Wednesday, October 16th 6:40 p.m. - 8 p.m. (after short PTA Mtg)
Longfellow Lecture Hall

Please join us for an engaging evening for parents and students as Ann Dolin, local author and tutoring expert presents: Habits for Middle & High School Success:Strategies for Organization, Focus, Motivation, and most importantly...Communication. Don't miss this opportunity for your students to hear with you how they can take their study skills to the next level and improve their executive function skills. Ann Dolin is the founder of Educational Connections,  and is a former Fairfax County, VA public school teacher with over 20 years of teaching and tutoring experience. After leaving FCPS in 1998, Ann founded Educational Connections as its only employee with the goal of providing individualized one-to-one instruction based on each student’s learning style. Today, her company employs over 200 tutors, serves the entire metropolitan D.C. area, and has worked with over 8,000 students.

 Ann's engaging presentation will cover:

• Essential study habits to help kids plan ahead and stay on top of an increased workload.
• The Organizational Arsenal: Tools and strategies to keep kids on track.
• Using powerful questions to spark motivation and open the lines of communication.
• Practical ways to prepare for block scheduling and tame procrastination.

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 “LOOK WITHIN”.  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 will also be available at the front office.

Submissions will be accepted now through Friday, October 18^th, 2019.  Submissions will be collected in the bins labeled "Reflections" at the front office.

Specific entry rules can be found at the bottom of the Virginia PTA - Reflection page: https://vapta.org/programs/arts-and-education/reflections-top

For questions, please contact Reflections Chair, Kathryn McCormick @ mccormick.kathryn@gmail.com

Order Deadline: Oct 6th

If you missed us at Back to School night, you have another opportunity to shop for Spirit Wear at our online Pop Up shop. Stock up on our cozy hoodie, pajama pants, performance socks. or long-sleeve tee – all perfect for the cool, crisp fall weather. Don’t miss out! Orders placed by Oct 6th will be delivered to your child the week of October 7th at school. Place your order here. 

Send your student with $3 on Fridays in September and October. Zinga yogurt will be for sale at dismissal. This is a fun way to end the week and very popular among the students.

Please join members of Longfellow staff and PTA for coffee and conversation Monday, October 7, 2019 at 9:00 AM – Longfellow Lecture Hall whether you are new to Fairfax County or to Longfellow Middle School, here is your opportunity to have all your questions answered in one setting.

Members of staff and the PTA will be on hand for a Questions and Answers session about the ins and outs of Longfellow Middle School.

Topics for Discussion:

•  Middle School credits that transfer to High School
• AAP Admittance
• TJ Applications
• After School Activities and Clubs
• Parent SIS Accounts
• My School Bucks
• Getting Involved

Please contact Tong, wutong98@hotmail.com, or Julia, juliamtoro@gmail.com, if you have any questions.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9^TH AND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10^TH, 2019

We still need volunteers on each shift.

Please check the available time slots below.

Call the Clinic @ 703-533-2610 with questions and to volunteer:

• Tuesday, October 8^th – Mr. Alexander’s classes
  • 7:30 to 9:20 – 3 volunteers needed
  • 11:10 to 2:00 – 3 volunteers needed
• Wednesday, October 9^th – Ms. Creeden and Mr. O’Connor’s classes
  • 7:30 to 11:10 – 1 volunteer needed
  •   11:00 to 2:00 – 3 volunteers needed
• Thursday, October 10^th – Ms. Shapiro’s classes
  • 7:30 to 10:05 – 5 volunteers needed
  •  10:00 to 1:10 – 4 volunteers needed

An IndieFlix Original Documentary

Thursday, October 10, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Langley High School Auditorium

Tuesday, October 15, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the McLean High School Auditorium 

Are You Using Technology or is Technology Using You?

As part of a yearlong focus on social media wellness, the Safe Community Coalition, in conjunction with the PTSAs of Langley High School and McLean High School invites you to a free community showing of the compelling new IndieFlix Original Documentary “LIKE.”

Technology is here to stay and social media is a place to connect, share and express our feelings. It is also a place of self-comparison, constant fear of missing out and a way to channel our addictive tendencies, which can be harmful for mental health. What’s going on behind the screens? While we are more connected than ever, it’s hard to know if technology is helping us or hurting us, yet we do have a choice when it comes to managing the way we use technology.

The goal of the film is to educate, inspire and equip us to self-regulate. After the film, discussion will be led by Dr. Cliff Sussman, a DC-based psychiatrist and expert on helping people achieve a more balanced relationship with digital technology.

This event is free and recommended for adults and students of any age who have phones.