Pulaski County Special School District

LANDMARK’s Ms. Purtle shared a Hispanic Heritage Month project as her favorite thing. “Students shared family trees and customs. Some decided to take it a step further and on their own time, published a book all about their family.” #pcssdproud #serveall

January is School Board Appreciation Month! To celebrate, we will highlight the talents, knowledge and *superpowers* each of our board members share with our school community. #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Jordan of MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH shared her favorite thing from first semester. “We love seeing our students fully engaged in authentic learning, like WICOR strategies — writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading.” #pcssdproud #serveall

SHERWOOD’s Ms. LeVar shared an inspiring favorite thing. “We read 'Beautiful Oops' by Barney Saltzberg and learned the importance of finding ways to turn mistakes into something beautiful. Students created collages with mixed media and a lot of imagination.” #pcssdproud #serveall

Happy New Year from PCSSD! #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Tucker of MILLS MIDDLE shared a favorite thing that was all about growing grammar skills. “Students were given a list of 25 sentences. They were grouped in pairs. The students had to list the nouns and verbs on the anchor sheet paper.” #pcssdproud #serveall

It’s New Year’s Eve! How will your family ring in 2025? #pcssdproud #serveall

SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR's Mr. Kaur shared a creative AVID activity as his favorite thing. “Students created a visually engaging one-pager showcasing an element from the periodic table. My students enjoyed learning how the elements are used in daily life.” #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Harris was bursting with excitement about her favorite thing at COLLEGE STATION. “I loved the Thanksgiving Day parade! Families’ floats had to roll and contain at least one balloon.” #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Hendrix shared a musical favorite thing for her students at SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY: “Students experienced playing a wide variety of instruments. 5th graders learned more about music with artist-in-residence Zinse Aginne with the Museum of Discovery.” #pcssdproud #serveall

MAUMELLE MIDDLE’s Ms. Babberl shared a favorite thing that highlights the impact of speech. “We divided rice into 2 jars and a bag. We labeled one jar LOVE and one HATE. We spoke to the rice accordingly and the results were amazing!” #pcssdproud #serveall

ROBINSON HIGH students enjoyed a collaborative activity for Mr. McDaniel’s favorite thing. “We did the human knot activity that demonstrates cognition and problem solving.” #pcssdproud #serveall

District AVID coaches (Ms. Smith & Ms. White) shared a fun relational capacity activity for the AVID Elementary Lead Teachers as their favorite thing. "Teams had to use all the required items to creatively build a snowman. The winning team won an ornament!” #pcssdproud #serveall

OAKBROOKE life skill students explored the world for Ms. Slayton’s favorite thing. “We learned about Holidays Around the World! In Mexico, they celebrate Las Posadas in December. One tradition is to break a piñata filled with candy and toys. ¡Feliz Navidad!” #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Belin of SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY shared a favorite thing of historical proportions. “3rd Grade TREK students researched famous people for their wax museum. Visitors dropped in coins to make them speak & coins were used to buy gifts for a child in need.” #pcssdproud #serveall

Our youngest SYLVAN HILLS feeder students enjoyed learning more about Seed To Table recipes during Discovery Kitchen. Chef King prepared a Pear & Raisin Salad, and the students loved sampling this healthy, naturally-produced food! #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Riordan shared her favorite thing at MILLS MIDDLE. “Our 8th graders took a field trip to Plum Bayou Archeological State Park & the Plantation Agriculture Museum. This experience deepened their understanding of historical people who shaped the state.” #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Kopp, Pre-K teacher at CRYSTAL HILL, shared her literacy-focused favorite thing. “We are learning new words everyday. Our goal is to read by Kindergarten. I think they're right on track!” #pcssdproud #serveall

Ms. Kohler of ROBINSON MIDDLE shared her favorite thing from first semester. “My students did an amazing job on a collaborative investigation into the Lost Colony of Roanoke! They used documents to build a theory & provided evidence to support their theory” #pcssdproud #serveall

LANDMARK's Mr. Richardson shared a special student project as his favorite thing. "Ava wrote over 4000 words to create a book on her own. She wrote the back based on writing prompts that were given to her at school." #pcssdproud #serveall