 Wishing all of our Cooper community and their families a happy and healthy holiday season!
📅Save the Dates
December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 - Holiday Winter Break
January 5, 2026 - First Day Back from Holiday Break
January 19, 2026 - Holiday for Students and Staff
January 26, 2026 - Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night @ Langley HS
January 27, 2026 - Core & Elective Curriculum Night (Snow Date February 3, 2026)
2025-2026 School Year Calendar
2025-2026 Cooper MS Events Calendar
SCA SPIRIT WEEK Continues....
Thursday: Winter Sweater Day Put on a warm sweater!
Friday: Career Day Wear clothes related to your dream job!
📢Cooper Career Fair
🗓Friday, December 19th
Cooper Middle School is hosting a Career Fair on Friday, December 19th, to help students explore future career paths and connect classroom learning with real-world opportunities. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers from a variety of professions to share their career journeys, demonstrate tools of the trade, and inspire our students to dream big about their futures. If you're passionate about what you do and would like to make an impact, we would love to have you join us!
Click here to sign up. To learn more, please contact Tara Williams tawilliams2@fcps.edu
🏆Cooper Science Olympiad
Cooper Science Olympiad competed in 3 recent tournaments and had great results all around!
1) Rickards Science Olympiad Invitational (RSOI) - online
RSOI is a Division B (middle school) national invitational including 103 schools and 256 teams.
🎉Congratulations to our Cooper students who medaled (up to 15th place) at RSOI!
Boomilever - 4th place, Christopher K./ Angela W.
Dynamic Planet - 5th place, Aarik K./ Hebe Z.
Machines - 11th place, Ray D./ Nolan L.
Metric Master - 12th place, Aarik K./ Jeffrey D.
Solar System - 13th place, Christopher K./ Kasra T.
2) West Springfield/Lake Braddock Invitational - in person
Cooper placed 2d overall!
🎉Congratulations to our Cooper students who placed (up to 6th place) at WS/LB!
Boomilever - 2nd place, Christopher K./ Angela W.
Circuit Lab - 6th place, Christopher K. / Nora S.
Codebusters - 6th place, Jeffrey D./ Charles K. / Nora S.
Disease Detectives - 3rd place, Francesca N./ Katrina X.
Dynamic Planet - 2nd place, Aarik K./ Hebe Z.
6th place, Akshay N./ Alicia N.
Experimental Design - 3rd place, Jeffrey D. / Nora S. / Katrina X.
6th place, Aiden F. / Leo W. / Zachary Y.
Helicopter - 2nd place, Ishaan N. / Zachary Y.
Hovercraft - 2nd place, Nolan L. / Ronin M.
Machines - 3rd place, Ray D. / Nolan L.
Meteorology - 5th place, Gabriel H. / Hebe Z.
Metric Mastery - 1st place, Jeffrey D. / Aarik K.
Mission Possible - 3rd place, Aiden F. / Leo W.
Potions and Poisons - 5th place, Akshay N. / Alex P.
Remote Sensing - 3rd place, Aiden L. / Oliver S.
Rocks and Minerals - 2nd place, Avani M. / Alicia N.
5th place, Aarik K. / Francesca N.
Solar System - 2nd place, Christopher K. / Kasra T.
Write It, Do It - 6th place, Christopher K. / Angela W.
3) UVA SO Invitational - online
🎉Congratulations to our Cooper students who placed in the top 5 at the UVA SO!
Circuit Lab - 4th place, Christopher K. / Nora S.
Codebusters - 5th place, Akshay N./ Mila V. / Zachary Y
Crime Busters - 4th place, Aarav J. / Charles K.
Disease Detectives - 1st place, Francesca N./ Katrina X.
Dynamic Planet - 3rd place, Aarik K./ Hebe Z.
4th place, Akshay N./ Alicia N.
Entomology - 4th place, Gabriel H./ Ronin M.
5th place, Monique H./ Alex P.
Experimental Design - 1st place, Jeffrey D. / Nora S. / Katrina X.
Heredity - 4th place, Katrina X./ Hebe Z.
5th place, Aaron L. / Ishaan N.
Meteorology - 3rd place, Gabriel H. / Hebe Z.
Potions and Poisons - 4th place, Akshay N./ Alex P.
Rocks and Minerals - 3rd place, Aarik K. / Francesca N.
Solar System - 4th place, Christopher K. / Kasra T.
Water Quality - 5th place, Francesca N./ Angela W.
Write It, Do It - 1st place, Christopher K. / Angela W.
Way to go Cooper SO!🎉🏆⭐
Lost & Found Alert!🧤🧥
Our Lost & Found is overflowing!
Please have your child check for missing items by this Friday ⏰
Unclaimed items will be donated over Winter Break!❄️
📅Save the Date!
Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night📚
Monday, January 26th!
More information around course selection will be sent out in December, save the date for rising 9th grade curriculum night now. Please join us to discuss 9th grade course selection options and some important tips you can be doing now to support your child’s transition to high school next fall!
Monday, January 26, 2026
7:00pm -8:15pm
Langley High School Auditorium
📅Save the Date!
Core and Elective Curriculum Night📚
Who: Rising 7th and 8th grade Students and Guardians zoned to attend Cooper MS 🧑🎓
What: Cooper MS Core and Elective Curriculum Night 🍎📚
Where: Cooper Middle School 🏫
When: Tuesday, January 27th from 5:30-7:30 PM (Snow Date: February 3rd)
Why: Discover all the exciting Core Classes and Elective Options for next year! ✨
Can't attend? No problem! Materials will be available to review online starting the following day on the Cooper MS website. 💻
🏨News from Cooper Clinic
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.
Community Updates from our Family Liaison
Coordinated Services Planning: Contact CSP If you need help with emergency food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, employment, financial assistance and other needs. Call 703-222-0880 or check the website for more information gov/NCS
Parenting can be tough! Especially during the winter break. It’s okay to ask for help! The Fairfax County Parent Support Line can provide guidance on a wide range of topics including reducing parental stress, strengthening the parent-child bond, and accessing community resources. 703-327-7720, Monday – Friday 8am to 4:30pm
The English Empowerment Center provides beginning-level English classes. Registration for spring opens on Wednesday, December 17thbetween 5:30pm 7:30pm at James Lee Community Center (2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA). See the website for more details: https://englishempowermentcenter.org/for-students/
The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) is offering free medication lock boxes, firearm trigger locks, and drug disposal kits through the Lock and Talk Northern Virginia Created by the Suicide Prevention Alliance of Northern Virginia (SPAN), the initiative promotes safe storage, awareness of warning signs, and open conversations about mental wellness—proven steps that can reduce suicide risk and accidental overdoses. Supplies are available at multiple pickup locations. Learn More Here.
Upcoming Webinars
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12/19
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The Power of Restorative Justice Practices to Support Students and Families in Schools and at Home: Part 2
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1/9
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Futures Planning in Unique Circumstances: What Resources are Available and What Plans Do I Need to Put in Place for my Special Needs Child? Session 1
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1/16
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How to Develop Motivation with Your Child
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1/23
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Futures Planning Workshop: Creating the Framework for Futures Planning Session 2 (In person)
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1/27
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Tips to Reduce Parent Stress and Anxiety
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Camp Fairfax Winter and Spring Break Camp registration has started. Click for more details.
💙 Cooper Wear Donations - Share the Spirit!
Do you have Cooper Wear your student has outgrown or no longer needs?
We’d love to pass it along to new families and our rising 7th graders!
A donation box is in the front office, so just have your student drop off any items you’d like to share. Every piece helps a fellow Cooper family feel right at home!
If you have any questions, please reach out to our Family Liaison, Mollie Cannon, at mcannon@fcps.edu.
📚 There is still time to Order Your Yearbook Today!
Cost: $42.00
🌐 Order Online: YearbookOrderCenter.com
🏫 School Order Number: 5267
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Urgent Request from the Yearbook Staff!
Last chance to submit any SUMMER, SPORTS, FIRST DAY, OR FALL photos of your student and friends! Please email any photos you would want to see in the yearbook to Cooperyearbook@gmail.com ASAP. THANK YOU!
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