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Second-grade students at the George L. Cooke Elementary School celebrated holidays around the world without even leaving the building. First they learned the basics of traveling, such as what a passport is, and how to apply for one. Students then filled out their own passport, and “traveled” to Mexico, Italy and China, where they learned …

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Friendsland. Campingland. Chickenland. They might sound like fantastical realms, but in the imaginations of Jen Ruston’s students at the George L. Cooke Elementary School, they are the epitome of utopia. After reading the book, Mattland, in which a young boy creates imaginary lands in his neighborhood with the help of his friends, Ms. Ruston put …

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Albi Hajdaraj may only be in second grade, but he may have found his niche as a future writer. The Cooke Elementary student is the author of “Life of a Police Officer”, a story that describes the responsibilities of police officers and why they are valuable to communities. The book features Albi as a police …

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Students and staff at George L. Cooke Elementary School dressed to the nines in pink and denim on Thursday, Oct. 27 for the school’s annual “pink and denim” fundraiser to support breast cancer awareness. The yearly event offers students and staff the opportunity to wear pink and denim attire in exchange for a donation. This …

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Second-grade students at the George L. Cooke Elementary School learned important lessons about the voting process during an election day activity in Ms. Kilcoin’s class. In Ms. Kilcoin’s room, there’s a large calendar at the front of the classroom, and on the square for Nov. 8, there is a flag with the words “election day.” …

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 It looks like any other normal day on the playground at the George L. Cooke Elementary School, with students laughing and jumping, doing their best dinosaur impressions and chanting in unison. But, for the second-grade students in Joana Dutcher and Danielle D’Agata’s class this is all part of learning important foundational math skills.   Over …

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