We want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful to have the opportunity to work alongside your children each day. Seeing them through to success is a journey we look forward to taking. Enjoy your time at home with family and use the tips included in this newsletter for guidance and support on ways to make the most of your time together. #OneTeamOnePurpose

Choose to Eat Lunch

Our TPSS cafeterias are serving up a sandwich line on Tuesday and Thursdays to our 5th - 12th grade students. Encourage your child to make sure that they are eating lunch each day at school. Well-fed students pay better attention in class, participate more enthusiastically, and learn more readily. Having our extra sandwich line gives our students more options at meal time.

Seeking a Job?

How does starting pay at $13 an hour sound? With nights, weekends, holidays, and summers off? And secure benefits? The TPSS Child Nutrition Department is searching for new team members. Apply today!

Children's Grief Awareness Day - Nov. 17



Children's Grief Awareness Day is designed to help us all become more aware of the needs of grieving children — and of the benefits they obtain through the support of others. Children's Grief Awareness Day is an opportunity to make sure that grieving children receive the support they need. Visit us online for resources that you and your family could use to help navigate your way through difficult times.

EFFECTS OF GRIEF

Grief is a natural and normal reaction to loss and change. It affects ALL aspects of ourselves: the physical, emotional, psychological, behavioral, and spiritual. 

Physical Effects

headaches • dizziness • exhaustion • muscular aches • loss of appetite • insomnia • hollowness • breathlessness

Emotional Effects

anger • sadness • anxiety • sense of helplessness • shock • numbness • yearning • relief • guilt

Psychological Effects

sense of depersonalization • lack of concentration • search for the meaning of life or death • dreams of the deceased • preoccupation with thoughts of the deceased

Behavioral Effects

crying • change of relationships • avoiding reminders • carrying reminders • withdrawal • over-activity • moodiness • apathy

Spiritual Effects

embracing one's faith • questioning one's faith • reliance upon God • anger toward God • coming to grips with one's own mortality • searching for the meaning of life

Because grief is such a unique reaction, the intensity, pattern, time frames and resolution will vary for every individual.

Source: Effects of Grief by Sasha J. Mudlaff, M.A.

BUILDING LITERACY

MAKE A POSITIVE, LASTING IMPACT IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

Tangipahoa Parish School System is calling on all Tangi businesses to join our mission of having every child in our parish read on level by the third grade. Currently, only 46.1% of the students in our parish are considered on-level for literacy. Each day, TPSS strives to increase that number.

As a Partner in Literacy, you have the opportunity to provide resources, support, and encouragement to the students in our parish, making a difference in their lives. 



If you are a business owner in Tangipahoa Parish and are interested in becoming a Partner in Literacy, fill out the form below and a team member will contact you soon.

TPSS Bedtime Stories

Put on your pj's and join Tangipahoa Parish School System for a monthly bedtime story! Connect with us on Zoom to hear beloved children's stories read by members of the Tangipahoa Parish community and TPSS school alumni.

October Storytime

Monday, November 21 at 7:00pm

Jayla Ruffin is a senior majoring in Health Systems Management at Southeastern Louisiana University. She currently serves as Vice President of the Health Systems Management Club, is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Elite Women, and the campus Auxiliary Services board. After graduating this fall, Jayla plans to relocate and apply to Dental Hygiene school at Texas Women’s University. Jayla is a graduate of Hammond High Magnet School.

Zoom Connection Information:

Use your TPSS-issued student Chromebook to join us on Zoom.

WATCH TPSS BEDTIME STORIES LIVE  

You can also use the Zoom App and join with the Meeting ID: 814 9707 5919

*sessions will be monitored and recorded

Home for the Holidays

Family Use of Devices During the Break

Holidays away from work and school give us much needed downtime at home with our families. Spending time on our devices can be an opportunity to relax, connect, and create with our children.

Ways to Connect

1. Use devices and watch with your children whenever you can. That way, you can discuss and explain things as they happen and connect it to real life. Plus, it's great bonding time.

2. Encourage creativity and not just consumption. Get kids coding and creating, so that media experiences are empowering.

3. Help kids identify healthy behaviors. Talk about both physical and emotional feelings during screen and non-screen activities. Discuss what is a reasonable amount of time to play on devices, and brainstorm a list of "unplugged" activities to do when the devices are put away. Reading, drawing, taking a pet for a walk, going on a nature hunt, riding a bike, or playing basketball are all great ways to exercise the brain and body.

Ask:

"Why is it important to stop what you're doing and pause for people, even if you don't want to?"

"How do you feel when your time watching TV or using your tablet is over and you have to turn it off?"

"What do you think healthy media balance could look like for our family?"

"What are the different kinds of activities, both online and offline, that you would want to do on a given day?"

Screen Time Tips for Adults

Ask yourself: Am I distracted by my phone or the TV when playing with my kids? What are some “tech-free times” I can set for myself and for the family? Think about your own habits. Modeling expected behavior can go a long way.

• Try to keep the TV off if no one is watching it.

• Silence your phone to reduce distractions during family time.

• Model self-control when it comes to your devices.

• Put devices away while at the dinner table or when helping with homework.

Read more Family Tips at Common Sense Education.

SOCIAL MEDIA EDUCATION

Join us for a virtual session presented by The Redhead Method to learn and increase your understanding of how to navigate the use of social media with our children.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

6pm - 7pm

Virtual Zoom Call

Space is limited, so register now to reserve your connection.

TPSS Bus Driver Training

Help Our Students Travel down their Road to Success!

Date: November 28-December 1 AND December 5-December 8

Time: 5:00 PM- 9:00 PM

Location: TPSS Technology Center

795 S. Morrison Blvd. Hammond, LA

For additional information, call (985) 748 - 2423

*You must attend ALL classes

*Please bring pen and paper.

Thank you, Veterans.



Schools across the district found beautiful ways to celebrate those who have dedicated so much to protect our country. We appreciate our veterans and the sacrifices they have made to help ensure our children and families are safe. Also, thank you to those who continue to serve and protect our rights and freedoms today. We are grateful for you!

Families celebrated the importance of our military by attending special programs at school.

Natalbany Middle School

Students at Loranger Middle School raise the flag alongside special guests and visitors to campus.

Loranger Middle School

Students put on a beautiful program to honor our veterans, past and present.

D.C. Reeves Elementary

NOVEMBER IS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT MONTH and FAMILY LITERACY MONTH

Science Explo at the Hammond Tangi Library!

Fun...Science...Hands-on-Activities!

Join us Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for the Science Explo at the Tangi Libray Hammond Branch. It's a day of STEM activities for the whole family. The Science Explo fits right in with the downtown Hammond Starry November Day and Night.

The Tangi STREAMliner will be there, so come say hello!

Holiday Family Movie Night at the Library

Each Branch of the Tangi Library will have a special holiday movie for you and your family to enjoy. They will kick-off their movie night on Friday, Nov. 18 at their Hammond Branch at 6:00 pm with an outdoor showing of Chicken Run. Bring your pillows and blankets and they will provide the popcorn and hot cocoa. #RaiseAReader

Student Progress Center

Want to keep track of your child's attendance, grades, and discipline records? Create a new user login with our Student Progress Center.

Guardians should have received an email with instructions on how to get started. If you are experiencing issues, it may be that your contact information needs updating in our system.  Contact your child's school to speak to the secretary.

Contact your child's school to speak to the secretary and update phone numbers and email addresses.

Once your information is updated, create a new user account with SPC.

The Tangipahoa Parish School Board meets at 6:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month in the boardroom of the Tangipahoa Parish School System Central Office, 59656 Puleston Road, Amite, LA. 70422. Committee meetings are on the first Tuesday of every month.

Recorded board meetings and committee meetings can be viewed on our YouTube Channel.

All meetings are open to the public and broadcast online via live stream.



Tune in to watch Live Broadcasts of our TPSS Board Meetings

Ways to Watch:

Charter Cable Channel 197

AT&T Government Access Channel 99

FPTV 17

UPCOMING DATES

Friday, November 18 - half-day for students

November 21 - 25 - Thanksgiving Holidays

December 21 - End of 2nd 9 weeks, End of First Semester

December 21 - *Calendar Update* - No school for students and teachers

December 21 - January 6 - Christmas Break for Students

January 5 - PD Day for Teachers

January 6 - PD Day for Teachers

January 9 - Students Return to School

Make every day count.