Happy Sunday! This week, students will be given some books through a very generous donation. See the letters below for more information about the book distribution. We are thankful to have this opportunity for our students to get more books to read. As the weather turns cooler, please be sure that your child's jacket is dress code appropriate. They must fully zip from top to bottom and can be any color if they fully zip. The only hoodies allowed are the school ones, or solid navy or white. Any other hoodie must fully zip to meet dress code requirements. See the pics in this newsletter for more details. This year, we have implemented Capturing Kids Hearts to help us make connections with students. We have shared lots of the great things that we have started in this newsletter and on our FB page. Ask your students about Good Things and how they do that in class each day. Take a minute and read the information about this month's Leadworthy character trait-responsibility. There are also some family connections to help you talk to your child about this month's focus. We will be sending out a parent survey for some input about our implementation. Thank you in advance for your participation. We are offering several different opportunities for parental involvement throughout the year. Be sure to read this newsletter to be up to date on all that's happening each week. Parents of K, 2nd, and 4th grade students that signed up and registered for the Christmas Parent Lunch, details will be sent via Remind to you by the end of this week. Remember the registration for this event ahs ended so no more additions are allowed. More details will be sent to those parents who registered and paid. Thank you for being sure your child is here and ready to learn and grow each day. It's a great week to be a Bronco!

Monday, December 9:

*Happy Monday!

*1st grade Field Trip

*Pay online for Wednesday/St. Jude Fundraiser Dress day ($3/online only/no refunds)

*DIBELS testing continues for K-3rd grades.

*4H candy gram sale continues

Tuesday, December 10:

*Happy Tuesday!

*Pay online for Wednesday/St. Jude Fundraiser Dress day ($3/online only/no refunds)

*4H candy gram sale continues

Wednesday, December 11:

*Graded paper folder sent home today.

*Book distribution day!

*St. Jude Fundraiser Dress day today ($3/online only/no refunds)

*4H Work Day until 4:30

*4H candy gram sale continues

Thursday, December 12:

*Return graded paper folder today.

*Sonic Slushy order open for Dec 18th (K-5th/$3/online only/no refunds)

*4H candy gram sale continues

Friday, December 13:

*Students may wear spirit shirts with uniform bottoms only.

*Sonic Slushy order open for Dec 18th (K-5th/$3/online only/no refunds)

*4H candy gram sale continues. LAST DAY!

Parents, PLEASE help us at car pool. We can't have cars in line too early as it's causing issues. If you are here before 7, you will be asked to leave campus and come back after 7.

We really need your help parents! We have so many parents in car line that it's causing issues. If you get here BEFORE we start unloading, the line is backing up to the road and that's not safe. If you get here and the line is already to the turn, PLEASE pull up and don't leave any gaps. If you see a bus needing to get out, please yield to the bus so they can get out othersies you can pull up and you DO NOT have to keep those gaps open. Please, please don't get here before 7:00. You need to arrive between 7 and be here before 8:00. If you arrive right at the bell, the duty teachers have to get to their classes. They can't stay there because the line just gets bigger and bigger after the bell. We know this can be frustrating but need you to understand that there has to be an end or they'd never get to their class. If you want to start your child on the bus, call and we can help get that started. THANK YOU for your cooperation and assistance.

A fellow colleague sent this note about Ms. Faust..

Sherry, thank you for being such a wonderful coworker. We make a great team and I’m glad I have you to learn from.You're an amazing teacher and the children love the person you have become. We are all lucky to have you in our lives.

Thank you Ms. Faust for all you do for your students and your colleagues.

This month we are focusing on Responsibility. Read below for how you can help by having conversations with your child about this month's connection both at school and at home.

*Wed, Dec 18: Sonic Slushy day (K-5/last day to order Mon, Dec 16)

*Fri, Dec 20: Early dismissal @ 11:45

*Mon, Dec 23: Christmas holiday begins

*Wed, Jan 8: Students return to school

*Tues, Jan 14: 2nd 9 week report cards sent home

*Wed, Jan 15: Fundraiser dress day

*Mon, Jan 20: Martin Luther King Junior Holiday-No School

Students can log into Clever at home. They can do Reflex Math to work on addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts. This is something that is quick and easy to do and helps students with fact fluency. This is for 1st-5th grades.

You have access to them at home——> Log into Clever, go to Amplify, and then click on the units. The “library” of books for each unit is in the boxes on the bottom on the page.

If you are interested in working for the Livingston Parish Public School System please apply online below.

How to apply online or to apply to be a Substitute:
1) Apply below (online application for employment).
2) After you have applied please phone or email our fingerprint office at 225-686-4369 or email fingerprints@lpsb.org to request our online substitute packet.
3) Once you receive the substitute packet by email and complete all the forms you will need to phone our fingerprint office at 225-686-4369 to set up your fingerprint appointment.

https://www.applitrack.com/lpsb/onlineapp/

Yeehaw! We are fully staffed with drivers. We are so thankful for our bus drivers getting students to and from school each day. We couldn't have school without them. Thank you drivers!

Parents, we are seeing students lose their cafeteria money and this causes problems. PLEASE use the online payment to put money in your child's account. This is much easier!

All LPPS students receive free breakfast and lunch. For students eating lunch in the cafeteria, there are extra items for purchase. Ice cream is sold on Fridays. (Not Pre-K) Parents are encouraged to add money to your child's account for these extra items. If your child uses cash, please know that change is not given and the money goes into their account. However, online is preferred for elementary students as they often lose cash. Click the link below to set up your student's account and add money to it. Cash can ONLY be used for extra cafeteria sales but online is highly preferred.

Parents, please be aware that this is in place if conditions warrant a late start.

LPPS Schools Emergency Winter Weather Late Arrival Plan

In the event that the area is experiencing wintery weather and driving early in the morning on such days would present a safety hazard, LPPS Schools created the following plan for starting school later in the day. Depending on the severity of the weather, schools could be delayed 2 or 3 hours. Please see below to know what that would look like for your child.

Two Hour Late Arrival Plan
1. All student start times will be moved (2) two hours later.
2. All bus pickup and carpool start times will be moved (2) two hours later.
3. (Example; 6:30 moves to 8:30)
4. All employee work arrival times will be moved (2) two hours later.
5. Breakfast will not be served.
6. Lunch schedule will remain the same.
7. Dismissal schedule will remain the same.

Three Hour Late Arrival Plan
1. All student start times will be moved (3) three hours later.
2. All bus pickup and carpool start times will be moved (3) three hours later.
3. (Example; 6:30 moves to 9:30)
4. All employee work arrival times will be moved (3) three hours later.
5. Breakfast will not be served.
6. Lunch schedule will remain the same.
7. Dismissal schedule will remain the same.

Email: misti.thomason@lpsb.org
Website: www.southforkelem.org
Location: 23300 Walker South Road, Denham Springs, LA, USA
Phone: 225-664-2281
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/South-Fork-Elementary-1677923075859627