Houston Lower Elementary School

Mrs. West's Reading classes got to read "Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun," and then they got to try it for themselves. I think they enjoyed it 😆

Mrs. Boatman's, Mrs. Griffin's, and Mrs. Pepper's first-grade classrooms got to celebrate with Mr. Potato, potato chips, and a dance party for having perfect attendance and filling in all of the pieces of their Mr. Potato Head! Congratulations! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Congratulations to our September students of the month. These students were chosen for showing the trait of compassion throughout the month of September! We are so proud of you all! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Congratulations to our September teacher of the month, Mrs. Jessica Fleming, and our staff of the month, Mrs. Caroline Alford. We focus on different traits each month, and September's focus was compassion. Thank you both for showing compassion to others and setting an example for our students to follow. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES would like to thank Coach Walters and some of our senior football players for taking the time to come speak to our tiny toppers and share what it truly means to be a leader. Your words, encouragement, and example showed our students that leadership is about making good choices, helping others, setting a positive example, and always doing what is right.

We are so thankful for the time you invested in our students and for the wonderful example you are setting for the next generation of leaders! 🏈💙

Happy National Custodians Day! 🧹💙
HLES has the BEST!

Mr. James, Ms. Maxine, Ms. Brittany, and Ms. Margaret,

Thank you for all you do to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming every day! Your hard work often happens behind the scenes, but it never goes unnoticed. We truly appreciate your dedication, kindness, and everything you do for our students and staff.

We are so thankful for you! We hope you enjoy your goodies!🍎🏫

Also, thank you to our wonderful PTO for providing these goody bags for our custodians! We appreciate you!

CHIP CHIP HOORAY!!! Mrs. Brister's 2nd-grade class and Mrs. Williams's kindergarten class both got to enjoy an attendance incentive celebration today! They earned a special visit from Mr. Potato Head, a dance party, and chips to celebrate.

Here is a look at upcoming events for the month of October at HLES. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

🥔🎉 CHIP, CHIP, HOORAY! 🎉🥔

Mrs. West’s 2nd grade class earned a special attendance celebration! 🎉

Students worked together to build their Mr. Potato Head by being at school each day—and they did it! To celebrate, they enjoyed a special visit from Mr. Potato Head, a dance party, and of course… CHIPS! 🥔🎶🎉

Happy Maroon Friday!!! That's a wrap on Homecoming week. Good Luck tonight Toppers 🏈

🦋 Our Butterfly Garden renovations have been underway at the Lower.
Mrs. Dendy's first-grade Art students have been painting rocks that were generously donated to us by Mrs. Petti Pettit. Today, we got to place our first class's rocks in the garden. 🦋

It's the GOAT day!!! (Greatest of all Time.) Our tiny toppers (and teachers😉) showed up and showed out today. We love seeing their creativity and personalities shine.

Day 2 of Homecoming Week was Career Day.
Our Little Toppers are having so much fun dressing up! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

🎉HLES is beginning our annual popcorn 🍿 fundraiser. We are working towards improving our playground and our 🦋Butterfly Garden! Help our school become even better by selling or buying from our students! There are also great prizes to win for top sellers!🎉 Due date for fundraiser is Oct. 7th.

Our Tiny Toppers are "Lighting it Up" with their bright colors for Homecoming Week! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES looks forward to this sweet tradition every year! Our students got to attend the Tiny Topper Pep Rally and help cheer on our Hilltoppers for tonight's game! Good Luck to our Toppers tonight. Go beat Winona!

HLES will use the original Homecoming dress-up days next week. They are listed on the flyer below.

HLES is cheering on our Hilltoppers Hawaiian style! Good luck tonight! Wipe Out Winona!

Mrs. Tedder's 2nd-grade GT class has been working on a unit based on the I Spy book series. The students brought some of their favorite items from home and are working on writing their own I Spy poems. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Mrs. Scott is making math fun for her first graders by using these ten frame models!