Natural State Recovery Center will be hosting a Food Giveaway this Saturday (March 6) from 12-2pm! This community drive-thru event will offer food, while supplies last, to those who need it right now. Thank you to our community supporters for making this event possible.
Conversations about internet safety are more prevalent than ever with the rise in virtual learning. PCSSD Director of Technology, Jimmy Hogg, spoke with @KATVNews about how PCSSD, and parents, can aid in internet safety.
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Black History Month celebrations continued an extra week in PCSSD due to winter weather in mid-February. Members of the superintendent's cabinet wore HBCU and Greek shirts this week to show support of these schools. #blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
REMINDER: Registration is now open for the Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge encourages 3-12 graders to apply knowledge they have, learn new skills, and work with people in science-based fields.
https://www.pcssd.org/article/407611?org=pcssd
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Carolyn Witherspoon is a labor and employment attorney and first female president of the Arkansas Bar Assoc. She helped found the Women's Foundation of Arkansas. She was inducted to the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Celebrate Read Across America Week with us! We have a different theme book focus for every day and we are having a bingo book challenge for all students. In person students can come by the library to get a bingo card and virtual students can email Mrs. Matthews for a copy, tmatthews1379@pcssd.org. Please see this link for more information:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yaKnVdVkKfdd9pMxMFl0tRdQ4vAHM4vk61vizB0sDmw/edit?usp=sharing
Alice Walton is the founder of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. She was named to the 2012 "TIME 100" list of influential people in the world and inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2015. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
June Carter-Perry served as the US ambassador to Lesotho and Sierra Leone. She spent 25+ years with the State Department, working in Zambia, Zimbabwe, France & more. She was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2016.
#blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Share Black Stories: Books About to Go Down in History
Hear from contemporary Black authors about their upcoming books! The next Power of Story Speaker Series event is Share Black Stories: Books About to Go Down in History, a conversation with Justin A. Reynolds (Miles Morales: Shock Waves), Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makonnen (Last Gate of the Emperor) and Leah Johnson (Rise to the Sun), moderated by Kathy Burnette of Brain Lair Books! Learn more about the #PowerOfStory here
https://fb.watch/3UPfErFHy_/
Willie Roaf is a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman. He played for New Orleans Saints and KC Chiefs before retiring and was selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times. He was inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2013.
#blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Natural State Recovery Center will be hosting a Food Giveaway next Saturday, March 6 from 12-2pm! This community drive-thru event will offer food, while supplies last, to those who need it right now. Thank you to our community supporters for making this event possible.
Course Selection for the 2021-2022 school year must be submitted ASAP. Please ask your child to see his/her course requests form.
Instructional video for current 6th graders: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16x2--CvtG3qXvXsS3K8PWfDMtBSaPZYz/view
The Google form can be found in World History Schoology.
Instructional video for current 7th graders:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NjbEdDkZaJNeUZRzyBRjc_r2DIksWZGP/view
The Google form can be found in Geography Schoology.
Mother Nature surprised residents in Arkansas with nearly two feet of snow across the state! Students in Pulaski County Special School District enjoyed a week of "winter-based" instructional activities in order to take advantage of these rare snow days.
https://youtu.be/cGq1CIE1rtQ
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Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett was a combat pilot in World War II & Korean War. His WWII flight suit is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in DC. He was inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2012.
#blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Here is the link to the Cyber Safety presentation from the Attorney General's Office from Feb. 23 . Thank you! https://www.dropbox.com/s/wazl4xn0d814f48/Cyber%20Safety%20Parent%20Meeting%20Maumelle%20Middle.mp4?dl=0
6th graders at MAUMELLE MIDDLE dissected flowers during a recent lab. They explored the different parts and characteristics of a flower. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This is Public Schools Week. We celebrate our dedicated teachers & staff who continue to work tirelessly for our families across Pulaski County. Strong public schools are the backbone of a neighborhood & we work to support our communities daily. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Pearlie S. Reed worked in agriculture for more than 25 years and was appointed chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Services in 1998 and again in 2009. He was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Keeping students safe while they are online is very important to their well-being. Please join us for a special presentation from the Arkansas Attorney General's Office on Cyber Safety for Parents. Our presenter will be Kristina Carnes. This event will take place on Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30 and you may use the link below to join. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/w/99255550410?tk=IAp6s1LfwbdENHz_dzcaMol-PPy4s96M6j07TEpVPDo.DQIAAAAXHBeByhZaNlp4RzRUUVNFaVNHV0JZZW1mS3V3AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Meeting ID: 992 5555 0410 One tap mobile +13017158592,,99255550410# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,99255550410# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 992 5555 0410 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aeG4nSR4fv
Who's up for the PCSSD snow angel challenge? Dozens of PCSSD district employees, that's who! District employees were challenge to participate in a fun "snow angel challenge" during the unusual snowfall last week. SNOW fun! https://youtu.be/8GvQJNEyi_g
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