Lake Park Elementary School

✏️LPE is blessed to have so many talented and hardworking teachers and staff members in our building. We are excited to name Mrs. George and Nurse Taylor as our Teacher and Staff Member of the month! 🎉 Teacher of the Month: 👩‍🏫Sherri George - Mrs. George is a true gem in our school, always ready with a helping hand and a smile that brightens everyone's day. Her knack for making even the toughest days better with her humor and kindness is something we all appreciate. Whether it's sharing resources, offering advice, or just being there to listen, Mrs. George goes the extra mile for her fellow teachers without hesitation. As a mentor and friend, she has a way of bringing out the best in all of us, creating a positive vibe that makes our school a great place to work. Staff Member of the Month: 🏥Taylor Davis - Our school simply could not function without Nurse Taylor! She is the glue that keeps our students healthy, happy, and ready to learn. From healing bumps and bruises to offering kind words and encouragement, she’s a true miracle worker. Her warm smile and sweet demeanor bring comfort and care to our entire school community each day! Thank you to our awesome community partners for showering them with some great prizes. Pinstripes & Polkadots Southern Occasions Odell Automotive Texas Roadhouse The Nest Lake Park Austin’s Steakhouse #learningatlpe

Kona Ice will be at LPE this Friday, February 14. We will recognize our latest Students of the Month and reward all 24/25 winners with free Kona Ice. Don't forget your free refill cup. All students may purchase if you wish. We appreciate Kona Ice donating back to our PBIS program. #learningatlpe

To celebrate the end of their 🚂westward expansion unit in social studies, Mrs. Utecht’s classes played The Oregon Trail on the computer, made butter, and panned for “gold nuggets”. #learningatlpe

Sun, shapes, and numbers! Ms. Howling's Pre-K class took their math skills outdoors this week. 🌞🔷🔢 #learningatlpe

In the spirit of the upcoming 🎉Super Bowl LIX🏈on Sunday, Mrs. Prince's class flexed their Figurative Language muscles with a game of Figurative Language Four Corners. Students went to a corner according to a “would you rather” style 🏈Super Bowl themed question. Each corner also had a corresponding Figurative Language question that students worked together to answer. It was a *SUPER* fun way to review these concepts! #learningatlpe

This week Lowndes County Schools celebrated our hard working teachers and recognized the 2024-2025 teachers of the year! LPE is certainly proud of ours! Congratulations, Amber Sheffer! #learningatlpe

📚 WOW! What a SPECTACULAR day at LPE at we celebrated World Read Aloud Day!! 🎉🌎📖 We had an AWESOME group of guest readers who brought our favorite stories to life! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ 😆😮 From giggles to gasps, our students were hanging on to every word! Our special guests didn't just read - they chatted, they laughed, and they inspired! 💬💖 A big THANK YOU to all our amazing guest readers who made World Read Aloud Day special for our students! #learningatlpe

📚It's time to order your school yearbook! You may order online or pay by cash or check to your child's homeroom teacher. The due date for Cash/Check orders is March 21. Online ordering ends March 23. Don't miss out! #learningatlpe

🚀 Out of This World Learning! 🌎🌞 Mrs. Rackley's and Mrs. McRae's classes blasted off into space this week! 📚 Our young astronauts: ✨ Read an amazing book about space ✨ Learned how shadows dance with sunlight ✨ Became shadow detectives outside! Who knew tracing shadows could be so much fun? Our car rider line turned into a giant sundial! ⏳#learningatlpe

🍽️ Calling all LPE families and friends! 🤠 Join us at Texas Roadhouse this Thursday, February 6 from 4-8PM for Dine to Donate. 🥩🍗 Here's how you can help: Bring your appetite 😋 Show this flyer to your server OR drop your receipt in the donation box Texas Roadhouse will generously donate 10% of your order back to LPE! 🎉 Enjoy a delicious dinner with your family AND support our school at the same time! Now that's what we call a win-win! 🏆🏆 #learningatlpe

🦖Our 3rd-grade paleontologists are digging deep into the world of fossils! 🔍 Some classes crafted their own fossils using salt dough and Play-Doh, while others excavated dinosaur eggs with scientific tools. From tiny shells to whole dinosaurs, our young scientists unearthed amazing discoveries! We're so proud of these budding researchers and their passion for prehistoric puzzles. Who knows? We might have some future paleontologists in our midst! 🦴🧑‍🔬#learningatlpe

📚Mrs. Bowen's class read about space travel this week. One of the vocabulary words was "shadow". Students learned how shadows are made, and discussed the tradition of ⛅ Groundhog's Day with a shadow predicting the next six weeks of weather. They enjoyed tracing each other's shadows with chalk. #learningatlpe

📢 Attention Parents of Students Receiving Special Services! 📢 We need your help to make our special education services even better! 🕒 Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey. 🔗 https://survey.gadoe.org/SPEDParentSurvey/Pages/ParentSurvey.aspx Your feedback is invaluable to us ! Together, we can create the best possible learning environment for your child! 🌟 #learningatlpe

🎉 100 Days Smarter and Looking Great! 🎉 Check out our awesome students and staff and their creative 100th day outfits! Our classrooms were buzzing with 100-themed fun: • Building sky-high towers with 100 cups 🏗️ • Drawing hilarious "Me at 100 years old" portraits 👵👴 • Solving tricky math puzzles all adding up to 100 🧮 #learningatlpe

📚✍️ Our Writing Stars Shine Bright! ✨🌟 Drumroll, please! 🥁 Announcing our LPE Writing Fair Champions! Congrats to our winners: 🍎 Kindergarten: Kendall Turner 🏆 1st Grade: Jordan Christmas 🌟 2nd Grade: Briella McFall 📝 3rd Grade: Everly Zirkle 🖋️ 4th Grade: Brynn Freeman 📚 5th Grade: Kennedy Walton These amazing young authors wowed us with their creativity and storytelling skills! 👏👏👏 #learningatlpe

In preparation for Read Across America Week, we are selling t-shirts. Orders may be placed at this link https://inkandcottongoods.com/product/lpe-read-across-america-tees-2025-copy/ The deadline is to order is February 2 at midnight. Shirts will be delivered the last week in February before Read Across America Week kicks off on March 3. #learningatlpe

Learning about author's purpose is sweet as PIE! 🥧 2nd grade students explored a variety of book titles and descriptions, analyzing whether the author intended to Persuade, Inform, or Entertain- and explained how they knew. They wrapped it up with a fun round of PieFace to put their skills to the test! #learningatlpe

Snow much fun! ❄️ On this record breaking, real snow day, as our community is blanketed in a beautiful layer of snow, let’s take a look back at our PBIS Snow Day last week! Our students had an amazing time and got a sneak peek of the fun they're enjoying today. Share your favorite snow day photos in the comments—we’d love to see them! #learningatlpe

This Thursday, we will celebrate the 100th day of school. 🏫 Join us in dressing up to celebrate 100 days of learning together! Need ideas? How about dressing up like a 100 year old person? Maybe decorate your clothing with 100 items? We can't wait to see your creativity!! #learningatlpe

Our second graders have been “rockin’ into the new year!” 🎸 They kicked things off by setting goals and resolutions while celebrating how they ROCK in every part of their lives—at school, at home, with friends, and in their favorite hobbies. They even got into the groove by listening to rock music daily and dressing up like rock stars. What a fun and inspiring way to start 2025! #learningatlpe