About Us

Welcome to Woodlake Elementary, the perfect place for your child to learn and grow! Our school is nestled in the woods of Old Mandeville, Louisiana, next to the Bayou Castine. Woodlake’s doors opened in the 1980's and currently serves approximately 500 students from Pre-K to 3rd grade. Our dedicated team of teachers, administrators, and staff work hard to ensure that our students have the best possible learning experience in a safe and nurturing environment. With our small family-like atmosphere, we strive to foster a sense of community and belonging for all of our students. We are committed to engage all students in high-quality education resulting in life-long learners who can contribute to the society in which they live. Come join us at Woodlake Elementary and experience the joy of learning!

 

Mission Statement

“Where Everyone Soars”

Philosophy

The faculty and staff at Woodlake Elementary School believe that the school’s responsibility is to help each student develop into a responsible and productive citizen in the school, home and community. We believe that each student should be provided with an educational program that fulfills his academic, social, emotional and physical needs. We believe that the educational development of the individual student is the basic responsibility of the school but must be shared with the home and community in order to insure the child’s fullest development and the fulfillment of his needs. We believe our program should respond to and build upon every child’s uniqueness.

The school environment and atmosphere should not only reflect that school is a good place to be, but also that it is a safe place of explorations, questioning and self-expression so that learning becomes fun, exciting and an integral part of each child’s life. Self-discipline, self-motivation, perseverance and inquisitiveness are emphasized.

Mascot: Pelican

Colors: Turquoise and Yellow

Our daily Morning Meeting starts off with our Woodlake Pledge and songs!

Pledge:

We are the Woodlake Pelicans;

We have learning on our mind;

We pledge each day to give our all; 

We are respectful, safe, and kind.

Song 1: Up, Up, Up

Up, Up, Up! Raise your hands!

Woodlake School is the finest in the land.

Where our eyes are bright and the learning is fun;

Our minds our sharp and we’re number one. Whoo!!

Here at our school we’ve learned to say,

That listening is the only way.

Our hearts in this place will always stay;

Go tell everybody that we are great. Whoo!!

Up, Up, Up! Raise your hands!

Woodlake School is the finest in the land.

Where our eyes are bright and the learning is fun;

Our minds our sharp and we’re number one. Whoo!!

Song 2: Down in Mandeville

Down in Mandeville by the lake;

There’s an elementary school that’s really great;

If you dare make no mistake;

It’s my school. It’s Woodlake!

Woodlake it’s a fun place to be;

Where learning is grand with the Pelicans;

Woodlake it’s a fun place to be;

Where learning is grand with the Pelicans.