Palmetto Elementary School

Due to severe weather forecasted for our area on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, all St. Landry Parish schools and administrative offices will be closed. This closure includes all after-school activities and sports practices. We anticipate resuming regular school hours on Thursday, April 11th. This decision was made after close consultation with the National Weather Service and the Office of Emergency Preparedness to ensure the safety of our students and staff, which remains our top priority. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we take necessary precautions during this severe weather event. We appreciate your continued support of our district. Stay safe!

Due to severe weather forecasted for our area on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, all St. Landry Parish schools and administrative offices will be closed. This closure includes all after-school activities and sports practices. We anticipate resuming regular school hours on Thursday, April 11th. This decision was made after close consultation with the National Weather Service and the Office of Emergency Preparedness to ensure the safety of our students and staff, which remains our top priority. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we take necessary precautions during this severe weather event. We appreciate your continued support of our district. Stay safe!

Happy National Paraprofessionals Day! Today, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our SLP paraprofessionals who work tirelessly to support students and make a difference in our schools. Your dedication and hard work do not go unnoticed. Thank you for all that you do! #ParaprofessionalsDay

Let's give a huge shoutout to all our incredible SLP Assistant Principals! It's National Assistant Principal Week, and we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your dedication, hard work, and unwavering support for students, teachers, and staff. Thank you for your tireless efforts in shaping school communities and fostering a positive learning environment. Your commitment doesn't go unnoticed. Here's to you, Assistant Principals - you truly make a difference! #AssistantPrincipalWeek #slpProud

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Palmetto Elementary parents: If you are able to, please donate plastic Easter eggs for the Easter Hunt at school by Tuesday 3/26/24. Students will receive 5 bronco bucks for your donation.

Check out all of the exciting things happening at Palmetto Elementary in this week's newsletter!!! https://www.smore.com/n/60h32

Palmetto Elementary students: Mr. Evan's bus # 544 is not running Monday (3/18/24) or Tuesday (3/19/24).

Palmetto Elementary reminders: Tomorrow, Friday 3/15, Jean Day- $1 jeans, $1 shirt, $1 hat, $1 boots/crocs/yezzys Kona Ice will be on campus, prices range from $3-$6. Keep selling those Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and help our school furnish our new building that will house our lower elementary students! Work on your ELA/Math BINGO board! Complete bingo and receive a free recess pass; get a blackout and receive a pizza party and free recess pass!

Palmetto Elementary stakeholders...Here's this week's newsletter...make sure to check out all the upcoming events and dates for this month! https://www.smore.com/n/60h32

The Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Families can conveniently apply online at https://www.slpsb.org/o/maca or obtain an application directly from the MACA campus. Please visit the school's website or contact the office for more information.

Palmetto Elementary stakeholders: Your child will go home with a ELA/Math Bingo sheet in their communication folder this week. This is our Parental Involvement project for the month of March. Please help your student to complete the bingo sheet with you. Evidence of each square being completed needs to be sent to the school's Facebook page or the homeroom teacher's remind account. Students will receive a free recess for a bingo. If they get a blackout (all squares colored), they will receive a pizza party with a free recess.

Join us for the 2nd Student Arts Expo in St. Landry Parish – a free and family-friendly festival of student artwork, live performances, and fun arts activities. The festival is March 23, 2024, from 10 AM to 3 PM in the Opelousas courthouse square. This festival is a celebration of student-artists in all artistic disciplines from every corner of St. Landry Parish. 🎨🎼🎷🎤

Palmetto Elementary's weekly newsletter is linked! Check out all of the awesome things we have going on this month!!! https://www.smore.com/n/60h32

The SLP Early Learning Network is now accepting applications for children aged birth to 5. Interested parties can apply at the site for which your child is zoned to attend or online at https://earlylearningnetworkslp.org.

It brings us GREAT pride and excitement to announce that our 6th grade team placed FIRST today in their competition at the Black History Quiz Bowl at Southern University!!! We are beyond thrilled and ecstatic at the achievement of our students! Beaming BRONCO joy and spirit so much we can't contain it!!!

Congratulations to our A-team 5th Graders who won FIRST place at the Annual Black History Quiz bowl at Southern University today!!! To say we are proud as a school is an understatement, we are ELATED with yall's accomplishment! This proves that dedication, studying and hard-work can yield excellent results!

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The virtual science experiment is a BONUS opportunity that you can do with your student at home. We ask that, as a family, you click on the link and watch the video no later than February 23rd , and you can either send a picture through the REMIND app, on the facebook page, or in the google classroom of the completed experiment done by the family. Pre-K: https://thesoccermomblog.com/glitter-germy-hands-experiment/#:~:text=In%20a%20mixing%20bowl%2C%20combine,the%20outline%20of%20their%20hand Kindergarten: https://youtu.be/lgxJRTPZFU8?feature=shared 1st Grade: https://youtu.be/CzRRP5mFeR0?feature=shared 2nd Grade: https://youtu.be/CPOKDru-2ug?si=RnyzbgBzF7P54RtW 3rd Grade: (choice of one) https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/make-lemon-volcano?from=YouTube https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/diet-coke-mentos?from=YouTube https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/candy-rainbow-diffusion?from=YouTube 4th Grade: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/naked-egg-experiment-rubber-egg-science/ 5th Grade:https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/breath-in-the-cold?code=5a95bb166cfcfc457c0bc1102609f5b2 6th Grade: https://mommypoppins.com/content/weework-kids-activities-marshmallow-catapults

This week's newsletter with all the happenings going on at Palmetto Elementary.... https://www.smore.com/60h32