Welcome Back to School - 2025

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 Cooper Elementary School Calendar has important school events and PTA events listed. Stay aware of what’s happening each month.
• Add the Cooper Family Google Calendar directly to your Google Calendar.
• Double check the latest version of the 2025-2026 School Year District Calendar

Save the Dates

• Our annual Back to School Water Ice Night is Friday, 9/5 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm at school! All K-5 families are invited. Siblings are welcome.
• We have a Philly Soft Pretzel Sale coming up this month. Order forms will be given to students on 9/11 and will be due on Tuesday 9/16. Delivery will be Friday 9/19 to students at the end of the day.
•  Join us at our first PTA meeting on 9/25/25 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
• Take a cooking break on our first Dine Out Day of the school year at Federal Donuts & Chicken on 10/8 from 5-8pm. Our school will receive 20% 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 out the 2025-2026 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

• If you do not have a TreeRing account, go to https://tr5.treering.com/validate and use passcode: 1014806030344299
• We’d love your back to school photos for this year’s yearbook. Upload them to TreeRing using the app or e-mail them to yearbook@jfcooperpta.org

• Pre-order the 2025-2026 yearbook for 10% off on the TreeRing website throughout the months of August and September for $25.00 $22.50 (softcover) or $30.70 $27.63 (hardcover) online or $22.50 and $27.50 via the welcome packet paper form. 

Fundraisers & Sales

• We are having our annual Fall Mums Sale. In order to receive your mums in time, orders are due on 9/10/25. Orders can be made in our PTA Store. See our flyer here.
• Spirit wear orders are due on Friday 9/19. 
• 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 regularly.  

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 as well.

We have also launched on Instagram @jamesfcooperpta. If you are interested in helping us with our social media pages, please fill out the volunteer form. 

Bond Updates

Visit this page for more information about bond funded projects happening throughout the district. This information is important for all Cherry Hill families and community members. We were thrilled to see some of the updates that happened at Cooper over the summer as a result of the the bond referendum passing in 2022.

 

Thank you to all of our Cooper families and friends for making last year successful through their support. We love our dedicated 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

5th Grade Committee Meeting 8/28/25 @7:30pm

 

Dear 5th Grade Parents/Guardians,

The 5th Grade Committee is having its first meeting this Thursday, August 28th at 7:30pm virtually on Google Meet.

If you are interested in attending and have not yet received a link, or if you are unable to attend, but are interested in attending future meetings, please reach out.

Whether you are interested in being on this committee or others, please make sure to fill out our 2025-2026 Volunteer Form and become a member for the upcoming school year as we support and celebrate your child this year.

Thank you!

PTA Truths and Myths

 

2025-2026 Volunteer Form

Interested in volunteering at J.F. Cooper Elementary School this year?

Fill out the 2025-2026 Volunteer Form and we will reach out to you as needed. You can find a list of role descriptions on our website.

Please note: All volunteers for PTA organized events/activities/sign-ups must be a PTA member for the 2025-2026 school year.

You can sign up for membership in our PTA store.

Save the Dates

9/25 (Thurs) General PTA Meeting from 6:30pm-7:30pm & Volunteer Training from 7:30pm-8pm

10/3 (Fri) Room Parent Orientation from 9:30am-10am

10/3 (Fri) Volunteer Training from 10am-10:30am (for those that cannot make it on 9/25)

*You may attend any of these meetings in-person or over Zoom.*

We look forward to volunteering with you!

Thank you!

The PTA Board

Back to School Mums Sale

 

Our annual back to school mums sale is back! Orders can be placed in the PTA store. We will also accept order forms at school until 9/10/25.

Thank you for your support!

2025-2026 PTA Membership

 

Dear Cooper Families, Staff Members & Friends, We hope you're having a wonderful summer thus far. To those of you who are returning, we would like to thank you so much for your support of our PTA during the last school year. We could not have accomplished everything without your support. We had a successful year and we hope to have another fantastic year ahead. To those of you who are new, welcome to our school. We are so excited that you are joining our Cooper Family! As we start gearing up for the next school year, we invite you to support our PTA by becoming a member for the 2025-2026 school year. We need your support because together we can achieve more. You can submit dues for your membership at our online PTA Store website at: https://jfcooperpta.memberhub.com/store Yearly membership dues are $11 per person. $5 goes towards the NJ State PTA and the National PTA, who advocate for our children within our state, nationwide, and in Washington D.C. $6 remain in our PTA and will be used to help partially fund assemblies, field trips, classroom grants, and student events. Parents, grandparents, neighbors, and community members are all invited to become a part of our PTA and show their support for our children!  Our PTA serves 100% of our students. Our goal is to have 100% of our families and staff support the PTA. Help us reach our goal! You do not need to be a volunteer to be a PTA Member. However, all  All PTA volunteers must be PTA members, but you do not need to be a volunteer in order to be a PTA Member.   The PTA board hopes to continue to help create connections within our community and make each child’s potential a reality. If you have any questions about membership, please reach out. Thank you for your attention! Sincerely, Shazia Ansari president@jfcooperpta.org

June 2025 Newsletter

Dear Cooper Families & Friends, 

Happy Last Day of School!

Please see our JUNE 2025 PTA NEWSLETTER for a recap of the last few months, PTA achievements, student achievements, gratitude for all of our volunteers, and links to surveys. 

Congratulations to all families celebrating their 5th graders! Wishing all students the best as they move on from their elementary school years onto middle school. It was nice to have been part of their journey at Cooper.

Thank you, as always, for your support and attention.

Wishing all of you a happy and healthy summer! 

Sincerely,

Shazia Ansari

president@jfcooperpta.org 

Yearbook Reminders

Dear Parents,

If you are still interested in any of the following, please see the info below.

Yearbook Orders

Place your order with us to save. You can order it later, but it may not arrive with the others and you'll have to pay shipping.

Yearbook - 5th Grade Recognition Ads - due May 28

Your custom messages must be entered on the TreeRing website. Ads are $5, $10, and $20 depending on size.

Yearbook Custom Pages - due May 26

Sometimes this deadline gets extended. If we are still editing the book and haven't pressed the PUBLISH button, you can typically continue working on this.

Thank you,

Shazia

May 2025 PTA Newsletter

 

Dear Cooper Families & Friends, 

Can you believe it is already May? Where has the year gone? 

The school and PTA have so many exciting things coming up for the students. 

Please see our reminders below.

MAY REMINDERS

5/05 - 5/09 - Staff Appreciation Week

5/06 - PTA Dine Out - Chipotle 4-8pm

5/07 - Night of Cultures Registration Forms Due

5/10 - Yearbook - 5th Grade Recognition Ads Due

5/13 - Night of Cultures from 6:30-8pm

5/16 - Yearbook Custom Pages Due and Yearbook Orders Due

5/23 - Schools Closed, Teacher In-Service
5/26 - Schools Closed, Memorial Day

5/29 - Evening of the Arts from 6:30-8:30pm

JUNE REMINDERS

6/04 - General PTA Meeting and Elections 6:30-7:30pm

6/06 - Field Day

6/12 - *New Date* End of Year Parties for Grade K-5 from 1:30-3pm 

6/16 - 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony 9:30-10:30am

6/19 - Fifth Grade Party from 6:30-8:30pm (Organized by the 5th Grade Committee)

It’s Staff Appreciation Week!! 

Please see our website for more information on how your family can help, our schedule for all, 

donation signups, printables, lists of the staff’s favorite things, and more. 

 

A yellow paper flyer was sent home with information at the end of last week as well. 

THANK YOU in advance to everyone reaching out to help. We appreciate you!

Chipotle Dine Out Tuesday

We’re treating the staff to a Mexican lunch on Tuesday, May 6th. 

Join in on the fun by heading over to Chipotle any time from 4-8pm. You can also order take out. 

Make sure to use the code. 30% of the proceeds will go towards our school!

Yearbook Photos

If any parents or guardians went on a field trip this year and have photos for our yearbook, 

please send them to yearbook@jfcooperpta.org or upload them to TreeRing. 

We can accept photos until Friday, May 9th.

It’s Yearbook Creation Time

The yearbook will be submitted to the publisher this month. 

Yearbooks are $25 and are for all students. If you wish to purchase one, please go to 

 http://www.treering.com/ and enter passcode: 1014806030344299 

You can also send a check for $25.00 made out to J.F. Cooper PTA in an envelope marked PTA Yearbook 

with your child’s name and teacher. 

Note: You can purchase a yearbook after we send the book for publishing, however, 

you will have to then pay tax + shipping, and you may not receive the yearbook at the same time 

as the rest of the students. You may also order yearbooks from previous years through TreeRing!

Yearbook Cover Contest

Thank you to the students that sent in submissions for our contest. We have received 5 entries!!

5th Grade Lawn Signs

The 5th Grade Committee has raised enough money for lawn signs for the Class of 2025. 

Please pick up your 5th grader’s sign from the main office during school hours. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to Michelle Pacitti.

2025-2026 PTA School Year

The PTA board sets the calendar for the following school year at the end of June/beginning of July.

 If you are interested in a coordinator position and have been shy to ask about it or if there is an event 

you’re interested in spearheading that we have not done before, now is the time to express your interest! 

We’d love to work with you to plan ahead. Please do not hesitate to reach out.

We will send more updates later in May. Thank you for your attention! 

Have a wonderful week and thank you always for your support!!

Sincerely,

Shazia Ansari

President

J.F. Cooper PTA

1960 Greentree Rd

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

Staff Appreciation Week 2025

 

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

May 5 - May 9, 2025 

“We can travel the world, but we know it’s true, 

there is no other staff quite like you!”

 

Dear Cooper Families & Students,

We are planning a fun-filled international and travel themed week for staff at Cooper!! 

See the schedule in your child's backpack on Thursday or click here.

Posters

We would love to decorate the hallways with posters made by students and parents. 

Can you help by sending some to the office? 

Posters can include drawings related to travel, a country’s flag, sayings in different languages 

(with translations), thank you messages, and inspirational quotes. 

Sample messages: “There is no other teacher in the world like you!” “Thank you for all you do!” 

“Cooper Staff are the best!” “Our teachers are first class!” Feel free to be creative!

Printables

Here are some links to travel and international themed printables if your child 

would like to color a page, write a letter, write a poem, use a gift tag, etc.   

{ Coming Soon }  

Donations (Monetary, Food, Snacks, and Paper Products)

In addition to using PTA hospitality funds, we need some help from families.

See the sign up link to donate and help us out.  

 

Here is are some links to some examples of international candies:

https://tinyurl.com/internationalcandies

Some Ideas for Kids to Show Appreciation to Teachers and Staff Members

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  Send in a poster to hang in the hallways 

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  Send a short thank you video or write a thank you note or card

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  Send in a drawing or illustration

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  Write a rhyming poem or an acrostic poem about your teacher(s)

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  Write a small essay or paragraph about your teacher(s)

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  Send in a small treat, or gift

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  Be creative! There are lots of ways to say thank you!

  
  “Staff Favorites” Lists

We have over 80 people at Cooper that help our school function! Curious to know what Cooper staff love? Click on the links!

Staff Favorites for 2024-2025

Can't find someone? Find a staff member's list of favorites from last year.

Staff Favorites - 2023-2024 - Last Names A-N

Staff Favorites - 2023-2024 - Last Names O-Z

Still can't find someone? They may not have recently filled a sheet out.

Send an e-mail to president@jfcooperpta.org so the PTA can make a request!