Longfellow Elementary School

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Winter break is here. For some, it is a time to nestle up with family and enjoy a much needed break. For others, it is a time of worry about ...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- We had a close call this week. On their way to school, a student ran in front of a car. Fortunately, they weren’t hit. The sun low in the sky d...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Many exciting things are happening in Salida and at Longfellow as we enter into December. Especially at this time of year, we want you to know ...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- This week we’ve been practicing gratitude by simply saying “please” and “thank you.” It’s a little thing, but it matters. It shows we appreciat...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- With the season of thanks upon us, I’d like to start by thanking Mrs. Giangiulio and the 1st graders for their incredible performance “Pajama P...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- I’d like to start with a big thank you to the Longfellow Parent Association for their clothing swap last weekend. Lots of families were able t...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for showing up and connecting with your child’s teacher at our parent teacher conferences. I truly a...

Longfellow Families, Last night, we hosted Monster Mash Math Night. It was an amazing event that celebrated all things math. We had about 400 people show up to learn family mat...

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 ...