Mansfield Elementary School

Mansfield Elementary School is a We Care School. We care for our students, our faculty and staff, our families, and we care for our community! One of our community caring projects is to raise money to donate to Best Friends Forever (BFF) of the Desoto Parish Animal Shelter. Mansfield Elementary students, families, and staff collected dimes and spare change resulting in a donation of $1192.62 to BFF for the important work they do in our community. Ms. Head's class donated the most money, and they had the honor of presenting the check to BFF of the Desoto Parish Animal Shelter.

We are inviting our grandparents to accompany their students this week to the Book Fair. Grandparents may meet their grandchildren in the cafeteria during lunch and then go the the book fair as follows: Tuesday - Kindergarten 10:20, 1st Grade 11:45 Wednesday - PK (McClain & Thomas 10:30) (Cooper & Toups 11:00), 2nd Grade 12:25 Thursday - 3rd Grade 10:45, 4th Grade 11:20 We will not be able to combine students from different grade levels into a single time. We invite grandparents to visit as many times as they would like in order to visit with all of their grandchildren.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to MES! Students may shop for books at the book fair beginning next Monday. The Book Fair will be open each day next week, March 18-22, 2024. You can send money with your child or set up an electronic wallet on the Scholastic website for your child to purchase books. . Students have received flyers about the book fair that includes a QR code with additional information. If you have any questions, you may call the library at 872-1772 or email Mrs. Bell at vicki.bell@desotopsb.com.

The MES Book Fair starts next Monday, 3/18/24 and ends on Friday, 3/22/24. For the first time, parents can get information and set up an ewallet for their child through Scholastic at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5548285.

We are so excited about our Living Black History Museum! Our 4th grade students have researched Black History Heroes and prepared displays and would love to interact with you on Tuesday, Feb. 27th between 9 :00 AM and 10:00 AM. Displays will be set up in our Multipurpose Room and doors will open at 9:00. As you walk through the exhibits, you will also have an opportunity to hear music sung by our 2nd and 3rd grade students via video. We are so pleased with the opportunity our students have had to dive deeper into Black History and learn things that have inspired them, and they can’t wait to share their learning with you!

Mrs. Fort's second graders used the Jigsaw strategy to learn about pollinators. Students became experts about pollinators then shared it with their groups.

Ms. Sepulvado’s kndergarten class loves learning about Louisiana's traditions and culture. The students decorated their very own Mardi Gras tree in their classroom! Laissez les bons temps rouler!

MES parents who attend their child's Fall Semester Awards Celebration will enter the building through the Multipurpose Room exterior doors. Students who are receiving awards took home an invitation for their parents.

MES will be dismissed on Monday, February 5th, 10:00AM-6:00PM for SPT conferences so that teachers can meet with students and parents to discuss individual progress towards goals and mastery of standards. We hope to see everyone on Monday!

The future is looking bright! Our kiddos are working hard to meet their behavior goals... only 31 more days until the Glow Party!

Our "How to Make Bank" event is rescheduled to Wednesday, Jan. 31st due to the weather. We hope to see everyone next week!

Students may wear jeans on these upcoming Wolverine Fun Dress Days: Feb. 2nd - 100th Day - Wear a shirt to celebrate 100 Feb. 13th - Mardi Gras - Wear purple, green and/or gold Feb. 14th - Valentines Day - Wear pink, red or purple

MES super staff members, Ms. Lakeisha Fair, Ms. Sharon Ross, Ms. Vickie Wilcott, and Ms. LaQuisha Champion, had perfect attendance for the first semester. They will be treated to lunch off campus at Billy B's. Thank you for being here for our children every day! #wolverinepride

Good choices pay off! Fourth graders, Braylan and Ja'Leigh earned, saved, and spent 40 PRIDE Bucks to play in the game room with a friend. Braylan invited Kel to the game room, and Ja'Leigh invited Armoni. Third grader. Chyna invited Major. Everyone had a great time!

Second graders in Mrs. Fort's science class are busy making glue with salt and baking soda and investigating to see if they work.

Mansfield Elementary/Middle School, DeSoto Parish School Board, and DeSoto Regional Health System are partnering to provide school-based tele-health for students who enroll in this program. Permission forms with more information will be sent home with students next week.

Ms. LaQuisha Champion has been selected as DeSoto Parish School District's outstanding New Teacher of the Year! Congratulations, Ms. Champion for your commitment to your students' academic growth and for

MES Super Celebration for the 3rd nine weeks is coming. The Glow Party event is March 15th. Students must meet classroom behavior goals and have no major referrals to receive an invitation.

Doors will open for the Christmas Program tomorrow at 8:45. Guests should enter through the doors by the flagpole. For anyone checking out students after the program, check-outs will be handled from the Multipurpose Room. No one will need to enter the office. However, remember that our PBIS Celebration will take place tomorrow afternoon.

Mrs. Font.’s and Miss P.’s first grade class used their habits of character to decorate gingerbread houses.  Oh , what fun they have had working together getting ready for Christmas!