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Longwood

Elementary School

June 2015

Longwood Elementary

30W240 Bruce Lane

Naperville, IL 60563

(630) 428-6789

http://longwood.ipsd.org

Laura Devine Johnston, Principal laura_johnston@ipsd.org

Gendy Jaramillo, PTA President

ggejaramillo@hotmail.com Kim Lindquist, PTA 1st VP

lingquistkimberly@gmail.com

Sara Leys, PTA 2nd VP

saraleys@yahoo.com

Missy Schoo, PTA 3rd VP

msschoo@wowway.com Kathi Wieringa, PTA Secretary

jkwieringa@hotmail.com

Charmagne Kaushal, PTA Treasurer

mrsdk2005@gmail.com

It’s not too late to turn in your Box Tops and Labels for

Education!! These programs are invaluable to the school as the money

received from Box Tops and the merchandise from Labels for

Education are used to provide Longwood with incentives for the

PBIS program as well as other needs for the school. Clip your Labels

and Box Tops today and drop them in the boxes outside the front office.

Do you have a Target Red Card? Be sure to go online and designate

Longwood as your school of choice and 1% from your purchase will go

back to the school.

Thanks for supporting Longwood

through these programs!!!

Published by Longwood PTA

Message from the PTA President

I can’t believe that we have reached the end of another school year! As a

PTA, school, and community we have accomplished so much and have plenty

to be proud of. Not only were we able to again have successful curriculum

parties, a fun filled “Red Ribbon Week”, a “Spooky” fall festival, a “Muppet”

filled movie night, and a “wet” Field day, just to name a few, but we also

transformed the Teacher’s Lounge and had an incredibly successful 5K!

With the success of our 5k we were able to provide Longwood with a new

climbing wall, ukuleles and other instruments for the music department, new

PE and recess equipment, new furniture for the LMC, and a new table for the

courtyard.

None of these things could be accomplished without the help of our

dedicated volunteers. Thank you to everyone who gave their time and

energy this year. Longwood is a fabulous school and I am honored to partner

with all of you to make a difference in the lives of our children.

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Helen Keller

Gendy Jaramillo PTA President 2014-2015

Teacher Appreciation Week

From May 4-May 8, we celebrated our wonderful staff at Longwood! This year the PTA partnered with the

school to do a Surprise Makeover of the staff lounge. The Amazing transformation took place over the weekend of

May 2nd so that as the teachers came to school on Monday morning for a Staff Appreciation Breakfast, they were

completely surprised by the newly decorated staff lounge. Thank you to all of the families that donated time,

money, and food to make this a truly fabulous gift for the staff!! Here are the highlights of the week!

The Before Pictures of the Staff Lounge

And the Final Transformation!

The Big Reveal...

….and Staff Breakfast

A Huge Thank You to Laura Johnston and Tracey Ratner for their creative ideas for transforming the tables into dry erase boards and all the decorative touches

that make the lounge feel warm and inviting!

Each morning of Teacher Appreciation Week, the staff arrived to find a yellow box on the table. The box was lifted up to reveal another item for the lounge. Because of the generosity of Longwood families, the PTA was able to purchase new dishes, silverware, serving dishes, cookie sheets, towels, Tupperware, a Brita Water Filter Pitcher, and a new Coffee Bar. Thank you to everyone who made this week a successful one!! Our Longwood Staff felt loved and appreciated!!

LONGWOOD 5K - Our 2nd Annual 5K was held this year at Danada Forest Preserve on April 25th.

Despite the rain and cold weather, 320 people crossed the finish line, 9 people registered the day of the

event, and more than 40 volunteers came out to help. DJ, Charles Mayton, was there to provide music

throughout the morning, and the 100 meter dash was super exciting for the kids. The Silent Auction was a

huge success raising additional money for the school. The food tent provided shelter from the rain as well as

plenty of food for the runners after the event including soup, frozen yogurt, coffee, bagels, fruit, and chicken

sandwiches. We were very fortunate to have many sponsors this year including Elite Tutoring Place, Ace

Graphics, TCBY, Cermak, Fire it Up Taco Fusion Grill, Lion’s Club, Zoup, Dr. Dave Small Smiles LLC, Frankie

and Johnnie’s Garage, GNC-Eola Rd, Eagle Academy of Martial Arts, Golden Tiger Wellness, Power Bar, Thrivent

Financial, Precision Health Care Center, Melissa Gilbert-Mary Kay, Cassano Realty, Toyota of Naperville, Valley

Honda, Dean De Angelis-Allstate, Cozzi Corner Hot Dogs, Indian Harvest, Chelsea’s Massage Therapy,

Starbucks, and Chick-fil-a. Many of the sponsors were there under the Sponsor tent giving out coupons and

samples. A huge thank you to River Glen Presbyterian Church who partnered again with Longwood this year

to help plan the event as well as provide financial support and volunteers for the run/walk. It was an

unforgettable day!! Get ready for Longwood 5K 2016!!

The new Traverse wall is up in the gym and the kids

are having a great time climbing on it!! A huge thank

you goes out to everyone who helped the PTA with its

fundraisers, both large and small, that helped to pay

for this fantastic new addition to our P.E. curriculum!

The PTA would also like to thank the family of Chris Davolos,

who generously helped to fund this project in Chris' memory!

Chris was instrumental in helping to organize the first 5K as

well as a dedicated member of the D.O.G.S. program at

Longwood.

“Longwood Elementary PTA”

Thank You Volunteers

1st Grade Curriculum Party - Going Buggy

Thank you to the 1st grade coordinators, Angela Gifford, Janet

Kirkman, and Agnes Lakomy for organizing the party, and thank

you to all the volunteers who helped make this a special afternoon

for the kids…Ofelia Renaud, Simona Milvydiene. Shawna

Akalaonu, Jennifer Edwards, Gauri Basu, Irma Galicia

Galvan, Alison Bice, Cheryl Kam, Zuzana Hromadka, Susan

Sturgeon, Melissa Poces, Melissa Frances, and Yoon Lee.

2nd Grade Curriculum Party - Earth Day Thank you to the 2nd grade classroom coordinators, Trudie Ranson

and June Thomson for organizing the party, and to all the families

that donated items and time to make this afternoon enjoyable for

the kids…Christina Cruz, Laura Edge, Melissa Francis, Sarah

Johnson, Nancy Juarez, Oswald Juarez, Jurgite Kamaraukaite,

Malgorzata Kulikoliski, Shena Lawrence, Sara Leys, Kimberly

Lindquist, Aniela Rodes, Bianca Stafford, Poonam Trivedi, Megan

Tsang, Adrienne Underwood, and Ana Veraza. A special thank you

to the Conservation Foundation for loaning pelts and skulls for the

kids to touch and feel.

3rd Grade Curriculum Party – Bones and Muscles

Thank you to the 3rd grade classroom coordinators, Val Bailey,

Peg Cross, and Leticia Quintana for organizing the party, and

thanks to all the parents and families who came out to

help…Michelle Powers, Alison Bice, Judith Manriquez, Janet

Kirkman, Katie Noe, Bonnie Bowland, and Estefany Tapia.

4th Grade Curriculum Party- Hawaii

Thank you to the 4th grade classroom coordinators Gendy

Jaramillo and Missy Schoo for organizing the party, and a special

thank you to all the families and volunteers who came out to help

make this day a memorable one for the kids.

5th Grade Curriculum Party – Weather

Thank you to the 5th grade classroom coordinators, Trudie Ranson

and Katherine Hastings, for organizing the party and to all the

families who came out to help make this party successful…Julie

Truss, Edgar Garza, Sangeta Basavaraju, Julie Bastianoni, Jurgita

Kamarauskaite, Sara Leys, and Melissa Poces.

5th Grade Event – Rush Copley

A huge thank you to Katherine Hastings, Linda Young, and Trudie

Ranson for coordinating this fantastic day for the 5th graders!

FIELD DAY

Thursday, June 4th

Thursday was a great day for Field Day!

The weather was beautiful and everyone

had a fun filled day. The students

participated in games throughout the day

including tug-of-war, sack races, and the

ever favorite Duck, Duck, Wet. Staff,

students, and parents were able to have a

picnic lunch together outside. A HUGE

thank you to the MANY parents and

volunteers who came to help on Thursday

and made this a truly memorable day for

our children.