We have lots of PIRATE activity this weekend! Come out to support your Cotopaxi Pirates! Friday MS Volleyball vs. South Park @ 10 a.m. HS Volleyball vs. Custer @ 5 p.m. Saturday MS Football vs. Pikes Peak Christian @11 a.m. MS Volleyball vs. Pikes Peak Christian @ 11 a.m. HS Volleyball vs. Pikes Peak Christian @ 12 (JV), 1 (V) All games are played at HOME this weekend
Kindergarten completed their first STEM project. They worked with a team to build a tower using only pencils and clothes pins. It was a challenge but through perseverance and learning from other teams all the groups were able to build their tower. Way to go, kinders!
BOARD MEETING LIVE: https://youtube.com/live/4DleHnjKOwQ?feature=share
Middle school kids are preparing for the district's new implementation of student-led conferences. Students are asked to attend conferences with you so they can share an active role in their academic progress and growth with you. This is new for the students and teachers and I look forward to working through this process with them.
The high school Computer Science class created a few pixel art images last week. Pixel art is a style where individual pixels serve as the building blocks that make up the image. Ironically, they did this by first creating a smaller version, then using paper squares they replicated it on the gym floor.
High school art students have been working on Cubist-inspired mixed media masks. Cubism was inspired by African masks. One of the goals of Cubism was to show multiple angles of an object at the same time. Students used cardboard and acrylic paint to create their masks.
The 8th grade Industrial Arts class have been learning a computer-aided design software in which they are creating skateboards! Once proficient, they will be able to design their own woodworking projects.
Our World History class has just completed an Indo-European portfolio! They had multiple stories to write, a map to create of the location of many different Indo-European people, and a unique artistic presentation.
First-grade students are studying lights and sound. They have experimented with string to see how it makes different sounds with varying tension. They have also created fish suncatchers to see how light passes through different materials.
Every Wednesday elementary PE classes participate in a walking classroom program where they listen to podcast lessons on health and the body while exercising. Most students get between 1800 and 2500 steps in a lesson. What a beautiful landscape we have here at Cotopaxi Schools. ~ Ms. Collins
Kindergarten students started their first STEM project of the year! They tried building a tower using only pencils and clothes pins. After trying their first versions and learning some new techniques, they will try round two this week.
In celebration of the start of the school year, the Colorado Rockies would like to invite students, teachers, family, and friends to enjoy some fall baseball and support your local community. Join us at Coors Field for our Back-to-School Fall Fundraiser from Friday, September 29th – Sunday, October 1st!
Discounted tickets starting at just $12 – available only at www.rockies.com/schools.
· Includes $2 per ticket back to participating school district foundations
* Friday, Sept. 29 6:10PM -Post Game Fireworks
* Saturday, Sept. 30 6:10PM- Colorado Rockies City Connect Game Day
* Sunday, Oct. 1 1:10PM-Fan Appreciation Day
The high school newspaper class has been diligently working hard to put together their first official newspaper this year. From designing to editing, this group is learning it all. The Valley Cutlass should be distributed and available at local post offices soon. For all current and last year's digital versions of the newspaper, please find a link on the school's website at www.cotopaxire3.org.
Cotopaxi Early Leaning Center had Tammy Nuss as a guest speaker to talk about bus safety! We talked about ways to stay safe while on the bus and waiting to get on the bus. She provided all the kids with a coloring book and colored crayons. Each child was asked a bus safety question and they also received a pencil. To end the presentation, we all practiced getting on the bus and went for a ride to Coaldale and back. The kids did a great job following directions and were safe getting off the bus when we returned to the preschool! Thank you Mrs. Tammy!!
This quarter is flying by at super speed. Several Middle school students are working on their first paper that will be entered into a writing competition called Patriot's Pen. The theme this year is " How are you inspired by America?"
A gentle reminder to families to please ensure children are dropped off no earlier than 7:40 AM as staff supervision is not available until then. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our students safe and well-supervised. Thank you!
2023-2024 Fall Sports Team photos will be on Thursday, September 28, 2023 in the afternoon. Forms can be found under the Documents icon, then the Athletics folder. Game day photo information can also be found under the Athletics folder.
The art room just received a new pottery wheel we received funding for through Donor's Choose. The wheel will be used by the high school ceramics class as well as other classes to expand their experience working with clay.
This week, 5th grade is starting a project-based learning unit focusing on the movement of matter and how energy flows in an ecosystem, culminating in a short presentation. After discovering food chains, food webs, and the movement of energy starting at the sun, students will select an ecosystem. They will become the experts on the movement of energy through their ecosystem and present/share their findings with the class.
Everyone in the Automotive Basics course learned how to change a tire last week. Each student was able to effectively remove a tire and put on the spare.