January is School Board Appreciation Month! Thank you to our Board Disbursing Agent, Tina Ward. She attended College Station Elementary and her children/grandchildren have all attended PCSSD. Her favorite place to visit has been Dubai in 2018. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PCSSD is participating in AR school choice, enabling K-12 students to attend school in a nonresident district. Applications are accepted through May 1. Contact the Office of Equity & Pupil Services at 501-234-2021.
https://www.pcssd.org/page/school-choice
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Abram Wylie and Tre’ Barnes are both fifth graders from BAKER ELEMENTARY. They recently won the Fall 2021 Stock Market Game, by Economics Arkansas. Great work Abram and Tre'!
https://www.pcssd.org/article/626004
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Several PCSSD Paraprofessionals attended Culturally Responsive Teaching and Inclusive Practices Professional Development early last week. Maria Touchstone from DESE Office of Educator Effectiveness provided an engaging PD for the group. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Teachers & staff at MAUMELLE MIDDLE participated in an AVID Door Decorating Contest to have students practice research skills, work in small groups, & learn about options after high school. Congratulations to Ms. Silva for her sea inspired door. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PCSSD schools and district offices will reopen tomorrow and on-site instruction will resume. PCSSD COVID-19 team will monitor COVID cases and its impact on a school-by-school basis. Updated COVID-19 quarantine & isolation guidelines: www.pcssd.org/page/contact-tracing-reporting.
Special thank you to the PCSSD student nutrition department who put together food boxes for some of our families. We appreciate all of you and your hard work to ensure our students receive nutritious food during these AMI days. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
January is School Board Appreciation Month! Thank you to our Board Vice President, Shelby Thomas. He is a Jacksonville High graduate. He has been missions trips to Thailand and Ecuador with his church. He also loves fun socks! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is National Arkansas Day! Where is your favorite place in Arkansas to visit?
DRIVEN students at MAUMELLE HIGH created "book tastings" for a recent English project. This included a 3D model to coincide with a book report. 10th grader, Zoe, baked a delicious report for the class-a cake! The entire class enjoyed this report! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
MAUMELLE HIGH sophomore Hayden Phillips recently won a nationwide contest by Popfizz to develop an “obby” (obstacle course) level for the game Roblox. You can watch Hayden’s entry here: https://popfizz.io/roblox/contest
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Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and we want to recognize our dedicated School Resource Officers who work to keep our schools safe every day. Thank you! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
ARKidsCanCode and CSforAR are working together to promote computer science courses. PCSSD has amazing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses for students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghXMSLdkFg
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Maumelle basketball player, Carl Daughtery Jr., has been named to the 2021-2022 501 Basketball Team. The team includes 40 players who were all nominated by their coaches. Players will be highlighted in the February and March editions of 501 Life. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
As part of PCSSD's student nutrition partnership with Chartwells, high school students around the District had the chance to vote on January's menu. Students chose Big City BBQ as the winner! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Shout out to our student-athletes from SYLVAN HILLS, MAUMELLE and JOE T. ROBINSON who were named to the 2021 All-State Football team. The Arkansas Activities Association released the teams last month. Great job and keep up the good work! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Due to a continued increase of COVID-19 cases, PCSSD will issue AMI days Monday and Tuesday next week. Schools and district offices will be closed for public access. PCSSD COVID-19 team will continue to monitor case numbers and make AMI decisions on a school-by-school basis.
Teachers at SYLVAN HILLS HIGH prepared for students to return in 2022 with a fun activity on Tuesday. Teachers built a safe "shell" to drop their eggs one story without breaking. They worked as a team to reflect working to help students succeed. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
January is School Board Appreciation Month! Thank you to our newly elected Board President, Lindsey Gustafson. She is not only a PCSSD parent, but also a PCSSD graduate. In her spare time she enjoys running and has run 2 marathons. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY students engineered a bridge to figure out how it can work without supports in the water. The 4th graders had to demonstrate that their bridges could hold hot wheel cars to prove it was sturdy enough for weight. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
