Harris Elementary

👕 AVID Wednesday! 👕

Don’t forget to show your AVID pride by rocking your college and career shirts tomorrow! At Daisy Bates Elementary, Tigers took AVID to the next level with their annual Rock Your School Week. 🐯

Teachers flipped their classrooms into real-world career spaces — from doctors’ offices 🩺 to other exciting professions — giving scholars a chance to explore college and career pathways in hands-on, creative ways. 🎓

This event and AVID are all about helping our scholars DREAM BIG, set goals, and see their future selves in action. A huge shoutout to our teachers for making learning an adventure every single day! 📚

#AVIDWednesday #PCSSDproud #ServeAll

✏️📚 Each day, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is shaping students' futures. From building strong study habits to practicing leadership skills, they reminded us that college and career readiness start with determination and support. 💪

⏰ Tomorrow, remember to wear your college or career shirt to show what your future could hold or where in your past shaped you. 👕🎓

ATLAS reading (ELA) tests are coming up October 16! Are you wondering how you can help your child to prepare? Check out these tips!

The 5-time boys basketball champions of Comet Nation have entered a new Galaxy. Dozens walked through the arena for the first time today and learned the building will be named after Coach Raymond A Cooper, who led Mills University Studies High School to state titles in 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2025. Some of those players made a basket with students today.. Here are the top ten pictures from the event. #PCSSDproud #ServeAll

You may be asking how you can help your child be successful on the ATLAS tests. Here are some helpful hints!

For grades 3-5, ATLAS testing is coming soon! These tests are designed to show how much your child has learned and how much they need to practice. The state of Arkansas requires us to take this test. Please encourage your child to do his or her best! We believe we will see huge growth from last year! We will be posting testing strategies for the next week to help you prepare your child. #Soaringtonewheights

Good news!
www.chesskid.com GOLD will be free all day tomorrow! Check it out to see what the chess craze is all about!
Did you know:
🧠 Chess: Building Young Thinkers ♟️
Did you know that playing chess can sharpen your child’s mind? Chess challenges students to think ahead, plan strategically, and solve complex problems — all while having fun! As they play, kids strengthen their concentration, creativity, and decision-making skills. Win or lose, each game encourages reflection and resilience. Chess truly helps students become stronger, more confident thinkers — both on and off the board!

Third grade TREK students practiced Rock, Paper, Scissors as a part of their leadership training today. We learned how to more effectively communicate by listening, asking, agreeing, sharing, and compromising. #Harrisrocks

Kindergarten through second graders are learning the life cycle of a pumpkin and how it changes over time. We will be observing Pumpkin Jack throughout the year to observe the process of decomposition all the way to (hopefully) new life in the spring!

What can we say besides, "Our Custodians are better than your Custodians! "Mr. Watson, Mr. Phillips, and Ms. Robin (not pictured) keep our buildings in tip top share! We couldn't ask for better representation. From coaching basketball to greeting students each morning to making sure everyone is on the correct bus to Mr. Phillips' cakes (IYKYK), to making sure everyone has a lunch, they do it all! We are truly blessed.
#Soaringtonewheights #Harrisrocks

🎓 AVID teaches techniques that allow students to pursue the colleges and careers they dream of. 📚

💭 What does AVID allow you to do?

👕 Don’t forget to wear your AVID shirt tomorrow to show where you’re going or where you’ve been because of Advancement Via Individual Determination. #AVID #CollegeAndCareerReady #PCSSDproud

🎓 AVID teaches techniques that allow students to pursue the colleges and careers they dream of. 📚

💭 What does AVID allow you to do?

👕 Don’t forget to wear your AVID shirt tomorrow to show where you’re going or where you’ve been because of Advancement Via Individual Determination. #AVID #CollegeAndCareerReady #PCSSDproud

If you still need to purchase Chromebook insurance, the deadline is Friday, October 3. Here is the link with information on ways to enroll, online, by mail, or over the phone: https://www.pcssd.org/page/chromebook-insurance #PCSSDproud #ServeAll

Our AVID day, sadly, has come to an end. Here are a few more memories!

4th and 5th graders had to act out a verb and write a complete sentence using that verb!
#AVID

Special thanks to our teachers and staff who work hard night and day for our students!

Harris Elementary's AVID day was football themed, and full of fun and excitement!
#HarrisRocks
#SoaringtoNewHeights

AVID Day, continued!

Happy AVID Day from Harris Elementary! AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. We are determined to have fun AND learn today! Students came in to decorated hallways and classrooms, which was very exciting to our students! Check out the fun!

Harris had a parent meeting to explain how Title 1 works and how we can better work with our students! Mr. Carado even won the door prize! A silver Keurig! Now he can have lots of coffee on those school mornings! Congratulations!

Harris Elementary had our annual Title 1 parent night this evening!