A HUGE thank you to all the people who came out on this cold and blustery Saturday, to help prepare our space for construction. We accomplished even more than I'd hoped! Here's what happens next:

April 15th: Love & Carrots will come install nine of our raised beds
April 16th, 10 AM: Volunteer day! Help us shovel compost into the raised beds
April 17th: Love & Carrots will come back to install the irrigation system

We hope that the project will really get rolling then, with additional raised beds, trellises, a natural playspace and an outdoor classroom coming next. Thank you, school family, for all your love and support!

Dawn
Garden and Wellness Committee Chair

Langley children served as a living museum Thursday, dressing as, and teaching others about prominent African Americans. All week, students have been learning about and celebrating African American history and culture through hands-on experiences and special guests.

Black History Month Spirit Week at Langley was in full swing today with gallery walks through the cafeteria and interpreters on hand to teach students about African Americans who contributed to our country in important ways. Kids participated in crafts and had snacks to celebrate the occasion. 

Langley students gathered on Monday to hear positive messages of empowerment, learn traditional protest songs and call-and-response chants, and to form an understanding of how and why people march. The rally culminated with the opportunity for children to march around the outside of the school for unity and social justice. 

Children's laughter rang through the halls, parents rushed busily from one room to the next and a large group of teachers assembled at Langley.

Sounds like a typical day at school. But this was Saturday.

In honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, Tiger families spent Jan. 19 painting walls, moving furniture, cleaning shelves and organizing books. The commotion of improvements underway in the library stood in contrast to an adjacent room, where 35 teachers and aides quietly listened and took notes during a training session.

Though the two groups were on site for different activities, both sought the same purpose: the enrichment of our beloved community. Thanks, teachers and families for all your hard work today.