  We can't run the Book Fair without your help! Volunteers get 10% off their purchases. Click here to sign up to Volunteer!
If you are interested in buying books for your teacher, you can buy directly from their wishlist or purchase a gift certificate for them below! https://www.longfellowpto.org/store/p3/Book_Fair_Gift_Certificate.html The PTO's Bears Care fund purchases a Book Fair Gift Certificate for every student who is eligible for Free/Reduced lunch. If you would like to contribute, the donation link is below: https://www.longfellowpto.org/store/p3/Book_Fair_Gift_Certificate.html Proceeds from the Book Fair go towards purchasing new books for the library! 9/22 - Move-a-Palooza Planning Meeting* - 8-9 pm virtual meeting
9/25 - Bike Bus to school! Fridays 7:35 AM 9/29 - Move-a-Palooza Planning Meeting* - 8-9 pm virtual meeting 9/30 - PTO Community Meeting! * - 7-8:30 pm 10/02 - Bike Bus - Fridays 7:35 AM 10/06 - Bike, Walk, and Roll to School Day! 10/06 - Move-a-Palooza Planning Meeting* - 8-9 pm virtual meeting 10/08 - Lost and Found Clean Out* 10/09 - Bike Bus - Fridays 7:35 AM 10/09 - Coffee with the Principals* - 8:15AM 10/12 - NO SCHOOL 10/13 - Move-a-Palooza Planning Meeting* - 8-9 pm virtual meeting 10/14 - PKP and Picture Retake Day 10/15 - PTO Sponsored New Family Dinner* - 6:30-8:00 pm 10/16 - Bike Bus - Fridays 7:35 AM 10/16 - Move-a-Palooza* 10/19 - 10/23 - Book Fair* 10/20 - Move-a-Palooza Planning Meeting* - 8-9 pm virtual meeting 10/23 - Bike Bus - Fridays 7:35 AM *Events Sponsored by the PTO are funded through annual fundraising and made possible by amazing parent volunteers! Fri, Aug 21
Class Assignments Emailed Mon, Aug 24 Kinder Open House & Supply Drop-Off · 5:00–6:00 p.m. Tue, Aug 25 New Parent Orientation · 5:30–6:30 p.m. Wed, Aug 26 First Day of School · 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (Shortened day -Wed school hours are until 2:30 p.m.) Fri, Aug 28 PTO Coffee on the Blacktop Fri, Sept 4 Coffee with the Principals · 8:15–9:00 a.m. (Check-in through the main office) Fri, Sept 4 Back to School Picnic · 5:30–7:00 p.m. Wed, Sept 9 Picture Day Thu, Sept 10 Curriculum Night · 5:30–7:30 p.m. (KG-2nd starts at 5:30pm; 3rd-5th starts at 6:15pm) Thu, Oct 15 New Family Dinner · 6:30–8:00 p.m. For our newest Longfellow alums, Bike Walk Oak Park is organizing a practice bike ride to Julian.
Grab your helmets and rsvp below! When: Monday 8/24 @ 6:30 pm Where: Meet at Longfellow blacktop Who: 6th Graders and anyone they'd like to bring - siblings, family and friends! We will be led by a local Instructor certified by the League of American Bicyclists to teach bike safety and handling skills. There will be similar rides from other D97 schools, but feel free to share this info widely as the goal is to encourage all Julian and Brooks students to learn their route to school. Even if you would not be going on this exact route to school each day, it's a great opportunity to gather and have some fun while biking. And there will be popsicles!https://tracker.oak-park-bikes.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTx3WFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4IQZ0KjI1otY-ZSNdWBdlLH6BlSBl3WmHpM1MgYsZFHRZf3dqJ1vcM2miJlQ_aem_GMbf5skvhBiuOTCDn5ESuw  The special Longfellow tradition of our kids parading to school on the first day being led by an amazing jazz band will continue! The details and a map of the route are below. Parents and kids are welcome to join in the parade at any point along the route and we will stick to the times listed below to make it easy for anyone to pick a location to join in the parade. This is one of the best Longfellow traditions and a great way to get your kiddo(s) excited about the first day of school. Hope to see you there! PARADE ROUTE DETAILS: 7:30am: band will assemble at corner of Scoville and Van Buren. 7:35: parade will start going Eastbound on Van Buren towards Ridgeland 7:42: parade will turn North on Ridgeland (on east side of Ridgeland) and kids from east side of Ridgeland can join in parade at Ridgeland/Van Buren 7:46: parade will turn East on Jackson and arrive on playground at approx 7:50am 7:50-8:10: band will play on playground until all students have entered the building  It's that time! If you need help with getting school supplies or paying school fees, please reach out to [email protected]. All requests are handled anonymously. The PTO specifically fundraises to help reduce financial burdens for families. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the main office or to the social workers at any time throughout the year.
Also, we are not doing school supply boxes this year! https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/735181/c9be791c-b8dc-11e6-bf0d-22000bd8490f/3115815/643f1066-6f47-11f1-a442-0a58a9feac02/file/Longfellow%20Supply%20List%202026-27.pdf |
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