Please join the Longfellow Students as they
showcase the learning from this school year.
Come and Go - Open House
6 - 7 pm
May 12, 2009
Longfellow Elementary School
refreshments provided by PTO
Last Day of School

Thursday, May 28 will be the last day of
school for Kindergarten – 5th grade students. Re-
port cards for grades K-5 will be mailed out
the week of June 1st. Students must make pay-
ments for lunches, lost library books, and dam-
aged or lost textbooks, etc. before they will re-
ceive their report card. If you have any ques-
tions about the last day of school, please contact
your child’s teacher or the office.

Principal’s News and Notes
It’s hard to believe we will be wrapping up the year soon. It has been a great year at Longfellow and I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the
parents and family members of our Longfellow students for all your help and support throughout the year. Without a positive working relationship between home and school, many of the tasks and goals we set could not be met. Parents are so influential in the success of students in school. We have them such a short time and if children see parents supporting teachers, and partnerships working together they are more likely to achieve.

I would especially like to take this opportunity to thank the Longfellow PTO for all they have done this year. The amount of time and money given to the students
and staff is overwhelming and it is hard to express the appreciation of all the staff. Special thanks to those involved with the Playground Improvement Project. Special thanks goes out to the officers and board members of the PTO.

Transfers

Parents of students currently attending Longfellow School or attending another Hastings elementary school on a transfer should complete a transfer form for the 2009-10 school year. All current transfers expire at the end of the school year. These are the transfers requested
from one elementary school to another within the district. This does not include students that are option-in students. Those are continuous unless a parent has
requested to transfer to another elementary school than was assigned to them at the time of their option enrollment. Please return the transfer forms we mailed to your home, preferably by the end of the school
year. If you didn’t receive one, please contact the office (461-7584).

Moving?
If any Longfellow families are moving over the summer and do not plan to be here next year, please let the office
know as soon as possible. This makes is easier to plan for next year to set classes and be aware of changes in class size for programming and personnel changes.
Please call the office at 461-7584.

Title I Preschool
Enrollment and Screening

If any families are interested in the Hastings Public Schools preschool program children must be screened. HPS will hold their Title I screening on May 1st and 2nd Please contact Student Services at 461-7578 to make an appointment.

Lost and Found
We have quite a few items in the lost and found box by the office. We will put them out on a table in the hall.
Students and parents should check for anything they maybe missing. Any items not claimed will be donated to the Goodwill. If your child has borrowed clothing
items from the office, please wash and return them to school so we will be ready for next year’s lit-
tle emergencies.

Invention Convention
Several Longfellow students participated in the ESU# 9 Invention Convention held at the Imperial Mall on April 23. Participating students included Jennifer Boeve,
Sophia Conant, Macie Clawson, Katie Fast, Breanna Flukey, Grace Hueske, and Erica Thompson. Students from all over Adams County enter their inventions. Good luck Longfellow students!

Nebraska State Book Award – Golden
Sower – Jackie Davis, Library Media
Specialist

A total of twenty-nine 4th and 5th grade students were eligible to vote for this year’s Golden Sower Award, having each read at least four of the nominated titles.
The voting party was held in the library on April 9th. Twelve students received special recognition for reading all ten of this year’s nominated titles: Macie Clawson, Annie Grealish, Katie Fast, Scott Bogan, Matthew Moeller, Erica Thompson, Lea Bouthiette, Grace Clawson, Jasmine Dinnell, Grace Hueske, Brianna
Fluckey, and Nathan Lueth.

The winning book will be announced in May. Visit the Golden Sower page on the Longfellow Library webpage or at http://www.goldensower.org for the list of next year’s nominated books!

Summer Lunch Program
This summer a free lunch program will be offered for any children ages 6-18 at Longfellow School from June 8 – July 31. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria Monday – Friday from 11:00-12:30. Children are asked to enter the cafeteria through the south side of the building at door # 8. Children should not enter the building at the east or west sides. If you have questions about the summer lunch program, call the Longfellow office at 461-7584 or the district office at 461-7500.