Longfellow Elementary

Fun times in the library!

Our library tables are currently being used by students for library bingo and other fun activities. However, the book fair is coming soon and Mrs. Brink and some Big Time fun planned! October 22nd-25th! Last week, we read The Library Lion , went on a Lion Hunt, and found Leo our Library Lion! For Bk we read The Manners In The Library, reviewed book care and had some play time.

We are celebrating a 98% attendance rate for the first 15 days of school!!!!! That's terrific!!! Thank you to our Longfellow families who have been making the effort to prioritize education and make sure your children are at school each day! And when our lions are absent, we really appreciate when parents call the office and follow through with doctor's notes! Parents, students, teachers and staff, celebrate 98%!!!!

All Longfellow parents are welcome to attend our PTO meeting after school today! 3:30 in the conference room. See you soon.

We'd like to give a huge lion roar "Thank you" to The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary of Mitchell for the donation towards new recorders for our 4th graders again this year! We can't wait for our lions to show us what they learn at their recorder concert on February 5th!

Lions who completed the Public Library Summer Reading Program participated in an ice cream social at school today! They were treated with ice cream and all kinds of candy toppings! YUM!!! Mrs. Brink is so proud of all of our readers and was so excited to celebrate with them today!!

REMINDER: There is an ice cream social for all students who turned in their completed yellow Public Library summer reading page. The ice cream social will occur at 2:30 this Friday in our commons. Those yellow pages were due today! Thank you! Mrs. Brink-Longfellow Librarian Lydia.Brink@k12.sd.us

The MSD Caring Closet it up and running. Please see their upcoming Pop-up days. Remember that you must pre-register for one of the pop-ups to attend.

We have a few things happening this week at Longfellow. Let's face it, with the year just beginning , we may not get everything added to our calendars yet. Please add these as we don't want you to miss out on anything. Raffle Ticket Sales 5th Grade Band Open House TONIGHT School Picture Day Wednesday Snack Pack Forms Due Thursday Snack Pack Program Resumes Friday

September's Longfellow Newsletter is here! Even though we've only had 8 days of school, our teachers somehow packed them full of fun activities and learning already! Wow!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful kids with us. We look forward to all that this school year holds for each and every one of them; new adventures, lost teeth, ah-ha moments, tough love, growth, laughs, tears, and everything in between. Please follow Longfellow Elementary on Facebook and Instagram as well as download the app so you can stay up to date on what's happening here. We are so proud of what we do and the kids we work with!! https://secure.smore.com/u/longfellow

Picture day is coming up on Wednesday, Sept 4th. A packet was sent home on Friday in backpacks but you can also order using this link. Scherling.PreOrderPhotos.com AccessCode: H34AG6

Picture packets are going home with students today. Make sure you check their backpack today! Fall picture day is Wednesday, September 4th. You can pay for the pictures online or send the money inside the packet.

Longfellow is proud to announce that several of our teachers were granted a KIDS Grant which is made possible by generous support from Mitchell Area Charitable Foundation, United Way, Kristi Martin, Jen Bradley, Cindy Krall, and Roger Musick. We are so excited for our learners! The program that this grant will fund is a wonderful opportunity for our lions to learn life skills while having fun. https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/mitchell-teachers-receive-21k-in-kids-grant-awards-for-classroom-projects?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

A child's safety is a lot more important than you being late for work.

Did YOU have an ear of corn visit you today? Well we sure did!!! But why would an ear of corn visit a school?

Thanks again to the DWU football players for making the first day of school special for our Longfellow Lions!

Wow is it great to have our Lions back in the building!!! We're having a terrific day but we're not sure who will sleep harder tonight, the students or the teachers!

ARE . YOU. READY??? We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow. Doors open at 7:30am and breakfast will be served. Class begins at 8:15am SHARP. School is dismissed at 3:15pm. Let's start this year off right!!! See you tomorrow, Lions!!

Link to Cub Scouts Flyer https://5il.co/2u3o6

A message from our reading coaches! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vvJ8ETrPvdj4A7EZcUxjTxC37MB81Y2n/view?usp=sharing