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LYCÉE FRANÇAIS
DE LA NOUVELLE-ORLÉANS
BIENVENUE
2015-2016 School Year
Welcome Packet
Bienvenue!
Dear Parents & Guardians,
We thank you for choosing Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans for your family. We are honored to offer your child a
world-class French immersion education in New Orleans.
This welcome packet reviews key dates, pick up and drop off information, before care and after care details, uniform
regulations, and more. If you have any questions after reviewing the information in this packet, do not hesitate to reach
out.
We look forward to welcoming your family to the 2015-2016 school year at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans!
Sincerely,
Joanna Sese
Coordinator of Admissions & Enrollment
(504) 620-5500 ext. 1734
jsese@lfno.org
Table of Contents
1.  Back to School Meet & Greet
2.  The School Day
3.  School Calendar
4.  Pick Up and Drop Off
5.  Rideshares and Carpools
6.  Before Care and After Care
7.  After School Enrichment
8.  Meals
9.  Supplies
10. Uniforms: Pre-K4 & Kindergarten
11. Uniforms: First – Fifth Grade
Back to School Meet & Greet
Back to School Meet & Greet is on Thursday, August 13, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. All families are invited to meet their
teachers and drop off school supplies. This is an event for students and their parents/guardians.
Pre-K4 Meet & Greet:
5401 S. Claiborne Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70125
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
K through 5 Meet & Greet:
5951 Patton St.
New Orleans, LA 70115
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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The School Day
Back to School Meet & Greet: Thursday, August 13, 2015
First Day of School: Monday, August 17, 2015
Last Day of School: Friday, May 27, 2016
Students need to arrive by 8:30 AM for Pre-K4 and 8:10 AM for K
through 5th. Otherwise they are considered tardy.
Pre-K4 students are to be picked up by 3:45 PM. Kindergarten
through fifth grade students are to be picked up by 4:00 PM.
Students who have not been picked up by the above times will be
sent to After Care, and parents will be charged the drop-in fee.
Kindergarten – Fifth Grade
Patton Campus
5951 Patton St.
8:10 AM – 3:45 PM
2:45 PM early dismissal on Wednesdays
Drop off begins at 7:50 AM.
Pick up ends at 4:00 PM (3:00 PM W).
Before Care begins at 7:15 AM
After Care ends at 6:00 PM
Pre-K4
Claiborne Campus
5401 S. Claiborne Ave.
8:30 AM – 3:25 PM
2:25 PM early dismissal on Wednesdays
Drop off begins at 8:10 AM.
Pick up ends at 3:45 PM (2:45 PM W).
Before Care begins at 7:15 AM
After Care ends at 6:00 PM
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June 3 Last day for teachers
May 8 Parents’ Day
May 6 Holiday NO SCHOOL
May 27 last day for students
May 30 – 31 Potential make up
days
April 5-6 LEAP and iLEAP
April 25-29 PARCC EOY
NO SCHOOL
March 2 Staff PD and Report
Card Conference NO SCHOOL
March 14-18 PARCC Phase 1
March 13 – Daylight Savings
March 21-22 PARCC Make-up
March 23-29 Spring Break
February 1 –11 ELDA Testing
(for English Language
Learners)
February 8-12 Mardi Gras
Holidays NO SCHOOL
January 1 Winter Break
NO SCHOOL
January 4 Staff PD
NO SCHOOL
January 18 M.L. King Day
NO SCHOOL
The school calendar is also available at www.lfno.org/school-calendar
December 21-January 1
Winter Break NO SCHOOL
November 23-24 Potential
Hurricane make up days
November 11 Staff PD and
Report Card Conference
NO SCHOOL
November 23-27
Thanksgiving Break
NO SCHOOL
November 1 Daylight Savings
October 9 Staff PD
NO SCHOOL
October 12-16 Fall Break
NO SCHOOL
October 31 Halloween
September 25 All Day PD for
Teachers in Baton Rouge
(date may change unconfirmed) NO SCHOOL
September 7 Labor Day
NO SCHOOL
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August 17 : First day for all
students
August 13: Meet & Greet, 4PM 7PM
August 6-7-10-11-12-13-14 All
Staff Orientation/Pre-Service
August 2,3,4,5 New CODOFIL
Teachers orientation in Baton
Rouge
July 26 – Arrival of new
CODOFIL teachers
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans | 2015-2016 CALENDAR
Pick Up and Drop Off
Claiborne Campus
Park your car and walk your child in through the entrance on South Prieur.
Pre-K4 students must be in class by 8:30 AM.
Patton Campus
By Car:
To enter the schoolyard, vehicles must access school grounds through
Constance St. via Nashville lakebound.
Do not enter the carpool line from Magazine St. onto Nashville or Eleonore
Street to Constance. Following this practice will ensure that no traffic ever
backs up onto Nashville to Magazine Street. Parents are expected to be
courteous and follow the protocol.
Drop off begins at 7:50 AM and ends at 8:10 AM.
The gates open at 3:45 PM (2:45 PM Wednesdays) and close at 4:00 PM
(3:00 PM Wednesdays) for pick up. At the beginning of the year, families
will be given a carpool placard to place on their dashboards.
By Foot:
Parents can walk their children to the black gate leading to the
Kindergarten playground on State Street. The gate opens at 7:50 AM and
closes at 8:10 AM. Parents can pick up beginning at 3:45 PM (2:45 PM
Wednesdays). The gate closes at 4:00 PM (3:00 PM Wednesdays).
Tardy Students/Late Pick Up:
Enter through the red doors on Patton Street and check in at the front desk.
The student will be given a tardy slip.
Any children remaining after pick up ends will be sent to After Care and the
drop-in rate will be charged to parents.
For maps, visit www.lfno.org/pick up-drop off/
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Rideshares and carpools
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans serves all of Louisiana. Students come from all over the state. Some families
walk to school, while others take a shuttle, car, or public transit.
We encourage families to sign up for Lycée’s own carpool group at Car Pool World, an online community of
ridesharers.
Please visit
http://bit.ly/lfnocarpool
or
https://www.carpoolworld.com/carpooling.html?c=lycee_francais
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Before Care & After Care
Before Care
$50.00/month: unlimited use starting at 7:15 AM
After Care
1.  $135.00/month: unlimited use from dismissal to 6:00 PM (2:45 on Wednesdays)
2.  $80.00/month: 2 days per week, must be the same days each week
3.  $60.00/month: 1 day per week, must be the same day each week (this is a good option for early dismissal
Wednesdays)
Payment
All contracts must be paid in full before the start of each month, except August which will be billed September 1st.
August and December prices are prorated 50%. Repeated late payments will result in dismissal from the program.
Occasional use drop-in fees $13/hour, charged in ½ hour increments. Before care is a flat fee of $6.50, and will be
charged to all students on campus before 7:50 AM.
Late pick up & early drop off
Late pick up fees after 6 PM: $5 for the 1st minute and $2 for each additional minute. Repeated late pick up will result
in dismissal from the program.
Drop off for Before Care is not allowed before 7:15 AM.
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After School Enrichment
After school enrichment at Lycée runs Monday – Friday.
Most activities meet once per week, and prices range from
roughly $80.00 to $200.00 for 12 sessions.
Families qualifying for FREE LUNCH receive an 80%
discount on one activity per child.
Families qualifying for REDUCED LUNCH receive a 50%
discount on one activity per child.
Children signed up for full-time After Care receive a $20
discount off up to 2 activities.
In order to receive an income-based discount, families must
return a 2015 Free and Reduced Lunch Form, which will be
made available at the beginning of the school year. All
forms are subject to audit by the State of Louisiana and
may be verified with student data.
The Fall 2015 enrichment catalog will be made available at
http://www.lfno.org/afterschool-enrichment/ in late August/
early September. Printed catalogs will also be available by
request.
Sample Activites:
Basketball, $100.00
Choir, $120.00
Jazz & Hip-Hop Dance, $180.00
Piano, $204.00 (individual instruction)
Yoga, $84.00
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Meals
Lycée offers healthful and nutritious meals on a daily basis.
Breakfast on the Patton Street campus is served from 7:50 AM until 8:10 AM. Lunch is served in 20 minute
periods followed by 25-minute recess. Breakfast at the Claiborne campus is served during the school day.
Bids for 2015-2016 food vendors are pending. Historically, the cost of one meal has been approximately
$3.25. The price of reduced meals has been $0.40.
Applications for the federal free or reduced lunch program will be distributed at Meet & Greet on Thursday
August 13, 2015.
Fresh fruit and water are available to students throughout the day. Parents may provide school-approved
snacks, which will be listed in the 2015-2016 Student Parent Handbook. The 2015-2016 Handbook will be
made available at the beginning of the school year. However, parents can review the 2014-2015 Handbook
at http://www.lfno.org/handbook-forms/.
Meal-related questions may be directed to Jessie Cameron at restolycee@lfno.org.
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Supplies
Consumable fees cover the costs of student
supplies that must be imported from France. We've
worked hard to get the cost down to a more
reasonable amount for our families. The
consumable fees are $95.00 per student, and
invoices were sent home in May and June. One of
the ways we were able to lower the cost of the
consumable fees was to ask parents to purchase
locally those student supplies that are available
locally.
Supply lists are now scheduled to be released in
late June/early July and will also be available on our
website under “Parents.”
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Uniforms: Pre-K4 & Kindergarten
Uniform vendors are French Toast and Schiro’s.
French Toast: www.frenchtoast.com (online only)
Schiro’s: http://www.schiros.com/public/lycee-francais.html
4948 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, LA, 70006, (504) 885-2993
Students in Pre-K and Kindergarten will wear the smocked dress and bloomers from
Schiro's or the navy shorts/pants with the red or white monogrammed shirt. The smock will only be
available from Schiro’s. Knits, pants and shorts are available from both providers. Shirts do not
need to be tucked in, but belts must be worn with pants that have belt loops.
As for shoes, any color tennis shoe (but no tennis shoes that light up or make noise,
and no boots, sandals, crocs, etc.). Socks and tights are solid blue, black, or white. On cold days,
jackets of any color may be worn.
Saints Days: Students are encouraged to show their support for the Saints through
special dress. T-shirts, jerseys, and black and gold clothing are allowed on certain days. Our
general rule of thumb for games this season is that we permit special dress on Fridays for weekend
games. For Monday night games the special dress day is Monday.
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Uniforms: First – Fifth Grade
Uniform vendors are French Toast and Schiro’s.
French Toast: www.frenchtoast.com (online only)
Schiro’s: http://www.schiros.com/public/lycee-francais.html
4948 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, LA, 70006, (504) 885-2993
Students in 1st-5th grade will wear navy shorts/pants or a fully pleated navy skirt/skort with the red or white polo
shirt. If the skirt is selected, gym shorts or cartwheel shorts must be worn underneath. The skort will only be available from
Schiro's. The pleated navy skirt is only available from French Toast. Knits, pants and shorts are available from both providers.
Shirts do not need to be tucked in, but belts must be worn with pants that have belt loops.
As for shoes, any color tennis shoe (but no tennis shoes that light up or make noise, and no boots, sandals,
crocs, etc.). Socks and tights are solid blue, black, or white. On cold days, jackets of any color may be worn.
Please note: Students will no longer wear the white piped blouse or jumpers. However, for the 2015-16
“transition” year, students may wear any of these items if they have already been purchased. Also, the bib on the jumper can
be removed to create the navy pleated skirt.
Saints Days: Students are encouraged to show their support for the Saints through special dress. T-shirts,
jerseys, and black and gold clothing are allowed on certain days. Our general rule of thumb for games this season is that we
permit special dress on Fridays for weekend games. For Monday night games the special dress day is Monday.
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