What is Derby Day? It's a healthy, active and fun way for all Longview Farm students to earn funds for their school without selling anything.
This year's Derby Day will be held on THURSDAY, APRIL 30th (rain date is Thursday, MAY 7th). Each student will participate as part of his or
her special class! Running or walking is fine! PARENTS, GUARDIANS and FRIENDS OF THE FARM WILLING TO VOLUNTEER CAN DO SO
BY RESPONDING TO THE SURVEY FORTHCOMING. The event will take place at the entrance area to the historic Longview Mansion.
Thank you to the Mansion staff for their participation!
How does it work? Students in grades K-6 can acquire pledges from family and friends (even those located out-of-town) or simply make a
donation to the event. Use the pledge sheet your child brought home today indicating how you'd like your child to participate. Ask your
employer if they will participate, too! Lastly, if you are part of a company or organization and you feel they might contribute, please encourage
them to pledge! We are hoping to raise $8,900.00 during Derby Day this year, which would equate to $15 per student. Students that donate
at this level will have their name placed in a grade level drawing for a special Derby Day grade level basket that will be presented to them on
the last day of school if their name is selected!
Why should we participate and pledge? The biggest reason is because it is fun for everyone who gets involved, especially the kids. Also,
Derby Day is a great opportunity to raise funds for the school that does not involve selling anything; it integrates the Long family legacy into
the lives of our Stallion students, celebrates the uniqueness of our school, and it gives all of us great exercise. 100% of the funds raised go
directly to the kids, their classrooms and special proiects on the Farm. It is our hope that with funds raised during this year's Derby
Day, all student back-to-school t-shirts for 2015-16 will be cost-free to families! We would also like to purchase an end-of-the-year 6th grade
photo for each of our 6th graders as they leave LFE as a way to remember their elementary school and classmates as well as pay for their
sling pack that they take with them to SLMS labeled with an LFE alumni crest on the front pocket of the pack. We'd like to use raised funds
to once again eliminate the cost of students' assignment books to families.
Collecting Pledges: The pledge sheets are due back to school with no money by Friday, April 24th. Following Derby Day, the pledge sheets
will be returned to all students identifying the number of laps walked/ran. The kids contributing through pledges need this information as they
do goal setting in PE prior to the walk/run. Then it is their turn to collect the pledged amount. Cash or checks are both acceptable. Checks may
be made out to LFE Activity Fund are both acceptable. Collected pledges and the pledge sheet itself are to be returned no later than Friday
May 15th please. Students simply collecting donations are also asked to return those contributions by the May 15th date as well.
The Raising of the Derby Day Flag: The 141st Kentucky Derby will be raced on Saturday, May 2nd. In the spirit of those 141 years, an LFE
"Revelation" Relay Team will collectively run 141 miles as a countdown to our Annual Derby Day on the Farm! This relay will take place in
"legs" and consist of LFE parents/guardians, patrons, and Team Pride Staff members. This relay will be run on a bit longer route than the
kids and will occur on Wednesday, April 29th. The Raising of the Derby Day Flag ceremony will take place school-wide at approximately 3:10
PM on our west side—around the flagpole and Revelation's gravesite that same day. The ceremony will end close to 3:30 so kids are able to
go back into the building and prepare for their 4:00 dismissal. We are hoping Louie, our LFE mascot, will once again lead our students down
Longview Road to school as 7 of our student pacer runners will assist Dr. R. in raising the Derby Day flag!
Walk to School Day: To close our exciting week of celebration, we will take part in a SPRING Walk to School Day just like the one we
had back in October! The information pertaining to Derby Day Walk to School Day is attached to this information. Please take note of this
and we hope to have massive participation in this fun community-based event. We ask students to wear their BLACK KEEP CALM AND
FARM ON t-shirt on this day! A student led Spirit Stallion Assembly will end our exciting week held at 9:30 on May 1 st.
Please be watching for sign up surveys for both the Revelation Relay Run event as well as Derby Day itself! The more involvement we have,
the smoother these events operate. We thank you in advance and appreciate your role in all the special events we do here at Longview
Farm! It continues to make LFE uniquely special!
Longview Farm Elementary—Loula Long Combs Campus
As an end to our community based
Derby Day event, we'd like to invite all
to participate in our Spring Walk to
School Day! On Friday, May 1st, we
invite ALL students at Longview Farm
to meet at one of the staging posts
listed on this flyer. The staging posts
are the swimming pool locations at
each of our 6 attendance area
subdivisions. At these staging posts
will be members of the LFE Team
Pride teaching staff. Students and staff
will meet at these posts and walk to
school at particular times throughout
the morning. Parents are invited to
walk to school with their kids as well!
Longview Farm's
Spring Walk to
School Day
Friday, May 1st, 2015
No Bikes Please…
Students should meet at one of the staging
posts listed to the right of this text. Please
see the times designated as "leaving times."
At the posts particular "leaving time" is
when the group will leave the swimming
pool post and head west toward Longview
Farm Elementary.
A. Meadows of Winterset should meet at 8:15 AM and
will leave at 8:20 AM; (Captains Tomlin & Passantino)
B. Highland Meadows should meet at 8:20 and will leave
at 8:25 AM; (Captains Lanier & Saunders)
C. Longview Farms and Bridlewood should meet at 8:30
AM and will leave at 8:35 AM; (Captains Christians &
Dobbie for Bridlewood and Captains Garvin & Hoover)
for Longview Farms.
D. New Longview Apartments should meet at 8:35 AM
and will meet up with New Longview/Kids Country group
as they approach water tower at 8:40 AM; (Captains Doug
Hurley & Franz for Kids Country/New Longview and
Captains Ryan & Stephens for New Longview Apts)
E. New Longview subdivision and Kids Country should
meet at the New Longview pool at 8:30 AM and will
walk a route from Longview Rd to Kessler to Longview
Blvd and back. This group will depart at 8:35 AM. Once
groups arrive in the area from their staging posts,
they may automatically head to LFE via Rockbridge
Drive
and American Royal Way.
Subdivision Pool Locations:
*Intersecting Streets
Meadows of Winterset
900 SW Goldenrod Drive
*Goldenrod/Longview Rd
Highland Meadows
1017 SW Fiord Drive
*Heather/Longview Blv
Longview Farms
1201 SW Sampson Rd
*Sampson/12th Terr
Bridlewood
451 SW Bridlewood
*Walker/Bridlewood
New Longview Apartments
460 SW Longview Blvd
*Longview Blv/Tower Park
New Longview
3201 SW Redbuck Cir.
*Redbuck/Rockbridge
All students are asked to wear 2015
KEEP CALM AND FARM ON
t-shirts on this day. Avoid large,
bulky and heavy items on the
morning such as instruments,
archery bows, and projects!
LONGVIEW FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DERBY
DAY LEGACY WALK/RUN—APRIL 30th, 2015
Thank you for supporting physical fitness, the
Long Legacy, and fun, while also helping the students at
Longview Farm earn funds for our school. 100% of the
amount raised goes back to the school to fund learning
resources, materials and classroom activities and similar
requests. THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT IS NOT
SPONSORED BY PTA, BUT RATHER LFE TEAM PRIDE
STUDENT'S NAME
EMAIL _______________________________ TEACHER ______________________
# OF LAPS COMPLETED ____________ (IDENTIFIED ON APRIL 30th)
All students will set a number of laps completed goal for personal physical fitness goal setting! Laps for 1st-6th
graders will be around the historic Longview Mansion entrance drive. Kindergarten laps will be run around the west side
figure 8 parking lot of LFE. All grades have 30 minutes to complete as many laps as they are able. The Derby Day Legacy
Walk/Run will be held DURING THE SCHOOL DAY on Thursday, April 30th (Rain date is Thursday, May 7th, 2015). Below
is an "average number of laps" we have seen completed by kids at the different grade levels during past Legacy runs!
We ask EACH child to set a personal goal for their physical fitness health this year!
Kindergarten ( 7), 1st grade ( 6 ), 2nd grade ( 7 ), 3rd grade ( 7) 4th grade ( 8), 5th grade ( 8), and 6th grade ( 8)
**Rather than collecting pledges, we prefer to simply make a donation to LFE in the amount of
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Checks should be made out to LFEs Activity Fund.
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1. Pledge Sheets are due back to your teacher by Friday, April 24th, 2015. No money needs to be collected at
this time.
2. After running/walking on Derby Day, kids will receive back their pledge sheet attached to a money envelope. They
can then collect pledge money at that time.
3. Pledge Sheet and Money Collection Envelopes are due back to your teacher by Friday, May 151h, 2015.
4. Additional pledge forms are available in the office if needed or online: http://lfe.lsr7.orq at the DOCUMENTS tab.
The Loula Long Combs Legacy Walk/Run
Dear Friend of the Farm,
Our school is sponsoring an event called Derby Day on Thursday, April 30 th, 2015 and the primary goal of
this event is to fundraise through the promotion of physical fitness and activity. LFE st udents participate in
this activity by running or walking a predetermined route for 30 minutes. As a result of participation,
students collect pledges that help purchase our back to school t-shirts, assignment books, and student
curricular activities! We also want to buy our 6 1h graders' an end of the year remembrance gift that in the
past has been a tote bag preprinted in their new school colors sporting their new middle school at which
they will begin next year along with an end of year photo of the “graduating” 6 th grade class!
We are hoping to get as many families, friends, and businesses involved in our Derby Day event at
Longview Farm this year, so this letter is to encourage your participation. There are many ways to be
involved in our event! We are in need of volunteers being at stations during the Legacy Walk/Run on
Thursday, April 30th anytime between 9:00-3:00. On Wednesday, April 29th, we are going to have our
Revelation Relay Team of adults run 141 miles in honor of the 141st Kentucky Derby so if you are a
runner, you might want to give some of your cardiovascular time to run in our relay for 30 minutes
throughout the day. We would love to have you join in on the FUN!
Of course, a pledge to our event and efforts would be greatly appreciated as well! We are hoping to raise $8,900
through this event which equates to approximately $15 per student! If you would consider donating to our
school, please complete the form below and send it to:
Longview Farm Elementary
ATTN: Dr. Ryan Rostine
1001 SW Longview Park Drive Lee's Summit, MO 64081
816-986-4180-phone 816-986-4205-fax
Thank you in advance of your support for Longview Farm
Elementary School!
My name is
and my association with
Longview Farm Elementary is _____________________________________________________
I'd like to pledge
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Please send a receipt to me or my organization at the following address: ____________________________