Longfellow Weekly News: March 12, 2018
Longfellow's Got Talent!
Longfellow's Got Talent is back looking for new talent across our third, fourth, and fifth grades! The show will be Thursday, May 10th at 6:00pm in our Auditorium. Auditions will be after school on Thursday, April 19th from 3-4pm in the auditorium (students must return a permission slip to attend, and stay for the whole hour). If students are not able to attend the audition date, they can schedule a private audition with Ms. Golemes or Ms. Utter for another time. Our dress rehearsal will be on Thursday, May 3rd from 3-4pm. Information sheets are coming home next week on Wednesday, March 14th. There will be a website link on that form which will guide you to our "all access" talent show page. This website will have all the information you would need regarding the talent show. Looking forward to another great show! - Ms. Golemes and Ms. Utter
Friendship Bags for Veterans
Longfellow PE Teacher, Mrs. Patterson, will be collecting toiletries for homeless veterans. If you are going to a hotel over Spring break and are not using their free toiletry items, please consider donating them by sending them to school with your child or dropping them off in the office for Ms. Patterson. Purchased items will also be accepted. Please bring these items through April 6th. Please see suggested items to donate.
Nourish to Flourish
From February to May, the Longfellow Wellness Committee sponsors "Nourish to Flourish," which is a series of monthly themes designed to promote overall health and wellness. Last month's themes were a healthy breakfast and adequate sleep. This month's theme is nutrition. As part of this month's theme, we will be celebrating P.A.C.K. (Pack Assorted Colors for Kids) Week during March 12th-16th. Kids are invited to both eat (fruits or vegetables) and wear the color of the day. The event has also been coordinated with our school's hot lunch provider. This link contains additional information about the week.
Dr. Cool & Pride!
On Wednesday, March 21st Dr. Cool & Pride will be visiting Longfellow for a special assembly. The cast and crew of this popular PBS TV show will visit us and use original music, story telling and interactive dance to teach lessons about Respect, Responsibility and Safety. Each Longfellow Student will have the opportunity to watch 5 free PBS episodes after this assembly to help reinforce the messages they learn at home. Thank you to our PTO for funding this amazing learning opportunity!
Spring Spirit Wear
Show your Longfellow pride with new colors and styles! Check out the options and place your order from March 2-March 23 at https://www.customink.com/
Kindergarten and New Student Registration
If you have an incoming Kindergartner or know of anyone who does, please share this important registration infomation with them!
Second Step
This week during Second Step we taught the Child Protection Unit lessons for Erin's Law. Please let your child's teacher or our school social worker, Mrs. Gulley, know if you have any questions about these lessons.
Spring ALL Registration
ALL (Always Learning at Longfellow) will be rolling out a new spring session that will begin the week of April 9th. Registration opened on Friday, March 9th at 8:30 am and will close March 23rd at 5:00 pm. No late registrations will be accepted. Scholarships awards and confirmation emails will go out to families on April 2nd. There will be great, new classes such as Crossfit Kids, The Art Factory, NASA Blastoff, So You Think You Can Add and Wifflot. Many favorites are returning, as well! Click here for more information about ALL registration and the class schedules and descriptions. To register click here. To apply for a scholarship click here. *Note- links will not be active until 3/9!
Pennies for Patients- Student Council Drive
The Longfellow Student Council will be running The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Pennies for Patients program, a service-learning program that gives students the opportunity to help raise funds in honor of thousands of children and adults fighting against blood cancers. We are asking that Longfellow students join in this effort by collecting funds in their donation boxes that will go home on Monday, 3/19, or finding sponsors to support them on our school donation page. We will also have a Bring the Change week from April 2nd-6th to finish our campaign. During this week, each day focuses on a different spirit wear item and coin:
- Monday 4/2-Pajama Penny Day: Don't forget to put your pennies in the pockets of your favorite pajamas.
- Tuesday 4/3-Neon Nickels Day: Wear your brightest neon and bring in nickels.
- Wednesday 4/4-Dazzling Dimes Day: Donate dimes & wear something shiny or something that makes you different and unique.
- Thursday 4/5-Crazy Quarters Day: Wear a crazy hat and/or socks to school today and cash in your quarters.
- Friday 4/6-Team up for Leukemia: Wear your favorite team's jersey or colors and collect all coins and dollars!
All donations are due that Friday, April 6th. For more information about Pennies for Patients, please visit www.studentseries.org. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lindsey Bennett at [email protected].
Upcoming Events
Monday, March 5th- Friday, March 20th: PARCC testing for 3rd-5th Grades
Friday, March 16th: Report Cards Sent Home, Winter ALL Classes End
Tuesday, March 20th: No School- Institute Day
Wednesday, March 21st: Women and Girls Empowerment Event at 6:30 pm in the Auditorium
Thursday, March 22nd: D97 Choral Festival
Friday, March 23rd: Spring ALL Registration Closes at 5pm
Monday, March 26th- Friday March 30th: No School- Spring Break
Monday, April 9th: Spring ALL Classes Begin
Wednesday, April 11th: Art Night at 6:30 pm