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April 28- May 2, 2025
2 Instructional Days Until Leap Testing!
20 days until the end of the school year
Monday, April 28
Morning Prayer in C19 will begin at 7:15 a.m., and all are invited to attend.
CPE 24-25 staff shirt, new CPE polo, or we>me district shirt worn with jeans.
Prize cart for top winning classes for ZEARN and AR
Testing rooms covered by 8AM- Everything must be covered!!!
⭐STAR STUDENT DUE⭐ Certifcates will be in your boxes Monday morning
Practice LEAP science Test Grades 3&4 in Pear Assessment
Tuesday, April 29
Test papers go home
LEAP PEP RALLY for grades 3-5 in the gym. at 1:00 (ALL grades, please see the LEAP testing pep rally details)
All staff are welcome to wear jeans :)
STAR STUDENT ANNOUNCED
First grade EOY Google meet at 3:30
Wednesday, April 30
Day 1 of LEAP testing for grades 3-5 ELA/Math - You will need to review your LEAP information guide and leap testing binders multiple times before this day!
Grade 2 EOY Google meet at 3:30
Reminder- the bells will be OFF during the LEAP testing window April 30-May 6, we will not have morning announcements during LEAP testing. We will announce all birthdays the following week when LEAP testing is finished!
All Staff can wear jeans during state testing!
Thursday, May 1
Day 2 of LEAP testing for grades 3-5 ELA/Math
Reading Interventionist EOY Google meet at 3:30
National Principal's Day
All Staff can wear jeans during state testing!
Friday, May 2
Day 3 of LEAP testing for grades 3-5 ELA/Math
School Lunch Hero Day
All Staff can wear jeans during state testing!
Bus Driver Appreciation
Although Bus Driver Appreciation Day falls during our spring break, we don’t want to miss the chance to recognize the amazing individuals who play such an important role in our Jr. Patriots’ day! We will be celebrating our incredible bus drivers on Monday, April 28 to show them just how much we value all they do.
Every morning and afternoon, our bus drivers greet students with a smile, ensure their safety, and get them to and from school with care and dedication. Rain or shine, early mornings or late afternoons—they’re there, making a difference.
To help show our appreciation, we encourage all teachers to allow time for students to create heartfelt cards, drawings, or letters to express their gratitude.
Let’s come together to make this a special day for the people who help start and end our students’ school days on the right foot. 💙🚌❤️
🍎✨ May 2 is School Lunch Hero Day! ✨🍎
At CPE, we are beyond lucky to have the BEST cafeteria staff around! These incredible ladies bring more than just meals to our students — they serve up smiles, kindness, and love every single day. Whether it’s remembering a student’s favorite snack or offering a cheerful “good morning,” they brighten our campus and warm our hearts. 💛
They work hard behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly and ensure every Jr. Patriot is fed, happy, and ready to learn. We are SO thankful for their dedication, their positive energy, and the way they make our school feel like home.
Let’s make sure they feel extra appreciated on May 2 — with smiles, thank-you notes, high-fives, and lots of love!
Crystal, Clara, Jonathan, Louise, Felicia, Tosha, Samantha, and Shannon, we see you, we appreciate you, and we LOVE you! 🦸♀️💪💙
🎉 LEAP Pep Rally – Let’s Cheer On Grades 3–5! 🎉
We’re excited to host a LEAP Pep Rally on April 29 at 1:00 PM to celebrate and encourage our 3rd–5th grade Jr. Patriots as they gear up for testing!
📣 Cheer Route:
➡️ Grades PreK–2 will line Hall 1 and the side area near the library.
➡️ Grades 3–5 will walk down Hall 2 and will be cheered on by PreK–2 students by the side library area and down hall 1, then enter the front gym entrance.
🎉 Please note:
➡️ Only testing grades (3–5) will attend the pep rally inside the gym.
➡️ PreK–2 students will cheer from the hallway and side library area as the upper grades make their way to the rally.
Let’s bring the energy and show our support! Wear your spirit shirts, bring your smiles, and help us send our testing students into LEAP feeling confident and encouraged! 💙❤️📚
End of the year Checklist is here!!
https://secure.smore.com/n/n7sej
CPE 25-26 School Committees
Please take a moment and sign-up for 1 committee by Monday, May 5. Teachers can be on multiple committees, but all teachers need to be on at least one :). If you would like to be considered for more than one, please write it at the bottom of the survey. Thanks!
Survey: School Committees :)
Additional Important Information
⭐ZEARN Winners for the week of April 14-April 17 ⭐
Kinder: Mrs. Cristi's class
First: Mrs. Durbin's class
Second: Mrs. Tori's class
Third: Mrs. Darbi's HR
Fourth: Mrs. Jessica's HR
Fifth: Mrs. Bailey's HR
⭐AR Winners for the week of April 14-April 17⭐
Kinder: Mrs. Samantha's Class
First: Mrs. Durbin's Class
Second: Mrs. Tori's Class
Third: Mrs. Darbi's HR (Tori)
Fourth: Mrs. Lexi's HR (Jennifer)
Fifth: Ms. Britnni's HR
We will announce winners on Monday over the intercom, and will be coming around with our snack carts!! We are ready for week 15!
Continue to pump up your students about these new incentives! We are excited to reward them!🎉
Please see the links below for Summer Professional Development
Summer Professional Development (K-4)
Grades 5-8 Summer Professional Development (5-8)
LEAP Practice Tests 24-25
The Practice Test is not to be used as a grade.
The Science Practice test can be given on Monday, April 28. The science practice test is in Pear Assessment for both grades 3 and 4.
There is currently no social studies practice test.
Summer Programming
Please see the attached flyer with information about summer programming.
Staff summer Programming Information PDF
Parent Summer Programming Information PDF
EOY Google Meets
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the EOY Google Meet for your grade level. This is an excellent place for you to share feedback for the year for curriculum and learning.
Classroom Rostering
Teachers, we are in the process of creating a schedule for grade-level teams to meet and discuss student placement for the upcoming year. To prepare for this, each teacher will need to complete a placement card for every student in your class (pink for girls, blue for boys). The cards will be placed in your box this week, and we ask that they be completed by the time we meet in May.
The goal is to balance the caseloads across grade levels. Special education resource teachers will need to be present for these meetings.
We value your insight and expertise in understanding your students, and we appreciate your help in creating balanced caseloads. (Please note: 5th grade teachers do not need to complete this.) Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
Finalizing SLTs
We are ready to begin finalizing many SLTs! Once the third benchmark assessment is administered in grades 1–5, you will have five days to grade the assessments and enter the data into your SLT recording sheet. Please place the completed sheet in the black box for review. Admin will go over the data and return the sheet to you, at which point you may enter the information into the LES platform. We are also ready to finalize fluency SLTs. After all make-ups have been completed, enter your data into your fluency spreadsheet and report the results on your SLT in LES. Once everything is entered, email your evaluator so we can complete the process on our end!
*NEW*We are excited to share that we’re planning a Beautification Day after school lets out, on June 7th. We will be inviting our community to volunteer on this day! This will be a wonderful opportunity to make our school even more beautiful!
All supplies will be provided by the school!
Tasks for Beautification Day
Tasks for Beautification Day
🌸 Flowers at the front of the school/ cleaning up bushes/ parking lot
🅿️ Repainting of the parking area and bus/car parking lot lines
🎨 Painting the walls toward the first-grade hallways
👶 First-grade hallway painting- Mural Project
🏢 Painting the walls in the office
🧼 Cleaning the windows around the school
🚪 Painting exterior doors
🌱 Garden boxes cleanup
🔢 Painting dismissal numbers
🎨 If time allows: Painting the wall in the CPT room
If you think of any other tasks that would be great to add to the list, please send me an email for consideration! We’re always open to new ideas! 📧 We would like to have a lead person for each area we will be working on! Please let me know if you would like to be a lead person. This person would meet with Mrs. Jessica & Mrs. Mary and would be in charge of the designated job on that day! :)
🎉 Attention Jr. Patriots! 🎉
The CPE Student Council is hosting a School Uniform Drive from May 12–16!
Get ready to ignite your summer with an incredible opportunity for growth, inspiration, and a chance to win amazing prizes! We're thrilled to announce the
EdTech Vermilion Conference, coming this July!!!
This isn't just another conference; it's a chance to recharge, reconnect, and rediscover the joy of teaching. We're crafting an experience that goes beyond the latest gadgets, focusing on the heart of education: YOU!
Hands-on Workshops: Get ready to roll up your sleeves and explore the latest and greatest edtech tools. From interactive whiteboards to AI-powered learning platforms, we'll have something for everyone.
Explore Innovative Teaching Strategies: Discover engaging techniques that will bring your lessons to life, regardless of subject.
Dive into Practical Workshops: Learn actionable strategies for classroom management, student engagement, and fostering a positive learning environment.
Experience a Diverse Range of Topics: We will be covering topics ranging from classroom management, to new teaching techniques, and yes, even some EdTech!
Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow educators, share ideas, and build your professional learning network.
It's close to home! Enjoy professional development right here in Vermilion Parish
Mark your calendars!
Dates: July 10th 8:00-3:00
Location: Leblanc Elementary School
Registration details: Registration opens April 20th!
Are you interested in presenting at the EdTech Vermilion Conference?
Do you have a unique teaching strategy, innovative classroom practice, or inspiring story to share? We invite you to submit a proposal to present! Share your knowledge and contribute to the professional growth of your colleagues.
EOY Grade Level Award Ceremonies
May 15 PreK: 9:00-10:00 AM Mrs. Jill and Ms. Karlee's class
May 15 PreK: 11:00-12:00 PM Mrs. Dana and Mrs. Ashley's class
May 20 Kindergarten: 8:30-9:30AM
May 20 Fourth: 10:00-11:00 AM
May 20 Second: 1:00-2:00 PM
May 21 First: 9:00- 10:00 AM
May 21 Third: 10:30-11:30 AM
May 21 Fifth: 1:00-2:00 PM
Dress Code Guidelines: Students are allowed to wear dress clothes OR school uniforms on their award ceremony day
Girls’ tops/dresses cannot be strapless, spaghetti/noodle straps, haltered, or open backed without a cardigan or jacket on top. Straps must be at least 1 ½ inches in width to wear without a cardigan or jacket. Tops that are see-through, tight-fitting, or that which exposes the mid-section are not allowed.
Dress/skirt hemlines must meet or exceed fingertips when arms are held straight and parallel to the body.
Short Set Rompers are not permitted.
Shoes—Flip-flops, slippers, and beach shoes are not permitted.
⭐LEAP Testing Rewards ⭐
Raffle System: Sharing this ahead of time! Grades-3-5, you can begin to discuss this with your students!
We will introduce a raffle this year.
Each day, students will earn a ticket by meeting established expectations and demonstrating their best effort on the assessment.
Two students will be selected from each homeroom in a daily drawing, with prizes awarded to encourage and recognize their dedication.
****NEW***🎟️ Tickets will be collected at the end of each testing day.
🏆 Winners will be announced over the intercom.
For students testing in small groups:
📩 Small group testing teachers should return each student’s ticket to their homeroom teacher so it can be included in the daily drawing.
Students who meet the expectations for all 5 days of testing will get the chance to throw a ball and hit the target to dunk Mrs. Jessica or Mrs. Mary in a water-filled tank! It’s your shot at some splashy fun!
NEW LEAP INFORMATION Packet (Shared at test security Meeting)
LEAP Information Packet- shared at test security meeting
REMINDER: Rooms must be Covered by 8AM On Monday, April 28th. Everything must be covered! We will be coming around to check all Testing rooms after the annoucements.
DIBELS Growth🌱📖
We’re kicking off the second half of the year with a fun and motivating AR reading challenge! Each week, we’ll be tracking the progress of every homeroom in AR reading, and the class with the highest AR points earned in a week in each grade level will earn some awesome rewards! 🎯
The winning students will get an extra snack from the snack cart 🍪, and the reading teachers will get to pick a treat and drink from the teacher cart! 🥤🎉
To be considered for the incentive, each class in each grade will need a minimum of 80% of their students to complete 3 or more on-grade level lessons each week. The class that has the most on-level lessons completed, with at least 80% of its students completing the lessons, will earn an extra snack from the snack cart each week.
If there is a week in pacing where only 2 lessons are taught, you will need to assign another on-level lesson during that week.
It's Tshirt Tuesday
🎨 Color Run Day is Coming! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Get ready for a fun and colorful day! To help your child enjoy the event safely and comfortably, please have them wear:
✅ A white t-shirt – The color powder shows up best on white!
✅ Old shorts or pants – Choose something you don’t mind getting colorful.
✅ Comfortable running shoes – Sneakers that can handle a little mess.
✅ Sunglasses (optional)
✅ A hat or bandana (optional)
Tip: You may want to pack a towel and a change of clothes for after the run.
Let’s make this a bright and joyful memory for our Jr. Patriots! 🌈✨
All staff are encouraged to participate with their students, but it not required! Staff participating may wear shorts/ joggers.
🌸Staff Calendar🌸
Looking Ahead
April 28- Students return from Easter Break, LEAP Science Practice tests grades 3 & 4, ALL CLASSROOMS MUST BE COVERED FOR LEAP by 8AM, Kindergarten Grade EOY Meeting, BUS Driver Appreciation!
April 29- LEAP PEP RALLY, First Grade EOY google meeting
April 30- LEAP Testing Begins for students in grades 3-5 ELA/MATH, Second-grade EOY meeting
May 1- LEAP TESTING ELA/MATH, National Principal's Day
May 2- LEAP TESTING ELA/Math, School Lunch Hero Day
May 5- LEAP TESTING Science, Teacher Appreciation Week, Committee sign-up due🌞, PBIS meeting at 3:45 in C19
May 6- LEAP TESTING Social Studies, Teacher Appreciation Week🌞
May 7- Teacher Appreciation Week, National School Nurse Day, Principal's Meeting, Grade 3 ELA/SS google Meet, Grade 4 Math Science EOY Google meet🌞
May 8- Teacher Appreciation Week, Grade 3 Math/ Science EOY google meet, Grade 4 ELA/SS EOY google meet, Band Day 🌞
May 9- Teacher Appreciation Week🌞 4th Nine weeks AR Party
May 12- 5th Grade Field Trip to NVMS, May 12-16 CPE Uniform Drive
May 13- Teaching Artist Program Lesson for Second Grade, Possible Retention/ RTI Meetings, Students may pay cool cash to wear a Tie-Dye or summer shirt, Kona Ice for AR all nine weeks!
May 14- Dare Demo Day, Teaching Artist Program for 5th Grade, Grade due at 8:00AM
May 15- PreK Graduation 9:00AM Mrs. Jill & Mrs. Karlee
11:00AM- Mrs. Dana & Mrs. Ashley, Dare Graduation 1:30PM
May 16-PBIS FUN DAY
May 19- Speech Pathologist Appreciation Day
May 20- Kindergarten Awards 8:30-9:30AM
4th Awards- 10:00-11:00
2nd Awards- 1:00-2:00PM
May 21- PreK and K Last day of school
1st Awards: 9:00-10:00AM
3rd Awards: 10:30-11:30AM
5th Grade Promotion Ceremony: 1:00PM-2:00PM
May 22- PreK and K Conferences
May 23- PreK and K Conferences, Last day of school for grades 1-5
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