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Mrs. Helga Bogardus
Hello Cooper Family!
My name is Helga Bogardus, your Music Enhancement Teacher. This is my second year at Cooper Academy! I love teaching at Cooper because of the loving students and the family atmosphere!
I am originally from New York. I have one brother who still lives there. My mother was from Germany and my father was from Hungary but they met here in the United States. That makes me a first generation American! This past summer my whole family traveled to my parents´ homelands to see where they lived as children! That trip checked a box on my bucket list!
When I was in High School, I was in Chorus and the highlight each year was the annual musical. I loved it so much that I decided to go to college for music. If I wasn´t a music teacher I would have been a math teacher. Either way, I wanted to be a teacher.
I moved to North Carolina in 1996. I worked as a Director of Music Ministry for over 20 years in addition to part time teaching music in a private school. I am thankful to be working in public education where I can grow even more as a professional music teacher.
I have been married to my husband, Bob, for 34 years! We have 4 children. The oldest, ELizabeth, is a Chemistry Teacher and her husband is a Chemical Engineer. Sarah is our second daughter and she is a middle/high school Vocal Music Teacher and her husband is a middle school band director. Our youngest daughter, Abigail, works at the School of Theatre, Dance and Music at UNC Greensboro. Abigailś husband is a pianist. My son, Chris, is a Senior in high school plays tuba and sousaphone in the band. He is also active in the FIRST Robotics club at his school. He hopes to pursue mechanatronic engineering in college. We have a dog named ¨Dolce" which is the music word for sweet and she really is very sweet. My happy place is sitting in the recliner with Dolce on my lap! As you can see, my family revolves around music and education!
My greatest joy is sharing my passion for all things music, singing, playing instruments and dancing, with the students at Cooper Academy!
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Every Student Succeeds Act Parent Notification Letter
We are excited about the wonderful beginning we have had thus far working with your child. We hope your student has had a positive start to the new school year. We are also proud of our staff and the guidance they provide each and every day for our students. As a parent of a student at Cooper Academy you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child’s classroom teachers, and requires us to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it. Please review this information further is you wish to find out more.
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Family Engagement via PTA Initiatives & Events
Thank you for supporting our School Community!
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Read to Achieve Parent Letter
The goal is to ensure all third-grade students can read, comprehend, integrate, and apply complex texts needed for academic success and to ensure all students can meet the requirements of the Read to Achieve law (G.S. §115C-83.1) passed by the General Assembly in 2012.
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Title I Family Engagement Policy
The Cooper Academy Rockets are "Launching to New Heights" with your support! Thank you!
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School Nutrition Meal Benefits Application
Meal Benefit applications (free or reduced breakfast/lunch) for the 2022-2023 school year are now available. Households may apply for meal benefits using the Meal Benefit Application link listed below. https://family.titank12.com/ Please take a moment to complete the application today to ensure your child's meal benefits are in place to start the school year. Thank you for your time.
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Literacy at Home Resource
We are proud to announce a brand new literacy resource for our families called "Literacy at Home" provided by the NC Digital Children's Reading Initiative. Access it by using the link below: bit.ly/homeliteracy Thank you for continuing to read with our students throughout the summer months!
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Targeted Support & Improvement (TSI-AT & TSI-CU)
We are sharing information with our families about the Targeted Support & Improvement State Level guidance for schools who have underperformed on state-wide assessments during the past few years.
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Updated School Nutrition Information for 2022-23
We hope that you and your student have already noticed some of the exciting new food and meal opportunities we are offering in our cafeterias this school year. Our new options will include more fresh produce, vegetarian options, and opportunities for students to customize their meal choice. These new offerings will be available at both breakfast and lunch.
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2022 Growth Needs Update
Johnston County Public Schools Chief of Facilities and Construction Brooks Moore presented the 2022 Growth Needs Update to the Johnston County Board of Education at their March meeting.
