Remember to send in your reading challenge sheets for Cooke Family Literacy Night
It’s Cooke school’s favorite time of year! Watch the videos below and don’t forget to send in your reading challenge sheets!
Message from Superintendent Dr. Evans re: expanding in-person opportunities in April
Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, I hope this finds you well and hopeful for the onset of spring. As many of you aware, the district has been developing plans to increase in-person learning opportunities for students. We are also seeking safe ways to increase the number of in-person instruction days available to students. This is …
First-grade students learn important safety lessons from Deputy Barrett
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Barrett came to the Cooke school to teach Ms. Dutcher and Mrs. Post’s first-grade virtual learners about stranger danger, chemicals in the home, calling 911 and many other ways to stay safe. They set up a computer station for Deputy Barrett to be able to come into the class to …
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Cooke’s mid-month Golden Ticket video is live
The mid-April Golden Ticket video is live. Watch it here Congratulations to all our winners and happy birthday to all our birthdays!
Cooke Elementary School’s Virtual Family Literacy night is April 7
Cooke Elementary School’s Virtual Family Literacy Night will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Participants will enjoy: Welcome with Mrs. Gallet and Ms. Hector Yoga with Mrs. Mendels Storytime and activities with classroom teachers EPIC Dr. Seuss Reading Challenge Raffle Drawing with Jane Sorensen See your teacher’s Seesaw class …
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Familias de habla hispana: únase a nosotros en nuestros talleres ENL EPIC del mes de Abril.
click here for English Martes, 13 de Abril a las 5:45pm por Zoom con el tema: Los Niños Necesitan Familia Martes 20 de Abril a las 5:45pm por Zoom con el tema: Estilos De Crianza Y La Toma De Desiciones Favor de registrarse con el facilitador de EPIC, Alex Perez at aperez@k12mcsd.net, llamando o por …
The Monti Message, March 2020
A monthly recap from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matthew Evans I. Our Schools One Year On A year ago around this time (March 13, 2020), I had a discussion with my former boss on my pursuit of this position, and the ongoing updates we were receiving regarding COVID-19. We made some tentative plans for what …
Positive COVID-19 case at Cooke; building will remain open for in-person instruction
Dear Monticello CSD Community Member, Earlier today, we were informed that a student at George L. Cooke Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. This student was last in school on March 2, 2021. They were determined to have been in contact with 39 students and staff who, we believe, will most likely be quarantined. After …
Statement from SCSBA regarding reopening guidelines
Sullivan County School Boards Association (SCSBA) President Stacey Sharoff Vice President Anthony Sinacore Treasurer Dr. Kenneth Hilton Executive Director Tania DeFrank Dear Sullivan County Community, Recognizing that the Covid-19 pandemic has undermined the learning of all of our children, with its greatest harm on those students who can least afford it, we all want …
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Challenge helps K-2 students learn that math is universal
In an effort to promote promote problem solving, interest in mathematics and to demonstrate that math is universal, Instructional Coach Jen Ruston challenged Monticello students in grades K through 2 to participate in monthly math challenges. This month, the challenge was to take a photo or video somewhere in the community that shows mathematics, …
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