Monday Memo

North DeSoto Lower Elementary

Our Mission Statement:

The Little Griffin Family serves, cares, and educates; creating a love for learning, leading to graduation.

Monday Memo for April 22 - April 26, 2024                                                                                                                                                              

Dates to Remember                                                                                                                                     

April 25 Kindergarten Cap and Gown pictures

         26 PTA Concessions

         27 Bond Proposal Election Day

         29 Kindergarten Spring Musical 6:30 pm in the Gym (Bates, Northcutt, Turner, Webb and Holsomback)

         30 Kindergarten Spring Musical 6:30 pm in the Gym (Jones, Meserole, Simmons, and Young)

 May 2 NDHS Senior walk at NDLE

         6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week


PTA News

PTA Concessions will be April 26.

Kindergarten Pictures

Cowen Studios will be at school on Thursday, April 25th to take cap and gown pictures with Kindergarten students. They will get a paper with a QR code for you to order pictures from Cowen just like the other pictures that have been taken this year. Boys need to wear a white collared shirt. Girls should wear a shirt with no collar. 

District 2 Bond Proposal

Don’t forget to vote on April 27th! This will be your last chance to vote. If you would like to learn more about the bond proposal, you can read about it here on the DeSoto Parish School Board website: https://www.desotopsb.com/page/north-desoto-bond-program-2024

Kindergarten Musical: Gettin’ Down With Mama Goose!

Kindergarten classes will perform a Mother Goose themed musical this year. Kindergarten students may dress as a character from a Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme or wear “Sunday” dress. Due to the capacity of our facility and the number of kindergarten students, we will have two evening shows. The performance will last approximately 30 minutes.

Monday, April 29, 6:30 pm   Bates, Holsomback, Northcutt, Turner and Webb’s classes

Tuesday, April 30 6:30 pm Jones, Meserole, Simmons, and Young’s classes

Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Brawley through Rooms messaging. 

Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation Week at our school is May 6-10. PTA will be organizing lunch for teachers this week. If you or your business would like to sponsor a lunch, breakfast, snack, or gift for our teachers and staff for that week, please email our PTA President Kelly Nelson at Ndlowerpta@gmail.com

Also, we would like to have duty free lunch for our teachers that week. If you would like to volunteer to work a shift of lunch duty, you can sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AABAD2AA1F9C43-48969428-lunch

Or contact Mrs. Brawley through Rooms messaging.

Lost and Found

Please come check our lost and found for lost jackets and water bottles. 


Breakfast Menu

Apr. 23 - sausage biscuit, mixed fruit, juice, milk

       24 - breakfast pizza, mandarin oranges, juice, milk

       25 - muffin & sausage patty, pears, juice, milk

       26 - cinnamon roll & string cheese, mixed fruit, juice, milk

       29 - cereal & graham crackers, string cheese or fruity yogurt, pears, juice, milk


Lunch Menu

        Apr. 23 - burrito, spanish rice, taco fiesta beans, taco salad cup pineapple cup, milk

               24 - spaghetti & meat sauce, garden salad, broccoli, italian bread, applesauce, milk

               25 - chicken & waffles, hashbrown patty, veggie packs, frozen fruit cup, milk

               26 - pizza, cali blend veggies, garden salad, diced pears or peaches, milk

               29 - burger, sweet potato fries, salad cup, broccoli, peaches, milk