🎉✨ Staff Appreciation Week 2025 ✨🎉
At St. Helena Early Learning Center, we celebrate our team all the way! This week, we honored our incredible educators and staff with heartfelt gifts, joyful surprises, delicious lunch, snacks, and a spirit tunnel filled with energy and love.
From personalized gifts and charcuterie treats to crawfish boils and appreciation smiles, we’re so proud of our dedicated team for going TO PROFICIENCY & BEYOND! 🚀
Let’s continue to show them how much they mean to us — every day!
🌟 We are beyond grateful for our incredible teachers and staff at St. Helena Early Learning Center! 🌟
This week, we celebrated the dedication, passion, and hard work of the superheroes who pour into our learners every single day. From heartfelt gifts to special moments of recognition, we made sure they felt the love they deserve!
Thank you for all that you do. You truly make a difference.
#TeacherAppreciationWeek #StaffAppreciation
📚✨ LITERACY FAIR - Monday, May 12 at 9 AM! ✨📚
Join us at SHATA as we celebrate the joy of reading at the St. Helena Parish School District Literacy Fair!
Come explore an incredible world of books—from timeless classics to modern favorites—and check out the amazing displays created by our talented learners. 🎨📖
🎁 Free books will be available!
📍 Location: SHATA
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM
Let’s inspire a love for literacy in every child!
#RethinkStHelena #StHelenaWinning
🎉🏅 AWARDS CEREMONY – MAY 19TH 🏅🎉
Join us at St. Helena Early Learning Center as we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our learners!
📍 Location: St. Helena Early Learning Center Gym
🕘 Times:
Pre-K – 9:00 AM
1st Grade – 10:00 AM
2nd Grade – 11:00 AM
✨ Please note: No formal dress is required for 1st & 2nd grade learners. They should come in their regular school uniforms.
Come cheer on our Hawks as we recognize their hard work, growth, and success this school year! #RethinkStHelena #StHelenaWinning
📢 May Festival Update 📢
Unfortunately, due to expected weather conditions and time constraints, our May Festival scheduled for May 8th has been cancelled. 🌧️⏰
We understand the excitement surrounding this event, and we sincerely thank everyone who supported the planning efforts.
➡️ Refunds will be issued to all who have already made payments through School Cash Online.
We appreciate your understanding and continued support!
#RethinkStHelena #StHelenaWinning
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🍽️ Congratulations to Our Staff of the Month: The Cafeteria Team! 🍽️
This amazing group keeps our learners fueled and smiling every day with their hard work, warm hearts, and delicious meals.
Thank you for all that you do behind the scenes to support our school community! #RETHINKSTHELENA #STHELENAWINNING
🎉 Congratulations to our May Learners of the Month! 🎉
These outstanding scholars exemplify excellence, effort, and leadership in our school community:
🌟 Pre-K: Stormii Love
🌟 Kindergarten: Talia Self
🌟 1st Grade: Alex Kolppanen
🌟 2nd Grade: Miracle Royal
We are so proud of your hard work and dedication. Keep soaring, young Hawks! #RETHINKSTHELENA #STHELENAWINNING
🌞 After a productive day of learning, Ms. Taylor’s class enjoyed some well-deserved fun on the playground! From sliding and swinging to zooming on trikes, our learners know how to balance hard work and joyful play. 🎉#StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKsthelena
🎪 MAY FESTIVAL POSTPONED 🎪
Due to the forecasted weather conditions on Thursday, May 8th—including showers and possible thunderstorms—we are postponing our May Festival for the safety of our learners and families.
We will share the new date as soon as it is confirmed. Thank you for your understanding and continued support!
#StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKsthelena #HawkPride #WhateverItTakes
🥤 Smoothie King Day is coming! 🥤
Join us Thursday, May 8th for a refreshing Caribbean Way smoothie!
🌟 SHELC learners can enjoy a 12oz smoothie for only $4
🌟 SHCCA, SHATA, & community members can enjoy a 20oz smoothie for only $6
✅ Payments must be made online via School Cash Online: https://sthplh12.schoolcashonline.com
Let’s blend fun and fundraising—Smoothies with a Purpose!
#StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKStHelena #SmoothieKingDay
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🌸 Hello, May! 🌸
We're heading into our final month of the school year, and it's packed with celebrations, learning, and fun! From Profile of a Graduate Day to Kindergarten Graduation, the May Festival, and our final awards, we’re going out strong! 🏅🎓🎉
📅 View our May calendar to stay up-to-date on all the events at St. Helena Early Learning Center.
Let’s finish the year with Hawk Pride! #StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKStHelena
📚✏️ Math in action! Ms. Stokes guided her learners through addition problem-solving by modeling equations on the board. Our Hawks are focused, engaged, and mastering their math skills one step at a time! 💡➕🧠 #StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKStHelena
📚✨ Learning in Action! ✨📚
Ms. Griffin's class dove into blend review using the “I Do, We Do, You Do” strategy! Learners engaged in both hands-on and collaborative activities to strengthen their understanding of beginning and ending blends like sk, sp, and st.
Seeing our learners light up with confidence as they worked together and independently was the highlight of the day! 💡📝👏
#StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKStHelena
📚 Mrs. Gross and her learners are diving into rich texts together, building comprehension skills and a love for reading! #StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKsthelena
🌟 Get ready to BLAST OFF into Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! 🚀
We are celebrating our Out of This World teachers and staff May 5–9, 2025!
Each day, learners are invited to show their appreciation with fun themed activities:
✨ Monday: Launch into the week with love – bring a thank you card or drawing!
✨ Tuesday: Refuel your favorite teacher with a favorite snack or drink!
✨ Wednesday: You're the sweetest star in the galaxy – bring a sweet treat (candy, chocolate, or cookies)!
✨ Thursday: Thanks for helping us grow – bring a thoughtful small gift!
✨ Friday: No school – mission complete! 🌎
Thank you for helping us celebrate our incredible teachers and staff! We don’t know what we would do without them!
🦁 Pre-K Takes on the Baton Rouge Zoo!
Our Pre-K learners had a roaring good time at the zoo! They explored exhibits, climbed high on the playground, and made memories that will last a lifetime.
#RETHINKStHelena #StHelenaWINNING
🚌💛 Bus Driver Appreciation 💛🚌
This week, we celebrated the amazing individuals who make sure our learners arrive safely each and every day! From early mornings to late afternoons, rain or shine, they are the first and last smiles our children see. Thank you to our dedicated bus drivers—you are truly appreciated! 🏆🚍
#StHelenaWinning #RETHINKsthelena
