Longfellow Elementary School

Longfellow Families, I’d like to start out this week with a huge thank you to the Longfellow Parent Association for the new gaga pit on our playground. Gaga ball is a variatio...

Longfellow Families, The fall weather is among us. Snow and rain are part of the fun this time of year. We try to have outside recess as much as possible. That said, the weathe...

Longfellow Families, We had lots of excitement this week with field trips and special presentations for our little lions. Our Second graders explored our local history as they ...

Longfellow Families, I’d like to take a moment to highlight my Uncle John. Yesterday, I found out he was placed on hospice care and I’ve thought a lot about the impact he had on ...

Longfellow Families, Say cheese! This week we held our annual school pictures. Students were dressed to the nines as they excitedly awaited having their picture taken. Yesterday...

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 ...

Longfellow Families, Last Thursday, we held our first assembly of the year for our 1st through 4th grade students. The assembly was put on by the Creede Repertory Theatre and wa...

Families of Longfellow Elementary, Even with the shortened week, there’s always plenty going on at Longfellow Elementary. Our focus on safety continued today as we worked with al...

Families of Longfellow Elementary, I’d like to start today with my sincerest gratitude to all families for working with Longfellow Elementary on Monday as we worked with Salida...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Phew! It is a hot start to the year. As you may have heard from your student, the building has been hot, too. Of course, this would be the tim...

Families of Longfellow Elementary, Thank you to all for an awesome first week of school. This time of year is always extra busy as we get things set up and dialed in for the kids...

Dear Longfellow Families, The 2025-2026 school year is right around the corner. For our returning families, I’m excited to see you all again and to work with you to make sure ...

Hi Longfellow families! We're getting excited for a new school year and hope you are, too! *The BIGGEST change for the 25-26 school year is that teacher assignments will NOT be...

Looking for school supply lists? Look no further! All Longfellow grade lists have been updated for the 25-26 school year. This list should also be available at Walmart as the end...

SALIDA, CO – Superintendent Dr. David Blackburn attended the Colorado Department of Education awards presentation on May 16, 2025 honoring schools and districts across the state f...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- The last day of school for students is next Wednesday, May 21st. Yes, another year has flown by. Our kindergartners have learned to read, wri...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- If you’ve dropped off or picked up your child during the school day lately, you may have noticed the tablet in our entry area. This is part of...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- I've been sharing a lot of my gratitude lately for all the wonderful things our community does for the kids of Longfellow. Another big thank y...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- “Art is too important not to share.” -Romero Britto. Yesterday morning, students' faces lit up as the building was transformed into the Longfe...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Our state testing is upon us. I’d like to give a big thanks to all our 3rd and 4th grade families as they’ve worked to make sure their kids ar...