This project is Winter Holidays around the world at MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH. Each student picked a country and created a one pager about that country's winter holiday. The students created a world map to show where each country/holiday is. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
6th grade SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE math students used household materials to create a musical instrument, a workable race car, a cardboard stool that could support their own weight, or design an apparatus to perform a task through a chain reaction. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
3rd graders at CATO ELEMENTARY learned about idioms & dressed up as feeling blue, on cloud 9, hold your horses, raining cats & dogs, smarty pants, and more! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
7th and 8th grade Spanish 1 students at SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE learned how to express gratitude in Spanish. They shared their gratitude expressions in a final art piece - this turkey! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Merry Christmas!
This is a STEM project from MILLS MIDDLE. They were tasked to build a model bridge utilizing uncooked spaghetti, rubber bands, and tape. This involved critical thinking, collaboration, as well as brainstorming their design. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Students at SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH analyzed a character from a novel and cited textual evidence to justify their thinking. Students also created a one-pager about a novel to display their understanding of the elements of literature. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
For a December bulletin board at JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE, Ms. Irby used the story of Rudolph to teach about how we can all shine at something. Students wrote down one way they shine light into the world around them. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Fourth graders from SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY enjoyed lessons in art appreciation at Crystal Bridges Museum this year. Mrs. Barns, the art teacher, organized the trip. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
'Twas the night before Christmas..."
Merry Christmas Eve!
LANDMARK ELEMENTARY 3rd grade students worked on editing a Winter writing project. After completing their Winter writing project, the students created an ornament to match their story. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Students at WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY read "Balloons Over Broadway". We discussed cause and effect and made our own "balloons" for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We also added in some multiplication and division with array cities! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This was an engineering project done by 6th grade DRIVEN Virtual Academy students. They created a playground that had to meet certain constraints and was accessible for all children. They designed and presented it using 3D software, Tinkercad. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE 8th grade Arkansas History students made Native American artifacts to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. The artifacts were from Caddo, Quapaw, and Osage tribes. I'm really proud of my students on this project. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Students in the SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH 9th grade art class study all the different types of sculptures in art and then the scholars got to create a abstract paper sculpture! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
These are two projects from a JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH shop class. The cart was fabricated, welded, and built for the E-Sports club. The coffee table involved the students sanding the wood, bending, and welding the legs and an epoxy finish. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY hosted a Night of the Notables. Alpha students dressed as their notable and did a presentation. This was the cumulation if their ten week research project. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
All grade levels in a JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE art class participated in a project called "American Landscape and State Flag Symbolism." Students interpreted the US landscape according to state flags and presented projects on Veteran's Day. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
New this school year, PCSSD has partnered with Chartwells to enhance our student nutrition department. The students are enjoying the change and are appreciating the new menus!
Today is the first official day of winter!
