Louise Durham Elementary School

Read Across America Week ended with a big finale! 📚🎉 The students were given a School Wide Reading Goal of reading 3,000 books! If they reached this goal they would get to have a “Pie in the Face” Celebration. Our students LOVE reading! They went above and beyond and read over 8,000 books just this week! We are so proud! We had the BEST week!

The best way to find new favorite books to read is by book suggestions and thats why we LOVE We Read Wednesday! 📚 We Read Wednesday is so much fun because we get to share all of our favorite books! 🎉 The Faculty and Staff at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories! Meet Shelby Williams. She teaches Kindergarten. Mrs. Williams brings love and excitement about books and reading into her classroom! She loves surrounding her students with lots of books and creating connections and excitement through her read alouds! “ I enjoy reading "Llama Llama Red Pajama" to my children because it teaches them the valuable lesson of being patient. The story follows Baby Llama as he gets anxious waiting for his mama to come back after bedtime, which is something many kids can relate to. My children learn that sometimes they need to wait calmly and trust that their parents will always be there for them, even if they can't be right by their side immediately. This lesson in patience is important for their growth and helps them handle similar situations in real life.” Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney Check it out in our school library!

We are ao very proud of our Second Grade students who competed at the Battle of the Books Competition at the Dequeen Mena Co-Op. These students read a lot of great books, worked as a team and had so much fun! Good job Second Grade ! You represented Mena Public Schools so well.

A Big Congratulations to our First Grade Battle of the Books teams who competed at the Dequeen Mena Co-op and came home with a 2nd Place Win! 🎉🏆📚 We are so very proud of each of you!! These girls read lots of books, learned to look for key details in stories to better understand what they were reading, saw the importance of team work and had fun all along the way!! Good job First Grade! You represented Mena Public Schools so well!!

“Alone We Can Do So Little, Together We Can Do So Much!”❤️📚 Thank you Sheila L Graves for working with our Battle of the Books students! Your love for books , reading and your dedication to helping our students grow is greatly appreciated!!

📚 We Read Wednesday is so much fun because we get to share all of our favorite books! 🎉 The Faculty and Staff at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories! Meet Mrs. Taylor. She teaches and supports students Kindergarten-Second Grade. She works to model her love of books and reading with the students at Louise Durham as they are growing as readers everyday! “I fell in love with Corduroy when my girls were little. Before my oldest knew how to read, she memorized all the words and would read it to me. 🥰 Corduroy teaches us to look beyond appearances and to remember the importance of friendship.” 📚~Mrs. Taylor Corduroy by Dr Don Freeman Check it out in our school library!

The Polk County Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday. Congratulations to Rhythm McMellon for his 3rd place finish in 1st grade.

We Read Wednesday is so much fun because we get to share all of our favorite books! 🎉 The Faculty and Staff at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories! Meet Mrs. Rowe. She teaches and supports students Kindergarten-Second Grade and shares her excitement for books and reading with her students. "I love the Lorax by Dr Seuss. My kids really enjoyed the fun illustrations in The Lorax when they were younger. I love how the author uses a creative storyline to bring attention to the importance of being mindful of our resources, making what can be a heavy topic more accessible and engaging!"❤️📚~Mrs. Rowe "The Lorax" by Dr Seuss Check it out in our school library!

We Read Wednesday is so much fun because we get to share all of our favorite books! 🎉 Meet Mrs. Redfearn. Book excitement will meet you at the door of Mrs. Redfearn’s second grade classroom!

Congratulations to our First and Second Grade Students who made this years’ Battle of the Books teams!🎉🎉 Battle of the Books is a reading competition where teams of students compete to answer questions based on a pre-selected list of books they have read.

We Read Wednesday is so much fun because we get to share all of our favorite books! 🎉 The Faculty and Staff at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories! Meet Mrs. Bentley. She teaches First Grade!

A Big Congratulations to our Preschool Student Raylnn Backenstow who has now read 100 Books on her way to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!!!🎉🎉 We are so proud of you!! 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a Free program that’s goal is to encourage families to read daily!

Mena High School NEHS went to Louise Durham to read to second graders. They passed out candy canes, Santa letters and got a special visit from the big man himself.

Crystal Liles with the Rotary Club donated coats to LD. Thank you so much!

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Mena High School art students have been working hard to update the windows at Louise Durham Elementary for the holiday season!

📚We Read Wednesday 📚 The Faculty and Staff at Louise Durham love books, reading and talking about all their favorite stories! Meet Mrs. Trammell . She teaches Second Grade! 📚Mrs. Trammell always brings excitement to her classroom through great read alouds and introducing her students to new stories and characters! Mrs. Trammell’s favorite book series is SkippyJon Jones “ The SkippyJon Jones series is playful, imaginative and the author incorporates another language into her story telling! It is always a favorite read aloud that brings laughter and fun for my students!” ❤️📚 SkippyJon Jones by Judy Schachner Grab this in our school library!

The Mena High School Student Council helped serve 4 Thanksgiving lunches on Wednesday at Louise Durham Elementary. We are thankful for the opportunity to serve our district!

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving lunch today!

Louise Durham Kindergarten students attended UA Rich Mountain’s production of "Aesop’s Greatest Hits" at the Ouachita Center on Wednesday.