📚✨ Ms. Gordon’s Class Visits the Library! ✨📚
Mrs. Gordon’s learners had an amazing time at the library, diving into the world of books and storytelling! 📖🌟 From engaging read-alouds to exploring new stories, these young readers are developing a lifelong love for literacy.
We love seeing our learners excited about reading! Keep turning those pages and unlocking new adventures! 📚
📚✨ Engaged & Learning in Mrs. Stokes’ Reading Centers! ✨📚
Our learners in Mrs. Stokes’ class are hard at work in their Reading Centers, practicing essential literacy skills through interactive and engaging activities! 📝🔡🎧 From word matching to handwriting practice, they are building strong reading foundations one step at a time!
Great job, scholars! Keep up the dedication to learning! 💪
🎉🍕 We Did It! Pizza Party Celebration! 🍕🎉
On Friday, our learners enjoyed a well-deserved pizza party for meeting our school-wide Amira challenge! 🏆 100% of our learners completed 30 minutes of Amira, showing dedication to their reading growth! 📚💪
A huge THANK YOU to Dr. Joseph for rewarding our learners' hard work and commitment! We are so proud of our Hawks for stepping up and proving that we are soaring To Proficiency & Beyond! 🚀
Let’s keep the momentum going and take on the next challenge! Who’s ready?
🥫 Lena’s Closet Food Pantry – March 13th! 🥫
We are proud to support our community through Lena’s Closet Food Pantry! 🌟 If you or someone you know is in need, stop by on Wednesday, March 13th, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at any of the following locations:
📍 St. Helena Arts & Technology Academy
📍 St. Helena College & Career Academy
📍 St. Helena Early Learning Center
This initiative is in partnership with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, LSU Ag Center, and Healthy Communities St. Helena Parish.
For more information, call 225-222-4349. Please help us spread the word to ensure no family goes without!
🥤 Smoothie King Day is Coming! 🥤
Mark your calendars! 📅 Thursday, March 20th is Smoothie King Day at St. Helena Early Learning Center! 🎉
🌴 SHCCA, SHATA, & Community Members – Enjoy a 20oz Caribbean Way smoothie for only $6!
🍓 SHELC Learners – Get a 12oz Caribbean Way smoothie for only $4!
💰 Payment can ONLY be made through School Cash Online. Use the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer:
🔗 https://sthlp12.schoolcashonline.com
Support our school while enjoying a delicious smoothie! 😋
📢 School Reminder! 📢
Just a reminder that school is in session tomorrow, Friday, March 7th! 🎒✏️ We’re excited to continue our learning and finish the week strong! 💪📚
See you all tomorrow, ready to learn and grow! 🌟
📢 March Madness Reading Challenge! 📢
🏀 Get Ready for a Slam Dunk Month of Reading! 🏀
Next week, we’re kicking off a March Madness Reading Challenge to boost literacy skills and help our learners grow! We’ll be focusing on DIBELS skills through:
✅ Amira Reading Challenges across classes
✅ Increased Small Group Instruction
✅ More Intervention Groups for extra support
✅ Read Across America Week celebrations
📚 We Need Your Help at Home! 📚
To keep the momentum going, we’re sending home extra reading activities to support our below and well-below benchmark learners. Please take time each day to practice with your child. Every bit of extra reading helps build confidence and success!
Thank you for being our partners in literacy! Let’s make this March Madness a winning one!
🏆 Together, we can help our learners score big in reading! 🏆
📝✨ Kindergarten Jumps Right Back into Learning! ✨📝
Our Kindergarten learners wasted no time getting back to work this morning! They dove right into practicing the /th/ sound—focusing on proper mouth formation, handwriting, and brainstorming words that contain /th/. 🗣️✍️💡
From "think" to "thumb", these young scholars are mastering their phonics one sound at a time! Keep up the great work, Kindergarten! 🎉👏
📚✨ Mrs. Griffin Wastes No Time! ✨📚
As soon as our learners stepped back into the building this morning, Mrs. Griffin was right there catching them at the door—ready to challenge their minds and start the day strong! 💡👏 She never misses an opportunity to engage, inspire, and push our learners to proficiency & beyond!
Way to go, Mrs. Griffin! 🙌 Let's keep the momentum going, Hawks!
🎉Wacky Socks Day Fun! 🎉
Our learners rocked their wackiest socks today for Read Across America Week, and we are loving the creativity! 🧦✨ From stripes to rainbows, polka dots to mismatched pairs, they truly embraced the spirit of Seuss!
📢 Don't forget! Tomorrow is "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" 🚀 Learners can come dressed for their future careers! We can’t wait to see all the doctors, astronauts, teachers, chefs, and more!
Drop a 🧦 in the comments if you love these wacky socks!
🚨 UPDATE: SCHOOL REOPENING 🚨
Great news, Hawk family! The necessary plumbing repairs at the Early Learning Center have been completed, and the building has been cleared for reopening. School will resume as normal tomorrow, Thursday, March 6, 2025.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked through this issue. We can't wait to see our learners back in the building tomorrow!
Due to plumbing issues, the Early Learning Center will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Contractors will be on-site to complete necessary repairs, which will require shutting off the water system. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding as we work to resolve the issue.
📅✨ March is here, and we’ve got a fun-filled month ahead at ELC! 🌟🎭
Check out our March 2025 Calendar for all the exciting events coming up! 🗓️
🎭 March 3-4: Mardi Gras Break - No School
📖 March 5-7: Read Across America Week 📚🎩
🍪 March 11: Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Day
📜 March 13: Report Cards Issued & Profile of a Graduate Day
🥤 March 20: Smoothie King Day
📸 March 26: Spring Picture Day
🎬🍕 March 27: Movie & Pizza PBIS Event
❌ No School: March 14, 21, 28
💚 Don’t forget to wear green on March 17 for St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
Mark your calendars and get ready for a month full of learning and fun!
📢 School Reminder! 📢
Just a quick update for our ELC families! 🚨
❌ No school tomorrow, February 28th
🎭 Mardi Gras Break: March 3rd & 4th
🎒 Learners return on Wednesday, March 5th
Enjoy the break, stay safe, and we’ll see everyone back on March 5th ready to learn! 🎉📚
🎭💜💛💚 Mardi Gras Magic at the ELC! 💚💛💜🎭
Today, our little learners paraded in true Mardi Gras style, filling the air with music, dance, and joy! 🎷✨ A huge THANK YOU to Mr. Carter and the SHCCA band for bringing the rhythm, and to Ms. Davis and her SHATA dancers for their amazing moves! 💃🏾🎶
Of course, no Mardi Gras celebration is complete without King Cake! 🎂👑 We are beyond grateful to our generous donors who made sure our little ones got a sweet taste of this festive tradition:
🎭 Mrs. Latoya Lee (McCray’s Trucking)
🎭 Ms. Trenise Jackson
🎭 Ms. Aleisha Hall
🎭 Ms. Antoinette Davis
🎭 Mrs. Donna Jackson
🎭 Mrs. Franchesca McKnight
🎭 Mrs. Tempest Smith
✨ Congratulations to our float winners! ✨
🏆 Raelynn Jackson
🏆 Tobias Gaines
🏆 Khloe Holiday
Your creativity and festive spirit made our parade extra special! 🎉💜💛💚
Laissez les bons temps rouler! 🎭🎉 #MardiGrasAtTheELC #LaissezLesBonsTempsRouler #ThankYou
📚✊🏾 Honoring Black History Through Our 1st Graders’ Eyes! ✊🏾📚
Our amazing 1st-grade learners have been hard at work researching and presenting on some of the most inspiring figures in Black history! 🌟 From Rosa Parks and her courageous stand for civil rights 🚌 to Barack Obama, our first Black president 🇺🇸—our learners have beautifully showcased these changemakers through posters, presentations, and creative projects.
We are so proud of their hard work and dedication to learning about history and its impact on the world today! Drop a ❤️ in the comments to celebrate their efforts!
🌟 Celebrating Positive Behavior! 🍦🎉
Our amazing learners have been working hard to show kindness, respect, and responsibility all month long! As a sweet reward for their positive behavior, they enjoyed a well-deserved ICE CREAM TREAT! 🍨
We are so proud of their dedication to making good choices every day. Keep up the great work, scholars—your efforts do not go unnoticed! 💫
📢 Spotlight on Ms. Taylor’s Class! 🌟
This morning, Ms. Taylor and her learners were totally terrific as they focused on the letter T! ✏️✨ They got creative by making tigers 🐯 and trees 🌳—a fun and engaging way to build early literacy skills!
A huge shoutout to Ms. Taylor, Ms. Butler, and Ms. Morris for their hard work and dedication to our young learners. 📚 Keep up the amazing work!
📚✨ Literacy in Action with Mrs. Holland! ✨📚
Mrs. Holland is intentionally planning her small groups to boost literacy improvement. Her targeted approach is empowering every learner to strengthen their reading skills and reach new heights!
Keep shining, scholars, and thank you, Mrs. Holland, for your commitment to literacy excellence!
🎓HBCU/College Pride Day at St. Helena Early Learning Center! 🎓
Our learners showed off their school spirit today by representing their favorite HBCUs and colleges with pride! From bright colors to bold logos, they are already dreaming big and thinking about their future.
✨ Don’t forget—tomorrow is Dress for Success Day! Let’s show up in our best professional attire to represent the changemakers we’re destined to be!
