October is National Principal's Month! Help me give a shoutout to our SLPSD Principals to let them know we appreciate them! Drop a line in the comments and tag them. #ThankYourPrincipal
Eunice Elementary Reminders for the week of 9/27/21:
**Students now have ID badges that are mandatory for breakfast & lunch. If a student loses or destroys their ID badge, $10 will be charged for a replacement. ID badges are to be left at school each day. If your child accidently brings his/her ID badge home, be sure to place it in their booksack so it will be available the next day.
**Students have been earning Bobcat Bucks for making good choices. They will have a chance to spend some of these Wednesday by paying 10 Bobcat Bucks for each BINGO game they want to play. This will take place in each classroom using Google Meet.
**Mark your calendars for Open House on Oct. 13th beginning at 5:30pm. This event will be held virtually through teachers' Google Classrooms.
We're having a photo contest at your school! Join in the fun!!!
MESSAGE FROM SLPSB:
All schools and facilities will be open Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The decision to reopen schools is based on information gathered from the National Weather Service and the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Kona Ice will be at Eunice Elementary tomorrow!!
Eunice Elementary Reminders:
** Monday, Sept. 6th - School is closed for Labor Day.
** Start your student on the path to learning independence:
Parents often want to know the best ways to help their children with schoolwork. One of the most important things you can do is to teach your child to become an independent learner. Elementary schoolers are often assigned to solve problems and find and study facts. As they do this work, they practice their skills and reinforce their knowledge. To support your child’s effort, first have him:
1. Try to answer all the questions by himself. He should start with the ones he knows the answers to, and skip over any that give him problems.
2. Go back and think again about the questions he couldn’t answer the first time around. Only after he does this should your child ask you for help. If he does remember that your goal is not just for him to put down the right answer. You want him to learn how to get the right answer for himself. So if your child asks you how to spell constitution, don’t rattle off the spelling. Instead, ask, “Where could you find that?” Point him to a dictionary or his social studies packet. Demonstrating how to find information not only helps him learn facts now, it also prepares him to learn more in the future.
The following are two very important reminders.
1. Bus riders have assigned seats on their bus. Students MUST sit in their assigned seat. If a behavior report is turned in because they refuse to sit in their seat, they will be suspended from the bus.
2. Students MUST wear a mask correctly on the bus. If a behavior report is turned in because they refuse to wear their mask, they will be suspended from the bus.
3. Using a cell phone while in the car rider line is against the law. There is a sign in green print reminding you about this law on 9th street. Drivers are distracted while on the phone which can be very dangerous for our students. Out of concern for the safety of our students and to avoid being reported to EPD, thanks in advance for not being on your phone while in the car rider line.
TIK TOK CHALLENGE - PLEASE SHARE & JOIN IN THE FUN!
All St. Landry Parish schools and facilities will be open to students Tuesday, August 31, 2021, with the exception of Cankton Elementary, Eunice Junior High (follow pre-hurricane hybrid schedule), Port Barre Middle, Port Barre High School, and Washington Career and Technical Education Center. The above-mentioned schools will continue at-home learning for students. You will receive additional information from your school’s administrator.
Students attending the St. Landry Parish Virtual Learning Academy will be contacted with additional information regarding coursework.
If/when your child is quarantined, refer to the directions on the attachment in ClassDojo for Google Classroom. I apologize for not being able to attach those directions to this message.
Students will join their class in Google Classroom on the Chromebooks.
If you have not yet sent in your completed Loan Agreement, it is very important that you send it in immediately. Students will not be issued a Chromebook until this is completed.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
All SLPSB schools and facilities will be closed Monday, August 30, due to the impending landfall of Hurricane Ida. Continue to follow our district app, district Facebook page, local news outlets, and the district website for updates on the reopening of schools next week.
What: Register students for testing
From: Mary B. Dupre, Principal
To: Parents and guardians of minor participants
When: 3-5 days before testing starts
:
Register your child for our COVID-19 testing program today
Hello Eunice Elementary Parents,
Our Eunice ElementaryTesting Program begins Wednesday. In order for your child to participate in testing, you’ll need to register them for the program.
Click https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=ldh-eun-108-students to register your child for the program.
A parent or guardian must register any minor under 18 years old. You’ll give a one-time consent and HIPAA authorization to share their results with the school and district. Testing is not required, but highly encouraged to keep our school community safe.
We’ll test in individual classrooms. Results will be delivered to you by text or email within 24 hours and we will follow-up with you directly if your child has a positive result.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to 225-910-8308 or visit the website at www.k12testing.com.
Thank you for your participation to keep our Eunice Elementary community safe and healthy.
Mary B. Dupre, Principal
What: Program intro/announcement email
From: Mary B. Dupre, Principal
To: Families
When: Before testing begins
Subject:
Introducing a new COVID-19 testing program for Eunice Elementary School
Hello Eunice Elementary School Families.
As we begin this new school year, the health and safety of all students and staff remains our top concern. I’m excited to announce that St. Landry Parish School Board} is starting a voluntary weekly COVID-19 testing program to help keep our school community safe and allow us to have regular in-person learning. Through this program, we will offer the highest quality PCR testing available at no cost to teachers, staff, students, and families.
Keeping school buildings open depends our ability to identify and take immediate action to address COVID-19 concerns on our campus. By identifying infections early, weekly testing will help keep transmission low and students in school for in-person learning, sports, and extracurricular activities.
This program will allow Eunice Elementary School to test both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals and reduce the risk to our school community. Each week a trained healthcare team will visit to conduct the testing program using a choice between short nasal or oral swabs. The samples will be couriered to the CLIA-certified laboratory and tested using PCR technology. Results will be delivered by text or email usually before the next morning and any individuals with positive tests will be contacted by our team about next steps.
You’ll receive an email in the coming weeks with information on how to register and what to expect when testing. Every additional person tested reduces the chance of the virus spreading in our community so it is my hope that all our families will take advantage of the opportunity to help our school be as safe as it can possibly be and to remain open without any disruption.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to 225-910-8308 or visit the website www.k12testing.com.
We deeply appreciate your partnership and your commitment to keeping our school community safe and healthy.
Mary B. Dupre, Principal
Good evening parents. I want to make sure you are all aware that we do not allow students to use water fountains due to Covid risks. We do have water bottle refilling stations, so send each student with a water bottle that can be refilled during the day. This can be a regular bottle of water as long as the cap can be sealed so there are no spills. Thanks
Ok guys, I’m working on the PBIS/TLIM calendar and when it’s finished being updated, I’ll save it to the 21-22 faculty folder on the shared drive. For the first week, the skills are the following:
Classroom/playground/Restroom Expectation:
Review the daily routines of the Classroom/Playground/Restroom procedures and policies.
Habit 1: Begin with the end in mind!
There is a mistake in the previous message. All students are to report tomorrow, Friday, August 20th. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
Eunice Elementary Reminders: **It has been great seeing our returning families and meeting our new families! Thanks to all for being so kind and patient.
**All students report to school tomorrow, Wed Aug 20th.
**No one is to arrive before 7:30am.
**Vehicles are not to park in the white bus lines in the morning before school or for dismissal.
**No one is allowed to park and walk to get a student who is a car rider. Car riders must be picked up from the car line.
**Car riders must have one of our car signs in the window to be placed in a vehicle. These can be purchased for $5 in the office. If a car does not have a car tag, the individual will have to come in the office to sign out the student (s(he) must be on the sign-out card).
Thanks in advance for willfully following these protocols to keep our students safe.
DON'T WAIT. VACCINATE!
Vaccination Event Opportunity
Location: New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
JG Frank Life Center
251 Nimitz Street, Eunice, LA.
Time: August 21, 10 AM to 2 PM
Need to get vaccinated?
Visit https://idh.la.gov/covidvaccine/
Or call 1-855-453-0774
Welcome back! We've missed you! Wishing you all the best in the 2021-2022 school year! #slpRebuildingRefocusingReconnecting #slpproud
Want to learn about tools your child may be using in the upcoming school year? We are hosting 3 sessions on Google Classroom/Meet/Kami on Monday, August 9, 2021. This is a free online training for parents and guardians of any K-12 SLP student. meet.google.com/vdx-uzbe-dwo
