Palmetto Elementary School

As per the SLP transportation department, due to routing changes no alternate or different addresses other than the home address will be allowed until after September 8th. Students must be routed to be picked up and dropped off at their home address at this time. Please contact the school board transportation department with any questions or concerns.

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- Free dress day for a bag of candy on Tuesday, September 22.
- Early dismissal on September 23
- Friday Jean day on September 25 for $1.00
- Weekly attendance - we did not meet our goal of 95% attendance each day. Please help us reach this goal by ensuring your student arrives on time and is present every day for the entire day.
- Stay up to date with all the latest news, updates, and important reminders. Be sure to give it a read!

Calling all young athletes! Former NFL players are hosting an exclusive Flag Football Camp for kids registered with Opelousas Parks and Recreation! 🏈⚡️
📅 Date: Saturday, September 26
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Donald Gardner Stadium
👥 Eligibility: All kids registered for the Youth Flag League are invited. Haven't signed up yet? Kids can register for the league on-site the day of the clinic!

📞 For more details, contact Walter Guillory at (337) 564-2031. See you on the field! 🙌

📢 ATTENDANCE UPDATE & SHOUT-OUT! 📢Our daily attendance goal at Palmetto Elementary is 95%! 🏫✨

We did NOT meet our school-wide goal last week (September 14–18). Attendance is essential for learning, so please help us reach our goal by ensuring your child arrives on time and stays for the entire school day every day! 💪📚

🌟 GRADE LEVEL SHOUT-OUT: Huge congratulations to our 2nd Grade classes for meeting the 95% attendance goal last week! Keep up the amazing work! 🎉👏

🚨 EARLY DISMISSAL NOTICE 🚨 Please mark your calendars! Palmetto Elementary will have an early dismissal this Wednesday, September 23. ⏰

Dismissal Schedule:
🚌 12:00 Noon: First Bus Load
🚗 12:05 PM: Car Riders
🚌 12:10 PM: Second Bus Load

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the front office. Thank you for your support and cooperation! 🎒✨

🎃 Trunk or Treat Candy Drive! 🎃

Help us prepare for our Annual Trunk or Treat event! On tomorrow September 22, bring a bag of candy and enjoy a FREE DRESS DAY! 🍬✨

👗👕 Reminder: All clothing must be school-appropriate.

Thank you for your support in making this event a sweet success for our students! 🍬🚗🎉

⏰ Reminder: Early Dismissal This Wednesday! ⏰

Mark your calendars! Students will be dismissed early on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

Please make sure transportation and pickup arrangements are set in advance for your student. Thank you for your continued support!

#EarlyDismissal #SchoolUpdate #SLP #BeUnstoppable #Reminder

🏈 Touchdown, mathematicians! Our Zearn Endzone Challenge is officially underway — students across the district are stacking up towers to score big on math skills this season. Log in, tackle those Zearn lessons, and help your school cross the goal line to the top of the leaderboard! 🎉📐

Bus notice: Mrs. Tonya Pitcher (Bus 647) will NOT run this afternoon, September 16. Please make the necessary arrangements to pick up your child through the car rider line. Thank you for your understanding.

🏫✨ Our school goal is to maintain a 95% attendance rate every single day! 🏫✨

Attendance for Week of September 8–11, 2026: Last week, we fell short of our goal as a school, but we know we can get back on track.🌟 Shoutout to our 5th Graders for being the only grade to hit and exceed the 95% mark last week! 👏🎉

Let's keep working together to make sure our students are here, ready to learn, and setting themselves up for success! Every minute counts -- missing school means missing vital instruction.

⏰ Class begins promptly at 7:45 AM each day. Students arriving after 7:45 AM are missing out on crucial morning instruction. Let's aim for on-time arrivals every day!

Together, we can help all our students show up, shine bright, and succeed! 💙

#SchoolAttendance #EveryDayCounts #ShowUpShineBright

👖 Jeans Day for Candy! — Wednesday, September 16th 🍬

Want your student to wear jeans on Wednesday, September 16th? Just send them in with a bag of candy to donate!

All candy collected will go directly toward making our annual Trunk or Treat event a sweet success for everyone. Have your student bring their bag of candy donation Wednesday morning and enjoy wearing jeans for the day!

Remember: All bags of candy need to be nut free. We are a nut free school. All jeans need to be school appropriate.

Calling all young athletes! Former NFL players are hosting an exclusive Flag Football Camp for kids registered with Opelousas Parks and Recreation! 🏈⚡️
📅 Date: Saturday, September 26
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Donald Gardner Stadium
👥 Eligibility: All kids registered for the Youth Flag League are invited. Haven't signed up yet? Kids can register for the league on-site the day of the clinic!

📞 For more details, contact Walter Guillory at (337) 564-2031. See you on the field! 🙌

Time passes, but the memories, the honor, and the heartbreak never fade. Thinking of the lives taken too soon, the heroes who gave everything, and the enduring strength of the human spirit. Today, we pause, we pray, and we remember together. 🕯️🇺🇸
#NeverForget #PatriotDay #September11 #UnitedWeStand #Remembrance

"Literacy for People, the Planet, and Prosperity." 🌎📚

Happy International Literacy Day, St. Landry Parish! Today, we celebrate our dedicated teachers, staff, and families who work together every day to inspire a lifelong love of learning across our district.

🚌 Important Bus Announcement: Please be advised that Bus 570 (Mr. Green) will NOT be running on Tuesday, September 8. Parents/guardians, please make arrangements to drop off and pick up your students that day through the car rider line. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Thank you! 💙

Bus notice: Mrs. Kristy Hutchins (Bus 646) will NOT run this afternoon, September 3. Please make the necessary arrangements to pick up your child through the car rider line. Thank you for your understanding.

Join us as we gather to honor and remember on the 25th Anniversary of September 11, 2001.
The St. Landry Parish Government and the St. Landry Parish Veterans Memorial invite the public to attend our September 11th Commemoration Ceremony. Together, we will pay tribute to the 2,977 victims lost, the 441 first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice, and all the families whose lives were forever changed.
📅 Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:30 A.M.
📍 Location: St. Landry Parish Courthouse
⚠️ IMPORTANT PARKING & TRAFFIC NOTICE: To ensure safety and honor our local emergency personnel, parking spaces in front of the St. Landry Parish Courthouse will be strictly RESERVED for First Responders (Sheriff, Police, Marshal Units, Fire Trucks, and Ambulances).
Additionally, the Courthouse Square will be BLOCKED from the corner of West Landry Street to Bellevue Street for the duration of the ceremony.
We encourage our entire community to attend as we stand together to remember and honor those who serve.
We remember. We honor. We stand together. 🇺🇸
#NeverForget #StLandryParish #September11 #PatriotDay #CommunityStrong

Big hearts shape little minds! 🌳💙

Happy Early Childhood Educator Day to all of the dedicated teachers and caregivers in St. Landry Parish. Thank you for all that you do to nurture our youngest learners every single day!

📢 Make Your Voice Heard in St. Landry Parish Schools! 📢

We are looking for passionate students, parents, staff members, and principals to join our Superintendent Advisory Councils! This is your opportunity to share feedback, collaborate, and help shape the future of our school district.

We are currently accepting applications for:
🎓 Student Advisory Council
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent Advisory Council
👥 Staff Advisory Council
🏫 Principal Advisory Council

Be INSPIRED. Be DETERMINED. Be UNSTOPPABLE.

📲 Apply today: https://www.slpsb.org/page/superintendents-council
⏰ Deadline to apply: September 9, 2026