2020-21 Longfellow PTA Family Survey NOW OPEN!

  *Survey still open – please fill it out!*  * * Encuesta aún est á abierta, ¡complétela por favor! * The Longfellow PTA Family Survey is open. We are at 148 responses - thank you! Our goal is at least 300. That will approximately represent 1/3 of our school population. Please take a moment and fill out the survey today. Thank you!   Take the survey in English Tomar la encuesta en Español For Khmer or other languages, please email  info@lblongfellowpta.org ... read full article

Book Drive for Read-At-Home Program

The Longfellow PTA Read-At-Home Program is collecting books for students who may wish to have a book to read over Winter break.  Do you have any new or gently used - age appropriate books to recycle? Then you can help! We are collecting Kindergarten to Grade 8 reading level books. Donations can be dropped off in the bin dedicated to the book drive in front of the Longfellow Office every weekday until December 3rd (excluding the week of Thanksgiving).  More details on the book exchange will be posted closer to December on the PTA Read-At-Home Program page.  ... read full article

LA Clippers Read to Achieve Happening November 2 - December 11

Clippers Read to Achieve Program Log Reading from Nov. 2 - Dec. 11     The Longfellow PTA has teamed up with the Los Angeles Clippers to promote regular reading with the 2020 Read to Achieve Program! Students have an opportunity to be featured on the Clippers Read to Achieve website and receive a Clippers prize pack, which includes Clipper gear, books and school supplies. This program is for students grades TK-5 and tracking takes place Monday, November 2nd – Friday, December 11th.  If you would like to participate please email info@lblongfellowpta.org Happy Reading Longfellow Lions and Good Luck! ... read full article

Virtual Book Fair is Here!!

Have no fear... BOOK FAIR is here! Our Longfellow Fall Book Fair is going on NOW - September 27th! We're virtual of course! Please visit our school's book fair page:  www.scholastic.com/bf/ longfellowelementaryschool26 *Books will be shipped to your home *Free shipping for orders over $25 *Did you know that 25% of book fair sales fund our Reading At Home (RAH) program? Support literacy twice over! *Questions? Email Mrs. Woolvett at  TWoolvett@lbschools.net   Diverse Voices Book List We are SO excited to share our  DIVERSE VOICES Book List  – just for our school! This list features books that help tell the ... read full article

Longfellow Bookshop

Longfellow Bookshop  – Want to read stories written by and about Native American people? And want to support Longfellow PTA's "Read at Home" program that gets books to all students? Please visit our Longfellow Bookshop! It's an online bookseller that gives 10% of all your purchases right back to us.  We even have a special curated list of Native American Heritage Month titles! Check it out and thanks for the support!  bit.ly/LIONSBOOKSHOPNAHM   *Please note it's all caps!   Link to  RAH Page ... read full article

Green Team - Trash Talk

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Green Team Community Activity

The PTA Green Team's first virtual community activity is a quick trash pickup during a break from school or after school. Grab an adult, a bag, a glove--and your face mask--and take a quick walk, keeping an eye out for trash. It only takes a few minutes and makes a big difference.      From PTA's Green Team: Did you know Long Beach offers free virtual workshops on waste reduction, recycling, and more? See the latest schedule for more information http://www.longbeach.gov/ lbrecycles/waste-reduction/ reduce-waste-at-home/ workshops/ http://www.longbeach.gov/ globalassets/long-beach- recycles/media-library/ documents/waste-reduction/ virtual-workshop-flyer-2020   ... read full article

Virtual Magic Show with Magician Elliott Hunter!

  Presto! Longfellow PTA is so excited to invite all Lion students and their families to a free MAGIC SHOW! We welcome Elliot Hunter, an amazing talented magician, as he wows us LIVE on Zoom! He will be performing three shows on Friday, October 23rd. The shows are at 4:50pm, 5:50pm, and 6:50pm. They are family-friendly and interactive! You will be able to sign up and register for one show. There is no cost! We will share the Eventbrite registration link soon. The magic words are... Longfellow Lions are the very, very best! Voila!    ¡Presto! ¡La PTA de Longfellow está ... read full article

Reflections Art Program Submissions Due 10/26!

The PTA Reflections Art Program is currently taking submissions! The 2020-21 theme is "I Matter Because..." There are six categories: dance choreograph film production literature music composition photography visual arts To download the 2020-2021 Reflections entry form packet with the official rules, English  HERE  and Spanish  HERE .  *Additional instructional/inspirational videos will be coming soon! Longfellow Reflections  page ... read full article

Centennial T-Shirt Design Contest

Help us Design our 100 Years of P.R.I.D.E. Spirit Wear!  Calling all artists! Longfellow Elementary and Longfellow PTA are both celebrating our 100th Birthdays this year. As a way to commemorate this huge milestone we are going to be having a themed drawing contest. The winning designs will be featured on this years new spirit wear and available for purchase by everyone. The winning designs will be announced at the October Flag Ceremony. Theme: 100 Years of P.R.I.D.E. Due date: September 18, 2020 Categories: Grades TK/K - 2nd & Grades 3rd - 5th How to enter: Email a photo of ... read full article

COVID-19 Resources

Check out our new  COVID-19 Resource page containing valuable information! We will continue to update it as new information comes out  ... read full article

Longfellow Textbook/Materials Distribution

Longfellow Distribution/Material Schedule September 1st, 8-9am: TK/Kinder ; 10-11am: 1st Grade September 2nd, 8-9am: 2nd Grade ; 10-11am: 3rd Grade September 3rd, 8-9am: 4th Grade ; 10-11:am: 5th Grade Longfellow Distribution Map Link to full size pictures ... read full article

LBUSD Re-enrollment extended until August 14th!

FROM LBUSD: Please see the  School Re-enrollment  article posted on LBUSD. The selection is made in ParentVue under the School of Choice tab.  A couple of things to note: - Selections (online only, hybrid, in-person only) need to be completed by August 14th - At the bottom of the selection form, there are two additional questions about: 1) your student needing a technical device during distance learning, and 2) your student needing internet access; - Selections are only for the 2020-2021 school year. There is a LBUSD Board meeting on August 5th at 5pm; please check the district web-site for livestream  ... read full article

Diversity and Inclusion Committee!

You are welcome here. We are humbled and excited to share that Longfellow PTA has founded our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) committee! Please join us. Yes, you! Our goals are to bring families in who are historically underrepresented in PTA, and to support our current awesome programs to become more equitable and reach more students in more meaningful ways. If you want to help us build these vital relationships, and are just curious about DEI, please, reach out! Current projects include a school-wide family survey, creating a translation team to meet language needs, and securing diverse guest speakers for our PTA meetings. Longfellow ... read full article

November is Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month!  We've started a "living list" of resources of ways our families can learn more about Native American people, current events, past history, culture, and more. Please visit the list, and please add to it – let us know how other resources. Better yet, let us know how you are honoring Native American Heritage Month!  Visit here:  Native American Heritage Month Resources ... read full article

Sock Drive for Bethune Transitional Center

  *** Sock Drive is ON - 11/20!  The collection bin is outside the Longfellow office on Olive – ready for your generous donations! We are collecting new women's & children's sizes socks for Bethune Transitional Center. Bethune is the school here in Long Beach for our fellow students who are unhoused / experiencing homelessness. These socks go to these students and their families. The weather is starting to get colder and these socks are needed. Thank you for any donations you can give! If you have donations and can't make it to the school, holler and we'll do contactless porch pick ... read full article

Filipino American History Month

Mabuhay!  October is Filipino American History Month! We know we've got some proud Filipino American Lions at Longfellow. How are you celebrating? We'd love to hear and see, and share with our school community!  Students can share something they want to share about their culture, some Filipino-American facts they know, or just anything that makes them proud to be "Fil-Am!" Photos, songs, art, book reading/review – all welcome!   Please send to  info@lblongfellowpta.org  or post in the  Longfellow PTA Facebook page .  We will share on our website, next newsletter, and in the Facebook group.  Salamat! ... read full article

Filipino American History Month

Already celebrating Filipino American History Month or want to learn more? Pasok po kayo! Please come in!  bit.ly/LONGFELLOWDEI We are compiling a short list of ways we can all learn more about Filipino American culture and history, with links to museums, book lists, and even ways to celebrate locally here in Long Beach. Yes, eating is a way of celebrating so look out for some local markets and restaurants.  Mabuhay! ... read full article

Book Fair Update

Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in our Scholastic Fall Book Fair! The fair is now closed. We raised $900 for our Read At Home (RAH) program that ensures each Longfellow student receives at least one book to take home. Hopefully more if funds allow. That amount still may go up as orders are shipped out. Thank you for supporting our RAH program! Stay tuned for our Spring Book Fair. Happy reading! ... read full article

"Takeout" Third Thursday at MIXX Kitchen, October 15

Come out and support a local business and support Longfellow PTA programs when MIXX Kitchen donates back 15% of proceeds. Just mention Longfellow! ... read full article

Translation Team Needed!

Volunteers for TRANSLATION TEAM! We warmly welcome volunteers to join Longfellow's first-ever Translation Team! We seek help as we try to translate PTA documents into Spanish and Khmer. If you speak and/or write Spanish or Khmer – please join the team! This is a collaborative group that is helping to create language equity in our community. Please email  allofus@lblongfellowpta.org ... read full article

LBUSD Announcement- Distance Learning to Continue in the Fall

LBUSD To Begin Fall 2020 Virtually https://youtu.be/f2tm_ZauV6s Information in this  article  from LBUSD: When the new school year starts on Sept. 1, classes in the Long Beach Unified School District will remain entirely online, at least through Oct. 5, due to the recent spike in coronavirus cases in Southern California.  The school district continues to plan for in-person instruction and related safety measures for some point in the future. This week’s decision to start the school year online only was made after close consultation with local health officials, including Dr. Anissa Davis, health officer for Long Beach Health and Human Services, ... read full article

LBUSD News (07/16/2020) Board of Education Teleconference Notice

https://www.lbschools.net/Departments/Newsroom/article.cfm?articleID=2893   Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Long Beach Unified School District Administration Building at 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach remains closed to the public until further notice. In accordance with state and local orders requiring social distancing and banning public gatherings, members of the public may not attend Board of Education meetings in person. In accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-25-20(11) as amended by Executive Order N-29-20, Board Members may participate and vote remotely by teleconference.  Members of the public may observe board meetings in real time simulcast by selecting the Video & Multimedia icon ... read full article