Longfellow Newsletter

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Dear Longhorn families,

Welcome to May! There is so much happening in the month of May. Our 3rd graders had a great day at Kinnick Stadium on Wednesday- thanks to Hy-Vee for hosting!

Tomorrow is our Carnival from 2-4 pm. Reminder this is not a drop off event, students must be accompanied by an adult.

On Wednesday we will have our Walk, Bike or Roll to school day followed by our Bike Rodeo at 5:30.

Check out our important dates in the newsletter for additional things including our PTA meeting on Tuesday and more.

Teacher Appreciation Week is next week and we are excited to celebrate our Longhorn educators- see below for the sign up!

Remember to start looking for those library books as we are wrapping up for the end of the year.

Our FAST math and reading testing will be in a few weeks so continue working at home as we appreciate the support!

Have a great weekend!

Go Longhorns!

Principal Webb

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4BA9AF29A2F85-48923671-teacher#/

The Longfellow Carnival is fast approaching! We need volunteers in order to make this event a success. There are many small things you can do that involve only a small time commitment.

Here are a few of the ways you can help:

*Donate snacks (you can buy them if you don't want to bake!) and drop them off the morning of May 4th!

*Run a game during the carnival -- this takes only 1 hour and 15 minutes of your time and you can do it while your kids enjoy the event!

*Help set up or clean up!

This is a super fun event for Longfellow students, but we can only make it happen with volunteers.

Thank you!!!

Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094DA4AE23A5F85-longfellow#/

Email Tamar at tamarbernfeld@gmail.com if you have any questions about volunteering.

The Longfellow PTA Silent Auction is now open! Bidding will close the night of carnival 5/4 at 7:00 pm. https://auctria.events/LongfellowAuction

Help raise money by bidding on awesome items donated by community businesses *and* Longfellow teachers! Make your kids’ day by bidding on Principal for a Day!

Questions? Contact Ashley Laux, jashleylaux@gmail.com.

Let's fill the bike rack! Wednesday, May 8th Walk/Bike/Roll to School Day! Students who walk, bike, or ride the school bus to school that morning will be greeted by volunteers with sticker and eraser prizes!

Wednesday, May 8th 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Bike Rodeo at Longfellow. Drop by to participate in fun stations including helmet checks, basic bike handling, riding practice, and challenges! Bring your own bike and helmet if you have one; limited loaner bikes for the stations and helmet give-aways will be available so please come even if you don't have a bike! Sponsored by Bicyclists of Iowa City, Sugarbottom Bikes, and the Bike Library. Volunteers needed to help with the stations, sign up here: https://bit.ly/4aWnmiv.

We are excited to celebrate our 5th and 6th grade students on their graduation of elementary!

We will have a short ceremony where parents are invited to celebrate their Longhorn moving on to Middle School! Mark your calendars for:

5th grade Celebration of Success: 8:30-9:30 May 31st in the MPR

6th grade Celebration of Success: 1:30-2:30 May 31st in the MPR

More information coming soon!

On Friday, May 10th, at 2:00 pm 5th grade will be hosting our annual wax museum at Longfellow in the Multi-Purpose Room. We would like to invite parents/guardians to attend. The Wax Museum people will have a speech that is about 1 min. In length.

Visitors will need to sign in and fill out a name tag on arrival.

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.

A Note from the School Nurse

Attention all 6th grade parents:

• Two more immunizations are required for students entering 7th grade: a meningococcal vaccine (MCV) and a tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis booster (Tdap).

• Students will not be allowed to start 7th grade in the fall without documentation of the MCV vaccination according to Iowa law.

• Please check your child’s immunization record or call their health care provider to find out if they have received the Tdap booster and meningococcal vaccine (MCV). Make an appointment if needed.

• Required immunizations for 7th grade may be given any time after the age of 10 years old.

• Johnson County Public Health provides immunizations and can be reached at 319-356-6042.

• If your child does not have insurance, please reach out to the school nurse for assistance.

• If you have any questions please contact the school nurse.

Thank you for your help getting middle school off to a great start!

Katie Cronk RN, BSN

ICCSD School Nurse

cronk.kathryn@iowacityschools.org

On Tuesday, May 21st, Beginning Orchestra students will be traveling to City High for their dress rehearsal from 10:15-11:45. They will need to have their instruments to get on the bus for this rehearsal, so please make sure your student doesn't forget that day! The concert performance will be at 6:15 that night, but you should plan to drop your student off by 5:45 so that we can tune them and warm up prior to the performance.

Advanced Orchestra students will be traveling from 1-2:30, and their concert will be at 7:15 that night, but you should plan to drop your student off by 6:45 so that we can tune them and warm up prior to the performance.

If your child has a school-provided instrument and/or supplies, I will be collecting those during lessons the week of May 27-31. Please make sure they have everything back to school that week so we can help yours and other students moving forward. This includes: instrument, bow, shoulder rest (or sponge), rosin, and books with ICCSD written on the front. Any photocopied music is theirs to keep.

There will be no orchestra lessons or rehearsals after May 31st.

Thank you so much for your support of the Orchestra program this year, and I hope to see you all again as they move forward on their musical journey's!

5th and 6th Track and Field

When: Wednesday May 15th

Where: City High Track (Raffensperger Track)

Time: 11:30am-2:00pm

**Anyone can attend to watch (no one is allowed on the track and field except district staff)

5th/6th grade students will leave Longfellow around 10:00 to walk to City High. Students will bring home lunch or have signed up for a school sack lunch and they will eat when arriving at City High.

Please note: Students can not leave with parents from the track meet, however can be picked up when arriving back at Longfellow following the track meet. We encourage all to have a water bottle and dress for the weather.

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

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!

Next meeting is May 7th at 6:30pm on zoom.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81537703209?pwd=emJOQmxzRitORVAzWm5TU1dyK0xvZz09

Here's a link to the agenda:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yeyfMTHNB3z7bCqKps0eJXYWREwlx5efo2b1petbxKI/edit?usp=sharing

May 4th - Carnival 2-4pm

May 7th - 5th/6th grade spring tours at SEJH 1:00pm

May 7th - PTA Meeting 6:30pm

May 8th- Walk, Bike or Roll to school day (arrival and dismissal)

May 8th - Bike Rodeo at 5:30

May 13th - Iowa Steel Drum Band assembly 1:30pm

May 15th- 5/6th Track and Field Day

May 17th - 4th grade field trip

May 27th - No school day

May 30th- City High Grad Walk at Longfellow 10:00

May 31st- 5th Grade celebration and 6th grade celebration

June 5th - Last day of School/Early Dismissal

Longfellow Elementary School

Every student counts. Every moment matters.

ADDRESS: 1130 Seymour Ave., Iowa City, IA 52240

PHONE: 319-688-1135

FAX: 319-688-1136

Kelli Webb, Principal

Maranda Harrison, Principal Secretary

Caitlin Hauskins, SFA

Sasha Frauenholz, School Facilitator

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.