Stop by the Bloomingdale Farmers' Market this Sunday, Sept. 16th from 9 AM - 1 PM for lemonade, baked treats and information about your neighborhood school, Langley Elementary. This is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with the school and the process before the busy winter season begins. Principal Drumm-Canepa and parents of Langley students will be on hand to share their positive experiences. We look forward to telling you about Langley's exceptional social-emotional program over some home-baked brownies!

Incoming preschool and Kindergarten Tiger families, join us for our final Early Childhood Education Playdate of the summer! We'll mingle on the playground in front of the school on Saturday, July 28, from 10 until noon. We hope to see you there. 

Langley friends, new and old, big and smallish: join us for a summer playdate on Saturday, June 23, from 10 AM - noon in front of the school. Drop by Yang Market/Junius Coffee on your way to stock up on goodies - the shop will donate a portion of their profits that day to our PTSA. Principal Vanessa Drumm will be hosting, so this is a great time to get to know her and ask all your lingering questions about the upcoming school year. 

Langley families and fans, join us for a tasty fundraising event on Sunday, June 3, from 5 until 8:30 PM at Big Bear in Bloomingdale. Enjoy delicious barbecue fare and great company - along with the satisfaction of knowing that by supporting the Langley PTSA, you're doing your neighborhood a BIG favor. See you there!

Preschool students performed songs for family, friends, teachers and staff in celebration of moving up to the final year of preschool or to Kindergarten during their Stepping Up event on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Langley Elementary School in northeast Washington, D.C. 

Langley Elementary physical education teacher Randy Myaing enjoys a snow tubing trip with students. This week, we show our school teachers and staff just how much we appreciate their dedication and hard work.  

Our teachers are the heart and soul of Langley!  What a year of changes it has been—implementing Conscious Discipline schoolwide, moving from Tools of the Mind to Creative Curriculum for preschool, and growing our program to 42 PK-3 students!  Through all of these changes, Langley’s teachers have seen our school family through with excellence and love. Now our teachers are powering through PARCC testing and preparing children to step up to the next grade or to middle school. So this week, join us in expressing our gratitude and appreciation:

Tuesday
Thank-you card day - bring in a note to let your child's teachers know how much you appreciate them, and encourage your child to write one too!

Wednesday
Each child bring in a single flower to create a unique bouquet for your teacher (a time-honored DCPS tradition)

Thursday
Send in something sweet for your teachers to eat!
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Meet some of our outstanding teachers by reading their Teacher Spotlight interviews:

Kindergarten teacher Ms. Barbee and her bucket-filling classroom, where she implements Langley’s socio-emotional curriculum, personalizes instruction, and loves to watch her students grow.  
 
Library Media Specialist Ms. Agnew, who teaches library skills and helps all the kids develop a love for reading.  

New members of our Langley Elementary School family: Join us for a playdate tomorrow morning, Saturday, May 5, from 10-noon on the playground in front of the school. If the weather's wet, we'll move the fun indoors. We can't wait to meet you!

Langley kindergartener Luke Lopez beamed as he ran across the football field carrying a smashed and rusty old beer can. He paused briefly in front of three bags - one designated for landfill-bound garbage, one for recyclable materials and a third for compostables. He tossed it in the recycling bag, earning enthusiastic high-fives and his fifth prize before sprinting away to find more.

Luke gathered with members of his school family and neighbors for a park clean-up event on Saturday. The Harry Thomas Sr. Recreation Center park is used each school day by Langley Elementary students and on the weekends by a youth football league, as well as neighbors who come to enjoy the many amenities such as the basketball court, community garden, pool and playground. The popular park was showing some wear and tear, said Langley PTSA President Mona Lewandoski, and it was a great opportunity to have students at the community service-focused school pitch in.