Calendar Reminders
Thursday, October 31st, is the end of the 1st quarter with a 2-hr early release.
Friday, November 1st, is a holiday for students and staff. The school office will be closed.
Monday, November 4th, School Planning Day. No school for students.
Tuesday, November 5th, Teacher Work Day. No school for students.
See the complete school year calendar.
Student Screeners & Surveys
Parents/Caregivers of our 7th graders, please refer to the Cooper email sent to you on October 15th with important details about our upcoming Signs Of Suicide (SOS) screening on Tuesday, November 14th, 2024.
Parents/Caregivers of our 8th graders, please refer to the Cooper email sent to you on October 30th with important details about our upcoming Fairfax County Youth Survey on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024.
Parents/Caregivers of our 7th AND 8th graders, please refer to the Cooper email sent to you on October 29th with important details about our upcoming Student Experience Survey in December.
Veteran’s Day Recognition & Military-Connected Family Appreciation
Friday, November 8th, students will recognize the contributions of our veterans to our community and the role they plan in the defense of our nation. Cooper will hold a Veterans’ Day assembly followed by a military-connected family appreciation coffee in our cafeteria.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP by November 6th to help us prepare for the event and coordinate with our staff.
- Location: Cooper MS Cafeteria
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Veterans' Day Assembly: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Military-Connected Family Appreciation Coffee: 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
We look forward to celebrating and connecting with our military families on this special day. Thank you for your service and dedication.
TJHSST Applications
Applications Open October 21 for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Middle school students who have an aptitude and passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) are encouraged to apply for admission to the Class of 2029 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST).
The application will be available on the TJHSST Admissions Office webpage starting Monday, October 21, at 4 p.m. Applications must be started by 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, with a deadline to submit the application by Friday, November 15, at 4 p.m. Visit the TJHSST registration page for more information.
Report Cards
The Gradebook Module in SIS ParentVue and StudentVue will be unavailable Monday, Oct 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM until Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024 at 6:00 AM for teachers to prepare first quarter grades. Paper copies of first quarter report cards will be distributed through Block 8 on Tuesday, November 13, 2024. Additionally, a PDF will be posted in ParentVue after November 13.
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 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 and on the FCPS website: https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/employees/recognition-programs/outstanding-employee-awards
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 Wednesday, November 13, 2023
If you have any questions, please contact Scott Davies (Interim Assistant Principal) at sgdavies@fcps.edu.
SCA Hurricane Helene Fundraisers
The SCA has coordinated multiple ways to support the relief efforts from Hurricane Helene.
- The SCA will be selling snacks after school on Mondays, Wednesday & Thursdays to donate to the Hurricane Helene relief efforts. They are looking for snack donations for their snack cart. If you are interesting in donating snacks, please sign up here.
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Donation to the Asheville Humane Society: your donation will be made through MySchoolBucks, once the fundraiser is closed, we will contribute all funds to the Asheville Humane Society.
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Donation to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina :your donation will be made through MySchoolBucks, once the fundraiser is closed, we will contribute all funds to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.
Please contact our SCA sponsors, Ms. Harris (cbharris1@fcps.edu) or Ms. Garrett (regarrett@fcps.edu) with any questions.
Day of Service for Secondary Students
When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 9-11:30 a.m.
Where: Edison High School
Sign up: Register FCPS Secondary Students
Attend and earn service learning credit Our Voices, Our Future: Multilingual Learners’ Day of Service is being offered to FCPS secondary students as an opportunity to explore multilingualism as a strength in developing leadership and advocacy skills. Students will plan for future success through their strengths and interests. Attendees will be able to network and learn with other FCPS students and staff. This event will also feature special guest Dr. José Luis Zelaya from the Multilingual Learners’ Summit. “Language is an opportunity,” says Dr. Zelaya, “believe in the power of education!” Secondary students should register through the link above and bring their FCPS laptop to the workshop.
Event will also feature a table fair promoting college and career readiness.
Language interpretation services will be available.
To help with planning, please register if you can attend.
Flyer: English I Spanish I Arabic I Chinese I Korean I Urdu I Vietnamese
Debate Team
On Sat, Oct 26th, the Cooper MS Debate team competed in their first “Public Forum” tournament at Woodbridge HS (along with 630 middle school and high school students representing 40 different schools). Cooper fielded 11 teams (22 students), and they all won at least one round of debate on a pretty sophisticated topic – surveillance infrastructure at the Southern border.
Congratulations to all our debaters! Out of 64 teams competing in Public Forum debate,
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Zohran Valliani & Bryan Tan came in 3rd with a 4-0 record.
- First time debaters, Brant Patterson and Kaya Ozakn, came in 10th place with a 3-1 record. Meera Bansal and Chelsea Zeng, Jessica Xi and Sophia Li, and first-time debaters Olivia Herr and Lily Song also earned a strong 3-1 record.
- Special congratulations to Brant Patterson who earned 5th Place in Speaker Awards in his VERY FIRST DEBATE! He won against over 120 other debaters!
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Zohran Valliani, Kaya Ozkan, Bryan Tan, Aashna Uppalapati, and Saeeun Jeon, also placed within the top 25 Speakers.
- Congratulations also to Nia Siguineau Brutus, Yanai Wang, Kai Gu, Annabel Kremin, Kailin Liu, Alina Shah Mohammed, Mihir Jain, Bohan Jin, Aden Annous, Aarav Joseph - they are now skilled Public Forum debaters.
Thank you to our teachers, Pam Konde, Cooper MS Debate Coach, and Rebecca Blake, who helped out with the tournament, as well as the six parent volunteers who served as judges from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on a Saturday!
School Photos are now available online
Families should have received an E-proof via email. Please remember to check your spam.
For any questions about your student's school pictures please contact: underclass@vosphoto.com
Request for Photos
Attention Parents! We need 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!
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Order a Yearbook
Deadline to order a yearbook is November 30, 2024 at the cost of $40.00. Please enter order #5267 at www.yearbookordercenter.com
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