Important News

Family Tech Talk Night is Thursday, October 24th from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the LoES cafeteria.

LoES is interested in getting more families involved in school-related activities during the 2019-2020 school year. We would appreciate your input to plan and prepare meaningful activities for our school community to engage in. Please take 2 minutes (or less) to complete the following survey.

Longfellow Elementary will host the Big Smiles Maryland Dental Clinic for students during the school day on Monday, November 18th. Students may participate in the clinic with parent permission. A state licensed dentist will examine your child’s teeth and mouth, as well as provide a cleaning, X rays as needed, fluoride treatment, and sealants as needed. Please see the consent form for details. Parental consent forms were sent home Wednesday, 10/2/19 with students. If you would like your student to participate, please return the completed consent form to the Health Room as soon as possible. Please contact the health room with questions. Thank you!

Longfellow's Family Sports Night is coming up on Thursday, October 17 at Columbia Sports Park in the Harper's Choice Village Center. You can find details and how to sign your family up to participate here.

Picture Day is coming up on Friday, October 4th. Download a flyer here.

Community members have multiple opportunities and ways to provide input and recommendations leading up to the November vote. Longfellow community members will have an opportunity to hear and share input regarding our cluster on September 24th. Those interested can learn more HERE.

Looking for some after school fun? Learn more about after school activities offered to LoES this Fall and Winter here.

Our annual Back to School Night will take place on Thursday, September 19th. Families in grades 1 to 5 are encouraged to join us as we share information about the upcoming school year and learn more about how you can get involved in your students education. Families will have the opportunity to meet teachers, join our PTA, complete emergency forms and learn more about volunteer opportunities here at LoES. A food truck will also be on site offering dinner options for interested families. Below is a schedule of events planned for the evening: 6:00 pm - GT presentation in room 190 6:30 pm - Administrative presentation in the cafeteria 7:00 pm - Grade level presentations fro grades 1 to 5 We hope to see you there!

Consider volunteering at LoES Benefits include: Instant LoES Hero status! Helping teachers and staff so they have more time to work with your student(s) Strengthening our school community Growing a feeling of involvement. We are your school family! Miles of smiles from Longfellow students Please check out our Sign Up Genius for upcoming volunteer opportunities here at Longfellow. In and out of school opportunities are available! In school opportunities do require a breif volunteer training that can be accessed here.

Watch for our monthly newsletter, The Advocate, at the beginning of each month. Here, our school- based counselors and HCPSS School Counseling Department will share helpful information about nationwide efforts (In Our World), county initiatives (In Our County), school programs (In Our School) , and home-school connection tips (In Our Homes) in the areas of academic growth, social-emotional development, and career exploration. Check out our September edition HERE.