Newsletter
February 2010
Cecil Picard Elementary at Maurice
February Calendar Events
1-5 Counselor’s Week
5 Parish Science Fair F.I.E.B
8 4-H Meeting 8:45
9 Cookie Dough Fundraiser
12 Third Grade Mardi Gras Parade
15-17 No School Mardi Gras Holiday
19 PBS Mid Term Reward—Field Day
24 Cookie Dough Fundraiser Ends
25 Pre-K Round Up (8:30-11:30)
Kindergarten Round Up (12:30-1:30)
26 4th Six weeks ends
26 Parent’s Night Out- Relay for Life
(6 p.m. to 9 p.m. C.P.E. gym)
March Calendar Events
4 PBS Reward Pajama Day
5 Principal’s List, Honor Roll and Most Improved Extra Recess with a treat
5 Tag Student’s New Orleans Field Trip
5 Report Cards Sent Home
8 4-H Meeting
8 Principal’s List Free Dress Day
17 St. Patrick’s Day
23 LEAP 4th Grade Writing and Math Criterion Referenced Items
25 Cookie Dough Delivery
26 Pre-K/Kindergarten Musical 9:30
27 Regional Social Studies Fair
29 Easter Break begins-Students return on April 64-H News
Congratulations to 4-H exhibitors Shelbi Picard and Lani Trahan. Shelbi showed her pig and placed 5th in Showmanship at the District Show. She also earned 4th and 5th place ribbons in her class. Lani placed 3rd in Showmanship with her pig at the Parish Show and 6th at the District Show. Great job Shelbi and Lani! We are proud of you.
Congratulations to Taylor Dartez, Ariel Plowden, Ross Clark, Victoria Diaz, and Draven Vice for making Parish Honor Band. Keep up the hard work! Thank you Ms. Church we appreciate all you do.
Young Author’s Contest Winners
Congratulations to:
Hunter Bourque- 4th Grade Fiction
Giovanni Wilson-5th Grade Fiction
Superintendent Schexnayder will visit C.P.E and present these students with certificates and medals in the month of February.
Counselor’s Corner
LEAP and iLEAP testing is right around the corner. Here are some important dates to remember.
§ April 12-16, 2010 are the dates LEAP and iLEAP will be administered.
§ 4th graders will also take part of the LEAP on March 23, 2010.
§ 4th graders will take the LEAP – Louisiana Educational Assessment Program – which is a criterion referenced test designed to assess student performance according to state content standards and benchmarks in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Phase 1 of LEAP testing will take place March 23 and will cover skills in English Language Arts – Writing and Math criterion referenced items.
§ 3rd, 5th, and 6th graders will take the iLEAP – Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program – which is a norm-referenced and criterion referenced test designed to assess student achievement in multiple subjects – Reading, Language, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
TEST TAKING TIPS
1. Communicate to your child the importance of the
test and encourage your child to do his/her best.
2. Insist on an appropriate time for bed to ensure
proper rest.
3. Provide a good breakfast on a daily basis.
4. Try to make the morning of the test a pleasant one.
Avoiding excessive stress and pressure is important
for a positive testing experience.
5. Make every effort to have your child arrive at school
before the 8:10 a.m. bell. Make-up tests will be
difficult to schedule.
6. Tell your child to attempt to answer all of the
questions and not to leave any blank. Students
can get partial credit on the open-ended items.
7. Explain to your child the importance of using time
wisely. If your child gets stuck on a question,
encourage him/her to choose the best answer.
8. Remind your child to listen carefully to the
instructions from the teacher, and to read the
directions and each question carefully.
9. Encourage your child to stay focused on the test,
even if other students finish early.
10. Remind your child that it is okay to mark in the
test booklet as a help in taking the test –
example: underlining important words, etc. – but
to mark all answers on the answer sheet.
Counselor’s Week
February 1-5, 2010 was Counselor’s Week. We would like to recognize Mrs. Maxine Dartez, our school counselor for all of the hard work and effort she puts into Cecil Picard Elementary. Her kindness and thoughtfulness warm the hearts of our students, faculty, and every life she touches. We appreciate everything she does for our school.
Haiti Relief
The parents and students of Cecil Picard Elementary have once again proved to be the best. During our 100 Day Celebration, students were encouraged to donate 100 coins to assist the people of Haiti. We also had a jean day on February 1, 2010 for Haiti relief. C.P.E Jr. Beta Club donated $100. Those combined donations raised a total of $2048.25. Again, we thank you for your generosity.
Relay for Life
On February 2, we had a jean day and the proceeds for that fundraiser went to Relay for Life. We raised $346 for another great cause.
Coming Soon!!!
Brochures for the Cookie Dough Fundraiser will go home February 9th. The proceeds will help provide funds for instructional materials, operating expenses, motivational incentives for students, faculty and staff and other expenditures that are not funded through other sources. Get your Cookie Dough from a Cecil Picard student. Fundraiser will end on February 24th. Estimated delivery time will be March 25th.
Vermilion Parish Science Fair Winners
Chemistry- 2nd Place Taylor Dartez “Simply Sublime: A Study of Dry Ice”
Chemistry-3rd Place Juan Amador “How Salty Does the Sea Have to Be for an Egg to Float?’
Engineering-3rd Place Alex Granger “ How to Make a Dimmer Switch?”
Engineering-Honorable Mention Draven Vice “Sweating the Score?”
Medicine and Health-2nd Place Hogan Melebeck “How Tasty are the Tastebuds?”
Microbiology-3rd Place-“ Alli Leblanc “Handwashing vs. Handsanitizer: Which is better?”
Microbiology-1st Place- Ali Picard “How to Make a Wine Glass Sing?”
Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-Up on Thursday, February 25, 2010.
Registration for Pre-Kindergarten will be from
8:30 – 11:30.
Registration for Kindergarten will be from
12:30 – 1:30.
The legal guardian must be present with the following documents:
1) Original state certified birth certificate
2) Child’s social security card
3) Child’s immunization record
4) Custody papers, if applicable
5) Two forms of proof of domicile. Documents show a physical address, not a post ……office box number.
· Current electric bill is required, in legal guardian’s name (If electric bill is in name other than legal guardian, then a Vermilion Parish School Board Affidavit verifying student residence must be completed. Affidavit forms are available in school office.)
· Water or gas bill
· Apartment or house lease receipt or documentation providing ownership
· Filed Homestead Exemption Application Form
· Placement by OCS
6) Proof of income (for Pre-K only) – Must provide one of the following:
· 2 most recent pay stubs for each employed household member, OR
· W-2 forms for 2009 income records, OR
· Federal income tax return form 1040 for 2009 per household member.
7) IEP, if applicable
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL DOCUMENTS BE PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION! YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE REGISTERED IF ANY ITEMS ARE MISSING. MISSING DOCUMENTS WILL CAUSE A DELAY IN YOUR CHILD’S REGISTRATION AND YOUR CHILD WILL BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST UNTIL ALL DOCUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED! PLEASE NOTE THAT PRE-K HAS LIMITED SLOTS!
NO SCHOOL
February 15-17
In observance of Mardi Gras Holiday