Longfellow Elementary School PTO

Longfellow came out big tonight! Our 80s skate party was so much fun! We had 191 skaters not counting all of the bystanders.
Special guests Mr. Bright, Mrs. Poppy, and Mrs. Albert showed up to skate and cheer us on.
Please send any pictures you have to
[email protected] with “skate night” in the re line.

Get your 80s on and come skate with the school school! Parents, teachers, and students, join us for a night of skating tomorrow night, paid for by the PTO. The only thing you pay for is your food and drink.

Longfellow Staff Appreciation Time!

Conference week is coming up! Longfellow loves our teachers, and we are going to leave some extra love in the break room. Below is a sign up genius so you can share the love as well.
On the sign up genius is our list of staff favorites if you would like to bring in some particular favorites.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0545A5AB2EA6FA7-longfellow

Longfellow Staff Appreciation Time! Help us thank our amazing staff by keeping them energized, fed, and happy during the long conference days October 19 and 20! PTO will be providing lunch on Thursday, Oct 20th. We're asking parents to help us fill the staff room with sweet treats, fun coffee mix-ins, and energizing snacks(think chips...

Another great Wagons Ho at Longfellow! Mr. And Mrs. C know how to command respect and give kids the time of their life all at once.
When it was over one child said “I’ll remember this day for the rest of my life!” Follow by many “me too”!
There may have been lightning that sent the kids inside for a bit, but that didn’t stop Mr. C from teaching the kids how to make a rope and light it on fire right in the gym!

Mark your calendars for October 13th from 6-8:30!

Your Longfellow PTO is hosting an 80s themed Family Skate Night at Treasure Valley Skate!

Don't skate? Come watch as some of your Longfellow favorites roll and spin in their very best neon, polos, and acid wash.

All you pay for is your food and drinks.

Come hang out and mingle with your fellow Longfellow families.

Please share with everyone you know!
Can't wait to see you there!

Plan to join us for the first PTO meeting of the school year on September 7th at 3:30 pm. Meet in the school library.
We will have elections, budget approval, and new school updates at this meeting.

UPDATE:
SHIRTS WILL NOT BE FOR SALE UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH

Longfellow family, we can not wait to see you this week!

Our PTO has unanimously voted on the biggest anti inflation package we can offer you this 22-23 school year.

Although the cost of tee shirts went up for us, the PTO will be covering the inflation and continue selling shirts for only $15!

Once again we will be selling an amazing new tee shirt for Longfellow parents, teachers, and students to wear proudly.

This year’s design was the work of our very own Artist in Residence, Rachel Murphy, and it is amazing!

Look for the PTO table on the first day. Buy a shirt, and sign up to volunteer at one or more of our amazing events. Our school is only as good as our volunteers.

That’s why we’re great!

Cash and Venmo accepted.

Big congrats to Carson Hampton, son of Longfellow librarian Kim Hampton! He won the Cat 1/2/3 Mens Criterium at the Bailey-Glasser Twilight Criterium in downtown Boise. Excited to share the moment with proud mom and dad Kimberly Fouret Hampton and Brandon Hampton! Keep an eye on this kid.

Teachers and families, post pictures of your summer in the comments!

Happy Father’s Day to all our Longfellow dads!

Mrs. Poppy’s 3rd/4th graders did a great thing yesterday. They went to Sonrise Manor, a transitional housing residence to do yard work and donate some snacks. Ruby Hopstead’s grandpa, Larry gave each child a red nose for and made each child a shirt with their name on it, along with the saying “Do something good today”! He also made a monetary donation for future snacks.
Thank you Larry for your amazingly generous heart, thanks to the 3rd/4th graders who worked pulling weeds because you wanted to help, and thanks to Mrs. Poppy for nuturing our children’s kind hearts.

Today was amazing! Big thanks to Mr. and Mrs. C with Wagons Ho for coming out to our school today!
They had all the 4th graders, plus the 5th and 6 th graders who missed this event because of Covid.
The kids were taken on a trip to pioneer life for the entire day.
They roped steer, cut shingles, started fires, branded wood, washed clothes with rocks, made and polished buttons, sawed logs, branded wood, punched and stamped leather, churned butter and more!
The day ended with a Battle Field of spoon races, potato sack races, three legged races, and ended in the tug of war battle royale!
4th boys beat 4th girls
5th girls beat 5th boys
6th girls beat 6th boys
5th girls beat 4th boys
And 6th girls clinched the championship with a win against 5th girls.

Thanks to Wagons Ho for coming to us, thanks to parents and teachers for making it happen, and thanks to the kids for enthusiastically participating in every activity.
Yee Haw!!

👏👏👏👏👏 Nice job Longfellow! The hot temperature, cold drink weather is coming, Please save all those summer drink tabs for the fall!

Photos from Longfellow Elementary School PTO's post

THE CARNIVAL IS TOMORROW!!!

AND IT’S FREE!!!

Don’t worry if you have soccer, dance, baseball, or football, we’ll be bouncing, face painting, and making cotton candy until 9pm!

Friday, May 13 - Longfellow School Carnival 5 - 9 pm at Fort Longfellow

Come one, come all to this free event for the entire family. There will be an inflatable obstacle course, giant slide, bounce house, face painting and much more! Food trucks will be there for purchase but feel free to bring a picnic. The 6th grade will also be selling soda.

Teacher Favorites 2021-2022

Today is Teacher Appreciation Day, but you still have time to celebrate your child's teacher during Longfellow's Teacher Appreciation Week!
Below is the link to some of our staff's favorite things:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qXb5Uz7Aueg0fi3p8AxNcw-0Tsdotp-hEab9ABlRRUY/edit?usp=sharing

Teacher Favorites 2021-2022 K & 1st Teacher Favorites List: K-1st Teacher,Heather Mercy,Anne Anderson,Heidi Metzger Position,Kindergarten ,1st grade,1st grade Birthday,November-21,August-21,April-21 Favorite Restaurant,Ten Barrel, The Local,Bardenay,13th Street, Cloud 9 Shopping spot,Downtown, Feather and Twine, Target, A...

Congratulations to Mrs.Poppy for all of her hard work organizing the walk for water. A little shout out was given to our school today from Just One Africa.

Parents:
Next week, May 2-6th is Teacher Appreciation Week. Please show your child’s teacher some love in return for all the love they show your child..

Join us for April's PTO meeting!
April 27th at 3:30pm

Photos from Longfellow Elementary School PTO's post

Just One Africa Water Filters in Kenya

Tomorrow is our Walk for Water! You are welcome to come out and walk with your favorite Longfellow cougar too!

We are walking as a hands on lesson for our children to have the smallest understanding of what it would be like to walk miles in the heat to fetch water, then have to walk home with only what you could carry, and still have to filter it once you got home. How much more would you think about water waste if you had to do that each time you needed water?

Our students will walk with gallon jugs of water around the track for 30 minutes, wearing the tee shirts we purchased to raise money for Just One Africa, and their mission to get clean water to the 18 million (43%) Kenyans who do not have access to clean water. Every one of the tee shirts you purchased supplies water to 2 Kenyans.

The class walk times are as follows:

3rd/4th grade 9:30-10:00

5th/6th grade 10:00-10:30

K/1st/2nd grade 10:30-11:00

Grown Ups don't have to sign in at the office. They can just meet us at the track behind the school.

As an extra incentive, MiiR water bottle company has donated one water bottle per grade that will be won in a raffle after the walk.

Below is a video from Just One Africa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1XmaysAVj4

Just One Africa Water Filters in Kenya The water filters we use are simple, effective, and save lives. They are capable of filtering up to 1 million gallons of clean, safe water and do not require...

The Longfellow Carnival is making a comeback in 2022! This is always a night of family fun for all. Mark your calendars for Friday, May 13th from 5-9 pm. The carnival is paid for with PTO funds, which makes everything but the food trucks free!

We will have a 60 ft inflatable obstacle course, a 20 ft high inflatable slide, an inflatable bungee run, swings, a bounce house for the youngest kids, tattoos, face painting, a balloon artist, cotton candy, as well as food trucks from Pie Hole, Cup Bop, and Kona Ice.

All we need from you is grown up volunteers to help keep everyone safe. It's as simple as giving 30 minutes of your time to man a station. Please check out the sign up genius to see how you can help pull this off!

Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4ea9ab2ca5f58-longfellow

Parents:
As you probably know, we are studying Kenya this month, and more specifically we are learning about their struggle for clean water.
On Earth day we are doing a walk for water on the track out back. Kids and parents will walk with gallon jugs of water around the track for 30 minutes. One child from each class will win a MiiR water bottle.

Here’s what we need: GALLON WATER BOTTLES!
Not because we don’t have the funds, but because stores have a limit of 2. They run about $1.25 a gallon. If you could pick up two each time you’re at the store we would be happy to reimburse you.

After our walk the water will be donated to shelters.
Water can be turned into Mrs. Beddoes, Mrs. Poppy, or the front desk.

Thank you!

Longfellow, we did it again! After a 2 year pandemic break we came back full force!
Last night’s theme was Back to School. We had crossing guards, lunch ladies (and men), recess on the JUMP slides, hot lunch, and even adult Capri Suns.
It was so much fun being together again. Our live auction got a little crazy with spouses bidding against spouses, bidders raising their own bids (blame the Capri Sun), and classroom parents battling it out for amazing art.
Some very generous donors like Diamond D Ranch donating an extra nights stay, and Kris Kin of Kin restaurant donated his private mixology party for 10, 3 times!
Last nights auction brought in……….
$79,000!!!!
OUR LONGFELLOW COMMUNITY IS AMAZING!

Buy your tickets at the door!
Starting now!

Tonight is the Longfellow art auction! If you don’t have your tickets, you can still get them online. If you don’t get them online by 530, you can still get them at the door, and if you don’t make it there by 5:30 you can buy them at the door whenever you arrive.
HTTPS://www.longfellow.afrogs.org

It’s almost time!!! If you have your art auction tickets already, below are the directions on where to park.

Parents, teachers, grandparents, people who love cheap fun nights out, The art auction is in 3 Days!

We have some amazing students made at that will be up for auction. You can take a look at some of them near the front office.

Our silent auction, featuring the most amazing class baskets can’t be missed! Whose kid doesn’t want an Occulus? There’s a basket with one! Ever think about a night out with someone special but planning is too hard?

We have a picnic in the park basket featuring tickets at Outlaw field, The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, wine, a Certified gift card to fill the picnic basket that it is all packaged in, and an amazing outdoor blanket.

Or how about our date night basket with tickets and bar tab to The Knitting Factory, dinner at Alavita, a gift card to Hyde Park Fine Wines and a gift card to Delia Dante Fire Fusion Studio to use for a glass blowing class?

Wondering what to do with your kids this summer? There are three different baskets to help with that!

Our School’s Out for Summer basket features passes to Wahooz, A month at Goldfish Swim School, a week off School off Soccer camp, a week of Boise Rock School camp, tickets to The Botanical Garden, The Zoo, and so much more!

Our Just Keeping Swimming has everything for a summer of water Fun!
3 months and registration at Goldfish Swim School, beach towels, goggles, Roaring Springs passes, a bubble machine, and so much more!

Our Old School Fun package has everything your kids want! Roaring Springs passes, Wahooz mini golf, Zoo passes, Treasure Valley Skate passes, 240 POJOs tokens, pop it’s, candy, a giant Squishmallow, and more!

Want to be outside all summer?
Our Outdoor Idaho basket is next level!

Limelight 1 night stay, $100 GC to REI, $100 GC to Idaho Anglers, $100 GC to Idaho Mtn. Touring, 2 passes to Roaring Springs, 2 passes to Warm Springs GC, 2 summer passes to Bogus Basin, Pickle ball Set, $40 GC to George’s Cycles, Idaho Hiking Guide Book, Idaho Fly Fishing Guide Book, 4 hydroflask, 6 rain ponchos,Patagonia mini hip pack, Sunscreen.

That’s not all! We have an Italian basket, The Stay at Home Basket full of things you never have to leave your house to enjoy, The Idahome basket, Let’s Get Moving basket including 2 months Family YMCA passes, you can even buy front row seats to your kids performances and kindergarten graduation!

Get your tickets today!

HTTPS://Longfellow.afrogs.org/

2 DAYS TO GO! GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!!

When was the last time you hung out with other parents without your kids, and had dinner downtown for $25?
Add to that, a night of amazing art made by our own students, getaways and valuable goods up for auction, fabulous class baskets in a silent auction, AND a super secret can’t miss vibe that everyone will be talking about on Monday.
Get your tickets TODAY!! Treat your kid’s teacher to a night out while you’re at it with the “Buy a teacher a ticket” option.

HTTPS://Longfellow.afrogs.org/

Look how quickly our new school is coming up!

Tickets for the 2022 Longfellow Art Auction are on sale NOW!!
https://longfellow.afrogs.org/

Longfellow is ready for the class of 2035! Make sure the kindergartener to be that you know registers in person this Thursday to get their own Longfellow swag bucket!
Registration in the gym from 3:30-5:30 March 3rd.

Mark your calendars, the art auction is back!
Longfellow newbies we are so excited for you to see first hand how fun this night is!

This isn’t Sothebys, just wear casual spring party clothes, or whatever you want to feel comfortable. It’s simply a fun night out with parents, teachers, and no kids.

We have fun surprises planned that you do not want to miss!
And as always, amazing art, fantastic baskets, and more!

Text your friends, make a plan to come alone, with a date, or with your whole gang of friends. Just make sure that you are there!

Before you put that can in the recycling, pop the tab! Every tab is worth 5 cents towards snacks for the families staying at Ronald McDonald House.
Collection boxes are in every classroom and the main office.

Here are the minutes from our February PTO meeting.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O8eDeaQSaureT5raOqtpoR5T2_-shNFX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114901168475646140004&rtpof=true&sd=true

Parents: Please a take a moment to look at the Auction basket sign up genius from your child's class. Teachers have sent the link out in emails. If you need the link again, message us here on facebook. There are donations in every price category. If you own a business, or provide goods or services, please message us if you are willing to donate to the auction. Thank you to all of the generous parents who have already donated amazing items to make these baskets must haves!

These baskets will be part of a silent basket auction.
If you are new to Longfellow, or have only been here during Covid, The Art Auction is the main event of the year! It's a fun night for parents and teachers to hang out, socialize, have dinner, drinks, and maybe take home some really cool art projects, or baskets filled with amazing experiences and goodies!

The art auction is Longfellow's main fundraiser. It allows our school to be the amazing place that it is. We have the best teachers, who we support and thank through PTO funds. We put on fun events like our Monster Mash and Spring Carnival with PTO funds. Our Artist in Residence program is one of a kind, and only possible through PTO funds. Rachel Murphy comes into our children's classrooms and teaches them skills in every subject, along with self expression through different mediums of art.

Take a look to see how you can contribute. Once you sign up for an item, turn it in to your child's teacher. The PTO will collect the items and package them up for the big night! Please have donations turned in by March 18th so that we will have them complete by Spring Break.

Thank you parents, as always, for being as great as our school!

Longfellow PTO