Longacre Weekly News

Dear Longacre Families,

We had a great first week of 2025 as we settled back into our school routines! As we reach the halfway point of the school year, it’s a great time to reflect on the goals we've set. Goal-setting, creating action plans to achieve those goals, and tracking our progress are all essential parts of our school culture.

Our students learn to use the following three strategies to set goals:

1. Set a goal- students set academic and personal goals and write them in their Leadership Notebooks

2. Create an action plan- students develop specific, measurable plans to reach their goals. For example, if a student wants to become more fluent with her multiplication facts, her plan may be to spend five minutes per day working on a computer math fact game.

3. Find an accountability partner- research indicates that when we write down our goals we have a 50% chance of achieving them, but when we have someone keeping us accountable for implementing our action plan we have over a 95% chance of achieving our goals. Our students pick a classmate to be their accountability partners. Accountability partners follow three steps: 1. Listen- listen to their partner talk about how he/she is progressing towards meeting it; 2. Encourage- offer praise for partner’s efforts and progress; 3. Suggest- offer ways partner can improve or revise his/her action plan to increase his/her success in reaching the goals.

We encourage you to talk with your children about their progress towards their goals and spend some time setting goals as a family. You’ll find that your children will be great accountability partners for you as well!

As always, feel free to contact me or the main office at 248-489-3733 if you have any questions.

With Longacre Pride,

Rhonda Henry, Principal

The Farmington Community Library has several events planned to honor the life and legacy of MLK.

Every year our Longacre Community Builders and students have always participated in sign making and the MLK March on MLK day and are encouraged to do the same this school year.

Here is the link to the upcoming MLK agenda of events between FPS and the Farmington Community Library: FPS & FCL MLK Agenda Link

You and your Longacre student(s) are invited to learn about and participate in our Reader in Me Family Night on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6pm. Parents will learn strategies to help their child grow as a reader, writer and speller. Students will participate in fun and interactive reading activities sponsored by the West Oaks Civitans. Every student who attends will receive a free book. This is a parent and Longacre student event. Parents must stay with their child during this event. This family night is for current Longacre students only; no siblings.

Longacre Reader in Me Family Night Sign-up

During the month of January, students will be working on Relationship Skills: The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups. Such as communicating effectively, developing positive relationships, practicing teamwork and collaborative problem-solving, seeking and offering support.

Leader in Me HABIT: 4 Think Win-Win

MANNER OF THE MONTH: Use Kind Words

Students and their families can meet local author Supriya Kelkar who will be sharing about her upcoming book, Thank you Teacher(released in March)!

Families can register via Zoom and submit questions using this google form.

This virtual event takes place on Zoom, January 21 from 6-7 pm.

LINK TO SHAREABLE FLYER

Dear Community Members,

Your opinion matters! We invite you to participate in an important survey aimed at assessing our school district's culture regarding equity and innovation:

-Equity: Each student receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.

-Innovation: The process of introducing new methods, approaches, or technologies into the learning environment to significantly improve teaching and learning outcomes.

Your insights will help us identify strengths and areas for improvement, ensuring that our educational environment meets the needs of all students.

Objective: To assess the organization's culture regarding equity and innovation and identify areas for improvement.

Your feedback is crucial in shaping a more equitable and innovative educational experience for all students. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will close on January 17, 2025. Your responses will be kept confidential and will be used solely for the purpose of improving our district’s practices.

Thank you for your participation and for helping us create a better learning environment for our students!

Enjoy a fun family night out and support Longacre!

20% of proceeds go back to the school. Longacre Families and supporters need to mention the Longacre Spirit Night when purchasing tickets upon arrival.

Happy New Year from LOC! The next Longacre Student-Run Credit Union is Friday, January 24th. Students and staff who make a deposit will receive a mini pack of cookies!! If you would like more information about joining LOC, please visit: LOC Credit Union at Longacre.

Also, LOC's next FREE financial wellness session "10 Ways to Repair and Rebuild Your Credit" will be on Wednesday, January 29th at 8:30 am at our LOC Farmington branch location. If you're looking to improve your credit score and to get a better understanding of how credit reports work, we'd love for you to join us! For more information, please visit: www.loccreditunion.com/financial-wellness-sessions. All are welcome!

January 6-24- Winter NWEA testing window

Monday, January 13- After school Winter Spanish Classes begin

Tuesday, January 14-

• 5th Grade instrumental music presentation 10:30-11:00 in cafeteria

Wednesday, January 15- 6:00 p.m. PTA meeting

Thursday, January 16- Urban Air Spirit Night- 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Friday, January 17- 1/2 Day of School- Records Day

• Pride Circle in gym at 11:00 a.m.
• Dismissal at 11:45 a.m.

Monday, January 20- MLK Day- no school- activities at Farmington Community Library

Friday, January 24-

• POPCORN Friday- $1.00
• NWEA winter testing window closes
• LOC Credit Union is open

Monday, January 27- WIDA ACCESS testing window opens

Thursday, February 6- Reader in Me Night- 6:00 p.m. (Scroll up for details)

With the colder weather here, please send your child(ren) to school dressed appropriately for outdoor recess with coats, hats, and gloves/mittens. Additionally, please remember to label your child’s clothing items so they can be easily identified if they become misplaced. Children will go out for recess as long as the wind chill temperature is above 0 degrees.

Please click on the sign-up link below if you are interested in your child attending afterschool Spanish classes this winter.

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