Longfellow Elementary School

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Starting next Tuesday, 3rd and 4th grade students will begin their Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) testing. CMAS starts in 3rd gr...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- I’d like to take a minute to welcome everyone back from spring break. The days have been beautiful and the kids have been loving their time ou...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- It has been a busy week as we head towards spring break. We’ve had many of our local first responders in and around our building. I’d like to...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- I hope everyone has had the chance to enjoy the beautiful weather we've been having! It's been awesome to see the students enjoying the sunsh...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- As many of you are experiencing, the crud has been going around. Strep, RSV, the Flu and a host of other things all make their appearance from ...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- It’s hard to believe that we are only a month away from spring break. The year is flying by. Today, we are celebrating Valentine’s Day with t...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- You may have heard from your student that we had a lockdown drill yesterday. Throughout the year, we perform various different types of drills ...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Last Friday, the Longfellow staff had a professional development day to continue our growth as educators. Our second through fourth grade teac...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Brrrr! It’s COLD! Help us keep your kids safe by making sure they are bundled up with a winter coat, hat, and gloves. The temperature swings ...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- I want to start with a thank you to staff, the Longfellow Parents Association, and the non-profit Elevating Readers Together for making this pa...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- As we’ve launched into 2025, we have been focused on one of the greatest gifts of all, the gift of reading. Over the break and into this first...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Winter Break is upon us. With the bustle of the season, we all have that moment where it feels like things just keep going faster and faster. I...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Lots of fun is happening at Longfellow as we get nearer and nearer to the winter break. Today, first grade is having their fairy tale day an...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- I want to start this week sharing the immense pride I have in the staff here at Longfellow Elementary. A few weeks back, the folks over at th...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- Yesterday, we had our annual Thanksgiving lunch. This year, we served 377 student meals. District-wide, they prepared over 280 pounds of turke...

Excitement builds as we have lots of fun stuff happening here at Longfellow Elementary this week. Yesterday, we had an author’s visit by Laura Krantz. Laura is the author of The ...

Families of Longfellow Elementary- With the sudden shift in the weather, I think we all had that moment where we took a breath and faced the realization that winter is upon us....

Winter weather returned to the Rockies last night. There are a few helpful things for us to remember as we make this seasonal adjustment as a community. First, if the Salida Sch...

Longfellow Families, I know many of you will be heading out tonight with your families to enjoy some trick or treating Salida style. With costumes in place, many families head do...

Longfellow Families, I’d like to start this week by extending my sincerest gratitude to the Royal Gorge Field Office of the BLM and GARNA for presenting our 4th graders with t...