Port Barre Elementary

The vision of Port Barre Elementary School is to develop attitudes, skills, and ideals which will prepare all students for college and careers.

The Leaders at Port Barre Elementary will follow the Three B's--be safe, be respectful, and be responsible.

📅 Weekly Attendance Report (March 2 - 6, 2026)

Our school goal is to maintain a 95% attendance rate each day. Here's how we did this week:

🏫 School-wide: 94.75%

👶 Pre-K: 94.86%
🧑‍🏫 Kindergarten: 92.88%
📚 1st Grade: 93.29%
📖 2nd Grade: 95.87%
📝 3rd Grade: 96.25%
🎉 4th Grade: 95.45%

We need your help to ensure your child arrives on time and is present every day for the entire school day. Consistent attendance is essential for their academic success.

📚✨ Ready… Set… READ, Lil Red Hots! ✨📚

The Book Fair is at Port Barre Elementary on March 9–13! 🚀📖 From giggle-worthy stories to magical mysteries and inspiring favorites, there’s a page-turner waiting for every reader in Pre-K through 4th grade. This is going to be one for the books!

🔗 Start browsing and building those wish lists here:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/portbarreelementaryschool

Parents can also set up an eWallet through the link for a safe, cash-free shopping experience—making checkout quick, easy, and simply novel! 💳📚

Because every great story is better when it’s shared, come enjoy a night of ELA activities and shop at the Book Fair with your student! 💛📚

🌟📖 ELA Night Family Shopping! 📖🌟
🗓 Wednesday, March 11
⏰ 4:30–6:30 PM

We can’t wait to see you at the Book Fair! 💛

🍀📚 PBES St. Patrick’s Day Family Night! 📚🍀PBES is planning a St. Patrick’s Day ELA & Scholastic Book Fair Family Night on Wednesday, March 11 from 4:30–6:00 PM!

Families will enjoy:
✨ Interactive ELA activities
📖 Story time
📚 The Scholastic Book Fair
🍪 Refreshments for students

To help us plan, please complete the form that was sent home with students and return it to your child’s homeroom teacher by Monday, March 9, 2026.

We look forward to a fun evening of reading and learning with our PBES families! 🍀

🐔❤️ Support Port Barre Elementary at Raising Cane’s! ❤️🐔

Join us for a delicious way to give back to our school community!

📅 Thursday, March 12, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 1335 S. Union Street, Opelousas

Mention Port Barre Elementary School at the restaurant, or use code RCFUND96 when ordering online or through the app, and Raising Cane’s will donate 15% of the net sales to our school!

Proceeds will support PBIS and Staff Appreciation.

Thank you for always supporting our Lil Red Hots! 🔥🏫

🥧🍕 Pi Day Pizza and shirt! In honor of Pi Day, we will be hosting a Pizza Fundraiser on Friday, March 13! Proceeds will benefit PBIS and Staff Appreciation. 📄 Order forms were sent home with students. Please return forms by Tuesday, March 10. 🍕🥧

👕 Students may also wear a Pi Day shirt for free on this day!

Thank you for supporting our school! 🎉

📚✏️ The end of the 3rd Nine Weeks is quickly approaching! The grading period ends on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Please make sure all assignments are completed and turned in before the deadline.

Let’s finish the 3rd nine weeks strong! 💪📖

🥚🐰 PBES is assisting the Port Barre Police Department in collecting Easter eggs for the Annual Port Barre Easter Egg Hunt! 🐰🥚

The homeroom that collects the most plastic Easter eggs will win a pizza party, generously gifted by the Port Barre Police Department! 🎉🍕

The Port Barre Police Department will host the Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 28 starting at 10:00 AM. This event is for children who live in Port Barre or attend one of the schools within town.

Age Groups:
🐣 Ages 0–4, Ages 5–8, Ages 9–12, and Senior Citizen Egg Hunt (Ages 60+)🥚

🏆 Prizes will be awarded for the most eggs found and for the Golden Egg!🌭 Free chili dogs and drinks (while supplies last) 🎯 Games and family fun

Please help us make this event a success by sending plastic Easter eggs to school with your child and turning them in to their homeroom teacher by Friday, March 20, 2026.

Thank you for supporting our school and the community! 💙

📦✨ Box Tops News! ✨📦

Help support our school by scanning your Box Tops using the Box Tops App!
✔️ Select our school - Port Barre Elementary
✔️ Choose your grade level
✔️ Scan away — every scan counts!
🔗 You may also connect your Walmart app to your Box Tops App! 🛒

👉 Refer new friends to help our school! 💪

Pre-K Registration for the 26-27 school year is now available! Please come by the front office to pick up your packet and schedule an intake appointment. To schedule an intake appointment, the following information will be needed: Student name, date of birth, gender, race, parent's name, physical address, and working phone number for the parent.

Throughout the month, we will continue promoting a safe, respectful, and responsible school environment through our Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program.

Each week, students and staff will focus on expectations for a specific school area. These expectations will be reviewed, modeled, and reinforced daily to help students make positive choices.

March Focus Areas:

• Mar. 2-6:Cafeteria

• Mar. 9-13: Playground

• Mar. 16-20: Bus Area

• Mar. 23-27: Breezeway

During these weeks, students will participate in activities, discussions, and role-plays to demonstrate and practice the PBIS expectations for each area.

We encourage families to reinforce these expectations at home by talking with your child about what they are learning at school. Your support helps strengthen the connection between home and school and contributes to a positive learning environment for all students.

Thank you for helping make Port Barre Elementary a safe, respectful, and responsible place to learn and grow!

Morning Drop-Off Procedures:

• Bus drop-off begins at 7:20 AM.

• Car rider drop-off begins around 7:25 AM, after all buses have unloaded.

• If your child is eating breakfast, they should arrive by 7:40 AM.

• Please stay in your vehicle during drop-off. A staff member will assist your child.

• The drop-off gate closes at 7:45 AM.

• The Tardy Bell is at 7:50 AM - Students who arrive after the tardy bell must be signed in and receive a tardy slip.

Afternoon Pick-Up Procedures:

• Bus dismissal begins around 3:05 PM.

• Car riders are dismissed around 3:15 PM, after bus riders.

• Please display your car tag or a paper with the student’s name and grade in your front window.

• Be respectful of others while waiting in line:

  • Stay in your vehicle.

  • Keep older children inside the car.

  • Do not lean on or touch other vehicles.

  • Avoid any actions that could cause damage or disturbance.

Your cooperation helps create a safe and courteous environment for everyone. Thank you!

Bus Transportation:

• Students must ride their assigned bus route only.

• Due to capacity limits, students may not ride a different bus.

Lost and Found items are located in the office. If your child is missing an item, they can come to the office to check the lost and found.

In order to maintain a safe and secure environment for all students and staff, we kindly ask that all visitors report directly to the office upon arrival. A visitor’s pass will be issued if needed. For safety reasons, no one should walk around campus without a valid visitor’s pass. This policy helps us ensure that everyone on campus is accounted for, contributing to a safer school community. Thank you for your cooperation.

All students have been issued a student ID card. This card is needed for breakfast and lunch. If your child does not have their ID card, they will need to get a temporary ID. Each day they do not have their ID card, it costs $1.00 for the temporary card to be printed. If your child loses his/her ID card, there is a $5.00 replacement fee.

If you attend Port Barre High School Athletic events, the ID card will also allow student discount at the entry gate.

Monday and Tuesday--students must wear uniform polo shirt and uniform bottoms.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - students may wear uniform polo shirt or a spirit shirt with uniform bottoms.

Friday - Jean Day for $1.00 each Friday. (unless you have paid for the year). Students may wear spirit shirts with their jeans. Jeans may not have rips or tears in which you can see skin underneath.

With the cooler temperatures in the forecast, please take the time to review SLPSB outerwear policy.

OUTERWEAR – (Outerwear with a hood is not allowed) In cold weather, students will be allowed to wear the following over their school uniform:

NOTE: Outerwear guidelines apply to all students (including athletes) at all school events (including athletic events).

A. SWEATSHIRT (without a hood) - A sweatshirt must be waist length with a tight, ribbed elastic bottom, must be plain, solid colored in black, white, heather gray, or navy with no emblem, logo, or marking. Students can wear a sweatshirt in the optional school color with school logo.

B. SWEATER (without a hood) - Crew neck, V-neck, or cardigan style (those that button or zip from the bottom) sweaters must have sleeves, must be waist length, must be plain, solid-colored in black, white, heather gray or navy with no emblem, logo, or marking. Optional school color with school logo and school-issued sweaters are permitted.

C. LIGHTWEIGHT JACKET/WINDBREAKER/COAT (without a hood) – All outerwear, except for sweatshirts, must zip, button, or snap from top to bottom and must not be longer than upper mid-thigh. Outerwear must be plain, solid-colored in black, white, khaki, heather gray, or navy with no emblem, logo, or marking; however, jackets in the optional school color with school logo and school issued jackets are permitted.

• 7:45 First Bell - Cafeteria closes at this time. All students report to the classroom.
• 7:50 Tardy Bell - Students who arrive after the tardy bell must be signed in and receive a tardy slip
• NOTE: 2:30 p.m. - No early checkouts after this time.
• 3:00 Dismissal Bell - Bus riders are called to the front to board the bus
• 3:10 After buses depart, car rider line begins.

Students are expected to be in attendance every school day scheduled by SLPSB. In order to receive a high-quality educational experience, students are encouraged to be in school each day. When students are absent, they miss a lot. When a child checks in late or checks out early, instructional time is missed.

The St. Landry Parish School Board Student Handbook states that Pre-K through eighth-grade students will not be allowed to exceed ten (10) absences each school year. The responsibility for a student attending school lies with the parents or the legal guardian. If the student is chronically absent or chronically late (tardy) to school or class, the parent and/or student shall be referred to the Office of School and Home Relations (Child Welfare and Attendance). If attendance does not improve, the parent shall be referred to the St. Landry Parish City Prosecutor and Opelousas City Court. You are encouraged to send in excuses on days when students have to be absent. Communication will make a difference.

Parents will be contacted via telephone, letter and/or home visit on the 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, etc. absence and/or tardy. We are mandated to report every fifth (5th) absence and/or tardy to the St. Landry Parish School Board Office of Child Welfare and Attendance. If attendance does not improve, the parent shall be referred to the St. Landry Parish City Prosecutor and Opelousas City Court.

Louisiana law mandates compulsory school attendance and every parent or legal guardian of a student shall enforce and be held accountable for the attendance of their child for every day scheduled by the School Board until their 18th birthday, unless the student graduates before their 18th birthday. La. R.S. 17:221(A)

Attendance is critically important for all students, especially in elementary school, where they are building essential foundational skills. Students are expected to be present every school day, as absences can cause them to fall behind and miss vital learning. Even being just a few minutes late can result in missing key information.

School starts promptly at 7:45 AM every day. Students are expected to be in the classroom by 7:50 AM daily.

Early Checkouts: Please refrain from checking out students early unless it’s for a doctor’s appointment or illness. Leaving early causes students to miss important lessons and disrupts their learning.

Attendance Policy Reminder:

• Unexcused Absences: After five (5) unexcused absences, an LA15/FINS referral will be completed, and you may be reported to the Office of Child Welfare and Attendance. Additionally, any student with more than ten (10) unexcused absences may be retained in their current grade.
• Chronic Absence/Truancy Law: According to Louisiana’s Chronic Absence and Truancy Law (R.S. 17:233), habitual absence or tardiness may lead to a referral to juvenile or family court. A student is considered habitually absent or tardy if:
  • Efforts to correct the issue have been exhausted.
  • There are five unexcused absences or tardies within a month.
  • A pattern of five absences is established.

Compulsory Attendance Law: The State of Louisiana mandates that students cannot have more than ten (10) unexcused absences in a school year. Any student with eleven (11) or more unexcused absences may be retained in their current grade.

We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring that your child attends school regularly, arrives on time, and is present for the entire school day. Together, we can support your child’s success and meet our attendance goal.

Parents have access to the Student Progress Center. You can check your student's current grades at any time. If you need instructions on how to create an account, please contact the office or an administrator.

Registration Fee for the 2025-2026 school year is $25.00. This fee includes technology, home to school communication folder, student's initial ID, student incentives, classroom supplies, copier supplies, copy paper, and other various student needs. You may pay online in the parent portal using the link below.

Please click the link to pay online. Online School Payments (OSP) portal is a service provided to parents to facilitate payment for school fees for a variety of products and services.

https://osp.osmsinc.com/SLPSB/

Act 422 of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session mandates that students in traditional public schools must meet specific literacy proficiency standards to be promoted to the fourth grade.