Longdale Tiger Talk
Week of September 20, 2021
Arrival and Dismissal Week 2
Drop-off & Pick-up
- Continue to be patient and careful when dropping off and pick-up. As of Friday, there were at least 104 individual cars counted coming through the loop.
- The line moves smoothly when students are ready with their belongs and parents remain in the car. Our staff and/or safety patrols are happy to open the door to assist children in exiting the vehicle.
- If you park in the lot, walk your child to the crosswalk and wait to be signaled to cross. Be careful backing out. We had a minor fender bender last week.
- Most buses are leaving on time in the afternoon. We will do our best to communicate if a bus is going to be late.
- Yellow bus tags have been sent home with PreK and Kg students to assist with identification in the afternoon. Be sure to put the big tag on the PreK-K student and give the other tags to those designated to remove the student from the bus.
Health and PE Spotlight from Mr. Craven
Nutrition News, September 2021
Whole grains for health
Whole grains provide zinc, magnesium, B vitamins, and fiber—nutrients your growing child needs. Plus, they add many flavors and textures to meals. Get more whole grains into his/her diet with these ideas.
Track your grains
Help your youngster make half of his/her grains whole. Have him/her draw a slice of bread on brown paper, cut it out, and draw a line down the middle. She/he can label one half “Whole” and the other “Not whole.” Each time she/he eats a grain serving (one slice of bread or one cup of rice or pasta, for example), she/he lists it on the correct side. At the end of the day, have her/him count her/his grains.
Revamp recipes
Together, create new recipes for foods your child likes—swapping in whole grains. If your child loves pizza, your child could write a recipe for mini pizzas on whole-wheat English muffins. Your child's recipe for chicken nuggets might include crushed whole-grain cereal for the breading. Now let your child help you make the recipes for family meals.
Eat something new
Has your youngster ever had farro? How about barley or quinoa? Trying a new whole grain as a family—and incorporating it into something familiar—may make her more likely to eat it. For example, add farro to soups, toss cooked barley into salads, or put cooked quinoa into burritos.
Retrieved from Nutrition Nuggets, April 2020
H.C.P.S. School Nutrition Services
COVID Communication
As you know, Henrico County Public Schools and Longdale Elementary are doing everything reasonably possible to keep you informed about health concerns that are connected to our school. With that in mind, I have an important message to share with you. Moving forward, we will be sharing the number of positive COVID-19 cases and associated exposures ( close contacts) at Longdale Elementary each week as part of this regular communication. This notification will replace the community emails that we have sent previously. We hope this new streamlined approach will help keep you informed without flooding your inbox. HCPS will update the numbers on the main website once a week, by Monday afternoon.
Over the past week, Sept. 11 - 17, Longdale has recorded 1 positive COVID-19 cases and 8 associated exposures (close contacts). All close contacts have been previously notified by building administration.
2021 FAMIS & Medicaid Back to School Initiative
Welcome to Cover Virginia
On this website, you can learn about Virginia’s Medicaid, FAMIS programs for children, pregnant women, and adults. You can also get information about health insurance choices through the Federal Marketplace.
Bridge Builders Sessions
More information to come.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Doors open at 7:20 a.m. to receive students.
School hours are 7:40 a.m. – 2:10 p.m. Monday - Friday
Students are tardy after 7:40 a.m.
Picture Day - October 19th
Free Breakfast and Lunch
For more information:
HCPS Health and COVID Information
HCPS COVID-19 Updates
https://henricoschools.us/healthupdate/Instruction and Daily Attendance of Quarantined Students
https://henricoschools.us/instruction-and-daily-attendance-of-quarantined-students/
Positive COVID-19 tests affecting schools and offices
https://henricoschools.us/healthupdate/positive-covid-19-tests/
ABOUT US
Longdale Elementary School, located in the Fairfield district, was named after its community. Longdale is an area located between Mountain Road and Brook Road.
Email: stollive@henrico.k12.va.us
Website: https://longdale.henricoschools.us/
Location: 9500 Norfolk Street, Glen Allen, VA, USA
Phone: 804-261-5095
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Longdale
Twitter: @Longdale_Tigers