Parent Newsletter April 20, 2021 |
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School Hours and Checkout Policy |
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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
In order to ensure our lobby is not congested during dismissal, 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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Caddo Accelerate Summer Program |
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The district has created an intensive plan to assist our students in closing deficits created by the pandemic. After testing, we will be accelerating our students for those last two weeks of school based on their specific needs.
This summer, July 19 - 30, 2021, we will have an on-campus acceleration program aimed at closing deficits to make up for lost learning. More information is forthcoming!
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Please click the link below to register and complete the medical consent form. Hard copies are also listed below to for print.
Haga clic en el volante para la versión en español
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Districtwide Parental Engagement Policy |
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Please click HERE to view Caddo Parish's Districtwide Parental Engagement Policy.
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Azul Esquivel Ramirez
4th Grade
Ms. Henderson's Homeroom Class
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Camila Quinto
8th Grade
Mrs. Lewis' Homeroom Class
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Your child’s Report Card is now available online in Caddo’s JCampus Parent Portal. Once in the Parent Portal, you may access the student progress report by clicking “GRADES” from the top menu. The student’s current grades will be displayed. You can click on any grade for more detailed information. Please review the progress report with your child. If you would like to set up a conference to discuss the progress report, contact the school’s counselor. We will not longer send paper copies of progress reports home with students.
Click HERE for directions on accessing your child's progress report.
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Middle School Recovery Credit |
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Parents of students in grades 6th - 8th, if your child is failing Math, Reading, ELA, Science, or Social Studies, please take advantage of our Friday Academy each week. Your child can make up work or receive additional assistance from teachers to help gain a deeper understanding. Please contact your child's teacher to let him or her know your child will be attending.
There will not be a summer fee program this year for middle school students to earn recovery credit. If your child is in danger of failing, he or she can also attend Friday's to make up the credit lost to avoid retention. Due to the Easter Break this week and testing, the only available dates are as follows:
April 9th
April 16th
April 23rd
May 7th
May 14th
May 21st
Pease take advantage of all of these dates to ensure your child has a greater opportunity to succeed.
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Pre-K Round-Up
Kindergarten Registration
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Parents / Guardians of children who will be four (Pre-K), or five (K), years old by September 30, 2021:
Caddo wants your child in one of our Pre-K or Kindergarten classes for the 2021-2022 school year!
Please click on the flyers below for more information on what you need to apply/register and to begin the application / registration process.
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Instructional Video on Registration |
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Virtual Students and Testing |
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As of right now, we are testing in the Spring, beginning April 26th. Virtual students are expected to report to the campus during their time, to test. ALL social distancing and safety guidelines will be strictly enforced. Please encourage your child to practice wearing their mask while completing schoolwork throughout the day. All virtual students will be grouped together and we will make a strong effort in maintaining 6 feet distance at all times. If your child has a medical condition that will prevent him / her from reporting to the school to take the LEAP Assessment, please contact me as soon as possible and I will provide you with further directives.
Please complete the form below with your intentions. Let us know how students will arrive and leave school each day. If for some reason, you do not plan to send your child to school to test, please let us know that as well. Also, virtual students will not need to purchase uniforms for testing if they do not already have them.
~ Dr. Darrell Webb, Principal
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Authenticate Users for Zoom |
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Parents, recently, your child's teacher may have contacted him/her and informed them of our additional security measurements with Zoom. We are now asking all students to authenticate their ID before logging on to Zoom. Please see video below to direct you in authentication. |
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Parents, we have a strict ZERO tolerance Cell Phone Policy. Cell Phones are NOT allowed to be seen or used at any time while on campus. This includes, but not limited to, before class, during class, during transitions, in the restroom, or waiting to be dismissed. If your child needs to have a cell phone while at school, it should remain in his or her backpack at all times. We do not invest the time into lost or stolen phones under any circumstance. If your child's cell phone is seen, it will be confiscated for 3 consecutive school days and ONLY returned to the parent/guardian. This policy is in effect for the protection of your child. With social media drama and bullying constantly causing hardships for students, we will do what it takes to prevent it from occurring during the school day. This is a non-negotiable and will continuously be enforced as such. |
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Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures |
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We do not begin to receive students until 7:40 AM each day. Student will not be supervised if dropped off before that time. Please make sure you only drop your child off or pick your child up using carpool. Although the line is pretty long, it moves pretty fast considering we have close to 1,500 students enrolled. Parents are not allowed to drive in the back of the school. Only employees and buses are allowed in that parking lot. Do not drop your child off in the turn-around near Chase Bank or the Title 1 building on the right side of the school. Do not drop your child off at the church across the street. These locations are not safe and we do not have any supervision or traffic control in those areas.
We all have time restraints and some even have to multi-task and make multiple stops, but the safety of our children takes precedence over convenience at all times for me. Please help me to help keep you child safe!
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With safety as a huge priority, please make sure your send a signed note to your child's teacher if your child will go home a different way than what is on file. We cannot take any phone calls requesting your child go home differently than what is on file. We cannot verify your identity over the phone.
To enforce social distancing on campus and to prevent large crowds from entering the front office at the end of the day, check-outs end at 2:00 PM.
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If your child has been exposed to a positive case of COVID-19 or is showing symptoms, please contact the school and speaks with Dr. Webb. Also, keep your child at home to prevent further exposure. Inc some case, students will have to be quarantined for 14 days and in some cases, students will have to be fever-free without any fever-reducing medication before returning to school. Each situation is different, so please make sure you contact Dr. Webb with any questions.
If your child is exposed to a positive case on campus, you will receive a phone call from Dr. Webb. Please make sure your phone numbers are up-to-date at all times.
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Due to safety concerns Crocs are NOT allowed to be worn throughout the school day. This is a strictly enforced policy. |
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Parents, as part of the state guidelines and district plan on reopening the school year with a strong start, students in grades 3 - 8 are required to wear face masks while on campus. For the most part, students are doing a fantastic job at keeping their masks on and pulled up over their nose and mouth. However, we do have to remind students from time to time of this priority. Wearing masks properly throughout the day is a top priority and will be treated as such. We will always have masks available for students in the event they lose or damage their mask. For the safety of your child as well as other individuals on the campus, this policy will be strictly enforced and disciplinary actions will be taken against those habitually violate this policy. |
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State Assessment Information |
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As of right now, students in grades 3 - 8 will complete the LEAP 2025 Assessment in the state of Louisiana. More information will be forthcoming. The dates are as follows:
April 26-May 26: Computer-based testing (Grades 5-8)
April 28-30: ELA and Math PBT (Grades 3-4)
May 3-4: Science and Social Studies PBT (Grades 3-4)
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Turner Spirit Items
Our Spirit Items store is up and ready. We have T-shirts, Neck Gaiters, water bottles, and 2019-2020 Yearbooks on sale now. You can click below to purchase.
Neck Gaiters $10
20 oz Water Bottle $7
Spirit T-Shirts
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Caddo Parish's Family and Community Engagement Department purchased information from The Parent Institute in the form of School Success Web. The web helps support the school community during this uncertain time. It shares ideas with families that you can do at home to cope with the challenges of this crisis and help your children learn and strive. Contact Rosalind Glover-Bryant, Supervisor of Compliance / Parental-Community Involvement, at 318-603-6522, for more information. You can also email her by clicking on her name above. Please click on the links below to access the content.
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