IMPORTANT DATES
August 10 & 11, 2026 - PATHFINDER Events for Rising 7th and New 8th Grade Students
August 20, 2026 - Open House 10:30AM - 12:30PM
August 24, 2026 - First Day of School
September 4 & 7, 2026 - Labor Day Holiday Weekend
September 9, 2026 - Back to School Night 6:00PM - 8:00PM
September 11, 2026 - PTO General Membership Meeting 9:00AM
🗓️Cooper Calendar
2026-2027 School Year Calendar
COOPER MS OPEN HOUSE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Meet Cooper Staff
- Tour the building and walk your schedule
- Join the PTO and purchase spirit wear
Please drop by anytime between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM to walk your schedule and meet your teachers. We kindly ask families to select a 30-minute window during this time to visit.
Parking available at:
Cooper Middle School (977 Balls Hill Rd.)
Holy Trinity Church (850 Balls Hill Rd.)
Please do not park at the Sharon Masonic Temple (999 Balls Hill Rd.)
Please note: Laptop distribution will happen on the first two days of school.
Student Schedules Available
Beginning Thursday, August 20 at 6:00 am, all students and parents will have access to class schedules in SIS StudentVUE and ParentVUE. SIS (Student Information System) is the application to see attendance, class performance, and demographic data.
🩹Required Immunizations for Rising 7th
✅ Immunization Update for Rising 7th Graders Thank you to all families who have submitted immunization records! As we continue reviewing submissions, we appreciate your patience.
📌 If additional documentation is needed, a Cooper Middle School staff member will contact you directly. No action is needed unless you hear from us.
📣 ACTION REQUESTED: If your student is missing any immunizations in SIS and you have not already submitted documentation, please email your student’s immunization record to coopermiddleimmunizations@fcps.edu prior to the first day of school.
🩹 The most commonly missed immunizations for rising 7th graders are: • Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis booster (Tdap) • Meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY)
Not Attending Cooper Next School Year?
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As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we kindly ask parents to let us know if their student will not be returning to Cooper MS for the 2026-2027 school year. If your student will not be attending, please complete the IT-110 Student Intention Form and submit it to the attendance office at CooperMiddle.Attendance@fcps.edu as soon as possible.
Thank you in advance!
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Expunge Form
Middle school offers the unique opportunity to expunge a high school credit course (HS math courses and World Language Courses). This means that there would be no record of last year’s grade on their high school transcript. Please review your child's third quarter grades and contact your child's school counselor for any questions. If you would like to start this process, here is the link to the Expunge Form.
🏫NEWS FROM THE COOPER CLINIC
The health room will be open for medication drop off the week before the first day of school at the following times:
Tuesday, August 18th 1-3:30PM
Wednesday, August 19th 1-3:30PM
Thursday, August 20th 8:00AM-3:00PM
Friday, August 21st 8:00AM-3:00PM
While we will accept medications during the open house, we highly encourage families to come at the other times listed above to avoid waiting in a long line. All medications must be accompanied by the correct forms which can be found here.
Please click on the following link for an important letter from our Health Office:
Parent Letter
Please click on the following link for FC Health Information:
Fairfax County Health Flyer for Parents
New Student ID Cards
New Student ID Cards Coming This Fall
This fall, every FCPS student will receive a student identification (ID) card as part of a divisionwide effort to modernize school transportation, improve communication with families, and strengthen student safety while traveling to and from school.
Every student who rides the school bus will need to tap on and tap off the bus every day using their new student ID card. Families can help by reinforcing this new habit with their child.
All students at our school will need to wear their student ID cards throughout the school day. We will be handing out the new student ID cards the first few weeks of school. More details will be shared soon.
Learn more about the new transportation system and student ID cards.
New ParentVUE App
New ParentVUE Mobile App Launched July 28
On Tuesday, July 28, a new ParentVUE mobile app became available in the Apple and Google app stores. This new app provides parents and caregivers with a more secure sign-in. The current “classic” app will remain active for about six months. Families must download the new app by December 2026 to ensure they have continued mobile access to their child’s school data.
In the new app, families can enroll in multi-factor authentication (MFA) for FCPS Single Sign-On. While enrollment is optional, we strongly recommend that everyone enable this security feature.
Learn more about installing the new ParentVUE app. Parents needing assistance should submit a Parent Support Request.
Teletherapy🌟💻💚
Virtual Mental Health Services Now Available to Middle School Students
Since 2023, FCPS has partnered with Hazel Health to offer virtual mental health services to FCPS high school students. These services became available to students enrolled in all FCPS middle schools on July 1.
Parents are encouraged to contact Hazel Health directly if they are seeking mental health support for their child, have noticed changes in their child’s mood or behavior, or are having difficulty connecting with a therapist in the community.
To make it easier for families to access services, FCPS has partnered with Hazel Health to streamline the referral process. Parents can visit the Hazel Health in FCPS website to enroll their child in services or visit the FCPS Teletherapy webpage for more information.
Message from Cooper’s PTO
Cooper Spirit Wear
The Cooper Middle School PTO will be selling spirit wear at the Pathfinder events on August 10 and 11 and at the Open House on August 20!
Please note that the PTO T-shirts feature a different design than the shirt provided at the Pathfinder event. We will also have Cooper sweatshirts and pajama pants available for purchase.
Skip the line by preordering at https://cooperpto.membershiptoolkit.com/Spiritwear and pick up your order at the event.
Questions? Email fundraising@cooperpto.org.
PTO Support Information for New Families
Please consider supporting the Cooper Middle School PTO! Your family membership, tax-deductible donation, sponsorship, and/or volunteer time help fund programs, classroom support, teacher and staff appreciation, campus improvements, and more.
Visit https://cooperpto.membershiptoolkit.com/support to learn more about joining the PTO, donating, corporate matching, purchasing spirit wear, promoting your business with banner sponsorship opportunities, and special projects to enhance your kids' experiences at Cooper.
Throughout the school year, the PTO will also sponsor fun Spirit Events (https://cooperpto.membershiptoolkit.com/events), where participating businesses give back a portion of sales to the PTO.
Questions? Email fundraising@cooperpto.org.
📎 Quick Links:
🌐Cooper MS Website
🧑🏫Counselor Contact Information
💳My School Bucks
🗺️ Transportation Contact
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