4th graders work on adding new information to their Westing Game detective case files!
Mrs. Cooper's Bio
This is my 18th year of teaching in the Chicago Public Schools and my 14th year at Decatur. In my 18 years of teaching, I have taught everything from 1st grade to 8th grade! Literacy & Social Studies are passions of mine and I am very excited to be teaching 5th grade English Literacy and Social Studies this year.
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 on learning disabilities. I'm excited to be utilizing my background in history & literacy in my classroom on a daily basis. I'm lucky to be able to teach two of my favorite subjects this year!
When I'm not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, figure skating, and doing needlepoint. I also am very excited to be having my first child this fall!
Posts
4th Graders get excited about our new mystery novel, The Westing Game, by creating their own detective case file folder!
Happy Valentine's Day
4th graders worked with partners on a text feature scavenger hunt in our novel, What Was the Age of Exploration?
5th graders led their own small group discussion about our novel, Amal Unbound. Students wrote their own questions of varying complexity.
5th graders participated in a nonfiction article jigsaw task. Each student read a different article and created an infographic to teach their group members about what they read.
Selling the Magic Water Advertisement
5th Graders reviewed important elements of our novel, Freak the Mighty, by working together to solve the escape room!
5th Graders create cause and effect comics for our novel, Freak the Mighty!
Fall Fest Fun with 4th Grade!
Jog-A-Thon!
Coffee with the Principal October 28th!
Intermediate Grades (3-5) Coffee with Principal Negrón
- October 28, 8:00-9:00am
- We will accommodate 24 parents in-person (8 from each grade) and the rest of our parents will be welcome to join in virtually.
- Please click on this survey to reserve your in-person spot or register via the Zoom here to attend virtually.
- Our gathering will take place in the school library. Parents will enter at the Annex Main Entrance, Door 5 off of Sacramento. Parents should park legally in the neighborhood. Please use a mask to attend, thank you!
4th graders get excited about starting our first novel of the year, Tuck Everlasting, by working with partners to find examples of figurative language to describe the setting.
Katherine Cooper
5th Grade Literacy & Social Studies Teacher