CALENDAR EVENTS
October
14 Student Holiday-No School
16 PTA Meeting 6:40 p.m.
18 Fall Trivia Night 7:00 p.m.
November
1 No After School Activities
4-5 Student Holiday-No School
11 PTA Meeting 9:00 a.m.
14-16 Fall Play Performance
25-26 No After School Activities
27-29 Thanksgiving Break-No School
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!
The Longfellow Health Room would like to thank the volunteers that helped during the 7th Grade Hearing and Vision Screen.
Nancy Berusch
Cara Cline-Thomas
Lavina Colaco
Rebecca Collini
Sophia Lee
Natalia Mersereau
Lisa Simpson
Marianna Soltani
Monette Ta Mel Tillotson
Kelly Treibitz
Lynne Vincenzo April Wade
Scarlett Williams
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AN ESSENTIAL PRESENTATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
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.
A short PTA meeting will precede the presentation
FALL TRIVIA NIGHT
7pm Friday, October 18th
$5 per person to play
Max 5 per team
TEACHER WORKDAY LUNCHEON–MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH
Parents, please help provide our teachers and staff lunch during our next teacher workday on November 4th. You can join us for set-up, clean-up, or donate food and supplies. Sign up here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4fa8ae2eabfa7-teacher2. Donations can be dropped off the morning of the lunch by 11:00 a.m. in the Lecture Hall or front office. Thank you for your generosity.
REFLECTIONS - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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 18th, 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
CHINA EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Applications are now open for students to host and/or travel to China in 2020 as part of our very first China Exchange Program at Longfellow Middle School!
We will be welcoming 15-20 students from our partner school in China, from Friday, January 31st to Friday, February 7th, 2020. They will be hosted by Longfellow students and immersed in classes during the week with all programming to be coordinated by our trusted third party Alpha Exchange. For each student hosted, families will receive a $200 stipend or $500 credit towards the China trip during Spring Vacation. The trip will run from Wednesday, April 1st to Saturday, April 11th and cost $3,200 per student ($2,700 or $2,400 for students that hosted 1-2 students). We will visit our partner school and homestay with the Chinese exchange students in Yichang and enjoy 3 days of sightseeing in Beijing, including visits to the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall of China.
Contact Ms. Madeline Coyne for more information and signup at this link by 25 October 2019.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Come Dig in the Dirt for Fun!
Haycock ES is looking for students to help plant a new garden bed in exchange for community service hours. No experience necessary; just a willingness to dig in the dirt and enjoy the day outside. October 20th from 9am-12pm or 1-4pm (or any part of the day you are free!). Please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4bacaa2ba4f58-haycock
Westgate Fall Festival Needs You!
Can you help us out that night? The Westgate Fall Festival on Friday, October 25th can only happen with the help of our extended community. Are you a former Westgate student who remembers the event? Please return and help the next group of students have a fun night. We welcome all volunteers who are interested in helping out. Please email Karen Growney at fallfestival@westgatewolvespta.com with any questions. There are two shifts, setup is from 4-5:45 and the event is from 5:45-7:45. You can sign up to help out here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a44a4af2ca2fb6-2019
Annual Chain Bridge Forest Association Neighborhood Picnic
We are hosting our annual Chain Bridge Forest Association neighborhood picnic and could use assistance with both set-up and clean-up. The event runs from 1-4 pm on Saturday, October 19th. The location is on N. River Street at the very end of the street in the cul-de-sac. Set up would be from 11-1 and clean-up from 4-6. Please contact Jeanine Elgin to sign up: jeanine.drake.elgin@gmail.com
Franklin Sherman's Monster Mash Dash 5K Run
Sunday, October 27, 2019, 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Come join the fun Franklin Sherman atmosphere on Sunday morning, October 27th!
VOLUNTEER: We need lots of volunteers to make this run safe and fun so please sign up and help. This is a great opportunity to get community service hours (no experience necessary). Volunteers serve as marshals - stand along the course and make sure runners are going in the right direction. See the sign up genius link for more details! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4aa8af2da02-monster6
RUNNERS: Franklin Sherman is also looking for runners (all ages welcome). Runners can run in costume! To sign up to run, see details here: http://www.prraces.com/monstermashdash/
FAIRFAX COUNTY YOUTH SURVEY
The Fairfax County School Board and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors work together to administer the Fairfax County Youth Survey. The results of this survey are published each year on https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health-humanservices/fairfax-county-youth-survey and are used by school officials, youth leadership classes, youth-serving county agencies, and local non-profits to determine the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs offered in schools and communities. It is also used to identify changing trends and areas of need. The survey is anonymous and no individual information is reported. The survey will be given to middle school students during Social Studies class and high school students during English class.
The Fairfax County Youth Survey asks questions about risky behavior, mental health, physical health, and safety. There are questions about behaviors related to alcohol, illegal drugs, or misuse of prescription drugs. Additional questions about depression, student stress, bullying and harassment, and questions about personal health, and for students in eighth, tenth, and twelfth grade only, sexual behavior, will be included in the survey. Students are also asked about specific protective factors concerning health and safety.
You have the right to preview the survey and may deny permission for your child to participate if you desire. If a student is uncomfortable with any question on the survey, the student does not have to answer that question or may elect to discontinue the survey. While it is hoped that as many students as possible will participate, you have the option of completing the opt-out form if you wish to opt out your child.
The survey will be administered between November 6-15, 2019. A copy of the survey is available to parents and/or guardians online at https://www.fcps.edu/resources/student-safety-and-wellness/youthsurvey and in the school counseling office of your child's school.
If you do NOT wish for your child to take part in the survey, please print and complete the appropriate opt-out form at the link above and return it to your child's school counselor no later than November 5, 2019.
MCLEAN HS VARSITY FOOTBALL GAMES
All middle schoolers must be accompanied by an adult to McLean High School Varsity Football games. Once at the game, parents are responsible for the supervision of their children. For the remainder of the season, children not accompanied by an adult will not be permitted to enter the stadium. We want to encourage Longfellow students to continue to attend our games, but due to the large crowds this season, these policies are necessary to ensure the safety of everyone in attendance.
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