Annual Report 2009-2010 - Cooke Center

Cooke Center Middle School
At the Cooke Center Middle School, an individualized schedule
means that students are moving towards even greater independence.
As they move from one class to another, they are working on
becoming more flexible in their routines and transitions. Like middle
schoolers everywhere, they are becoming increasingly aware of their
“Cooke teachers make
your child feel wanted.
They have such
patience, and they’re
just really into your
kid. They care about
parents, too, which
we appreciate.”
place in the community and this year the Middle School theme
challenges them to ask: “How Can We Make a Difference?”
Homerooms have a service learning component and in math and
science, students are asked to identify a community problem and
create practical solutions to help solve it.
— Cooke Center Middle School Parent
Occupational Therapist Catherine Miranda demonstrating a proper
pencil grip.
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Cooke Center middle schoolers taking part in the weekly Arts and
Movement program. The students pictured above are practicing yoga
and having a go on the bongos during a percussion class with Mr. Fitz.