Palmetto Elementary School

Free Covid Testing and Vaccination Events

Car rider line reminders: When picking up students in the afternoon car rider line, please adhere to the following directives: 1. Line up in the car rider line 2. Do not park on campus in teacher parking lots to retrieve your students (this creates a safety issue and blocks traffic) 3. Do not park in the road and walk across the street to retrieve you students 4. Do not exit your vehicle in the car rider line, your students will be brought to you. 5. Please be patient, checking students out of school near bell time to avoid the car rider line, ties up the office and secretary. Our goal is to always keep you students safe!

Makin' Groceries Mobile Market is on campus until 11:00. Come shop with us!

Reminders: *Starting this afternoon, students who normally ride Mrs. Doucette's bus and live in Palmetto will be brought home on Mrs. Kristy Hutchins bus. She will be running this route until Mrs. Doucette returns. *Makin Groceries Mobile Market will be on campus on Friday, January 14th from 9-11. Come shop with us!! *Friday is jean day! $1 boots, $1 jeans, $1 shirts. $1 hats

Mrs. Doucette’s bus will not be running until further notice. Students who ride her bus will need to be brought to school and picked up. Students who do not have transportation will be excused. We are sorry for the inconvenience that this may cause.

TALENT EDUCATION If you suspect your child of having Talented characteristics in MUSIC, THEATRE AND/OR VISUAL ART contact your child’s school for a referral to the School Building Level Committee. Talented referrals and evaluations are only conducted once a year in the Spring.

URGENT: Mrs. Doucette’s bus will not be running this afternoon. Please make arrangements to pick up your students. Car rider dismissal is at 2:55. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Weekly newsletter: January 10-14 https://www.smore.com/d63k27

Correction: The new start date for Beyond the Bell is Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

Tomorrow will be another chilly day with wind chills in the twenties!! Students may wear jeans or sweat pants with uniform tops. Students may also wear heavy non-approved school jackets. The start of Beyond the Bell after school program has been delayed, with a new start date of Tuesday, January 11, 2022.

Ms. Kasey Kennedy will not be running tomorrow. She was currently doing her route along with Ms. Kristy Hutchins route. Students who ride either of these buses will need to be brought to and picked up from school until further notice. Students will be excused if parents cannot provide transportation.

With temperatures starting to warm up, students should be in regular uniforms tomorrow with school appropriate jackets. We will keep you informed about the dress code for upcoming cold weather days.

Mrs. Kristy Hutchins and Mrs. Amy Barkers’ buses will not be running tomorrow. Ms. Kasey will pick up Mrs. Kristy’s kids and Mrs. Thierry will pick up Mrs. Amy’s kids. Please expect delays in pick up and drop off times.

Newsletter January 4-7 https://www.smore.com/d63k27

If You Were Exposed to Someone with COVID-19 (Quarantine) 1. Students who have completed the primary series of an mRNA vaccine: • Wear a mask around others for 10 days. • Test on day 5 Students who are unvaccinated: • Stay home for 5 days. After that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days. • Test on day 5 Reminder: Students displaying at least two of these symptoms should stay at home and be tested: Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea

Our school will continue with COVID testing every Tuesday. You can use the following link to sign your students up: https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=ldh-pal-126-students LDH Interim Isolation and Quarantine Guidance for K-12 Schools During Omicron If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (Isolate) Everyone, regardless of vaccination status: 1. Stay home for 5 days. If you have no symptoms or your symptoms are resolving after 5 days, you can leave your house. 2. If you have a fever, continue to stay home until your fever resolves.

Tuesday marks the first day back from Christmas break for our students. We are looking forward to seeing all of our "babies". The first semester will be ending soon. . It is hard to believe that half of the school year is almost already done! Tuesday we hit the ground running as standardized tests time is fast approaching. We will be working extremely hard over the coming weeks to ensure that all of our students are ready for testing. We want to be the best for your children. We are striving to get better everyday. Please help us by ensuring that your child attends school regularly, is not unnecessarily tardy, remains at school the entire day, and completes homework daily. Together we can make a difference! *COVID-19 mask mandate is back in place. All students are required to wear masks until further notice. *Beyond the Bell after school program resumes on Monday, January 10, 2022 *Tuesday morning will be extremely cold! Students will be allowed to wear sweat/jogging pants if they feel that this will keep them warmer. Also, when temperatures drop below 40 degrees, students may wear heavier non-approved school jackets. Faculty and staff will be on campus tomorrow. Please call the office if you need further assistance with anything.

COVID update: Upon returning to school on January 4, 2022, all students and visitors in all St. Landry Parish School Board facilities will be required to wear a mask/face covering until further notice.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DEBEMBER 13-17 https://www.smore.com/d63k27

Come out and support our SLP Basketball programs in our parish tournament! #slpproud