Happy October! CMS wants to see you! Make an effort to be at school on time everyday! 👻🎃

Make plans to be present EVERY DAY in the month of October. Our CMS POP team has a treat instore! Nothing compares to the POWER of PRESENCE!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17fwNzgnzo/?mibextid=wwXIfr We are in need of some items for our Social development experience for our 7th graders. Most needed item is gallons of sweet tea and bags of salad ! Any business that may want to donate those items would be greatly appreciated as well. Tag your people and do your thing Facebook to give a special moment to build up our social skills and etiquette!

Mr. Dicken's sixth grade science classes, put their knowledge of scale, atoms, and molecular structure into practice today. Students use these atomic models to build compounds and molecules.

💙🧡Congratulations to our CMS Staff Members of the Week:

‼️Teacher of the Week: Mr. Murry
‼️Support Staff of the Week: Mrs. Friedlund

Thank you both for your hard work and dedication. We appreciate you! 🎉

🐾UPCOMING PARENT - TEACHER CONFERENCES 🐾

⚠️Monday, October 12, 2026 is a date the district has reserved for teachers to be on campus without students for parent - teacher conferences. This scheduled date is the MONDAY that we return from Fall Break. Students will not be at school on Monday, Oct 12; students return on Tuesday, Oct 13. CMS Parent-Teacher Conferences are open slots for the following date and times.

Monday, Oct 12, 2026: 8:00am - 11:00am and 12:30pm - 1:30pm

We have reserved 15 minutes conference spots for each teacher to conduct these conferences in the form of a face -to -face meeting, phone call, or a Google meet (whichever your preference and most efficiently fits your schedule. ) Limited spots are available. You can meet with some or all of your student's teachers. If we cannot get all of the requests scheduled on October 12, we will schedule these conferences during our teachers' planning periods.

If you would like to reserve a conference spot, please fill out this Google form for your student. The last day to request a parent teacher conference for the Oct 12th date is Friday, October 2.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYaxnNJpuj4PBuTNPSQPcDNp7oJUWD-L9spDcKKgIr5Je_Cw/viewform

As we approach the end of the **first nine weeks**, we want to ensure families have a clear understanding of how student grades are calculated.

Below is information from the **Bossier Parish Grading Policy** outlining how gradebooks for students in **Grades 6–8** are structured. We encourage you to use this as a reference when reviewing your student’s grades and academic progress.

Our goal is to keep families informed and provide a clear picture of student performance as we close out the first grading period.

🧡💙CMS Football Spirit day tomorrow, Tues. Sept 29! 💙🧡 We can't wait to see the "older" you!

October At A Glance.
Stay ahead and in the "know" for all things Cope via our live document.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1t0w4eikOQMkTe3_1Dd8zrZEDla9oX_TcKkko-0Ru5Bg/edit?usp=sharing

🏐💙Volleyball Spirit Day tomorrow!💙🏐 Rock the Rams!

Working 9-25 today. We celebrated our RHINESTONE moments with our students proficiency tests by bringing a little joy for Dolly Parton day. Our teachers enjoyed some music, pink snacks and treats and hopefully a little bright light to your car line this morning.

Ms. Selmer's 8th graders were busy planning initial research for their new Science unit today. They focused on building knowledge for plate tectonics and how fossils of the same creatures can be found in different parts of the world.

There's an after school activity for everyone to find community and fun. Another amazing opportunity to stretch STEAM skills and explore with Starbase at Cope!

There's an after school activity for everyone to find community and fun! Today was Table top games club!

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Starting at 1:15pm TODAY, parents may come to CARLINE to pick up CMS Spirit shirts in the CAFETERIA that were ordered from Round #2. Come into the SIDE entrance near the gym and go directly to the cafeteria to pick up your student's spirit gear.

Parents who aren't able to come to pick the shirts, we will pass out the shirts 8th period to send home today.

If anyone is absent today, we will hold shirts in the CMS front office until someone is availalbe to pick those items up.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!

We would love your help for a little fall celebration before break. Our Cope staff is Awesome to the core. If you'd like to decorate or volunteer to keep our Apple bar stocked we would love to have you. This is also a concession day for PTO so we need all the extra hands we can get!! Here is a link for items we would love to have donated! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A48ADA628ABFE3-66123705-copy

🙌 FAITH, LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY AT COPE MIDDLE SCHOOL! Early this morning, our Cope Middle School FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) student leaders gathered on the patio for See You At The Pole! It was inspiring to see these young leaders standing together in unity for our school, teachers, classmates, and community. We are so proud of their courage, leadership, and heart to make a positive impact both in and outside the classroom! 💙🧡 Way to lead by example, Cougars! 🐾✨ #theCopeDifference #EverythingMatters

💙✅💙 Cope Cougars are READY for math Proficiency Exams!!! 🌈 Ratios, Skittles, and lots of learning in 6th grade. Skittles made their way into Ms. Cole’s math class again!  Sometimes the best way to learn is to make it hands-on-and a little sweet! 💕 ‼️Mrs. Davis' seventh grade math class worked in groups to get ready also! Minds are at work around here!

🐾 Cope has three incredible people to celebrate! 🧡💙 ⭐ Matt Murry — Teacher of the Year Mr. Murry brings history to life and challenges students to go beyond memorizing facts. He wants them to explain their thinking, know the details, and take pride in what they learn. His passion for social studies and high expectations make a difference every day. ⭐ Mady Armitage — New Teacher of the Year Mady brings creativity, warmth, and fresh energy to Cope. Her love of music, reading, and all things creative shines through in the way she connects with students and makes learning feel inviting. We are so glad she is part of our Cougar family! ⭐ Erin Friedlund — Support Staff of the Year Erin brings color, kindness, and a whole lot of personality to Cope. She has a gift for making people feel welcome and cared for, she spreads a little extra joy! The support she gives our school makes a difference every day. Please help us congratulate Matt, Mady, and Erin! We are grateful for the heart each of you brings to Cope. Everything Matters—and so do you! 🐾