Sports! Sports! Sports!

Our class will be reciting poems and singing songs about sports. Our performance will be held in the auditorium on Tuesday, June 1, at 8:30. All are welcome! Students will bring home their poem to practice for fluency and expression. They can choose to either read the poem or memorize it for the performance.

Kindergarten Picnic

Our kindergarten picnic will be Friday, May 28th. All five kindergartens will spend most of the school day across the street at Longfellow Park. Students may wear a bathing suit as there are sprinklers at the park. Outside toys are welcome (balls, wiffle bats, frisbees, jump ropes, etc.) Sunscreen and hats are encouraged as we'll be at the park from about 9 until 1:30. Families are welcome to stop by for all or part of the time.
This is a separate event from the all school picnic on the 25th.

School and District Events

• Olympic Day is this Friday! A fun event every year, students should wear shorts or pants, gym shoes, and sunscreen, if necessary. We'll be outside all afternoon.
• The weather will (hopefully) continue to get nicer. Please remember to bring gym shoes for P.E. on Mondays and Fridays if you wear sandals or Crocs.
  
• Permission for the PBIS pool party on the last day of school is due this Friday. NO LATE slips will be accepted.
• TONIGHT at Beye School, from 6:30-7:30, there will be a forum for parents to express their opinions for the search for a new Oak Park superintendent.
• Next Tuesday, May 25th is the Longfellow School picnic at night. Order forms for food tickets went home last week.
• Monday, May 31st - no school
• Thursday, June 3rd - last day of school; students will be dismissed at 9am.

Longfellow Parent Survey

The Longfellow School Improvement Team (SIT) is gathering information from parents and guardians and their views about the school. Please click on the link to complete the survey.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MXJWFF5

End of the Year Math Goals

Some of our math goals remain the same as the second trimester, but some goals have increased. I've been assessing students to see who has met the goals already. By the end of the year, your child should be able to:

• count beyond 100
• perform interrupted counting beyond 100
  
• count by 10s beyond 110
  
• have beginning skills in counting by 2s and 5s
  
• count backward from 15
• read and write any number 100 or less
• recognize a penny
• tell time to the hour

If your child can't yet do any of these tasks, please practice every night! Can you believe it? Only 24 school days left! Any questions? Don't hesitate to contact me!

Ethnic Fest

This Saturday, May 1, is Oak Park's Ethnic Fest at Whittier Elementary School (on Augusta, just east of Ridgeland.) Look for the Longfellow float in the morning parade. Student and professional performances go on all day. There are also ethnic food and gift booths. Come celebrate the diversity of Oak Park!

Don't forget the Fiesta!

This Friday at 2:15 is the Kindergarten Spring Arts Fiesta in the auditorium. The children have been practicing and are very excited to perform!