GPE Parents: School will be dismissing early on Friday, December 17th. Buses will depart at 12:10 and parents may begin picking up students at 12:15. Merry Christmas!!
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GPE Parents: Also, Mr. Kenneth Rosette (Bus #512) DOES NOT have a substitute driver as of now. Please make arrangements to drop off and pick up your students until further notice. Sorry about the inconvenience.
GPE Parents: Mr. Darrell Edward (Bus #269) WILL NOT BE RUNNING this morning, Monday, December 13th. He WILL BE running to bring students home this afternoon. If this changes, we will update you sometime today.
GPE Parents: An update on Mr. Kenneth Rosette's bus (#512). Mr. Rosette will be out until further notice. A substitute driver will be running his route tomorrow, Thursday, December 9th and Friday, December 10th, ONLY IN THE MORNING. Please find afternoon transportation for your students for THURSDAY and FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Beginning Monday, December 13th, the substitute driver will be passing both MORNING and AFTERNOON. Also, please be aware that the bus may be passing a little earlier than usual. Thank you for your patience and cooperation!
GPE Parents: Mr. Kenneth Rosette's bus (#512) WILL NOT BE RUNNING this morning, December 8th. Sorry about the last minute notice, but the school received this information late. Please make arrangements to drop off and pick up your child today. More information will be forthcoming. Car rider line begins at 3:15 and passes through the gym parking lot before entering the main campus.
GPE Parents: Santa will be visiting Grand Prairie Elementary on December 15th to take pictures with our students! Students may dress in PJs to take their picture with Santa! You may begin sending the $5 fee now. If you'd like your children to take pictures with their siblings in another grade, please send a note with this information. Also, community members are welcome to make an appointment to come take a picture with Santa. Call the school to schedule an appointment! 337-826-3391
GPE parents: LEARNING BEYOND THE BELL HAS BEEN CANCELLED for today. Because of inclement weather, the after school program is cancelled for today, Monday, December 6th. Thank you for your patience and cooperation!
GPE Parents: Just a reminder that this year, our 4-H club has chosen as its Christmas Service project the Men’s Refinery Mission of Opelousas . We are asking for donations of men’s items. Please see the attached letter again for the list of items: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VBSg2GfpRqQME_LYw96aqLhlHPXGwBPz48MQFTwLUJo/edit?usp=sharing
We will be accepting items until Tuesday of next week. Thank you!
GPE Parents: Mr. Kenneth Rosette's bus (#512) WILL NOT BE RUNNING next week on MONDAY, December 6th and TUESDAY, December 7th. Please make arrangements to drop off and pick up your child on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Car rider line begins at 3:15 and passes through the gym parking lot before entering the main campus.
GPE parents: Christmas Candy Grams are on sale for $1 every day until Christmas break!
GPE Parents: Santa will be visiting Grand Prairie Elementary on December 15th to take pictures with our students! Students may wear pajamas to take these pictures. The pictures will cost $5.00 each and will be printed on site. Please see the attached flyer for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BVUlNRc-a23SDUTEjbViI04uPpFwhTkM/view?usp=sharing
Also, community members are welcome to make an appointment to come take a picture with Santa. Please call the school to schedule an appointment!
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GPE Parents: With the cold weather almost here for good, we would like to notify all of you that there is a large amount of jackets in our lost and found. We have been collecting these jackets since August, so if your child has been missing a jacket for a while, it may be in the office. Please call us or come by to look for your child's missing jacket(s).
GPE Parents: Just a reminder that students and staff have NO SCHOOL next week!
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GPE Parents, Community Members, and Staff: This year our 4-H club has chosen as its Christmas service project the Men’s Refinery Mission of Opelousas. This is a local faith based program offering temporary housing while helping men transition back into society. For more information about the Men’s Refinery Mission here is the website: http://refinerymission.org/ And see the attached letter for more information on how you can help us with our 4-H service project. Thank you! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ak8LMzRFw9MOTYksD_5gBNyXXxOvoN4h/view?usp=sharing
GPE parents: If you signed up to participate by decorating your trunk for Trunk or Treat, please arrive no later than 12:00. You will park on the side of the parking lot that is nearest the entrance driveway. Park facing each other's car with your trunk out. See the attached graphic for more explanation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zkw78D_Zi-E8KbsRfowUybcmNdY1JuIy/view?usp=sharing
Parents who are coming to volunteer or attend with their child, please park across the street at the gym. The event will end at 2:00. Your student's teacher will have a sign-out sheet with them. Please sign this before taking your child home.
GPE parents: Just a reminder that tomorrow we will be drawing for the Halloween Cauldron Raffle! The drawing will take place at 12:00 and will be posted on Facebook and our school website: https://grandprairieelem.slpsb.org/
You can still purchase chances until 11:00 tomorrow morning.
Beginning Monday, November 1st, face coverings for staff, students, and visitors will be optional in SLP public schools except when traveling on school buses. Updated guidance on quarantining during opt-out can be found by going to http://www.slpsb.org/apps/pages/NEWSROOM.
GPE parents: Our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat event is this Friday, October 29th from 12:30-2:00! Please see the attached menu of items that we will have for sale at our concession table. Also, we would love for parents to join us if you are able to! https://drive.google.com/file/d/14xQH5KkNHcbtFM-Au78NFXu6kqbmB-La/view?usp=sharing
GPE Parents: Mrs. Gina Baham's bus number HAS CHANGED PERMANENTLY from 257 to 622. Mrs. Gina's bus is now #622.
