Important Dates

January 11^th, 2021 -  Asynchronous (Independent) day

There will be no morning meeting, small group instruction, or specialist offerings on this day.

When we move closer to students and staff returning for in person instruction in school buildings, we will need to provide preparation days for teachers. Students will be doing independent learning on teacher preparation days. We will communicate those dates once we confirm return to school dates in the future.

January 18^th - Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

January 20^th - Holiday (Inauguration Day)

January 22^nd - End of Second Quarter-2-hour Early Release

(No synchronous instruction after 1:30pm)

January 25^th - Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)

Return-to-School Update:

• All Groups are paused for returning to school until the School Board meets February 2nd. A revised timeline will be sent out once it has been approved by the School Board.
• Spring Hill will maintain our current bell schedule until further notice. Our Bell schedule is 8:50am-3:30pm.

Cooper MS Rising 7th Graders

We are so excited for you to be joining the Cooper family in just a few short months!  While counselors will be meeting virtually with 6th grade classrooms in January, we will also be hosting several events to assist you in making supportive decisions regarding your child’s academic success in middle school. 

Please save the following dates to join us for these informative events!

All dates have been revised as of 12/15/2020

Still have Questions?

More Registration/Academic Advising information can be found on our website HERE. 

We look forward to "seeing" you in January!

Longfellow MS Rising 7th Graders

Longfellow Middle School Rising 7^th Grade Transition Events

We are dedicated to supporting your student’s transition to middle school and look forward to “seeing” you at our transition events!  Presentation slides will be posted on the Longfellow homepage shortly after each event concludes.  If you have any questions, please contact Marissa Brooks, Director of Student Services, at MLBrooks@fcps.edu

 Virtual Curriculum Night- January 14 from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Please join us for our Virtual Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night.  You will learn about middle courses, student life, the after school program, and the registration process.  *Early sessions for Special Education and ESOL Information will take place at 5:30pm.  

Curriculum Night Links

• Special Education early session- 5:30pm-6:00pm- click here
• ESOL early session- 5:30pm-6:00pm- click here
• LMS Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night- 6:00pm-8:00pm- click here

Virtual Family Registration Night- January 21 from 6:00pm-7:00pm

Please bring your students and join us for Family Registration Night.  Longfellow counselors will walk you through the process of how to select courses and be available to answer questions.  Click here to join this event.

Elementary Visits- January-February 

Longfellow counselors will be visiting your student’s 6th grade class to help support the registration process and answer any questions they may have.  Dates will be scheduled in collaboration with each individual elementary school. 

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology PTSA Diversity Committee

The PTSA Diversity Committee of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) is launching a series of Diversity Talks webinars in January!  This series is especially for elementary and middle school students in grades 4-8. Join us to hear from people working in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. What sparked their interest in STEM? What did they study in school? What kinds of jobs do they do? What else would you like to know? 

Mark your calendars for Monday, January 11, at 6 p.m. to hear the first speakers of our Diversity Talk series: Suresh Shenoy, Neena Shenoy and Nikhil Shenoy. Suresh Shenoy, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, is a business leader and philanthropist who has contributed deeply to many aspects of the northern Virginia community. He was executive vice president at Alyx Technologies Inc., a Virginia-based consulting and technology services company. Mr. Shenoy was a founding member of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund and served on its board until 2002. Neena Shenoy is a Mechanical Engineer (Tufts University 1981 and MIT 1985) and founder of Technology & Engineering providing engineering services. She was involved in designing aircraft engines for GE and worked on the Space Shuttle program for NASA designing and installing Special Payloads. She has also provided program management in start up businesses here and in India. Nikhil Shenoy graduated from TJHSST in 2002, MIT in 2006 and the University of Chicago in 2014. After working at Goldman Sachs, Proctor and Gamble, and Kastle Systems, he is now CEO of Colvin Run Networks, a company that he started in northern Virginia to offer artificial intelligence and blockchain solutions to governments.  

Parents, register at this Zoom link: https://bit.ly/TJDiversityTalk1

Submit questions in advance here: https://bit.ly/tjdiversitytalks

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