Parent Newsletter February 15, 2022 |
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Good afternoon Parents!!!!
Please read this email in its entirety. It is lengthy, but hopefully it will provide reassurance and answer many of your questions.
Rest assure that we will keep the safety of your child and staff as the number one priority!
-Dr. Darrell Webb, Principal
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Parents, last week, we held our 2nd Nine Weeks Honors Pep Rallies!!! We also took the students on the Principal List (Straight A's) skating. Please continue to encourage our boys and girls to strive for academic excellence. Although we experience some technical difficulties with the settings, we were able to record some of the programs for your viewing. Please be patient with us as we try to edit the videos.
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Congratulations to all who earned straight A's for the 2nd Nine Weeks! Keep up the great work!!! |
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TONIGHT!!!!
Basketball 8th Grade Night
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Make plans to join us as we recognize our 8th grade basketball players at our last home game of the regular season.
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: Turner Gymnasium
Opponent: Walnut Hill
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In an effort to provide each student with the best possible education at Turner Elementary/Middle School, students will be given the opportunity to take advantage of every academic resource available to him or her, by attending the Saturday Academy. Beginning Saturday, March 5, 2022, we will offer additional learning time from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. The focus will be on your child’s needs and/or opportunities to advance in ELA or Math.
We are committed to helping Turner students become college and career ready. As you know, each spring, students in grades Kindergarten through 8th take an end of the year assessment to measure their knowledge and skills in each subject area and their readiness for the next level of study. Students will be grouped with students with the same deficits in an effort to provide a laser-lined focus of instruction.
Attendance is critical to ensure your student receive the best possible instruction. Transportation and a snack will be provided each Saturday. If you are interested in receiving this service for your child, please complete the form below by February 18th.
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Kindergarten Parade
Save the date...
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Parents, we are gearing up for our Annual Kindergarten Parade. If you have beads, trinkets, or candy, you would like to donate, please send them to the front office by February 25th. The tentative date for the parade is March 4th.
We will continue to practice social distance to the greatest extent possible. This year, we will have a designated location in the parking lot for parents to stand. We have to keep all parents from interacting with other students. Please be patient with us as we enforce this policy.
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This is a gentle reminder of our Cell Phone Policy. Please understand this policy is strictly enforced and in place for the safety of your child. Cell phones should be powered off and kept in your child's backpack for the entire day. If your child has a cell phone but does not have a backpack, please contact the front office and we will him/her with a backpack.
Cell phones are a huge distraction for students as well as a safety concern. We are experiencing students asking to go to the restroom and later finding out they are recording TikTok videos, destroying school property, recording other students use the restroom, and they are recording the behaviors for others to see. Some students have texted parents incorrect information about quarantines or altercations before administration is aware.
If a student is seen with a cell phone in his/her possession or pocket, it will be confiscated for 3 days and given only to the parent at the end of the 3rd day. A disciplinary infraction will be entered into the district's tracking system. If you would like to retrieve the cell phone before the 3-day hold period, you may but the student will be suspend for those days to ensure proper compliance.
Parents, please help us protect your child by enforcing this policy with us. Please do not contact your child during school hours. The same consequences will be enforced whether your child is on the phone with you or someone else that they are telling us is you. Once again, this policy is strictly enforced. Thank you for your support.
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Miles for Smiles has been supporting our students for years and is always courteous in the process. Your child will receive services on campus in their state of the art Mobile office.
You can scan the QR Code to enroll and out upcoming dates of service are listed below:
Upcoming Dates
Monday, February 7th
Monday, March 7th
Thursday, April 14th
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Recently, we were informed that individuals who test positive, are not allowed to be re-tested at the school level as part of the Safer Smarter Schools initiative, for 60 days. |
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Parents of middle school students, this is a gentle reminder that ID Badges are required to be worn by all middle school students. Each student has received an ID Badge and is responsible for wearing it around their neck each day. This badge serves as their identification and is used to access the building. If a students loses or damages their ID Badge, replacement badges are $5.00 and must be paid to receive a replacement. Students without badges will receive a disciplinary infraction and placed in ISS. |
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Parents, if your child is fully vaccinated, he/she may be excluded from quarantines depending on symptoms. We will just need a copy of the vaccination card. If you would like to bring a copy of the vaccination card to the school, we can place it in your child's record so that you will not have to bring it to the school on short notice if you are called to pick your child up. Thanks in advance! |
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Yearbooks are now available for purchase at an early bird price. Click o n the link below to purchase your copy!!!
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Additional Safety Concerns |
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Parents, to address an increase in inappropriate student behavior, we are asking for your assistance in the following areas:
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Cell Phones - ZERO tolerance. All cell phones should be turned off and concealed in your child's backpack. Please avoid communicating with your child via cell phone while he/she is in class. In the event of an emergency, please contact the front office for assistance.
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Hoodies - Students are constantly being asked to remove their hoodies while in class and hallways. This is a safety concern as it conceals student identities from the security cameras.
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Snacks - Snacks are only allowed in the cafeteria. Students have been warned to place trash in trash cans and not on the ground. Student are also eating in classes instead of completing assignments. All snacks seen outside of the cafeteria will be taken and discarded.
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Sexually Related Misconduct |
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The Caddo Parish School Board disapproves of and does not tolerate sexual misconduct by employees to students, by students to employees, or by one student to another student. No employee or student, either male or female, should be subject to unsolicited and unwelcome sexual overtures or conduct, either verbal or physical. Sexual misconduct does not refer to occasional compliments of a socially acceptable nature. It refers to behavior that is not welcome, that is personally offensive, and therefore interferes with the purposes of the employee and/or student in the academic, extracurricular, and co-curricular atmosphere, but that does not rise to the level of sexual misconduct as defined by Title IX and Part 106 Title 34 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Sexual misconduct includes any type of sexually coercive conduct, including, but not limited to, threats, comments, jokes, or overture of sexual nature. |
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Parents, Crocs, slides, slippers, etc, are NOT allowed to be worn by students throughout the day. Please do not allow students to bring them in their backpacks nor wear them to school. This is a violation of our uniform policy and students will receive appropriate disciplinary actions.
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Caddo Parish School Board Announcements |
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ID Required
You MUST provide your ID to check your child out, retrieve any records on your child, or to make any changes to your child's demographics. Sensitive information, such as this, can only be modified in person. No personal information can be provided over the phone. This policy is strictly enforced to maintain confidentiality and safety of your child.
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It Pays To Be Safe...
Please click the link below for more information on the incentive program by the Louisiana Department of Health. This program pays you to get your child tested for COVID each week, on campus by registered health officials LSU.
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Our school spirit shirts and jackets are now available online at Local Level Events. Please click on the link below to go directly to the store.
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NEW UPDATE 1-31-22
INCENTIVE PROGRAM DEADLINE
The last day to register for the Safer, Smarter Schools Incentive Program is FEBRUARY 11, 2022. Those interested in registering may do so with their participating school.
What does this mean?
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If you are currently enrolled, you will continue to be eligible for incentive payments through the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.
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If you registered for the incentive program by February 11, you are eligible for incentive payments for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.
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If you enroll after February 11, you may participate in school-based testing, but you will not be eligible for the incentive program for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.
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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 Caddo Parish Schools 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.
This program will allow Turner to test both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals and reduce the risk to our school community. Each week a trained healthcare team FROM LSUHS will visit to conduct the testing program using a short nasal swab. The samples will be couriered to the CLIA-certified laboratory and tested using PCR technology. Results will be delivered by text or email by the end of the following day and any individuals with positive tests will be contacted by our team about next steps.
Below is important 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.
We deeply appreciate your partnership and your commitment to keeping our school community safe and healthy.
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*School Hours*
Students may arrive on campus at 7:40 am
*Breakfast will be available as grab and go meals students can eat on the way to class.
The first bell rings at 7:55 am
Instruction begins at 8:00 am
Tardy Bell rings at 8:05 am
Dismissal time 3:25 pm
Check-out ends at 2:00 pm
(NO EXCEPTIONS)
Our instructional day begins at 8:00 am daily. Please make a strong effort in having your child in class before the tardy bell rings at 8:05 am. Our students deserve every minute of quality instruction available. Please help us by making sure your child is here when instruction begins. Thank you
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Turner Parents, we are the most fortunate school in Caddo parish to be located right next door to the Parent Resource Center. Click HERE to access their website.
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