This year's National Public Health Week theme is Building Bridges to Better Health. MONDAY: Rebuilding. Rebuilding after COVID-19 to create a better, more inclusive, more just world through investing in public health. http://www.nphw.org/NPHW-2021/Rebuilding #NPHW #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is School Librarian Day. Say a big thank you to our teacher librarians on Monday for all of their hard work. Who is a teacher librarian you remember growing up that you want to give a shout out to? #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Happy Easter!
Did you know PCSSD offers gifted and talented programs for Kindergarten - 12th graders? Ms. Laura Shirley, director of gifted and talented for the District, talked about the program with Little Rock Family. Check it out: http://ow.ly/5n9m50EdZuF
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April is School Library Month and we will be sending a big THANK YOU to our teacher librarians all month. Today we highlight the teacher librarians in the Sylvan Hills feeder. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is Children's Book Day! What was your favorite children's book growing up?
Today is World Autism Awareness Day - a day where communities from around the world come together to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism to inspire a kinder, more inclusive world.
Blessings to all on this Good Friday.
5th graders at BAKER ELEMENTARY used cups to build a pyramid . The students used a rubber band with four strings to work together to lift the cups and build stack a pyramid. Great teamwork! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Staff members at HARRIS ELEMENTARY are enjoying their new AVID t-shirts. AVID engages students to be confident, independent thinkers and builds positive teacher-student relationships. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
It's April Fool's Day! Watch out for tricks 😉 What's the best April Fool's joke you've seen or experienced?
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After weeks of studying Ancient Greece, 5th grade WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY Alpha students became Olympians! They represented a city-state and participated in an Olympic procession. The city-state of Corinth was the overall winner! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
The precautionary boil order for the Sweet Home / Wrightsville area has been lifted. Daisy Bates elementary, Mills Middle and Mills University Studies High schools will return to regular, on-site instruction on Thursday, April 1. District offices will reopen tomorrow as well.
Jo Luck is a former president and CEO of Heifer Project International. She also led AR Advocates for Children and Families and AR Department of Parks and Tourism. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PCSSD will continue its required mask mandate for students and staff per the protocol by Gov. Hutchinson and Commissioner Johnny Key on March 30. This will remain in place until review by the PCSSD Board of Education at its next meeting on April 13, 2021. bit.ly/PCSSDmasksMarch2021
The Pulaski County Youth Services Little Scholars program at DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY celebrated St. Patrick's Day by painting Shamrock canvases for an art project. We have some talented artists! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Ms. Erika Evans, a special education teacher at WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY, is an Alma J. Washington Educator of the Year award recipient. Evans will be recognized at the 4th annual awards ceremony on April 17.
https://www.pcssd.org/article/429338?org=pcssd
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The Sweet Home/Wrightsville area is still experiencing the effects from a water main break on March 29. Therefore, Daisy Bates Elementary, Mills Middle and Mills University Studies High schools and central offices will pivot to virtual again on Wednesday, March 31.
Students at SYLVAN HILLS HIGH reflected on the last year by writing down some things they have learned about themselves since the start of the pandemic. No matter how rough this pandemic has been, we’re still fighting and getting through it. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Women's Foundation of Arkansas focuses on education for all girls. The group was created by "Top 100 Women in Arkansas" with the challenge to make a difference. They were inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2018. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
