At the April meeting of the East Feliciana Parish School Board, we presented the SES instructional leadership team with a banner to celebrate the school's achievement as just one of five schools nationwide to be recognized as an NIET Founder's Award finalist.
Last month, the JES PBIS team hosted a "March Madness" teacher & student basketball game to celebrate great behavior. Special thanks to EFHS athletic director Cedric Anderson for arranging use of the EFHS gym & to members of the EFHS boys' basketball team for refereeing the game!
A CES 1st grader leads learning during the Core Knowledge language arts lesson in Ms. Wilkerson's class. She read the story aloud while asking questions about the story to her classmates. Giving students individualized opportunities is a priority of our strategic plan!
5th grade students from CES, JES, & SES visited the East Feliciana STEAM Academy to learn more about the program from EF STEAM's Founding Students and participate in a STEM learning experience. Applications for 6th & 7th graders for 2023-24 are open at bit.ly/efsteam23
The Louisiana Comeback Campus initiative from the Louisiana Department of Education recognizes schools who have improved their performance in math and/or English language arts from 2019 to 2022. Schools recognized are those who have decreased their rate of students scoring unsatisfactory on state assessments and increased their rate of students scoring mastery and above. We are proud to recognize Clinton Elementary School for earning this designation for English language arts and Jackson Elementary School and Slaughter Community Charter School for earning this designation for math.
Students enrolled in woodshop and workplace safety courses at East Feliciana High School have been building picnic tables. Students in both career & tech education courses and university pathway courses at EFHS have a variety of applied learning opportunities to develop skills.
Congratulations to our East Feliciana Public Schools Support Employees of the Year! We are proud to recognize these outstanding employees for their positive contributions to our students, our teachers and staff, and our families.
On the Right Page at EF STEAM: Students at the East Feliciana STEAM Academy have been tracking their individual and class progress towards their reading goals for the year.
Delicious Learning at SES: Pre-K students in Mrs. Angela and Mrs. Jackson's class made learning fun and delicious by creating edible rainbows! Through the activity, students practiced matching colors and developed their fine motor skills through careful placement of fruit loops.
JES STEPS OUT IN STYLE: Jackson Elementary School hosted a Sneaker Ball on Friday, March 31 for students and their families. Thank you to all the families who participated in this fun and fashionable community event!
LEAP FEST AT CES: Prior to Spring Break, students at Clinton Elementary School were rewarded for their hard work with a LEAP Fest! They enjoyed a bouncy house, face painting, volleyball, kickball, musical chairs, food and more.
For many decades, scientists have investigated the beaks of finches to better understand gene variation and how species form and diversify. Students at EFEA joined this cadre of scientists by conducting their own simulation of how different types of finch beaks function.
Congratulations to our April Students of the Month!
Spoonfuls of Fun! Students at SES had plenty of spring fun in their PE classes before Spring Break! They participated in an egg & spoon relay race, a bunny ear ring toss, and a bunny bean bag toss. Through these activities, students developed team building & coordination skills.
On the hunt at JES: This week, Pre-K and kindergarten students at Jackson Elementary School participated in a special Easter Egg hunt!
Building Community Partnerships at EFHS: The Alexander Stirling Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution offered new teachers in East Feliciana Public Schools the opportunity to apply for a mini-grant for supplies and materials to support student learning in their classroom. Congratulations to Deidre Davis, exceptional student services teacher at East Feliciana High School, whose classroom was selected based on her application. Building strong partnerships with community organizations like the DAR is a priority of East Feliciana Public Schools' strategic plan.
We're proud to join with NAESP and NASSP in celebrating our assistant principals during National Assistant Principals Week!
March Goes Out Like a Lion at SES: Pre-K students at Slaughter Elementary School explored texture and color as they created their own sponge art! They had a "roaring" good time!
Springing into Creativity! To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Jackson Elementary School students made both edible and wearable art during Ms. Cannon's art classes.
Problem-Based Learning at EF STEAM: After a cold front led to the loss of the first set of tomatoes, students and teachers at the East Feliciana STEAM Academy replanted their new raised beds with squash and tomatoes.