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Longfellow Middle School, 2000 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA 22043<br />
http://www.fcps.edu/LongfellowMS (703)533-2600<br />
September 13, 2013<br />
Volume 1 Issue 3<br />
CALENDAR EVENTS<br />
• September 18 - Picture Day<br />
• September 23 – Parent<br />
Coffee/PTA Meeting 8:45a.m.<br />
• September 26 – TJ<br />
Information Session 2:40p.m.<br />
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM INFORMATION<br />
The After-School begins this Monday, September 16 th .<br />
The program runs each day from 2:40-5:45 with late buses<br />
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 3:45. Club<br />
and activity information, schedules and much more can be<br />
found at http://longfellowafterschool.wordpress.com/. We<br />
hope you are looking forward to another exciting year of<br />
After-School activities!<br />
PLEASE CONSIDER HOSTING AN<br />
EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM<br />
FRANCE<br />
Students from our “sister school” in<br />
France will be arriving in Virginia on<br />
Friday, October 18, 2013, and<br />
returning to France on Saturday,<br />
October 26, 2013. Please email<br />
namagistroka@fcps.edu if you are<br />
interested in hosting a student in your<br />
home. Many families have made<br />
lasting friendships through this<br />
program.<br />
We will have an informational<br />
meeting about hosting French students<br />
on Monday, September 16 th in the<br />
library at 7:30p.m.<br />
Thank you for considering this request.<br />
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM SELECTION BEGINS<br />
Calling all science loving students! Longfellow's 2014 Science<br />
Olympiad kicks off next week with the multiple choice qualifying<br />
quiz on general science knowledge. The quiz will be offered twice<br />
after school in the cafeteria on Monday, September 16 th and<br />
Wednesday, September 18 th . Students will be released in time<br />
for late buses.<br />
Based on the quiz, the semifinalists ID numbers will be posted<br />
Thursday afternoon outside the Tech Lab off the Music Hall,<br />
Room 159. Phase two, the Building Exercise, will take place<br />
Saturday, September 21 st , your choice of hour from 9am-1pm.<br />
Semifinalists may build after school on Monday instead in Room<br />
159, if they contact Ms Boomer by Friday afternoon.<br />
More information on the SO team and process for interested<br />
students is available outside Room 159. Event information for<br />
Division B this year is on the web at www.soinc.org.<br />
Thank you & good luck!
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KISS AND RIDE DIRECTIONS<br />
The Chesterbrook Residences Assisted Living has graciously agreed to allow us to use their driveway<br />
to improve our traffic flow. We have been given a ½ hour in the Am and ½ hour in the PM to use<br />
their driveway. Please adhere to the following rules so we may be able to continue using the<br />
driveway of The Chesterbrook Residences Assisted Living.<br />
AM Kiss and Ride Rules<br />
Before 7:20AM – Student drop off will be at the front of Longfellow School.<br />
Between 7:20 AM – 7:50AM –<br />
Enter in the main driveway of Longfellow School and turn left to head to the rear of the<br />
school.<br />
Yield to any cars or buses that might be exiting the front of the school.<br />
Continue towards the back of the school and move up to the furthest point along the curb.<br />
The Farthest end point for drop off is the end of the sidewalk just down from entry door #4<br />
(It will be marked with a sign).<br />
Students may enter the building through door # 2, # 3 or # 4.<br />
All students must remain outside until 7:25 unless there is inclement weather or the Principal<br />
has determined that students may enter. If allowed in the building students must wait in the<br />
hall outside the Cafeteria until 7:25.<br />
After Drop Off - Kiss & Ride drivers shall proceed towards the basketball court. Turn left onto the<br />
exit and another left to head towards the front to the exit. Please maintain the posted 15 MPH<br />
speed limit and yield to all pedestrians. Continue straight and merge onto the front loop where<br />
you must stay to the left.<br />
We do not have permission to use the driveway to the right (not owned by Chesterbrook Assisted<br />
Living).<br />
Drivers exit either right or left onto Westmoreland Street at this time. If left turn traffic becomes a<br />
problem left turn capability will be reconsidered. Do not use Hopewood Drive as a cut through. It is<br />
private property and cannot be used unless you have permission to use that road.<br />
After 7:50 AM – Student drop off will be at the front of the building as has been in the past.<br />
School buses have the right away in the parking lot so please let them pass in front of you.<br />
There is to be no dropping or picking up on the shoulder of the road or in the turn lane in front of<br />
2030 Westmoreland St. This is against the law and it is dangerous for students and drivers.<br />
PM Kiss and Ride Rules (2:40)<br />
The 2:40 PM pickup is towards the rear of the building (the same as the morning drop off). Cars<br />
may begin lining up in Kiss & Ride at 2:30 PM. Pull all the way to the end of the curb so other cars<br />
may pull in behind. When exiting, please follow the Exit directions for the AM Kiss & ride. The Kiss &<br />
Ride ends at 3:10 PM. If you have not arrived by then please pick your student up in the front or in<br />
the After School Program. Pick up of students on the road is not permitted. Stopping in the turn<br />
lane along Westmoreland will not be allowed.<br />
PM Kiss & Ride (3:50)<br />
The 3:50 PM pickup - Please line up out front in the old Kiss & Ride Lane. Late buses have the right<br />
of way.<br />
Do Not use the Kiss & Ride exit to the rear of the building. This gate will be closed.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY<br />
PLEASE COME AND HELP UNLOAD PUMPKINS FOR OUR PUMPKIN PATCH!<br />
St. Thomas Episcopal Church<br />
8991 Brook Road, McLean (Corner of Lewinsville Road and Route 7)<br />
Saturday, October 5th 10AM. Rain or shine.<br />
2 - 3 hours of Community Service<br />
PLEASE REGISTER at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0E4DABAD2DAA8-pumpkin2<br />
For more information, or to access this link please visit http://www.stthomasmcleanva.org/<br />
Please contact the Parish Administrator (stthom1@cox.net; 703-442-0330) or check our<br />
Facebook page if you need more information.<br />
TJHSST INFORMATION SESSION<br />
WHEN: September 26, 2013 2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.<br />
WHERE: Longfellow Middle School<br />
WHAT: TJHSST is a FCPS regional governor’s high school<br />
(grades 9-12) for students interested in science, technology,<br />
engineering, and math (STEM). Come learn about TJHSST, the<br />
programs, classes offered and student life. Get details about the<br />
TJHSST Admissions Process, what students can expect, and<br />
tips/advice from admissions staff.<br />
If you have questions about TJHSST or the admissions process,<br />
please contact us at tjadmissions@fcps.edu or call 571-423-3770.<br />
WOUNDED WARRIOR 5K RACE<br />
Since 2003, thousands of young men and women have been wounded in the line of duty. After<br />
discharge from inpatient treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, they<br />
continue on active duty while going through a very thorough evaluation period. At this point in<br />
their recovery, many wounded warriors seek housing which is suited to their rehabilitation needs.<br />
The Navy Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation (NMCGRF) is investing in our wounded<br />
warriors by providing handicapped accessible apartments that are designed to support them<br />
through their transitional period in a wonderful McLean, Virginia location.<br />
In 2012 NMCGRF, which operates Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean VA, merged their<br />
Run With the Warriors 5K, with co-host CENTURY 21‘s (McLean, VA) McLean 5k, to become the:<br />
McLean 5K Run with the Warriors.<br />
All proceeds from the McLean 5K Run with the Warriors will be used for Wounded Warrior<br />
Transitional Housing at Vinson Hall. To register, sponsor, contribute or for more information:<br />
http://www.mclean5k.com<br />
This year’s keynote speaker and a 5K participant is Sgt Rob Jones,<br />
USMC wounded in Afghanistan. You can check out his story @<br />
http://www.robsjourney.com<br />
Special rates for military, groups or teams; questions or info contact:<br />
fredj@vinsonhall.org or Fred J 703-970-3712
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EARN 4% - 10% OF YOUR PURCHASE FOR LONGFELLOW WHEN<br />
YOU SHOP<br />
FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT AMAZON.COM!<br />
Bookmark http://www.amazon.com/?tag=longfellowpta-20.<br />
Always use it to access Amazon.com before you add items to your cart.<br />
Check out promptly. Items left in your cart for 24 hours or more, don't<br />
qualify. To save items to purchase later, please use your wish list. The<br />
more items our community buys, the higher the % we earn each<br />
month. Every purchase counts…even 99 cent music downloads!<br />
Amazon is a source of books, magazines, electronics, computers,<br />
tools, home goods, Kindles, household goods, on demand movies,<br />
Amazon gift cards and even groceries. Third party purchases also<br />
qualify.<br />
This is potentially a huge fundraising source for LMS and it requires<br />
nothing more than using our link whenever you shop at Amazon.com.<br />
Your support is greatly appreciated. Please participate! Please share<br />
this link your family, friends and co-workers.<br />
Email freemoney@longfellowpta.org if you have questions.<br />
Tell everyone in your household who orders through Amazon!<br />
RACE TO NOWHERE<br />
OCTOBER 10, 2013<br />
7 P.M.<br />
MCLEAN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM<br />
McLean HS PTSA will host a screening of "Race to Nowhere" on Thursday, October 10 th from 7:00<br />
to 9:00 P.M. Admission is free.<br />
"Race to Nowhere" is a film that calls us to challenge current thinking about how we prepare our<br />
children for success. “Race to Nowhere” brings communities together to spark dialogue and<br />
galvanize change in America’s schools.<br />
Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the<br />
brink by over-scheduling, over-testing and the relentless pressure to achieve, “Race to Nowhere”<br />
points to a silent epidemic in our schools. Through the testimony of educators, parents and<br />
education experts, it reveals an education system in which cheating has become commonplace;<br />
students have become disengaged; stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant; and<br />
young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.<br />
See more at: http://www.racetonowhere.com/about-film#sthash.bPeDzTaf.dpuf<br />
Longfellow MS<br />
2000 Westmoreland Street<br />
Falls Church, VA 22043<br />
Phone:<br />
703-533-2600<br />
Fax:<br />
703-533-2697<br />
E-mail:<br />
LongfellowMS.KeepInTouch@fcps.edu<br />
LANGLEY HIGH SCHOOL<br />
IMPORTANT DATES FOR 9TH GRADERS<br />
9/18 – Back to School Night, Grades 9 & 10 – 7:00pm<br />
9/27 – Freshman Class Dinner – Langley Cafeteria<br />
10/30 – Principal Coffee/PTSA Meeting – 9:15am –<br />
Langley Auditorium