Ms. Lesley's Kinder Class~ Tuesday and Wednesday the Kinder class were working on their first ever STEM project. The class learned about birds. They watched a video about how they protect themselves and their eggs from predators and the elements by building nests. Tuesday, they were given connecting cubes, a cup, a marshmallow Peep, and some pine straw to build their tree and nest at the top. Wednesday, we changed out the pine straw for large popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners. Soon groups were coming up with creative ways to build their tree in a way that would support and help balance their cup with a nest and Peep on top.
The Fremont Center for the Arts will be holding the annual Schools of Fremont County show now through April 28th. All middle and high schools in Fremont County are invited to participate. The annual art show is judged and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons are awarded. Check out https://www.fremontarts.org/ for more information on the show.
Students watch the slow process of separation by chromatography. The class used FD&C food dyes to learn about the separation of chemicals based on their relative solubility and affinity for different solvents. The kits and supplies we used were part of a grant received from the Nathan Yip foundation. Much of the process was watching the solvent front (the liquid the strip was dipped in) travel up the chromatography paper and catching it before it hit the top. During this process the dyes were separated into individual molecule colors that made each dye. Soluble dyes traveled the furthest and dyes that weren’t as soluble moved less.
Thank you Lion's Club for putting on a fantastic Easter Egg Hunt for the community! Lots of egg hunting, prizes, and yummy goodies for all to enjoy!
Middle school leadership students cheered on the Pirates at a recent baseball game as they compete in Leadership Bingo. Each square of the bingo card has an act of leadership such as public speaking, writing a note of encouragement, and cleaning school grounds.
Our 11th graders kick off the Science CMAS tomorrow, and then more testing follows the remainder of April! Check out the staff motivational video to all of our students to get them ready to tackle those tests with determination and excellence!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bYLUXyJ1z7lxNMDVOwcEWCbiJy7EN4NJ/view?usp=share_link
UPDATE: Repairs for the rooftop unit in the elementary that was experiencing issues are expected to be completed tomorrow, April 5th. These repairs should resolve the issues experienced over the last couple of weeks with lower temperatures in the 2nd-5th Grade classrooms.
Our facilities team has been working diligently to ensure that our school is a comfortable and safe learning environment for your children, and we appreciate your patience during this time.
NOTICE: Due to high winds today the #3 bus (Ms. Tammy) will drive an alternate route this afternoon. As in the past, drop-off times will be altered. Please see drop-off times below:
4:09 PM - CR 1A
4:13 PM - Flying Eagle Trail
4:20 PM - HWY 69/1A
4:35 PM - The Y
4:37 PM - Shannon Road
4:44 PM - CR 27A
4:49 PM - L Path
4:54 PM - Elkhorn Rd
4:59 PM - 17th Trail
5:02 PM - 12th Trail
5:02 PM - Palmer Rd (The Palmer Rd stop will drop off at 12th Trail)
PROM SPIRIT WEEK - March 27-30
Monday - M&M Day
Tuesday - Toga
Wednesday - Royalty/High Roller
Thursday - Purple & Gold Day
- Pay $1 to the Junior Class to wear your hat on Thursday
NOTICE: The 2nd-5th Grade classrooms are currently experiencing issues with one of the rooftop heating units, causing lower temperatures inside classrooms. The other rooftop unit is still operational, and there is baseboard heat and space heaters available as needed. We are monitoring temperatures, our maintenance supervisor is aware and working diligently to resolve this issue and repairs will be completed as soon as possible.
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! We encourage all families to stop by the school next week, March 27-31st from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM to check out the book fair.
Cotopaxi HS Track competes today at Dutch Clark Stadium. Come out for some sunshine and Spring air and cheer on Cotopaxi student-athletes. Go Pirates!
Next year's High School students (9-12th grade), reviewed course options for the 2023-2024 school year earlier this week. Eleventh and 12th graders previewed FMI course pathways as well. Student's will be building schedules upon their return from break. Feel free to review the courses using the link below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13wjZUI19yzMqyGkS0EEQNlrSRP03IcJ6B7UOAljsivo/edit?usp=sharing
Sixth grade social studies students explored infographics and how to illustrate information in a variety of ways. They also created infographics on different animals native to the Amazon Rainforest as part of their biodiversity projects in our South America Unit.
This week a few students and staff collaborated on our Profile of a Graduate work. Amy Spicer, Vice President-Implementation Design from CEI (Colorado Education Initiative), facilitated the next step in this exciting work...Prototyping! Having student voice is a large part of this work, and it was wonderful to listen to our students share about what they believe represents Cotopaxi Schools. Students shared ideas about resources that would make them successful learners, and successful in their post-secondary endeavors. Community, opportunities, open-mindedness, perseverance, local resources, outdoors and wildlife, and P.R.I.D.E. are a few examples of what students implemented in their prototype visual. We are looking forward to this continued work with one another. Stay tuned for more updates!
The Junior Class will be sponsoring the upcoming Prom titled "City of Lights" on April 1st. The dinner and dance will be in the school cafeteria from 7:30-10pm. After Prom will follow in the high school gym and will be held from 10pm-12am.
NOTICE: Due to predicted heavy snow at regular dismissal time and road conditions in areas of the District all grades, PK-12 will dismiss at 1:15 PM today, THURSDAY, MARCH 16.
Buses will drop off approximately 2.5 hours EARLIER than normally scheduled. Lunch will be provided for all grades before dismissal.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school.
Next year's 11th and 12th graders reviewed Fremont Multidistrict Pathways with Amanda Cornelius our FMI coordinator! We are excited to offer these opportunities to all Fremont County Students. Please check our website for the FMI course catalogue. HS students interested should fill out the Google Form Link attached to our FMI notification that is on our school website. If you have further questions about FMI please reach out to Amanda at: acornelius@re-2.org
Sixth grade students were using tissue boxes to practice drawing a net and using the net to calculate surface area of the box. A net is a flat, 2-dimensional, representation of the 3-D box. It takes some practice to change a 3-D shape into a net and using something real helps and adds a bit of fun.
Cotopaxi recently reached their 100th day of school this year. First-grade celebrated by dressing up as 100 year olds. We also celebrated by bring 100 small items and completing many activities centered around 100.
