Weekly News- Week of May 7, 2018

Longfellow Weekly News: May 7, 2018

Dear Longfellow Families,

Below you'll find the latest news and events from our school.  

Thank you,

Mrs. Cahill

Dunking for Diversity

Dunking for Diversity will take place on Saturday, May 12th from 9 am- 12 pm in the Longfellow School Gym. For only $5 per person come and socialize with other athletic and semi-athletic parents/guardians while playing an exciting game of basketball. Join in the fun!  For more information e-mail: [email protected]

Fantastic Fridays

Each year our Student Council encourages students to show their school spirit with Fantastic Friday themes. This Friday our theme will is "Facial Hair Friday" and students are encouraged to sport a mustache, goatee, or beard for the day.  Click here for a full list of the themes. 

Longfellow's Got Talent

The Talent Show is this Thursday at 6pm.  All Talent Show participants should plan on staying after school from 3pm until show time on Thursday, May 10th.  Pizza and water will be served.  Students will need to bring their instruments, props and full costumes to school on Thursday, May 10th.  They may store their things in either Ms. Golemes’ room or with Ms. Utter. The doors will not open to the public until 5:45pm.  If you have any concerns or questions please contact Ms Golemes or Ms. Utter at [email protected] or [email protected]. We are super excited about our upcoming show and look forward to seeing all of you on Thursday, May 10th at 6pm in Longfellow’s auditorium!

Longfellow Super Summer Math: Summer 2018

Super Summer Math is a PTO sponsored and parent/teacher volunteer coordinated summer program designed to keep math fresh in the kids’ minds over the summer. The free program for Longfellow students is held at Maze Library.  Students entering Longfellow Kindergarten are also welcome to participate.   We will be meeting Tuesday evenings 6-7pm or Thurs mornings 10:30-11:30am at the Maze Library from June 5th-July 19. Come as often as you can!  Kids earn prizes for doing math packets and will play fun math games. Parents/guardians can help coordinators distribute materials and volunteer to run math activities at the library.  Click here to sign up by May 11th.  Questions contact Tracy Brunette at supersummermath@longfellowpto.org

Recognizing Individuals Who Make a Difference

We would like to recognize children and adults who make a difference at Longfellow School!  If you would like to nominate an individual who makes a difference at our school, please fill out this form.  The individual you nominate will receive a printed form with a description of their contribution to making Longfellow a great place to be.

Second Step Home Links

All of our grade levels are currently exploring how to solve social problems in our Second Step curriculum.  Here are home links that can be referenced to help reinforce the tools and strategies taught through our lessons:   KindergartenFirst GradeSecond GradeThird GradeFourth Grade, and Fifth Grade.

Olympic Day: Friday May, 25th


Longfellow students will participate in 15 stations of fun activities, such as a climbing wall, relay races and tennis ball toss. Students need to wear gym shoes and shorts or pants.  Sunscreen is recommended. Kindergarten, 1st and 5th grades will participate in the morning and 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades will participate in the afternoon.  Parent volunteers will be needed so please consider signing up here.  Rain date will be May 29th if needed.

PTO General Meeting

All parents/guardians and teachers are invited to our general Parent Teacher Organization(PTO) meeting on Tuesday, May 15th from 7-8:30 pm in the Longfellow Library.  This meeting’s teacher presentation topic is the new reading units of study curriculum. Representatives from the D97 Board will present up to date information on the Draft of the D97 Equity Policy.   Finally, the 2017-18 PTO Executive Board Elections will take place and you’ll learn more about upcoming PTO events.

Kindergarten and New Student Registration

District 97 held six registration dates for kindergarten during the months of March and April.  If you have a student who will be entering kindergarten in the fall, please be sure to attend one of the upcoming registration dates listed here. 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!

Returning Student Registration

 

Returning student registration will begin Monday, May 7, 2018, and will close on Monday, May 21, 2018. This three-step, online-only process will allow parents to access their InfoSnap accounts using a hyperlink sent to their email, verify/update any information and submit to become re-enrolled. You will also have the option to upload any updated residency documents while on the online portal.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

  • May 7-21: Returning Student (K-8) Registration Online

  • July 31: Deadline to be Re-enrolled under the McKinney Vento Act

  • August 1: Deadline for Permissive Transfer Submissions

  • August 1: Last Day to Submit Residency Documents before Being Placed on the “Do Not Admit” List for the First Day of School.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Sherrie Green, the district’s registrar, directly at [email protected].You can click here for more information.

 

End of the Year Picnic

Our PTO will host the annual End of the Year Picnic on Friday, May 18th from 5:30-7:30 on the Longfellow Playground.  Time to Play!  Time to Eat! Time to visit with Longfellow friends! Dance to the music by DJ Nfinite and have a blast in a Bounce House! Bring your own dinner or grab food from one of the vendors (All meals $5-6 - CASH ONLY):  CUZZO’S PIZZA- pepperoni or cheese pizza, chips, and drink.  ROBINSON’S RIBS- burger, hot dog, pulled pork, pulled chicken, or veggie burger w/ chips.

Upcoming Events

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 from 9-12

Tuesday, May 15th:  PTO General Meeting at 7pm in the Library

Friday, May 18th: Fantastic Friday Theme- Flashback Friday, End of Year Picnic from 5:30-7:30

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