Happy Sunday! Throughout the year we have celebrated our different groups of staff and this week we will celebrate our teachers, paras, and tutors. Thank you for all the donations and help to make this a special week for our staff. Encourage your student to tell their teachers thank you for a great year. OUr 3rd and 4th graders will finish their LEAP testing this week. Students have been doing a

great job with testing and we are so excited to see the results of their hard work all year. LEAP scores will not be available until next school year. For our 5th graders, they will get their scores from the junior high. Be sure to watch our FB page for posts about our Celebration of Excellence for LEAP awards next year so 5th graders can come back and celebrate their successes. Our 3rd graders who have not made the required DIBELS score will have 1 more chance to test before school ends. We will continue working with them until we do their last test. All decisons about promotions and retentions will be decided once grades are finalized. Retention notices will be sent home with students. If your student has missed more than 10 excused absences, turn in doctor's notes this week to be sure their absences are under the limit. Be sure to note the important dates for Pre-K, K and 5th grade Closing Ceremonies and 5th grade DARE graduation. Other grades do not have end of the year programs. Important information about the Pre-K, K, and 5th grade ceremonies is below. Thank you for your partnership in helping our Broncos to learn and grow. It's going to be a great week to be a Bronco!

Monday, May 5:

*Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

*Happy Monday!

*3rd grade LEAP testing

Tuesday, May 6:

*3rd grade LEAP testing continues. Last day unless any makeups are needed for absences.

Wednesday, May 7:

*Happy Nurse Appreciation Day!

*4th grade LEAP testing starts back today

*Graded paper folders sent home today.

Thursday, May 8:

*Sonic slushy day (Blue coconut/K-5th/$4/online only/sales end Sunday at midnight)

*4th grade LEAP testing-last day unless makeup testing is needed (for absences)

*Return graded paper folder.

Friday, May 9:

*Students may wear spirit shirts with uniform bottoms.

COWBOY: We no longer have a Cowboy driver. Cowboy will continue to ride on Tumbleweed the rest of the year. Tumbleweed will be split between Coyote and Tumbleweed like we've been doing until the end of the year.

SPURS: Ms. Nicky, B356 will begin doing Horseshoe and Spurs each AM and PM together starting Monday, April 21st.

MUSTANG: Ms. Keisha , B542, will be back and running Mustang route on Monday, April 21st. Yeehaw!

BRONCO: Bronco students will continue to ride with Rodeo/Mrs. Chrissy both AM and PM.

ARMADILLO: Starting Monday, April 21st, Ms. Cheryl, B899, will be driving Armadillo route.

Car pool parents, there are chunks of time during car pool when we have no cars to unload. Then at the 8:00 bell, cars pull up and we can't unload after the bell. We have to end at the bell-if we keep unloading, cars keep coming and then teachers and staff are late to class. Please watch your time-if you are not able to get here AND unload before the bell at 8:00, please get here earlier or send your child on the bus. Students arriving late will need to be walked inside the office and signed in on their check in/out card. Please do not send students to walk behind buses as that's dangerous and students must be walked into the office when they are late. Thank you for your cooperation to keep students safe.

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 otherwise 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.

*Tues, May 13: K Parent Picnic

*Tues, May 13: Senior Walk @ 1:00 for graduating seniors

*Wed, May 14: Pre-K Parent Picnic

*Thurs, May 15: DARE Graduation @ 9:00

*Mon, May 19: Kindergarten Closing Ceremonies (9/Eymard, 10/Sebastian, 11/Martin)

*Tues, May 20: Kindergarten & 5th Closing Ceremonies (9/Poche & Ross, 10/Hamilton, 11/Hano and Vaughan, 1/Brown and Taylor)

*Fri, May 23: Last Day of School. Early dismissal @ 11:45.

Someone sent this sweet message about Mrs. Canada...

Mrs. Canada is an amazing teacher who loves her students and gives 100% every day. I’m honored to work with her and have learned so much from her personally and professionally.

Thank you Mrs. Canada!

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/

Please note...May menus are subject to change without notice.

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