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Longview School (Preschool -6th grade)

 

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Come see why Osborn is the best kept secret!

 

 

OsbornDistrict Clarendon School Encanto School Longview School Montecito School Osborn Middle School Solano School

 

 

Dual Language Program

half in Spanish. Non-Spanish speakers learn to read, speak, and comprehend Spanish in a short period of time. All students improve their English skills at the same time. 

One exciting aspect of the Dual Language Program is that it increases student achievement as documented by consistent increases in AIMS and District Trimester Benchmark scores when compared to English fluent peers in English-only classrooms.

Longview’s Dual Language program was featured on Noticias Univision 33 last Sunday, December 9th. The segment featured Lisa Kowalski’s 4th grade dual language class. Two of Longview’s dual language students, Antonio and Christopher L., and their mother Beatriz L., expressed how pleased they were with the dual language program and why they believe learning academic subjects in both Spanish and English is important. Noemi Cortes, Language Acquisition Specialist for Osborn School District, as well as Longview’s dual language lead, Jenny Tejada briefly outlined the program requirements and curriculum. If parents are interested in the dual language English and Spanish program, they may contact Noemi Cortes at (602) 707-2016.
The Dual Language program at Encanto, Clarendon and  Longview  is providing positive learning outcomes for students. Students participating in the program must first demonstrate fluency in English; however, they do not need to be fluent in Spanish. Dual Language students are instructed half of the time in English and

 

Longview Students Take Osborn District Spelling Bee

Osborn District Spelling Bee winners: Angela P. & Perla C. with School Board president, Marilyn Rollins

On January 22nd, 14 students from Clarendon, Longview, Montecito, Osborn Middle, and Solano Schools participated in the Osborn School District Spelling Bee. The 14 students were the top three spellers from their respective schools competing to represent Osborn School District at the Regional Spelling Bee. The judges were Marilyn Rollins, President of the Governing Board for the district, and two former principals, Judy Whiles and Claudia Berner. The top speller was Angela P. a 6th grader in Kristin Lorrain’s classroom, second place went to Perla C. a 5th grader in Nilda Lopez’s classroom. Both girls are in Longview’s Dual Language Program. The first and second place winners will represent Osborn School District at the Regional Spelling Bee. Congratulations to all who won the privilege to compete in the District Spelling Bee.

 

Longview Math & Games Night

The staff at Longview really went the extra mile when they put together a family Math & Games Night on September 13th. It was great to see teachers collaborate as they planned lesson-based math games for their students. In the days prior to the event students practiced playing the games they would later teach to their parents.  "I can honestly say that I’ve never seen so many smiles on our campus as everyone anxiously engaged in the occasion", says Longview Math & Science Collaborative Peer Teacher, Torey Tryon.  "Students roamed the campus with Ziploc baggies full of games, the PTO was here raffling tickets, and the volleyball teams sold pizza and drinks to a long line of hungry families."

Students learn & play math games at Longview 2007

 

Snow Falls on Longview

Kindergarteners in Mr. Ledesma's class make snow angels
Kindergarteners at Longview experience a rare opportunity in Phoenix: Snow. Thanks to librarian Lynette Hendrickson who is always looking to expand Osborn students' life experience, Longview's Kindergarteners were able to make snowmen, throw snow balls, and play in the snow! Many had never seen or played in snow before. Thank you Mrs. Hendrickson!