Important News

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…

We will be administering our second of three MAP assessments in reading and mathematics to all LoES students in grades 1-5 starting next week. A score report will be sent home to our families a few weeks after the Winter administration of the assessment. This report shares your child’s overall score in reading and math, as well as scores in…

Our Gifted & Talented (GT) School-wide Enrichment Program offers Instructional Seminars to ALL 2nd - 5th graders throughout the school year and there is still time for your student to sign up for one or more of our upcoming seminars! Instructional Seminars are designed to extend student interests beyond general exploratory experiences. Students develop a broad range of advanced-level skills…

The Black Eyed Susan Award is an annual book award chosen by Maryland students. This year LoES students have the opportunity to serve as judges. This is a voluntary reading program, done mostly at home. Students will learn about the nominated books and how the program works in their Library Media classes the week of January 4-10th. Then they can…

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.