Help your child learn real-life lessons from screen time
In real life, problems don't always get resolved in 30 minutes the way they often do on TV shows. But watching a show with your child can lead to a discussion about ways to solve problems in real life. After you watch together, turn off the show and talk. Was that the most effective way to solve the problem the characters faced? What else does your child think they could have done? Has your child ever faced a similar situation? What happened?
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In real life, problems don't always get resolved in 30 minutes the way they often do on TV shows. But watching a show with your child can lead to a discussion about ways to solve problems in real life. After you watch together, turn off the show and talk. Was that the most effective way to solve the problem the characters faced? What else does your child think they could have done? Has your child ever faced a similar situation? What happened?
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Our 4th graders are ready to LEAP into success this Monday! 🐸✨
They’ve worked so hard, stayed focused, and shown so much growth all year long. We are so proud of their determination and confidence as they prepare to tackle their LEAP test!
Let’s cheer them on and wish them the best of luck—they’ve got this! 💚📚
Use pictures to encourage creative writing
To strengthen creative writing skills, have your elementary schooler write a story based on pictures. Together, cut out interesting, unrelated pictures from catalogs, magazines or newspapers. Have your child choose four or five and tell you a story that links them together. (How does the tiger connect to the rocket?) Then, have your child write the story down. For variety, scramble the picture order and ask your child to tell a new story.
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To strengthen creative writing skills, have your elementary schooler write a story based on pictures. Together, cut out interesting, unrelated pictures from catalogs, magazines or newspapers. Have your child choose four or five and tell you a story that links them together. (How does the tiger connect to the rocket?) Then, have your child write the story down. For variety, scramble the picture order and ask your child to tell a new story.
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Specific questions keep communication flowing
If you worry about whether you'll still be able to talk together when your child is a teen, you're not alone. Worrying won't help, but establishing effective communication habits will. Listen whenever your child wants to talk. One way to encourage a quiet child to talk is to ask specific questions, such as "What was the most unusual thing that happened today?" Start with questions that aren't threatening, like "What do you think of this picture in the catalog?"
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If you worry about whether you'll still be able to talk together when your child is a teen, you're not alone. Worrying won't help, but establishing effective communication habits will. Listen whenever your child wants to talk. One way to encourage a quiet child to talk is to ask specific questions, such as "What was the most unusual thing that happened today?" Start with questions that aren't threatening, like "What do you think of this picture in the catalog?"
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Port Barre Elementary Lil Red Hots proudly go red and black as we wish the Port Barre High School Baseball team good luck in Round 2 of the playoffs! ❤️🖤⚾️
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to the people who truly keep the world spinning! 🌎✨ From managing the chaos to keeping the gears turning, your hard work behind the scenes is what makes our success possible. We’d be lost without you!
🎓 Calling All Port Barre Elementary Seniors! 🎓
If you’re a graduating senior from the Class of 2026 who attended Port Barre Elementary School at any point during your elementary years, we’d love to welcome you back!
Join us on May 14 at 1:00 PM for a special Senior Walk through the halls where your journey began. Come dressed in your cap and gown and celebrate how far you’ve come.
This is your chance to inspire our current students by showing them what dedication, hard work, and big dreams can lead to. 💫
We can’t wait to see you back at PBES for this meaningful moment!
If you’re a graduating senior from the Class of 2026 who attended Port Barre Elementary School at any point during your elementary years, we’d love to welcome you back!
Join us on May 14 at 1:00 PM for a special Senior Walk through the halls where your journey began. Come dressed in your cap and gown and celebrate how far you’ve come.
This is your chance to inspire our current students by showing them what dedication, hard work, and big dreams can lead to. 💫
We can’t wait to see you back at PBES for this meaningful moment!
Port Barre Community Easter Egg Hunt 🐣🌸
A huge thank you to all the parents who donated eggs and helped make the Port Barre Easter Egg Hunt such a wonderful success! This event truly brought our community together and created a fun-filled day for people of all ages.
From start to finish, it was a day full of smiles, laughter, and unforgettable moments. We’re so grateful to everyone who participated and supported this special event! 💛
A huge thank you to all the parents who donated eggs and helped make the Port Barre Easter Egg Hunt such a wonderful success! This event truly brought our community together and created a fun-filled day for people of all ages.
From start to finish, it was a day full of smiles, laughter, and unforgettable moments. We’re so grateful to everyone who participated and supported this special event! 💛
Sharpen skills with a grocery list
To provide reading and writing practice, ask your elementary schooler to write your grocery list. Name the items you need, and challenge your child to sound out the words before you help with spelling them. When you bring the groceries home, can your child match the words on the list with the words on the items? Your child will build skills and feel competent every time you ask for help making a list you can take to the store.
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To provide reading and writing practice, ask your elementary schooler to write your grocery list. Name the items you need, and challenge your child to sound out the words before you help with spelling them. When you bring the groceries home, can your child match the words on the list with the words on the items? Your child will build skills and feel competent every time you ask for help making a list you can take to the store.
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A SLPSB Community Mental Health Awareness Community Event- SAVE THE DATE
Walk A Mile in My Shoes
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
4pm - 6pm
Donald Gardner Stadium
Walk A Mile in My Shoes
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
4pm - 6pm
Donald Gardner Stadium
Promote learning with a handmade gift
If a relative has a birthday coming up, help your child make a birthday scrapbook as a gift. Your student can research the birthday person by writing or emailing other relatives for stories, quotes, memories and photographs. Then your child can decide which material is most important, design a layout and write photo captions. The recipient will treasure a handmade gift, and your child will gain research and writing skills.
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If a relative has a birthday coming up, help your child make a birthday scrapbook as a gift. Your student can research the birthday person by writing or emailing other relatives for stories, quotes, memories and photographs. Then your child can decide which material is most important, design a layout and write photo captions. The recipient will treasure a handmade gift, and your child will gain research and writing skills.
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📢 Check Out This Week’s Newsletter! Stay up to date with all the latest news, updates, and reminders!
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Here’s what’s inside ⬇️
📝 Testing continues this week. 3rd grade LEAP will continue tomorrow, as well as kinder and 1st grade Numeracy. Please refer to the testing calendar for specific dates and grades for the remaining testing for the week.
📊 We did NOT meet our attendance goal for the week of April 13-17, 2026. Please help us ensure students arrive on time and stay for the full school day — every minute counts! 🙌
📖 Be sure to read the newsletter for all the details!
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Here’s what’s inside ⬇️
📝 Testing continues this week. 3rd grade LEAP will continue tomorrow, as well as kinder and 1st grade Numeracy. Please refer to the testing calendar for specific dates and grades for the remaining testing for the week.
📊 We did NOT meet our attendance goal for the week of April 13-17, 2026. Please help us ensure students arrive on time and stay for the full school day — every minute counts! 🙌
📖 Be sure to read the newsletter for all the details!
PBES bus announcement: Bus 564 and Bus 600 (Mrs. Kelly and Mr. John) will NOT run tomorrow afternoon, April 20. Mr. John will also NOT run all day Tuesday, April 21. Please make arrangements to pick up your students Monday afternoon in the car rider line. Mr. John's students will also need to be to dropped off and picked up on Tuesday, April 21 in the car rider line. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Experiment with science in the kitchen
Get some ground black pepper, dish soap, a bowl and some toothpicks and try this fun science experiment with your child: Fill the bowl with water. Sprinkle a little pepper on top. Have your child dip a toothpick into the center of the pepper. What happens? (Not much.) What happens if you put a drop of dish soap on the toothpick first? (The pepper moves quickly to the sides of the bowl.) Explain that this is because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water.
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Get some ground black pepper, dish soap, a bowl and some toothpicks and try this fun science experiment with your child: Fill the bowl with water. Sprinkle a little pepper on top. Have your child dip a toothpick into the center of the pepper. What happens? (Not much.) What happens if you put a drop of dish soap on the toothpick first? (The pepper moves quickly to the sides of the bowl.) Explain that this is because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water.
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Acknowledging feelings helps your child manage them
Sometimes when children have a problem, what they need most is for a parent or loved one to say, "I can see how upset you are." With those few words, you make it clear that you understand your child is feeling sad or frustrated. That gives your elementary schooler some choices. Instead of just trying to get big feelings across, your child can tell you more about the problem, ask for your help, or begin to look for a solution independently.
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Sometimes when children have a problem, what they need most is for a parent or loved one to say, "I can see how upset you are." With those few words, you make it clear that you understand your child is feeling sad or frustrated. That gives your elementary schooler some choices. Instead of just trying to get big feelings across, your child can tell you more about the problem, ask for your help, or begin to look for a solution independently.
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Meeting Notice: Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Meeting ~Date: Tuesday, April 21st at 4:15 PM ~Location: St. Landry Parish Pupil Appraisal Center ~ We invite all community members to attend. The agenda can be found at https://aptg.co/jP-FPX.
Ask questions that help your child find solutions
Your child is doing a math assignment and is stuck. How can you help your elementary schooler solve the problem without doing it yourself? Get your child talking. Ask what your student knows about this type of problem. Then, have your child explain the work so far. Has your child done any problems like this before? Often children will suddenly say, "Oh, I see. I divided when I should have multiplied."
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Your child is doing a math assignment and is stuck. How can you help your elementary schooler solve the problem without doing it yourself? Get your child talking. Ask what your student knows about this type of problem. Then, have your child explain the work so far. Has your child done any problems like this before? Often children will suddenly say, "Oh, I see. I divided when I should have multiplied."
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PBES important bus announcement: Bus 564 (Mrs. Kelly G.) will NOT run this afternoon, April 16. She will also NOT run all day tomorrow, April 17. Please make arrangements to pick up your students this afternoon, as well as to drop off and pick them up tomorroow in the car rider line. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Ask questions to help your child read unfamiliar words
When your child is reading and gets stuck on an unfamiliar word, ask questions to help your student sound it out: "What sound does the first letter make? What sound does the last letter make? Are there any letter combinations you recognize in the word? What sounds do they make?" Have your child point to each letter in order and slowly say the sound it makes, then blend them together faster.
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When your child is reading and gets stuck on an unfamiliar word, ask questions to help your student sound it out: "What sound does the first letter make? What sound does the last letter make? Are there any letter combinations you recognize in the word? What sounds do they make?" Have your child point to each letter in order and slowly say the sound it makes, then blend them together faster.
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Day 1 of testing is complete! ✅ Thank you for ensuring your child was on time and ready to test. We continue testing tomorrow and look forward to another great day! #TestingWeek