LLS News

Staples High School seniors, wearing their graduation gowns, returned to Long Lots for a celebratory walk through the halls of their former elementary school, inspiring current students and reconnecting with the school staff.  A group photo with Leo the Lion on the playground captured this memorable full-circle moment.  

Westport Public Schools is proud to celebrate students from Long Lots Elementary School and Kings Highway Elementary School who were recognized among this year’s winning creators in the 2026 Access Awareness Awards, an annual student video contest sponsored by the Area 9 Cable Council and Optimum of Connecticut. The contest honors original student video productions broadcast on Optimum’s Educational Access Channel 78 and encourages students to build storytelling and video production skills through projects connected to school and community life.

Fifth-grade students at LLS proudly continued the tradition of helping to stock the pantry at Operation Hope in Fairfield. Each year, fifth graders celebrate the start of Super Bowl weekend with a special potluck lunch shared with their families. As part of the celebration, students donate canned goods and “vote” to predict the winner of the Super Bowl, turning school spirit into meaningful community service.

Fifth-grade students at LLS recently learned about fruits from Colombia. As part of the unit, they participated in a juice tasting featuring fruits that are an important part of the country’s cultural heritage: guanábana (soursop), maracuyá (passion fruit), and guayaba (guava). During the tasting, students described each juice in Spanish and shared their opinions on the fruits' characteristics, including taste, texture, and color. 

Long Lots students demonstrated school spirit and civic pride by participating in a school-wide vote to choose the next spirit day theme. Sports Day came out on top and was celebrated on November 24th.

On Tuesday, October 14, the Long Lots School Building Committee (LLSBC) hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the start of construction on a brand-new Long Lots Elementary School. The event, held on the school’s campus at 4:30 p.m., drew roughly 100 attendees, including students, families, town and district officials, and community members—each eager to celebrate this important milestone for Westport Public Schools.