Houston Lower Elementary School

Mrs. Boatman's first-grade reading class has been reading"Paul Bunyan's Pancakes" this week. They discussed the steps of making pancakes earlier in the week, and today they had a hands-on experience and made them themselves! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

UPDATED: Here are the Awards Day dates and times for HLES. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES would like to congratulate our March staff of the month, Mrs. Florene Green, and our teacher of the month, Mrs. Cassie O'Briant. They are both great assets to our school, and we appreciate their dedication and hard work! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES is gearing up for the end of the year, and we have some great prizes for perfect attendance and positive behavior! Students with no absences from 4/14-5/7 will have his/her name placed in a drawing for some exciting prizes. Also, students with positive behavior will be in a drawing for prizes and be able to attend the parking lot dance party! HLES will be testing these weeks and we need your help to make sure we have students at school!

Saturday, April 4 was National School Librarian Day. HLES would like to recognize our amazing librarian, Mrs. Daphne King, for all of the hard work she puts in at our school. Thank you, Mrs. King! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES - K4 & K5 Registration is quickly approaching.
Friendly reminder-please don't wait until the last minute to get your child's shot record. You can contact your pediatrician or local health department at 456-3737 for a copy.

Congratulations to these hard working students for earning Student of the Month for March at HLES! #TinyToppers #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Thank you to our SRO, Officer Shea, for taking the time to come speak to Ms. McMullen's class about how police officers help keep our community safe! As we continue learning about community helpers, this was a great real-life connection for our students. We truly appreciate your time and service!

Ms. Maiwald's kindergarten class has been learning all about community helpers. They had a special lesson on mail carriers today. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Mrs. West's first-grade class had a few special guests come read to them! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Here is information on enrollment for K4 and K5 students at Houston Lower Elementary School for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year.

We had some wonderful principals today at HLES! Ridleigh Monts, Peyton Smith, Navy Miles, and Londyn Bell saved up their Topper Tokens to help Mrs. Naugle with her principal duties. They helped watch the cameras, keep an eye on students during our Spring Fling today, and observe classrooms and playgrounds. Thank you for your hard work, principals! 👏

Day 2 of Read Across America Week was a fun one! Today's dress up theme was Cat in the Hat (Wear your favorite hat). We have enjoyed dressing up and having readers so far this week! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins #TinyToppers

We kicked off Read Across America week at HLES! The students enjoyed lots of visitors coming to read to them. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins #ReadAcrossAmerica

Next week is Dr. Seuss' Read Across America week!

Ja’Bria Avant and Camden Springer bought vouchers to be Principal for the Day with the tokens they have earned for positive behavior. They have been busy today helping out with principal duties. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Ms. Maiwald's kindergarten class had a great time with this hands-on experience. They were having a lesson on shapes by making pizzas. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

Congratulations to our February Students of the Month at HLES!