Do not drop off students before 7:40 a.m. Students in grades 3-5 may be dropped off on Thora Boulevard and students in K – 2nd grades need to be dropped off in the carpool line/bus loop. Peer helpers will be in the bus loop to help students unload. Please do not drop children off on Erie Street or in the driveway by the library.

Have your car tag visible and enter the car pool line from Thora Boulevard and pull to the last spot available and alternate cars from each direction. Make sure you do not block traffic at any time and give preference to buses. Keep a lane of traffic open for emergency vehicles and neighborhood traffic. Children in grades 3-5 may sit on the sidewalk on Thora to be picked up but this is not allowed for younger siblings.

School starts at 7:55 a.m. and dismisses at 2:45 p.m.

Your child will be considered tardy if he/she is not in their classroom at 8:05 a.m. You will need to accompany your child into the South Highlands office to be checked-in as tardy and pick up your child’s attendance card. Any child who walks to his/her classroom without checking in with a parent in the office will be marked as an unexcused tardy.

Write a note to the teacher including the student's name, reason for dismissal, time of dismissal, and signature of parent. If someone other than a parent is going to pick up your child, please include that information in your note. A parent/guardian must report to the office to pick up the child. No children should be checked out after 2:30 p.m. Please do not send a note requesting a child to be in the office at a certain time to be checked out. Your child will be called when you arrive.

A note must be sent to the school office explaining the change in departure. A bus pass must be issued from the school office if your child will be riding a different bus home. Note: This procedure is to be used in both long term situations (such as riding to a grandparent’s house each day) and short term situations (such as going to a friend’s house one afternoon.)

Please send in a note with the student's name, date(s) of absence and reason for absence (attach doctor’s excuse if needed). This needs to be handed in to the homeroom teacher.

You may request homework assignments after two consecutive days of absence from school. You may request additional assignments following the completion of previously assigned works. You need to call 865-5119 prior to 10 a.m. Parents may pick up the student’s assignments after 2:30 p.m. and before 3:30 p.m. in the school office.

Call Mrs. Lewis, attendance clerk, at 865-5119 before 9:30 a.m.

Report cards are issued at the end of the 9 weeks throughout the year. Progress reports are sent home on Wednesdays in the SH Tiger Folders at least every 2 weeks. The final report card of the year is mailed from the Caddo Parish School Board approximately one week after the end of school.

Conferences are scheduled by contacting the classroom teacher. If you would like to schedule a conference with any administrative staff, please contact the school office at 865-5119.

Parents should first contact the classroom teacher to clarify questions. If they still have questions, they should contact the appropriate person: Keith Burton, Principal – School wide suggestions, ideas, or concerns Dena Howard, Counselor – Questions about testing, Gateway, and counseling Belinda Scott, Instructional Coordinator – Questions about curriculum or textbooks Leigh Lewis School Secretary – Money related issues (t-shirts, yearbooks, pictures, etc.) Cathy Lewis & Bonnie Gillen – Absences, attendance, tardies, homework for ill child, messages to teachers, medication questions, or changes in transportation Your Child’s Teacher - Academic progress or concerns, playground or peer concerns, report card questions or corrections, volunteering to help Cafeteria (868-6988) - Questions about individual accounts, special dietary requirements, reservations to eat lunch with your child Transportation (603-6535) – Overcrowded bus, late bus, child not home when expected, or route information.

Yes. All visitors must report to the school office, sign in on the computer, and wear the yellow visitor’s pass.

The administration and faculty of South Highlands Elementary Magnet School consider themselves to be partners with parents, the primary educators of their children. Research suggests that one characteristic of an effective school is strong parent involvement; the stronger the parent involvement, the stronger the school--provided all the other essential elements are in place. The support and assistance of parents, therefore, is essential to the success of the integrated educational program provided by the school. We have a strong PTA and encourage you to become involved. We value the contribution our parents make at South Highlands, and we consider both a vital part of our fine school, and of our success. Here are a few typical parent volunteer activities: • room parent • Tiger Folder stuffing (Wednesday mornings) • classroom presentations • field trip chaperoning • participation in various fund-raising activities • reading/tutoring with Kindergarten and first graders • volunteering in the school office

School Office – 318-865-5119 School Fax – 318-861-6264 kburton@caddo.k12.la.us – Keith Burton bnscott@caddo.k12.la.us – Belinda Scott dhoward@caddo.k12.la.us – Dena Howard

Here is the link to the general calendar for the Caddo Parish web site. http://www.caddo.k12.la.us/school-calendar.cfm?calendar_id=1

Class lists are posted in July on the website and also on the front windows of the school office.

Walking and car pool students should arrive at school between 7:40 and 7:55 a.m. There is no supervision for children before 7:40 a.m. unless they go to breakfast in the cafeteria. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m.

School staff and adult volunteers will be available to help all children find their classrooms during the first days of school. Younger children should wear tags with name, their teacher, and bus number on them

Supply lists are sent home with each child in April. Teachers will have lists available and may also request additional items. All students should have and use a non-rolling backpack. Be sure to label all belongings with the child's name. DO NOT PURCHASE OR USE ADHESIVE BOOK COVERS--THEY DAMAGE TEXTBOOKS. See Parent page for current supply list.

Children are not permitted to carry any type of medication to school. No medicine can be administered without a special form completed by the parent and physician. These forms are available in the school office and on the SH website. ALL MEDICATION MUST BE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER (Medication must be brought to and from school by a parent or guardian and not by the child.)

The Caddo Parish School Board has established enrollment and testing policies to govern the application process. Please click here to learn more about applying and testing for South Highlands: http://www.caddo.k12.la.us/Magnet-Programs.cfm

South Highland’s mascot is the TIGER and our colors are forest green and white.

We have a full-time security coordinator that monitors the campus and directs all visitors to the school office. All visitors must wear a visitor pass which they are provided when they go to the main office to sign-in. Each entrance and exit is monitored by a closed-circuit security system monitored at the main office.

All of the teachers' e-mail addresses may be found in the SH Directory and by clicking on FACULTY/STAFF on the South Highlands Home Page. Teachers are available for phone calls before school and after school hours. During regular school hours you may leave a voice-mail, and the teacher will return your call when the school day is over. Calls are not permitted into the classroom during times of instruction.

Call or write a note to the school office letting us know the contact information.

It is very important that the office has correct contact information on every child. Please call us to give us any changes including emergency contact numbers.

This is our South Highlands phone, address, and e-mail directory for all of our parents and teachers. It also includes our school calendar and PTA officers with contact information.

Yes. All observations must be scheduled through Mrs. Scott at 865-5119.

The next week’s menu is listed weekly on the Friday Sheet which is also available on our website.

Grade Lunch Recess Kindergarten 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. First Grade 10:50 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Second Grade 11:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Third Grade 12:00 p.m. 11:15 a.m. Fourth Grade 12:30 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Fifth Grade 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.