Longfellow Newsletter
Week of: February 15th-21st 2020
First Bell-7:50 am / Tardy Bell-7:55 am
Every Student Counts, Every Moment Matters!
Message From Principal Webb
Hello families-
A helpful reminder that breakfast starts at 7:30 and ends at 7:55. Students eating breakfast should enter the North double doors. We highly encourage children to arrive around 7:35 so they have plenty of time to eat breakfast and are not tardy.
Our Parent-Teacher Conferences will be the evening of Thursday, February 27th and all-day March 2nd. Please contact your child's teacher if you still need to sign up. We hope to have 100% participation.
Next week Longfellow will be celebrating Kindness Week. Please see below for more information. A kindness checklist will be coming home with your child soon, please be on the lookout for this and how to support your child with random acts of kindness!
Don't forget to dress up!
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Kelli Webb
Talent Show Information
There will be an email coming out soon with sign-ups to demonstrate your talent show "pieces" during recess/lunch the first week of March. There is also opportunities for 4th-6th graders to work backstage during the show and also an audition for a 6th grader to Emcee the show if they are interested.
The Sign up is below:
Kindness Week
Dear Parent/Guardian:
We are excited to announce that we are participating in Kindness Week. This will take place February 17th-21st. We will be having a variety of activities celebrating and encouraging acts of kindness. All students will be given a “Great Kindness Challenge” checklist. If they complete the challenge, they can turn it in for a small prize. We will have a recess kindness station and spirit days related to kindness. The spirit days are listed below:
Monday- Kick into gear and help someone near: Wear different color socks or shoes
Tuesday-Crazy for kindness- Wear crazy hair
Wed- Score points by helping others- wear your favorite sports or dance attire
Thursday-dream of kindness- wear pajamas
Friday-Longfellow Longhorns are Kind- wear a Longfellow or blue or yellow shirt
Please join us in celebrating kindness throughout this special week!
Upcoming Events for Longhorns:
2/17-2/21- Kindness Week
2/27 and 3/2- Parent-Teacher Conferences
3/5- Art Show
3/6- Read, Lead Succeed Day at Longfellow
3/6 K-2 PJ/Game Night at Longfellow
3-9-3/26- Penny War Fundraiser
3/16-3/20- Spring Break- No School
3/27- Talent Show!
4/18- PTA Carnival
Iowa School Performance Profile
Congratulations to Longfellow Elementary for a strong state report and being a High Performing School!!! Find out more below.
The Iowa School Performance Profiles is an online tool showing how public schools performed on required measures. The website was developed to meet both federal and state requirements for publishing online school report cards.
Parent Teacher Association-(PTA) Information
The Latest News from the Longfellow PTA:
Art Show- March 5th
K-2 PJ/Game Night- Pull out your comfy PJs and grab your favorite stuffy, it's almost time for Longfellow PJ night! K-2nd Families, mark your calendars for Friday March 6th from 6:30-8:00 PM. This a special evening with our youngest Longhorns. Kids and their grown-up will rotate through various stations including crafts, story time, Go Noodle and parachute games. Younger siblings are welcome!
We can't do this event without the help and support of parents like you! Sign up to be a part of this event https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B4DABA828ABFB6-prek
Talent Show- March 27th see information above for sign up
CARNIVAL TIME
Every year, Longfellow holds a schoolwide carnival that also is our biggest fundraiser. This year’s carnival will be on Saturday, April 18, 2020, so please save the date! The event will include games, a cakewalk, raffles, and a silent auction, as well as food for sale. We will have more details in the weeks to come, but we hope your whole family can attend. The carnival is a fantastic event, and the money it raises helps us provide field trips, classroom and media support, special school experiences, and more!
Longhorns celebrating
Kindergarten Registration
LONGHORNS HAVE BEEN BUSY
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Longfellow Elementary School
Every student counts. Every moment matters.
ADDRESS: 1130 Seymour Ave., Iowa City, IA 52240
PHONE: 319-688-1135
FAX: 319-688-1136
Kelli Webb, Principal
Amanda Mosley, SFA
Stacia Nkumu, Principal Secretary
Non-Discrimination Policy:
It is the policy of the Iowa City Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact the Director of Equity, 1725 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, IA 52245, (319) 688-1000.