The last day of school for the 2011-12 school year has been moved from June 5 to June 7, 2012. Please mark your calendars accordingly. |
WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE EAGLES
Cope Middle School 1000 West Cypress Avenue, Redlands, CA 92373
Phone: 909-307-5420, Fax 909-307-5436
Cope Middle School 1000 West Cypress Avenue, Redlands, CA 92373
Phone: 909-307-5420, Fax 909-307-5436
Our Mission Statement: We the members of the Cope community, students, parents and staff together are committed to mutual respect, critical thinking, and problem-solving through participation in our own education, demonstration of our own work ethic, and pursuit of our own personal potential.
| Minimum Day: Thursday, 1/26/12: School will release at 12:43, with buses leaving at approximately 1:00. Thank you! Parent Education Night: Helping your Struggling Student: Thursday, January 26, 6:30 p.m. in the library. Is your student struggling academically? Did he or she bring home C's, D's, and F's on his/her report card? Join us in the library this Thursday, where we will have teachers and counselors to work with you and your child to teach both of your strategies to improve learning. Nominate a teacher for the Barnes and Noble "My Favorite Teacher Award"! Barnes and Noble sponsors an annual My Favorite Teacher Award contest. Students can write a powem or essay describing the teacher who has mentored them in an outstanding way. Go to this website: http:www.barnesandnoble.com/u/my-favorite-teacher/379002376/ for details and an entry form! Lets have this year's winner come from Cope! 1st Semester Report Cards are coming home FRIDAY, JANUARY 13! Your child will be given their report card during last hour this Friday. Please review this important academic report card with your child. Our teachers spend a great amount of time analyzing student work, to provide you with accurate data regarding their learning. Also, please do take the time to read the comments provided by the teachers, as they give important information regarding your student's progress as well. Please take the time to contact the teacher if the teacher has requested you to do so. If you have any concerns regarding your student's progress, please e-mail or phone their teacher, who can give you the most detailed first-hand information available. Congratulations on a great first semester! -Mrs. Pearne If You Shop at Target and Office Depot...READ THIS! When you check out at Target and Office Depot, tell the cashier that you'd like to support Cope Middle School. A percentage of your purchase will be donated to our school without any additional cost to you. The funds we receive from these stores are then used for the benefit of our students. THINK Together After School Program Currently Full: If you would like to be placed on the Waiting List, please complete an application (available in the Office). If you have any questions regarding THINK Together, please call 909-435-8797. Parents, we need your help! We value the importance of an uninterrupted classroom. If your student has forgotten an item, or you have dropped something off for them in the student center, the student must come up and check for the item during passing period or lunch. We will not send passes to classes to inform students that the item has arrived, so as to maintain the excellent instruction that is the pride of Cope! Parents' Corner:
Need help with ABI Parent Portal? Click this link for the Tutorial Document. Why isn’t Anyone Listening to Me?
Do you feel like no one hears what you’re saying? Are people bossing you around, making you feel frustrated and annoyed? This can happen to anyone, but is especially frustrating when you have to be around people who don’t listen to you over a long period of time, like a school break.
Is this a problem that can be solved? Is there anything you can do to make people listen to you? The answer is yes and yes! This is a problem you can solve, and there are some ways to make sure people are listening to you.
First, think about how you are talking to others. Are you using a calm, thoughtful voice, or are you being whiney and demanding? People like to help people who are nice to be around. If you aren’t treating others with kindness, why should they listen to you?
Next, make sure you choose a good time to talk to the person. For example, maybe you want to ask your mom for permission to go to a friend’s house over winter break. Did Mom just get home with her arms full of stuff? Is your brother crying? Or is the dog barking while dinner is starting to burn? Not a good time to ask Mom. Pick a time when the person you want to hear you is rested, relaxed and not busy with something else. Otherwise, you are going to make that person annoyed with you! If the person never seems relaxed enough to talk to, write him or her a note. Moms will take what you’ve written very seriously if you have taken the time to write it down for her. She may notice that she has been busy, and make time to listen to you because you wrote it down first.
Make sure you have the person’s attention before you talk to him or her. Don’t be rude, but check to see if the person knows you’re asking a question or sharing something important to you. You can say something like, “Karly, are you busy? I want to tell you something important to me.” Say Karly only if this is your friend’s name. If it isn’t, use his or her name instead!
Ask the person to repeat your message or question back to you. Not like a robot, but check to see if he or she heard you right. It’s possible that you said one thing and they heard something else. For example, you might say, “I need you to feed the dogs on Monday before school and get the mail after school on Tuesday.” The person might hear, “Feed the dogs after school and check the mail on Monday.” Make sure they heard you right!
Be a good listener yourself. Don’t interrupt others. Wait until they have finished talking before you bring up your own idea. If you show that you are a good listener, people will want to listen to you, too. Have a safe and relaxing winter break! This message brought to you by South Coast Community Services, Prevention and Early Intervention by MSHA funding.
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