Houston Lower Elementary School

We would like to thank Pearson Chapel Church of Nazarene for providing Sonic drinks for all of the staff at HLES today for our "10 Days of Christmas" celebration! They were just what we needed this morning! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES would like to thank our Hospitality and PBIS committees for making Christmas ornaments for all of our staff members for our "10 Days of Christmas" celebration! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

We are extremely grateful to My Creation Haven for providing Ms. McMullen's class at HLES with a complimentary mobile educational pottery experience! The kids had an amazing time making their Christmas ornaments! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

As we continue our "10 Days of Christmas" celebration, HLES would like to thank your PTO for providing a hot chocolate bar today. It was delicious! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES would like to thank Angela Weaver for making and donating Christmas puppy chow for our "10 Days of Christmas" celebration. It was such a sweet treat on this Monday morning, and Christmas calories don't count, right? #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

For our "10 Days of Christmas," HLES would like to thank Pam Kelly for donating socks and candy as a happy! They put smiles on everyone's faces this morning! Thank you, Mrs. Pam, for always supporting our schools! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES would like to thank Grocer's Pride for donating Christmas tree cakes to our teachers today to help celebrate our "10 Days of Christmas" fun! It put a smile on all of the teachers' faces this morning! Thank you, Grocer's Pride, for always supporting our schools! #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

REMINDER: This is the last week to turn in forms if you would like to participate in the Miss Merry Mistletoe pageant on December 12. You can submit forms to your child's school. If you attend schools outside of the Chickasaw County School District, forms can be emailed to mallorytedder@gmail.com.

December is going to be an exciting month at HLES! Here is a preview of what's happening this month. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

HLES Book Fair begins tomorrow. The following classes will shop:
Allen, Higgins, Carter, Boyer, and Boatman.

Please help us get a book into every child’s hands.

bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/houstonlowerelemschool

You may add funds to eWallet at the site above for easier shopping for your child.

Please share with any families who have these teachers. Thank you!

Mrs. Weaver's class had a great time with this hands-on experience. They got to make sweet potato pies in the classroom to help celebrate Thanksgiving. #HLES #WhereLearningBegins

We had a great time at HLES playing Thanksgiving Trivia throughout the day. Our winners enjoyed their prizes!

The cafeteria workers at HLES worked extremely hard preparing a delicious Thanksgiving meal for over 1,000 people this week. We are grateful to have them on our team!

HLES would like to congratulate our Teacher of the Month, Ms. Frances Allen, and our Staff Member of the Month, Mrs. Judy Cook. They are both hard-working, very deserving, and great assets to our school!

HLES loves our community helpers! Thanks so much to the policemen, fire fighters, and other community leaders who came and ate lunch with our students during Thanksgiving this week! We appreciate you so much! You truly made our students' day amazing!

Friday is Fun Day at HLES! Our PTO is working hard to make this day so much fun for our students! Be sure to get your $5 to your child's teacher or send it to the PTO using the information on the flyer!

Taylor Gayden and Lynlee Harmon were Principals for the Day at HLES! They earned this honor by being respectful, responsible, and ready and earning 100 tokens! They got to supervise recess, help with Paws and Pages, make announcements, and complete paperwork for their school! Great job, girls! Thanks for the help!

HLES hosted Paws & Pages today where students read with fur buddies and adopted a "pet" to read with at home.

HLES had a guest principal today! Sam Jones did a great job helping with cafeteria duty, paperwork, and observing classrooms! Great job, Sam!