Save the Dates
October 6 -10, 2025 - SCA Spirit Week
October 14th & October 15th - School Picture Day
October 15, 2025 - 7th grade only Signs of Suicide Presentation and Screener
October 16, 2025 - PTO GMM Meeting 9:00AM
October 20, 2025 - Holiday - Diwali
November 10, 2025 - Veteran’s Day Event
November 11, 2025 - Schools Closed
November 26, 27 & 28, 2025 - Thanksgiving Holiday Break
2025-2026 School Year Calendar
2025-2026 Cooper MS Events Calendar
School Picture Day is Coming!
📅 Date: Tuesday October 14th & Wednesday October 15th 2025
🛒 Pre-order Online: https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001271129
📸 Images Available: Approximately two-three weeks after picture day
📧 Questions about Ordering? Email us at underclass@vosphoto.com
Thank You, Parents!
Thank you to the parents who quickly responded to our Amazon Wish List for the Fall Coffee Cart for staff. Your generosity and speed in donating is greatly appreciated.
New Automated Lightspeed Student Online Activity Report Coming Soon
Beginning the week of October 12, the weekly Lightspeed Parent Reports will be sent automatically to all parents and caregivers with SIS Records Access. This change streamlines the process, and parents will no longer need to manually sign up for the service.
These reports allow parents and caregivers to stay informed of their child's online activity on FCPS devices. The report's features, including the link to the Parent Portal for more details and the ability to pause internet access during non-school hours, remain the same.
Visit the Lightspeed Parent Report page on the FCPS website for more information and answers to frequently asked questions.
Lost and Found
Please encourage your students to check the Lost and Found during their lunch time for any missing items. Items not claimed by Tuesday, October 14 will be donated.
Signs of Suicide (SOS Screening)
Parents/Caregivers of our 7th graders
Please refer to the Cooper e-Notify sent to you on September 22nd with important details about our upcoming Signs of Suicide (SOS) screening on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025.
Cooper Families on the Go
As a Purple Star Designated School, we have multiple events for our military families and students throughout the school year. In addition to our military affiliated families, we would like to be inclusive of families of the State Department, FBI, diplomats, and others that move/transition 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 included in these events and / or receive emails for this group, please fill out this google form.
Community Service Information
Please remind your students about the FCPS expectation that they will need to complete fifteen (15) Community Service hours by the end of 8th grade. This is a combined amount from 7th grade and 8th grades. The attached slide deck (Google slides or PDF) provides instructions about service hours, how to register or log hours on x2Vol, and how to join the Schoology Group for more resources. Teachers can send the PDF version to parents. For additional questions, our Community Service liaison is Pam Konde, pgkonde@fcps.edu.
Fall Full-Time AAP Screening
Parents and teachers interested in referring students for the fall full-time AAP screening must submit a full-time AAP referral form to the school’s Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART) by October 15, 2025. Fall 2025 screening is only available to students newly enrolled in FCPS after January 1, 2025, who were not screened in Spring 2025.
For information pertaining to the screening process, testing and identification timeline or identification and placement, please contact Rachel Wolfe at rawolfe1@fcps.edu.
World Languages Credit by Exam
This year's World Languages Credit by Exam will be administered at each FCPS middle, high, and secondary school. The World Languages Credit by Exam is an optional test for students in grades 7-12 who can speak and write (type) proficiently in a language other than English. Based on the results of the exam, they can earn 1, 2, and/or 3 passing world language credits. If that language is one of the languages listed below, consider registering your student for the World Languages Credit by Exam!
The 2025 World Languages Credit by Exam will be administered at Cooper Middle School on November 18th and 20th. Students will be assigned a test date once registration closes.
Registration closes on Friday, October 17, at 4 p.m. Late registrations will not be accepted.
Please contact your student’s school counselor to register for the exam.
More information, including the list of languages offered on the exam, how to prepare for the test, and how to register is available online.
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7th Grade
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8th Grade
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Keyosha Lewis (A-K)
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Laura Wiley (A-K)
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Jill Donnelly (L-Z)
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Michele Saint Germain (L-Z)
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Join a Community Conversation with Superintendent Dr. Reid
Your voice matters, and Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid wants to hear from you! At FCPS, parents are partners, working with us to set our students up for long-term success at school and in life.
A series of Community Conversations will be held across the school division to discuss current challenges and future opportunities. These events are also a chance for you to share your thoughts and ask questions. Events are planned for the following dates:
Registration links will be shared soon. Childcare and interpretation services will be provided. Events are open to all.
News from Cooper Clinic
Vision and hearing screening will be held on Tuesday, October 21st and Wednesday, October 22nd, for all 7th graders during their PE block. Students who are new to FCPS will also be screened on these dates. The purpose of screening is to identify students who need further evaluation due to difficulty seeing the screening chart or hearing the screening tones. If your child wears glasses, please be sure that glasses are at school on screening day.
Parents will be notified by letter if screening results indicate that further evaluation is needed. Prompt follow-up with your health care provider is recommended as vision and hearing difficulties can interfere with learning.
FCPS Illness Exclusion Guidance
Student Illness Guidance: When to Stay Home
This guidance follows the FCPS attendance policy and reflects CDC guidance on preventing infections in K-12 schools. Guidance may change if a healthcare provider gives your child a specific diagnosis or there is an outbreak of a communicable disease at school. Visit FCPS’s attendance website for additional guidance on when to keep students home during an illness: https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/policies-regulations-and-notices/attendance-policies/attendance-recommendations
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are a vital part of Cooper Middle School, and we value their time and dedication. To enhance student safety, FCPS has updated its volunteer process to include sex offender registry checks and, in some cases, background checks.
We invite all who are interested in becoming a volunteer to register through Volunteer FCPS. Click “Learn More,” then “Sign Up” to create a profile, watch the orientation video, and complete the application.
All volunteers — including field trip chaperones, book fair helpers and classroom assistants — must be registered. Those working unsupervised with students will also need a background check.
We know these changes may be new for long-time volunteers, but they help ensure every student feels safe and supported.
Reminder: All volunteers and visitors must sign in using the visitor kiosk and scan their ID. For more details, visit the Volunteer FCPS FAQ page.
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📚 Order Your Yearbook Today!
🗓 Deadline: November 30, 2025
🌐 Order Online: YearbookOrderCenter.com
🏫 School Order Number: 5267
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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!
From the Yearbook Staff.
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