Recently, Longfellow Elementary school was visited by children's storyteller and Omaha native Rita Paskowitz.  Taking on the role of artist in residence, she worked with children in the classroom helping to develop their creative writing skills.  In particular, she worked closely with the fourth grade students who will soon be taking their state writing exams.  Each fourth grade student was tasked with the responsibility of writing a short story, several of which were chosen to be read by their author during an all-school assembly.

Check out our Longfellow photostream below, where you can see Ms. Paskowitz in action both in the classroom and during a performance given to the students.