and Music Room

2007-11-07T12:09:00.000-08:00

We were able to obtain a grant from Teacher AirBorne Trust Fund in the amount of $5,000.00 to support our art and music program this school year. We started the art and music room last school year with $1250.00. The students and teachers have had a great time enjoying the resources in this special room. Each teacher has a 30 minute time slot weekly to visit the Art and Music room. The regular classroom teacher does the lesson due to the fact that we do not have funds to hire an Art/Music teacher. We plan to have an Art Auction at the end of the school year. The money earned from the Auction will be used to restock the art and music classroom for next school year. We are always looking for talented adults in the areas of Art and Music to share with our students.

Costume Parade 2007

2007-11-05T17:16:00.001-08:00

We have a Costume Parade every year at Coosada on October 31st. The children enjoy this special day where we discuss "make believe". This year the office staff dressed up like the Wizard of Oz. The teachers in each pod also dress up by themes. This year we had some very creative ideas. We had Bo Peep and her lost sheep, Old McDonald and her farm, a group of colorful M&M's, crows and scarecrows, Snow White and three dwarfs, "Mint" to be teachers, Pirates, 1960's ladies, The Seasons, FBI Agents (brain inspectors), Word Walls, 1950's ladies, North/South/East and West, and the California Raisins. The children also dress up in creative costumes. They all look so cute and have such a great time. It was a fantastic day at CES!