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Thank you to everyone who attended the October PTA meeting. The general membership approved the following items:
- 2017-2018 PTA Budget
- May Meeting Minutes
- 2016-2017 Audit
- The appointment of April Wade Turk as the VP of Fundraising
Please save the next PTA meeting date on your calendar: Friday, November 17th at 9:30 a.m.
If I Could Have a Do-Over: A Father’s Hard-Earned Lessons About Cyberbullying, Depression, and Suicide
Wednesday, October 25, 7 to 9 p.m.
LMS Lecture Hall
Are you concerned about your middle schooler’s safety in
the world of smartphones? Do you know the passwords for all the sites they
visit and the apps they use? Don’t miss the very informative parent
presentation by outspoken anti-bullying advocate John Halligan. John
understands the cyber‐world that middle school students inhabit and knows how
it can easily be abused by young teens. Come find out what he wishes he had
been told when his son started using computers and some of the warning signs
that your child might be bullied, might be bullying, or might be a bystander. Make
time to come because your kids will thank you. See Mr. Halligan’s website for
more details. Mr. Halligan will bring his
message to Longfellow’s 7th grade students during regular school hours on the
same day.
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Zinga frozen yogurt will be sold for $3 per serving at dismissal on October 27 and November 3. |
Saturday, October 28, 12 to 4 p.m.
The
Eco Club is sponsoring a community-wide clean up day on Saturday, October 28th from
12-4pm. We need parents and students to come help
us weed and prune our gardens. Service hours will be provided for students. Please sign up here and come ready to get dirty!
November 6
Parents, please help provide our teachers and staff
breakfast during our next teacher workday on November 6. Sign up here to join
us to set up, clean up, or donate food and supplies. Donations can be dropped off the morning of the breakfast between 7:00-7:15
a.m. in the Longfellow Lecture Hall. If you
are unable to donate food, we are happy to take monetary donations and pick up what
is needed. You can send a donation to treasurer@longfellowpta.org through PayPal and
indicate that it is a hospitality donation. Thanks for your support in feeding our
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Tuesday, November 7, 11:30 a.m.
AMC Tysons Theater
Join your friends for a day at the movies on a teacher workday for only $10 per ticket! We will see Thor: Ragnorak, a new PG-13 movie. This event is open to all Longfellow students, siblings, and parents. This is a private event -- the Longfellow PTA will rent the whole theater. Buy your tickets here. Tickets will be sold online only. TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
Please email Jennifer Jackson with any questions.
This
past Wednesday the International Parents Network held a very successful potluck
dinner for families of international students. Over sixty people attended
including Principal Kihm and our new Assistant Principal Kevin Sami. Our
international community is so special to the Longfellow community. Did you know that over 70 languages are spoken by families at Longfellow? If you would like more
information about future events please email Zeliha Onal or Inci Almedaroglu.
 The verification process for this year’s Student Directory has begun.
You should have received an email on Wednseday, October 11th, and a reminder email
on Thursday, October 19th, from longfellow@schooldirectoryupdate to verify your
family’s directory information.
The verification email contains your user name, password, and instructions on how
to access and verify your directory information, as well as access the AtoZ School
Directory App. If you have not already done so, please follow the directions outlined
in the email to confirm and update your family's information by Wednesday, October 25. Verification should only take a couple of minutes
and once you complete the verification process, you will have access to the directory
app. A printed directory will be distributed during Lancer Time in mid-November
to students whose families joined the PTA. It’s not too late to join the PTA and
receive a free directory - you can join by visiting www.longfellowpta.org.
If you did not receive a verification email or have any
other questions, please email the directory team at lms.ptadirectory@gmail.com.To receive a free copy of the directory, be
sure to join the Longfellow PTA.
Questions? Please email the directory team.
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 It’s never too early to start working on your holiday
cards or to create personalized gifts! Please visit our exclusive link here to use any of Shutterfly’s family of
sites (Shutterfly, tiny prints, Wedding Paper Divas, BorrowLenses, GrooveBook,
and MyPublisher). By using this link to do your
shopping, you’re helping to raise funds for our PTA without spending
additional money. The Longfellow PTA will automatically receive a portion of
the sale. Thank you for your support!
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Are you looking for some ideas on how to better understand
or help your child with a disability? Use this link to the Fairfax County Special Education PTA to
find many upcoming events that are available in our area. They are free except where noted.
This year's Nonprofit Fair was a great
opportunity for students to meet various nonprofit organizations and to think about
their 8th grade service learning projects. Students can visit the PTA website for the full list of organizations that have attended the Nonprofit Fair over the
past few years and for links to current volunteer opportunities at community organizations.
Here are a few current volunteer opportunities:
Email Karen Growney to help out at the Westgate Fall Festival on Friday Oct 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. You can work the entire night or work in shifts of 45 minutes.
Visit the Buy Brick Foundation's website to volunteer on Saturday, October 28 to
help with a local marathon held at Carderock, Maryland along the C&O Canal. Volunteers are needed at various points along the race. Rain or Shine.
Sign up here to volunteer at Franklin Sherman's 5th Annual Monster Mash Dash 5K & Fun Run on Sunday October 29 at 8 a.m. There are many race day volunteer opportunities to make this a safe and fun event, including many race marshals along the course to support the runners. Find out more about the race here or email Kristie Helfrich.
October 25 – If I Could Have a Do-Over: A Father’s Hard-Earned Lessons About Cyberbullying, Depression, and Suicide
October 27 – Zinga Yogurt Sales at Dismissal
November 3 – Zinga Yogurt Sales at Dismissal
November 3 – Students Released Two Hours Early
November 6&7 – Student Holiday
November 6 – Teacher Workday Breakfast
November 7 – Lancers at the Movies
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