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🍎 Welcome Back, Ms. Stokes! 🍎

We’re honored to welcome back the wonderful Joyce Stokes for the 2025–2026 school year! Her leadership, nurturing spirit, and years of wisdom continue to shape young learners in the best ways.

Here’s to another year of making magic in first grade! 💫

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🎉 Welcome Back, Ms. Gordon! 🎉

We’re excited to welcome back the incredible Lacouncia Gordon for the 2025–2026 school year! Her heart for teaching, strong classroom presence, and love for her learners make her an irreplaceable part of our Second Grade team.

Drop a “💛🖤” below to help us celebrate her return!

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Are you ready to be the best you can be? Looking to become a part of greatness? Look no further‼️Come and join the St. Helena Marching Band 🖤💛🎶 . 🚨Band Camp for all new and returning members will begin on Tuesday July 14, 2025 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m at the St. Helena College & Career Academy Band Hall. For more information contact Mr. Kordel Carter, Director of Bands, Mr. Daigle, Assistant Director of Bands, or DM the band page. #StHelenaWinning #SOEMarchingBand

🌟 Welcome Back, Mrs. Wright! 🌟

We’re thrilled to welcome back the amazing Arabia Wright, our dynamic 2nd Grade Teacher, for the 2025–2026 school year! Her dedication, creativity, and passion for learners make her a true asset to our team.

Let’s show her some love in the comments! 💛🖤
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🌟 Welcome Back, Mrs. Holland! 🌟

We’re thrilled to have Denise Holland returning as our Second Grade Teacher for the 2025–2026 school year! Her dedication, warmth, and passion for learning continue to make a difference in the lives of our learners. 📚
Let’s show her some love in the comments as she gets ready for another amazing year at the St. Helena Early Learning Center!

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📣 2025–2026 Uniform Policy Reminder 📣 St. Helena Early Learning Center is committed to creating a positive, focused learning environment—and our uniform policy helps us do just that! 👕 Uniform Basics • Shirts/Blouses: Navy blue, light blue, or light yellow solid-collared polos • Bottoms: Khaki or navy blue pants, shorts, skirts, or jumpers • Shoes: Closed-toe shoes only (No Crocs, flip-flops, or sandals) 🧥 Outerwear: Navy blue, black, or gray jackets/coats and navy blue/black cardigans 🎀 Accessories: No distracting jewelry or excessive accessories ✨ Exceptions: • Spirit Days – Learners may wear school spirit shirts or approved attire • Special Events – Alternative dress may be allowed Let’s work together to promote school pride and minimize distractions! For questions, contact Mrs. T. Smith at (225) 222-3715 or tsmith@sthpk-12.net #StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKsthelena

📢 WE NEED YOUR VOICE! St. Helena Early Learning Center is gathering feedback from families and the community through our School Needs Assessment. 📚✨ ✅ Scan the QR code below or click here to complete the quick survey: https://forms.office.com/r/HDvGNpZKnL 🗓️ Deadline: July 15th Help us continue to grow and serve our learners with excellence! #RETHINKStHelena #StHelenaWINNING

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📢 Report Card Pickup Reminder Parents, report cards are available for pickup today until 3:30 PM. Any remaining report cards will be mailed out tomorrow morning. Thank you for your continued support! 📬✅

📢 Reminder for Families We will have early dismissal tomorrow, Thursday, May 22nd. 🕛 Learners will dismiss at 12:00 PM. Thank you for your continued support! #RETHINKsthelena #StHelenaWINNING

📣 COMMUNITY JOB FAIR 📅 Wednesday, June 4, 2025 🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 St. Helena College and Career Academy Join us for the St. Helena Parish School District Community Job Fair! This event is a powerful opportunity to: ✅ Forge community partnerships ✅ Empower our high school learners ✅ Explore job opportunities ✅ Enhance local outcomes Come connect, collaborate, and help strengthen our community! 💼 Register today by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below. #StHelenaWINNING #RETHINKsthelena

🐄🌱 On Thursday, Ms. Starkey brought the farm to our campus! Our learners had an amazing hands-on experience exploring farm life—from planting seeds and examining worms to meeting a real bunny! 🐰🌻 Thank you, Ms. Starkey, for cultivating curiosity and teaching our students about agriculture and the natural world. #RETHINKSTHELENA #StHelenaWINNING

📬 Check Out This Week’s Parent Newsletter! Stay in the loop with all things happening at St. Helena Early Learning Center. From important reminders to upcoming events, we’ve got everything you need to know in one place! 📰 Click here to read: https://secure.smore.com/n/4fjmb 📅 Let’s finish the school year strong—together! #StHelenaWinning #RethinkStHelena

🎉✨ 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