Pulaski County Special School District

Today is the International Day of the Deaf. This year's theme from the World Federation of the Deaf is: A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere! The organization encourages all people to learn sign language. #pcssdproud #serveall

PCSSD wishes our Jewish community an easy fast on this Yom Kippur. #pcssdproud #serveall

September is Attendance Awareness Month. More than 25% of students were chronically absent last year, putting them at higher risk of not learning to read and eventually dropping out. That is up from 15% before the pandemic. https://trst.in/iWO4ud #pcssdproud #serveall

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Did you know that suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among 10-14 year olds? It is also the 12th leading cause of death in the U.S. https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults #pcssdproud #serveall

It's officially the first day of Fall! #pcssdproud #serveall

It's football Friday and all 4 high schools are in action! Good luck MAUMELLE, MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES, ROBINSON and SYLVAN HILLS! Reminder: tickets can be purchased online (https://gofan.co/) and games are live-streamed (https://trst.in/rqkbXA) #pcssdproud #serveall

REMINDER! Schools will be closed on Monday, September 25 for parent/teacher conferences. Conferences are open from 12 - 6 pm at each school. District offices will be open for normal business hours (8 am - 4:30 pm). #pcssdproud #serveall

DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY Life Skills students enjoyed a fun week of learning through this month’s theme, Dinosaur Bones! Their week ended with a really cool and engaging “making dinosaur bones” activity! #pcssdproud #serveall

SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE AVID students recently volunteered at the Arkansas Food Bank to give back to the community. #pcssdproud #serveall

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. The CDC encourages families to model healthy lifestyles by establishing sleep routines, developing health eating habits, and moving more as a family. #pcssdproud #serveall

The Mills Feeder was well represented at the Annual Omega Prostate Cancer Awareness 5k on Sept. 9 at the Big Dam Bridge. MILLS MIDDLE AVID Coordinator, Mr. Boaitey and former MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH Principal, Mr. Clayton placed in their age groups. #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Blakey’s first graders at CATO ELEMENTARY tapped out their sounds, multisensory style, with carpet dots. Then they wrote them in chalk, did a word sort, and played a game reading the words! What a great way to learn in this cool fall weather. #pcssdproud #serveall

Pilot Travel Center (at the Galloway exit) celebrated a grand reopening last week. HARRIS ELEMENTARY cheerleaders and MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH cheer and band attended the event. Pilot presented a $20,000 educational grant just for HARRIS ELEMENTARY! #pcssdproud #serveall

September is Better Breakfast Month. HealthyChildren.org has a few suggestions for breakfast rather than cereal: hardboiled eggs, fresh fruit, yogurt, smoothies, granola bars, and bagels with cream cheese. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Breakfast-for-Learning.aspx #pcssdproud #serveall

PCSSD is seeing growth in areas of education related to STEM. The district has seen math proficiency scored 4 times that state average and some elementary schools are seeing proficiency growth by as much as 30%! #pcssdproud #serveall

Mrs. Pratt’s 1st grade class at LANDMARK ELEMENTARY recently read "We’re going to find the MONSTER," then worked collaboratively to engineer a home for their favorite monster! #pcssdproud #serveall

Central Arkansas Library System hosted a 5K on September 9 to celebrate library card sign up month. 4 PCSSD teacher librarians participated in the Rock Paper Run 5K! Way to go ladies! #pcssdproud #serveall Pictured: Jaime Lyons - SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY Holly Scott - DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY Katie Phippin - WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY Jane Nolan - CATO ELEMENTARY

Today is National Voter Registration Day! You must fill out a voter registration application and receive a voter ID card from your county clerk in order to be eligible to vote. Learn more here: https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information #pcssdproud #serveall

Mrs. Purtle’s fifth grade class at LANDMARK ELEMENTARY held an egg drop challenge! Students were collaborating, engaging in problem-solving and critical thinking, and having fun! #pcssdproud #serveall

MAUMELLE MIDDLE 7th grade AVID students are building relational capacity with life skills students by playing games and making new friendships. #pcssdproud #serveall