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☕❄️ Warm Up with Hot Chocolate! ❄️☕ Cold weather is here, and what better way to stay cozy than with a delicious cup of hot chocolate? 🥶🔥 📅 Dates: February 19th & 20th 💲 Price: $1.50 💳 Payment: Online ONLY through School Cash Online Don't miss out on this sweet, warm treat! Order now and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate the Hawk way!

🥦🍎 Lena’s Closet & Food Pantry Event – Healthy Eating Habits! 🍎🥦 This month at the St. Helena Early Learning Center Food Pantry we will focus on Healthy Eating Habits and the importance of balanced nutrition! 🥗✨ 📅 Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 📍 Location: St. Helena Early Learning Center 🎯 Learners will explore each food group and discover how to make healthier choices! Let’s work together to promote better nutrition and improved health for our learners and community!

📚✨ Small Group Success in Mrs. Manning’s Class! ✨📚 Learning is in full swing as Mrs. Manning's learners engage in interactive small group activities! 🎉 From word-building with magnetic letters to sight word practice and writing exercises, our scholars are strengthening their literacy skills in fun and meaningful ways! 💡 Small group learning = BIG growth! Keep up the great work, learners! 🚀

📚✏️ Math in Action with Mr. K! ✏️📚 Our learners have been mastering addition fluency using a place value chart! 🧮✨ With hands-on practice and active engagement, they are building strong foundational math skills that will set them up for success! 🚀 Keep up the great work, scholars! Math is our superpower!

🌟 Amira Reading Leader Alert! 🌟 Congratulations to Jamyriana Brumfield for being today's Amira Reading Leader! 📖✨ She has put in the time and effort to soar to the top, and we couldn’t be prouder! Keep up the hard work, learners! Who will be our next Amira Reading Leader?

🎭💜💛💚 JOIN US FOR OUR MARDI GRAS PARADE! 💚💛💜🎭 Get ready to let the good times roll at SHELC's 5th Annual Mardi Gras Parade! 🎉✨ 📅 Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025 ⏰ Time: 1:00 PM 👑 Parade Details: 🎨 Learners can decorate a Shoe Box float at home and bring it to showcase in the parade! 🏆 Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place for the most creative float! 🚲 Learners can also decorate wagons, bikes, or power wheels to ride in the parade (parent assistance may be needed). 🎭 Learners may wear Mardi Gras attire for the day! 🍰 After the parade, classes will enjoy King Cake in their classrooms! 📅 Deadline: Shoe Box floats are due Monday, February 24, 2025. Let’s make this the best Mardi Gras celebration yet! 🎶🎺🎭

🌟 SMOOTHIE KING FUNDRAISER! 🌟 Get ready for Smoothie King Day at St. Helena! 🍓🥤 Support our school while enjoying a delicious Caribbean Way smoothie! 📍 Details: ✨ SHCCA, SHATA, & Community Members: 20oz Smoothie ✨ SHELC: 12oz Smoothie 💳 Payment: School Cash Online ONLY! 🔗 Click here to pay: School Cash Online 📸 Scan the QR Code to purchase your smoothie! Let’s make this a smooth success!

📢 Check Out This Week’s Newsletter! 📰✨ Stay updated on all the latest news and events at our school! Don’t miss important announcements, upcoming activities, and highlights. Click the link below to read more: 🔗 https://secure.smore.com/n/3052r #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

💖 Valentine's Day Celebration Alert! 💖 We’re spreading love and kindness at school this week! ❤️ Learners are encouraged to wear red tomorrow, February 13th, in honor of Valentine’s Day on Friday! 🎉 Let’s make the day extra special and vibrant by turning our school into a sea of red! 🌟 Parents, thank you for your continued support in making these moments memorable for our learners. We can't wait to see all the beautiful shades of red tomorrow! 🥰

📚 Mrs. Holland's learners are mastering subtraction with two decompositions using hands-on manipulatives! Engaging, interactive math at its best! 💡

🚀 To Proficiency & Beyond! 🚀 Mrs. Thompson led a powerful PLC on Small Group Instruction, focusing on clear objectives, explicit teaching, and active learner engagement. Teachers collaborated through hands-on activities to sharpen their skills and ensure learner success! 📚🙌

📚 Literacy in Action with Ms. Stokes' 1st Graders! 🖥️ Ms. Stokes' 1st grade learners are fully immersed in literacy activities. They practiced sight words in a fun and interactive game of bingo and engaged with their AI tutor, Amira, for personalized reading practice. Each learner is building critical literacy skills in multiple ways, setting the foundation for strong reading comprehension! 📖✨

🌟 Independent Pre-K Writers & Morning Message Masters! ✍️ Ms. Young's Pre-K learners have been working hard and are now writing their names all by themselves! Today, they also practiced the days of the week during their morning message activity, reinforcing early literacy and calendar skills. 📅📚 Way to go, Pre-K superstars! 💪 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

📚 Teamwork makes the dream work! Ms. Gordon and Mrs. Griffin are teaming up to provide intentional small group instruction. Learners are engaged in personalized learning activities designed to meet their unique needs, from Bingo to digital literacy practice and targeted skill development. Ms. Gordon is also timing learners as they read, helping them build fluency and confidence. These dedicated educators ensure no learner is left behind. 🌟 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

🎉 Black History Month Spirit Week at St. Helena Early Learning Center! 🎉 Join us in celebrating culture, pride, and unity from February 24 - 27, 2025! 🖤 February 24 – BLACK OUT Wear all black to symbolize solidarity and unity. 🎓 February 25 – HIGHER LEARNING Rep your HBCU, college, or Greek gear with pride! 👔 February 26 – DRESS FOR SUCCESS Dress professionally to represent the changemaker you’re destined to be. 🌍 February 27 – AFRICAN ATTIRE Wear African-inspired attire to celebrate vibrant culture and strength. Let’s show our spirit and honor Black History together! #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

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🥦 Lena’s Closet Food Pantry – February 13, 2025 🥫 We’re here to help our community! Join us at Lena’s Closet Food Pantry for this month’s food distribution. 🗓 Date: February 13, 2025 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM 📍 Locations: St. Helena Arts & Technology Academy 1798 Hwy. 1042, Greensburg, LA St. Helena College & Career Academy 14340 Hwy. 37, Greensburg, LA St. Helena Early Learning Center 1590 Hwy. 1042, Greensburg, LA 📞 For more information, call 225-222-4349. 💪 Let’s take care of our community together! #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING🌟

🌟 Teaching Moments Beyond the Classroom! 🌟 Ms. Forman is maximizing every opportunity to build sight word recognition with our learners—inside and outside the classroom! Whether in the hallway or during transitions, learning continues as learners grow their vocabulary and reading skills! 📚✨ #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING #ToProficiencyAndBeyond 🚀

✨ Persuasive Writing in Action! ✨ Mrs. Gross explicitly modeled persuasive writing for her learners, guiding them step by step on how to construct compelling arguments. 📚✏️ Learners explored the importance of organizing their thoughts, providing reasons, and crafting persuasive appeals. Check out the focus and engagement as they sharpen their writing skills! 📝👏 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

Ms. Carolyn Griffin is working with her intervention group on mastering vowel sounds. Learners are fully engaged and applying their knowledge in a fun game as an exit ticket, focusing on identifying beginning sounds! 🎯📚 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING"