Longbranch Family Weekly Newsletter

For our fourth year in a row, we are so excited to announce that we have met our Long Run financial goal AGAIN! Thank you to the Longbranch community for the support that you've shown us with this event.

Over our four years of putting together this fundraiser, we've raised over $260,000 for the school!!! That has allowed us to replace not just one playground, but TWO (more information on that below)! We are so thankful to the administration, teachers, staff, parents, and community that support us in so many ways. From all of the donations you've sent over, to us taking over the gym for a whole day and convincing kids to run around for 45 minutes, we're so thankful for all of you.

Demolition of the existing play area starts Monday and our new playground installation begins on Spring Break! THANK YOU!

Longbranch PTO

April:

April 3rd: Popcorn Friday
April 6th: April 10th: Spring Break
April 17th: All Pro Dad, 7:45 in Library
April 24th: Family Movie Night-6:30pm-9:30pm-LBES Parking Lot
April 30th-: Student Led Conferences-4pm-7pm- Teachers will Schedule with Families

May:

May 4th-8th- Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8th- Popcorn Friday
State testing will be 5 of the last 10 days of May-Please schedule appointments outside these dates.
May 15th- 5th Grade VIP 6-8:30pm
May 21st- Kindergarten Celebration-Night of Play at LBES-5:30-7pm
May 27th -Fifth Grade Promotion- Tentative date, 6:00pm

Before School:

During School: Schoolhouse Symphony 3rd and 4th Grade in house

After School: Golf Squad, GOTR, Book Club, Flying Pig Running Club-5:30-6:30

Staff Only:

Before School:

During School:

After School: LB Chorale, Boys Basketball GAMES, 5-8pm

Staff Only:

Before School:

During School:

After School: GOTR

Staff Only: PLC's

Before School:

During School: Bally SMP's 9:30-11:20, 5th Grade Band Assembly, 3rd Grade Field Trip to Cincinnati Art Museum (Barger, Topmiller, Molen)

After School:

Staff Only:

Before School:

During School: 3rd Grade Field Trip to Cincinnati Art Museum (Siler, Bremer, Etler). Popcorn Friday

After School:

Staff Only:

Dear Families,

3rd-5th grades will be taking their final round of the Panorama survey in April. If you would like to opt out, please do so by clicking the link below before Spring Break:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_fkZU8--az_hKGmOd-qlFeyKSqIvIN36vnEVQpfZg8k/edit?tab=t.0

If you have any board or card games (checkers, candy land, chutes and ladders, etc.) that you are intending to get rid of, we can use them for upcoming lessons with kids. Please consider donating them to us. We are looking specifically for games that most kids are familiar with and do not require great instruction to learn.

Longbranch School Counselors

Olivia Ballou- Olivia.ballou@boone.kyschools.us

Dayne Dargo- Dayne.dargo@boone.kyschools.us

LBES Spirit wear

SPIRIT WEAR can be purchased here all year long!

longbranchpto.threadless.com

Help Longbranch ear money for our school! Parents/family members/community can sign up and select Longbranch for Kroger community awards. Here is how to do it!

Using the Kroger App

1.Download the App: Get the Kroger app from the Apple Store or Google Play.

2. Log In: Sign in to your Kroger account or create a new one.

3. Access Rewards: Click the menu icon (three bars) in the upper left or right corner of the screen and select "Rewards".

4. Choose Community Rewards: Tap on "Kroger Community Rewards".

5. Enroll Your Organization: Use the search bar to find and select the organization you wish to support. Longbranch Elementary PTO

OR

1. Go to the Website

Open your web browser and go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com.

2. Sign In:

Click "Sign In" and enter your email address and password to log in to your digital Kroger account.

3. Find Community Rewards:

Click on "Enroll Now" or "Edit" in the "Community Rewards" section of your account page.

4. Search for an Organization:

Enter the name or code for the organization you want to support in the search box and click "Search". Longbranch Elementary PTO

5. Select and Enroll:

Click the circle to highlight the correct organization, then click "Enroll" to complete the process.

Family Handbook 2025-26

DAILY Transportation Changes

With over 983 students officially, we are looking at ways to stream line procedures for our front office staff and teachers. We can no longer accepts phone calls to the office, emails, and app messages. This will streamline the process for families as well.

OCCASIONAL PICK-UPS: If your child is not a permanent pick-up and their transportation is changing for ONE day only, please complete the following form to let us know NOT to put your child on the bus. You will also get a numbered car tag to use.

Fill out the occasional pick-up google form. The form can be found on the LBES website under the

Parent tab under transportation and Daily Pick Up.

https://forms.gle/sQ5uJDy8mW3fUqDr5

The form will turn off at 2:45 p.m. and you will no longer be able to do parent pick-up. We will accommodate only for EMERGENCIES

Transportation Link to Look Up Bus Information-Click Here

You can check bus routes by entering your address. PLEASE continue to check this link, they will continue to update routes as they add more students to routes.