Lower School Edition
(Pre-K4 - 2nd Grade)
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
COVID UPDATES
Academic Contingency Plan
This document aims to clarify the contingency plan for the two following cases:
● Your individual child needs to quarantine because of COVID
● Your child’s class needs to quarantine because of COVID

Routine COVID Testing
Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) will provide biweekly testing to staff at all campuses. Last year, this program was extended only to the lower school campus.

LCMC Children’s Hospital has resumed their drive-thru molecular testing for staff, students, and families. Please call their hotline 504-837-7760 to speak with a nurse and make an appointment.


Louisiana Department of Health Partnership with Omega Diagnostics
We are happy to announce that Lycee has partnered with Omega Diagnostics to provide FREE weekly COVID testing for staff and students. For more information, please select the link to the flyer.
Academics
ACADEMIC NEWSLETTER | Click Here


NEXT ACADEMIC CAFE: LFNO, A UNIQUE FRENCH-AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL IN NORTH AMERICA
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 AT 4:30 PM ON ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83128990458 
This session will provide an overview of Academics at LFNO and the main implications of being both a Louisianan charter school and a school accredited by the French Ministry of Education
More details about this café here
Speech Bubble Right
Campus News
Virtual Back to School Night - Postponed
Back to school night has been postponed to Thursday, September 2.
Boosterthon
Each class will have time scheduled for a fun walk or run on Sep 2, 2021. Each student will be provided with a prize for participating in this fun activity. There will be two socially distanced tracks on the outside large playground blacktop for students to participate in this event. The goal is to raise $20,000 for our physical education supplies for our students.
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Picture Day
Smile, Camera, Action! Bring your smile for Student picture day Thursday, Aug 26, 2021
Download the flyer with details about ordering pictures | Click Here

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Peanut-Free School
We are a peanut-free school, a number of our students and staff have severe peanut allergies. Please be mindful, pack peanut-free lunches and snacks. Merci!
Smart Phone
Communications
Emergency Communications:
The best thing parents can do is make sure their information is up to date during registration.
Sign up for text alerts | Click Here
Download the App to get push notifications | Click Here

Requests to update information: 
Any updates for guardians, authorized pickups, emergency contacts, or removing people - this form needs to be filled out and emailed to an Office manager and admissions. | Click Here
Lower Campus office manager - Jana Blakes - jblakes@lfno.org
Johnson office manager - Farrell Matthew - fmatthews@lfno.org
McNair office manager - Katie Bolin - kbolin@lfno.org
Admissions - admissions@lfno.org

PikMyKid: 
Make sure your contact information and authorized pickups are also correct in PikMyKid for dismissal.

Signing up for Être:
Sign up by campus | Click Here

Board & Committee News:
Sign up for meeting alerts | Click Here
Board & Committee Google Calendar | Click Here
Location Pin 1
For Reference:
August 2021
Breakfast Menu | Click Here
Lunch Menu | Click Here

2021 2022 COVID-19 School Year Procedures & Operational Guidelines | Click Here

Lower School Quick Reference Directory | Click Here

2021 2022 Lower School Handbook | Click Here
2021 2022 Johnson Campus Handbook | Click Here
2021 2022 McNair Campus Handbook | Click Here
Extended Day Programs
Before & Aftercare: REMINDER
No before or aftercare at Patton only tomorrow, Tuesday, August, 24.
Tutoring Program Announcement
We are pleased to announce that we have renewed our partnership with Tulane Department of French and Center for Public Service. Thanks to this partnership, we will be able to offer a tutoring program for qualifying students in grades 1-5. Tulane service learners will be leading the tutoring sessions, supervised by a Lycée staff member.
Tutoring will take place from 4:20-5:20 pm at Patton for students in grades 1 and 2 and at Johnson for students in grades 3, 4, and 5. 
Tutoring groups will be limited to 8 students
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Students are selected according to the following criteria:
  • Tier 1:Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch.
  • Tier2: Students who participated in summer school + have a teacher’s recommendation based on academic performance.

Once students have been selected, parents will be contacted directly to gauge interest and availability. 
Mark you Calendar
August
26
Thursday
PICTURE DAY - Patton & McNair Campuses
Thursday, Aug 26, 2021 | Click Here for Details
September
2
Thursday
Boosterthon!
September
2
Thursday
Virtual Back-to-School Night
September
6
Monday
NO SCHOOL: Labor Day
Community Resources
Little League of New Orleans - Tee Ball Season
Little League of New Orleans (LLONO) is a offering low-cost tee ball season to children ages 4-7 this Fall. LLONO is the local affiliate of Little League® International. We are a volunteer-run 501c(3) non-profit, and coaches must complete a background check before stepping onto the field. Scholarships are also available courtesy of T-Mobile and Little League International. For more information, contact League President Gary Ptak at 504-655-9771 or 504llono@gmail.com, or visit our website at 504llono.org.
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