Longfellow Weekly News: April 9, 2018
Dear Longfellow Community,
Due to the snow day we had in February, the last day of school will be changed. The district administration is making a recommendation to the Board that the last day for student attendance be Friday, June 1st. The recommendation is that students will have a half-day on 6/1 and that they be dismissed at 11 am. The district will be sending a formal communication to all families announcing this and you can also click here for information.
Thank you,
Maggie Cahill
Pennies for Patients- Student Council Drive
The Longfellow Student Council ran an amazing drive for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Pennies for Patients program. They raised $1915.99 in honor of thousands of children and adults fighting against blood cancers. Way to go, Ms. Bennett and the Longfellow Student Council! Thank you to all who participated!
Amy Liss- Steering Life with a Disability and an Attitude of Gratitude
The Longfellow Diversity Committee is excited to announce that Amy Liss will be visiting to host a special presentation at Longfellow School. On Thursday, April 12th she will lead a discussion titled "Steering Life with a Disability and an Attitude of Gratitude" at 6pm in the auditorium. Amy has been featured at the ESPN W Summit, in Julie Foudy's book "Choose to Matter", was a 2017 Chicago Cubs ring bearer, and is an ESPN documentary subject. Students and parents are encouraged to attend. Students will learn from this dynamic speaker and have the opportunity to navigate a day in the life of those with a disability. Parents will have the opportunity to hear from Kathy Liss, Amy's mom, as she discusses navigating the school system. Please join us!
Instrumental Festival
The District Instrumental Festival will take place at OPRF on Tuesday, April 10th at 7pm. Longfellow Beginner Band members should arrive at 6:30pm and will perform at 7pm. Longfellow Beginner Orchestra members should arrive at 6:45pm and will perform at 7:15pm. Longfellow Intermediate Band members should arrive at 7pm and will perform at 7:30pm. Longfellow Intermediate Orchestra members should arrive at 7:15pm and will perform at 7:45pm. All members are encouraged to wear black bottoms and white tops.
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. Here is a link to the Talent Show Website. 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
Fantastic Fridays
Each year our Student Council encourages students to show their school spirit with Fantastic Friday themes! Starting April 20th students are encouraged to celebrate the home stretch until summer by dressing up for the weekly theme. Click here for a list of the themes.
National Fitness Week: First Week of May
National Fitness Week is the first week of May. Ms. Patterson has two fun events coming up to keep our student's healthy:
1) ACES (All Children Exercising Simultaneously) will take place on Wednesday, May 2nd. All grades will participate in different activities and need to wear gym shoes on this day.
2) District 97 Adventure Run (formerly called the Annual District Fun Run) will take place on Saturday, May 5th at 8 am in Lindberg Park. This event is different than the Fun Run, which is a fundraiser in the fall. The Adventure Run is free of charge and open to all students in D97. It is non-competitive and has a bouncy house at the finish line. The event concludes around 9am. It is organized by D97 Elementary PE teachers. Red sign up forms went home with students. If you need another form, check out the district digital backpack.
Kindergarten and New Student Registration
District 97 held three registration dates for kindergarten during the month of March. As of April 3, only 30 percent of the projected kindergarten students have been registered in District 97. If you have a student who will be entering kindergarten in the fall, please be sure to attend one of the upcoming registration dates. Because the district bases staffing on registration, it is important that we have all of our kindergarten-aged students registered for school in the fall.
| Kindergarten Registrations Per School | Actual Registration |
|---|---|
| Beye | 21 |
| Hatch | 13 |
| Holmes | 23 |
| Irving | 27 |
| Lincoln | 32 |
| Longfellow | 29 |
| Mann | 23 |
| Whittier | 16 |
| 184 | |
| Upcoming Kindergarten Registration Dates | |
| April 11 - 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. | |
| April 18- 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. | |
| April 21- 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. |
If you have an incoming Kindergartner or know of anyone who does, please share this important registration information with them!
Can Do Drive!
The Longfellow Student Council will be sponsoring the OPRF Food Pantry CAN DO Challenge from April 16th 20th. The CAN DO Community Challenge
Longfellow Sports Night!
Longfellow's Sports Night
Longfellow Bear's Bulletin
Ms. Ibarra-Nelson and the Longfellow Newspaper Club released their ninth edition of the Bear's Bulletin. Click here to check it out!
Upcoming Events
Monday, April 9th: Spring ALL Classes Begin
Tuesday, April 10th: Instrumental Festival at 7pm at OPRF
Wednesday, April 11th: Hard Lock Down Drill, Art Night at 6:30 pm
Thursday, April 12th: Amy Liss presentation in the Auditorium at 6pm
Thursday, April 19th: Talent Show Auditions for Grades 3-5 from 3:00-4:00 pm
Friday, April 20th: Fantastic Friday Theme- Weird Hair Day
Friday, April 27th: Fantastic Friday Theme- Mix/Match Day
Wednesday, May 2nd: All Students Exercising Simultaneously (ACES) from 10:15-10:30 (wear gym shoes!)
Thursday, May 3rd: Sports Night at 6pm
Friday, May 4th: Fantastic Friday Theme- PJ Day
Saturday, May 5th: Ethnic Festival and District Adventure Run
Thursday, May 10th: Talent Show
Friday, May 11th: Fantastic Friday Theme- Facial Hair Friday
Saturday, May 12th: Dunkin' for Diversity
Tuesday, May 15th: PTO General Meeting at 7pm in the Library
Friday, May 18th: Fantastic Friday Theme- Flashback Friday, End of Year Picnic
Monday, May 21st: Longfellow General Music Concerts (8:15-8:45am Weber & Hjalmarson, 9:00-9:30am Ellis & Niewald, 10:00-10:30am Gordon & Pruitt & Heide, 10:45-11:15am Bennett & Wilkes, 12:45-1:15pm Pasquinelli & Ryan, 1:30-2:00pm Nelson & Golemes)
Tuesday, May 22nd: Longfellow General Music Concerts (8:15-8:45am Naber & Djikas, 9:00-9:30am Pod, Aguilar & Utter, 10:00-10:30am Sorensen & Wieczorek, 10:45-11:15am Witz, Lamb & Winchell, 2:00-2:25pm - Longfellow Elementary Chorus, 2:30-2:50pm - Longfellow Elementary Chorus)
Friday, May 25th: Fantastic Friday Theme- Sports Day, Olympic Day
Monday, May 28th: NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
Tuesday, May 29th: Olympic Day Rain Date
Friday, June 1st: Fantastic Friday Theme- Flip Flop Friday, Last Day of School for Students, dismissal at 11am