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Turner's Newsletter Is Now Digital

A Message From Our Principal

Our focus is to provide each child with new challenges that will result in a rewarding school experience. We want your child to be happy and successful at Turner Elementary, and you play a key role. That role is to continually show interest in, and to support, your child. A child who knows his or her family is interested in and supports school programs and staff, will almost always enjoy greater success, and will have fewer problems in school.

I continue to be inspired by the dedicated staff and families in this community, and look forward to getting to know our new team members. Turner Elementary is a school where students are supported and encouraged to grow in all areas- academically, socially and emotionally. I am fortunate to be a part of this high-quality learning community, and I speak on behalf of the entire staff when I say we are excited to have each of you as part of our school community. It takes a village to raise a child and more importantly, it takes a community to create that village. We look forward to you helping us to create that village!

Warm Regards, Dr. Darrell Webb

Pep Squad Information

After School Tutoring

Start Dates And Times

McKinney-Vento HEEP

2019 After School Tutoring Program

Start Date - Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

PreK - 8th Grade

3:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Snacks Provided

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2019 After School Tutoring Program

Start Date - October 22, 2019

Tuesday and Thursday

3rd - 8th Grade

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Snacks Provided

Picture Day

October 1, 2019

School Uniform Only

The Bee Is Declared The Most Important Living Being On The Planet

Its sting hurts a lot, but if they were to disappear, it would hurt much more.

The Earthwatch Institute concluded in the last debate of the Royal Geographical Society of London, that bees are the most important living being on the planet, however, scientists have also made an announcement: Bees have already entered into extinction risk.

Bees around the world have disappeared up to 90% according to recent studies, the reasons are different depending on the region, but among the main reasons are massive deforestation, lack of safe places for nests, lack of flowers, use uncontrolled pesticides, changes in soil, among others.

The agriculture of the world depends on 70% of these insects, to put it more clearly and directly, we could say that 70 of 100 foods are intervened in favor by bees.

Also the pollination that the bees make allows the plants to reproduce, of which millions of animals feed, without them, the fauna would soon begin to disappear.

The honey produced by bees, not only serve as food, but also provide many benefits to our health and our skin.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

UPCOMING PARENT/GRANPARENT WORKSHOPS

Thank you Brookshire's for your generous donation of Gatorade for our football team.

Thank you Social Justice Civic League for your generous donations of school supplies for our students

**SAVE THE DATE**

Book Fair

September 30th - October 4th

Dear Parents and Families,

Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children

discover who they are. Here’s what you can do to help children develop stronger reading skills and a love for reading:

• Set the example. Let children see you read.

• Have a collection of books in your home. Update this collection routinely to keep

up with changing tastes and reading skills.

• Support our school’s Book Fair. Allow your children to choose their own books

to read.

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shap ing your child’s reading

habits.

Book Fair dates: September 30, 2019 – October 4, 2019

Shopping hours: 7:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Special activities: Grandparent’s Day

Two NEW shopping options ! Book Fair eWallet is a safe and convenient digital payment

option for your student to shop the Fair cash-free. If you’re not able to attend the Fair, try our new online shopping. We’ve partnered with the Scholastic Store to offer over 6,000 products that ship direct to home (with free shipping on book-only orders of $25 or more)! Visit our homepage to get started:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/turneracademy

We hope to see you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.

Sincerely,

Dr. Darrell Webb

Principal

Miles For Smiles

For more information click below. The next visit to our school will be October10, 2019.

Click here to see more

STUDENT REGISTRATION ONLINE

If your child is English as a Second Language (ESL), please go to the ESL center for assistance. (1638 Murphy Street)

Click below to register

Direct Link

Click Here Pre-K Application and Registration

SNACK POLICY

**Please Read letter below**

Parents,

Recently, we have allowed students to bring chips, candy, drinks, etc. to school to eat during their lunch period. Effective, Wedn esday, January 16, 2019 , students will no longer be able to bring any type of snacks to school unless it is with their lunch. At that point, they will ONLY be allowed to eat inside the cafeteria. Administration has decided to take this action for several reasons. Too many students are walking around the campus eating chips throughout the day and throwing their trash on the ground. We have spoken to students daily and asked them to dispose of their trash and to be careful with their drinks when inside the gymnasium after lunch. Many have not complied with our requests. We have placed several trash cans outside and inside the foyers to provide students with a place for their trash. Many will not use them. Our amazing auditorium is filled with trash each day after bus dismissal from students eating snacks. Aside from just not taking care of the campus by disposing their trash, the large amount of sugar intake each day is causing many students to be extremely hyper throughout the day.

Any students observed with snacks outside the cafeteria will be asked to surrender the snacks and at that point they will be properly disposed. If a student refuses to hand over their snacks, they will be sent home for refusal to abide by school policy. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely,

Dr. Darrell Webb, Principal

Pictures From

"National Dads Bring Your Child to School Day"

September 17, 2019

(more snapshots next week)

Adrian Perkins

Mayor of Shreveport

"A Charge to Our Fathers"

Male Role Models of

Turner Elem/Middle School

(pictured below)

Dr. Michael Hicks

Assistant Professor of Education

Centenary College

"The Male Influence in Education"

Mrs. Dottie Bell

Caddo Parish School Board Member - District 12

Fraternities Representing Male Leadership

School Hours

Students may arrive on campus at 7:15 am

The first bell rings at 7:45 am

Instruction begins at 7:50 am

Tardy Bell rings at 7:55 am

Dismissal time 3:15 pm

Check-out ends at 2:45 pm

(NO EXCEPTIONS)

Our instructional day begins at 7:50 am daily. We have noticed a large number of students late each day. Please make a strong effort in having your child in class when the tardy bell rings at 7:55 am. We do understand traffic is backed up in the street some mornings, but each minute of instruction is critical to your child’s success. For example, if your child is 5 minutes late each day, that is equivalent to 25 minutes a week. Those 25 minutes accumulate to 225 minutes per nine weeks of lost instruction, which is 900 minutes of lost instruction per year. Over the course of a year, being 5 minutes late accumulates to missing 15 hours of instruction a year. Our students deserve every minute of quality instruction available. Please help us by making sure your child is here when instruction begins. Thank you

Dr. Darrell Webb, Principal

Turner Elementary/Middle

(318)688-4380 (Office)

(318)671-5230 (Fax)