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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
The students and teachers have built a POWERfful Panther community and worked hard throughout the first quarter, and we’ve ended the quarter with a bit of fun! We had our first school dance yesterday, and it was a great success. And today our staff displayed their spirit with a costume contest. Monday is a holiday for students while teachers work on entering final quarter grades. We look forward to a starting a strong second quarter. We will return to school on Tuesday, November 1st to a Blue Day schedule.
Aimee Monticchio
Principal, Langston Hughes MS
Parents, Impact Aid forms were sent home with your student(s) on 10/19/2022. These forms need to be returned no later than Friday, November 4, 2022
Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid
Beginning October 18, FCPS will be asking all families to fill out a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid.
Returning this form is important, because information from this survey results in an additional $3 million in grants each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If Sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by November 4. All responses are confidential.
Watch the video to learn more about this process.
SIS WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS
All parents/guardians of Middle School students who have registered for a SIS ParentVUE Account and have a primary email address recorded in SIS ParentVUE can receive Weekly Progress Reports via email. This report provides a summary of your student(s) grades for the current quarter. To activate the Weekly Progress Reports via email, login to your SIS ParentVUE Account and first verify that you have a primary email address within the system. It is listed under the “My Account” tab. If it is blank, enter the email address where you would like to receive the progress reports and click on update account. Once confirmed, parents/guardians are able to activate and select their preferences for receiving these reports within the SIS ParentVUE “My Account” tab.
Weekly progress reports for all of your Middle and High School students will be included in one email.
For questions about a specific progress report or grade you can login into your SIS ParentVUE Account to find detailed grade book information. Additionally, your student’s teacher is always the best resource to answer any grade book questions that you may have. Weekly Progress Report Parent Quick Reference Guide
 Please contact Sharon DuncanHudspeth at SDDuncanHuds@fcps.edu if you think you can support this program. Donations of $5 or $10 gift cards are ideal and can be delivered to the school: Attention – Sharon DuncanHudspeth.
Social-Emotional Learning with Second Step
In this week’s lesson students learned about overcoming roadblocks by using If-Then Plans. Students learned how to create plans and adjust them, as needed. Our next SEL lesson will be on Monday, November 7 and students will continue to explore strategies for overcoming roadblocks. Family conversation starter: Ask your child to review their current grades in StudentVUE and encourage them to create an If-Then Plan around their academic progress. You may also find it helpful to create family If-Then Plans around household responsibilities, etc.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Admissions
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology application will be available on Monday, October 24 at 4:00pm, to current 8th grade students. The application portal, course prerequisites, GPA requirements, and deadlines can be found here: TJHSST Freshman Application Process. To learn more about the TJHSST admission process, please view this TJHSST Freshman Admission Overview video.
If you have any questions about the TJHSST admissions process, please contact the Langston Hughes TJ Liaison Counselor, Marissa Brooks.
Parents and Caregivers,
Langston Hughes Middle School SCHOOL PICTURES ARE ONLINE NOW!
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The team at Victor O’Neill Studios would like to thank your school for a great picture day!
We are reaching out to inform you that student images are now online.
Any student who has not had a chance to order, it’s not too late!
Please visit: vosphoto.com/uc
use your student ID when prompted for the online code.
For questions regarding school pictures please email: underclass@vosphoto.com
Thank you!
Victor O'Neill Studios
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If your student missed either day, "Make-Up" picture day will be Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Reminder: 2023 yearbooks are on sale now!
This year we will have a student yearbook staff who will help Ms. Kerze and Ms. Burke create it. Buy now to save money and ensure you get one; there will be a limited number available!
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Holiday meals are a special time when families come together. Can you help make the holidays special for a local family struggling with food insecurity? Since 2016, Food For Neighbors has been providing holiday meals to students in middle and high schools throughout Fairfax and Loudoun counties. For every $50 donated to the Food for Neighbors Holiday Meals Program, they will provide a $50 grocery store gift card for a local family to purchase a nutritious and delicious meal this season. To donate, visit FFN Holiday Meals Program.
Hunger is an unwelcome guest during the holidays and with your generosity, families throughout our community will experience the joy of gathering around a table together to enjoy a nice meal.
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SLHS Winter Market 2022
The South Lakes High School Dance Team is excited to be hosting our first annual Winter Market this year! The Winter Market will be held at South Lakes High School on December 11th from 11:00-3:00pm. This will be a craft fair/farmer’s market style event with many local vendors and will be a great time for people to do their holiday shopping. There will be door prizes, a photo opportunity with our school mascot, a hot chocolate bar, and a kid’s craft area!
If you are interested, booth registration is $80 (this price will increase to $100 after November 27th). Upon registering, you will receive an email with an information form to fill out as well as further details about this event.
Link to register: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/stores/checkout/getproduct?clientKey=ZZI5ZQWBKS04NJ8&buttonID=bcc6f25a-0581-4896-95d7-b38a87f1721e
Please email Catherine McDermott at chmcdermott@fcps.edu with any questions and feel free to send this information to any local vendors you may know!
Red Ribbon Week & Halloween
October is Substance Abuse Prevention Month, and Red Ribbon Week is October 23- October 31. Red Ribbon Week, sponsored by the DEA, is when young people pledge to live drug-free lives and show their commitment by wearing a red ribbon. Some of our very own elementary schools will be wearing red ribbons, to show their respect for Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a Mexican-American DEA agent, who was murdered while working to expose drug traffickers.
Parents, you can help prevent substance use more than you know. The Fairfax County Youth Survey shows that students who say there are caring adults present in their lives are significantly less likely to engage in risky behaviors or report poor mental health conditions.
 Now that Halloween is approaching, it’s time to remind your students that drugs are often made to entice young people to use (e.g. marijuana edibles, colorful packaging, rainbow fentanyl). The younger a person begins to use drugs, the more difficult it is for them to abstain later in life (NIH).
Sources & Resources:
DEA
DEA Fentanyl Gallery
Fairfax CSB Opioid Info
REVIVE Training for Opioid Overdoses
FCPS Substance Abuse Prevention Program
Fairfax County Youth Survey
For general questions about the FCPS Substance Abuse Prevention Program, please contact the Office of Student Safety & Wellness at: (571) 423-4270 and be sure to follow us on Twitter at @FCPSSAPS.
For further Information & support:
Monica Rogers, CSAC, QMHP-C/A
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
mrrogers@fcps.edu
Did you know that FCPS has partnered with Tutor.com so students may access assistance on their schoolwork 24/7? Learn “How It Works” and how to get started by exploring the FCPS Website! Getting started is as easy as 1-2-3!
Talking Points now available countywide.
What is Talking Points? Talking Points is an easy and safe way families can communicate your child’s school and teachers for free, in your correspondence language! Amplify your conversations with your child about school with the help of Talking Points and easy access to what’s happening at Langston Hughes Middle School!
Embed the attached Talking Points poster and FCPS Webpage and YouTube video for more information
Talking Points for Families Video
 Still learning Schoology?
Check out the abundance of resources for you and your child in our Langston Parent Course and in our Student Course!
Oct 31: Student Holiday
Nov 6: Daylight Savings - Clocks Fall Back 1 Hour
Nov. 23 thru 25 - Thanksgiving Holiday - Schools and Offices Closed
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