Students at the East Feliciana Enrichment Academy engaged in several seasonal learning projects, including sharing their findings from a Thanksgiving dinner budgeting project and exploring the math behind the 12 Days of Christmas.
Students in Mrs. Johnson-Washington’s art class at East Feliciana High School
decked the halls and foyer of the school to usher in the holiday spirit.
Students at Clinton Elementary School spread holiday cheer at a special program last Thursday. Students collaborated with their teachers and classmates to prepare special presentations across a wide range of performing arts.
Students at Clinton Elementary School and Jackson Elementary School were recently treated to a magic show from DEMCO entitled "Making Accidents Disappear." The show covers the many hazards that can occur if electricity is not used properly as well as tips for safe electricity usage. Building partnerships with community institutions like DEMCO is a priority of East Feliciana Public Schools' strategic plan.
To develop students as writers, East Feliciana Public Schools utilize components
of The Writing Revolution, which helps students grow from writing strong sentences to writing strong compositions by embedding the development of specific writing skills into curricula across all content areas and grade levels. Here, fifth grade students at Slaughter Elementary School prepare to write a strong paragraph as part of their continued study of Louise Erdrich's The Birchbark House.
CELEBRATING THE GIFT OF READING: Last week, Clinton Elementary School hosted its annual book fair. Students got to preview, sample, and purchase a variety of books and other goodies!
Students in Mrs. Sanders-Williams' kindergarten reading class at Clinton Elementary School lead instruction as part of the CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) curriculum routines. East Feliciana Public Schools use high quality Tier 1 curriculum across subject areas.
Due to the threat of severe weather, all East Feliciana Public Schools and offices will be closed on Wednesday, 12/14/2022. Your safety is our top priority.
As part of our efforts to provide high-quality literacy instruction to all of our students, all of our early elementary literacy classrooms have special "sound walls" to help support student understanding of phonics. All of our PreK through 3rd grade teachers are also participating in Science of Reading training to continue to develop their own literacy expertise.
Pre-K students in Ms. Turner's class at CES practice letter formation and writing as they participate in a “Write the Room” activity. Students are encouraged to find words in the classroom. Creating text-rich environments is an important part of early childhood learning.
The East Feliciana High School Tigers boys basketball team recently participated in the Belton/Williams Classic at Wossman High School in Monroe, finishing 1-2 with an opening round loss to the host Wossman Wildcats, a big win over Tensas, and a narrow overtime loss to Sterlington. Junior Trey'Dez Green was named to the all-tournament team, averaging 27 points and 11 rebounds per game. Come check out the team this Tuesday at home at EFHS as they take on Central!
Congratulations to Mrs. LyKeisha Davis from Jackson Elementary School, our East Feliciana Public Schools December Employee of the Month!
STUDENT-LED LEARNING AT EFEA: As part of developing students' skills in using a variety of strategies to solve problems, Kaden models the tabular or box method for solving equations for his Algebra II classmates at the East Feliciana Enrichment Academy.
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month!
To celebrate their outstanding growth on state assessments last year, students at Jackson Elementary School participated in a special Fall Fest last week. Students played a variety of collaborative fall-themed games, decorated pumpkins, enjoyed snacks, and even got to take special fall-themed photos. Jackson Elementary School was the top school in the Capital Region and in the top two percent of schools statewide for improvement in School Performance Score from 2021 to 2022.
Slaughter Elementary School held a Family Literacy Night on Thursday, December 1. The event was headlined by Macy Rushing, a local author who did a reading of her children's book The Lucky Cow. In addition to meeting a local author, families participating in Literacy Night at SES were able learn about their child's reading progress, access multiple resources to encourage reading and learning at home, and play an exciting game of Book Bingo to win books to take home. Engaging families and the community is a priority of East Feliciana Public Schools' strategic plan.
CES SIGHT WORDS SUPERSTAR: Taylar has been practicing her sight words during breakfast at Clinton Elementary School.
Students participating in EF Accelerate, our 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool program, were recently able to participate in a field trip to the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. Pictured are EF Accelerate/21st CCLC participants from East Feliciana High School.
Clinton Elementary School's Pre-K classes presented their 2nd annual Community Career Day for all students at CES. Students were able to interact with firefighters, policemen, a nurse, a social worker, bankers, representatives from the District Attorney's office, a musician, a dump truck driver, emergency operations personnel, a barber, librarians, and a lawn care specialist. We are proud of CES for building strong partnerships with the community!
INVESTIGATIVE LEARNING AT EFEA: East Feliciana Enrichment Academy student Roosevelt conducts an investigation on how density impacts the rate at which an object falls. This is part of a broader study on phase change in the Amplify Science curriculum.
