Cooper News Sept. 6

Details in today's news:

  • Back to School Night Details
  • Tryouts for Science Olympiad
  • After School Fair
  • World Language Credit Exam
  • Top news about Langley High School
  • Notification of Testing
  • TJHSST admissions
  • Parent consent for digital resources (required form)
  • Upcoming calendar dates

BTSN September 7

Your student has created their class schedule for you to follow. Please ask them for their "purple schedule". Student schedules will not be printed for this event. 

Schedules can also be accessed via your SIS Parent Vue account: https://sisparent.fcps.edu/ and click on the Class Schedule Tab.

student schedule in Parent VUE
BTSN 9.7.23

S.O. tryouts

After School Fair 

September 11, 2:30

This student only event will take place right after dismissal on Monday, September, 11th. Students may take a late bus home at 4:30, or parents may pick up at 3:30.

after school fair 9/11

World Language Credit Exam

Registration for this year’s World Language Credit Exam is open until Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 4 p.m.  Late registrations will not be accepted.

World Language Credit Exam information can be accessed at: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/world-languages/credit-exam-world-languages

To register, students should stop by to see their school counselor (4th block QST would be a great time to do this!). Please review the available Credit Exam Dates, Times and Testing Sites with your student before they see their counselor:

School Counselors:

Laura Wiley (7th grade students with last names A-K)

Jill Donnelly (7th grade students with last names L-Z)

Keyosha Lewis (8th grade students with last names A-K)

Michele Saint Germain (8th grade students with last names L-Z)



Langley Listed Among Six FCPS High Schools Ranked Best in the State

In U.S. News & World Report’s annual state and nationwide assessments of public high schools, six Fairfax County public high schools ranked in Virginia’s top 10. View the list on FCPS’ website.


Fall Notification of Testing

Students will be taking the fall Virginia Growth Assessment (VGA) on the following dates:

  • Math VGA*: Wednesday, September 13th
    • VGA tests are not available for students enrolled in a high school credit-bearing math course, such as Algebra 1.
  • Reading 7 VGA: Tuesday, September 19th
  • Reading 8 VGA: Thursday, September 21st

Tuesday afternoon, families received an email notification around the VGA testing. Please ensure you take note of these important details.


Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) Admissions Process

  • Wednesday, October 11, 2023: TJ information session will be in the Cooper Middle School cafeteria directly after school from 2:30-3:30 PM. This event is for 8th-grade parents and students only. A TJHSST representative will be speaking about TJ.
  • Friday, November 17, 2023: Application submission deadline no later than 4 pm

Digital Resources – Parent Consent

If you have not completed the Digital Resources consent for your student(s) please review the information below.

Cooper teachers will use a variety of digital resources to help students learn during the 2023-2024 school year. These digital resources have been checked and approved by Fairfax County Public Schools. Please provide your consent for your student to use these resources through the Digital Consent System.

How To Provide Consent

  1. Go to the Parent Digital Consent Application - https://digitalconsent.fcps.edu/ispb/is01/r/pdcp/
  2. Log in with the same username and password you use for SIS ParentVUE.
  3. Follow the provided directions. https://www.fcps.edu//node/41989

Resources:

Instructional Digital Resources reviewed and approved for use in FCPS are listed in the FCPS Digital Ecosystem Library. Below are the digital tools available for use in FCPS that require parental approval. The tools have been carefully reviewed to ensure that they align with the FCPS Learning Model.

Not every student will use all the tools listed. For information about the specific tools that will be used by your child, please contact your child’s teachers.

Middle School Digital Resource List


Calendar reminder graphic

Thursday, September 7, Back To School Night

Monday, September 25, Yom Kippur. School Holiday

Be sure to bookmark the FCPS school year calendar to keep track of school holidays, breaks, and observances:

  • Days marked with a blue “H” are student holidays. 
  • Days marked with an orange “O” are religious and cultural observance days (or evenings if only half marked). 
  • Days marked in pink are holidays for students, but working days for teachers and staff.