This semester, 4th grade students are experiencing Cooper Academies. Cooper Academies allow students to explore and discover Bentonville Schools career pathways. Students have learned alongside their high school peers in some memorable learning experiences: filming candy bar commercials, piloting airplanes in flight simulators, printing 3D action figures, polishing off their veterinary skills, touring the BHS Arend Arts Center while Into the Woods is in production, learning how to use medical equipment, maintaining and riding bikes, preparing hummus and more. The best part about it: There are still more experiences to come!
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STREAM Night was awesome. Thank you to all of our community partners for helping us create a fun, interactive, and straight up awesome night for our families!
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Today’s Total Eclipse of the Cooper was awesome. We want to thank our PTO and Bella Vista PD for helping make today a safe experience for our students and staff. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our school community, and it was exciting to see students’ classroom learning culminate in this event.
We also want to give a little shoutout to Mrs. High. Last week, when we communicated our eclipse plan to staff, there was a fun challenge: Rock your hair like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” singer Bonnie Tyler for a Sonic drink. Mrs. High came to school with big hair, and in turn, she’ll enjoy a big drink from Sonic.
Speaking of crazy hair… tomorrow’s STREAM Week Spirit Day is Crazy Cosmic Hair Day, so we’ll all join in and rock some wild styles!
Today was epic.
An April Round Up
A Rock, Paper, Scissors Championship Match between King Richard and Ms. Hainline (refereed by Cooper the Bronco + walkup songs + boxing robes + hype teams).
A 4th Grade Cooper Academies experience at Thaden Field, Ignite, and BHS complete with flight simulators, 3D action figures, a commercial film production, a backstage tour, incredible medical technology, and more.
It was an awesome day to be a Bronco.
More images and videos to come!
It’s National Assistant Principal Week--AKA time to celebrate our amazing AP, Mrs. Manus!
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Last week, Cooper team members were able to participate in a three day Dare to Lead leadership training.. This professional development was possible due to a grant we received from the NWA Education Foundation. We applied for this grant in order to expand leadership training, support, and opportunities for our team. We want to grow our own and improve the leadership capacity within our building, our teams, our classrooms, and our individuals. Last week, we were able to make some big progress in the right direction. It was an incredible experience for all of us. Congrats to all who are now Dare to Lead certified!
Unfortunately, Night of the Arts is postponed due to weather. We will reschedule the 3rd grade music performance. However, we will not be able to have a full art gallery experience this year. All framed art is still available for purchase.
Please take a moment to check out the online gallery and our students amazing work. Stay safe, Broncos!
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Night of the Arts will take place Thursday evening in the gym and cafeteria. The gym will be transformed to an art gallery featuring framed art by our students. Their framed works are available for purchase.
At 6PM, third graders will perform several songs for families and guests in the cafeteria with a backing band: Mrs. Cowart will be playing guitar, and Mr. Vest will be playing bass guitar. Join us for a great evening of art and music!
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It’s time to announce this year’s Cooper Elementary Teacher of the Year. This year’s teacher of the year received several nominations from staff members and was later selected by staff. She is an incredible teacher and person. If you’ve had the chance to be in her classroom, you’ll agree with us that it is very difficult to leave. In fact, it’s nearly impossible.
She builds reading skills, and she builds math skills, but even as important: She builds community in the classroom. Her classroom has a culture of positivity and “can do” attitude that extends from her morning meeting to the last minute of the day. Outside of the classroom, she is a model PLC member who contributes to her team and shares responsibility for every students’ learning at her grade level. Moreover, she is a teacher who naturally seeks opportunities for growth. In fact, she is going back to school to learn more and to get better, and if you visit her class, the lessons keep getting better and better despite the challenges that come her way.
It is difficult to believe she is so early in her career. She is already a master and a natural at the art of teaching, and we couldn’t be more proud to name Mrs. Elaine Frost as our Cooper Elementary teacher of the year. Please help us celebrate Mrs. Frost!
The Cooper PTO is hosting a Family Game Night on Friday, March 8th from 6p-8p. This is a great time to get out of the house, play some games together, and enjoy each other! We have games of all kinds, including yard games!
Cooper Reads will be selling various food items, with all proceeds going towards the purchase of a book vending machine for the school.
This is a free event, but we do ask that you bring a non-perishable food item as a donation to a local food pantry.
All families who attend will be entered into a raffle to win some brand new games.
We hope you can make it!
-Cooper PTO
We start each week with an episode of the Bronco Breakdown, a video series to share information with students about our school, our events, our counseling message, our celebrations, and more. Starting this week, we are able to share full episodes of the Bronco Breakdown with our families.
You can access this week’s Bronco Breakdown via our new YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@cesbroncos . Subscribe to our channel to receive updates when new videos and Bronco Breakdown episodes are posted. Enjoy!
We are increasing the fun in our school tours. Prospective students will receive a map of “Cooper National Park” to help them navigate the building, learn about encore, transportation, playgrounds, and more. We are also adding some junior rangers as guides, too. Welcome to Cooper, future Broncos!
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Mrs. Tia Glover is a prized member of our WIN team and our February Staff Member of the Month. Her connections to Cooper began years ago when her children were students and she became the PTO President for 2 years. She loved having a small glimpse inside the school and ways to give back. Last year, a P.E. position opened up and for her, "It opened my eyes to the many ways our children are cared for at Cooper."
When asked what she loves about Cooper, she said, "I love that I get to see the excitement when a student understands a concept and the satisfaction that comes from their hard work. I also love the people I get to work alongside. I feel inspired by their dedication and genuine concern for each individual student. Plus, they are just plain fun!"
According to members of our Cooper family, Mrs. Glover is incredibly patient and kind. She sees the good in every person and situation and is always looking for ways that she can help make wherever she is a better place. She is the kind of person that makes those around her feel calm and understood.
One of her colleagues described Tia says that she "couldn't ask for a better teammate. She makes coming to work super fun. We laugh so much and so hard everyday that it hurts. I can always count on her when I need her and she is always willing to jump in."
A few fun facts about Mrs. Glover:
The furthest place she has traveled to is New Zealand, where her mom is from.
She can play the piano, organ, and ukulele.
As you can tell, Tia Glover is a very special member of the Cooper team and is truly loved by all, maybe because everyone around her feels genuinely loved. - Rachel
Join us this Saturday at BHS for the Bentonville Schools Career Fair. This event is for anyone interested in a licensed or classified position at Cooper or elsewhere in Bentonville Schools. We hope to see you there!
We are having an art show! On the 14th, visit the Cooper gallery, featuring framed works of art by our Broncos. Then, step into the cafeteria to enjoy our 3rd grade musical performance. It is going to be a great evening!
The coolest thing happened today in 2nd grade. 2nd grade students secretly organized a baby shower for their teacher, Mrs. Yearber. They stashed gifts in classrooms, donuts in the office, and cookies and balloons in other rooms. They even scheduled it around Mrs. Yearber’s duty schedule. The shower was a student operation, and it was a success.
Thank you, Mrs. Yearber’s class for your creativity, planning, and love. You made today exceptionally special and memorable for the Yearber family. They will remember your incredible (and sneaky) kindness for years to come. Photo credits go to, yep, you guessed it: The kids. They tackled that part, too.
The 100th day of school was celebrated in style today by many, many Broncos. It was a GREAT day!
National School Counseling Week starts tomorrow. Help us celebrate and recognize the work of our incredible counselors, Mrs. Dumes and Mrs. Mayo!
Today, we kicked off Day I of Cooper Academies and welcomed students from Ignite to our school. In the Medical Skills Academy, students learned about blood pressure, splinting, heart rate, ultrasounds, and CPR. Ignite students led hands-on experiences in each of those areas. In the Technology Academy, students learned about what Ignite Tech offers, Ignite projects with Wal-Mart and Arvest, different types of coding, 3D printing, AI, and more. In the Video and Film academy, students learned about technical areas of video production and jumped into roles as directors, camera operators, light operators, and sound operators. The classroom was transformed into a studio, creating a memorable learning experience for our students. It was an awesome afternoon for all of us. Thank you, Ignite for partnering with us and extending your learning to our students!
Attention Bronco Parents: Career Day is approaching! Please contact our awesome counselor, Mrs. Dumes, if you are interested in sharing your career with our students!
