LMS PTA News and Events

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 10/15/2020 02:53 PM EDT

Tagline Contest Winner

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Congratulations!!!

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 Sara Abouelnaga and Isabelle Miller on winning the tagline contest for our 2020/2021 LMS school year.  

Their combined tagline represents the #LMS20202-2021 school year. 

 

Lancer Strong Virtually Unstoppable

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This fundraiser supports the Longfellow PTA Support Excellence Campaign. This campaign is to show unity in our community for this unique school year. The LMS PTA held a contest for a slogan to best describe this year, and we felt this slogan represented our community the best.

We hope you will purchase a shirt & mask for your student or one for you.

This fundraiser is being run through Custom Ink and we are selling:

  • Adult - Long sleeve t-shirts, short sleeve t-shirts and sweat shirts (adults)

ORDER YOUR SHIRTS HERE

  • Face masks

ORDER YOUR FACE MASK HERE

PLEASE NOTE - Each item will be mailed to you directly from Custom Ink.

Thank you for your support!

PTA Meeting & Guest Speaker - NEW DATE October 28th

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The next PTA meeting is

 NEW DATE October 28th at 7:30 pm.

Join Dr. Patrick and the PTA for the second meeting of the year. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm and will be immediately followed at 7:50 by our guest speaker.

  • Elaine Tholen- Dranesville School Board Representative

Event details:

This event will take place via WebEx.

Registration for this webinar is required. CLICK HERE to register.

Please note:

  • After you register you will receive  a calendar invite for the meeting from the Longfellow PTA Secretary
  • The email will include a link to join the event  on Wednesday evening
  • Please login a few minutes prior to the meeting - you may need to download a browser extension for the program if you have never used WebEx before

We are looking forward to this meeting and hope you can join us. 

Directory

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The directory is now available to ALL LMS Families through Memberhub. To set up your profile on the directory:

  • Please go to the – Join Longfellow Memberhub and follow the directions on the page to set up your family’s profile.
  • If you joined the LMS PTA and have set up a profile for your family, you do not need to sign up again. You can use this link to verify you have a profile set up for the 2020-2021 school year.

Have you?

Joined the PTA. Individual membership is $25. Add a second membership for an additional $10. All members receive access to our electronic Student Directory.

Donated to the PTA. The Support Excellence Campaign is just as important this year as in years past. All donations are 100% are tax deductible. Our goal is to raise $42,000 this year to meet our regular funding needs and our technology goals!  Donate online. 

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LMS at Chipotle - Wednesday, October 21, 5 to 9 pm

Joining us for a fundraiser to support Longfellow Middle School PTA and show your Lancer Pride.

Dine in or carry out!

Chipotle at 6707 Old Dominion Drive Suite 110 in McLean

NEW DATE Wednesday, October 21 between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. 

Bring in the flyer (click here), show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 33% of the proceeds will be donated to Longfellow Middle School PTA.

For ALL online ordering use code FQPA8ZE in the “promo” field before checkout.

We appreciate your support!
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SAVE THE DATE - Webinar For Students and Parents

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Please join us on November 4 at 7 pm for an engaging evening for parents and students as Ann Dolin, local author and tutoring expert presents a webinar for the LMS Community:

Practical Ways to Survive and Thrive with Virtual Learning

 

 In this webinar, Ann Dolin helps parents avoid academic conflict with practical tips for:

✓ Establishing routines and expectations that really work
✓ Creating ideal spaces for virtual learning
✓ Keeping kids focused while learning online
✓ Minimizing distractions from video games and other screens
✓ Getting their own work done at the same time (Yes, it’s possible!)

 

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.

 

We will send a link prior to the event.

The Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers (Virginia PTA) Advocacy Updates Newsletter

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Access the Virginia PTA Advocacy Newsletter here.

The Virginia PTA is a volunteer child advocacy association working for ALL children and youth in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A New Way to Raise Money for US!

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We’ve joined CauseNetwork and want to invite you to join too!

CauseNetwork is a new kind of marketplace where up to 10% of every purchase supports the LMS community. There are over 1,000 participating stores, including many of the brand names you know and love. You can shop to support in 2 ways:

1. Click the SHOP buttons on our new website: http://longfellowpta.causenetwork.com
2. Use our new Mobile App: http://longfellowpta.causenetwork.com/mobile

Learn more about CauseNetwork and join the movement by visiting http://longfellowpta.causenetwork.com!

Shop & Support Longfellow

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Use this link - to set up your AmazonSmile account to shop and donate to Longfellow Middle School.

Like us on Facebook!

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Important Dates

  • DATE TBD - New Parent Coffee
  • Wednesday, October 21 – NEW DATE Chipotle Restaurant NIGHT
  • Wednesday, October 28 – NEW DATE PTA Meeting & Guest Speaker  Dranesville School Board Representative Elaine Tholen (7:30 pm)
  • Wednesday, November 4 – Webinar: Practical Ways to Survive and Thrive with Virtual Learning - Ann Dolin (7:00 pm)

2020 - 2021 Business Partners for Supporting Excellence!

THANK YOU!

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