Lunch for today: Cheesy Lasagna, Green Beans with Potatoes, Cauliflower, Roll, Orange Wedges, Juice, Milk.
⏰💙💛 LAST CALL, HAWK FAMILIES! 💛💙⏰
The SHELC Homecoming Raffle ends Thursday, October 8! 👑🎉
There’s still time to support your favorite Homecoming Court nominee!
Remember, the girl and boy who raise the most money in each grade level will be crowned as members of our 2026 Homecoming Court! 👑
✨ Proceeds will go directly toward our Homecoming decorations and setup to help make this year’s celebration special for our learners.
📅 Raffle Ends: October 8
👑 Homecoming Court Announced: October 9
Let’s finish strong and show our HAWK PRIDE! 💙💛
Whatever It Takes!
#SHELCHomecoming #HomecomingCourt #HawkPride #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
The SHELC Homecoming Raffle ends Thursday, October 8! 👑🎉
There’s still time to support your favorite Homecoming Court nominee!
Remember, the girl and boy who raise the most money in each grade level will be crowned as members of our 2026 Homecoming Court! 👑
✨ Proceeds will go directly toward our Homecoming decorations and setup to help make this year’s celebration special for our learners.
📅 Raffle Ends: October 8
👑 Homecoming Court Announced: October 9
Let’s finish strong and show our HAWK PRIDE! 💙💛
Whatever It Takes!
#SHELCHomecoming #HomecomingCourt #HawkPride #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
📣💙💛 SHELC FAMILY NEWSLETTER IS HERE! 💛💙
Hawk families, stay connected and informed about everything happening at St. Helena Early Learning Center! ✨
Our latest Parent Newsletter is now available! Be sure to check it out for important announcements, upcoming events, reminders, and all the great things happening at SHELC.
📰 Read the newsletter here:
https://app.smore.com/n/83bysa
Thank you, families, for your continued partnership and support. Together, we’re helping our learners SOAR! 💙💛
Hawk Pride — Whatever It Takes!
#SHELC #HawkPride #ParentNewsletter #FamilyEngagement #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
Hawk families, stay connected and informed about everything happening at St. Helena Early Learning Center! ✨
Our latest Parent Newsletter is now available! Be sure to check it out for important announcements, upcoming events, reminders, and all the great things happening at SHELC.
📰 Read the newsletter here:
https://app.smore.com/n/83bysa
Thank you, families, for your continued partnership and support. Together, we’re helping our learners SOAR! 💙💛
Hawk Pride — Whatever It Takes!
#SHELC #HawkPride #ParentNewsletter #FamilyEngagement #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
📣💙💛 PTO MEETING THIS THURSDAY! 💛💙
Hawk families, your voice matters! We invite you to join us for our PTO Meeting as we continue working together to support our learners and strengthen our school community.
📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 St. Helena Early Learning Center
We want our families involved, informed, and connected. Come share your ideas, hear upcoming updates, and learn how you can help make a difference at SHELC.
💙 Together We Support. Together We Succeed.
💛 Let’s work together for our learners!
#SHELCPTO #HawkPride #FamilyEngagement #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
Hawk families, your voice matters! We invite you to join us for our PTO Meeting as we continue working together to support our learners and strengthen our school community.
📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 St. Helena Early Learning Center
We want our families involved, informed, and connected. Come share your ideas, hear upcoming updates, and learn how you can help make a difference at SHELC.
💙 Together We Support. Together We Succeed.
💛 Let’s work together for our learners!
#SHELCPTO #HawkPride #FamilyEngagement #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
🧡 STAND UP. SPEAK UP. CHOOSE KINDNESS! 🧡
St. Helena Early Learning Center is joining together for Anti-Bullying Awareness Day on Wednesday, October 14!
This year’s theme is “Break the Silence.” We are encouraging all learners and staff to wear an ORANGE shirt as we take a stand against bullying and promote kindness, friendship, inclusion, and respect. 🧡
At SHELC, every learner deserves to feel safe, supported, included, and valued. Together, we can remind our Hawks to:
🧡 Be a friend
💙 Include everyone
🧡 Help others
💙 Speak up
🧡 Choose kindness EVERY day!
Hawk Pride — Whatever It Takes!
#AntiBullyingAwareness #BreakTheSilence #ChooseKindness #WearOrange #HawkPride #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
St. Helena Early Learning Center is joining together for Anti-Bullying Awareness Day on Wednesday, October 14!
This year’s theme is “Break the Silence.” We are encouraging all learners and staff to wear an ORANGE shirt as we take a stand against bullying and promote kindness, friendship, inclusion, and respect. 🧡
At SHELC, every learner deserves to feel safe, supported, included, and valued. Together, we can remind our Hawks to:
🧡 Be a friend
💙 Include everyone
🧡 Help others
💙 Speak up
🧡 Choose kindness EVERY day!
Hawk Pride — Whatever It Takes!
#AntiBullyingAwareness #BreakTheSilence #ChooseKindness #WearOrange #HawkPride #WhateverItTakes #StHelenaWINNING
📚HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING IS IN FULL SWING AT SHELC!
Our learners are putting in the work! 💪🏽Through high-dosage tutoring, learners are receiving additional targeted support designed to strengthen foundational reading skills and build confidence.
With focused instruction, consistent practice, and individualized learning opportunities, we are making EVERY MINUTE COUNT! ❤️📖
We’re proud of our learners for showing up, staying focused, and working toward growth. 🌟
At SHELC, we know that growth doesn’t happen by chance—it happens with intentional support, practice, and persistence.
💛 Whatever it takes! One school. One team. One goal.
Our learners are putting in the work! 💪🏽Through high-dosage tutoring, learners are receiving additional targeted support designed to strengthen foundational reading skills and build confidence.
With focused instruction, consistent practice, and individualized learning opportunities, we are making EVERY MINUTE COUNT! ❤️📖
We’re proud of our learners for showing up, staying focused, and working toward growth. 🌟
At SHELC, we know that growth doesn’t happen by chance—it happens with intentional support, practice, and persistence.
💛 Whatever it takes! One school. One team. One goal.
🎃🍂 OCTOBER IS FULL OF EXCITEMENT AT SHELC! 💛
Hawk families, mark your calendars! October is packed with exciting events, celebrations, and opportunities to connect with our school!
📅 IMPORTANT DATES
🏫 Oct. 5 & 12 – No School
👨👩👧 Oct. 8 – PTO Meeting | 4–5 PM
📚 Oct. 9 – Report Cards Issued
🤝 Oct. 14 – Parent-Teacher Conferences
👕 Oct. 16 – Dress Down Day
👑 OCT. 19–22: HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK! Get ready to show your HAWK PRIDE all week long!
🔬 Oct. 21 – STEM NOLA
🍪 Oct. 22 – Cookie Day
🏈 Oct. 23 – Homecoming / No School
🏫 Oct. 26 – No School
❤️ OCT. 27–30: RED RIBBON WEEK!
🥤 Oct. 27 – Smoothie King Day
🎃 Oct. 30 – Trunk or Treat!
Parents, save this calendar and stay connected so you don't miss a thing!
ONE SCHOOL. ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. WHATEVER IT TAKES!
#SHELC #HawkPride #October2026 #Homecoming2026 #RedRibbonWeek #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
Hawk families, mark your calendars! October is packed with exciting events, celebrations, and opportunities to connect with our school!
📅 IMPORTANT DATES
🏫 Oct. 5 & 12 – No School
👨👩👧 Oct. 8 – PTO Meeting | 4–5 PM
📚 Oct. 9 – Report Cards Issued
🤝 Oct. 14 – Parent-Teacher Conferences
👕 Oct. 16 – Dress Down Day
👑 OCT. 19–22: HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK! Get ready to show your HAWK PRIDE all week long!
🔬 Oct. 21 – STEM NOLA
🍪 Oct. 22 – Cookie Day
🏈 Oct. 23 – Homecoming / No School
🏫 Oct. 26 – No School
❤️ OCT. 27–30: RED RIBBON WEEK!
🥤 Oct. 27 – Smoothie King Day
🎃 Oct. 30 – Trunk or Treat!
Parents, save this calendar and stay connected so you don't miss a thing!
ONE SCHOOL. ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. WHATEVER IT TAKES!
#SHELC #HawkPride #October2026 #Homecoming2026 #RedRibbonWeek #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
🎉🖤💛 CONGRATULATIONS, MS. SHERNEETRA KNIGHTEN! 💛🖤🎉
We are proud to celebrate Ms. Sherneetra Knighten for successfully passing the Praxis II! 📚👏🏽
Ms. Knighten is continuing to invest in her future by pursuing her Master’s degree and taking the next steps toward alternative certification. Her dedication, perseverance, and commitment to our learners are worth celebrating! ❤️
We believe in recognizing the growth of our learners AND the educators who continue to grow right alongside them. 🌱✨
Ms. Knighten, WE SEE YOU! Keep believing, keep preparing, keep elevating, and KEEP REACHING FOR GREATER! 🎓🙌🏽
Drop a 💛 in the comments and help us congratulate Ms. Knighten on this accomplishment!
#HawkPride #WeSeeYou #KeepReachingForGreater #EducatorExcellence #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
We are proud to celebrate Ms. Sherneetra Knighten for successfully passing the Praxis II! 📚👏🏽
Ms. Knighten is continuing to invest in her future by pursuing her Master’s degree and taking the next steps toward alternative certification. Her dedication, perseverance, and commitment to our learners are worth celebrating! ❤️
We believe in recognizing the growth of our learners AND the educators who continue to grow right alongside them. 🌱✨
Ms. Knighten, WE SEE YOU! Keep believing, keep preparing, keep elevating, and KEEP REACHING FOR GREATER! 🎓🙌🏽
Drop a 💛 in the comments and help us congratulate Ms. Knighten on this accomplishment!
#HawkPride #WeSeeYou #KeepReachingForGreater #EducatorExcellence #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
📣 Reminder, SHELC families: There will be no school tomorrow, Monday, September 28, while our staff participates in Professional Learning Day.
Learners will return on Tuesday, September 29. 🦒🌿
💛🖤 HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK IS COMING! 👑🎉
Get ready, Hawk Nation! October 19–22, we're showing our HAWK PRIDE all week long at St. Helena Early Learning Center!
✨ SPIRIT WEEK LINEUP ✨
🖤 Monday – HAWK PRIDE: Wear BLACK, GOLD & WHITE!
🎀 Tuesday – BOWS & BRIMS: Rock a BIG bow or your favorite hat!
💎 Wednesday – DENIM & BLING: Rock your denim and add some BLING!
🐆 Thursday – WILD ABOUT OUR SCHOOL: Dress wild in animal prints, safari gear, or khaki!
Let's fill our halls with school spirit and make Homecoming Week one to remember! 💛
ONE SCHOOL. ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. WHATEVER IT TAKES!
#HawkPride #SHELCHomecoming2026 #SpiritWeek #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
Get ready, Hawk Nation! October 19–22, we're showing our HAWK PRIDE all week long at St. Helena Early Learning Center!
✨ SPIRIT WEEK LINEUP ✨
🖤 Monday – HAWK PRIDE: Wear BLACK, GOLD & WHITE!
🎀 Tuesday – BOWS & BRIMS: Rock a BIG bow or your favorite hat!
💎 Wednesday – DENIM & BLING: Rock your denim and add some BLING!
🐆 Thursday – WILD ABOUT OUR SCHOOL: Dress wild in animal prints, safari gear, or khaki!
Let's fill our halls with school spirit and make Homecoming Week one to remember! 💛
ONE SCHOOL. ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. WHATEVER IT TAKES!
#HawkPride #SHELCHomecoming2026 #SpiritWeek #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
💛 ELC HOMECOMING 2026! 👑🎉
Meet our ELC Homecoming Court Nominees! It's time to show your HAWK PRIDE and support your favorite learners!
👑 HOW ARE OUR HOMECOMING KING & QUEENS SELECTED?
The girl and boy who raise the MOST money in each grade level will be crowned for their grade! Every raffle ticket purchased counts toward your selected nominee's total!
🎟️ WIN AN iPAD WHILE SUPPORTING OUR HAWKS!
1 Ticket – $5.25
3 Tickets – $12.50
5 Tickets – $21.00
💰 100% of proceeds will go toward Homecoming decorations and setup to make this a memorable celebration for our learners!
📅 Raffle: September 24 – October 8 🏆
Winners Announced: October 9
📲 Purchase through SchoolCash Online! Scan the QR code on the flyer, search for HAWK PRIDE iPad Raffle, and select the nominee you wish to support.
💛 Let's rally behind our nominees and make this Homecoming one to remember!
ONE SCHOOL. ONE TEAM. ONE GOAL. WHATEVER IT TAKES!
#HawkPride #SHELCHomecoming2026 #SupportOurHawks #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
📚✨ THE MAGIC OF LITERACY AT ELC! ✨📚
Ms. Gordon brought the MAGIC to her classroom as learners explored how Magic E transforms short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds! 🪄✏️
Through explicit modeling, purposeful questioning, and active learner responses, our young Hawks practiced reading, writing, and building new words. Learners were engaged and putting their phonics skills into action!
👏🏽 Great job, Ms. Gordon, for making literacy instruction interactive and meaningful!
🦅💛 Expedition to Excellence: Building Strong Readers, One Sound at a Time!
#StHelenaELC #LiteracyInAction #MagicE #ExplicitInstruction #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
Ms. Gordon brought the MAGIC to her classroom as learners explored how Magic E transforms short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds! 🪄✏️
Through explicit modeling, purposeful questioning, and active learner responses, our young Hawks practiced reading, writing, and building new words. Learners were engaged and putting their phonics skills into action!
👏🏽 Great job, Ms. Gordon, for making literacy instruction interactive and meaningful!
🦅💛 Expedition to Excellence: Building Strong Readers, One Sound at a Time!
#StHelenaELC #LiteracyInAction #MagicE #ExplicitInstruction #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
📚✨ EARLY LITERACY IN ACTION AT ELC! ✨📚
Ms. Smith had her learners actively engaged in a literacy lesson using visuals, manipulatives, and purposeful questioning! 👏🏽
Our young Hawks practiced identifying capitalization, spacing, and punctuation while taking turns demonstrating their understanding at the board. Every learner had an opportunity to think, respond, and participate! 🧠✏️
This is what intentional instruction and active learner engagement look like! Keep up the great work, Ms. Smith! 💛
Expedition to Excellence: Every Learner, Every Lesson, Every Day!
#StHelenaELC #EarlyLiteracy #LearnerEngagement #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
Ms. Smith had her learners actively engaged in a literacy lesson using visuals, manipulatives, and purposeful questioning! 👏🏽
Our young Hawks practiced identifying capitalization, spacing, and punctuation while taking turns demonstrating their understanding at the board. Every learner had an opportunity to think, respond, and participate! 🧠✏️
This is what intentional instruction and active learner engagement look like! Keep up the great work, Ms. Smith! 💛
Expedition to Excellence: Every Learner, Every Lesson, Every Day!
#StHelenaELC #EarlyLiteracy #LearnerEngagement #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
👕💛 TEAM TEE TUESDAY! 💛👕
Today was our very first Team Tee Tuesday, and three teams understood the assignment! 🙌🏽
Shoutout to our Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and Intervention Teams for showing their team spirit and representing their crews! ✨
At ELC, strong teams make a strong school. We love seeing our staff build unity, celebrate one another, and have a little fun along the way!
Who’s joining them next Tuesday? 👀👕
One Team. One Mission. Expedition to Excellence! 🐾🌿
#TeamTeeTuesday #StHelenaELC #HawkPride #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
Today was our very first Team Tee Tuesday, and three teams understood the assignment! 🙌🏽
Shoutout to our Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and Intervention Teams for showing their team spirit and representing their crews! ✨
At ELC, strong teams make a strong school. We love seeing our staff build unity, celebrate one another, and have a little fun along the way!
Who’s joining them next Tuesday? 👀👕
One Team. One Mission. Expedition to Excellence! 🐾🌿
#TeamTeeTuesday #StHelenaELC #HawkPride #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
📢 Our weekly ELC Parent Newsletter is here!
Stay connected and informed about this week’s important updates, upcoming events, and reminders.
📰 Read it here: https://app.smore.com/n/ywd4j
#ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
Stay connected and informed about this week’s important updates, upcoming events, and reminders.
📰 Read it here: https://app.smore.com/n/ywd4j
#ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
🥤👑 SMOOTHIE KING DAY IS COMING! 👑🥤
Treat yourself while supporting a great cause! Join us on Tuesday, September 29th for Smoothie King Day!
🍓 St. Helena Early Learning Center: 12 oz. Caribbean Way Smoothie — ONLY $4!
🥭 SHCCA, SHATA & Community Members: 20 oz. Caribbean Way Smoothie — ONLY $6!
💻 Payment must be made through School Cash Online. Use the link or scan the QR code on the flyer to order.
Every sip has a purpose! ❤️🥤
Smoothies With A Purpose.
#StHelenaELC #SmoothieKingDay #HawkPride #StHelenaWINNING #CommunitySupport
Treat yourself while supporting a great cause! Join us on Tuesday, September 29th for Smoothie King Day!
🍓 St. Helena Early Learning Center: 12 oz. Caribbean Way Smoothie — ONLY $4!
🥭 SHCCA, SHATA & Community Members: 20 oz. Caribbean Way Smoothie — ONLY $6!
💻 Payment must be made through School Cash Online. Use the link or scan the QR code on the flyer to order.
Every sip has a purpose! ❤️🥤
Smoothies With A Purpose.
#StHelenaELC #SmoothieKingDay #HawkPride #StHelenaWINNING #CommunitySupport
🎉📚 CONGRATULATIONS, MS. JUANDALYN BRUMFIELD! 📚🎉
ELC is proud to celebrate Ms. Juandalyn Brumfield for successfully passing the Praxis II! 👏🏽💛
Ms. Brumfield is now taking the next step in her journey by registering with the iTeach Alternative Certification Program. Her dedication, perseverance, and commitment to our learners are examples of what it means to keep reaching for greater! 🌟
We are excited to cheer her on as she continues her journey toward certification and an even greater impact in education.
You did it, Ms. Brumfield! Keep reaching for greater! 🎓✨
#StHelenaELC #HawkPride #Congratulations #PraxisII #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
ELC is proud to celebrate Ms. Juandalyn Brumfield for successfully passing the Praxis II! 👏🏽💛
Ms. Brumfield is now taking the next step in her journey by registering with the iTeach Alternative Certification Program. Her dedication, perseverance, and commitment to our learners are examples of what it means to keep reaching for greater! 🌟
We are excited to cheer her on as she continues her journey toward certification and an even greater impact in education.
You did it, Ms. Brumfield! Keep reaching for greater! 🎓✨
#StHelenaELC #HawkPride #Congratulations #PraxisII #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
📣 REMINDER, ELC FAMILIES!
There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, September 21st! 💛
Enjoy your day, get some rest, and we’ll see our learners back at ELC ready to LEARN • GROW • BELONG! 📚✨
Please share to help us spread the word!
#StHelenaELC #NoSchool #HawkPride #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, September 21st! 💛
Enjoy your day, get some rest, and we’ll see our learners back at ELC ready to LEARN • GROW • BELONG! 📚✨
Please share to help us spread the word!
#StHelenaELC #NoSchool #HawkPride #ExpeditionToExcellence #StHelenaWINNING
❤️ More Grandparents Day memories from ELC! ❤️
Our cafeteria was FULL—and so were our hearts! 🥰 We loved seeing so many grandparents and special family members show up to eat, connect, review our learning goals, and spend quality time with their learners.
This is what family engagement looks like! Thank you for partnering with us as we continue our Expedition to Excellence! 🦁🌿📚
We appreciate our ELC grandparents! 💛
#GrandparentsDay #ExpeditionToExcellence #FamilyEngagement #HawkPride #StHelenaWINNING
Our cafeteria was FULL—and so were our hearts! 🥰 We loved seeing so many grandparents and special family members show up to eat, connect, review our learning goals, and spend quality time with their learners.
This is what family engagement looks like! Thank you for partnering with us as we continue our Expedition to Excellence! 🦁🌿📚
We appreciate our ELC grandparents! 💛
#GrandparentsDay #ExpeditionToExcellence #FamilyEngagement #HawkPride #StHelenaWINNING
💛 Grandparents Day at ELC! 💛
What a wonderful morning of family, learning, and connection! Thank you to all of our grandparents and special guests who came to spend time with their learners today.
Our families also had an opportunity to review our school data, learn about our goals, and discuss ways they can support learning at home. When school and family work together, our learners have an even stronger team supporting their success! 📚❤️
Thank you, grandparents, for showing up, loving our learners, and partnering with us on our Expedition to Excellence! 🦁🌿
#GrandparentsDay #ExpeditionToExcellence #FamilyEngagement #HawkPride #StHelenaWINNING
What a wonderful morning of family, learning, and connection! Thank you to all of our grandparents and special guests who came to spend time with their learners today.
Our families also had an opportunity to review our school data, learn about our goals, and discuss ways they can support learning at home. When school and family work together, our learners have an even stronger team supporting their success! 📚❤️
Thank you, grandparents, for showing up, loving our learners, and partnering with us on our Expedition to Excellence! 🦁🌿
#GrandparentsDay #ExpeditionToExcellence #FamilyEngagement #HawkPride #StHelenaWINNING
