Longfellow Elementary

The #secondgrade scientists in 2T have been hard at work investigating rocks! 🔍 Already they’ve explored rocks from a volcano 🌋 as well as river rocks. These scientists are discussing ways to organize and sort their rocks by various properties (color, size, shape, texture). Today they combed the playground for rocks and washed them to begin a class rock collection. Need a little help finding rocks in your yard? 🪨 Need some help organizing your laundry this weekend? 🧺 Hire a second grade expert! 😉

Second graders are learning new math centers as a part of our new math curriculum. This game is called "How close?" Students add three numbers together to see who gets closer to 20 without going over!

In CAPS this week kindergartens read “The Color Monster” to explore their emotions through a hands-on partner activity! Here is how our learners practiced naming their feelings: 1) think-pair-share: Mrs. Zaruba explained each feeling and the color it matched with. Then students paired up and shared times they felt those feelings 2) Fine motor practice: Once they finished sharing “I feel when…”, they got to put the matching bead on their pipe cleaner! We turned our pipe cleaners into a fidget or a bracelet! We love seeing our students build empathy, practice active listening, and growing their emotional vocab!

We are less than 2 weeks away from Open House for the 26-27 school year! We hope to see you there!

If you have a returning student, don't forget to return the envelope they brought home at the end of the year with the HyVee receipts you have been collecting over the summer. The class with the highest receipt total wins an ice cream party sponsored by the Parent Group!

We’re wishing a wonderful Father’s Day to all the dads in our community! 🛠️ 🎣 👔 #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture

Congratulations to our staff members celebrating milestone years of service with MISD: Ms. Deeney and Mrs. Kasparek (5 years), Ms. Natalie (10 years), and Mrs. O'Brien (20 years). #lesinspire

K-2 students wrapped up the school year with our final PBIS assembly today! 🎉 We reflected on our four Marion Way traits—Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Integrity—and talked about ways we can continue demonstrating them at home and in our community throughout the summer. To celebrate a fantastic year of learning and growth, we finished our assembly with an all-school recess filled with music, bubbles, and lots of fun! ☀️🫧🎶 What a great way to kick off summer while remembering the values that make our school community so special! #lesinspire

We had a fantastic time celebrating the last day of school today! 🎉 Our teachers and staff kicked off the morning by welcoming students as they arrived with their families. Then, students made their way through a special greeting line filled with smiles, cheers, and plenty of high fives as we celebrated an amazing year together. What a wonderful way to wrap up a year full of learning, growth, and memories. Have a safe and fun summer! ☀️❤️💛 #LESInspire

To celebrate the last day of preschool Wednesday all of the preschool classes went to Lowe Park. What a fun way to end a fun year! #lesinspire

🎓 On Monday evening, our full-day and half-day preschool classes celebrated their Preschool Graduation! We had so much fun recognizing all of our amazing graduates. The students proudly sang songs, received their diplomas, and celebrated all they have learned and accomplished this year. We are so proud of each and every one of them and can’t wait to see all the wonderful things they do next!

It’s been a busy few days filled with celebrations at Longfellow! ☀️🎉 We kicked off the fun with Beach Day on Friday to celebrate an amazing school year, followed by Inflatable Day on Monday to recognize all the incredible growth our students made on FAST Reading assessments. We wrapped up the festivities with Kona Ice on Tuesday after students achieved an outstanding milestone—reading more than 300,000 minutes at home this year! We are so proud of our students for their hard work, growth, and dedication to learning. What a fantastic way to celebrate a year of success! 📚🌟#lesinspire

Free Summer Lunch Opportunity

F.L.Y. (Feeding Lunches to Youth)

Who: For Students

What: Free Sack Lunches

Where: Multiple Locations including Francis Marion Intermediate School, Squaw Creek Mobile Home Park, Marion Village Mobile Home Park, Eagle Ridge Mobile Home Park, Chapel Ridge Apartments, Valley View Apartments, Novak Elementary, Lindale Manor Mobile Home Park, and Wilkins Elementary.

Free Summer Lunch Opportunity for Students

Who: For Students 18 and Under

What: Free Nutritious Meals

Where: Vernon Middle School, 1350 4th Avenue

When: June 8-July 30 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (ONLY Monday through Thursday)

#shoutout to the Longfellow Parent Group for providing every second grader a with a special Longfellow shirt as a goodbye gift! These second graders are ready to bring on the summer! 😎☀️#weLOVEourparentgroup ❤️

Kindergarten has been having an alphabet countdown. Today is letter P day. All classes had a picnic in their pjs (or team gear)! #lesinspire

Attention Incoming Kindergarten Parents: Reminder of Kindergarten Information Night this week!

Mr. Meth put on a Second Grade Bike Rodeo this week! #weloveMrMeth❤️ Second graders were taught rules of the road, bike safety, and hand signals during Health class and then were invited to showcase their skills during the Bike Rodeo! 🚴 These second graders are all set for SUMMER! ☀️ #lesinspire

Our first graders had an unforgettable day exploring, creating, and learning at the The Iowa Children's Museum! From hands-on exhibits to imaginative play, students were engaged every step of the way while building friendships, problem-solving skills, and lasting memories. There were so many smiles, curious minds, and excited stories shared throughout the day. Field trips like these help bring learning to life in the best way possible! A big thank you to the Longfellow Parent Group for supporting this field trip for our students! #lesinspire

So many goals have already been met, we had to get a fresh paper for FAST and STAR assessments this week! We can't wait to watch this paper fill up as more goals are met this week! #lesinspire

We’re wishing a wonderful Mother’s Day to all the moms in our community! 💐 #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture