Check out our DECEMBER Community Newsletter here: https://tinyurl.com/GPEDecemberNewsletter
Merry Christmas to all!!
Check out our November Community Newsletter here: https://tinyurl.com/GPEDecemberNewsletter
Merry Christmas to all!!
Thanks to our wonderful staff, students, and community members, we have risen back up to a School Performance Score of B! It has taken a lot of hard work, on everyone's part, to overcome the last few years of challenges. We're grateful to ALL and very proud of ALL of our Panthers!

REMINDER - BUS 603, Mr. Brent Melancon, WILL NOT BE RUNNING TODAY, Friday, November 18th. Please be sure to arrive by 3:15 to pick up your student(s). Happy Thanksgiving!

Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Grand Prairie Elementary School! They are a 2022 Top Gains Honoree! Great things are happening in St. Landry Parish schools! #slpproud

All community members are invited to help Grand Prairie Elementary celebrate our National Blue Ribbon Award! See the attached invitation for more information: https://tinyurl.com/GPEBlueRibbonBlueBell

Congrats to our Washington Area winners, and a big Thank you to Steamboat Warehouse in Washington for making this run a success! Families received decadently filled movie and Christmas cookie themed baskets!Celebrate Parent & Family Engagement Month!




BUS 603, Mr. Brent Melancon, WILL NOT BE RUNNING TOMORROW, Friday, November 18th. Please call the school if you have any issues with transportation.

GPE Parents: With the cold weather here in full force, we would like to notify all of you that there is a large amount of JACKETS, SWEATERS, and SWEATSHIRTS in our lost and found. We have been collecting these jackets since August and we are accumulating more by the day. If you have noticed that your child's jacket/sweater/sweatshirt is missing, please call us so we can look through the large collection for you!

Parents of Learning Beyond the Bell after school tutoring - There will be NO tutoring TODAY (Wednesday) or TOMORROW (Thursday) due to staff illness.

Parents of Learning Beyond the Bell after school tutoring - JUST A REMINDER: There will be NO tutoring, TODAY, Tuesday, November 15th due to staff illness.
Parents of Learning Beyond the Bell after school tutoring - There will be NO tutoring, TODAY, Tuesday, November 15th due to staff illness.

Today is the last day for our Charleston Wrap fundraiser! Please consider doing some Christmas shopping to benefit our school. And don't forget about the awesome double-sided wrapping paper! Use the link sent to you by one of our students.
Parents of Learning Beyond the Bell after school tutoring - There will be NO tutoring, TODAY, Monday, November 14th due to inclement weather and staff out.

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Tatum McGee, and Support Person of the Year, Mrs. Peggy Richard!!! We are truly lucky to have these wonderful ladies at GPE!

Parents of Learning Beyond the Bell after school tutoring - There will be no tutoring, TODAY, Monday, November 7th & Tuesday, November 8th. Tutoring will resume on Wednesday, November 9th.

REMINDER that tomorrow, Tuesday , November 8th, there will be no school due to Election day.

Congrats to Grand Prairie Elementary stakeholders on helping to shape GPE into a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School! Ceremony was held in Washington, D.C. @NatlBlueRibbon Pictured: Principal, R. Suire; Administrative Assistant, B. Bertrand; Superintendent P. Jenkins #slpproud
On the big stage @NatlBlueRibbon
Award Ceremony...Grand Prairie Elementary, Go Panthers!

Few pics before the @NatlBlueRibbon Award Ceremony! Congrats, GPE! We are so proud of all (Admin, teachers, support staff, parents, students, community) who work to make Grand Prairie Elementary such a GREAT school! https://youtube.com/c/usdepartmentofeducation #slpproud
