Roadrunner Parent Newsletter

We are looking forward to the start of another great school year at E. S. Richardson! Please take time to closely read the information in this newsletter. It will answer most questions you may have. If you still have questions, please call the school at (318) 377-2213. Our school Facebook page is managed after normal working hours by the principal and is not the place for questions, concerns, or complaints. You may not get a response by posting on our Facebook page. Your message will always get a timely response when you send it by email to michelle.finley@websterpsb.org.

For new students coming to E. S. Richardson for the first time, we will have several staff members and student ambassadors available to assist with escorting new students to their homeroom on the first day of school. Each student's homeroom teacher will be indicated on the label of the registration packet for returning students. Our building has two entrances, bus line (front entrance) and car line (back entrance). It is very easy to navigate inside our building as well. We have two halls in our main building, one is for 4th grade and one is for 5th grade. We only have one hall in our 3rd grade annex building. Please know that we will make sure our new students are escorted to their homeroom by a staff member or a student ambassador on the first day of school. Our job is to ensure all students feel safe and welcome when they enter our campus. Third grade is when students begin to develop their independence, and we will see that grow throughout the school year. If your child has a special need, please call the school and we will work with you to make sure there is an easy transition. Parents are not allowed to escort their child to class on the first day of school.

1. Online registration is ONLY required for students who are new to the district or previously dropped from Webster Parish and need to be re-enrolled. If your student attended school in Webster Parish last year, there will be a pre-filled enrollment form in each student's registration packet that will need to be updated if your information has changed. Please edit any information and phone numbers that have changed before returning. Any address changes require 2 proofs of residence (utility bills). This form needs to be SIGNED AND DATED and returned to the school even if no information has changed. We will have our registration packets available to distribute during the Back-To-School registration event at ESR on August 5th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. We will have all remaining packets at the school to pick up from the school secretary on Thursday, August 6th from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm. The office will be closed from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm for lunch until August 7th. If you are unable to pick up during these times, please call the secretary to set up another time to complete the required paperwork. NEW STUDENTS to the district will need to provide two proofs of residency (2 utility bills), birth certificate, social security card, immunization records, and parent photo ID at registration. Paperwork must be updated prior to your student's first day of school. We MUST have correct phone numbers and contact information in the event of an emergency.
2. In-person registration will take place on Wednesday, August 5th from 1:00-3:00 pm at E.S. Richardson. We will collect money for the optional insurance and signatures on the 1:1 device contracts this day. We do not accept checks and will not have change available. Chromebooks will not be deployed at this event. Once paperwork is completed and the opportunity to purchase optional insurance has been given, chromebooks will be deployed directly to students during the first two weeks of school. Students that owe fees for previous chromebook damage or loss will not receive another device until debts are paid. Optional $25 device insurance is strongly recommended. Please bring exact change if you plan to purchase the insurance.
3. In-Person Registration Procedure - Any NEW TO WEBSTER PARISH STUDENT or RE-ENTRY will need to schedule a time to come meet with Mrs. Luellen by calling 318-377-2213. RETURNING STUDENTS (includes incoming 3rd and 4th grade from J.L. Jones) - there will be a station for each grade level in the big room with optional chromebook insurance (highly recommended), 1:1 device contracts, and pre-ordered t-shirt pick up in the big room. Packets will be distributed in classrooms by the homeroom teachers. Due to district professional development trainings, not all 3rd grade teachers will be available. Partner teachers will work together to ensure packets are distributed and collect any school supplies for those 3rd grade teachers out for training. Homeroom information will be given out at each station in the big room and there will also be a person to assist on each grade level hallway. Classrooms are easy to identify by the teacher's name sign above each door. Homeroom information will also be available in the Parent Center by August 4th, if you would like to log in and look at that prior to coming for registration. PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME ADJUSTS MAY HAVE TO BE MADE AFTER THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF SCHOOL BASED ON ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. IF YOUR CHILD'S HOMEROOM IS CHANGED, THE PARENT WILL BE NOTIFIED THROUGH PARENT SQUARE.
4. Bus information can NO LONGER be accessed on the district website. Students that live in a 1-mile radius of the school are walkers and will not have a bus assignment. Pick-up times for bus stops are ESTIMATED and will be sent out as soon as we receive that information from the transportation office. Nothing has changed since last school year unless a student has moved or is new to riding a bus. Please contact our school secretary at krystal.luellen@websterpsb.org or 377-2213 if you have questions about a bus.
5. The Webster Parish Back to School Bash will take place on Sunday, August 2nd from 3 pm until 6 pm at Webster Jr. High School. All Webster Parish families are invited to come by. Webster Parish is providing a portion of the needed classroom supply list at this event. These supplies can be brought by your child to their teacher on the first day of school or dropped off at school registration on Wednesday, August 5th from 1pm - 3pm. Please see school supply list below.
6. We begin receiving bus riders at 7:15 am. Breakfast is served in the cafeteria until 7:45 am. Walkers must be in the breakfast line by 7:30 am. Students are tardy after 8:00 am. School dismisses at 3:15 pm. If a student is tardy, there is NOT a teacher on car line duty, and you must drive around to the front entrance and walk your child in and sign your child in to get a tardy slip. Car riders must be picked up no later than 3:45 pm.
7. All students receive FREE breakfast and lunch daily. Breakfast options are cafeteria (hot breakfast) or grab-and-go. If a student does not want to go to the cafeteria, they will pick up a grab-and-go option when entering the main building. All students will go through one line or the other to ensure we have 100% breakfast participation. We want to help ensure our district continues to qualify for this FREE student service. 100% participation for breakfast is new this year, so please discuss this with your student prior to their first day of school.
8. Please be patient with the car line the first few days of school. Once car line tags/numbers are assigned, and all bus riders are riding the bus, the car line will go very smoothly. The first few days will take longer and that is expected. A detailed car line procedure with a map is attached below. If you still have questions, please contact Mr. Washington at 377-2213.
   
9. *****PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD KNOWS HOW THEY ARE GETTING HOME ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.*****
10. If it is raining at the time of dismissal (or a thunderstorm/weather warning) all WALKERS will be placed in the car line and must be picked up by a parent/guardian by 3:45 pm.
11. If the mode of transportation changes for your child from morning to afternoon, you MUST submit this information in writing either by note or email the change to krystal.luellen@websterpsb.org. We DO NOT accept transportation changes over the phone or after NOON each day.
12. Car Riders are dropped off in the back of the building. A map is available on our website at res.websterpsb.org. Staff will assist your child in getting to the correct homeroom during the first week of school. Parents are not allowed to walk their child to their homeroom. Again, car line is in the back of the building. Please do not pull into the parking lot until a duty teacher motions the first car in line forward. This blocks the teacher's access to the parking area. Only those parents that are picking up other siblings off of a transfer bus are allowed to park on the street in the front of our building.
    
13. Students in after school programs such as pep quad and choir will also be picked up in the back of the building. Line up is on the street. Please do not pull into the parking lot until the sponsor motions the first car in line forward. This allows teachers and others working after hours to be able to get out of the parking lot when they need to.
14. School uniform colors are red and navy only for tops and khaki and navy for bottoms. Please refer to our complete dress code policy at res.websterpsb.org for what can and cannot be worn to school. Our 2026-2027 uniform t-shirts are allowed to be worn Monday-Friday as a uniform shirt. The t-shirt order link is still active on our website res.websterpsb.org for the SECOND AND FINAL ORDER. Please note that if you did not meet the deadline for the first order, your t-shirt order will not be submitted until the 2nd order closes on August 31st. After the second order closes, there will not be another opportunity to order uniform t-shirts/sweatshirts.
15. The uniform spirit t-shirt link can be found on our website https://res.websterpsb.org. We have already submitted the first order. The deadline for the second order is August 31st. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery after the order closes.
16. We have had reports of others trying to recreate and profit from our uniform spirit t-shirt design. Any uniform spirit t-shirts not purchased from E.S. Richardson are NOT allowed to be worn to school. This is a violation of our policy and essentially taking money from the school, as this is used as a fundraiser for our school-wide PBIS program for students and teachers.
17. Belts are required to be worn daily with shirts tucked in. Please practice this with your student.
18. Parents that pre-ordered uniform spirit t-shirts by the deadline will be notified as soon as we receive those shirts and sort them. We will distribute the first order of uniform spirit shirts during the first two days of school directly to the student if you are not able to pick up your order during our registration event. The second order closes on August 31st.
19. If your address or phone number changes, please notify the school office at (318) 377-2213. If you have not been receiving our messages throughout the summer, you need to call the office and update your contact numbers. The secretary is available from 8:00-3:00 Monday-Friday to assist you with any changes that need to be made.
    
20. PBIS Concessions are sold daily prior to 8 am and all items are $1.00. Students that are tardy to school are not allowed to buy concessions. No bills over $5 are accepted for concession payment. STUDENTS THAT HAVE FOUR OR MORE NEGATIVE CONDUCT MARKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUY CONCESSIONS. Concessions are delivered to classrooms after lunch. The time at which students are given their concession item(s) is at the discretion of the teacher. Concessions may be held until the following day if there are any behavior issues on the day concessions were purchased. Students are not allowed to place any open items in their backpacks to bring home. We will not start concessions until school has been in session at least 2-3 weeks.
    
21. PLEASE DO NOT send your child to school if they are sick! If your child is running a fever or vomiting, they have to be out of school for 24 hours, fever-free and/or without vomiting. Students must be fever free for 24 hours WITHOUT any fever reducing medicine. Please notify the school so that other arrangements can be made for your child while they are out of school.

IMPORTANT DATES:

August 2 - Back-To-School Bash 3pm - 6pm at Webster Jr. High

August 5 - Student registration and supply drop off at E. S. Richardson 1pm - 3pm

*Supplies may also be sent with students on the first day of school.

August 7 - Students' First Day of School

August 31 - 2nd uniform spirit t-shirt order deadline (allow 3-4 weeks for delivery)

September 7 - Labor Day NO SCHOOL

September 4 - Progress Reports

September 10 - Title I parent meeting 4-4:30 pm

September 10 - Meet the Teacher 4:30-5:30 pm

September 16 - Fall Fundraiser Kick-Off

October 5-9 - Fall Break

October 16 - Report cards go home

We believe in rewarding students who exhibit good classroom behvaior and follow our school and bus expectations. At the end of each nine weeks, there is a BIG CELEBRATION for these students. This reward must be EARNED! We use the PBIS Rewards App to monitor progress as well as conduct communication with parents. The first event will be held in mid-October.

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Below is the shuttle schedule from LAST YEAR. We have not recieved the revised schedule at this time, however the bus stops and times remain the same. The only change we anticipate is bus number and/or driver changes. Shuttle buses will pick up at the following schools and then drop off at the rest of the schools. Pick-up time is listed as well. Students must be ON TIME to the bus stop or they will miss the bus and a parent must bring them to school. Any student being shuttled to Richardson from another school in the afternoon MUST have a parent waiting to receive them unless the student is an independent walker.

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