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Longleaf Middle School

Learning Support Services

Hello Leopard Family!

The Learning Support Services team at Longleaf is comprised of our School Counselors, School Psychologist, School Social Worker, and School Nurse. Our LSS team is also supported by School Administrators. LSS Staff members believe that all students can learn and succeed in school. We aim to help support the physical and social-emotional health of our students. Our department is designed to assist in reducing barriers to student learning. It is our job to find and support the conditions that promote learning for each student.

We are here to work along side our Longleaf families, teachers, and community members. Together we identify challenges students and families may be facing so that we can develop strategies and supports that will set the student up for accomplishing their goals. Please visit the following pages for some resources for your family.

UPDATES-Check Out What's New!

R2 GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

ENGAGE South Carolina (additional supports for students and families)

BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

RICHLAND TWO WELLNESS RESOURCES for Students, Families, and Staff

MAY AWARENESS: Mental Health Awareness Month, National Foster Care Month, Teacher Appreciation Week

APRIL AWARENESS: Move More Month, Education & Sharing Day,

MARCH AWARENESS: Women's History Month, Brain Injury Awareness, Developmental Disabilities Awareness. School Social Work Week is March 6-12!

FEBRUARY AWARENESS: Black History Month; American Heart Month; Eating Disorders

JANUARY AWARENESS: Human Trafficking Prevention; Poverty in America

NOVEMBER AWARENESS: SCHOOL PYSYCHOLOGY WEEK, NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK, BE GRATEFUL!

OCTOBER AWARENESS: CYBERBULLYING, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

SEPTEMBER AWARENESS: SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SUICIDE PREVENTION

UPDATES-Check Out What's New!

Information below will be will the MOST RECENT posts listed at the top. Please review old posts for past information

R2 GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

ENGAGE South Carolina (additional supports for students and families)

South Carolina Department of Education has partnered with Graduation Alliance to provide an extra layer of support for K-12 students and their families to boost school engagement and academic success.

Students who choose to participate in the program will be assigned an Academic Success Coach who will answer questions, connect them with resources, and develop a plan to help the student stay on track.

BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Maintaining an environment where students feel safe and free to focus on learning is a top priority for Richland Two. Unfortunately, sometimes bad things happen, even at good schools. We know that regardless of where trauma occurs, students may experience anxiety, stress or other difficulties that impact academic success. They may struggle with asking for help or even recognizing that they need it. These are rarely easy conversations, and it's understandable that sometimes parents don't know where to start.

Richland Two schools are staffed with lots of caring individuals. Our school psychologists, school counselors, social workers, nurses and intervention counselors uses their expertise and education to promote school, family, and community environments that are safe and healthy for children.

RICHLAND TWO WELLNESS RESOURCES for Students, Families, and Staff

Welcome to Richland Two's Virtual Calm Room -- your source for staff, student, or family resources to promote emotional, mental, and social wellness. Under each section above, you'll find "Wellness Resources" which houses multiple supports for when we are experiencing very big emotions or stressful struggles. These may help you find space to think, focus, or just be, in the face of all the uncertainty and chaos that life can present to us.

No matter what, it is very important to notice and name your emotions, so that you can choose the best response. These "Wellness Resources" can be helpful pathways for you to acknowledge what you're feeling and determine the best next step in response to it. That may also include getting some support from the professionals listed on these resource pages. Please seek support from a licensed mental health professional if you are experiencing overwhelming emotions, need strategies for managing emotions, or determining next steps.

MAY AWARENESS: Mental Health Awareness Month, National Foster Care Month, Teacher Appreciation Week

Mental Health FACT SHEETS

Teacher Appreciation Week | NEATeacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6, 2022. We are saying 'thank you’ this week, and throughout the year, to the extraordinary educators who have worked tirelessly with students and families to keep things moving forward, despite such an unpredictable year.

APRIL AWARENESS: Move More Month, Education & Sharing Day,

American Heart AssociationThe American Heart Association offers programs for the classroom and for the gym to get help kids healthy and performing better in school.

Education and Sharing Day is a day established by the United States Congress in honor of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. It calls for increased focus on education, and recognizes the lifelong efforts of the Rebbe for education. April 12th, 2022

On March 21, 2013, while making his first trip to Israel as president, a proclamation was issued, and President Barack Obama declared March 22, 2013, Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. That year was the 111th anniversary of the birth of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Reinforcing the importance of education, in this proclamation, the President stated:

“We also know that learning does not stop when students leave the classroom. Whether at the dinner table or on the field, it is our task as parents, teachers, and mentors to make sure our children grow up practicing the values we preach. We have an obligation to instill in them the virtues that define our national character — honesty and independence, drive and discipline, courage and compassion.”

Education and Sharing