The PASS writing test will be given Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16^th and 17^th.  Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and arrives at school before 8:30 on test days.  Testing will begin promptly at 8:30.

Charter School Rally at the Statehouse: Last week, a group of Langston students, parents, and teachers attended a Rally in support of Charter Schools at the Statehouse in Columbia.  Click on this link to read the full story on the Bulletin Board http://www.langstoncharter.org/bulletinboard/?p=447

Reedy River Run: Langston placed first in the Fits Cool Middle School Percentage Challenge.  We were presented with a $1,000.00 check from Carolina First.

Relay for Life:  Mrs. Tate has Relay for Life t- shirts on sale for $12.00.  All proceeds benefit Relay for Life. The 7^th grade has 2 car washes planned at Chick-fil-A on Woodruff Road; one on March 27^th and one on April 24^th.  The hours are from 9:30 – 12:00, or from 12:00 – 2:30, with the proceeds benefitting Relay for Life.  The sign out sheet is located in the lobby outside of Mr. Black’s room.  Please see the separate email from Mr. Black for more details.

Yearbook Meeting: The final meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, March 16^th , from 3:30 until 4:15 in Mrs. Lorick’s room.

Lunch Orders: The lunch menu is on the website.  Please have your order and your check in the office by noon on  Friday, March 19th.

Thank you: Thank you to Mrs. Tin, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Watson for providing food for the faculty meeting.

Recycled Materials: The Science Department is still collecting name brand printer cartridges and old cell phones to recycle for cash.  Please take them to Mrs. Melcher’s room.

Langston Charter Middle School students, parents, and teachers made a special trip to Columbia, Wednesday March 3, to rally on the steps of the South Carolina State Capitol holding signs that read, “Go Single Gender”, “Charter = Public”, “I won the Lottery, I got into Langston Charter Middle School!” and “Ask me why I like teaching  at a Charter School”.  The were joined by over 1000 charter school students from across SC as they listened to House members Ann Peterson Hutto Dist. 115, Harry Cato, Dist. 17, and Phil Owens, Dist. 5, as well as Senate members Larry Grooms, Dist. 37 and Floyd Nicholson, Dist. 10 speak in support of charter schools.

Langston students also hand delivered letters written by their classmates to members of the House and Senate Education Committees and to the Greenville delegation expressing support and appreciation for their work on charter school legislation.

The members of the Senate and House were extremely generous with their time.  Senator Phil Shoopman, Dist. 5 spoke with the students about standing up for what they believe in, and the roles of the two bodies of representatives.  Sen. Shoopman, along with Sen. Mike Fair, Sen. Danny Verdin, and Sen. Ralph Anderson recognized the students from the Senate floor and spoke to fellow senators about Langston.  Representatives Gary Smith and Eric Bedingfield invited our students into the House Chamber, gave them a private tour, and spoke to them about the importance of the legislative process.

Thank you to the following students who represented Langston so well:

Rivers Hiller, Ellis Hiller, Sam Pilch, Kaitlyn Pyle, Morgan Miles, Lindsay Rivers, Moriah Roberts, Grant Lockridge, Connor Wall, Riley Ovington, Julie Woodson, Deja Wells, Aaron Verhoeven, Hannah Begley, Sally Earle, Hannah Price, Morgan Walker, Madison Young, Haley Winetroub, Matt Otovic, James Otovic, Cameron Dragoo, Julie Hartz, Sara Guthrie, Emily Gillespie, Terin Sims, Hannah Abee, Kate Stuff, Ashli Woodard, Glenn Andrew, Brian McDonald, Hunter Fite, Daniel Sheahan, Harrison Howerton, Davis Leeke, Lukas Einhorn, Matthew Causey, Nick Hagen, Marshall Hagan, Omar Abdeladl, Rashed Abdel-Tawab, Chris Weekes, Hamilton Martin, Jack Stevens, Corey Abel, Trey Gibson, Matthew Gabriel, Amanda Royaards, Natalie Royaards, Sydney Shaw, Jonah Goodman, Celeste Cerreta, Noah Ameris, Levi Hill, Hunter Street, Morgan Johnson, Lindsay Douglas, Sally Sims, Claire Andrew, Samantha Johnson, Lauryn Johnson.

Thank you to the following parents for driving and chaperoning students for the day.  We couldn’t have done it without them.

David Hiller, Page Lockridge, Lisa Begley, Richelle Otovic, Lisa Stevens, Sally Hartz, Don Hartz, David Leeke, Kelly Weekes, Teresa Gibson, Felicia Goodman, Cheryl Hill, Meg Johnson, Jane Guthrie, Shelly Gillespie, Judy Johnson, Greg Abel

The PASS writing test will be given Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16^th and 17^th.  Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and arrives at school before 8:30 on test days.  Testing will begin promptly at 8:30.

THANK YOU: Thank you to Joanne Gabriel for helping with the early dismissal on Tuesday, and to Mrs. Williams (Taylor Kimling’s mom) for assembling all of our Reedy River Run packets.  Thanks to Mrs. Street, Mrs. Stuff, and Mrs. Sweet for bringing in food for the faculty meeting.  Thank you for bringing in items that are on our teachers’ wish lists.  T

CHICK-FIL-A:  Spirit Night is Tuesday at the Woodruff Road Chick-fil-A.

1^st Check from Bi-Lo Boosterplus Program

Langston received a check from the Bi-Lo boosterplus program this week for the 1st half of the school year from Aug-Dec 2009.  It was for $181.23… not a great amount, but every little bit helps!

We can do better in the 2^nd half of the year from Jan-Jun 2010.  We have 175 families at Langston…only 75 are registered for the boosterplus program.  Let’s bring that number up!

It’s NOT too late to register your Bonuscard for the boosterplus program.  Go to the Langston school website, Parent Information, Download Form, and print the Bi-Lo Boosterplus form.  Take it with you to Bi-Lo the next time you shop, and have them scan the form and your Bonuscard.  You will then be in the program.   Tell other family, friends and neighbors to do the same.

If you shop at Bi-Lo, there is no reason why you shouldn’t enroll in the program.  1% of all you spend will come back to Langston.  If you don’t shop at Bi-Lo and would like information about Publix, Ingles or Bloom, please call or email me and I’ll be happy to give you the details on those grocery store programs.  LESLIE ROYAARDS – 268-2088 OR LROYAARDS@BELLSOUTH.NET

PLEASE help Langston by enrolling in one of these grocery store programs.  It’s EASY money and can help pay for lots of things that the school needs.

Operation We Care: Thanks to all who donated tons of wonderful things to send to our soldiers serving overseas.

7^th Grade Car Wash: 7^th Grade will hold a car wash to benefit Relay for Life on Saturday, March 27^th, at the Chick-fil-A on Woodruff Road.  The time is from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, with 2 shifts available.  You may work from 9:30 am until 12:00 noon, from 12:00 noon until 2:30 pm or…you may work both shifts.  Students, please use the signup sheet outside the auditorium if you are going to help.  Parents, if you can chaperone, please email Mr. Black at bblack@langstoncharter.org.  Please sign up before March 19^th.  This will count as community service.

Library Help: The library is having a “Book Covering Party” and everyone is invited.  It will be held in the conference room on Wednesday, March 10^th, from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm.

Wish List:   Mrs. Lorick would like a vacuum cleaner for her classroom.

Reedy River Run: The run is tomorrow (Saturday)  morning.  Everyone should have picked up their packets today from Mr. Black’s room.

LANGSTON SPRING TENNIS 2010

All matches are played at 6:00pm

Due to the weather, Langston will close at 12:00 Noon today – Tuesday 3/2/10.

Operation We Care: We are still collecting items for our troops.  There is a list of items they would like to have in all of the classrooms and on Mrs. Myers desk.  Mr. Ham needs 5 or 6 students to help pack the boxes on March 6^th.  If you need service hours, and you can help, please let Mrs. Myers know.

MAP Testing:  MAP testing will continue through next week.

Spirit Night: Monday, March 1^st, is Spirit Day at Stevi B’s.  We will receive $1.00 for everyone who eats at Stevi B’s on Monday and mentions Langston.

8^th Grade Picture: Thursday, after lunch, Karla Alvarez will be taking the 8^th grade class picture.  The picture will be available for sale later in the year, and it will be used in a “congratulations” ad in the newspaper.

Coffee Sales: We are still selling coffee to benefit the Ronald McDonald House playground.  $5.00 of the $10.00 price will go directly to purchase playground equipment.  The coffee is at Mrs. Myers desk.

Bi-Lo Boosterplus Reminder: We are now in the 2nd half of the school year for the Bi-Lo Boosterplus program (Jan-Jun 2010).  It’s NOT too late to register your Bonuscard for the boosterplus program.  Go to the Langston school website, Parent Information, Download Form, and print the Bi-Lo Boosterplus form.  Take it with you to Bi-Lo the next time you shop and have them scan the form and your Bonuscard.  You will then be in the program.  If you shop at Bi-Lo, please enroll and give 1% of your spending back to Langston.

Thank you: Thank you to Mrs. Sims, Mrs. Standard and Mrs. Stevens for providing snacks for today’s faculty meeting.  Thanks to all who brought in items from the teachers’ wish list.

March Calendar: The March school calendar is printed on the back of this memo.  For complete details on an event, please go the website and click on “School Calendar” under Parent Information.  http://www.langstoncharter.org/about-langston/calendar.html

Wish List: Let Mrs. Myers know if you need a copy of the Teachers’ Wish List.  If you would like to purchase a bean bag chair for one of the teachers, Factory Furniture will sell an adult size, all vinyl chair for $34.00.  You may bring the money to Mrs. Myers.

Visitor: Bill Connor, candidate for Lt. Governor, toured Langston on Thursday and spoke to the boys in Mr. Black’s 3^rd period class.  He was very impressed with Langston and is a big Charter School supporter.  For more information, go to www.voteconnor.com.

Please use the coupon below to enjoy a great meal at Boston Pizzeria!

BOXTOPS: Please bring in all BoxTops you have collect by Friday, February 26, 2010 and they will count towards our last check of the 2009/2010 school year. All BoxTops collected after that time will go toward the 2010/2011 school year. Remember, do not combine BoxTops with Campbell Soup Labels, and please check the dates on your BoxTops to be sure they have not expired.

From Related Images: Spring pictures have been posted for purchase on our web site.  Please go to www.relatedimagesphoto.com, online ordering, events, put in your email and the password “Lcms”.  You will see a drop down box to find your child’s grade. Group photos are after all the individual photos for each class; please go to the end to find the group photo(s) your child was in.  Photo packages are under “add to packages” and products are under “add to products”.  This year we have added a lot of items to our products such as memo pads, dry erase boards, playing cards, etc.  Add your items to the cart, and when finished, check out by paying with credit or debit cards.  All orders will be delivered to school within 3 weeks of the close of ordering which will be March 3, 2010.  This is a fundraiser for Langston; a portion will be donated back to the school.

If you have questions please contact us directly, Langston will not be able help you.

E-mail: relatedimages@yahoo.com
Blog with us at: http://relatedimagesphoto.blogspot.com/
864-915-8299

8^th Grade Parents: If your student was selected in one of the Charter High School lotteries, please remember to send Mrs. Wall an email (pwall@langstoncharter.org) letting her know which high school your child will be attending.  Teacher recommendations, attendance and discipline reports, and grades are already completed, and will be sent by Langston to the appropriate high school.  If you are on the waiting list at one of the Charter Highs, nothing will be sent to the school until you are off the waiting list and eligible to enroll.

Ronald McDonald House Playground: Langston is helping raise funds for playground equipment for Ronald McDonald House through Leadership Greenville’s Operation Fun.  They have raised enough to order the equipment.  If you would like to contribute, come in and buy a bag of Liquid Highway coffee for $10.00.  $5.00 will be donated to the playground equipment fund.

Operation We Care: We are still collecting items for our troops.  There is a list of items they would like to have in all of the classrooms, and on Mrs. Myers desk.  Mr. Ham needs 5 or 6 students to help pack the boxes on March 6^th.  If you need service hours, and you can help, please let Mrs. Myers know.

Thank you: Thank you to Mrs. Showers, Mrs. Setzer, and Mrs. Shaw for providing snacks for this afternoon.  Thanks to Mrs. Stogner for all of her help in the office, to Mrs. Arnold for hours of yard work, and thanks to Mrs. Cowden for her help.  Mrs. Guthrie provided the teachers with a wonderful breakfast last week, thank you.

Presidents Day: We will not have school on Monday, February 15.

MAP Testing: The second MAP testing session will begin Tuesday, February 16th in Math and English classes.  Please encourage your child to do his/her best on each test.  Results will be sent home in March once testing is complete.  The scores on these tests will be one factor helping teachers make course placement recommendations for next year.

Operation We Care: We are collecting items to send to our troops overseas.  An email was sent home earlier this week with a list of most requested items.  We will take whatever we collect to Greenville Place Assisted Living Center, where the items will be packed.  Greenville Place needs 5 students to help with the packing on March 6^th.  If you would like to help pack the items for shipping, please call Mr. Ham at 982-0793.

Attendance: When your child returns to school after an absence, please send a note in with them explaining why they were out.  All absences after 10 will be considered unexcused unless your student has a note from their doctor.  Students should bring the note to Mrs. Myers at 8:15, when they are dismissed from the auditorium.

Acts of Goodness: Thanks Mrs. Gabriel for hanging up our bulletin boards.  Thanks Mrs. Stuff, Mrs. Intile, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Schwalm, and Mrs. Fite for hanging all of the “Acts of Goodness” on our Wall of Goodness.  Ask your child how many “Acts of Goodness” they have witnessed this week.  What were the acts and who committed them?  Next week is The Bear Scavenger Hunt.  Students will identify “Acts of Goodness” committed by our teachers.

Langston Expeditions Adventure Program (L.E.A.P.):

STUDENTS!  What are YOU doing this summer?  Do you love the fresh rush of whitewater rapids?  Have you ever had your breath taken away as you top out onto a beautiful mountain overlook?  How about the thrill of carving single-track trails on your mountain bike?  Sound interesting?  Join Mr. Venable and Mr. Griffin this summer as they show you some of the best adventures that the Carolinas have to offer!  We’ll be hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting each day for four weeks this summer.  The L.E.A.P. bus will leave from Langston Charter every morning from Monday through Thursday.  Trips will leave around 8:00 in the morning, returning around 6:00 the same evening.   The Cost will be $200.00 per week, or $65.00 per day.  Each day’s activity will be different.  PARENTS!  If this sounds like something that might interest your student, please visit the www.langstoncharter.org website and look for our registration form under “About Langston” and then under “Summer Camps”.  Return your completed registration packet with a check made out to LCMS to Barbara Myers at the front desk.  Available dates are June 7-10, June 14-17, June 28-July 1, July 12-15.

More Information:

1.  leapoutdoors.weebly.com.

2.  Request info directly from Matt Griffin (mgriffin@langstoncharter.org) or Rob Venable (rvenable@langstoncharter.org)

Spring Tennis: There is still room on the beginning tennis team.  If you are interested, contact Mr. Causey at rcausey@bbandt.com for more information.

Take Out Lunch: The menu is on the website under Parent Information and then “lunch information”.  The order is due on Friday, February 19^th.

Thank you: Thank you Mrs. Pitts, Mrs. Rivers and Mrs. Price for providing snacks for the meeting on Friday.

There will be a meeting for those interested in running for the 2010-2011 Langston School Board on March 9, 2010 at 6:00PM.  This meeting will be held in Mrs. Lorick’s classroom (Room B-2) across from the school office.

We are actively seeking individuals to fill the following positions:

Leadership Director, Community Service Director, Facilities Management Director

The regularly scheduled school board meeting will follow this meeting – attendees are encouraged to stay.

Picture Day: Picture Day will be Friday, February 12.  The students may wear regular clothes for this picture session.  Please refer to the email sent out yesterday from Mr. Abel detailing the dress code for that day.

Thank you to Mr. Rowan, Mrs. Roth, and Mrs. Rader for providing snacks for the teachers today.

Parents, if you would like to receive email alerts for updates on Señora Feigenbaum’s newschoolnotes site, please sign up.  All contacts that were previously receiving emails were inadvertently deleted.  Sorry for the inconvenience!

Washington DC: Final payment for the 8^th grade trip to DC is due no later than March 1^st.  You may send in your payment anytime before the deadline.

Panera Bread Fundraiser: 7^th graders may sign up for Panera Bread’s fundraiser on the signup sheet in the lobby of Building B.  First come, first serve and you must sign up by Tuesday.  On Thursday, February 11^th from 5:00pm until 8:00pm, a percentage of profits earned by Panera will be donated to Relay for Life.  You may earn service hours if you work at Panera.