Character Focus
Caring and Kindness: Kindness in
words creates confidence. Kindness
in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.—
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November 13th from 5:30-8:30.
November 11th
(Veterans Day)
Tickets are $1.00 in advanced or
$2.00 at the door.
November 25-27
(Thanksgiving Break)
Concessions will be for sale!
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November 2015
There is a story called “The Starfish
Story” I would like to briefly share
as part of this month’s message. A
young man is walking along the
ocean and sees a beach on which
thousands and thousands of starfish
have washed ashore. Further along
he sees an old man, walking slowly
and stooping often, picking up one
starfish after another and tossing
each one gently into the ocean.
“Why are you throwing starfish into
the ocean?,” he asks. “Because the
sun is up and the tide is going out
and if I don’t throw them further in
they will die.” “But, old man, don’t
you realize there are miles and miles
of beach and starfish all along it!
You can’t possibly save them all,
you can’t even save one-tenth of
Copper Point School’s Student Ambassadors at the last community meeting.
them. In fact, even if you work all day, your efforts won’t
make any difference at all.” The old man listened calmly
and then bent down to pick up another starfish and threw
it into the sea. “It made a difference to that one.”
This month the character trait that we are focusing in is
caring and kindness. I love the “Starfish Story” as it portrays the efforts and understanding that the “old man” has
in that caring for one individual at a time makes a difference and while we can’t always reach every person, we
can try to be caring and kind to those we do see and know
that it makes a difference. The one thing this story does
not demonstrate is the lasting effects of his act of kindness. That is one thing that we will never fully understand, just how much the one act of caring or kindness
has impacted others. I would like to challenge you along
with your student to make a concerted effort to perform
one act of caring or kindness each day to anyone that
you come into contact with this month. At the very least,
it will make a positive difference for you and your day,
knowing that you attempted to help another. It is by
those small and simple acts of caring and kindness that
great and wonderful things will happen in our community.
Copper Point has open enrollment! Students can still enroll today—refer a
friend and get a free uniform shirt!
The 8th grade students are continuing to
explore "the skin, they are in" for the exLaura Zindler
pedition. In history class the students
Spanish, Latin American
have been studying propaganda and its
Studies
impact on identity. In math class the stuHello! My name is Laura
dents have created a survey, to be comZindler, and I'm a teacher at pleted outside of class, so they can anaCopper Point Charter
lyze data about how we identify ourSchool in Tucson, AZ. I
selves. In English class, we are wrapping
grew up in New York,
up the Grapes of Wrath, with an essay
moved to San Jose, Costa
that allows the students to look at the
Rica when I was nine, and connections they have made with elereceived a bachelor's degree ments of the story.
in Education from Universidad Latina. I spent three
years in Chile teaching English to some of the largest
multinational companies in
the country. I moved to
Tucson in 2013, and when
I'm not doing what I love
(teaching!) I'm either reading, hiking, or making new
friends and meeting new
people in the Tucson area.
Our Sophomores continue to look at
how technology and engineering impact society. They are reading Brave
New World in English and analyzing
how ideas in literature influence reality. They are beginning to design their
bridges and attempted to build a trebuchet.
Our 6th grade is getting
ready to start working in
the garden with the goal
of doing cold weather
crop planting in the next
several weeks. They just
finished an experiment
during which the students learned the importance of properly watering plants. They will
use this knowledge as
they plant and irrigate
the garden.
The seventh grade class
continues to explore immigration factors. The students have been brainstorming on the tableau
that they will present at
the celebration of learning.
Congratulations to
Courtnie R., Destiny M.
(pictured), and Jacob C.
who won the iPad
mini’s for student referrals!
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
After School
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After School
Care: 4:00-6:00
Care: 4:00-6:00
Mileage Club
Caring Cougars
Student Council
Yearbook Club
4-5pm
4-5pm
Care: 4:00-6:00 Care: 4:00-6:00 Care 1:35-6:00
Expressions
Mileage Club
Geek Squad
4-5pm
4-5pm
Copper Point offers an
After School program for $5.00/hr beginning at 4:00pm. ALL STUDENTS
NOT IN A CLUB WHO ARE ON CAMPUS AFTER 4:00 WILL REPORT TO
THE GYM FOR AFTER SCHOOL CARE!
Tutoring and Study Hall are offered every day but Wednesday from 3:15 -4:00 pm
If you live in any of the following situations:
· In a shelter
· In a motel or campground due to the lack of
an alternative adequate accommodation
· In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus or
train station
· Doubled up with other people due to loss of
housing or economic hardship
You may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
If you believe you may be eligible, contact
the local liaison to find out what services and
supports may be available.
Arizona Resources
Youth on their Own A non-profit organization that
specializes in school dropout prevention for homeless and near-homeless youth ages 8-22.
Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness
6th Grade: Louis Laguna (Eros). Eros consistently turns his work in on time, is willing to
help others, and has taken a leadership role in the current class book project. He can be
counted on to stay on task and set an example for the other students to follow.
7th Grade: Aurus Fraire: Aurus was selected by the teachers as student of the month due to
his positive attitude and willingness to take risks in the classroom. Aurus is always willing
to try something new and is persistent in his education when faced with a challenges
8th Grade: Alex Saucedo: Alex was selected by the teachers as student of the month because he demonstrates respectful and responsible behavior in the classroom. Alex leads by
example but is also willing to help his classmates out in class, if they are struggling to follow the example.
9th Grade: Anna Leon: Anna is an excellent student. She works hard and thinks critically
about the topics in class. She is always willing to help her peers understand topics and
assist wherever is needed.
10th Grade: Eric Esquer: Eric continues to work hard in class. He has a strong focus on his
learning and tries hard to accomplish all necessary tasks. Eric is a pleasure to have
in class.
#WeAreCrew
Some staff attended the
EL National Conference
in San Diego last week to
learn more skills to help
our students build Character, Community and
Leadership.
Our freshmen continue to learn about disease through the lens of a Zombie
Apocalypse. In addition to reading World War Z, they are looking
at exponential growth in math and learning about how disease
impacts different countries and economies.
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Homeless Youth Connection In partnership with
the community, HYC raises awareness and meets
the needs of homeless youth so they can stay in
school and graduate
If you need further assistance with your educational needs, contact the National
Center for Homeless Education: 1-800-308-2145 * [email protected] * www.serve.org/nche
Children need healthy meals to learn. Copper
Point Schools offers healthy meals every school
day. Breakfast costs 1.75; lunch costs 3.00. Your
children may qualify for free meals or for reduced
price meals. Reduced price is .40 CENTS for
breakfast and .40 cents for lunch. Complete the
application to apply for free or reduced price
meals. Use one Free and Reduced Price School
Meals Application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not
complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to: Leticia Zapata. All children in households receiving
benefits from SNAP, FDPIR (Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations) or TANF, can
get free meals regardless of your income. Also,
your children can get free meals if your household’s gross income is within the free limits on the
Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines. Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a
foster care agency or court, are eligible for free
meals. Any foster child in the household is eligible for free meals regardless of income. Children
who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or
migrant qualify for free meals. If you haven’t
been told your children will get free meals, please
call or e-mail Copper Point Schools, homeless
liaison or migrant coordinator to see if they
qualify. If you have other questions or need help,
call LETICIA ZAPATA AT 520-624-7169.
Opportunities
All students are required to complete 20
hours of community service each year.
 10 Hours due on December 14th
 10 Hours due on May 16th
Students should track hours on their blue service tracker provided in crew, or by getting a
letter on official letterhead from the organization.
Mrs. Q. knows of a few opportunities for community service. See her for more details! The deadline for
first semester is approaching fast! Get your hours
submitted to your crew leader as soon as possible!
If you know of an organization that needs
student volunteers, please contact Mrs. Q at
[email protected] or call
520-2624-7169x305
732 W . Roger Rd. Tucson, AZ 85755
November
5- Caring and Kind Color DayWear pink
11- Veterans Day- NO SCHOOL
13- Bracelet Day, Family Game
Night (5:30-8:30)
16- Caring and Kind Color DayWear pink
24- Bracelet Day
25-27- Thanksgiving Break- NO
SCHOOL
Family Game Night!
November 13th, 2015
5:30-8:30
Tickets: $1.00 in advance, $2.00 at the door!
See a member of the Geek Squad for details!