January Newsletter

Hello Longfellow and Recreation 4K Center families!  We hope that all of you had a joyous holiday break!

• NO SCHOOL for students on Monday, January 12 and Monday, January 19 due to teacher professional development. 
• Quarter 2 ends on Friday, January 16.  Student report cards will be sent home on Friday, January 23. 
• Parent/teacher conferences are coming up - they will be held on Tuesday, January 20 from 4:30-8:00pm at both Longfellow and the Recreation 4K Center. 
  • Parent time selection forms will come home with students this week - please select your time and return to your child's teacher as soon as possible. Your conference will be scheduled and then a confirmation form sent home. 
  • Scholastic Book Fair will take place outside the Longfellow IMC during conferences. 
• There will be parent information meetings for INCOMING 4K students (students who will be starting 4K in Fall, 2015). 
  • January 27 - Horace Mann (6215 W. Lapham) - 6:00-7:00pm
  • January 28 - Parkway 4K Center (2930 S. Root River Pkwy)  - 6:00-7:00pm
• Our January PTA meeting will be Wednesday, January 14 at 5:30pm.  All parents from both Longfellow and the Rec Center are invited and encouraged to attend. 
• There will be a parent information night for 5th GRADE PARENTS regarding Human Growth and Development curriculum.  The meeting will be held at Irving Elementary on Wednesday, January 14 at 6:00pm.  
• There will be NO PASS PROGRAM January 20-21-22.  Teachers will use this time to determine PASS groupings for 2nd semester.  You will be notified if your child is being dismissed or added to the program. 
• Longfellow students will be participating in the Survive Alive (fire safety) program with the West Allis Fire Department and 5th grade students will participate in the THINK! (community choices and alcohol/drug prevention) program with the West Allis Police Department.  We thank them for their partnership. 

Stay Warm!

Jessica Moe, Principal

Math Problem Solving

Goal: I can use strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Example: Mrs. Wandsneider put 4 coins in the cup that add up to $0.17. What coins could she have used?

Star Of the Week

 

November Newsletter

Hello Longfellow and Recreation 4K Center Families,

• There is NO PASS PROGRAM on Tuesday, November 25th due to the holiday week.  PASS will resume on Tuesday, December 2nd.  
• There is NO SCHOOL for students on Wednesday, November 26th - Thursday, November 27th - and Friday, November 28th.  Have a safe and restful holiday weekend. 
• Pokemon (and other trading cards) are no longer allowed at school.  Please keep these items at home. 
• Our November DOJO Incentive will take place on Tuesday, November 25th.  Students who qualify will be having a special brunch treat in the gym. 
• Next week, students will participate in our "Kindness Wall".  As a part of SEL lessons, students will write about a time they were kind to someone else.  These will be posted to share on our Kindness Wall.  This is part of our continued anti-bullying efforts in the WAWM School District. 
• Our Longfellow BOCS Concert will be Tuesday, December 2nd at 2:00pm. 
• We have several activities going on:
  • PTA Box Tops contest - turn your Box Tops into classroom teachers by December 12.  Winning classroom gets $100 gift card and each student in the winning class gets a healthy treat and extra recess.
  • Student Council Food Drive - extended until November 25th.  Please bring in non-perishable food items to benefit the Hunger Task Force.  Students in different floors of the building will be competing. 
  • Boy Scouts - holding a sock drive for Milwaukee Rescue Mission.  Donation bins are in the front hallway. 
  • Hats, mittens, boots, gloves, snowpants, jackets are ALWAYS in need at Longfellow and the Recreation Center.  Please donate any new or gently used winter items to the main office. 
• Any unclaimed items in our Lost and Found will be donated to charity over the Thanksgiving Holiday Break.  Please claim your items ASAP.  
• Make sure to follow all that's going on with Longfellow and the Recreation 4K Center - we have webpages (both for Longfellow and the Rec Center, Facebook, and Twitter to show all the good things happening!

Stay warm!

Jessica Moe, Principal

Writer's Workshop

Today our learning target was to work on a goal to strengthen our writing skills.

We also collaborated with others to strengthen our writing skills.

 

November Newsletter

Happy November, Longfellow Families!  We hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend.

• We have split our fine arts concerts into multiple dates to attempt to avoid overcrowding in our gym.  Some clarification of upcoming dates:
  • Longfellow BOCS - Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 - 2:00pm- All Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Suzuki students performing
  • Longfellow Winter Concert - Wednesday, December 17th, 2014, 2:00pm - Students from BISSEN, COTA, FOLEY, PRZYBYLSKI, WANDSNEIDER, GRASSEL performing
  • Recreation 4K Center Concert - Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 - Time TBD - Recreation 4K Center students performing
  • Longfellow Mid-Winter Sing - Thursday, March 19th, 2015 - 2:00pm - Students from UNITY, ASPIRE, CHARACTER performing
  • Longfellow Spring Sing and Talent Show - Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 - 2:00pm - Students from WISDOM and talent show performing
  • Longfellow Spring BOCS - Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 - 2:00pm - All Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Suzuki students performing
• ​1st quarter report cards will come home on Friday, November 7th in Friday Folders. 
• Tuesday, November 4th is Voting Day at both Longfellow and the Recreation 4K Center. 
  • Longfellow - breakfast enter through front doors, bag lunch in classrooms, students play on tot lot area only, voting takes place in the gym
  • Recreation 4K Center - breakfast in classrooms, must enter for breakfast using FRONT/MAIN doors, lunch in classrooms, voting takes places in cafeteria
• CLASS DOJO CLARIFICATION:
  • Class DOJO is a behavior monitoring system that helps give feedback to students as they meet our expectations of Respect Self, Respect Others, Respect Environment. 
  • Students in grades K-3 will have more frequent positive/negative points.  Students in 4/5th grade will have less frequent awarding of points - only for exceeding expectations (+) or failing to meet expectations after a verbal warning (-).  Our hope is that students in 4/5th grade are better able to meet expectations with less feedback as they prepare to move to Intermediate School. 
  • Parents can sign up using their email addresses to monitor DOJO from home/work. Please be advised that teachers see many students throughout the day, and cannot always leave an individual comment regarding why a point was given.  The intention of sharing DOJO accounts with parents is so that you can talk with your child about their choices throughout the school day.  
  • Parents were given a handout of classroom expectations at the start of the school year and/or at conferences.  Please contact your child's teacher if you need another copy or with questions. 
  • We have monthly DOJO incentives for students who are consistently meeting our expectations.  For K-3 students, this means getting 80% positive points.  For 4/5th students, this means staying at an average of no less than 0%.  We have some students who work towards alternate goals based on individual needs and plans.
• A request - if you call the main office and get our voice mail, please leave a message and we can return your call as soon as possible.  Many times parents call, but do not leave a message.  This makes it difficult for us to help you out, answer your question, or solve your problem.