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Lancers-
We are in the final week of the third quarter, and the final week before spring break. We have been talking to our students about finishing the 3rd quarter strong and coming back refreshed to start the final quarter of the year.
I am hopeful you all have a safe and relaxing spring break, and we will see you all back in April.
Jim
Jim Patrick
Principal
Longfellow Middle School
CALENDAR EVENTS
 Lancer Parent/Caregiver Academy: March 19, 2024
Please join Longfellow Middle School staff for a session on Effective Communication and Affirmation with Middle School Adolescents. The session will be held on March 19, 2024 in the LMS library from 6:30-7:30 PM and you can sign up here.
Spring Break - March 25-29: Office will be closed
AFTER SCHOOL CORNER
The LMS Model UN (MUN) club participated at Falcon MUN on March 16th at Frost Middle School in Fairfax, VA. We had 15 students attend and they won several individual awards. Congratulations to Julius Li and Samuel Li for Verbal Commendation, and Roselina Liu and Isabel Li for their Honorable Mention Awards. All club members enjoyed this conference and performed well.
McLean High School Deaf Culture Club Meeting
Are you interested in ASL? The McLean High School Deaf Culture Club will be here on Tuesday, March 19th at 3:30p.m. Learn about the deaf community as well as the ASL classes offered at McLean. We will be meeting in the lecture hall.
VIP Summer Camp
U.S. National Model STEM Education Program Opportunity
Announcing the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) 21st Flight Opportunity - SSEP Mission 19 to the International Space Station, Starting September 2024
2024-25 Academic Year Opportunity for a School Community to Engage 100+ Grade 5-12 Students in Real Microgravity Experiment Design and Proposal Writing, with One Experiment In Each Community Selected for Operation By Astronauts on the International Space Station
STEM Project-Based Learning Through Immersion in an Authentic Research Experience on the High Frontier
TIME CRITICAL: interested school districts are directed to inquire about the program as soon as possible, and no later than April 15, 2024
MILESTONE DATES:
Experiment Design and Proposal Writing Phase: September 3 - November 5, 2024 (9 weeks)
Selection of Your Community's Flight Experiment: December 20, 2024
SpaceX Launch of Your Experiment to the International Space Station: Late Spring 2025
Ferry Flight Return to Earth: Launch + 4 to 6 weeks
SSEP National Conference, likely at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC: early July 2025
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education announces Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 19 to the International Space Station. This opportunity gives students across your community the ability to design and propose microgravity experiments to fly in low-Earth orbit on the International Space Station (ISS). Experiments are designed to real world engineering and technology constraints imposed by the flight certified mini-lab that must be used, and the nature of flight operations to and from Low Earth Orbit. One experiment in each community will be selected to fly to ISS on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in FL. Your experiment will launch from historic pad 39A, the same pad from which all Apollo missions to the Moon launched, and 82 Space Shuttle missions. Astronauts aboard ISS will operate the experiment for 4-6 weeks before it is returned to Earth and to your community's student flight team for harvesting and analysis. SSEP is not a simulation. We are truly inviting your community to be part of America's Space Program.
Over the history of human spaceflight, a mission patch has been associated with every NASA mission. A community can engage hundreds of students in mission patch art and design competitions, with two patches selected to fly with the flight experiment. SSEP is therefore an authentic STEAM initiative. We invite communities to use their mission patch competition to also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon missions, and humans returning to the Moon in likely 2025 with NASA's Artemis Program.
An important consideration - the expectation is that a team of educators in a participating community will engage at least 100 grade 5-12 students (more typically 300+) over 9 weeks of experiment design and proposal writing spanning September 3 through November 5, 2024. Students across the community form teams of 3-5 students, each team designing a microgravity experiment in a science discipline of their choice. Each team writes a formal proposal to make the case for why their experiment should be selected for flight to ISS. Your students will be engaged in a very real research proposal competition, focusing on technical writing, just like professional scientists and engineers. The expectation is that you will secure at least 20-30 flight experiment proposals across your community. A national review board meeting in Washington, DC, will select the flight experiment for your community, and do the same for each of the other Mission 19 participating communities.
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) provides a fully authentic research competition as a STEM Project Based Learning experience. Launch of the Mission 19 flight experiments is currently projected for Spring 2025. Mission 19 occurs across the 2024-25 academic year.
For program details, and how to explore this opportunity for your community, carefully read the SSEP Home Page, which provides a comprehensive summary of the program:
http://ssep.ncesse.org
Program Contact:
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Center Director
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE)
jeffgoldstein@ncesse.org
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Course Registration for 2024-2025
Academic Advising for all students is now complete. To see the list of courses your child selected for the 2024-2025 school year, please log in to your SIS ParentVUE account and click on the Course Requests tab. This list of courses is NOT a schedule, but a confirmation of the courses entered into the student information system.
• Rising 7th & 8th Grade Students: Parents can request to change a course or report an error by completing this Schedule Request Form. All requests must be submitted by Friday, May 31, 2024. Schedule changes will not be accommodated at the start of the school year.
For more information about the course selection process please visit the LMS Academic Advising Website.
PARENT INFORMATION
Join a Community Conversation on Fentanyl and Other Drugs-Tonight at 6:30 pm
A community conversation addressing the opioid crisis within Northern Virginia and Fairfax County Public Schools will be held tonight, Monday, March 18, 6:30-8 p.m., in the auditorium at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Please enter through Door #14.
All attendees will receive a free REVIVE! Narcan training during the event and learn about support services currently available within FCPS and Fairfax County.
This discussion will provide families, staff, and students with valuable knowledge about the dangers of drugs and deadly fentanyl. The material discussed is suitable for students in grade 6 and higher. Together, as a community, we aim to explore collaborative strategies to minimize the impact of these harmful and sometimes fatal substances.
Language interpretation services are available as well as American Sign Language accommodation. Childcare and transportation will also be provided, as needed. Learn more about the event and register online.
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Take the Family Engagement Survey Today!
If you haven’t already, please take FCPS’ Family Engagement Survey today! Survey results will help us to better recognize, understand, respect, and address family strengths and needs in our school community. Survey topics include:
• Welcoming environment
• Communication
• Student success
• Advocacy
• Family and school partnerships
• Community partnerships
The survey is available in 10 languages. Please check your email for a message from FCPS partner, K12 Insight, with a link to the survey or access the survey now. Your voice matters!
Purple Up! on April 17 to Support Military Families
Join our community and turn FCPS purple on Purple Up! Day, Wednesday, April 17. Wear purple in recognition of FCPS’ 14,000 enrolled military-connected students.
7th Grade Science Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Field Trip
All 7th grade students will be visiting Burke Lake with their Science class one day between April 15 and April 19 to learn about monitoring and measuring the health of ecosystems. Parent chaperones are greatly needed to make this trip possible. If you are able to chaperone, please reach out to your child’s Science teacher or Dana Bayer, Science administrator, at dabayer@fcps.edu to learn more.
Bagel Breakfast Drive-By at Chesterbrook Residences
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