Grand Lake Elementary

10/20/2026

🎉🏆 Congratulations to our 2026–2027 Grand Lake Elementary Student of the Year, Karter Vaughan! 🏆🎉

We are so proud of Karter for earning this outstanding honor! Her hard work, dedication, and positive character make her a wonderful representative of Grand Lake Elementary.

Congratulations, Karter! We know you will represent our school well!

10/19/2026

🎃🍬 Trunk or Treat Fun! 👻🚗

Get your costumes ready for some spooky fun! Grand Lake community and families are invited to enjoy a fun-filled Trunk or Treat event!

🚗🍭 We invite ALL community members to join in the fun by setting up a decorated trunk for the event! We’d love to see our community come together to make this a special event for our little Hornets!

🎃 Please see the flyer for all the details!

We hope to see you there! 🖤💛

10/19/2026

🐝 The Daily Swarm is here! 🐝

We hope everyone enjoyed a restful and relaxing Fall Break! 🍂 We’re refreshed, recharged, and ready to get back into the swing of things.

Check out this week’s Daily Swarm for important updates and reminders!

Every student enrolled at Grand Lake Elementary School will grow academically in core subject areas, express creativity through artistic endeavors, and exhibit strong characteristics of personal leade

10/13/2026

Congratulations to our GLES 2nd graders and their teachers! The 2nd grade students passed the most AR tests during the 1st 9 weeks of school! 2nd grade students meeting their AR goals will receive an AR party! As a special surprise to our 2nd grade teachers, Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Angie Nunez with T-Boys Cajun Foods donated $50 gift cards to EACH of our 2nd grade teachers. Pictured are Ms. Murrell, Ms. Evans and Ms. Daigle. A tremendous THANK YOU to Ms. Angie and Mr. Ronald for your generosity!

10/13/2026

10/13/2026

🌟 5th Grade Student of the Year Candidates! 🌟

Congratulations to our outstanding 5th grade students who have been selected as candidates for Grand Lake Elementary’s Student of the Year! We are so proud of each of you and the leadership, character, and academic excellence you represent. ❤️💛🖤

Best of luck to all of our candidates!

Not pictured: Analeigh 🐝

10/13/2026

🍂 Fall Break is almost here! 🍁

Just a reminder that Grand Lake Elementary will be closed October 15–19 for Fall Break!

We hope all of our Hornet families enjoy some well-deserved rest, relaxation, and family time! 💛🐝

We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday, October 20!

10/11/2026

🐝 The Daily Swarm is here for another week at Grand Lake Elementary!

Check out this week’s newsletter for important updates, upcoming events, and reminders!

🍂 Fall Break Reminder: There will be no school Thursday, October 15th through Monday, October 19th. We hope everyone enjoys a relaxing break with family and friends! ❤️💛

Every student enrolled at Grand Lake Elementary School will grow academically in core subject areas, express creativity through artistic endeavors, and exhibit strong characteristics of personal leade

10/09/2026

🎲 Rolling Into Multiplication in 4th Grade! ✖️

Students in Mrs. Amber’s 4th grade math class put their multiplication skills to the test with a fun double-dice activity!

During a 15-minute challenge, students rolled the dice, wrote each multiplication problem, and solved it before rolling again. Some students completed as many as 151 multiplication facts in just 15 minutes! 👏

What a fun way to build multiplication fluency, accuracy, and confidence while keeping students actively engaged in learning!

Way to go, 4th grade! 🐝🎉