Please take the time to read the newsletter through the reminders section at the end. It has very important information for the event!
Event Times and Information
Mardi Gras Project Based Learning Celebration Event
"Every spring, leading up to the Mardi Gras break, our students take part in a project-based learning unit linked to a school-wide theme. Each class comes up with a driving question to research, collaborate, and construct a solution to an authentic problem. The unit is connected to content standards and takes 2-3 weeks to complete. At the end of the unit, each class celebrates with a Mardi Gras parade showcasing their theme. Please join us at our annual Mardi Gras event as we 'Parade through the Parishes!'"
The dress days for event week will be the following:
- Thursday, Feb 8: Mardi Gras shirt or Mardi Gras colored shirt with uniform bottoms
- Friday, Feb 9: PARADE DAY! Theme dress with your class following free dress guidelines. Please dress your child warm with appropriate outerwear even if it covers their theme wear. We want them to be comfortable for the event!
Parade Day
Friday, February 9
8:30am Parade
Students parade down the carline to celebrate their hard work throughout the project-based learning unit. Parents and the community stand in designated areas to join them in their celebration.
9:30am End of Parade
*please note checkout procedures*
Parents will NOT be able to sign their child out until after the parade has ended. Each class will be announced for their designated check out time. Parents must go to where their child is seated.THIS IS FOR SAFETY REASONS. After a 5-minute clean-up. Each grade level will be called, starting with Pre-K going through 7th, to get their student if they choose. The sign out sheet will be with your child's teacher. Please help us keep our children safe and secure by aiding and understanding this process.
10:40 am Courir de Mardi Gras
Our 8th graders participate in a traditional Courir de Mardi Gras. All 8th-grade parents are invited to attend!
11:15 am End of Activties
This ends our day of activities. Please do not line up for carline before 11:00 am.
11:30am School is Dimissed
Our school day ends at 11:30 am. Enjoy your Mardi Gras Break!
12:00pm 8th grade Camelot Carnival Parade
8th-grade students are invited to parade through Camelot Nursing Home in their Capuchons! This is a yearly (optional) tradition in which the 8th-grade class participates as a service to the community. Last year we had 23 students attend! This DOES count toward service hours. The nursing home will provide the throws and music for us! Please fill out the form to join us if you have not done so.
8TH GRADE- COURIR DE MARDI GRAS, Evangeline Parish
PKB- Caddo PARISH
PKG- VERMILION PARISH
KINDERGARTEN- SABINE PARISH
1A-LAFAYETTE PARISH
1B- IBERIA PARISH
2ND- NATCHITOCHES PARISH
3RD- EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
4TH- ST. MARTIN PARISH
5TH- St. Tammany PARISH
6TH- LAFOURCHE PARISH
7TH- TERREBONNE PARISH
In the event we have to move inside due to weather (see below), ONLY students will be able to attend the parade and ONLY 8th grade parents will be able to attend the Courir de Mardi Gras. The communications for this change will be sent the day before or the morning of, pending what the forecast will allow us to predict. Thank you for understanding.
- Parking is available at the Jefferson Street lot, in front of the school, in front of church, and behind the church.
- Parents attending the parade should stand at the END of the route past 8th grade in the parent designated section near the chapel. No one will be allowed with classes. Please do not cross over the cemetery wall.
- Check outs will not be allowed during the parade. Check outs from the parade will take place AFTER the final announcement of the parade ending. Your child's class will be called when it is time for you to walk to their class to check them out. For the safety of our students, please do not attempt to go to your child's class before then.
- If you are checking your child out immediately after the activities on this day, please find your teacher to sign the clipboard.
- Check outs will not be allowed from the front office.
- Any 8th grade parent returning for Courir de Mardi Gras must enter at the gates in between Junior High and 5th grade
- PLEASE do NOT video, take pictures, or partake in social media posts for our Courir de Mardi Gras event
- Class specific details will be communicated through your teachers