Friday, November 15, 2019 Lancer Times

CALENDAR EVENTS

November
15-16 Fall Play Performance
21 Make-Up Picture Day
21 Fall Choral Concert 7:00 p.m.
25 Team Explorers Parent Coffee (Wu/DeShazo/Bafaro) 9:20 a.m.
25-26 No After School Activities
27-29 Thanksgiving Break-No School
December
4 Team Renegades Parent Coffee (Bergstrom/Weidus/Aldrich) 8:25 a.m.
7 Wolftrap Holiday Sing-Along
10 Team Spartans Parent Coffee (Kane/Dinion/Huftalen) 8:25 a.m.                    12 Team Islander Parent Coffee (Wilson/Daniels/Bermudez) 7:40 a.m.
13 Winter Band Concert - McLean HS 7:00 p.m.
17 Winter Orchestra Concert – McLean HS 7:00 p.m.
20 No After School Activities
23-31 Winter Break-No School
January
1-3 Winter Break-No School


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REFLECTIONS WINNERS!

PTA Reflections is a national competition encouraging students’ participation in the arts and recognizing their achievements. The National PTA Reflections Program recognizes students at local, council, district, state, and national PTA levels.
This year, Longfellow PTA’s Reflections has four winners who will be advanced to the next level. Congratulations to the following winners:
Visual Arts: Aileen Zhao (8th Grade)
Photography: Sophia Park (7th Grade)
Writing: Abigail Sterner (8th Grade)
Dance: Sicilia Oliver (7th Grade)
Good luck to these students in the council competition, and congratulations to all the students who participated in this year’s Reflections!


AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

There will be no after school activities Monday, November 25th or Tuesday, November 26th

FREE CONCERT – FALL CHORUS PERFORMANCE

Under the Sea - featuring songs about the ocean, water, love, and home
Thursday, November 21st, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall


LONGFELLOW LOVE BUSINESS SPONSOR

Help us kick off this season of giving and become a Longfellow Love Business Sponsor!
Do you own a business, or know someone who does? If so, we need your support! We are excited to announce our 1st annual Longfellow Love Jam-a-thon to help raise money for our Longfellow Love Student Assistance Program supporting our very own student families in need, and benefiting the Longfellow community. Did you know that over 100 of our Longfellow families receive free and reduced lunch and have difficulty meeting basic needs?

We’d love to advertise your business through this important community partnership. Your business will be promoted on a large banner placed at the school entrance, and through Longfellow Middle School's weekly newsletter which reaches over 2,000 families. Help make a difference in the lives of these families by sponsoring this important community event. We need help covering the costs of food and fun activities so that all funds raised will benefit our families in need. Any amount would be greatly appreciated to help cover the costs!

Questions? Please contact Shelly Breslin at vpfundraising.ptalms@gmail.com. for more information about how to become a Longfellow Love Business Sponsor.
We need all donation commitments by Monday, November 18th.

Thank you in advance for your generous support of this important community program!


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 (mycoyne@fcps.edu) for more information and signup at this link.


COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday, November 28, 2019
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Lewinsville Retirement Residence
1515 Great Falls St.
Here’s an opportunity to participate in the annual community Thanksgiving dinner as a guest or volunteer. All ages are welcome including children, families, young adults, singles, and the elderly who are far from home or without family. There is no cost to participate as the dinner is staffed by volunteers and the meal is provided through generous donations. A link to the dinner information and volunteer opportunities as well as donations can be found at https://www.lewinsville.org/event-items/thanksgiving/. We would love to have Longfellow students and faculty participate in our dinner, whether it is by volunteering, or joining us as we eat with the rest of our community.


FULL DAY/PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES  

Parents are reminded that whenever an absence is anticipated for a future date, such as required family trips, college visits, etc., it must be pre-arranged with the pre-arranged absence form, linked here and also available in the front office. Completed forms should be returned to the main office.