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🌟 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"

🍪 Cookie Lovers, This One's for You! 🍪 Our Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Fundraiser is happening on February 13, 2025! 🍪✨ Don’t miss the chance to enjoy these delicious cookies! 🔹 $1.50 for 2 Cookies 🔹 Order Deadline: February 12, 2025 🔹 Payment ONLY through School Cash Online 📲 Place your order online and pick it up at SHELC! 👉 https://sthpk12.schoolcashonline.com 📸 Scan the QR code on the flyer to order easily! Let’s make this fundraiser a sweet success! Thank you for your support!

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📚✨ Learning in Action! ✨📚 Ms. Muse's class has been hard at work mastering past tense verbs with the -ed sound! With clear success criteria and individualized support, our learners are confidently identifying and pronouncing words with the /ed/, /d/, and /t/ sounds. 🎯📝 We love seeing their engagement and growth in literacy! Keep up the amazing work, scholars! 🌟👏 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING #LiteracyInAction #EngagedLearning

💡💰 Profile of a Graduate Day: Building Future Leaders! 💰💡 Our Kindergarten and 1st-grade learners had an exciting time exploring real-world financial skills! ✨ Kindergarten - Money Consciousness: Learners practiced counting and recognizing the value of coins, matching them to items with prices. ✨ 1st Grade - Classroom Economy: Learners engaged in a classroom economy, earning and spending to better understand financial decision-making. These activities are shaping our learners into responsible, money-savvy individuals! 📚💵 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

✨ Celebrating our Honor Roll achievers! ✨ Our learners are shining bright with their dedication and hard work. A special morning to recognize their success and commitment to excellence. Keep striving for greatness! 🎓🏆 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

Athletics = Scholarships = Higher Education = SUCCESS!

And, and another one. We are #sthelenaWINNING. We use athletics to gain access to college scholarships!

And another one. We are #sthelenaWINNING. We use athletics to gain access to college scholarships!

We are #sthelenaWINNING. We use athletics to gain access to college scholarships!

We are #sthelenaWINNING. We use athletics to gain access to college scholarships!

🎉👏 Staff of the Month! 👏🎉 This month, we couldn’t pick just one—because these amazing educators showed tremendous growth in their Middle of the Year DIBELS results! 📈📚 Their dedication, hard work, and commitment to learner success are truly inspiring! 🌟 Thank you for going above and beyond to ensure our scholars are reaching proficiency and beyond! 🚀 Help us celebrate these incredible educators in the comments! 💙 #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING #TeacherExcellence

🎉🏆 Learners of the Month! 🏆🎉 Join us in celebrating our Learners of the Month for their hard work, dedication, and positive attitudes! These scholars exemplify what it means to go To Proficiency & Beyond! 🚀📚 🌟 Pre-K: Daila Holiday 🌟 Kindergarten: Zoei Higginbotham 🌟 1st Grade: Jonah Dees 🌟 2nd Grade: Travion Burton We are so proud of these young leaders for setting the bar high and demonstrating excellence every day! Keep shining bright! ✨ #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING