SPE Happenings
December Events
December 5: Basket Auction Begins
December 6: DARE Graduation @ 1:00 PM at Stockwell Place
December 9: “Snowtastic” at SPE from 5:30-7:30 PM
December 13: Cook’s Night Out at Raising Cane’s from 4:00-9:00 PM
December 14: Honor Choir visits Brookdale Assisted Living
December 16: Book Character Dress-Up Day
December 16: Snack Store
December 17: Christmas with the Mudbugs
December 19: $5.00 Free Dress Day for Students
December 19: Classroom Christmas Party 1-2 PM
December 21-January 8: Winter Break (all schools and centers are closed)
Looking Ahead
January 9: Students return to class
January 10: Quarter 2 Report Cards available in OnCourse
January 12: Printed copy Report Cards sent home
January 13: Quarter 2 Celebration of Excellence
What is Lexia?
How Does Lexia Help My Child?
At the end of October, all students took the Lexia Core 5 placement test. The placement test placed all students at an instructional level that is based on their skill level, not their current grade level. Because of the placement test, Lexia meets the needs of all students. If your student is struggling with any of the six instructional areas of reading, Lexia will work to fill any gaps and help your student to catch up. If your student is reading on grade level or above, Lexia will enrich their learning by challenging them.
As beginning readers, Lexia meets the needs of all of our K-2nd grade students by reinforcing the skills they are learning in class. Lexia is not only important for our K-2nd grade students, but it is essential for our 3rd-5th grade students. Due to Covid, most of our 3rd-5th grade students have gaps from lost learning during the pandemic. We are seeing evidence of these gaps in their reading, spelling, and writing. Lexia is assisting our teachers in filling these gaps that are crucial for our students to master by the end of 5th grade.
How Can I Help My Child?
While students have time to work on Lexia at school, many of our students will need to complete their Lexia units at home for homework. Directions to log in are below.
Snowtastic
We are looking forward to our first Christmas event, Snowtastic, which will be held at Stockwell beginning at 5:30. There will be so much excitement in the air. The following activities will be available: Storytime with Mrs. Claus, Bingo, crafts, picture with Santa, concessions, Basket Silent Auction, a marketplace with local vendors, Santa Store, and last but not least student performances. This is a free community event! Help us spread the word!
Click here for more information.
Basket Auction
Thank you to all of our parents that donated items to help fill our themed baskets for the auction. The auction is live as of Monday afternoon. The highest bidder will be announced on Facebook Live at 7:45 PM on December 9th.
We are asking all parents to share the link to the auction site with their friends, and family, and on social media. The proceeds of this fundraiser will go to our general fund.
Santa Store
Students will be allowed to shop at Snowtastic and also next week, December 12-16 from 7:45 AM to 8:30 AM.
All proceeds will go to the general fund.
American Heritage Poetry Contest
Parents in Action
A big “THANK YOU” goes out to all of the volunteers that gave up their time for the November Snack Store and Lunch Duty. We are very appreciative of you!
To sign up for December Volunteer Opportunities click here.
Christmas with the Mudbugs
Mudbugs Hockey is hosting a Christmas event for Stockwell families on Saturday, December 17th. Each ticket includes skating before the game, a cup of hot cocoa, and a seat to the game. Use the code: Stockwell to purchase your discounted tickets. The last day to purchase these tickets will be December 5. You may purchase the tickets through the following link:
OnCourse-Email Updates
Class Dojo
Please be reminded that teachers will not respond to messages through Class Dojo. Teachers only communicate through their parish email and by telephone. If you need to contact a teacher by email, their email address is firstname.lastname@bossierschools.org.
SPE Parents in Action
Our first Parents in Action meeting was held on September 28th and we had a great turnout. We are still seeking volunteers. If you are interested complete the Google Form.
We understand that parents work throughout the day; therefore, the presentation is linked below. Click here to view the upcoming volunteer opportunities discussed at the September meeting. Sign-up sheets to volunteer for these activities will be emailed soon. Make sure you are signed up for our Parents in Action to receive the volunteer opportunity emails. We are so grateful for our volunteers!