A message from our reading coaches!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vvJ8ETrPvdj4A7EZcUxjTxC37MB81Y2n/view?usp=sharing

Who's getting excited??? We can't wait to see you all again in a few short hours! OPEN HOUSE is tonight from 5pm-6pm!!! You can bring supplies, meet teachers, see the classroom, put money in lunch account, buy headphones, etc. Oh, and don't forget to take a picture with our lion out front!

Are you ready to see all of us? We're ready to see our lions again and meet our newest lions!! The classrooms are decorated, floors are shiny, our lion is spiffed up and ready for pictures! Please stop in between 5-6 pm to see your classroom, ***Wednesday August 14th***, meet your teacher and drop off any supplies you may have!!


We have a small newsletter for August, just to give you the basic info before we start things off. Please check it out!
https://secure.smore.com/u/longfellow

Has your child been watching your mail for their welcome letter to school? No? They're not ready for summer to end? We understand!! However, they can expect their letter next week. Our office staff will be in the building starting August 7th.

Some of you may want to get an early jump on things. There might be others of us who plan to use every second of summer we have. Open House Aug 14th. First Day of School Aug 21st.


Do your children need backpacks/school supplies but find that money is a little tight?
Love Feast of Mitchell has a wonderful opportunity for you.
Register your PreK-8 students to receive their free backpack and school supplies.
You can also fill out registration forms at the Salvation Army and Love Feast
All registrations must be received by July 26th to be eligible for shoe vouchers, so get signed up today!
https://forms.gle/kpwC1GHeXvptoTa57
The Mitchell High School showchoir Friend de Coup is excited to again offer their Friend de Camp! This will take place at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center on June 24th-28th with a free concert to the public at the end of the camp. For more information please visit https://www.kernelchoirs.com/friend-de-camp

The final newsletter for the 2023-24 school year is ready! There was SO much to put into it. WOW! It's hard to believe we only had 11 days of school in May because we packed in a TON of memories! Please check it out for info on summer hours, dates to know for next year, and to see some of the fun thing we did!
https://secure.smore.com/u/longfellow

The summer lunch program was up and running today.


You're welcome, kindergarten parents. Your kids should sleep well tonight. They have a great time bowling, playing at the park and visiting a farm!!!

Camp Jira is in full swing! The Lions in Miss Jira's classroom are spending the day camping. Lots of fun activities will be happening all day including Mrs. H stopping by to read to the class. The best part is that they get to work inside their tents for the day. It's a good thing they can get off of the ground easier than some of the rest of us in the building.
For teacher appreciation week, we've been celebrating island-style with an entire luau theme. Today we had a tiki toss throwdown. The students loved seeing the staff having fun in the commons before school began.
Crayon collecting. Verizon is collecting used crayons which they will send to be recycled. If you do not need your children to bring their crayons home this summer, remind them to put them in the recycle box by the office door.
Don't forget about the Little Kernel Track Meet coming up on Friday the 10th!!
LOST & FOUND
We have collected A LOT of hoodies, jackets, hats and gloves. Even a pair of roller blades! What is left on May 17th will be donated to the MSD Caring Closet.
Today, Miss Kayser's class did presentations on animal habitats. There were some VERY cool displays and we all got to learn some fun facts too!
The May newsletter is ready for you. We sure are packing a lot into the last few weeks of school. It's a busy but fun time at Longfellow. There will be one more newsletter this summer to show off our final days of fun, learning and memories for the 2023-24 school year!
https://secure.smore.com/u/longfellow

We appreciate our bus driver, Ms. Joyce, so very much! She gets our Lions to-and-from school safely each day. We don't know how much time you've spent on a bus with elementary school children after 3:30pm but, trust us, it takes a special person!! Thank you to all the wonderful bus drivers out there!!!!

