April 29, 2013

CONGRATULATIONS!

Longfellow was voted the winner of the Downtown Oak Park (DTOP) Eco-Art Contest for a Plastic Bottle Cap Sea Turtle. It has been on display at Matter of Style Hair Salon on Marion Street.

Mr. Winchell's 5th Graders came up with the concept and the design, and a small group of 4th graders- Terrell, Ethan, Lucy, Sebastian and Jazmin-  chose the bottle cap colors and glued them down. Longfellow will be receiving a banner, a DTOP gift certificate, and the students will be featured in a story in the Wednesday Journal.

We are all so proud of our amazing young artists! Click here to see a photo of the wonderful mosaic they created.

APRIL NOURISH TO FLOURISH THEME

The April Nourish to Flourish themes are Hydration and Bike Safety. Events this month will include a bike safety seminar for second- and third-grade students, lunchtime activities involving chalk drawings, and special library reading selections.  Be sure to talk to your children about these important themes. 

UPCOMING EVENT DETAILS

April 4 - School yearbook pre-orders and payments ($17.50 each) are due.  You can access extra order forms through the digital backpack.

April 5 - Tasty Dog Fundraiser (11:00 AM - 7:00 PM) - Enjoy dinner at tasty dog and mention Longfellow Elementary School.  A portion of your purchase will be donated to the Longfellow PTO, which the PTO then uses to fund activities in our school including author visits, science night, family reading night, etc.

April 11 - 5th Grade Parent Orientation @ Julian Middle School (7:00 PM - 8:30 PM) - Parents of incoming 6th graders are invited to attend a parent orientation at Julian Middle School to meet the teachers and staff and become more familiar with the school.

April 13 - Longfellow Garden Buildout - Please click on the above link for more information.

April 24 - Longfellow Science Night: An Engagement with Engineering (5:45 PM - 7:30 PM) - Join us for a night of investigations and presentations.  See above for more information.

Please always remember if you ever need anything, to contact me by email (adolezal@op97.org) or by phone (708-524-3060).