The Cooper PAWS

Any student wishing to purchase breakfast at school may do so beginning at 8:45am. PLEASE talk with your child to tell them if they should or should not go to breakfast when they arrive.

Please send your child with a packed lunch, or use the PaySchools portal to put money on your child's account. If needed, children may bring cash to school for lunch. Please place all cash in a sealed envelope with your child's name and teacher's name.

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Link to School Breakfast & Lunch Menus

CHPS has partnered with Care Solace to provide free Mental Health Supports to our students, staff, and families. The Care Solace team can quickly connect you to verified providers in our community. Click Here to connect with a care provider or contact your school counselor for more information.

Thank you to all of our Cooper Families for coming to our annual Back to School Night event! What a wonderful opportunity to connect our community and work together to support our children! The school-wide presentation is linked here for your reference. Thank you again for partnering with your child's teacher to make this school year wonderful!

This week Jiji the Penguin stopped by Cooper School to build enthusiasm around our ST MATH Kick-Off Week! All Cooper Students are encouraged to help Jiji get through his grade-level journey by completing 10-15min. of ST Math Puzzles each day! Please encourage your child to login at home as well as in school!

This school year, students at Cooper will participate in a field study for a new Math Benchmark Assessment. Our district currently uses mClass to administer the DIBELS reading assessment, and the new product would provide teachers with insight into students' math skills as they related to the standards. The assessments will not be used for any purpose other than providing teachers with more information about your child's understanding of grade-level math concepts. These assessments will not be used for grading or placement of students. If you would like your child to opt out of the assessment, please review the opt-out letter linked here: Opt-out English, Opt-out Spanish, and submit your opt-out request by September 27, 2024.

The 2024- 2025 PTA Membership Drive is underway! We have 215 families with children attending Cooper School. Let's try for at least 1 parent/guardian from each family to sign up for PTA Membership this year! We hope you will join us as we work together to create a positive experience for all students.

Click Here to become a member.

For access to ALL THINGS PTA, be sure to visit the J. F. Cooper PTA website

There are a variety of opportunities to support the Cooper Students through PTA and school activities. This includes both frequent and one-time events and programs. If you are interested in volunteering at any level, please complete this Volunteer Interest Form.

Each Friday, we encourage students, staff, and families to show their Cooper School Spirit by wearing blue. If you would like to purchase Cooper Gear to add to your blue clothing collection, click here for the Cooper PTA Spirit Wear sale.

Our PTA creates a beautiful yearbook each year for students in all grade-levels, which is available for purchase. Photos are collected from school events to fill the book with joyous memories of their year at Cooper. This year, the book will be created throughout the school year rather than at the end of the year.

By the end of month, any photos you would like to share from school events will need to be uploaded to the TreeRing website by logging in, using the code: 1014806030344299, and clicking the 'Content' tab, or by emailing the photos to yearbook@jfcooperpta.org. All Back to School photos for September events are due by September 30, 2024.

All families should be receiving the broadcast messages including CHPS Weekly, periodic district notices and reminders, and the CHPS Summer Postcard. If you are not receiving the district emails from the sender, Public Information - publicinfo@chclc.org, please check your spam/junk folder and add this email to your Safe Senders List.

Your child should be at the bus stop at least 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled pick-up time. When notified in advance, the Transportation Department will attempt to send an automated message for individual route delays of 20 minutes or more. School buses are scheduled to depart approximately 10-15 minutes after the end bell time. Please allow for some fluctuation in pick-up and drop-off times, particularly during the first three weeks of school as students become familiar with boarding the buses and Drivers at the Middle, Elementary, and Preschools work to secure seating charts. Throughout the school year, daily pick-up and drop-off times may fluctuate due to weather, traffic, construction, etc. We thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions, please contact the Transportation Department at 856-489-5851. For late bus runs at the Middle and High School, please contact the appropriate transportation contractor for Late Route inquiries. (West, Beck, and Rosa are Hillman’s 856-753-1123/East and Carusi are First Student (Berlin) 856-753-0222)

SACC is Hiring!

Do you know anyone looking for part-time employment who loves working with children? Our district School-Aged Child Care program is in need of SACC Program Aides for the 2024-2025 School year. Please click here for additional information about the available positions.

The Cherry Hill Special Education PTA is hosting a speaker series for families during the 2024-25 school year. Click here for more information.

Link to the full Cooper Family Calendar

September

Hispanic Heritage Month (Begins 9/15)

9/17: Constitution Day / Citizenship Day

9/20: PTA Spirit Wear Orders Due

9/25: PTA General Membership Meeting (6:15pm); Volunteer Training (7:30pm)

9/27: PTA Pretzel Day

9/30: Tentative District Amplify CKLA Workshop for Parents/Guardians (9am-11am and 6pm-8pm)

9/30: Yearbook Photos Due from September Events

Our mission is to teach all children to love learning, embrace challenges and strive to achieve their personal best. Our Cooper Community will demonstrate respect, ownership, acts of kindness and responsibility to encourage active citizenship.

Email: ebartolome@chclc.org
Website: cooper.chclc.org
Location: 1960 Greentree Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Phone: (856) 424-4554
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