Important News

All HCPSS schools and offices will be closed December 24, 2015–January 1, 2016. We will reopen on our normal schedule on Monday, January 4, 2016.

The LoES FluMist clinic is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, December 16 th , 2015. Students who previously signed up for the FluMist received a letter in last week's Wednesday folder. Please indicate on this letter whether you would like for your student to receive the FluMist vaccine and return this information to the Health Room as soon as…

Longfellow is once again partnering with TerraCycle. TerraCycle’s goal is to eliminate the idea of waste by creating national collection and repurposing systems for all hard to recycle waste. TerraCycle’s Brigade programs directly engage consumers in the collection of these hard to recycle packaging and products. The collected waste is then either “upcycled” into new products or recycled into new…

Interim Progress Reports will be sent home with students on Thursday, December 10th. Please check your student’s take home folder on Thursday for this mid-quarter update. Students who participated in the PARCC assessments for grades 3-8 in the 2014-2015 school year will be receiving a Math and English Language Arts home report on Thursday, December 10th. The reports will be…

In Library Media and Technology classes this week, all students will participate in “Hour of Code”. “Hour of Code” is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an “Hour of Code” event. “Hour of Code” is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can…

Can't make it to the Book Fair? Were we sold out of the book you wanted? You can also shop the Book Fair online at http://onlinebookfairs.scholastic.com/default.aspx?f=3492077. Online orders are delivered to school and should arrive before winter break. The last day to shop the online fair is Friday, Dec. 4th. Questions? Contact Mrs. Jankoski at jody_jankoski@hcpss.org.

Are you looking for more information regarding the standards taught in your child’s classroom? Are you looking for additional resources to help with your child’s homework? If you haven’t done so already check out these great HCPSS websites... HCPSS Family Mathematics Support Center http://hcpssfamilymath.weebly.com/ HCPSS Elementary English Language Arts Parent Support Site http://elaparentsupport.weebly.com/

Monday 11/23 & Tuesday 11/24 3 Hour Early Closing - Dismissal begins at 12:18 PM Parent/Teacher Conferences Synergy conference scheduling closes at 8:00 AM on Monday After 8:00 AM please call the front office at 410-313-6879 to schedule/reschedule Wednesday 11/25 School closed for students Thursday 11/26 & Friday 11/27 Schools and offices closed for Thanksgiving

The last day to shop at the Book Fair is Friday, Dec. 1st from 9:00am - 4:00pm! You can also shop the Book Fair online at http://onlinebookfairs.scholastic.com/entrance.aspx?FID=3730352&direct=Y. Online orders are delivered to school and should arrive before winter break. The last day to shop the online fair is Friday, Dec. 8th.

Families can now pay for school activities such as field trips online at http://osp.osmsinc.com/HowardMD. First time users can find directions for online payments here.