This week’s issue includes:
- Buy 8th Grade Party Tickets – Sale Ends May 31st
- PTO Board Election Update
- Family Movie Night - Rescheduled!
- VDOT Project Affecting Cooper MS
- Calling all Churchill Road Families – Celebrate Ms. Bamdad
- Virtual Raffle for Otto the Saxon Gnome
- Community Corner Announcement – Langley Sports Camps
- Donate a Leaf for Langley HS’s Legacy Tree
High School Bound Class of 2026 - Let’s Celebrate!
Let’s send our 8th graders off to high school in style! Our celebration will include a DJ, a raffle for prizes, lunch with a sweet treat, and a surprise commemorative gift!
WHO: Cooper Middle School 8th Graders
WHEN: Thursday, June 9, 2022 (after Field Day events) (rain or shine)
WHERE: Cooper Middle School track & field behind the school
TICKETS: Please purchase your $30 ticket here by May 31st
https://www.pay4schoolstuff.com/activityitem?id=29893&school_id=510126000453
VOLUNTEER: If you would like to help, please check out our Sign-Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b48aeaa2aa31-cooper
Only have time to hydrate our 8th graders? Click her to donate water: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b48aeaa2aa31-8thgrade
PTO Board Election Update
Thank you to all of the families that attended last week’s PTO Meeting and parent event. We really enjoyed seeing everyone in person! During our meeting, the membership elected the Executive Board for the 2022-2023 school year. Please join us in congratulating next year’s leadership team:
President - Stefanie Stayin
Vice President Membership - Ann Bauer
Vice President Fundraising - Julia Lookabill
Treasurer - Mary Lee (returning)
Recording Secretary - Laura Mattis (returning)
Corresponding Secretary - Christina Saxon
Parliamentarian - Farid Homayounmehr
We would also like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to our outgoing board members for their hard work and dedication to Cooper students, staff and families:
President – Julie Ryan
Vice President Membership – Melissa Schwartz
Vice President Fundraising – Margaret Brown
Corresponding Secretary – Jennifer Clark
Parliamentarian – Seema Singh
Family Movie Night – New Date: June 3rd!
Due to the inclement weather, the Movie Night originally planned for May 13th has been rescheduled for Friday, June 3rd. If you have purchased tickets and are unable to attend on the new date, please contact Aubrey Midgley (ahopkinsmidg@fcps.edu).
If you haven't purchased tickets and are interested in attending on June 3rd, you may purchase tickets HERE.
COOPER SCA - MOVIE NIGHT
Who? Cooper MS Students & Families
What? Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (PG)
When? NEW DATE Friday, June 3rd
Where? Cooper's "Backyard" (the field behind the school)
Cost? $10 per family (includes ALL of your family members) (note: service charge will be added in your Cart). There are individual tickets available for $5, but please note that an individual student attending the event must be chaperoned by a parent in another family. Every student must be accompanied by an adult.
This is NOT a drop-off event. All students must be accompanied by an adult!
**Optional Domino's Pizzas available for advance purchase on-line. Other food and drinks will be available for CASH purchase at the event.
VDOT Project Affecting Cooper MS
Sending on behalf of School Board Member, Elaine Tholen:
We would like to get the word out about the 495 Next Project (http://www.495northernextension.org/) that will start in the next several weeks. This work will affect 495, Georgetown Pike, Balls Hill Road, the Old Dominion bridge over 495, and the Live Oak Drive Bridge over 495. School Board Member, Elaine Tholen, will be sharing updates in her newsletter so please keep an eye out for them. Cooper Middle School will be potentially affected by this work, and we are hoping to maximize community awareness. Below is the latest 495 Next update. Anyone can sign up to receive email updates here.
Also, Ms. Tholen would love to have community input for these meetings since the work may impact our schools’ arrival and dismissal to varying degrees next school year.
495 Next Project Community meetings
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), along with project partner, Transurban, and contractor, Lane Construction, will host two project update meetings on June 6 and 7 to provide residents and travelers an overview of project construction and design updates. The meetings will include a virtual and in-person option, and will include a presentation, followed by a question and answer session. Project representatives from VDOT and its partners will be present at the meetings to answer questions and address comments.
Meeting Details
In-Person Meeting
Monday, June 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (presentation at 7 p.m.)
Langley High School Auditorium
6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean VA 22101
Virtual Meeting
Tuesday, June 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (presentation at 6:30 p.m.)
Visit 495NEXT.org/public_meetings for details on how to join the meeting
The project update meetings will focus on:
- Upcoming construction activities, including a preliminary timeline
- Expected construction impacts
- Project design changes and enhancements
- New interactive map showing latest construction, designs and plans
- Coordination with the adjacent George Washington Memorial Parkway rehabilitation project and the New American Legion Bridge I-270 Traffic Relief Plan
Wish Ms. Bamdad a Happy Retirement
After 30 years of teaching at Churchill Road Elementary School, Ms. Cheryl Bamdad is retiring. We know many of you were lucky enough to have her as a teacher or interacted with her at CRS through the years. We have created a Kudos board for parents, students, colleagues, and friends to post their memories, comments, pictures, etc. to wish her well and thank her for all she has done for our community. To contribute, just click the link below. Please pass it on to others who knew her as well. We are hoping to get the word out to as many of her former colleagues, students and their families as possible. Thank you!
https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/KJ9Sgq6q
Community Corner
Below is information from organizations in and around the community. These organizations and not endorsed or supported by the PTO.
2022 LANGLEY FIELD HOCKEY CAMP
The Langley Saxons Field Hockey program will host a week-long skills camp this summer, June 13-17. The daily camp is from 8:30am – 12:30pm. Emphasis will be on learning the basic skills and improving field hockey knowledge. Rising 3rd-9th grade girls are encouraged to come and join the fun! No experience needed! Cost is $215. Register online here. Any additional information can be attained by contacting Coach Amy Stevens alstevens@fcps.edu.
Below are the details about camp and attached is the flyer. Register online here.
Where- Langley High School - Stadium field
When- June 13-17, 2022 from 8:30am – 12:30pm
Who- Any rising 3rd to 9th grade girls
Cost- $215
2022 LANGLEY FOOTBALL CAMP
It's time to register for the Langley High School Youth Football Camp, administered by the Langley coaching staff. The camp is a FUN, non-contact camp designed to improve a child’s beginning, intermediate, or advanced skill level. Fundamentals of all positions on offense, defense and special teams will be taught in addition to life skills such as teamwork, communication, sportsmanship and the importance of education. It will be held in the evenings, May 23-26 at Langley and is for grades 3-8.
For more info on the Langley Youth Football Camp camp, click HERE.
To register online, click HERE.
For information about additional Langley Sports camps, visit https://www.langleyboosters.org/
2022 LANGLEY BOYS LACROSSE CAMP
The Langley Saxons Boys Lacrosse program will host an instructional camp for the first time this summer for rising 5th – 9th grade boys. The camp will be held at Langley HS Turf field the week of July 18th – 22nd from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM. For additional information, CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FLYER (need to scroll down to the 2nd flyer) and/or CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the camp.
Donate a Leaf for Langley HS’s Legacy Tree
To all rising 9th Grade Families - When your student arrives at Langley in the fall, they could have their own leaf on Langley's Legacy Tree!
Over 500 Langley families have donated a leaf to Langley's Legacy Tree, which made the renovation of the first two of Langley's three courtyards possible.
One more courtyard to landscape! Consider helping to "grow" the Legacy Tree and complete the courtyard renovation project by donating a leaf (copper $50, silver $100, gold $200) or bird or acorn ($500). You choose the engraved message. The Legacy Tree is a permanent, prominent record of courtyard contributors and a lasting legacy for Langley and your family. Leaves also make great tributes to teachers, friends, coaches, and grads!
To order your leaf -- or leaves! -- visit the PTSA website. Email any questions to chrissielavin1@gmail.com.
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