Langford Chick-fil-a Night

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
5:00-8:00 pm
Killian Crossing


Celebrate your Langford School Spirit and Join us for a Fun Night at Chick-Fil-A Killian Crossing. Please let your cashier know you are from Langford  when ordering food in the drive-thru and dine in. The bigger the support, the bigger the donation to Langford. 

The playground is OPEN! Come enjoy the community of the Langford Elementary School Family. 

December to Remember

Monday, December 12

Wear holiday headgear and socks

Tuesday, December 13

Wear Red and Green and wear Holiday Tacky Tie (Make your own!)

Wednesday, December 14

Jingle Bell craft

Thursday, December 15

Dress as Favorite Holiday Storybook Character 

Jingle Bell Walk

Friday, December 16

Wear Pajamas 

Special Holiday Edition Digital News Fetcher

Digital News Fetcher November

Red Alert Air Quality? GoNoodle To the Rescue!

#RedAlert air quality got you down? Are the kids getting cabin fever? Have no fear, #GoNoodle is here! Great "brain breaks", cool dance moves, fun activities to keep your kids active but in the clean air of your home. (**They even have calming videos under "FLOW" ) Let us know what your favorite GoNoodle Video is and share your photos with us!
Check it out at www.GoNoodle.com Big Shout Out to Palmetto Health for sponsoring our community! #AwesomeSauce GoNoodle

Third Annual Turkey Burn- Zumba Night

Turkey Burn!

What better way to burn off that big, turkey  dinner than to do a little Zumba fitness BEFORE?!

Come on out and join us on Thursday ,November 17, 6:00-7:15 for some Family Fitness Fun! We will have licensed Zumba instructors to lead everyone! We will dance the evening away! Come dressed ready to sweat, bring a water bottle, and make sure to wear your smile! 

Annual Clemson/Carolina Food Drive

Get ready all you Gamecock and Tiger Fans! Our Annual Clemson/Carolina Food Drive kicked off on November 7 and will run through November 22. We are collecting all canned goods and nonperishable items that will be donated to a local food bank in order to help our Blythewood community. 
The food drive is another great opportunity for us to help our children gain a better understanding of Citizenship. We hope you will send in items and join Team Langford!

Veteran's Day Invitation

Be An Upstander NOT a ByStander

Bullying Prevention Week Activities 

Monday: Kick off to Being an Upstander. Wear your favorite boots.
Tuesday: United We Stand Against Bullying. Wear red, white, and blue and/or patriotic items.
Wednesday: Be a Super Hero and Stand Up to Bullies. Wear a super hero t-shirt and blue jeans.
Thursday: Be a Friend and Twin. Pick a twin and dress the same.
Friday: Star Wars Shirts and Orange Stickers.  

Digital News Fetcher October 1.0

https://www.flipsnack.com/langfordfetcher/fetcher-october.html

Digital News Fetcher- September UPDATED

https://www.flipsnack.com/langfordfetcher/fetcher-september.html

PINK OUT!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In an effort to show honor and support, Richland Two students, faculty, and staff will be participating in the district wide PINK OUT on Friday, October 21.  Langford invites all students and staff to wear pink on this day. Tweet your photos @RichlandTwo and @LangfordLabs to share your support!

Donuts with Dads 10/25

Who: Dads and their student(s)
When: October 25 at 7:00 am
Where: Langford Cafeteria

Please be sure to RSVP to your child's 

homeroom teacher by Oct. 21st

Scholastic Book Fair @ Langford

Langford's Fall Book Fair will run from October 20-27 in our Media Center. Students will have the opportunity to preview the sale with their class and create a short wishlist of items. Shopping hours will be 7:40-3:00 daily with early shopping during Donuts for Dads (7:00am). 

For more information and to order online, visit langfordlibrary.weebly.com

Calling all Langford Family Veterans

Do you have an active or retired military family member? Help us honor these amazing people by sending in their picture along with their name and rank for our Veterans' Day display in the cafeteria.
Photos will be returned shortly after the Veterans' Day program November 11th. All Veterans & active military members and their families are welcome!

Pictures are due November 7th.

Arrays and Smarties

Mrs. Siron's third graders have been learning about arrays and how division and multiplication are related. We used Smarties, because we are all SMARTIES!  

Searching for Short A

First grade has been working on short vowels. We are searching though books to find and highlight words with the short a sound.  

Guided Reading with Newberry College Intern

Ms. Coleman worked with a small group of students finding the main idea in a non-fiction text about Southwest Native Americans.

Read Your Way To The Big Game!

Making counting Fun

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Students are having fun in Ms. Hira's Kindergarten class counting numbers up to 20, using pipe cleaners and beads! 

This Week's Events!

Hello Langford Families!

This week promises to be full of exciting teaching and learning. We have several important dates for this week:

Wednesday, Sept 21:

•  Individual Picture Day (This photo goes in the yearbook- bring your smile!) 

Thursday, Sept 22:

• Half day dismissal for Elementary Schools.  Please notify your child's teacher if there is a change in transportation.
• Skate Night at Skateland in Pontiac 6:00-8:00

Learning is Fun!

Having FUN while learning! One of the favorite centers in Ms.Woodard's class is Read The Room! Brooklynn E. and Avrie T. are on the search for the letter "g"! 

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
5:00-8:00 pm
Killian Crossing



Celebrate your Langford School Spirit and Join us for a Fun Night at Chick-Fil-A Killian Crossing. Please let your cashier know you are from Langford  when ordering food in the drive-thru and dine in. The bigger the support, the bigger the donation to Langford. 

The playground is OPEN! Come enjoy the community of the Langford Elementary School Family. 

Principal's Thoughts

September is Attendance Awareness Month.  Parents and Families are essential partners in promoting good attendance.  Why? Because you are the ones who make certain that your child(ren) get to school every day.  You set expectations for good attendance and monitor absences so that missed days don’t add up to academic trouble.  Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school and themselves. Start building good habit in preschool so students learn right away that going to school on time every day is important. Good attendance will help children do well in high school, college, and at work.  

Here are a few helpful strategies:  

• Set a regular bed time and morning routine. 
• Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before. 
• Don’t let your child stay home unless she is truly sick. Keep in mind complaints of a stomach ache or headache can be a sign of anxiety and not a reason to stay home. If our child seems anxious about going to school, talk to teachers, school counselors, or other parents for advice on how to make her feel comfortable and excited about learning. 
• Develop back-up plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family member, a neighbor, or another parent. 
• Avoid medical appointments and extended trips when school is in session. attendanceworks.org 

  For More information on attendance awareness in Richland two click here.

                                                                                                                                                         

4th Grades Got Talent

Zach Webster brought his guitar to Ms. Johnson's 4th grade room to share his music talent. His classmates were captivated by his version of the Star Wars Theme, and they had many questions afterward.

Second Grade Buddy Reading

Ms. Kalbaugh's class loved learning how to buddy read! We sit elbow to elbow, knee to knee so I can read to you and you can read to me!

Third Grade- Meal Worm Diaries

The 3rd graders are real scientists! We used our senses to observe mealworms with different stimuli -- light, wintermint scent, apples, wind, and toothpicks. Then we wrote about our observations in our Science journals.

AdvancED Parent Survey

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This year, Richland School District Two is participating in the AdvancED Accreditation process. As part of this process, parents are asked to complete a survey. The purpose of this survey is to find out your opinions about your child's school. The survey also allows the district to learn more about parent expectations for our schools.

Please click here to complete the survey or click on the parent survey link at the top of the Richland Two home page at www.richland2.org. We ask that you complete the survey as soon as possible. Your cooperation and support in completing the parent survey is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Principal's Thoughts

In honor of Grandparents Day, Langford is inviting all our Grandparents to join us for a special "Grits for Grands" Breakfast on Friday, September 9th at 7:30 am in our school cafeteria.  Please make sure you complete the RSVP form below and return it to school by Wednesday, September 7th.  This will let us know how many "Grands" will be joining us! We look forward to seeing you at Langford.

"Some of the world's best educators are grandparents." -- Charles W. Shedd

Principal's Thoughts

Thank you to all our families who came to Open House Thursday night! It was great to see such a large group of parents in support of our school.  It sends a positive message to our students that we are all working together as a team to ensure their success.  We hope everyone enjoyed their experience at Langford and have a better understanding of how we engage our students every day. 

Labor Day is annually held on the first Monday of September. For many of us it signals the start of football season, the end of the summer season and our last chance to make trips or hang out at the lake. Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States it gives workers a day of rest and celebrates their contribution to the American economy.  Make sure you enjoy the Labor Day weekend with family, friends, and loved ones.  Have some fun and get a little rest and relaxation.  You‘ve earned it!

 

Digital Langford News Fetcher

Change of Transportation

Important Reminder: 

Parents, 

If you have a change of transportation for your child, please email the new information to 

le-info@richland2.org 

Thank You

Langford Run Hard Club

Our school is once again offering the Run Hard Club.   Register online at www.runhard.org by Sept.12. This club is fun, exciting, promotes team work, self-confidence, perseverance, and a healthier lifestyle.

The cost is $90. We start Sept. 13 and meet every Tues. & Thurs. from 3:15-4:45. Our 5k run will be Saturday, November 5. 

Principal's Thoughts

Welcome Back!  We would like to thank you for a great start to the new school year!  Our students have done an awesome job these last three days. Teachers have planned wonderful and engaging learning experiences to get to know our students, focus on procedures, and build classroom community.  All of our students have displayed great character and continue to PAWS for Great Effort! We look forward to building strong partnerships with each of you to ensure the success of all our students. Thank you for your support and entrusting us with your children. Together we can BE THE SPARK, that makes learning possible!

Please make sure you check our monthly school newsletter (The Langford News Fetcher) that will go out the last Friday of each month. We share a variety of information from school news, celebrations, student activities, and important dates. Also, do not forget to check the Langford Calendar for upcoming events.  You may also follow us on social media!  Follow us on Facebook, our blog “The Langford Ledger- thelangfordledger.blogspot.com, Twitter- @langfordlabs and our school website- www.richland2.org/le.  We look forward to working with you to make this the best school year yet!

Come and visit us anytime, our doors are always open.

Mrs. Jackson