Chackbay Elementary
2011-2012
Robby J. Lee, Principal
Lani Aucoin, Administrative Assistant
101 School Lane
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Telephone: (985) 633-2348
Fax: (985) 633-4710
Cafeteria: (985) 633-7828
Secretary: Lori Tabor
Professional School Counselor: Sherry McKnight
School Hours: 8:15-3:15
School Colors: Kelly Green and White
School Mascot: Cajun on an Alligator
WELCOME
The 2011-2012 school year will be a memorable one! By using this
handbook and working together, each of us will have a rewarding educational
experience.
On behalf of the faculty and staff, you are invited to visit our
school, attend programs, and become an active member of our Parent Teacher
Club. The P.T.C. is the heart of our excellent volunteer program. We are
happy to have you and your child with us!
CALENDAR
August 5 ----------------1st - 5th students report
August 31------------Early Dismissal 12:15pm
September 5---------------------------Labor Day
September 6-------------------Progress Reports
September 28--------Early Dismissal 12:15pm
October 6------------------End of 1st Nine Wks.
October 7, 10, 11---------------------Fall Break
October 14 -------------Report Cards go home
October 26-----------Early Dismissal 12:15pm
November 10------------------Progress Reports
November 21-25------------------Thanksgiving
December 16-------------End of 2nd Nine Wks.
Dec. 19-Jan. 2 ----------Christmas/New Years
January 3-----------------------------No School
January 6--------------Report Cards go Home
January 16-------------Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 25----------Early Dismissal 12:15pm
February 3--------------------Progress Reports
Feb.20-24----------------------------Mardi Gras
February 29---------Early Dismissal 12:15pm
March 12----------------End of 3rd Nine Weeks
March 15----------------Report Cards go Home
March 20 ----------------LEAP/iLEAP Phase 1
March 28------------Early Dismissal 12:15pm
April 6------------------------------Good Friday
April 12–18 ------------LEAP/iLEAP Phase 2
April 19-----------------------Progress Reports
April 23-27------------------------Easter Break
May 25-----------------------Students’ last day
CHILD CARE
Before & After school care is available beginning at 6:30 AM until school
takes in and ending at 5:30 PM. Registration forms and fee information can
be picked up at the front office.
VISITORS/VOLUNTEERS
All are welcome! To ensure safety, you must:
1. Go directly to the office for a Visitor’s Pass
2. Sign the sign-in notebook
3. Visits must be prearranged with teacher
4. Do Not enter any room without authorization
5. Sign-out in the office when leaving
ARRIVAL
Students, except for those in child care, may not arrive earlier than 7:50am
when duty begins. The take-in bell rings at 8:15am.
DISMISSAL
All students will be dismissed at 3:15. Students must have a routine way to
go home each day. If an emergency requires a change, a letter must be sent
to the teacher/office first thing in the morning. Students not having a note
will go home according to their routine dismissal.
To avoid confusion, DO NOT call or come early for students toward the end of
the day unless a note was sent that morning.
BUS TRANSPORTATION
All students who ride buses are subject to state and local board
regulations. Any behavior that distracts the driver is a hazard. It is
critical that children observe bus safety and conduct rules. Noncompliant
students may lose riding privileges following parent notification.
Bus changes are not allowed, due to overloading of buses. A note
must be sent if a student is not riding the bus home, stating who will pick
him/her up.
ATTENDANCE
State law requires that students attend school regularly except for
personal illness (verified by a doctor), death in the family, or extenuating
circumstances. Do not send ill children to school. A student who misses 18
or more days (excused or unexcused) is not promoted. Academic success is
reflective of good attendance. Please try to schedule routine appointments
during non-school hours. Attendance investigations will be made by the
Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance for excessive/habitual absences or
tardies.
When an absent child returns, a note must be sent to the homeroom
teacher to explain the absence. This does not mean that the absence is
automatically excused. Work assigned prior to the absence is expected to be
made up on the day of his/her return.
Because your child may become ill at school, make sure that the
STUDENT EMERGENCY INFORMATION sheet that you complete at the beginning of
each school year is up to date.
TARDINESS
Any student arriving after the take-in bell at 8:15 is considered tardy. The
LA Compulsory Attendance Law regards tardiness as seriously as absences.
Excessive tardiness may result in disciplinary action. When late, the
student AND THE PARENT are required to sign in at the office. The student
will be issued a tardy slip to enter class.
CHECK OUT POLICY
If your child will be leaving during the day, please send a note to school
with him/her. He/she must be signed out in the office by an adult listed on
the “Sign out card”. Only designated persons on the card are allowed to pick
up your child from school with proper identification. Students may not be
checked out after 3:00pm so as to have a safe and orderly dismissal. A
record is kept of all school time missed.
PARKING
Visitors are not to park in the “staff parking” or “reserved parking” spaces
in the front of the school. Parking is allowed in the front of the school
between 8:30am to 2:30pm.
MEDICATION
By law, teachers cannot administer medication. Prescription medication given
over a long period of time is given by trained personnel. A medication form
signed by the parent and doctor is required. The parent must bring the
medication to school in its properly labeled original container and count out
the supply to the school nurse. Students may NOT carry medication of any
type on school grounds.
UNIFORM POLICY
Uniforms must be worn each day as follows:
Shirts - white or kelly green collared oxford or polo. Long or short sleeves
may be worn.
Pants/shorts/skirts/jumpers/skorts –
• Traditional style khaki cotton twill
• No baggy or oversized clothes
• No pockets on lower legs
• No logos on these items
• Pants worn at waistline with tucked in shirts and black or brown
belts if there are belt loops
Socks – visible solid white or khaki
Shoes – any style with a closed back and front
ID Tags – To be worn at all times, lost tags will be replaced by parents
starting at a cost of $2.00.
CONFERENCES
We encourage parents to schedule conferences. If you have a concern about a
school program, about school information, or your child’s performance or
behavior, please send a note to the teacher requesting a conference. Unless
you want to meet before or after school, please ask the teacher when it would
be convenient to meet with you during school hours so that he/she can arrange
a time that will not interfere with instructional time.
Student planners have been given to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students and
serve as a school/home communication. These planners must be with student at
all instructional times. Should a student lose his planner, he/she will be
required to purchase a new one at a cost of $5.00.
Assignments and upcoming events are to be written in them. The planners have
an area for parent/teacher comments. Please get in the habit of using this
space as needed to communicate with each other. Each weekly page spread also
has activities to promote critical thinking skills. Please discuss these
activities with your child.