Longview Elementary
News & Information for Longview Families
Jennifer Gonzalez, Principal
Omar Montejano, Counselor
Jennie Snegosky, Secretary
Yahaira Nava, Asst. Secretary
September 2024
GO HAWKS!
I am thrilled to share how smoothly and successfully the start of the school year has been! It has been a pleasure to see our students return with such enthusiasm and energy, ready to learn and grow. Our teachers and staff have worked hard to ensure that everything runs smoothly, and I am happy to report that the first two weeks have been filled with excitement, engagement, and a positive learning environment. The students are settling into their routines beautifully, and the classrooms are alive with curiosity and creativity.
Thank you for your ongoing support in helping make this transition back to school a success. We are committed to keeping up this momentum throughout the year and will continue to provide updates on our progress.
If you have any questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I look forward to a fantastic year ahead, filled with opportunities for learning and growth for all of our students.
Mrs. Gonzalez
Principal
Open House
We welcome all our families to join use on Thursday September 19th from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm for our Open House. You will have the opportunity to meet the Longview staff and visit your child's/children's classroom. We will all start in our gym at 5:30 pm to meet all the staff and then you will get to exit to your child's/children's classroom. We look forward to meeting all of you!
Parent Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures
We ask that parents picking up and dropping off students use the parent pick-up/drop off lane and follow our procedures for doing so. Vehicles need to enter the parking lot on Ralls Street, follow the flow of traffic around the parent lot, pulling forward along the sidewalk as students load into their parent/caregiver's vehicle, then exit back onto Ralls Street. We ask that parent do not park their cars and get out of their vehicle when picking up/dropping off their student.
Walkers
If your child walks home along Maple, please reinforce that they take the crosswalk directly in front of our building. Before they cross this first crosswalk they are to wait for an adult to walk them across the street. If students are walking in the direction of the trailer park on Maple, they should cross on the crosswalk at Apple and Maple, and walk east, facing the traffic on their way home. Thank you for reminding your child to always look both ways before crossing any street.
School Pictures
Physical Education with Mrs. Lacelle
Hi Longview families,
My name is Mrs. Lacelle and I am the P.E. teacher here at Longview. My goal in physical education is to expose students to various physical activities, sports, and fitness. I want students to enjoy physical activity, and learn the skills to live a more active lifestyle. I am happy to announce that I will be a regular part of our newsletter where I will share what we will be doing in P.E for the month, as well as, tips and activities to get your kids moving!
September P.E.
This month in PE we will be focusing on routine setting, team building games, and health related fitness with fun and engaging activities used to promote 3 simple class rules
1) Respect Self; 2) Respect Others; 3) Respect the Things We Use
We will work on following rules to create a safe environment where students are empowered to explore physical activity and movement while building meaningful relationships.
COMING UP! Important PE Announcement!
I’m excited to share with you that our school will be participating in Family PE Week from October 8-10, 2024. Daily physical activity has many benefits for kids, such as increasing their energy, focus, and readiness to learn and reducing stress and anxiety. Of course, physical activity has benefits for people of all ages, so helping my students’ families be active together is one of my physical education goals. During the week of October 8th-10th I am inviting families in to participate in PE with their child! This will be a great way to get involved in PE and participate together as a family.
I hope that your family will participate in our Family PE week. Your influence as a family is important for the support of physical education in our school. Below you will find the dates for PE for the week please join us for PE with your students class if you can.
-Mrs. Lacelle
ToothSavers is coming to our school!
ToothSavers dental program is coming to our school Monday September 30th. Students were given handouts with more information. Please visit the www.MySchoolDentist.com for more information.
Please Join PT0
Please click on the attached flyer to learn more about the wonderful volunteer opportunities to help support our school by joining the PTO. Also we have included the link if you are interested in joining the PTO Facebook page.
Jog-A-Thon 2024
Hi Longview families,
Our PTA provides many fantastic programs for our students like Art, Assemblies, Family Nights, Lunch Time Activities, Field Trips, Popcorn Friday, and more!
In order to continue providing these programs we will be having our annual Jog a Thon this year on October 4th. We have already gotten some fantastic business sponsors to help with this event! WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR MORE. If you or someone you know would like to be sponsor please contact Mrs. Lacelle at Longview.
The Jog-a-thon is our school's largest fundraiser in which families, friends, and neighbors pledge money to support the students as they participate in the Jog-a-thon. Our goal for Jog a Thon is to raise $10,000+ to help support our students educational needs. We can’t do this without your support!
More information will follow when we get closer to the Jog a Thon date.
Thank you,
Longview PTA
Lunch Menu change for LONGVIEW
Longview is a cinnamon free school, we will not be serving cinnamon rolls as a breakfast option. We will be serving pancakes.
Cell Phones and Electronic Devices
Boys and Girls Club
Registration and Reservation can be found on bngclub.org
- New members will need to register and existing members need to update registration information.
- EVERYONE must reserve a spot.
Upcoming Events
Sept. 19 Open House @ 5:30 - 6:30
Sept. 30 Toothsaver Dental Clinic
- Sept. 30 - Oct. 4 Spirit Week
- Oct. 4 Jog-a-thon
Oct. 9 Fall Picture Day
Oct. 11 No School/Lid Day
- Oct. 16 Unity Day/Wear Orange
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
The Moses Lake School District #161 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boys Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity officer, Michelle Musso, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766-2650, mmusso@mlsd161.org; OR Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Samantha Burgess, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766- 2670, sburgess@mlsd161.org