SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY 3rd graders practiced taking notes in order to mirror marking the text and did a guided drawing activity. The students drew Wilbur from the novel study, Charlotte's Web. Great job, students! #pcssdproud #serveall
Thank you to the Army Mobile Experience for visiting MAUMELLE HIGH! AVID students used explored different career paths that the Army has to offer. Students also participated in military technology simulations that provided hands-on experiences. #pcssdproud #serveall
September is Take Your Legislator to School Month. PCSSD is thankful for our state legislators and the work they do. Throughout the month, state legislators will visit schools across the District to see education in action. #pcssdproud #serveall
STEM is LIT! is an initiative to expose students to STEM experiences by aligning “challenges” to literary works. All of our challenges are adapted to grade levels and include alignment to various STEM standards and English Language Arts standards. #pcssdproud #serveall
OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY 5th graders learned about building and engineering while incorporating AVID WICOR strategies. Students design task card objects using legos and then write about how they designed and built it to be replicated. #pcssdproud #serveall
September is Better Breakfast Month. Research shows that breakfast fuels our minds. It helps students be more alert and improve their academic performance. Breakfast helps students focus on their classes rather than a hungry belly. #pcssdproud #serveall
Today is National Read a Book Day! What are your favorite books?
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Thank you to SYLVAN HILLS HIGH School Resource Officer, Officer Hockaday, for helping SHHS students learn about DNA. Mrs. Reed’s students enjoyed the lesson! #pcssdproud #serveall
Art students at MAUMELLE MIDDLE made posters to hang around the school. Each one includes a positive message to fill the school with positivity! #pcssdproud #serveall
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY Pre-K is learning about AVID! They read Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar, took column notes on how to make cookies, used it to help make dough, then ate the cookies they made. They also made one-pagers on the color red. #pcssdproud #serveall
Economics Arkansas surprised Mrs. Garmon, 2nd grade teacher at BAKER ELEMENTARY, with a special treat last week. Mrs. Garmon received the Bessie B. Moore Award for her project "What's Popping in Economics" (1 of 7 winners statewide)! https://trst.in/XHwFJQ #pcssdproud #serveall
Happy Labor Day! Labor activists in the late 1800s pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the work that has contributed to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of America. Labor Day was first celebrated in 1882.
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Reminder! PCSSD schools and district offices will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, September 5.
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September is Attendance Awareness Month. Chronic absenteeism means a student is is missing 10% (about 18 days) during a school year. This impacts the education and health of students.
https://trst.in/JG9Aka.
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month. There is a Suicide and Crisis Lifeline available by calling or texting 988, or visiting 988lifeline.org. The National Alliance on Mental Illness also has a text resource at 741-741.
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Three PCSSD high schools are on the road tonight for week 1 of high school football. Good luck to MAUMELLE, MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES and ROBINSON HIGH (Sylvan Hills is off). Let's bring home a W!
Don't forget about livestream: https://trst.in/hQ7BTc
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September is Attendance Awareness Month and PCSSD is challenging all students to be a H.E.R.O. (Here, Everyday, Ready, On time)! We encourage every school to attain 95% attendance every week in September. The challenge kicks off next week. Good luck! #pcssdproud #serveall
September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month. PCSSD is thankful for our security department as well as partnerships with local law enforcement that work together to keep our students and campuses safe. #pcssdproud #serveall
8 PCSSD students earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance.
https://www.pcssd.org/article/1221605
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JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE's 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams recently had a great night on the court! Way to go ladies! #pcssdproud #serveall
