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Don't forget to purchase your
ANGP tickets! Advance purchase tickets are $80. Tickets increase in price to $85 after March 1. Also, now is a great time to make a
tax-deductible
donation to ANGP to help defray the cost of games, prizes, food, decorations and mementos. For additional information, visit our
ANGP page.
College in the fall? What can you do to help your child be a happy and well adjusted college student? Come to our next
class coffee on
Jan 7 to hear our speaker,
Melissa Sporn, Ph.D, offer advice
on how to prepare your child for college. She'll also provide info that you can share with your students to help them successfully adjust to college life. Dr. Sporn is a local psychologist whose patients include former Langley students who have left college after a year or a semester. The question we asked her to answer was,
"What do you wish those parents had known before their kids went off to college?" She'll share that experience with Langley parents.
Coffee will be served at 9:20, and the program will begin at 9:30, at
Trinity United Methodist Church in McLean. We're looking for a few volunteers to help with refreshments. If you can help, sign up
here.
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quick links
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Activities
703.287.2750
Attendance Line
703.287.2727
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let it snow, let it snow, let it snow . . .
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FCPS has had a
complicated relationship with Twitter, especially when weather is involved.
Ryan McElveen became an overnight sensation in Dec 2014 when he let kids know via Twitter they wouldn't have school the next day, long before it was officially announced by FCPS. Then there was the unexpected morning rush hour snowstorm on Jan 6, 2015, when students made
#CloseFCPS the top trending hashtag that day! Ironically, FCPS now advises that the
fastest way to hear about a school delay or closing is, you guessed it,
Twitter @FCPSnews
. FCPS recently posted a quirky but informative cartoon explaining
how weather-related decisions are made. Here are some fun facts:
- Fairfax County is
400 square miles.
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130,000 students ride the bus each day, second only to the New York City school system.
- FCPS maintains the
largest bus fleet in the country, even larger than Greyhound.
- Kids don't always attend their neighboring school, so it's not practical to close County schools by region. For example, Willow Springs ES hosts students from all over the County ranging from special needs to the Advanced Academic Program.
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Thousands of students either walk or drive themselves to school each day.
We know that even with all the advances in science, meteorology is not an exact science. FCPS consults with the
National Weather Service, the
VA Dept of Transportation and several other organizations when making a decision. FCPS attempts to make a decision the night before, but if there is uncertainty,
Supt. Garza will make the
announcement by approximately 4:30 am.
FCPS has released the
proposed 2016-17 school year calendar. If FCPS has 5 or more snow days this year, the County has the option of requesting a waiver from the State to begin school
before Labor Day. The proposed pre-Labor Day start schedule has also been made
public, so depending on your feelings about a pre- or post-Labor
Day
start ... we should all sleep with
our
pajamas inside out
, a
spoon under our pillows
and
flush ice cubes down the toilet
.
(Please note: This has not been scientifically proven to make it snow, it's just what my kids tell me).
~ Terri
Snow
Markwart, PTSA President
(yes, that is my maiden name, and now my three kids' middle name)
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holiday shopping on amazon
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As you are shopping for the holidays, please take 5 extra seconds and click through the PTSA website to make purchases on Amazon. LHS typically earns 6-8% of purchases made immediately after clicking into Amazon from the PTSA Website. If your family spends $1,000 in purchases for your home/family over the holidays, LHS would earn about $70 for LHS - just because you clicked first on the Amazon link on the PTSA Website and completed your purchase in that session.
Please note that LHS does not receive credit for purchases made from shopping carts, gift registries, or direct access to Amazon.
If you have any questions or would like to know specifics
to ensure large purchases generate revenue for LHS
, please email
lhs.ptsa.fundraising@gmail.com
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At last week's PTSA meetin
g,
VA Del Kathleen
Murphy presented a resolution she introduced during the last General Assembly session recognizing
Langley's 50th
Anniversary to Principal Amico. School Board member
Janie Strauss
and State Sen Barbara Favola (not
pictured) also
attended. While at the meeting,
Del Murp
hy and Sen Favola agreed to co-host a meeting with the Virginia Secretary of Education, Anne Holton, and
Superintendent of Publi
c Instruction, Dr. Steven Staples. The meeting will include other PTSA representatives from surrounding schools and districts to
discuss
funding for Northern Virginia and other ed
ucation issues
. We will keep the Langley community apprised of the date and time of this important event.
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In an effort to help students and families make the
best decisions about courses for the 2016-17 school year, Langley will host a
Curriculum
Night
on
Wed, Jan 13. The program will begin at 6:30 pm, followed by breakout sessions. The breakout sessions will provide info about course offerings for your student. This evening is targeted to the parents. The sessions typically cover the following topics:
- Amount of
homework given nightly
- Teacher
expectations of their students
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Projects due throughout the year
- Skills needed for
success in the course
- Differences between the
general level/
honors level/
AP level
- Time management,
commitment & work ethic requirements
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next grades: 2nd quarter interims
will not be printed or distributed to students in an effort to go green. These grades will be available via
SIS
ParentVue accounts on
Dec 15.
academy programs:
Is your child interested in Criminal Justice, Practical Nursing, Aerospace Engineering, Early Childhood Careers, Korean, or Chinese? Then perhaps taking an FCPS Academy course would be a good fit for them. For more information about the local academies, attend one of their open house programs:
test scores:
PSAT score reports for 9th/10th/11th graders are expected to arrive
mid-Jan from College Board. Score reports (for 9th/10th/11th) and test booklets (for 10th/11th only) will be distributed through 3rd period classes. Parents will be notified of the distribution through a Sunday KIT.
summer stem: Spread the word to
9th grade students about the excellent -- and free --
BLAST program for the
summer of 2016. Kids can spend three exciting days on the campus of the
Old Dominion Univ, UVA or
Virginia Tech, engaged in hands-on
STEM activities and demonstrations led by experienced faculty members. For more info on this opportunity, visit
the website for program information and online application. The
deadline for the application is Feb 1, 2016.
~ Sonya Williams, Director of Student Services
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Last minute holiday shopping?
Let us help! Order some fabulous
Langley spirit wear
for your favorite Saxon by
Dec 18
, and we'll deliver it to your home in time for the holidays. It's a very merry de
al indeed! Click
here
to order.
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The LHS bands present their
Winter Concert
on
Wed, Dec 16
at 7 pm at
McLean High School
. No tickets are necessary. Please come out and support the bands! Visit the band
website
for information on the concert and future events.
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The holidays are just around the corner . . . save time by ordering a
HoneyBaked ham, turkey, sides or desserts, and
15% of the proceeds will be donated to support Langley Orchestra!
Click "HoneyBaked Ham" to order on the Langley Orchestra
website.
All orders must be received by
Tue, Dec 15. Orders will be individually packaged, delivered to Langley, and can be picked up at the
Orchestra room (# 115) from 2:30 pm til 5pm on
Thurs, Dec 17.
Langley Orchestra students are fundraising for their
trip to Spain and will also be taking orders for dozens of
Krispy Kreme donuts, now until
Tues, Dec 15. Each dozen is only $7. The freshly made donuts will be boxed and delivered to Langley on T
hursday for pick-up from 2:30-5 pm in the Langley Orchestra room (# 115). Put in your order today by contacting
Minh Pham at
mp6464@gmail or 703-896-6666, or
Chi Pham at
pcpham@cox.net or 703-371-6122.
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science fair needs volunteers
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The science fair each year needs adult volunteers to support the students' hard work. To make it easier for everyone, this year we're using a Google form to organize all the volunteers (you can find the link here with more info on our needs). We are seeking
judges, food donations and hospitality helpers
.
The science fair will be Wed, Jan 20, 3:15-7:30 pm. If you are able to volunteer, we would greatly appreciate it.
If you have any questions about judging, please contact Sarah Ell at
slell@fcps.edu
. No experience is needed; if you have any type of science background we would love to have you as a judge! If you have questions about bringing treats for the judges' hospitality room, please
contact Betsy Jones
SEJones3@fcps.edu
.
We wouldn't be able to make the science fair work without all of the parent volunteers. If you know of anyone in the community who might be interested to judge or help with hospitality, please feel free to forward them the link, or have them email Ms. Ell directly.
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the gift of entertainment
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The PTSA thanks the
Satterfield family and
Meg & Mark Gordon for donating tickets to the Washington Ballet's performance of the
The Nutcracker. Two LHS teachers, math teacher
Neil Holcomb with his wife, and humanities & CTE teacher
Mike Horgan's wife and his son were able to attend last Thursday's performance at the Warner.
Mr. Horgan said, "They had a great time, and even though I didn't attend, it was really nice to be able to give them something that I otherwise couldn't have."
Do you have sports or theater tickets you won't be able to use, or maybe vouchers for a service (salon, dinner, weekend getaway)? If so,
donate them to the PTSA
and we'll host a drawing so that one of our awesome Langley teachers can enjoy an unexpected treat!
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Pictured below is the PTSA lunch thanking our Academic Support Team of Mike Barrs, Pam Jelinek, Jan Dabroski, Deborah Whalen, Sandy Hamilton, Therese Gauthier, Jessica Roche,
Margaret Scheirer, Pam Douglas, and Elizabeth Machado Rosario. These teachers donate their time to assist students who may need additional support and encouragement in order to succeed. It is dedicated teachers like these who make our Langley community special. Take time this holiday season to thank your child's teachers and let them know how much you appreciate their coming to school prepared to teach and inspire each day.
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FCPS is participating in
Speak Up, a
national online survey about the use of technology in schools. The info collected will help policy makers at all levels, as well as the business community, contribute to the national dialogue about science, technology, and
preparing students for the 21st century workforce. The voluntary online
survey is open to students,
parents,
educators, and the
community through
Dec 18. It takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
To take the survey, please click
here
. Students will be asked for a secret word (password) when they take the survey; the secret word for our students is: fcps. Aggregate survey results for FCPS will be available in Feb 2015. Speak Up is an annual research project conducted by Project Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization that collects and reports the views of students in K-12, teachers, administrators and parents on 21st century education and technology. For more info about Project Tomorrow, visit
tomorrow.org/speakup
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The Langley Fine Arts Department seeks a local exhibition space for the month of May to showcase 30+ AP senior art portfolios. Students will showcase painting, photography, sculpture, and more, and we're hoping to find a donated space outside of the LHS construction zone that will accommodate some 150-200 works of art of varying sizes. Ideally the space would be near Langley and within our community, such as a storefront, small business, framing or art gallery, etc. We're open to suggestions! Our timing is limited to the month of May, for a weekend, a week, a month, we're flexible. Contact Amanda Archibald, Fine Arts Dept Chair, at
aearchibald@fcps.edu
with any leads.
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Orders for yearbooks are ongoing. The current price is $85.85. Click
here
to visit the Yearbook Order Center and enter Langley's order code 4159 to buy a yearbook.
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Dec 16
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Band concert
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Dec 17
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Choral concert
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Dec 18
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Two-hour early dismissal
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Dec 19-Jan 3
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Winter break!
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Senior coffee |
| Jan 12 |
Financial aid night |
| Jan 13 |
Curriculum night |
| Jan 18 |
Martin Luther King Day - school holiday |
| Jan 19 |
Touching Bases - parent/teacher conferences
Staff development day
Student holiday |
| Jan 20 |
Science fair |
For additional details about these events, visit the Langley calendar.
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