October 25th to October 29th - Spirit Week at LoES (see flyer below)

October 29th - Individual Picture Day (more information below)

October 29th - LoES PTA Trunk or Treat

November 8th - Families can begin signing up for virtual Fall conferences

November 22nd - 24th - Parent Teacher Conference

Click HERE to access the full HCPSS calendar for the 2021 - 2022 school year

Families can RSVP for this event HERE

In accordance with Maryland’s Ready to Read Act (2019), COMAR(2021), and the request from the Howard County Board of Education, all Howard County Public School System students¹ in grades kindergarten to 5th grade will participate in a screener for identifying potential reading difficulties. Click HERE to learn more about plans for students at LoES and across HCPSS.

This week in Library Media class 5th graders learned about Battle of the Books, a reading competition for Howard County 5th graders. Longfellow teams for the Battle of the Books are forming now. If you would like to participate in Battle of the Books, follow this link to complete the interest form and be matched up with a Longfellow team. Please be sure to ask for your grown up's permission and complete your form by Tuesday, October 12. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Jankoski at jody_jankoski@hcpss.org.

Battle of the Books Introduction Video

Longfellow Battle of the Book Interest Form

88% of our Longfellow families have completed their Family File! Thank you!

Unfortunately, 12% of our families have not updated their Family File. The early closing last Wednesday illustrated the importance of a completed Family File! Safety is very important, and many students were unable to provide the necessary information, especially if it has been changed. Thank you for your help!

How To Video: https://video.link/w/Mv56c

HCPSS Connect: https://www.hcpss.org/connect/

Directions: https://www.hcpss.org/connect/guides/#family-file-guides

Staff is available Monday-Friday to support you in completing your Family File. You just need to reach out through email (patricia_shifflett@hcpss.org) or call @ 410-313-6879.

Please stop in your tracks, drop what you are doing, and log in to complete your child's Family File through HCPSS Connect.

Parents/guardians should keep their children home if they are experiencing symptom(s) associated with any communicable disease, including COVID-19. In addition, parents/guardians are to perform the following COVID-19 health check every day before the student leaves home.

A child should NOT come to school with any of these symptoms:

• Fever of 100.4 degrees or higher


• Sore throat


• Cough


• Difficulty breathing


• Diarrhea or vomiting


• New onset of severe headache (especially with fever), or


• New loss of taste or smell


For persons with chronic conditions such as asthma, the symptoms should represent a change from baseline. Children exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 may not attend school.

• Please visit the HCPSS website for additional information on self screening, contact tracing and quarantining procedures. Additionally, visit the HCPSS website for more information on the 2021-2022 school year and answers to frequently asked questions.