Details in this week's news:
- 1st Quater Grades
- AAP Referral Process
- Impact Aid Survey Due!
- Attedance Letters
- Join the PTO and fundraiser
- Rising 9th grade info
- Outstanding Employee Award Nominations
- Special notice to parents/caregivers of 7th grade & 8th grade students
- Private School Application Procedures
- TJHSST admissions
- Quiz Bowl Celebration
- PTO Spiritwear
- Yearbook
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to our new main office very soon!
Until it is occupied, please continue to find us in the temporary main office.
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1st Quarter Grades
First quarter ended on Friday, November 3. SIS ParentVue and SIS StudentVue Gradebook and Report Card Modules will be unavailable from Friday, November 3 at 4pm until Tuesday, November 14 at 6 am in order for teachers to finalize first quarter grades. After November 14, First Quarter report cards will be visible in SIS StudentVue and ParentVue. Your child will receive a copy of their report card at the end of block 8 on Thursday, November 16 to bring home.
AAP Referrals
Closes on December 15, 2023
Parents/guardians of students in Grade 7 who would like their student to be considered for advanced academic programs may submit the AAP Full-Time (Level IV) Referral Form to Sarah Reeser (sareeser@fcps.edu) no later than December 15, 2023. No late referrals for Full-Time AAP services will be accepted. Forms for full-time and part-time referrals are available on the AAP Forms Page.
Submitting a referral form for full-time AAP will initiate a process that begins at the local school and is then completed at the central office level. Our school will put together a portfolio that includes multiple data that are considered holistically. At the central office level, a committee of six trained professionals from various schools and roles will review the portfolio materials to determine eligibility for full-time placement. Eligibility decisions are communicated by early April. Parents may request a copy of the portfolio that was submitted after they have been turned in for central selection by emailing Sarah Reeser (sareeser@fcps.edu).
For more information, please visit the Advanced Academic Programs website.
Federal Impact Aid
Impact Aid repsonses are due! This is the first year the form is accessable via SIS ParentVUE. Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
Step-by-step directions for accessing this form.
Attendance Letters Coming Soon
Every family will receive an attendance email from Ms. Scabis showing your child’s attendance records for the 1st quarter. This email will be generated and sent to all families regardless of their attendance records. The purpose of this attendance email is to raise awareness that Cooper MS, Fairfax County Public Schools, and the Virginia Department of Education are all trying to improve our student attendance records.
Join the PTO
Kendra Scott Fundraiser
Attention 8th grade families
SAVE THE DATE: Rising 9th grade Curriculum Night with Langley HS
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
Langley HS Auditorium
6:30pm
(Snow Date: Thurs., Jan 11)
Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night will be an opportunity to hear about the many options for Rising 9th grade students at LHS next year. This night will be paired with the rising 10-12 curriculum night (starting at 7pm), so families will have the option to check in on curriculum available in future years after the 9th grade presentation should they wish. More information regarding the course selection process, curriculum, and other important aspects of academic advising will be emailed in December.
Outstanding Employee Award Nominations
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for a Cooper MS Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form:Nomination Form. You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category.)
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in the criteria for that category. The criteria for each of these awards and the eligibility requirements are below.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding New Teacher
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category.
Outstanding Leader
Common positions in this category: Assistant Principals and Director of Student Services (not the building principal)
Outstanding Professional Employee
Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Instructional Coach, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor.
Outstanding Operational Employee
Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, Parent Liaison
The deadline to submit a nomination is at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023
If you have any questions, please contact Kyle Laspe, Assistant Principal, at kclaspe@fcps.edu
Private School Application Process
If your student is planning to apply to a private school for the 2024-25 school year, please find the required forms and timelines here.
Please ensure to submit all forms at least 10 school days prior to the application deadline.
New Spiritwear
Need some new spiritwear? Please visit Pay4SchoolStuff to look at the available options along with some new items pictured below. You will need to create a Pay4SchoolStuff account to view the available items.
Parents/Caregivers of our 7th graders
Please refer to the Cooper email sent to you on October 4th with important details about our upcoming Signs Of Suicide (SOS) screening on Tuesday, November 14th, 2023.
Parents/Caregivers of our 8th graders
Please refer to the Cooper email sent to you on October 26th with important details about the upcoming Youth Survey on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) Admissions Process
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Friday, November 17, 2023: Application submission deadline no later than 4 pm
Cooper Quiz Bowl Won 2nd Place
Burleigh Manor Middle School Invitational
Cooper Quiz Bowl sent three teams to the biggest regional tournament, held on Nov 5 at Burleigh Manor Middle School in Ellicott City, MD. The tournament attracted 48 teams and 181 students, including teams from Indiana and Pennsylvania. All three Cooper teams made it to the top 12 team play-offs. Cooper A (Ray Zhao, Amelia Duan, Leo Wang, Alexander Fray) went 10-0 and placed 2nd place overall! Cooper B (Arjun Krishna, Prthika Lanka, Brian Han, Shaurya Kumar, Sonia Cupala) tied 7th place. Both Cooper A and B qualified for the Middle School National Championship Tournament (MSNCT) to be held in Chicago next May. Cooper C tied 11th place.
Individually Ray Zhao placed 3nd place in the preliminary rounds.
Congratulations to the Cooper team for their hard work and stellar performance!
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Request for Pictures
Attention Parents! We are in need of photos of your students and their Cooper friends for the yearbook. We are specifically looking for photos from last summer, sports, weekends, holidays, first day of school, and students with their families. Please email any photos you would want to see in the yearbook to Cooperyearbook@gmail.com ASAP. THANK YOU!
From the Yearbook Staff.
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