Longacre Weekly News

Dear Longacre Families,

As you may know, the Board of Education voted to offer a return to In-Person Learning in addition to the continued Remote Learning option. This decision is only for elementary students. Your family will pick either In-Person Learning or continue with Remote Learning. Please help our Longacre staff prepare for this transition by completing this final, 7 question survey by Monday, October 12th. This will allow us to ensure that there is adequate staffing for both scenarios.

Thank you to those who have already completed the survey. Please only fill out this survey once per student. If you have multiple children, please fill out the survey for each child. We know this is a very difficult time for families and we appreciate your continued patience as we work through these adjustments. We will do our best to work with our Longacre community to make this as easy as we can.

Here is the survey link with a brief video message from me: https://forms.gle/iynucGUyzG9XxynN8

Here is the link to the Moving Forward to In-Person Learning document:

Moving Forward to In-Person Learning- revised

Our next PTA meeting is Thursday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Kevin Mulcahy, a federal prosecutor in Detroit and former Longacre parent, will be our guest speaker. He will present to parents on how to keep kids safe online. Here is the link to the meeting: https://meet.google.com/nvo-oxvc-xys

As always, feel free to contact me at rhonda.henry@fpsk12.net or call the main office at (248) 489-3733 should you have any questions.

With Longacre Pride,

Rhonda Henry

Principal

Get ready for our biggest fundraiser of the year!

What is a Fun Run? It’s a day for students to demonstrate Habit 7, “Sharpen the Saw,” the

habit of renewal - taking care of our bodies, our heart, and our minds. While we are not able to

run together at school this year, we invite each student to pick a fitness activity that you enjoy

such as running, walking, dancing or biking. October 16-18 students will spend at least 15

minutes to complete their fitness activity and upload photos for us to share.

What is our school goal? It costs approximately $50 per student to run all of the year’s

activities and events, but we know that this is a challenging time for most, so we ask that you

donate whatever you are able to. We have lowered our whole school goal to $18,000 this year.

Once again this year we are using the online website, Get Movin’, to make it easy for our

families. Use this link to set up your child’s online page where they can add a picture and

personalize their goal and enter their active minutes for Fun Run. If you had a page for your

student last year you can use the same email and password.

https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/register?school_uuid=5d5ea452564ec

Members of our Parent Lighthouse Team will lead an evening of learning If you would like to learn more about Leader in Me and how we incorporate the terminology and ideas into our everyday learning, we would love your family to join us in this virtual learning session. This a great way for new families to connect to what their child is learning about the habits of leadership. Habits 1, 2 & 3 will be highlighted during this session.

Click on the link below for more details and to sign-up to attend:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c44aaa62ba20-leader1

Our Physical Education teacher, Mr. Thompson, is offering modified Rise and Shine program sessions. It has been very successful and the students are really enjoying it! He offers two mixed age-group sessions each Friday. The program will be similar in design to our Rise and Shine morning program except it is outside with social distancing.

The next sessions are Friday, October 23:

• 11:00-11:40

• 12:30-1:10

Participants will need to sign up in advance at:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084ea8ae2ca1ff2-rise1

Here are the guidelines for participating:

• Participants may arrive 5 minutes before each session begins.

• Participants should wear weather-appropriate clothing.

• Wear shoes that are appropriate for damp morning grass.

• Students must wear a mask while participating and adhere to social distancing guidelines.

• Participants should bring their own water bottle.

• Parents are responsible for transporting their child to and from the program. Please arrive for drop-off and pick-up promptly.

Due to the program being conducted outdoors, we will need to cancel if there is inclement weather. Should this occur, we will send an email out the morning of the sessions.

Come and enjoy some Halloween fun at Longacre! We are going to take a book stroll around the Longacre field and grounds, with some prizes and giveaways along the way. This is a revised version of our annual Trunk or Treat event to ensure safety while providing an opportunity for students and families to enjoy Halloween festivities.

Please click on this link for more information and to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044caeaa23a1f94-trunk1

Please join that Longacre PTA for our next Dining Days Out fundraiser at Basement Burger Bar (33316 Grand River Avenue, Farmington, MI 48336) on Monday, October 19th from 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Present a paper or electronic copy of the flyer when picking up your order and Basement Burger Bar will donate a percentage back to the PTA. This is for carry out!

Thank you to Evann Guthrie, our Longacre PTA Reflections Chairperson, for organizing and coordinating our PTA Reflections this school year!

Students will use the arts to share their personal Reflections on this year’s theme:

I Matter Because…

Please click on this link for the official rules and entry form:

Reflections Official Rules and Entry Form

Submissions are due to mailto:longacreptareflections@gmail.com by 11/13/2020.

Experienced artists will review your work for interpretation of theme, creativity and technique. We look forward to celebrating your artistry and achievement in the arts!

Classroom teachers will be reaching out to you in the next couple of weeks to schedule a one-on-one parent/teacher conference. Our official conference dates are October 27 and 29; however, each teacher will be reaching out to you to schedule a time to meet. Please note that our Kindergarten parent-teacher conferences will occur in November.

Week of October 12- EasyCBM Kindergarten assessments begin. Kindergarten teachers will communicate individual testing times with families.

Thursday, October 15- 7:00 p.m. virtual PTA meeting. Mr. Kevin Mulcahy will present on internet safety. A zoom meeting invitation will be sent to families prior to the meeting.

Friday, October 16- Sunday, October 18- Virtual Fun Run

Wednesday, October 21- Virtual Family Leader in Me Night led by members of our Parent Lighthouse Team. If you would like to learn more about Leader in Me and how we incorporate the terminology and ideas into our everyday learning, we would love your family to join us in this virtual learning session. This a great way for new families to connect to what their child is learning about the habits of leadership. Habits 1, 2 & 3 will be highlighted during this session. Click on the link below for more details and to sign-up to attend: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c44aaa62ba20-leader1

Friday, October 23- Modified Rise & Shine Program. Click on this link to sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084ea8ae2ca1ff2-rise1

Thursday, October 29- Half-day- afternoon and evening conferences

November 9, 2020- Return to In-Person Learning begins and Remote Learning continues based on family preference

November 13, 2020- PTA Reflection entries are due

Email: rhonda.henry@fpsk12.net
Website: https://www.farmington.k12.mi.us/lon
Location: 34850 Arundel Street, Farmington, MI, USA
Phone: 248- 489-3733
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Twitter: @LongacreElem