Houma Christian School

PreK has been having outdoor fun while mastering letter blend sounds!

Mark your calendars for our upcoming High School Grandparents Day! More details to come soon. April 11 (9th & 10th grades) 11:30-12:10 April 18 (11th & 12th grades) 11:00-11:40 April 25 (7th & 8th grades) 11:30-12:10

Congratulations to our Student of the Month winners! Earlier this month students were selected for the virtue of taking the "Initiative". We are super proud of each of you!

Thanks to PTC and Missions for treating our staff to a yummy breakfast yesterday served up by Jeaux on the Geaux. We love our staff! We also appreciate Jeaux on the Geaux coming out to our school yesterday to help PTC and Missions bless our staff.

5th and 6th grade Book Battles were in full swing today to find out which team will have the opportunity to go to the regional showdown! Big thank you to Megan Hutchinson and Olivia Mosely from the Terrebonne Parish Library for coming to host this event today. The following 1st and 2nd place groups will move on to the area competition on April 20, 2024: 1st place group: Page Turners - Emily Smith - Captain, Melanie Gaiennie, Londyn DeSilvey, Emilyn Guidry, and Charlotte Hebert. 2nd place group: Book Busters - Paris Simmons - Captain, Jacob Gold, Luke Dugas, Jack Hargenrader, and Keegan Bagernise 3rd place group - The Bobs - Jack White - Captain, Emilie Veillon, Kinslee Gautreaux, Bella Duthu, and Adelyn Angelle.

Today, the 10th to 12th graders from Houma Christian had the opportunity to explore various career paths during Career Day! Special thanks to the following speakers: Shannon Lewis, Amy Harper, Roland Landry, Laurie McCubbin, Lane Breaux, Gretchen Delcambre, Brian Martin, Michelle Patterson, Joey Dantin, Dexter Detiveaux, Fletcher Community College and Trever Bardarson. Thank you for spending the morning with us!

Last Friday, March 15th, students took part in the regional Social Studies Fair. A big congratulations to Noah Fondren for placing first in the anthropology division and advancing to the State Social Studies Fair in Lake Charles. Also, well done to Iris Hunter for achieving 3rd place in the Sociology category.

Today, students in 7th grade science are having a leaping good time dissecting frogs!

The following students participated in the Literary Rally at Vandebilt Catholic on Saturday, March 16th. Congratulations to Kimberly Pennington who received 1st place in 5th Grade English.

Mark your calendars for May 22nd from 11am-2:40pm - it's Fun Day! Get ready for a sun-soaked adventure filled with interactive inflatables, a dunk booth with sixth graders ready to be dunked, refreshing snowballs, and endless fun! It is mandatory that a parent/guardian of Pk-1st grade attend fun day. It is optional for 2nd - 6th grade parents/ guardians to attend.

This week at HCS!

In Mrs. Breaux's class, sixth graders became egg-cellent engineers, crafting a top-secret egg holder to save eggs from cracking under pressure!

March 21st is Crazy Sock Day in support of National Down Syndrome Day. Students in Pk-6th can wear crazy socks by donating $1, with all proceeds benefiting the Upside Downs Foundation.

Today in Biology II, students embarked on a heart-pumping adventure dissecting cow hearts!

On Saturday, February 24th, HCS students participated in the District Literary Rally at Nicholls State University. Congratulations to the following students who achieved placements to represent Houma Christian in the State Literary Rally at LSU.

Congratulations to 4-H President Rebecca Theriot on her 9th place finish in the National rifle division. Way to go, Rebecca!

Our Elementary Easter Program will be on Thursday, March 28, at 9 AM at Living Word Church. Parents need to bring their child straight to LWC and will not attend HCS that day. After the program students are dismissed to leave with parents. Students in 6th grade should arrive at 8:15 AM. Students in 1st-5th grades should arrive by 8:30 AM. PreK & K should arrive at 8:45 AM. Doors to the sanctuary will open at 8:30 AM. Boys can wear dress pants and a pastel-colored shirt with no words or pictures. Girls can wear a spring dress and sandals (no spaghetti strap or low cut and appropriate uniform length) or dress pants and a pastel-colored shirt with no words. Girls and boys should not wear jeans or tennis shoes. Blessings

It was a beautiful day to visit the Audubon Zoo with the 7th graders!

This week at HCS!

Seventh-grade students are learning about using samples to make inferences about populations. In Mrs. Kristi's class today, they engaged in a capture-recapture activity to replicate how biologists utilize this sampling technique for data collection.