Monday, November 12, 9 a.m.
Longfellow Lecture Hall

What roles do the Director of Student Services, Psychologist, Social Worker, and School Counselors play in our children's lives at LMS? Hint: A really important one.

Join us on Monday, November 12th (Veteran's Day) at the next PTA meeting to learn about the support available at Longfellow as our children navigate middle school.

Has your child been feeling anxious or stressed? Are they lacking in organization? Friendships starting to change? Maybe they have been feeling lonely? These are all common issues for kids in middle school. There is a whole support team at LMS to guide our kids through issues big and small. Meet the team as they explain their roles and who to contact for different issues/questions that arise. They will also discuss the results from last year's youth survey administered to 8th graders so parents can have a better understanding of your teen and the trends that are happening at LMS, as well as the results of the ACT screening administered to current 7th grade students in early November.

Join us for the PTA meeting at 9:00 a.m., followed by Principal Kihm's school update at 9:20.  The Director of Student Services, School Psychologist, Social Worker, and members of the school counseling staff will follow with their presentations and will be available to answer your questions.

Hope to see you there.

Warm Regards,

Jennifer Von Elm, PTA President

Submissions Due October 26

For 50 years, National PTA’s Reflections program has helped students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life. This year's theme is Heroes Around Me.  Students can create theme-based artwork in dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography or visual arts. 

Submission guidelines and entry forms can be found here. Entry forms are also available at the front office.

Submissions will be accepted now through Friday, October 26.  Submissions will be collected in the bins labeled "Reflections" at the front office.

For questions, please contact Reflections Chair, Yoonhee Lee at yoonheel@gmail.com

Monday, November 5

The PTA is planning a luncheon for our wonderful teachers and staff during the teacher workday on Monday, November 5th.  Please sign up here to provide items or your time to help us make this luncheon a success. Donations should be dropped off by 11 a.m. in the front office or Lecture Hall. Thank you for your generosity.

Tuesday, November 6, 11:30 a.m. at the AMC Tysons Theater

Join your friends for a day at the movies on a teacher workday for only $12 per ticket! We will see First Man, 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 are limited and will be sold online only, so buy your tickets now!  TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. 

The PTA is in need of just a few more committee chair volunteers. Please consider volunteering your time for one of these open positions.

Bowling Night – February, Date TBD
Organize an evening of fun with a local bowling alley.

Curriculum Night – February 7, 2019 (Snow Date, February 13, 2019)
One co-chair needed to work with another parent that has chaired this event in the past. This is an evening for rising 7th Grade parents to learn about Longfellow Middle School courses.

General Volunteer Pool – Don't have time to commit to being a chair, but want to hear about volunteer opportunities with the PTA. Sign up here to be part of the general volunteer pool. It does not commit you to any event, but you will be contacted first as needs arise.

Please contact Mel Tillotson at vpprograms.ptalms@gmail.com if you are interested in one of the openings.

The verification process for this year’s Student Directory has begun. You should have received an email on Wednesday, October 17th, from Longfellow-PTA Directories 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 October 30th. 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 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 here.  

If you did not receive a verification email or have any other questions, please email the directory team at lms.ptadirectory@gmail.com.

Earn cash for Longfellow by shopping at Giant through the Giant A+ School Rewards program.  Follow the directions below to designate the card yourself: 

• Go to Giantfood for details and sign into you Giant account (top right hand corner)
• After signing into your Giant account click on the button “Manage Your Account"
• On the next page click on “Reward & Savings”
• You will see A+ School Rewards, click on the button “change schools”
• Now you can follow the directions and select your Longfellow Middles School (Our school code is 01928)

If you registered your card last year, you DO NOT need to re-register this year, but you may want to visit Giant's website to verify the school assignment. Also, don’t forget to encourage your friends and relatives to do the same. It could mean more CASH for our school. If you don't know your card number or need assistance, call Customer Care at 877-366-2668 OPTION #1.

Use this link every time you shop on Amazon and before adding items to your cart. Our school receives between 4 and 10 percent of the value of your Amazon purchases when you start your shopping through this Longfellow link.