Longfellow Log #10

Hello Longfellow Community! We invite you to meet Maddie Lealiou, our amazing School Nurse. This Nurse Maddie's second year at Longfellow and third year in District 97. She grew up in Oak Park and attended Whittier and Brooks. Maddie loves working at Longfellow because working with kids has always been her passion; she loves to make a positive impact on student's and it is so amazing to be able to watch them learn and grow!

Hello Longfellow Community: On November 8th, your child will take the Panorama Survey. District 97 is working with Panorama Education, a student survey platform, to support us in administering school culture and climate surveys to our students in grades 3-8. The purpose of the survey is for students to share their perceptions on engagement, school climate, school safety, sense of belonging, and teacher-student relationships. Students will complete the online survey in school and it will take about 10 minutes to complete. Student responses are confidential. Please ensure your child is present at school on Wednesday, November 8th so they can take the survey in their classroom with their teacher.

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It was great seeing so many parents and caregivers at the Conferences Thursday night. There was also a great amount of students buying books from the Book Fair! Report Day is December 8th and the end of Trimester 1. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's teacher and check the newsletter.

A huge thank you to student council representatives and 3rd grade volunteers who helped create materials for our next Bears Den lesson. The lesson will focus on the power of words, where students learn how unkind words can have lasting effects.

The parade will kick off on Highland Ave. at 1:30 p.m. and travel south down Highland to Van Buren Ave. We will walk Van Buren (west) to Ridgeland and take that (north) to Jackson where we will return to the blacktop. Students will return to the classrooms at that point.

Costumes:

* Students should wear their costumes to school.

* No weapons,

* No masks covering the face

* No culturally inappropriate costumes

* No candy or food.

Please let your child's teacher know if your family does not participate in Halloween activities, There will be an alternative setting for them to participate in fall activities.

Hello Longfellow Community! As the weather is getting cooler, more and more sweatshirts, coats, water bottles etc. are being left on the playground. Please label your child's clothes and water bottles so we can return the gear to the rightful owners. The office staff can then easily return the gear back to the student. Thanks so much for your cooperation :)

Place your order for Longfellow Spirit Wear by visiting this site:

https://shabbyfly.com/product-category/spirit-wear/longfellow/

The designs are AMAZING!!!

In 2024, District 97 will be offering Math Enrichment Bridge Courses for Acceleration and Summer Math Review Courses for students in grades 5 through 7. Families should SAVE the DATE if their student is interested in participating in these courses (CLICK HERE to view the program flyer>>).

Registration information and additional details about this program will be shared with families in January.

Student learning and accomplishments are reported regularly and in a variety of ways by District 97 schools. The report card, which is issued each trimester, is one of the ways we report student progress. This year’s report card dates are:

• Dec. 8, 2023 (Trimester 1)

• March 22, 2024 (Trimester 2)

• June 4, 2024 (Trimester 3/Last Day of School)

You may also receive information about your child’s progress through standardized test reports, assessments, progress reports, phone calls, personal letters, portfolios, exhibits of student work, and/or family-teacher conferences. Our fall conferences will be held Thursday, Oct. 26, and Friday, Oct. 27. Additional details will be shared by your child’s school.

CLICK HERE to view the updated 2023-24 school calendar. >>

If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, they must complete the following steps:

1) In order to notify the school nurse and receive a return-to-school date, families/staff must complete the confidential COVID-19 Positive Case Notification Form as soon as possible following the positive test. Information provided will also be shared with the Oak Park Department of Public Health.

2) Families must continue to report student absences via the school attendance line, and staff must enter their absences in Frontline.

To see the rules for isolation and quarantine, click here. Additional resources are linked below.

• Summary of District 97's COVID-19 Mitigations
• 2022-23 COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan

NO Open Gym from October 13 to the 27th. We will only have Sunrise Study Hall as an option.

10/24-10/28 - Book Fair

October 26th (Thursday): Family Teacher Conference Day

October 26th/27th (Thursday/Friday): Early Dismissal at 11:00AM

October 31st (Tuesday): Halloween Parade

November 7th (Tuesday): Turkey Trot held during Specials. Students must wear gym shoes.

November 8th (Wednesday): Panorama Survey-please make sure your child is in attendance to take this survey in the classroom