Mr. Cook
@mrcookschool.bsky.social
Project Arrow Gifted Resource Teacher @cowlishawkoalas in @ipsd204 Passionate about #Literacy, humanities and fostering #Diversity in #Education and #GiftedEd
www.mrcook.school
www.mrcook.school
Hey @CowlishawKoalas! The 2024–2025 school year is wrapping up 🎉 A reminder to all Project Arrow families: 📩 Q4 progress reports will be emailed to the address on file by Friday, June 6 at 12 PM. Wishing you all the best—see you in August! 💙
#CowlishawKoalas #YearEndVibes 🐨
#CowlishawKoalas #YearEndVibes 🐨
June 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hey @CowlishawKoalas! The 2024–2025 school year is wrapping up 🎉 A reminder to all Project Arrow families: 📩 Q4 progress reports will be emailed to the address on file by Friday, June 6 at 12 PM. Wishing you all the best—see you in August! 💙
#CowlishawKoalas #YearEndVibes 🐨
#CowlishawKoalas #YearEndVibes 🐨
Basking in the glow of my 5th graders' brilliance as they close one chapter and prepare for the next. Today, I said goodbye to all my classes and am so proud. 🌟
“Challenges are opportunities to showcase brilliance…”
#TeacherPride #EndOfYear #ProjectArrow 🐨
“Challenges are opportunities to showcase brilliance…”
#TeacherPride #EndOfYear #ProjectArrow 🐨
May 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Basking in the glow of my 5th graders' brilliance as they close one chapter and prepare for the next. Today, I said goodbye to all my classes and am so proud. 🌟
“Challenges are opportunities to showcase brilliance…”
#TeacherPride #EndOfYear #ProjectArrow 🐨
“Challenges are opportunities to showcase brilliance…”
#TeacherPride #EndOfYear #ProjectArrow 🐨
📣3PA: Today was our final class! Check Google Classroom in the coming days for your Ancient Egypt scores. Progress reports will be emailed to caregivers when report cards post 4PA: CNS assessment Friday!5PA: Golden Shovel poems due tomorrow in class + Capstone Conference at 4 PM in the LMC!
May 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
📣3PA: Today was our final class! Check Google Classroom in the coming days for your Ancient Egypt scores. Progress reports will be emailed to caregivers when report cards post 4PA: CNS assessment Friday!5PA: Golden Shovel poems due tomorrow in class + Capstone Conference at 4 PM in the LMC!
📜3PA: Ancient Egypt assessment tomorrow, May 28—in class!
🎓5PA: Capstone Academic Conference tomorrow, May 29 | 4–5 PM @ Cowlishaw LMC
🧠4PA: Central Nervous System assessment Friday, May 30—in class!
#CowlishawKoalas #CapstoneReady #AssessmentWeek 🐨
🎓5PA: Capstone Academic Conference tomorrow, May 29 | 4–5 PM @ Cowlishaw LMC
🧠4PA: Central Nervous System assessment Friday, May 30—in class!
#CowlishawKoalas #CapstoneReady #AssessmentWeek 🐨
May 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
📜3PA: Ancient Egypt assessment tomorrow, May 28—in class!
🎓5PA: Capstone Academic Conference tomorrow, May 29 | 4–5 PM @ Cowlishaw LMC
🧠4PA: Central Nervous System assessment Friday, May 30—in class!
#CowlishawKoalas #CapstoneReady #AssessmentWeek 🐨
🎓5PA: Capstone Academic Conference tomorrow, May 29 | 4–5 PM @ Cowlishaw LMC
🧠4PA: Central Nervous System assessment Friday, May 30—in class!
#CowlishawKoalas #CapstoneReady #AssessmentWeek 🐨
📘4C Math: Succeed pgs 79 & 80—all problems
📜3PA: Review Ancient Egypt notes—assessment late next week!
🧠4PA: Bring binders home to prep for CNS assessment
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues + Academic Conference May 29, 4–5 PM in LMC
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📜3PA: Review Ancient Egypt notes—assessment late next week!
🧠4PA: Bring binders home to prep for CNS assessment
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues + Academic Conference May 29, 4–5 PM in LMC
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
May 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
📘4C Math: Succeed pgs 79 & 80—all problems
📜3PA: Review Ancient Egypt notes—assessment late next week!
🧠4PA: Bring binders home to prep for CNS assessment
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues + Academic Conference May 29, 4–5 PM in LMC
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📜3PA: Review Ancient Egypt notes—assessment late next week!
🧠4PA: Bring binders home to prep for CNS assessment
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues + Academic Conference May 29, 4–5 PM in LMC
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4C Math: Succeed pg 76—second page only of Lesson 18 HW set
📏 Rulers & protractors were sent home to help!
⚠️ <70%? Submit corrections (via mrcook.school) by Fri, May 23!
🧠4PA: Review CNS notes
🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📏 Rulers & protractors were sent home to help!
⚠️ <70%? Submit corrections (via mrcook.school) by Fri, May 23!
🧠4PA: Review CNS notes
🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
May 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
📘4C Math: Succeed pg 76—second page only of Lesson 18 HW set
📏 Rulers & protractors were sent home to help!
⚠️ <70%? Submit corrections (via mrcook.school) by Fri, May 23!
🧠4PA: Review CNS notes
🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📏 Rulers & protractors were sent home to help!
⚠️ <70%? Submit corrections (via mrcook.school) by Fri, May 23!
🧠4PA: Review CNS notes
🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#FinishStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4C Math: Succeed pgs 67 & 71—all problems
📏 Students were sent home with rulers & protractors to help!
⚠️ If you scored <70% on our last assessment, complete corrections (per MrCook.school) by Fri, May 23!🧠4PA: Review CNS notes🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
📏 Students were sent home with rulers & protractors to help!
⚠️ If you scored <70% on our last assessment, complete corrections (per MrCook.school) by Fri, May 23!🧠4PA: Review CNS notes🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
May 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
📘4C Math: Succeed pgs 67 & 71—all problems
📏 Students were sent home with rulers & protractors to help!
⚠️ If you scored <70% on our last assessment, complete corrections (per MrCook.school) by Fri, May 23!🧠4PA: Review CNS notes🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
📏 Students were sent home with rulers & protractors to help!
⚠️ If you scored <70% on our last assessment, complete corrections (per MrCook.school) by Fri, May 23!🧠4PA: Review CNS notes🔥5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
📣 Rare weekend homework for 4C Math!
💻 Complete Module 5, Lesson 15 Interactive Homework on Boddle
🎓5PA: Capstone due morning of May 27 + Academic Conference after school May 29 in the LMC!
#WeekendHomework #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
💻 Complete Module 5, Lesson 15 Interactive Homework on Boddle
🎓5PA: Capstone due morning of May 27 + Academic Conference after school May 29 in the LMC!
#WeekendHomework #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
May 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
📣 Rare weekend homework for 4C Math!
💻 Complete Module 5, Lesson 15 Interactive Homework on Boddle
🎓5PA: Capstone due morning of May 27 + Academic Conference after school May 29 in the LMC!
#WeekendHomework #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
💻 Complete Module 5, Lesson 15 Interactive Homework on Boddle
🎓5PA: Capstone due morning of May 27 + Academic Conference after school May 29 in the LMC!
#WeekendHomework #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
🚨4C Math: Big assessment tomorrow! Covers Lessons 10–15—prep wisely!
🧠4PA: Review central nervous system notes—assessment soon!
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#TestReady #CapstoneCountdown #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
🧠4PA: Review central nervous system notes—assessment soon!
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#TestReady #CapstoneCountdown #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
May 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🚨4C Math: Big assessment tomorrow! Covers Lessons 10–15—prep wisely!
🧠4PA: Review central nervous system notes—assessment soon!
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#TestReady #CapstoneCountdown #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
🧠4PA: Review central nervous system notes—assessment soon!
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29
#TestReady #CapstoneCountdown #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
4CMA HW: Succeed pg 52 (Q2 a+b only) & ALL of pg 54—get it done!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#HomeworkAlert #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#HomeworkAlert #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
May 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
4CMA HW: Succeed pg 52 (Q2 a+b only) & ALL of pg 54—get it done!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#HomeworkAlert #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#HomeworkAlert #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📢 May 5 Updates!
📘4th Grade Accel Math: HW pgs 41–42 (Lesson 10)
🚫No math Tues & Wed—Benchmark testing
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29!
Details ➡️ sites.google.com/ipsd.org/cap...
#MathInMotion #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4th Grade Accel Math: HW pgs 41–42 (Lesson 10)
🚫No math Tues & Wed—Benchmark testing
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29!
Details ➡️ sites.google.com/ipsd.org/cap...
#MathInMotion #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
May 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
📢 May 5 Updates!
📘4th Grade Accel Math: HW pgs 41–42 (Lesson 10)
🚫No math Tues & Wed—Benchmark testing
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29!
Details ➡️ sites.google.com/ipsd.org/cap...
#MathInMotion #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4th Grade Accel Math: HW pgs 41–42 (Lesson 10)
🚫No math Tues & Wed—Benchmark testing
🎓5PA: Capstone due May 27 + Academic Conference May 29!
Details ➡️ sites.google.com/ipsd.org/cap...
#MathInMotion #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📚 Long weekend homework!
📘4C Math: Finish Lesson 7 homework set in Succeed Journal if not done in class
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27—present at the Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4C Math: Finish Lesson 7 homework set in Succeed Journal if not done in class
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27—present at the Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
May 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
📚 Long weekend homework!
📘4C Math: Finish Lesson 7 homework set in Succeed Journal if not done in class
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27—present at the Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4C Math: Finish Lesson 7 homework set in Succeed Journal if not done in class
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27—present at the Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📝4C Math: Learn pgs 43–44 + Succeed pgs 25–26—due tomorrow afternoon or by class Wed, April 30!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
April 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
📝4C Math: Learn pgs 43–44 + Succeed pgs 25–26—due tomorrow afternoon or by class Wed, April 30!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📢 Updates!
📘4C Math: Longer assignment! 📚 Learn Journal pgs 43–44 + Succeed Journal pgs 25–26—due Wed, April 30!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4C Math: Longer assignment! 📚 Learn Journal pgs 43–44 + Succeed Journal pgs 25–26—due Wed, April 30!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
April 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
📢 Updates!
📘4C Math: Longer assignment! 📚 Learn Journal pgs 43–44 + Succeed Journal pgs 25–26—due Wed, April 30!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📘4C Math: Longer assignment! 📚 Learn Journal pgs 43–44 + Succeed Journal pgs 25–26—due Wed, April 30!
🎓5PA: Capstone due Tues, May 27 + Academic Conference Thurs, May 29, 4–5 PM in the LMC!
#4CStrong #CapstoneReady #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
📢5PA Capstone Update!
✅ Project Due: Tues, May 27
🎓 Capstone Event: Thurs, May 29 | 4–5 PM in the LMC (Families invited!)
📘4C Math: Module 4 assessment in class—show your work! ✏️🧠
#CapstoneReady #4CStrong #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
✅ Project Due: Tues, May 27
🎓 Capstone Event: Thurs, May 29 | 4–5 PM in the LMC (Families invited!)
📘4C Math: Module 4 assessment in class—show your work! ✏️🧠
#CapstoneReady #4CStrong #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
April 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
📢5PA Capstone Update!
✅ Project Due: Tues, May 27
🎓 Capstone Event: Thurs, May 29 | 4–5 PM in the LMC (Families invited!)
📘4C Math: Module 4 assessment in class—show your work! ✏️🧠
#CapstoneReady #4CStrong #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
✅ Project Due: Tues, May 27
🎓 Capstone Event: Thurs, May 29 | 4–5 PM in the LMC (Families invited!)
📘4C Math: Module 4 assessment in class—show your work! ✏️🧠
#CapstoneReady #4CStrong #CowlishawKoalas 🐨
4C Math Announcement! After the long weekend, students will take their first full-module assessment on Unit 4 📚🧠. Test day: Tuesday, April 22. We review on Monday—start prepping now! 💪 #MathMastery #4CStrong #CowlishawKoalas
April 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
4C Math Announcement! After the long weekend, students will take their first full-module assessment on Unit 4 📚🧠. Test day: Tuesday, April 22. We review on Monday—start prepping now! 💪 #MathMastery #4CStrong #CowlishawKoalas
Homework Rundown 📚 5PA: Capstone proposals should be written as instructed—no main text = no conference! Meet with/ Mr. Cook tomorrow AM (check in with/ homeroom first) or during class. No after-school conferences. 4C Math: SJ pp. 232, 235, 236—all problems. 🧠✏️ #PlanAhead
April 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Homework Rundown 📚 5PA: Capstone proposals should be written as instructed—no main text = no conference! Meet with/ Mr. Cook tomorrow AM (check in with/ homeroom first) or during class. No after-school conferences. 4C Math: SJ pp. 232, 235, 236—all problems. 🧠✏️ #PlanAhead
3PA: Finish reading & annotating The Ugly Duckling 🦢 4PA: Bring your vocab web for Harlem/Dreams Deferred ✍️ 5PA: Capstone proposals must be in progress & include a main text—need approval! 4C Math: Do 1st page of Lessons 30 & 31 in your Succeed Journals 🧠📘 #Homework
April 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
3PA: Finish reading & annotating The Ugly Duckling 🦢 4PA: Bring your vocab web for Harlem/Dreams Deferred ✍️ 5PA: Capstone proposals must be in progress & include a main text—need approval! 4C Math: Do 1st page of Lessons 30 & 31 in your Succeed Journals 🧠📘 #Homework
3PA: Come in with your completed vocab web for The Ugly Duckling 🦢 5PA: Capstone project launched today—it’s a big one! 💪 Have a planning convo at home 🧠 4C Math: succeed Journal pp.221–222, prob #2 only. Mr. Cook aims to finish Unit 4 by week’s end! 🐨✏️ #ChallengeAccepted
April 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
3PA: Come in with your completed vocab web for The Ugly Duckling 🦢 5PA: Capstone project launched today—it’s a big one! 💪 Have a planning convo at home 🧠 4C Math: succeed Journal pp.221–222, prob #2 only. Mr. Cook aims to finish Unit 4 by week’s end! 🐨✏️ #ChallengeAccepted
It’s o-fish-ally Science Fair day! 🧪⚛️ We’d love to see the
@CowlishawKoalas community react by showing up TONIGHT 5–8 PM! Enter through Door 2 near the gym. Presenters: arrive by 4:30. Judges: meet in the Teacher’s Lodge at 4:45. 🐨🔬 #ScienceRules
@CowlishawKoalas community react by showing up TONIGHT 5–8 PM! Enter through Door 2 near the gym. Presenters: arrive by 4:30. Judges: meet in the Teacher’s Lodge at 4:45. 🐨🔬 #ScienceRules
April 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s o-fish-ally Science Fair day! 🧪⚛️ We’d love to see the
@CowlishawKoalas community react by showing up TONIGHT 5–8 PM! Enter through Door 2 near the gym. Presenters: arrive by 4:30. Judges: meet in the Teacher’s Lodge at 4:45. 🐨🔬 #ScienceRules
@CowlishawKoalas community react by showing up TONIGHT 5–8 PM! Enter through Door 2 near the gym. Presenters: arrive by 4:30. Judges: meet in the Teacher’s Lodge at 4:45. 🐨🔬 #ScienceRules
Sad I don’t get to see my 5th graders today due to ISA testing 😔 Sometimes it feels like there’s too much standardized testing. Breaking with tradition again—4C Math HW: Learn Journal pages. 283–284, just problem #1.
April 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Sad I don’t get to see my 5th graders today due to ISA testing 😔 Sometimes it feels like there’s too much standardized testing. Breaking with tradition again—4C Math HW: Learn Journal pages. 283–284, just problem #1.
It was great to be so warmly welcomed back today after a rough day outside these walls yesterday. Your cards and kind words meant so much. 💛 4C Math: HW is Learn Journal pages 275–276. Continuing with Lesson 25 in class tomorrow! 🐨📘 #KoalaKindness
April 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It was great to be so warmly welcomed back today after a rough day outside these walls yesterday. Your cards and kind words meant so much. 💛 4C Math: HW is Learn Journal pages 275–276. Continuing with Lesson 25 in class tomorrow! 🐨📘 #KoalaKindness
So happy to have all my PAers back! 🎉 Big day for 4C Math tomorrow—HW: Succeed Journal p.180 (all problems). Assessment on Lessons 13–20 tomorrow! ✅ Despite the weather, excited to see many Koalas & families at Open House (5:30–7:00 PM)! 🐨🏫
March 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So happy to have all my PAers back! 🎉 Big day for 4C Math tomorrow—HW: Succeed Journal p.180 (all problems). Assessment on Lessons 13–20 tomorrow! ✅ Despite the weather, excited to see many Koalas & families at Open House (5:30–7:00 PM)! 🐨🏫
No 3PA, 4PA, or 5PA for the rest of this week + Monday due to Illinois Assessment of Readiness (March 10–17) 📝 4C Math: Succeed Journal pp.163–164—all problems ✅ Science Fair info ➡️ bit.ly/CowlishawScienceFair25 – Register by March 14! 🏆 Come cheer on April 11! 🐨🔬
March 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
No 3PA, 4PA, or 5PA for the rest of this week + Monday due to Illinois Assessment of Readiness (March 10–17) 📝 4C Math: Succeed Journal pp.163–164—all problems ✅ Science Fair info ➡️ bit.ly/CowlishawScienceFair25 – Register by March 14! 🏆 Come cheer on April 11! 🐨🔬
No 3PA, 4PA, or 5PA next week due to Illinois Assessment of Readiness (March 10–17) 📝 4C Math: Succeed Journal p.160—all problems ✅ Science Fair info ➡️ bit.ly/CowlishawScienceFair25 – Register by March 14! 🏆 Come cheer on April 11! 🐨🔬
March 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
No 3PA, 4PA, or 5PA next week due to Illinois Assessment of Readiness (March 10–17) 📝 4C Math: Succeed Journal p.160—all problems ✅ Science Fair info ➡️ bit.ly/CowlishawScienceFair25 – Register by March 14! 🏆 Come cheer on April 11! 🐨🔬