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It’s hard to believe we are in our last 2 weeks of school. We hope you have an amazing summer, be sure to check out fun programs at the local library and access our online learning programs over the summer- Lexia and iReady.
Teaching Assignments We are thrilled almost all of our teachers are returning to Langley next year and we are adding 2 more classrooms due to increasing enrollment. We will also have 2 teacher residents from the Urban Teachers Program working in a classroom all year, learning from our amazing teachers to build a pipeline of strong teachers for upcoming years. Pre-K Tia Smith, Anna Zinkgraf, Karen Better, Patience Fongod, Kimberly Overton Kindergarten Heather Murphy, Kiarna Davis Grade 1 Veronica Hopkins Grade 2 Fajr Abdullah, New teacher coming! Grade 3 Gary Hamilton Grade 4 Sarah Blair (ELA), Eleanor Maduako (Math) Grade 5 Kate Wagner (ELA), Danielle Williams (Math) Reading Intervention Christina Saavedra SPED Inclusion/Resource Sarah Poku (PK-2), Regina Cox (3-5), Natalie Edmonds (3-5) Communication Education Support (CES) Tonia Collins (PreK), Jessica Watson (K-2), Baxter O’Brien (ELA 3-5), Helen Jackson-Baker (Math 3-5) Behavior Education Support (BES) Monica Vigo (1-3), Kevin Pettit (3-5) ELL Mimi Poku Inner Core Ayesha Johnson (Art), Michael Johnson (PE), Prentiss Ervin (Music), Latisha Smith (Librarian) Block Party We will have our first enrollment block party on the last day of school, June 14th. All students and their families who have re-enrolled are invited. We will have:
Enrollment Our enrollment is high this year, about 78% currently, we are over 42 students higher than where we were last year at this time. Way to go Langley team! ECE
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Wishing you well, Principal Drumm Thank you to our phenomenal community and PTA who planned so many fun events and rituals for our teachers and staff last week for Staff Appreciation. We loved it!
ESSA Update Langley is a school on the rise and we are going to use this special funding to rise faster! We have some great things coming our way with our new ESSA funding and additional funding from the mayor’s office including:
This all comes in addition to the very focused budget we created this year which included our new SPED leadership model, new Director of Operations, Reading Specialist, Instructional Coaches and investment in our new writing workshop curriculum. Enrollment Our enrollment is high this year, 66% currently and it’s only May. So proud of all of you who have helped make Langley a great place to learn! Check out our competitions below! Please see Ms. Graham in the main office for support with enrollment or email her at miya.graham@dc.gov. ECE
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Wishing you well! Principal Drumm This has been a proud week at Langley; we had a full enrollment playdate spending time with current and future Tigers and their families. We also watched our 3rd graders take their big test for the first time, they were so excited to show what they know and tell us how hard they focused and all the notes they took. A big shout out to all of our teachers who work so hard with our children every day.
Enrollment We need to get to our first benchmark goal 60% by Tuesday, May 1. Help us by coming in to enroll your child. Enrolling early helps us plan better for teacher hiring and academic programming. Check out our class competitions below! ECE
Wishing you well! Principal Drumm Thank you to the more than 100 volunteers who came in this past Saturday to paint the walls soft colors and brighten up our school. We also had a great first Enrollment playdate, greeting our new Tiger cubs and spending time with old friends.
Enrollment Enrollment begins April 1st and families have until May1st before we start taking students from the waitlist. Our enrollment is on the rise and goal for this year is 308 students. We will have monthly playdates to meet and greet our incoming families and we welcome current families to join in on the fun. Our registrar Ms. Graham will also be there to collect enrollment paperwork each day and on Saturday, April 27 and enroll families. This year DCPS has new methods for enrolling which may be easier for some families. ECE Good Touch, Bad Touch Presentations Our ECE specialists from central office will be leading Good Touch, Bad Touch presentations which include three- 30 minute presentations in the classroom. This aligns well with our social emotional work on assertiveness using your “big voice.” Parents are welcome to join. You can also opt your child out of this presentation. More information will be coming with exact dates. Testing Season This week our 5th graders will take their Literacy assessment. This is an opportunity for students to “show what they know”. However, testing can be a stressful time; it helps to have a testing ritual to take away any unnecessary stress like exercise, coloring, yoga, and belly breathing. The adults at Langley are utilizing their social emotional practices to make this time as normal as possible for our Tigers. Kindergarten Readiness We will be hosting Kindergarten Readiness Information sessions on Tuesday, April 23 at 8:30am and 5:30pm. Our ECE specialist, school leaders, and kindergarten teacher will be there to share information and answer any questions. Upcoming Events- Save the Date!
Wishing you well! Principal Drumm Outdoor Space
Thank you to our families who worked hard this Saturday in order to prepare for our phase 1 outdoor space rebuild. We are excited to have another large space outside for meaningful play, outdoor learning, and gardening! Enrollment Enrollment begins April 1st and families have until May 1st before we start taking students from the waitlist. Our enrollment is on the rise and goal for this year is 308 students. We will have monthly playdates to meet and greet our incoming families and we welcome current families to join in on the fun. Our registrar Ms. Graham will also be there to collect enrollment paperwork on April 7 and April 27 and enroll families. This year DCPS has new methods for enrolling which may be easier for some families. Volunteer Day & Play Date We have volunteers coming from North Highland to help us beautify our school. We would like to paint each floor a soft color like we did last year on the first floor. We also hope to beautify our bathrooms and add inspirational messages for our Tigers. Please spread the word and join us Saturday, April 6 from 10am-2pm. This will also be the day of our first enrollment playdate. Hope to see you there! Upcoming Events- Save the Date!
It’s been a fun few weeks at Langley! Our students worked hard on their Black History projects and had lots of learning to share with us! We also had a great week of Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT), thank you families for attending our sessions, learning about data and how to help your child at home.
Enrollment Playdates We will have monthly playdates to meet and greet our incoming families, we welcome current families to join in on the fun. Our registrar Ms. Graham will also be there to collect enrollment paperwork on April 7 and enroll families. Our enrollment goal is 308 students this year! Let’s get to 100% enrolled before the last day of school! Playdates:
Budget Our enrollment goal increased dramatically this year, we are predicted to be up 33 students from last year’s budget which helped us over the 300 student mark and increased funding for our school. Some exciting updates for next year:
Volunteer Day We have volunteers coming from North Highland to help us beautify our school. We would like to paint each floor a soft color like we did last year on the first floor and get rid of the yucky brown color. We also hope to beautify our bathrooms and add inspirational messages for our Tigers. Please spread the word and join us Saturday, April 6 from 10am-2pm. After school Tutoring Our 4th and 5th grader teachers Ms. Wagner and Ms. Williams started an after school tutoring program for our students to prepare them for the transition academically to middle school and close any gaps on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please see them for more information. In addition, we have three teachers who work in our afterschool OSTP program and provide daily tutoring and homework support - Ms. Maduako, Ms. Hopkins, and Ms. Cox. Our Girls on the Run team will be starting next week for girls in grades 3-5, the girls will learn about exercise, self esteem, and healthy mindsets, see Ms. Watson, our school psychologist, for more information. Upcoming Events- Save the Date!
Wishing you well! Principal Drumm We hope you enjoyed the new mid winter-break last week but we are excited to welcome our Tigers Back for our first annual Black History Spirit Week. Thank you to Dean Robinson and Ms. Gunter for planning a special week of activities and to our parents who helped bring in guests speakers and volunteers to our students. See detailed schedule below for more information!
Black History Spirit Week Schedule Monday- "I Have a Dream" Peaceful Protest Day: We are providing some rally signs that align with the mission of combating social injustices. Our PTA has helped to provide "MLK crowns" for our tigers to wear which will help to promote that sense of unity we are aiming for. We will create our own peaceful protest in front of the school, see times below: ECE 9:15 am K-2: 9:35 am Gr 3-5 10 am Tuesday - "A Different World”: Students and staff dress in college gear. We will have have visitors in the classroom to read aloud a picture book on a key topic from current and historical events in African American history. Wednesday- "For the Culture Day" Gallery Walk in Cafe: Students will go on a gallery walk of important African American figures in our history. There will be volunteers to help curating the gallery information and stations for crafts aligned with theme. Thursday - "Living Museum Day": Students learn about and dress as important African Americans and create living museums take place inside of classrooms. Friday - "I Have A Destiny": Dress like your future self! PTA This week we have a PTA meeting on Tuesday night at 6pm, we hope to see you there! The Langley leadership team would like to recognize this year’s PTA for helping us fund food for our Conscious Discipline parent nights, our lively Winter Wonderland celebration, a Thanksgiving luncheon for our hard-working teachers, and gift cards for our CARE fair. You have stepped up to support our initiatives this year and we appreciate it! Attendance C.A.R.E Fair This Wednesday, February 27th at 9:30 am the attendance team is hosting the first annual C.A.R.E Fair. Families who want or need support with housing, healthcare, transportation or anything to make their day to day life that much easier is invited to come. Resources will be available on the spot! If you would like to donate gift cards or resources to the event or have any connections to different departments within DC, please see Ms. Graham in the main office. Langley T-Shirt Sale We have our royal blue t-shirts for children and adults on sale in the main office for $15. Students can wear them in place of their uniform any day of the week. Thank you to our PTA for funding this in advance so we could have shirts to purchase in bulk in the office. Upcoming Events- Save the Date!
Wishing you well! Principal Drumm January flew by, it’s hard to believe it’s already February. Last Friday we celebrated our hard-working students by making Friendship Mix (our version of trail mix) reminding us all that our diversity is a strength. A special thank you to the many families who attended our Conscious Discipline parent workshop and our Winter Wonderland School Family Night, it was wonderful to spend time with you!
Black History Spirit Week This year we are celebrating Black History month with a spirit week of learning the week we return from our mid-winter break February 25-29. We will kick it off with a school family assembly on Monday and we will have guests throughout the week coming in to read to us and teach us about important figures from our history. Black History is OUR history! We encourage families to use the mid-winter break to read and research one important figure as a family and then Thursday we will have a living museum where students can dress up and share about their person’s accomplishments. Attendance C.A.R.E Fair February 27th at 9:30 am the attendance team is hosting the 1st annual C.A.R.E Fair. Families who want or need support with housing, healthcare, transportation or anything to make their day to day life that much easier is invited to come. Resources will be available on the spot! If you would like to donate gift cards or resources to the event or have any connections to different departments within DC, please see Ms. Graham in the main office. ESSA Update We will be collecting data the next two weeks from current families about your experience here at Langley and then using that in our planning for the next few years with our ESSA funding. Check your email for the survey or come in to do one in person, a booth will be in front of the auditorium. Langley T-Shirt Sale We have our royal blue t-shirts for children and adults on sale in the main office for $15. Students can wear them in place of their uniform any day of the week. Upcoming Events- Save the Date!
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