This Week at Langley

LANGLEY CALENDAR

All events listed below are available on the “Langley Calendar”.  You can click on the event for additional information.

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Friday, March 19 

-Saxon Studio Presents "The Party Hop", 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 20 

-Saxon Studio Presents "The Party Hop", 7:00 p.m.

Monday, March 22

-LHS/Share Food Drive

Thursday, March 25

-Substance Abuse Prevention Series Part 2,  at 12:00 p.m. and 7pm

Friday, March 26

-End of 3^rd Quarter, Two Hour Early Release

Monday, March 29 – Friday, April 2

-Spring Break

Monday, April 5

-Teacher Workday (Student Holiday)

Monday, April 12

-Career Connections, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20

-Sophomore Parent Forum, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, April 22

-Substance Abuse Prevention Series Part 3, 12:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.

Monday, April 26

-Junior Parent Forum, 10:00 a.m.

Did You Know…Langley’s Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Kelly Rankin has been invited to present and sit on a panel discussion with the McLean District Station Citizens Advisory Committee, Students Advisory Sub-Committee SAS, Youth & School Safety Program.  The topic will be "Fighting and Overcoming Addiction in Times of COVID-19: Support System and Community Resources.”  This is a virtual event for both parents and students on March 18^th 4:30-6:00.

Click here to register.  

FCPS-issued Laptops

As we are now utilizing concurrent learning, please be sure that you are using your FCPS-issued laptop regularly. FCPS laptops are optimized to work on the school network, unlike devices you may be using at home. Additionally, many school programs and tests are required to be run on your FCPS laptop. If you have not been using your FCPS laptop regularly, please begin doing so now to prepare yourself to bring it every day you are in the building. If your laptop requires updates, drive to the nearest FCPS school and turn the laptop on in the parking lot. The laptop will connect to the FCPS network and download important updates. Please submit an IT request if you are having difficulty with your school laptops.

Online vs. In-person Instruction

To view your decision, please be sure to log-in to ParentVue on a computer (the app version on mobile devices does not show this information) and click on the Student Info tab.  Your decision can be found near the bottom of the page. 

If you would like to request a change in your status, please use the link below.  ALL requests MUST be submitted through the link below.  At this time, we are unable to accommodate students moving from online to in-person instruction however, we will create a waitlist to review if/when conditions allow.  Should we be able to accommodate your request, we will follow up with you accordingly. The deadline for request submissions is Friday, March 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

SY20-21 Instructional Method Change Request (Late): https://forms.gle/THr3g8VCZQDWukG16

Class of 2021 St Patrick’s Day Senior Social 

Wednesday, March 17^th  from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Langley is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Senior Social in the school's bus loop from 3:30-4:30pm on Wednesday, March 17^th.   We want all of our Seniors to come to the  event to socialize and catch up with each other. Masks are required. Chairs will be placed 6 feet apart, so Seniors can catch up with their friends and teachers in an outdoor socially distanced space.

Seniors can grab an Irish treat when they enter and connect with their classmates and teachers.

Hope to see all the seniors there!

Contact : Jay O’Rourke at  jdorourke2@fcps.edu

SPRING INTO ACTION - donate food items for Share of McLean’s spring food drive in the LHS parking lot on Mon, March 22, 10:30 am-2:30 pm. Let’s help Share and help our neighbors. Share is currently supporting over 300 local families with food supplies. When dropping off items at LHS, look for your grade’s drop-off station in the parking lot (and wear a mask). The grade with the most participants and/or donated food items will be recognized! Take a selfie in front of the Share banner and submit it on x2vol for an hour of service learning. Want to help? Parent and student volunteers are needed! Click here to volunteer.

AP EXAMS 2021

FCPS has released the AP Exam testing schedule per College Board guidelines.  The exam schedule for Langley has been updated and posted to the website under student testing: https://langleyhs.fcps.edu/student-services/student-testing . Students who are enrolled in an AP Exam and their Enrolling parent will be emailed a google form on Monday March 15^th where they will be able to indicate any adjustments/cancellations to their AP exams. If you have any questions please email the AP Coordinator, Katie Robinson at kerobinson1@fcps.edu

Substance Abuse Prevention

LHS Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Kelly Rankin will present the second in a three-part parent education series on substance abuse prevention on March 25. In the 20-minute session, Ms. Rankin will discuss the development of the teenage brain and the impact of drugs on brain development.

Each session is offered twice -- choose the time that works for you! Click here to join a 12 pm or 7 pm session on the following dates:

Drugs and the Teenage Brain -- Mar 25

Drug Trends: Identifying Common Household Items and Drug Culture -- Apr 22

The series is designed to help build awareness and arm parents with knowledge and tools to identify early signs of substance use, as well as discuss parents’ role in prevention and how to have effective conversations with teens about addiction. Ms. Rankin is a great resource for our students and parents. Questions? Contact her at Krankin@fcps.edu or 703-287-2744.

Langley Career Fair is back and better than ever! This year, our new Virtual Career Connections will allow students a convenient, virtual way to connect with local professionals, ask questions about their career paths and seek advice in finding possible summer internships or learn more about that future dream job! Students mark your calendars for this event on Blackboard Collaborate on Monday, April 12th from 10AM to 1PM. Our Career Connections student committee is still seeking professionals in arts, engineering, medical, government, sciences, and public relations to participate. If you’re interested in participating please email us at: langleycareerday@gmail.com or fill out this form. We look forward to hosting this exciting virtual event that all of our students can attend and enjoy! 

Spring Break Travel

Spring break is just around the corner. Here are some tips to be aware of as families and FCPS staff make plans:

• Virginia Department of Health (VDH) urges all Virginians to avoid non-essential travel, especially if you are at higher risk of serious COVID-19 or if you will be visiting someone at higher risk of serious COVID-19. This recommendation applies to everyone, even if you have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have fully recovered from COVID-19.
• FCPS does not currently have travel restrictions. Students are not required to quarantine or provide COVID 19 test results for either domestic or international travel. Parents may opt to keep their students at home for 14 days after they return from travel, however, it is not required.
• Per the Student Health and Safety Guidance Document, a Daily Health Screening Questionnaire will be required for all students attending in-person instruction. These daily health screening questionnaires will be completed on an honor basis and will not be required to be submitted to the school.

Any student, staff or visitor demonstrating symptoms of illness is asked to stay home to help “Stop the Spread” of COVID-19. Updates and information is here: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus/travel-to-areas-with-widespread-ongoing-community-spread/ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html

Action Requested: Help save trees and FCPS $$ on postage by opting in to receive “Paperless” Report Cards (that can be printed through ParentVUE)

Parents/Guardians may opt into “Go Paperless” for report cards by following the below instructions:

• Parents/Guardians can take advantage of the paperless option, by logging into ParentVUE, then going to “My Account” and selecting "Go Paperless!". This is the only way to keep a paper report card from being generated for students at the secondary level. All parents who share the same address as the student must have a SIS ParentVUE account and must select the paperless option.

Buy a Leaf for the Courtyard Buy a leaf -- or more -- for the Courtyard Legacy Tree fundraiser! We still have an empty Science Courtyard that needs landscaping.    To fund the project, donate a leaf to the Langley Legacy Tree, the beautiful wall sculpture that is "growing" in the Langley Lobby, across from the Main Office. The Legacy Tree is a permanent and prominent record of generous courtyard contributors. Choose your engraved message — leaves make wonderful tributes to students, teachers, family and friends!

Giving levels are copper leaf ($50), silver leaf ($100), gold leaf ($200) and acorn or bird ($500). To donate your tree leaves/acorns/birds, click on the Langley PTSA homepage and scroll down to the Legacy Tree article. Questions? Email chrissielavin1@gmail.com.

From the PTSA
Help improve Schoology! To prepare for the system-wide rollout in the next school year, through the FCCPTA, FCPS is requesting additional input from the 17 Schoology Pilot Schools. PTA leaders (one per school) meet with FCPS on the evening of Tuesday, March 23rd. Please give your input! The more feedback FCPS receives, the more it benefits all children. FCPS has given us a list of survey questions. Please use this Google Form to send us your answers by 5pm on March 22nd. https://forms.gle/Un7dR9rsmqEjYxzY7

Ask your student(s) to help in this effort too, by attending a confidential 20-30 minute focus group session at 3pm on April 19th. Please fill out this form in advance to participate. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDVdrS8NA_oEz5c-t6CUp4KfXPaOassf7xCFqucT7JSqJeOQ/viewform

Fairfax County Public Schools Standard Calendar for School Year 2020-21

Click here to view and download the FCPS Standard Calendar for School Year 2020 - 2021

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