Longfellow Families,
What a start to the day! As I was heading out to help supervise our students before school, I had a staff member share that they saw some deer in the back corner of the playground. With the help of our staff and a couple of parents, we were able to have all the kids head to the blacktop, while a couple of us herded the deer off the playground. Only in Salida. As you are having your conversations with your students, I recommend adding in the topic of deer. They can be cute, but they’re still wild animals. Encourage them to view from afar.
I had a parent ask the other day about our school-wide intervention system and I thought it’d be helpful to share with all. Intervention is the process in which we work to keep all our students on track with their grade level. During the day, we have intervention blocks at each grade. In the intervention blocks, some students may be attending our Title 1 Reading groups or our Math Intervention groups. The interventions are designed to give students that little extra support that they might need to stay on pace with their grade level. During this time, classrooms are also working on academics. On top of our built in intervention blocks, we also have a school wide end-of-day intervention time. These are run in 6 week blocks. These may also focus on reading or math, but they may also be working on things like social emotional or fine-motor skills. The goal of all intervention is to make sure all our students are getting what they need in order to grow. We care about each and every one of our students and work hard to meet their needs.
As a parent, attendance at school is one of the most important things you can do to support your child’s education. When it comes to attendance, our #1 priority at Longfellow is knowing that kids are safe. If your child is going to be out, make sure you always call or text our attendance secretary, Miss Betty at (719) 530-5261. Our second priority is having the kids here and learning. If a student misses an average of just one day a month, it is the equivalent of missing two and a half weeks of school. Whether excused or unexcused, those who miss 10% of the school year are categorized as “chronically absent” by the federal government. Help us out by making sure your child is at school and ready to learn. If you’re not sure if they’re too sick to send to school, take their temperature. Those with a temperature of 100 or above should stay home. If they’re below that and you still aren’t sure, connect with our nurse, Missy Tanner at (719) 530-5264. She can help you decide if you should keep them home or if they can make it through the school day.
We appreciate each and every one of you and are grateful for the partnership in order to make sure our students have the best education possible.
Thank you,
Cory Scheffel
Longfellow Principal
Upcoming Events:
Picture Days
Kinder, 1st and 2nd Wed. September 24th
2nd 3rd and 4th Thursday, September 25th
3rd Grade Garna Field Trip
Wednesday, September 24th