Message From Principal Webb
Dear Longhorn families,
3 days and counting until summertime!
Wednesday, May 5th is our student's last day and is 1 hour early out at Longfellow Elementary for the 2023-24 school year and report cards will be coming home with students on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.
Congratulations to our 5th and 6th graders as we celebrated your graduation today.
We also had fun congratulating our City High Seniors on Thursday with a clap-out- it was so fun to see our past Longhorns!
On Monday morning we will have fun outdoor games with our Longfellow Leagues. If it rains we will reschedule to Tuesday. There will be a few water games in case you want to send your child with an extra set of clothes, however, no one should get really soaked. :)
Finally, on Wednesday we will celebrate our 5th and 6th grade kickball game in the morning and then parents are welcome to join the 5th and 6th grade clap out at 1:45 outside along the sidewalks if they wish!
Principal Webb
* Don't forget to turn in those library books!*
Please also note that Ms. Maranda will not be returning to the office next year. Please include Mrs. Webb on communication after the school year ends.
News from the Longfellow Library
All Longfellow Library books are due back for the end of the year. Please help your children to get their books back to Longfellow. At this time we still have 134 books outstanding. If we were to value each of these books at $10 (a conservative estimate) that would be $1340! Yikes! Congratulations to Mrs. Donohue's class for being the first to get all their books in, and to Ms. Frees' class for being the second! GREAT WORK, students!
A great way to avoid the "summer slump" (when kids' reading and learning decrease over the summer) is to encourage your child to read every day! The Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty Public Libraries (and all public libraries everywhere) have Summer Reading Programs all summer long. All ICCSD students can check out books using their student AIM cards at the libraries, online, or from the Bookmobile. Details about the ICPL program can be found here. Adults can sign up too! Participants receive prizes for completing the program. There are also MANY activities all summer long to keep your kids busy and off the dreaded all-day screens! Happy reading!
Rent the Rock!
The purpose of the Celebration Rock is to promote school spirit at Longfellow Elementary School. Parents, caregivers, students & staff have the opportunity to “Rent the Rock” to recognize a student’s birthday, show school spirit, thank or recognize a teacher or staff member, mark congratulatory events, etc. It is a great way to spread positive messages and increase excitement in our community! 100% of the funds raised through the Celebration Rock will be used by the school or PTA for events and for school improvement for our amazing students!
Click here to sign up!
Website: https://longfellowkey.wixsite.com/mysite
About Our Summer Program:
Longfellow KEY Before and After School Program will offer an 8 week summer
camp this year starting on Monday, June 10th, 2024 and will end on Friday, August
9th, 2024. KEY BASP Summer Camp will be located at Longfellow Elementary
School. Summer camp hours are 7:30am-5:30pm.
24/25 Registration
Dear Families,
We are excited to announce that registration for the 2024-25 school year is now open! We encourage you to take this early opportunity to register your students for the next school year.
As a reminder, all families are required to register their students in Infinite Campus each year. Please use the link below to register your child(ren). Remember to select the school year “24-25” to register for next year.
Registration instructions for returning families to the District
Families who need assistance with the registration process may attend on-site registration at their home school which will be held this summer. On-site registration schedules will be shared at a later date.
We thank you for taking the time to register your students early as it helps greatly with our staffing efforts over the spring and summer.
Sincerely,
Matt Degner
Superintendent
Iowa City Community School District
Non-Discrimination Policy:
It is the policy of the Iowa City Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact the Director of Equity, 1725 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, IA 52245, (319) 688-1000.