Important News

Fourth Grade - Our 4th grade extended day field trip to St. Mary's will take place tomorrow (Thursday, March 24th). Students and chaperones need to arrive at school no later than 7:45 AM. We are expecting our fourth graders to return between 5:00 and 5:30 PM. Fifth Grade - Our 5th grade extended day field trip to Philadelphia will also…

Please be aware that there is no visitor parking in our Bus Loop during the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM as noted on the green sign at our Bus Loop entrance. Additionally, the only vehicles entering our Bus Loop during these hours should be school buses, designated before/after care vans and designated vehicles that are dropping off and…

Please be aware of the No Parking At Any Time signs on both sides of Hesperus in front of Longfellow. These signs were put in place last year to ensure vehicles not entering our Visitor Entrance/Car Loop can maneuver around the Car Loop line, keep traffic flowing on Hesperus and to ensure buses have enough room to make a left…

Longfellow will be hosting a Kindergarten Curriculum Carnival for children who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2016 on Thursday, April 21st from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Click on the link below for a “ticket” and additional information.

On Tuesday, February 23rd our Longfellow students had the opportunity to trade in 20 Eagles Wings to wear pajamas and/or 20 Eagle Wings to bring a stuffed animal to school on Friday, February 26th. Talk with your student to find out if they bought into this PBIS event!

Winter MAP Reports will be sent home with students in grades 1-5 this Friday, February 26th. Please check your child's take home folder for the report on Friday. Fifth Grade Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Reports and GT Placement Letters will be mailed to families on Friday, February 26th. Third Grade CogAT Reports and GT Placement Letters will be mailed to…

Parent Conferences will be held as planned. Please sign up for a conference in Synergy if you have not already done so. The directions for signing up are below or feel free to call the office on Monday for assistance. Parent Conf Scheduling Directions.docx Report Cards will be sent home on 2/9. Because of the blizzard, they will be sent…

Feb. 1: End of Second Quarter Feb. 1: String Fling Field Trip to WLHS (Rescheduled from 1/27) Feb. 2: String Fling - Jim Rouse Theater @ 7 PM (Rescheduled from 1/28) Feb. 3: Incoming 6th grade Parent Orientation @ 6:30 pm in the HCMS cafeteria for parents of current 5th graders (Rescheduled from 2/2) Feb. 4: Early Dismissal for students…

We hope all of our LoES families have dug out from the storm and have enjoyed spending time together during these days off. We are looking forward to welcoming our students back on Monday! We would like to thank our custodial staff for the amazing job that they have done in preparing for our students' return. However, we are sure…

The decision to go out, or stay in for recess, is made daily considering the following weather conditions: Temperature and humidity Wind chill Heat index and air quality Age of students Length of time outdoors Adequacy of the children’s clothing Condition of the playground Falling precipitation (more than a sprinkle or mist) Thunder and lightning Generally, it is assumed that…