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Mrs. Cooper's Bio

My name is Katherine Cooper and I will be the 5th Grade Room 107 Homeroom teacher and 5th Grade Literacy & Social Studies teacher this year!  These are my favorite subjects to teach so I'm excited to share my passion with my students.  This is my 21st year teaching in Chicago Public Schools and my 17th year at Decatur!  I have taught everything from 1st to 8th grade but have found that intermediate grade level is the perfect sweet spot.  I received my undergraduate degree from DePauw University in Elementary Education and History.  Later I attended DePaul University and received my master's degree as a Reading Specialist with a focus in learning disabilities.  I'm excited to be utilizing my background in both history and literacy in my classroom on a daily basis!  I live in Ukrainian Village with my husband and 2 kids, John & Gia, whom I hope will attend Decatur one day! When I'm not teaching, you can catch me chasing after my kids, doing something crafty like needlepoint or crochet or chilling on the couch with my favorite drink, a McDonald's Diet Coke!

 

If you need to get in touch with me, the best way to contact me is through my email ([email protected]). Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have! I do my best to answer emails in 48 hours.

 

Intermediate Team!
 

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A fun twist on annotations!  Students work in partners on an annotation scavenger hunt to find important elements in a nonfiction article by color coding their thinking.  
During SEL, student's learn more about each other by conducting interviews & creating a poster about their partner.  This is a great way to build community in our classroom!
Students peer edit creative writing stories about a problem that a 5th grader might encounter during school this year.  
Building community through hexagonal thinking!  Students created hexagons to represent themselves and then found connections between their classmates. 
5th Graders show their understanding of our novel, Amal Unbound, by creating poems to describe the main character and drawing symbolic henna on her hand to show things to represent her character.  
4th Graders showcased their critical thinking by creating patterns & connections between important ideas from their novel, The Dreamer. 

Title IX (OSP Sexual Misconduct Training *CHANGE* Thursday, March 30th

The Office of Student Protection and Title IX (OSP) Sexual Misconduct, Title IX and Bias-based Behavior Student Training covers the following five learning objectives using developmentally appropriate language:

  1. Students will understand CPS Title IX Policy and Discrimination Statement

  2. Students will know who the Title IX Coordinator is, what OSP does, and how to get in touch with OSP

  3. Students will understand what constitutes sexual harassment and bias-based harm

  4. Students will be aware of the resources available to students who report sexual harassment, retaliation, or bias-based harm, including supportive measures pending an investigation

  5. Students will know what to do if they believe they or other students have been subjected to sexual harassment or bias-based harm

Important details: 

  • The sessions have been broken down by grade and are all around 30-45 minutes. 

  • Parents have the right to opt-out. If you choose to opt your child out please email your teacher. 

  • If you wish to teach your child this material yourself, you can access the videos to the sessions on the OSP website at www.cps.edu/osp. 

  • For questions about course content, please submit them here, and the OSP Training Team will get back to you.

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Katherine Cooper
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Katherine Cooper
5th Grade Literacy & Social Studies Teacher