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Upcoming Events

December 11
Band/Orchestra meets
 
December 12
8:15am Winter Music Assembly
12:25 Tuesday Early Release
12:30-1:15 Student Council 
6pm Winter Music Concert
 
December 13
Band/Orchestra meets
2:30-3:30 PTO Sponsored Art
 
December 14
Band/Orchestra meets
Healthy Hawk Milers (2nd-5th grades)
2:30-4pm STEM Scouts  
 
December 18
Band/Orchestra Meets
 
December 19
12:25 Tuesday Early Release
 
December 20
Band/Orchestra Meets
 
December 21  
SCHOOL WIDE PAJAMA DAY
Band/Orchestra meets
Healthy Hawk Milers (2nd-5th grades)
2:30-4pm STEM Scouts
LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS BEFORE BREAK
 
December 22 - January 7  
Winter Break - NO SCHOOL 
 
January 8
Return from Winter Break
Band/Orchestra Meets
7pm PTO Meeting in library 
 
January 9
12:25 Tuesday Early Release
12:30-1:15 Student Council meets
6pm Governing  Board Meeting - Wetmore
 
January 10
Band/Orchestra Meeting
9am District Spelling Bee at CDO
 
January 11
Band/Orchestra meets
Healthy Hawk Milers (2nd-5th grades)
2:30-4pm STEM Scouts
 
January 12
2nd Quarter report cards go home 
 

Copper Creek is looking for a crossing guard. If you are interested or know someone who is... please call our front office for more information.
Or, click here to apply.     
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ATSK
American Taekwondo Super Karate
Tuesdays and Thursdays 
right after school 
at Copper Creek, in the MPR. 
Sign up NOW! 
click picture for printable form   
Email atsk123@gmail.com  or call 520-603-0834 with any questions.
 
Volunteers Needed!

Copper Creek is an AMAZING COMMUNITY SCHOOL with lots of wonderful volunteers that make it such a special place!  We need your help to continue doing all the fabulous things we do!  

 

Email coppercreekpto@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering. 

 

Email us with any questions or concerns at     


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STOP! 
BEFORE YOU THROW AWAY FOOD PACKAGING...
during this holiday season.
Don't stop collecting those box tops during all that holiday baking! The fall collection date will be December 20th. 
We'll take them any way that you can send them in, but if you or your children have time to trim around the box tops, that saves our box top crew some time.  If you have any questions, please email the PTO at 

Copper Creek is running another year of STEM Scouts (sponsored by SimpleView).  This is a great after school program that is run by Boy Scouts of America and meets once a week (for the school year) on Thursdays from 2:30-4pm in our science lab with Mr. Tutone as the instructor. Kids will participate in hands-on investigations every week in various science and engineering topics. The program is open to ALL 3rd-5th graders. The cost is just $200 to be paid now to the STEM scouts program and then an additional fee of $50 to the PTO to be paid later (if you participated last year and have the STEM scouts shirt and lab coat) and $85 if this is your first year as you'll need to purchase the STEM scouts shirt and lab coat (for safety reasons). These fees cover the ENTIRE year of program costs and the class has a maximum enrollment of 16 students. If you are interested in this program, please email Kendra at kendra_ritchey@yahoo.com.  
 
Click here to register.
  
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Register your VIP Card at Fry's
 
If you haven't connected your Fry's card to benefit Copper Creek, please click on the link below to enroll  your VIP card for the 2017-2018 school year.  This is EASY money for us, so please register ASAP and start earning money for our school! 
*This is so easy and takes about 3 minutes to do. You do NOT need to re-enroll if you signed up last year. If you didn't do this last year, follow the prompts to create an account and then enter Copper Creek Elementary PTO as the beneficiary. 
 
Happy Sunday Hawk Families!  

This past week I was able to spend some significant time in classrooms to really observe some of our instructional practices.  I was so impressed, especially in our 5th grade classes. The dialogue I heard between our students was rich and cognitively demanding.  Frankly, I would have been impressed to hear it in a high school class.  I encourage you to ask your children about what they are learning each day - they may surprise you!

These last two weeks before winter break are busy.  Students are finishing projects, instructional units are being completed, and successes are being celebrated.  Thank you again for all of your support as we create a well-rounded experience for our children.

Sincerely,
 
Kristjan Laumets 
Principal 
Many of our classes have signed up to adopt a family this holiday season.  Just a reminder that all gifts should be wrapped and turned into the classroom by  
Thursday, December 14th.
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The Copper Creek Community has been amazing in its generosity towards others. Thank you for that!   
While many classes have adopted an Amphi family for the holidays, there is a family right here at Copper Creek in need.  
Please visit our Giving Tree in the front office if you can help this family for the holidays. Take an ornament with their requested item and return it wrapped and tagged for the person it's intended for by Wednesday, December 20th.  
Thank you for helping to create an amazing, thoughtful, and generous community.

Notes from STUDENT COUNCIL
This time of year there are many students in our district that can't afford clothes to keep them warm.  Student Council is sponsoring a Warm Clothing Drive.  We are asking for gently used pants, shirts, sweaters, shoes, and brand new underwear and socks in packages, to donate.
All the items collected will go to the Amphitheater Clothing Bank. Please bring your donations to the front office. Items will be collected until December 21st.  
 
 
Amphi Foundation is collecting food items to help students over the Holiday Break. Copper Creek has been challenged to collect 200 jars of jelly before December 15th.  Do you think you could help us not only meet the challenge, but beat it? Please bring your jars of jelly to the front office by December 14th.   
 
   
 
The Student Store will be open Wednesday, December 6, during lunch for all grades. There will be some great holiday items for sale including splat balls, bendables, plush snowmen, and reindeer antlers.   
All items range from $0.25 to $3.  
 
There will also be HOLIDAY GRAMS for sale. For $1, you can send a friend or staff member at Copper Creek a message along with a holiday pencil and a candy cane. These can be purchased at the front office or the student store.
 
Thank you for supporting our Student Council, or school, and our community!
 
DON'T FORGET...
 You can earn money for Copper Creek while you shop on Amazon!
   
Don't miss this opportunity to earn "free" money for our school.
Shop you like normally do, just visit smile.amazon.com. On your first visit, before you begin shopping, select  
Copper Creek Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization as your charitable organization. AmazonSmile will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com
will result in a donation.
  • Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
  • AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
   
Get a Head Start on the Spring Auction with Holiday Sales!
 
 
The Spring auction is just around the corner and each class will be contributing a themed basket chosen by their teacher.   
 
 We are asking each family to donate a $10-$15 item to the basket, or if you choose to not shop for an item we will ask for a cash donation in the spring for items to be purchased.  
 
The basket themes are:
Pauley - Everything Seuss (Dr. Seuss Theme)
Tollefson - Crafting Craziness
Ellsworth - Coffee Lovers
Malthup - Family Game Night
Womack - A Day at the Park
Lewis - What's the Scoop? (Ice Cream Social)
Peplinski - Family Road Trip
Volk - Beach Bums
Latin - Wildcat Super Fan
LoVerde - One Brick at a Time (Legos)
Hinz - Rated Awesome (Movie Night)
Ogden-Coons - Dessert First (Baking with Kids)
Tutone - Let's Get Physical (Exercise Themed)
Branham - Rainy Day Fun
Flannery - It's A Date (Date Night for Mom & Dad)
Roddewig - Summer Fun (Indoors or Out)
Golden - I Love Disney (Disney Theme)
Ball - The Young Artist (Art Theme)
 
Thanks for your help and contributions to make our Spring Auction a success.  
If you have any questions please contact Valerie Crawford at uarnval@yahoo.com  

Upload your pictures NOW to United Portraits  
for the 2017-2018 Yearbook 

Visit www.unitedportraits.com and upload the pictures of all the fun activities and projects your child has been involved with at Copper Creek.  Just login with the username and password you created last year or create a new one.  Click the tab labeled "submit photos for yearbook" and choose your pictures.  Just a few minutes here and there, and we should have an incredible yearbook full of amazing memories!


We hope that you are as excited as we are to begin another great school year at Copper Creek!  
  
Sincerely,  
              
Kimiko Larkin
Copper Creek Elementary PTO