PCSSD will join the City of Little Rock in food distribution on Monday, March 16. We will deliver food to the following locations between 11am - 11:30am. These are only PICK UP locations for food (not sit down and eat locations).
Students from OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY celebrated their PBIS (positive behavior interventions and supports) success with a special field trip to the bowling alley. We're so proud of our students who worked hard to earn this reward! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
March is Women's History Month. Ruth Hawkins is a strong advocate for historic preservation and heritage tourism in the Delta. The Arkansas State University Heritage Sites program has grown under her leadership. She was inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2017.
SYLVAN HILLS and MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOLS held bully prevention assemblies last week with a unique twist. Professional X-Games athletes performed stunts while an emcee shared information about anti-bullying. http://ow.ly/8Dhf50yIWtn #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Every 3rd - 5th grade student at COLLEGE STATION participated in a book tasting in the Library Learning Center during Read Across America week. This was a fun way to expose students to different book genres and get them excited about reading. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
March is Women's History Month. Karen Flake is the president and CEO of Mount St. Mary Academy and, in 1996, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Flake was inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2018.
PCSSD is working with local government officials to coordinate a plan for student nutrition during the mandated school closure. We hope to have information regarding meal services later today. We will share online once a plan is set. Thank you. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
STATEMENT 3/3: Thank you for understanding our decision to follow the Governor's orders.
STATEME 2/3: In a statement on Wednesday, March 11, it was announced that Governor Hutchinson has the sole authority to close public school campuses. PCSSD will continue to work closely with state offices and health departments as we monitor the progress of COVID-19.
STATEMENT 1/3: Per direction by the Governor of Arkansas, Pulaski County Special School District will be closed until March 30. The decision came after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the nation.
AVID students MAUMELLE HIGH completed the Pringles challenge in just 30 minutes. This is an engineering activity where students are divided into groups and must create a ring using only Pringles chips. They cannot use any other materials. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
March is Women's History Month. Bettye Caldwell played an integral role in the development of Head Start and was named one of Ladies' Home Journal's 10 Women of the Year in 1978. Caldwell moved to Arkansas in the 1960s and inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2016.
Congrats to our PCSSD students who competed in the Regional Science Fair. Leah Levar won 1st place in Behavioral Science and Brayden Miller won honorable mention (SYLVAN HILLS MID). Aslin Falasco won 1st place in Animal Science (ROBINSON MID). #pcssdproud #eqiutyandexcellence
5th graders from BAKER ELEMENTARY paired up with kindergartners for a reading buddy activity. Young readers observe older peers' fluent reading skills, while older students develop social and emotional skills like patience and empathy. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Congratulations to these 5th graders at LANDMARK ELEMENTARY who won a recent poster contest by Little Rock South Lions Club. Brayln Williams got 1st place, Karol Zavala Villegas received 2nd place and Willow Toney got 3rd place. Congrats students! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Students at DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY participated in a special photography project to have their work showcased at the Museum of Discovery. Students took pictures of marbles and included a creative writing piece about their photos. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
DID YOU KNOW: A leap year occurs every 4 years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, which is about 365-¼ days.
February is Black History Month. Sheryl Underwood is a comedian and television host of The Talk. She founded the African American Female Comedian Association. Underwood was born in Little Rock and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2007.
The REACH class, a kindergarten and first grade transition class, managed a coffee cart to practice social skills and raise funds for a class field trip. School staff ordered donuts and coffee, and the students delivered the orders on Friday mornings.
Seniors at SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL are turning in acceptance letters for colleges, technical training and military training that are put on display in the hall. At the end of the year, letters are used to raffle off prizes at the Senior Banquet.
