Longbranch Weekly Family Newsletter
SENT: September 11, 2017
Annual Go Pantry Food Drive
Elementary students are asked to bring canned Spaghettios or canned Chef Boyardee pastas (Ravioli, etc.).
Donations are voluntary.
We do have 20 Longbranch families who benefit from the Go Pantry weekly backpack bags and long break boxes yearly.
Library Volunteer
Club Day Signups
Clubs are for PM K and grades 1-5. Clubs meet monthly on the final Monday of each month at 2:30pm.
Students selected the clubs we offer at Longbranch. You will see their selections below.
K-2 Signup: http://bit.ly/longbranchK-2clubs
3-5 Signup: http://bit.ly/longbranch3-5clubs
Wait list (only if you didn't get your 1st or 2nd choice): https://goo.gl/forms/1FtxECDAGPXurjEL2Boosterthon is coming and we need your help!
Parents! This year’s main fundraiser is the Longbranch Fun Run! It’s a 9-day program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on September 19th, 2017. Families will then gather pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps), and we’ll celebrate at the Fun Run on September 29th, 2017. With our big goal of raising $20,000 for our school, we asked the Fun Run experts at Boosterthon to power our Fun Run and make it more profitable, easier, and fun.
Students will also experience an amazing character theme, CASTLE QUEST! an English castle theme all about being brave and living with character. On their quest to regain Bravemore Castle, students will learn the “SIX VIRTUES of a TRUE HERO” from a cast of colorful characters.
Donations will go toward supplies, books, and technology for our school AND to the entire 9-day experience. So please help our school by reaching out to sponsors, be them family and friends, or local businesses that support our community. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer on your student at the Fun Run! Thank you for your support! We look forward to reaching our goal!
Please take our Safe Schools Survey through Survey Monkey below.
A.B. Combs Elementary: The first Leader in Me School
Learn more about A.B. Combs here: http://www.magnet.edu/news-and-action/success-stories/a-b-combs-leadership-elementary
Calling all grandparents!
We invite all grandparents to join their students this coming Tuesday September 12th for Grandparents Night at Longbranch!
Come enjoy snacks, do a craft and see your grandchild’s classroom!
There will be a brief PTO meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. and then the Grandparent night festivities will begin through 8:00 p.m.
We could use some cookies for our event! If you are willing to donate some please let us know by Monday 9/11 at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJiF2toVwUAdx90DUFlBqXDJW0v4tu_qVUIw-pP1OObzBHXQ/viewform
Any questions email jaclynschneider3@gmail.com
This Week's Events
MONDAY
No before school events
DURING SCHOOL
1st grade Collab planning
AFTER SCHOOL
Leader in Me Parent Training
TUESDAY
No before school events
DURING SCHOOL
2nd grade Collab planning
AFTER SCHOOL
SBDM at 4:30pm
Grandparents Night/Event at 6:30pm
WEDNESDAY
Mozart Strings
DURING SCHOOL
3rd grade Collab planning
AFTER SCHOOL
Raising Cane's Night for Longbranch
THURSDAY
Beethoven Strings
ILT
DURING SCHOOL
4th grade Collab planning
PLT Lunch
AFTER SCHOOL
Lighthouse Team at 4
School Board Meeting at 7:30pm--Longbranch PLT to say the pledge
FRIDAY
No before school events
DURING SCHOOL
5th grade Collab planning
Kona Ice Day
AFTER SCHOOL
Staff event
WEEKEND
Volunteer Opportunities
PTO Lighthouse Team
NEXT MEETING--GRANDPARENTS' NIGHT
We invite all grandparents to join their students this coming Tuesday September 12th for Grandparents Night at Longbranch!
Come enjoy snacks, do a craft and see your grandchild’s classroom!
There will be a brief PTO meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. and then the Grandparent night festivities will begin through 8:00 p.m.
We could use some cookies for our event! If you are willing to donate some please let us know by Monday 9/11 at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJiF2toVwUAdx90DUFlBqXDJW0v4tu_qVUIw-pP1OObzBHXQ/viewform
Any questions email jaclynschneider3@gmail.com
RAISING CANE'S LONGBRANCH NIGHT
Eat at Raising Cane’s on Wednesday September 13th from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and 20% of sales will be donated to the Longbranch PTO! You MUST present the flyer in order for our school to get credit for your purchase! These will be sent home in your child’s folder but are also available to print from our PTO website at www.longbranchpto.org. Any questions? Contact Jaclyn Schneider at fundraising.longbranchpto@gmail.com
KONA ICE HELPERS STILL NEEDED
Our Kona Ice Dates for this year have been set and we are in need of volunteers to help our little Longhorns on these days. You can sign up for 1 hour or all 4!
Our First Kona Ice day is coming up soon on Friday September 15th!
If you can help, sign up using the link below. Sign-ups are available for each day through the end of the school year.
Any questions, please email Heather at heatherlokesak10@gmail.com
http://signup.com/go/JXmGVuW
KROGER DONATES 4%
Kroger donates 4% of all money you spend after you scan your Kroger Plus card as long as you connect the Plus card to our Longbranch PTA account. Click Community Rewards. Search for Longbranch and connect your plus card with Longbranch PTA. It's the EASIEST fundraiser you'll ever participate in, period. https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow
POPCORN FRIDAYS
If you still have not filled out your form and your child/children would like to participate in our Popcorn Fridays this school year, please complete the form and return it with your child asap.
$5.00 per child covers all of our popcorn Fridays!
The form can be found on our PTO website www.longbranchpto.org.
DO YOU SHOP ON AMAZON?
Support Longbranch while you shop by shopping at AmazonSmile!
Go to smile.amazon.com to create your account,
search for "Longbranch Elementary PTA" as your
organization, and .5% of your purchase goes back to the school!
Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase
to Longbranch Elementary PTA.
Support us every time you shop!
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know!
Volunteering at School
You also need to complete our school volunteer training. You can find the training here: http://www.tildee.com/Tqx7Gk
FALL EVENTS
11: Leader in Me Parent Training
12: SBDM at 4:30pm and Grandparent Event at 6:30
14: School Board Meeting at Ralph Rush Center at 7:30pm
15: Kona Ice Day
19-29: Boosterthon Fun Run
OCTOBER
6: Kentucky Kids Day, Cooper Homecoming, Tailgating, Popcorn Friday, Spirit Day
10: Bus Evacuations at AM dropoff and SBDM at 4:30pm
11: 5th Grade Field Trip to Conner Prairie in Indianapolis
12: School Board Meeting at Ralph Rush Center at 7:30pm
13: NO SCHOOL--Professional Day for Staff (Waived)
16: NO SCHOOL-Flexible Inservice Day for Staff
18: 4th Grade Field Trip to Frankfort
27: Practice Leadership Day
30: 2017 Leadership Day/Host Site for Cincinnati Leader in Me Summit
31: Fall Celebrations and special surprise spirit day
NOVEMBER
1: Superintendent's Advisory Council Meeting
3: Popcorn Friday and Spirit Day
9: School Board Meeting at Ralph Rush Center at 7:30pm
14: SBDM at 4:30pm
22-24: NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving
29: 5th Grade Field Trip to Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
#LonghornsCAN
Longbranch Elementary School
Website: http://www.longbranch.boone.kyschools.us
Location: 2805 Longbranch Road, Union, KY, United States
Phone: 859-384-4500
Facebook: facebook.com/longbranchelem
Twitter: @LongbranchElem