Just a reminder, students will return to school tomorrow (Tuesday), January 7. District offices are open today if you need anything. Enjoy the last day of winter break, students. See you tomorrow! #pcsspdroud #serveall
SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH's Ms. Turner shared a favorite thing from her Medical Detectives course. “A highlight of our nervous system study is a dissection of a sheep brain. Students enjoyed the up close experience.” #pcssdproud #serveall
Ms. Coleman at WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY shared a community-focused favorite thing. “Led by the student leadership team, students collected items for the unsheltered community. The donation box was presented to Arkansas Community Advocates.” #pcssdproud #serveall
Ms. George from CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY shared a writing project as her favorite thing. “Students completed an informational writing assignment. We studied different habitats and they chose one to write about and illustrate.” #pcssdproud #serveall
Ms. Miller shared a festive favorite thing for her SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR students. “The Spanish Club participated in the Sherwood Christmas Parade. Students showcased their creativity with signs wishing everyone a 'Feliz Navidad' and festive songs in Spanish.” #pcssdproud #serveall
ROBINSON MIDDLE’s Ms. Ziller shared a creative writing assignment as her favorite thing. “Students grew so attached to characters in 'The Outsiders' that we had a funeral for Johnny Cade. Students wrote eulogies to honor his loyalty, bravery & kindness.” #pcssdproud #serveall
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
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
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
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
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
Happy New Year from PCSSD!
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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
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
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
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
