Fair Funding Meetings for 2024-2025

Our first meeting of the year will be this Thursday at 7pm! Please join to help plan for the rest of the year. As this is our first meeting back for the school year I believe it will be longer than usual so try to block a full hour if you can. As always, the meeting is virtual.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8065492973

BOE Candidates Forum

Did you miss the Board of Education Candidates Forum on Sunday night?

Watch it on YouTube and get to know the community members that are running.

You can also read biographies of the candidates here.

October - Upcoming Dates

 

10/3 - 10/4

School Closed

Week of 10/7

Fire Prevention Week

Week of Respect

10/10

7pm Fall Fun Fest Volunteer Meeting

7:30pm 5th Grade Committee Meeting

10/15

Trunk or Treat Ticket Orders Due

Trunk or Treat Trunk Registration Due

10/19

Trunk or Treat Fall Festival from 3-5pm

Registration Form (Coming Soon)

Tickets (Coming Soon)

10/20

Trunk or Treat Raindate

10/28

PTA Executive Board Meeting @ 7pm

10/31

Fall Fun Fest @9:30am (Volunteers & Students Only)

Halloween Parade @2:15pm (Parents Welcome)

PTA Meeting - 9/25/24

Hi Everyone,

Please see the AGENDA for the meeting Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm.

If you have any topics you would like us to discuss, please reach out so it can be added to the agenda.

Your presence is requested so we can reach a quorum. We will be sharing and hope to pass the proposed budget for the 2024-2025 school year.

Join us in person in the J.F. Cooper Elementary School Library or via Zoom. You will find the link to the meeting in the agenda.

Thank you for your attention!!

Shazia Ansari

PTA President

president@jfcooperpta.org

Philly Pretzel Sale - Orders Due 9/24/24

Please send the yellow form back in an envelope or bag with payment by Tuesday, 9/24/24.

Pretzels will be sent home on Friday, 9/27/24.

Mid-September Reminders

FLYERS

 PTA 2024-2025 Welcome Packet (13 pages)

PTA Dates at a Glance

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UPCOMING DATES

Spirit Wear Orders Due

Sat 9/21

BOE Candidates Forum

Sun 9/22 from 7-9pm

PTA General Membership Meeting (Zoom/Library)

Wed 9/25 from 6:30-7:30pm

Volunteer Training (Zoom/Library )

Wed 9/25 from 7:30-8pm

Soft Pretzel Sale - “R” is for Respect

Orders due Wed 9/25

Pretzels Distributed 

Fri 9/27

Fall Mums Pick Up

Fri 9/27

Submit September Yearbook Photos

Mon 9/30

Room Parent Meeting

Tues 10/1 from 9:30-10am

Volunteer Meeting

Tues 10/1 from 10-10:30am

PTA Welcome Packet - Yellow Envelope

Dear Families,

Please be sure to look for our welcome packet this week in your child's hands or their backpack.

In it you will find the following information:

• CHPS Free/Reduced Meal Application Form
• A Note from the PTA Board w/Upcoming Dates
• Cooper Spirit Wear Sale Flyer
• 2024-2025 Board Officers & Communications Info
• CHPS District Calendar
• PTA Membership Form
• Fall Mums Sale Order Form
• Yearbook Pre-Order Form / Hospitality Donation Form
• 2024-2025 Year Round Fundraising Form
• 2024-2025 Yearbook Information
• PTA Volunteer / Room Parent Information
• Fun Book Sale Info
• Food Book Sale Info

Thank you,

The PTA Board & The Front Office

A PTA Welcome for the 2024-2025 School Year

                                       

Dear Parents/Guardians & Staff,

First of all, welcome to all *NEW* families! And welcome back to all families who have been here before! We hope you've had a wonderful summer! School is just around the corner and we have some exciting things planned for the year! You'll find some important information on the posts below.

PTA & School Calendar

• The school staff and the PTA have a great year planned for students and families! Stay aware of what’s happening each month. The Cooper School Calendar has important school dates and PTA events listed.
• Add the Cooper Family Calendar directly to your Google Calendar using this link.
• 2024-2024 School District Calendar

Save the Dates

• Our Back to School Water Ice Night is Friday, 9/6 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm at school! All K-5 families are invited.
• Join us at our first PTA meeting on 9/25/24 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm in-person and over Zoom. Agenda and meeting information will be posted on our website. Meet fellow parents and learn more about what's happening at school.
• We have a soft pretzel sale coming up this month. Order forms will be given to students on 9/18 and will be due on 9/25. Delivery will be 9/27 to students at the end of the day.
• Save the Date: Take a cooking break on our first Dine Out Day of the school year at Norma's Mediterranean Restaurant on 10/22/24. Our school will receive 10% back in proceeds. 

Membership & Volunteering

• Don’t forget to sign up for PTA Membership. You don’t have to be a volunteer - but we need everyone’s support! We are looking for 100% membership from families and staff members. All volunteers must be PTA members.
• We are creating our volunteer list for the new school year! Please fill the 2024-2025 Volunteer Form out if you're interested in helping in any way. Not sure what each volunteer does? See a list of volunteer descriptions.

Yearbook

• We’d love your back to school photos for this year’s yearbook. Upload them to TreeRing or e-mail them to yearbook@jfcooperpta.org

• Our yearbooks are designed for all K-5 students. Pre-order the 2024-2025 yearbook for 10% off on the TreeRing website throughout the month of September. If you do not have a TreeRing account, go to https://tr5.treering.com/validate and use passcode: 1014806030344299

Fundraisers & Sales

• We are having our annual Fall Mums Sale. In order to receive your mums in time, orders are due on 9/11. Orders can be made in our PTA Store. See our flyer here.
• Spirit wear orders are due on 9/21/24.
• Food Books and Fun Books are on sale for $10 in the PTA Store.
• You can easily support us without donating any extra money by purchasing gift cards using the RaiseRight app. Read more about RaiseRight here. 
• You can also help us raise funds by earning Box Tops while you shop for groceries and by donating clothes and shoes in the recycling bin in the parking lot at school.

Donations

• Donate used clothes and shoes in the parking lot. Items are collected every Tuesday. Please don't leave anything outside of the bin. If it's full, come back after Tuesday.
• We also collect books you are ready to pass on to students in need in the South Jersey and Philadelphia area in our beautiful Book Smiles bin located in the foyer at school. Send books in anytime.
• The PTA takes donations year round to help fund assemblies, classroom grants, and field trips.

Our Website

Please bookmark this page - http://jfcooperpta.blogspot.com to stay in the know. This site is updated weekly or bi-weekly depending on how many PTA things are happening. 

We seek to provide you with important information from our PTA as well as Cherry Hill Zone PTA. 

On a desktop, you will see our info tabs at the top of the page. On your mobile device, you will see a highlighted blue bar that says "Home" and a triangle pointing downwards. If you touch this on your phone's screen, a menu will appear to scroll through the tabs. 

Social Media

For those of you who are on FaceBook, visit: https://www.facebook.com/jamesfcooperpta 

We cannot guarantee our posts will appear in your feed, but information and reminders will be posted here regularly.

We have also launched on Instagram @jamesfcooperpta.

Bond Updates

Visit https://www.cherryhilltomorrow.com/ for more information about bond funded projects happening throughout the district. This information is important for all Cherry Hill families and community members. See photos of how things are going here!

Thank you to all of our Cooper families and friends for making last year so fantastic through their support. We love our fabulous volunteers for helping the PTA and school whenever needed. We hope for another amazing year ahead!

If you have any questions about anything, please don't hesitate to reach out! 

Thank you for your attention! The PTA board wishes you a happy first week of school!!!

Sincerely,

Shazia Ansari

president@jfcooperpta.org