Longfellow News
December 1, 2023
FREE NEW SHOES!
Picture Retake Day Wednesday, December 6th
If students were absent on our original picture day, remind them about the Retake Day. If parents purchased and received their order, students need to return those photos to have pictures retaken.
SANTA'S SECRET WORKSHOP
PTA NEWS
EL/ML Winter Event
"One School One Book "
Longfellow Elementary is kicking off a "One School, One Book" event on Monday, January 22 at 5 PM. All Longfellow families will receive a copy of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". The kickoff event will feature games, prizes and some ways to engage families in reading. All events will be held at Longfellow Elementary and are open to the whole family.
Dates are as follows:
- February 26 @ 5 PM
- March 18 @ 5 PM
- April 22 @ 5 PM
- May 20 @ 5 PM
"One School One Book" Fundraiser
December 5-8 - Christmas Shoppe
December 5 - PTA Meeting 4pm Library
December 6 - Picture Retakes
December 15 - EL Winter Event at Calumet
Dec. 18 - Answer the phone like Buddy the Elf Day! (LOL)
Dec. 20 - Classroom Christmas Parties
Dec. 21 - eLearning Day
Dec. 22 - Jan 5 - Winter Break ☃️
Dec 6 - Picture Retakes
Jan 22- "One School, One Book" at 5 PM
ADVENTURE CLUB BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE
BEFORE and AFTER SCHOOL CARE HAS STARTED! Longfellow students MUST be signed up with The Adventure Club (TAC) prior to attending.
The Adventure Club provides before and after school care for students signed up with TAC. They accept vouchers and school district employees get a discount.
Are you getting the Remind texts from Longfellow and your child's teacher? If not, be sure to log into PowerSchool and update (or add) all contacts and phone numbers to Form D (Contact Management). Click here to log into PowerSchool!
Substitutes Needed!
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools has partnered with Kelly Educational Staffing (KES) for our substitute teacher and paraprofessional needs. KES will handle all the aspects of our substitute employee program including hiring, training, and scheduling. There are several advantages to this partnership, such as the opportunity for substitute employees to have year-round employment and additional incentives exclusive to employment with KES.
To apply for a substitute teacher position in the Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, please contact the local Kelly Educational Staffing branch office at 219-879-6131 or 2359@kellyservices.com.
Longfellow New Tech Elementary School
Principal, Melissa Rettig
Instructional Coach, Aaron Carter
Dean, Jodi Garcia
4500 Calhoun Street
Gary, IN 46408
219-923-7004