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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.

 

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Yearbook Update!

Yearbook Orders:  Please visit the Jostens website to directly place orders for the 2022-2023 DCS school yearbook.   Yearbooks will be distributed to students during school at the end of the school year in June.  All orders are due before April 1, 2023.  Please email Miss Mitten at [email protected] if you have any questions.


Yearbook Photo Submissions:  You can submit photos from DCS school events, sports and activities for the yearbook at:

 

ReplayIt  https://images.jostens.com/ 

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Yearbook Cover Art Contest:  DCS students voted this week for their favorite student-created yearbook cover art.  Teachers will vote next week and winners will be announced before winter break.  Thank you to everyone who participated.

4th Graders had fun digging deeper into the characters from our novel by making a cootie catcher to ask each other deep thinking questions!

Yearbook Information

Yearbook Information


Orders:  Please visit the Jostens website to directly place orders for the 2022-2023 DCS school yearbook.   Yearbooks will be distributed to students during school at the end of the school year in June.  All orders are due before April 1, 2023.  Please email Miss Mitten at [email protected] if you have any questions.


Photo Submissions:  If you have some fantastic photos from DCS school events, sports and activities please consider submitting them to Yearbook Club to consider for use through the easy & secure ReplayIt website at  https://images.jostens.com/ using the login ID: 0mqxalssEyKOu4-kfnjooZA


We cannot guarantee all submissions will be used and will not be able to use any with students who have not given permission for their images to be used in media; however, the Yearbook Club would love to see all your great pics and have a variety of options to select from.  Photos will be accepted until April 1, 2023.  Thank you in advance!


Cover Art Contest:  DCS would like to showcase student-created artwork on the yearbook cover again this year.  Students in grades K-8 can turn in their entries to Miss Mitten in Room 112 anytime before Friday, December 12, 2022.  See the attached flyer for more information and specifications.

4th graders wrote progressive spooky stories where each student chose a prompt to start writing and then passed their notebook to another student to continue the story for them.  
Check out WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT LISTS posted in your student's Google Classroom Stream!  This lists will be updated as new assignments are added.  Students should get in the habit of checking their Google Classroom each evening to make sure they have completed all work that is due.  
5th graders showed what they learned about a nonfiction text by creating a one-pager to outline important, topics, themes and ideas.  We love showing what we've learned in different ways!
4th Graders worked with partners to sort the elements of a RACES response.  We're very excited to write our own text dependent responses to all of the great things that we're reading in class!

The OSP Sexual Misconduct, Title IX and Bias-based Behavior Student Training

4th graders will have this training on Friday, June 3rd.
 
The safety of our students continues to be of the utmost importance. The District’s Office of Student Protection and Title IX’s commitment to this endeavor includes providing training on preventing and reporting abuse to all Pre-K-12 CPS students. 
 
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:
 
  • Students will understand CPS Title IX Policy and Discrimination Statement
  • Students will know who the Title IX Coordinator is, what OSP does, and how to get in touch with OSPStudents will understand what constitutes sexual harassment and bias-based harm
  • 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
  • Students will know what to do if they believe they or other students have been subjected to sexual harassment or bias-based harm

5th Graders visited the kindergarteners publishing party.  It was so much fun to celebrate the kindergarteners hard work! 
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Katherine Cooper
5th Grade Literacy & Social Studies Teacher