August 13, 2020
Dear Parents,

The first day of school for Cooper Elementary will be September 8th! We will be starting school remotely, (online) until
October 1st or unless the district decides to extend the in person start date.

If you have not yet created your account on Infinite Campus, please enroll soon. Once we have grouped students into cohorts A/B, parents will be notified via School Messenger to check their Infinite Campus Portal account to find out their students' teacher and cohort. If you have any questions regarding setting up your account, please call the Cooper office at 269-349-2674.

Students will also receive a welcome letter from their teacher in the mail. We miss and love your children.  

We will do our very best to educate your children in whichever phase we are in.

Nicole Keorkunian
Principal
Cooper Elementary
nicole.keorkunian@plainwellschools.org
269-349-2674
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Return to Learn Survey
If you have filled out the survey, but then changed your mind, please call or email the Cooper office and we can help you with your change.
I will be reaching out to some parents if your child's classroom does not have an even number of students choosing group A or group B. 

I will ask for volunteers to move groups or possibly classrooms to create numbers that are safe for our students.

If you choose the hybrid option for your child, we will be starting remotely for the first 3 and ½ weeks of school. In this model, your child will receive online instruction from their classroom teacher. This will be more rigorous learning than in the spring. Students will be learning new material.

Plainwell is now offering a FULL virtual option. This option will be taught by Plainwell teachers, but not the same teachers as in the hybrid/remote plan. The virtual curriculum will be Edmentum.

If you choose the full online Virtual program, you can only transfer back to the classroom on the trimesters.
Cooper teachers will be using SeeSaw to communicate with parents. 

Please download the app on your device now:)
Chromebooks
If your child will be in need of a chromebook for learning, teachers will reach out to you before the start of the school year. We will then set a designated day when parents can come to school and pick up chromebooks.

All students that receive a Chromebook will adhere to the policies and procedures for use of school Chromebooks and will be responsible for any damages. All students who request a Chromebook will be required to purchase insurance on the device at $18/per Chromebook, per year.

To reserve your chromebook and pay the mandatory insurance fee,
please click here.
Upon our return to in person learning...
  • The district has released a FAQ’s document that is fantastic, please read this for information you can click here.

  • Whether you are in Cohort A or B, classrooms will be cleaned every 4 hours:)

  • Students will be required to wear a mask while in their classroom unless they are working on a specific skill that requires mask removal. Students will then be socially distanced and the mask will be put back on after the instruction.

  • Students will eat lunch in their classrooms.

  • Students will have outdoor recess by grade level. We are working to section the playground so students will not need to wear masks at recess.

  • Cooper students will have PE, Art and Music. Special classes will be in the students classroom or outside when possible.

  • We will have new entering and exiting protocols for students and parents. More information will be sent out prior to the start of the school year. (Students will likely be entering and exiting the doors closest to their classroom.)

  • We will not be able to have classroom volunteers or lunch visits until the Governor moves us into Phase 5.

  • We will not be able to have field trips, concerts or programs until the Governor moves us into Phase 5.
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We will be having a School Supply Drive this year. Below is a link for the list of supplies that families are asked to donate. Items can be brought to Cooper and placed in bins outside of the office Monday - Thursday August 10-20th between 8-4pm each day. Teachers will create individual pencil boxes with materials for each student for safety purposes.

Please do not label items as they will be distributed in the classroom. If your child would like something “fancy or fun”, I would suggest these be the items you use at home for remote learning days.

Headphones...if your grade level requested headphones/earbuds, these do not need to be dropped off at school. Please label them and send these with your child in their backpack on the first day of school.
Need to connect to Wi-Fi?
Cooper's parking lot is now a hotspot for your student(s) to complete his/her homework.
  1. Go to your tablet/phone/laptop SETTINGS
  2. Click on Wi-Fi
  3. Turn ON Wi-Fi
  4. Choose Coopers Wi-Fi option
Cooper Cares Facebook page is a resource for fun educational activities shared by parents and teachers.

....and just simply... a place to share some news, activities and feel good moments!!
(It will prompt you to log into your account)
Please check out our new videos updated weekly!


Cooper's Youtube Channel: Click Here!
Cooper Elementary
7559 N. 14th Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009 
Phone: 269.349.2674 Fax: 269.345.5111