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Possible Dearborn GSRP Preschool Availability

Attention: Families with Preschool age children who are 4 years of age by December 1, 2017. There is an immediate possibility of free full-day preschool beginning in January 2018 in the Dearborn Public Schools (next month). The family must be eligible based on risk...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Long School Recycling Committee wants you to help us keep our environment healthy by remembering the 3 Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.  The committee met with representatives from Recycle Ann Arbor to learn more about keeping contamination out of our recycling. We...

Long PTA Barnes and Noble Book Fair

Long Elementary PTA has teamed up with Barnes and Noble (Allen Park) for a Fall Book Fair. The Book Fair will run from November 11th to November 16th, with the kick-off being in-store on November 11th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. During the kick-off: • Barnes and Noble...

Parent Meeting: Reading at Home

On Tuesday, October 24th at 8:45, Long School will have our first Parent Meeting of the year. The meeting will focus on strategies for helping your child with reading at home. Participants will learn how to support with sight word recognition, reading fluency and...

Penny Wars and Popcorn!

The upcoming U of M vs State game has brought out some very strong opinions from students, parents and staff at Long. While the fifth grade penny wars is always a fun and profitable event, this year has been exceptional. Various flags and mascots 'mysteriously'...

International Walk to School Day

On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Long School will once again participate in International Walk to School Day. Our students and parents will join with others throughout the world in supporting a healthy lifestyle by walking to school. Staff members will be outdoors helping cross...

Big Ideas About Respect

The Long School community has been exploring the topic of respect for the past few weeks. Students have watched informative videos, discussed what respect is/ isn't and practiced showing respect throughout the school. They learned that respect is showing others they...

Constitution Day

Constitution Day is Sunday so this Friday third graders at Long partnered up with first graders to share their Constitution Day booklets and discuss why they thought rules might be important. It was an interesting conversation!    

Welcome Back!

As our community comes back together and we welcome many new faces, we are focused on building closer relationships, between adults and students as well as among students. Classrooms at Long started by having teachers and students create 'Me Bags'. Students and...

NOTICE: School Safety Zone Enforcement

Download the Signed School Zone Safety letter  to see fines and other traffic violations police will be enforcing. Ensuring the safety of all students is a paramount objective of both the Dearborn Public Schools and the Dearborn Police Department. An area of common...