AM Drop Off Reminder
As a friendly reminder, please use the designated Kiss and Ride area when dropping off students in the morning. Students need to use designated sidewalks and have a safe route into Cooper. Please do not park in the faculty parking lot and drop your student. This area will be coned off for staff only parking. We appreciate your cooperation in supporting our students with a safe entry into Cooper each day.
Calendar Reminders
Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29 (Thanksgiving) - No school for student/staff. School offices closed
Monday, December 23 - Friday, January 3 (Winter Break) - No school for students/staff
See the complete school year calendar.
Welcome Back Mr. Laspe
Huge thanks to Mr. Davies, who served as interim AP. Mr. Laspe has returned to Cooper this week, please reach out to him with any 8th grade administrator needs. He can be reached at kclaspe@fcps.edu or 703-442-5800.
Federal Impact Aid Survey
Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets (in the upper right corner after logging in). Please complete it as soon as possible.
For any families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE, Cooper will provide paper forms starting Thursday, November 21. Paper forms should be returned by Wednesday, December 4.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. Information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please watch this video on Impact Aid and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SIS ParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or completing the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type Federal Impact Aid Survey under Issue Description. Or, call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
Cooper Families on the Go
Thanks to all of the military families that were able to make it out to our Veteran's Day event and coffee on November 8th. In addition to these events, we plan to create an unofficial "Cooper Families on the Go" WhatsApp Group to include our military families and other families that move frequently. We'd like to be inclusive of families of the State Department, FBI, diplomats, and others that move frequently. We plan to share information about upcoming "Cooper Families on the Go" events, best practices, and serve as a support network for one another. If you would like to be a part of the WhatApp group and / or receive emails for this group, please fill out this google form.
Purple Star Recognition
Cooper Middle School, along with 38 other FCPS schools, were recognized at the 11/14/24 School Board Meeting for their new Purple Star School designation.
Pine Spring ES Gift Collection
We have partnered with Pine Spring ES this season to fulfill gift wishes for their kindergarten class. This is our 10th annual gift drive to partner with our sister school! For many of their Kindergarten students, this will be the only gift they will receive this year.
Should you be interested in sponsoring a student, you may sign up HERE.
Please drop off gifts by Friday, December 6th to the collection box in the main office at Cooper MS,
Rising 9th Grade Open House
On Sunday, January 26th, from 2-4pm, Langley High School is hosting an Open House. Eighth-grade students and their families are invited to attend the information session presented by administrators, tour the building with student ambassadors, and chat with experienced parents and faculty. Interested families should RSVP to Assistant Principal Jim Robertson using this link by January 10th, 2025:
Who: Current 8th-grade students and their families in the Langley Pyramid
What: Langley High School Open House
Where: Langley HS Auditorium, park in the main lot and enter through door #14
When: Sunday, January 26th 2025, 2-4pm
Private School Application Process
If your student is planning to apply to a private school for the 2025-2026 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.
Family Resource Center
The Family Resource Center offers a variety of free webinars to help children and families succeed. Speakers are invited from academic fields and from within FCPS experts. Check out the link for sign up and more details. https://www.fcps.edu/services/families-and-caregivers/family-resource-center/free-webinars-and-family-events
11/22 Starting the Conversation about Drugs
12/6 Stress Less, Enjoy More! Reducing Stress and Increasing Happiness
12/13 Protecting Kids Against Digital Exploitation: Keeping Kids Safe Online
12/20 Youth Mental Health First Aid for Families
Please contact our Family Liaison, Ms. Amy Bailey (msbailey@fcps.edu) with any questions.
Cooper Student Celebrations
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Cross Country
Congratulations to Abigail P. who came in 1st place with a time of 11:26.4 in the Middle School XC Girls Championships on October 26th. Pictured here with FCPS Superintendent, Dr. Michelle Reid.
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Cooper Cross Country finished up the season at Liberty Middle School for the FCPS cross country championships. The athletes throughout the year ran faster times each meet. Our fastest boy this year was Dennis W. Dennis showed up to practice everyday and quickly became a leader on the team! The girls team also placed 7th out of all the middle schools in FCPS showing how strong of a team they are! The boys also did great! Dennis finished first on our team placing 56th out of 120 runners! The boys team finished middle of the pack out of all FCPS middle schools! Congratulations to our entire XC team.
Quiz Bowl
Cooper Quiz Bowl Won Burleigh Manor MS Invitational
Burleigh Manor Quiz Bowl Middle School invitational is the largest regional tournament in the DMV area with 48 teams in the field. Cooper sent three teams on 11/17. Cooper A (Leo W., Ian C., Richard D., Ananda A., Keshavan N.) went 10-0 and won the tournament! Cooper B (Andew D., Andrew L., Isacc L., Sophie J., Orion Q.) won 4th place. Cooper C (Ethan C., Sohum D., A.J. G., Dhruv R., Mihir J.) placed 10th! Both A & B qualified for the Middle School National Championship through this tournament.
Individually Leo placed 2nd, Andrew D. 4th, Ian 9th and Ethan 19th and got individual awards.
Congratulations to the team for a great showing!
Debate Team
Congratulations to Nia S.B. won #3 Top Speaker out of 90+ middle school debaters in Public Forum!
Of the 45+ teams competing:
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Olivia H. and Lily S. placed #3 with an undefeated 3-0 record (their first tournament EVER was three weeks earlier)
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Hannah G. & Sofia L. placed #5 with an undefeated 3-0 record (their first tournament EVER was two weeks earlier)
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Aashna U. & Nia S.B. placed #7 with a 2-1 record
- Five additional Cooper MS teams earned top placements with 2-1 records: Chelsea Z. and Ahaana S. R., Kaya O. and Brant P., Jessica X. and Sophie L., Meera B. and Nirosha R., and Saeeun J. and Alina S.M.
- Strong debates all around, including Zohran V. and Edwin P., Isaac J. and Arjan D., Bohan J. and Mihir J., and Dana P. and Aanya P.
Thanks to Cooper MS Debate Coach Pam Konde and volunteer parent judges, Gaurav Bansal, Benjamin Li, Hong Xi, and Julia Patterson. Thank you also to our awesome Langley HS Debate Team mentors, who have been supporting our kids during our Wednesday practices.
Model UN
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Model UN conference was held at Cooper on Oct 19th. We brought in Cooper Model UN alumni to give a short workshop on parliamentary procedure, and then students debated a series of issues from the Status of Women to the International Olympic Committee regulation. Students did amazing work leading and participating in the conference. We are gearing up to represent Cooper with pride at George Washington University on Dec 7th, and we can’t wait! |
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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