The HARRIS ELEMENTARY Pulaski County Youth Services Little Scholars program started the year by checking on their garden. They planted tomatoes, cucumbers, & bell peppers & are learning about the amazing health benefits of eating these vegetables. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This is National Arts in Education Week and we are celebrating the arts across PCSSD! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH students spent some time reading around the "campfire" recently. We love to see it! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
September is Attendance Awareness Month. Addressing chronic absence is a key component of improving graduation rates, increasing academic achievement & giving young people a good chance for success. http://bit.ly/1oqfID7
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Today is Grandparents Day! Be on the lookout for photos from our elementary school Grandparents Day celebrations. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
We will always remember September 11, 2001.
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ARKids Read is looking for literacy tutors for area students. Registration is now open for the 1-hour/week commitment. Training, materials, and resources are provided. Register: https://arkidsread.org/volunteer/
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and today is World Suicide Prevention Day. The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides a number of resources for those having thoughts of self-harm and their loves ones.
https://nami.org/home
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This week and next, Chartwells is hosting Discovery Kitchen events at several PCSSD elementary schools. These events connect nutrition with cooking demonstrations and allow students to try something new. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE art students designed 1-2 tiles to build each letter to spell ARTIST. Love how this showcases how individuality can come together for something beautiful. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
It's feeling more like football season as we head into week 2! Good luck to SYLVAN HILLS, MAUMELLE and MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOLS on their games this week. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Staff and students at SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY participated in this school year's first AVID College Spirit Day! Every 4th Wednesday of the month, students across PCSSD are encouraged to wear a college shirt to promote college readiness. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Daisy Bates Elementary students are learning "the Daisy Bates Way." They are learning about her legacy, work in the civil rights movement, and her longstanding legacy across the country. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
At approximately 1:15pm, law enforcement notified Mills University Studies HS that they had received a call of a possible bomb threat at the high school. School officials immediately went into action and put the school on lockdown. Students are in a safe location.
September is Better Breakfast Month. Eating breakfast can help you focus and concentrate in class to learn your best. It can be hard to learn while your tummy is grumbling. PCSSD is proud to offer breakfast at all of our schools. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Update at 2:30pm - Mills University Studies HA is still evacuated and students are in a safe location away from the building. No one is allowed on or off campus at this time.
Update 3pm - Mills University Studies HS has been given the “all clear” by law enforcement. No legitimacy to the alleged bomb threat. Students and staff have safely returned back to class.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) can be applied in a lot of different ways. It is fun to see students of all ages learn that STEM is Lit! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Mrs. Morris’s keyboarding classes at SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE decorated hexagons that listed some of their favorite things. Students had to find a similarity in order to connect their hexagon to another one. The students really got to know each other! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is National Read a Book Day! What book are you currently reading? #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
