Mansfield Elementary School

Just a reminder that Monday will be a regular school day. We will send progress reports home with students on Monday. Please contact your student's teacher to set up a conference if you would like. Have a great weekend!

Kindergarten students received a letter this week regarding Kindergarten Celebration. The order form and fee of $25 is due by Friday, April 19th.

Students in K-4th grade were given Field Day shirt order forms this week. Please send shirt orders and payments with your student to give to their teacher. Orders will not be taken through the office. The order deadline is Friday, April 19th

Students that have been referral-free for the past two weeks may wear pajamas to school tomorrow! Please ensure pajamas are school-appropriate.

Keeping our students safe is our #1 priority. The Desoto Parish School Board is providing eclipse glasses to our students for safe viewing of the eclipse. The glasses were ordered from solareclipse.us. This brand has the correct iso and is listed safe by the American Astronomical Society(AAS). If you have purchased eclipse glasses for yourself or family members, please make sure they have been approved by the AAS. Information, reassurance, and warnings about eclipse glasses can be found at https://aas.org/press/american-astronomical-society-offers-warnings-reassurances-eclipse-glasses.

Fourth graders Marquise and Imani spent 40 PRIDE Bucks each to invite a friend to the game room today. Marquise invited Zeph and Imani invited Ja’Kingston. Good things happen when we make good choices!

DIBELS testing for grades K-3 begins next week. This is a mandated state test to assess literacy development. Parents can support their child by ensuring that they are well rested, on time, and at school each day next week.

Students received permission slips for viewing the eclipse on Monday, April 8th. Please return these with your students tomorrow! They are printed on orange paper.

Way to go Little Wolverines! Our fitness meet team represented Mansfield Elementary very well. We are so proud of you!!

We're giving a shout out to Keelen R's mom for reaching out for help with Rooms today! Thank you for partnering with us and supporting Keelen! Parents, you need help setting up your device with Rooms, we're here to help! Rooms is how parents and teachers can communicate quickly. Let us know if you need assistance or have a question. You can call 872-1772 or send an email to amy.haire@desotopsb.com

Our students and teachers are working hard and are growing every day. Attendance matters now more than ever. Support your child's success during testing by ensuring that he/she is at school each day on time. DIBELS testing for grades K-3 next week. LEAP testing begins April 24.

Please help us assess and improve our school culture by taking our school culture survey for families by using this link: https://forms.gle/g3dmefcmX31TgudR6

Please help us assess and improve our school culture by taking our school culture survey for families by using this link. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_aH5oHsbHqhbB-DcGSztba5CEILapxI-IKByJTF5Khs/edit?usp=sharing

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!