Katharine Drexel Early Childhood Education Center

10/05/2026

🎉 Huge THANK YOU to our incredible Drexel community! 🐊💚

Thanks to your amazing support during the Love Our Schools Home Giveaway, Katharine Drexel designated 120 purchased tickets, earning $1,200 directly for our school! 🎟️✨

We are so grateful for your continued dedication to supporting our students, staff, and school community. 💚

As incredible as our result was, we will be looking for a pig in the near future to uphold our end of the challenge! 🐷👀 A big congratulations to Truman Early Childhood Education Center on their 130 tickets designated to their school! So close again!!!👏🎉

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10/05/2026

💚🦈 Southside Homecoming Festival Spirit! 🦈💚

We’re showing our Southside High School spirit by joining in on their Homecoming Week dress-up themes! 🎉

Today, we kicked things off by celebrating our favorite Louisiana festivals! 🎭🎶⚜️ From festive fun to Louisiana pride, our staff and future Southside Sharks are ready to show their spirit all week long!

Way to go, Drexel Gators! We love your participation and community support 💚🦈💙🐊

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10/05/2026

Happy World Teachers' Day to our incredible team at Katharine Drexel Early Childhood Education Center! 🌍🍎✨

Today, we celebrate the dedicated educators who bring patience, joy, and endless encouragement to our classrooms every single day. From sparking curiosity in our youngest learners to laying the foundation for a lifetime of success, your hard work and heart do not go unnoticed.

Thank you for all that you do to teach, inspire, and care for our students—"Muffin" to do, bu appreciate you! 🧁💚

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10/05/2026

Trunk-or-Treat Candy Drive Leader Board Update! 🍬

Our Trunk-or-Treat Candy Drive is officially underway! Here is where our classes stand as of 10/5/26:

🏆 Current Leader:
Mrs. Landry's Class with 2 Bags!

The competition is just getting started, and every bag counts! The winning class with the most donations will earn a Pajama Day and Afternoon Dance Party! 🎉 dancing & cozy vibes await!

📌 Reminders:
Please make sure all candy donations are labeled with your teacher’s name.

Turn in your donations by Wednesday, October 21 to help make our Trunk-or-Treat amazing! 🎃👻

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10/03/2026

🏆🏈⚽️ MTSS Sports Day! 🏀⚾️🏐

Our Gators earned some extra fun for showing positive behavior throughout the month of September! 💚👏

Today was all about celebrating their hard work, teamwork, and making positive choices with a fun-filled MTSS Sports Day! 🎉

We are so proud of our Gators for showing that positive choices pay off! 🐊💚

Way to go, Gators! Keep making those great choices! 🌟

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10/02/2026

🎉🐊 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OUTSTANDING SCHOOL SUPPORT EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR FINALISTS! 🐊🎉

We are so excited to celebrate our 2026–2027 Katharine Drexel Early Childhood Education Center Outstanding School Support Employees of the Year FINALISTS! 💚💛

✨ Mrs. Lindsay Smith
✨ Ms. Katherine Greene
✨ Mrs. Dana Chaisson (not pictured)

We truly feel that ALL of our support staff deserve this title! As administrators, we have the privilege of seeing so much of what happens behind the scenes—the hard work, patience, organization, care, and countless little things our support staff do every single day. ❤️

Their dedication to helping our school run smoothly and ensuring ALL students and staff are supported in a fun, loving, and engaging environment is what makes Drexel such a special place. 🐊📚✨

We are incredibly proud of these three amazing team members and excited to celebrate them! 🏆

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10/02/2026

🧹✨ HAPPY SCHOOL CUSTODIAL APPRECIATION DAY! ✨🧹

Today, we are taking a moment to recognize two incredibly special members of our Drexel family—our amazing custodians, Mrs. T. and Mr. Troy! 💚💛

So much of what keeps Katharine Drexel Early Childhood Education Center running smoothly happens behind the scenes, and these two work endlessly to make sure our school is clean, safe, and bright for our students and staff every single day. 🧼✨🐊

From spotless hallways to welcoming classrooms, their hard work, care, and dedication truly help create a loving environment where our little Gators can learn and grow. ❤️

We are so grateful for everything Mrs. T. and Mr. Troy do for our school community! 🏆

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10/02/2026

Thank you LPSS Early Childhood for supporting our Broussard community! 💚

10/01/2026

📚✨ Math in Action! ✨📚

Ms. Flemming’s kindergarten students are learning to model stories using a variety of math tools! 🔢🧮

Our Little Gators are building their understanding of math concepts through hands-on learning, problem-solving, and lots of exploration! 💚🐊

Learning math is more fun when you can see it, build it, and model it! 🎉

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10/01/2026