In The Event We Have to Go Full Virtual Again (For Any Reason):

If you choose to have your camera off (for whatever reason that is your own) we need to know you are engaged and learning. Our teachers have put together a list of strategies/expectations that will hold all of us accountable for YOUR learning. Please see below:

To provide our Phase Into Learning students with meals on the upcoming days that school is not in session, we will be modifying our meal order and pickup processes for the weeks of 10/19 and 10/26 as follows:

October 19-23, 2020 (Elementary Only)

• Cohort A

• Elementary: No change. On Tuesday (10/20), students will bring home meals for Wednesday (10/21) - Friday (10/23).

• Secondary: No change. On Tuesday (10/20), students will bring home meals for Wednesday (10/21) - Friday (10/23).

• Cohort B

• Elementary: On Thursday (10/22), students will bring home meals for Friday (10/23) - Wednesday (10/28). Orders must be placed by 4 pm on Tuesday (10/20).

• Secondary: No change. On Friday, students will bring home meals for Monday - Wednesday.

October 26-30, 2020 (All Students)

• Cohort A

• No change. On Tuesday (10/27), students will bring home meals for Wednesday (10/28) - Friday (10/30).

• Cohort B

• Elementary: On Thursday (10/29), students will bring home meals for Friday (10/30) - Wednesday (11/4). Orders must be placed by 4 pm on Tuesday (10/27).

Food Service Update: Free Weekend Meals

The Wauwatosa School District will now also provide free weekend meals for all District students - even those who do not qualify for free/reduced meals. Please complete the appropriate form below and submit at least 24 hours prior to meal pickup.

Click here for the Virtual Learners Lunch Request Form

Meals can be picked up at Longfellow Middle School or Whitman Middle School on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am. Orders must be received by 12 noon on Tuesdays. Please complete one form per household.

Click here for the Hybrid Learners Lunch Request Form

Students in Cohort A (Mon/Tue) must place orders by 12 noon on Mondays. Students in Cohort B (Thru/Fri) must place orders by 12 noon on Thursdays. Students will pick up meals at school prior to leaving on Tuesday (Cohort A) or Friday (Cohort B). Please complete one form per child.

If you have any questions regarding the meal service, please feel free to contact the food service office at (414) 773-2635.

The following community centers are offering space/supervision for situations like this:

• COA Youth and Family Centers
• YMCA
• Boys and Girls Club
• Neighborhood House - Milwaukee

While fees may apply to some of these programs, there are options available for all families to access. Most of these organizations work in conjunction with Wisconsin Shares as well.

COHORT B students only

10/23/2020; 8 - 11:30 am

COHORT A students only

10/26/2020; 8 - 11:30 am

Picture day just got easier! VIP has made some major changes to how you will order photos of your son or daughter starting this fall.

1. You will no longer need an order form. VIP will be taking an individual picture of every athlete and uploading them to an online gallery. You will be able to see your picture before you place an order.
2. To see photos, you will go to this link: LMS - VIP information
3. All orders will now be direct delivery. When you place an order, VIP will print it and ship it to you.
4. Questions about ordering photos can be sent to support@vipis.com.
5. To opt in for email notification when pictures are posted in the view and order gallery, enter your information into this form: VIP email request

I know there have been questions regarding lockers. Trust me, we hope to be able to use them sooner than later. However, for now we will be continuing the current protocol of going directly to and from classroom to classroom. With Covid cases on the rise, we want to continue our efforts in minimizing touch points and deter students from congregating in the hallways.

Here's what we will be doing as the colder weather comes near:

• We will be putting temporary hooks on the outside of every other locker for students to hang their coats if they choose to do so. We have supervision in each hallway throughout the day.
• Reminder the supply lists have been updated to minimize the amount of supplies a student will need to bring day to day. A Chromebook (and charger), binder, and your goggles will get you through the day.

Please reach out to the Longfellow office with any additional questions.

Breakfast is served daily from 7:30 - 8:05 am for students Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. As a reminder, breakfast and lunch are available at no cost to students through December 31, 2020. Any students interested in having breakfast, please enter the exterior cafeteria door, # W12.

THANK YOU

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LAUNCH provides the opportunity to deeply explore professional areas of interest through a profession-based, inquiry learning method. When this program concludes, students will have been exposed to industry brands, built a professional network of support, and developed credentials that will foster continuous improvement via lifelong learning, unlock and access human potential, collaboration and problem solving skills. Students will learn how to learn for themselves! In addition, LAUNCH will connect students to internships and job opportunities that connect to their professional plan.

Here at Longfellow, we celebrate the diversity that has come to define our learning community. Our staff continues working toward a culture of humility and vulnerability as we try to better reach ALL our families during such a unique time in history. Unfortunately our message of equality and unity recently experienced a setback when a person, or group of people, distributed racist literature throughout our community. Both disgusted and heartbroken by these events, we will continue to have these conversations and support our students in every way possible.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to any Longfellow staff member should you need support or have ideas on how to strengthen our partnership, learning community, and neighborhoods.

Sincerest Regards,

Seth Larson

The cohorts are set, “Tosa Connected” is ready to go, and student class schedules will be released in the very near future. We are almost back to school! With that said, I want to sincerely thank our families for being beyond patient and understanding through this process. You’ve had to make difficult decisions regarding your child’s health and schooling. You’ve had to adjust work schedules and arrange child care. You’ve had to make substantial life changes based on new (and oftentimes changing) information. I am truly sorry for the inconveniences caused during this already stressful time. Please know our teachers have been working tirelessly to ensure your student’s Longfellow experience is safe and meaningful, no matter the mode of instruction. Thank you for your trust in us.

Thank you, Longfellow teachers, for your courage, professionalism, and willingness to rise to this occasion. You continue to amaze every day.

Finally, thank you, Longfellow Orioles, for being our “why” as we prepare for this new experience together. We got this.

Sincerely,

Seth Larson

I think it's safe to say 2020 is a year we are ready to leave behind. School ending early, activities being cancelled, and being stuck at home was not the spring we anticipated at Longfellow. Now, in addition to this already difficult time, we have unrest in our cities and amplified division in our communities. Longfellow Orioles, we need you. This world needs you.

There is so much to celebrate at our school. There is incredible talent...there is ambition....creativity....there is limitless potential among you. But what's so much more than any of those things? There is also empathy and an appreciation for each other as individuals. There IS kindness among you. I truly hope through these difficult times you can still recognize that. I also hope that at some point in your future, you see what I see in you. What your teachers see in you. That you are able to look in the mirror and see your worth. Please, continue to celebrate your differences and help shrink this divide in our schools, in our communities, and in our world. I've said this before, you are your parents' greatest gift to this world....make it a better place than you found it.

I hope each of you and your families are staying healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally during this time away.

Kindest regards and I miss you all,

Principal Larson

Longfellow Artists