Here is the official press release.  Thank you to everyone in our community for making this possible.

Press Release U.S. Department of Education

Press Release:  State of California

Looking for something fun to do this summer.  Check out the District's Summer Enrichment Program.  Our own Mr. Eckert and Mr. Edwards are participating in this program.  Click below to download an informational flyer, as well as the district's enrichment program website.

http://www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/lbsa/sep/

Flyer

Dear Longfellow Families,

I am proud to announce that Longfellow has been named one of four California finalist nominees for the new federal Green Ribbon Award, a federal program that recognizes schools for reducing environmental impact on their communities, promoting healthy school environments for their own students and staff, and offering high-quality environmental education. The nominations have been submitted to the federal Department of Education and award winners will be announced on Earth Day.

Just over two years ago, Longfellow Lions recycled paper in their classrooms, and brought bottles and cans to school for Friday Recycling. Since that time, our "green" efforts have blossomed into a full scale lunchtime recycling program at the lunch benches, along with partial recycling inside the cafeteria; expanded campus-wide bottle and can recycling; our Food Finders cafeteria food donation program, which operates daily; a thriving composting program; Walk to School Wednesdays; a monthly Uniform Swap; and, most recently, the formation of our Junior Green Team of 4th and 5th graders.

On top of our daily "green" activities, Longfellow, along with all LBUSD schools, earned Energy Star Certification in late 2011, due to concerted efforts at the district level to conserve energy and save money.

Our Physical Education program, our amazing Secret Garden, Science Lab and Outdoor Science Lab and all the effort our teachers put into teaching about the world around us are also part of Longfellow’s commitment to promoting high quality education and a healthy environment for all of our Longfellow Lions.

This recognition would not have been possible without the dedication of our wonderful Green Team parent volunteers, teachers, staff, and most especially, our students, who have embraced all the small daily changes that contribute both to a significant decrease in Longfellow’s impact on the environment and to a healthy school environment.

I want to extend a very special thank you to our Green Team Advisor, Heather Morrison, who coordinates everything GREEN at Longfell ow. Mrs. Morrison is also responsible for completing and submitting the Green Ribbon School application, a very complex document which required hours of work. Because of Mrs. Morrison’s efforts along with the work of our Green team, Longfellow has this amazing opp ortunity to represent California as one of the nomination finalist for the Federal Green Ribbons Schools Award.

In closing, I wish everybody a wonderful spring break and that we all return rested and ready for the last few months of school.

In Appreciation,

Laurie Murrin

Longfellow’s Inspiring Student

Each year the Long Beach Education Foundation honors selected students who have overcome great obstacles or displayed unusual courage. Longfellow’s most inspiring student this year is fourth grader Daro Thy. Daro is very dedicated and so determined. Not only has Daro overcome a move to a new school, he has endured the difficulty of moving to a new country, a new culture! He not only exemplifies all of the Longfellow PRIDE qualities, but he does so with quiet humility and dedication to hard work. Of particular note is his enthusiasm for learning. All in all, Daro is an inspiration to his classmates, his peers, and anyone else who has ever to endure hardship to become a "HERO" in his own right.

Congratulations! Daro Thy

Longfellow welcomed Rosie Grier to our campus on Thursday.  Mr. Grier talked to the students about the importance of doing their best in school, as well as loving one another, and believing in themselves.  We thank Mr. Grier for coming, and our own Mr. Johnson for coordinating this event.

Click on this link to read an article about our monthly spirit assemblies.

Article

Packets for new student registration for the 2011/12 school year will be available beginning January 23, 2012.  When families come in to pick up the registration packets they will be given the opportunity to sign up for an appointment to bring back completed paperwork and finish the registration process.  The goal is to make the registration process as simple and efficient as possible.  If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact our attendance/enrollment clerk, Mrs. Karen Derouso.

Click below for grade level specific information:

Kinder/first grade requirements English 

Kinder/first grade requirements Spanish

Grades 2-5 requirements English 

Grades 2-5 requirements Spanish

You can now download copies of the Walk to School Wednesday tickets right here on our site.  

Green Team