Parent Newsletter February 27, 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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As the COVID positivity rate is declining within our community, we are slowly returning to normal activities. Please click the link below to see our events at a glance.
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Discounted Spirits Shirts |
Parents, we now have discounted spirit shirts for $6.00! Please click on the link below to access these shirts in various colors.
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Gentlemen of Distinction Meeting |
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Gentlemen of Distinction will have a make-up meeting after school on Tuesday, March 1st until 4:30 PM.
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Battle of the Bayou Cheer Competition |
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Congratulations Turner Cheerleaders on two amazing performances at the Redline Battle of the Bayou Cheer Competition held on Saturday, February 19th!!! Our young ladies were the Runner Up in Cheer Performance and 1st Place Champions in Game Day Performance! Great job! Thanks Ms. Feaster and Mrs. Wright for your hard work and dedication to our team!!! |
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Make plans to join us tomorrow night at Southwood High School to support our Lady Tigers as they take on Youree Drive for the City Championship!!
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: Southwood High School
Opponent: Youree Drive
*The link to purchase tickets is ONLY for the Girls Championship Game. The gym will be cleared after this game. You must purchase a separate ticket for the boys game is you would also like to see Youree and Walnut Hill boys.
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Due to the large number of students signed up, we will begin the Saturday Academy on Saturday, March 12th. It is not too late to sign up. Everyone who registers will receive a confirmation letter within the next week with more information on the procedures for Saturdays.
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Read Across America 2022
February 28 - March 4
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Parents, join us this week for Read Across America, as we celebrate READING!!! Look at the flyer below to see each theme for next week. This week, we will explore diversity and see how important it is to appreciate and value each other's differences.
We will end the week with a bang with our Annual Kindergarten Krewe of Tyros Parade. We will have a designated location for parents, to make sure we are in compliance with the district's social distancing guidelines.
*Click the picture below for a printer-friendly copy version as well as links to read aloud for the book selections.
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Kindergarten Parade
March 4, 2022
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The parade is THIS WEEK! We will continue to practice social distance to the greatest extent possible in order to protect your babies. If you plan to attend, please see the diagram below for the designated location for parents and guests. We have to keep all parents and visitors from interacting with other students. See below for a diagram of where to stand. The designated location for parents is the ONLY place you are allowed to stand due to safety guidelines. Please be patient with us as we enforce this policy.
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Raider Jukebox Jumpstart!!! |
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The Huntington Band Program is seeking students who would like to learn how to play an instrument or improve on their instrument. The Jukebox Jumpstart rehearsals begin March 7th and will be every Monday and Tuesday whenever school is in session. If you have an instrument, you can bring it also, if you do not have an instrument, we will supply you with one. Practice from 4pm-6pm at Huntington Band Room. |
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Date: March 10, 2022
ONLY students who are purchasing Spring Pictures will take pictures. These student may dress down to take Spring Pictures.
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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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*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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Do you need a little homework help this semester? Your Shreve Memorial Library card gets you free one on one virtual tutoring seven days a week through Homework Louisiana! Click HERE for more information.
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