Virtual students will have ACT Aspire testing again tomorrow, April 24, in the Maumelle Middle School Cafeteria. Breakfast will be served from 8-8:30am and students need to be dropped off no later than 8:30am. Testing for students with no accommodations will be complete by 11:45 and an optional lunch will be served from 12-12:30pm.
Virtual students will have ACT Aspire testing again tomorrow, April 24, in the Maumelle Middle School Cafeteria. Breakfast will be served from 8-8:30am and students need to be dropped off no later than 8:30am. Testing for students with no accommodations will be complete by 11:45 and an optional lunch will be served from 12-12:30pm. If your student needs transportation, please email hrivera9163@pcssd.org by 1pm today.
PCSSD students celebrated Earth Day by planting flowers, cleaning up litter, and recycling. Way to go students! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is Earth Day. A live Earth Day digital event is happening at https://www.earthday.org/ at 11 a.m. CT today. This year's focus is Restore Our Earth and will cover natural processes, emerging green technologies, and more.
Today is Administrative Professionals Day and we want to send a big thank you to the many administrative professionals who keep PCSSD and our schools running smoothly! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Superintendent Dr. Charles McNulty talks with Ashley King
on The Vine ( THV11 ) on Tuesday's show about the end of this school year and plans for next year. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
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Today is National Kindergarten Day to honor Friedrich Wilhelm August Frobel, the man who is credited for starting the first Kindergarten in Germany in 1837. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is Volunteer Recognition Day. Thank you to the many volunteers across PCSSD who have continued to find creative ways to volunteer and support our students and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PBS KIDS is encouraging parents to work with children to help them learn spatial reasoning. This can be something as easy as the Hokey Pokey, or even something fun like creating and following a treasure map. https://www.pbs.org/parents/which-way-map-activities-for-kids
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April is Occupational Therapy Month. Thank you to the many PCSSD occupational therapists who work with our students every day! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
The "Be Pro Be Proud" truck, a mobile workshop, was at Maumelle Middle today. Students were able to experience trade jobs including train conductor, Entergy lineman, Tyson chicken machine worker, diesel mechanic, 18 wheel truck driver and a welder. This was an exciting event for Ms. Hubbard's, Ms. Gray's and Mr. Atkinson's students!
Ms. Lindsey's PAP Algebra 1 and 8th Grade Math are currently working on a Road Trip Project that goes along with Financial Literacy Month. This project shows how well they can manage money to plan a road trip given certain constraints and apply the situations to linear equations. Traditional students worked together as well as traditional students with virtual students. Great job, Stingers!
Parents,
Below is the ACT Aspire testing schedule for virtual students on Saturday, April 17. Students testing on a regular schedule should be dropped off at the cafeteria from 8:00-8:30 and be picked up at 11:30. (Students with extended testing time should have received their testing schedule and will their alternate pickup time.)
Breakfast- 8:00-8:30
Check-in and go to testing location- 8:30-9:00
Reading test- 9:00-10:05
Break- 10:05-10:20
Pass out testing tickets- 10:20-10:30
Science test- 10:30- 11:30
Optional lunch- 11:30- 12:00
Please email hrivera9163@pcssd.org with any questions.
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The ACT Aspire testing schedule for virtual students is as follows (students getting extended time should have received a letter with their testing schedule):
April 17- 8:15am-11:35am
April 24- 8:15am- 11:35am
May 1- 8:15am-11:35am
May 8- Make up day if needed
Please email hrivera9163@pcssd.org by 3pm tomorrow, April 14th if your student will need transportation provided for these days.
ACT Aspire testing begins this week! All students must report to campus for testing. Traditional and Blended students will test Tuesdays- Thursdays and Virtual students will test on Saturdays. Send inquiries regarding testing to hrivera9163@pcssd.org.
TESTING SCHEDULE: https://5il.co/rg65
This is Educator Commitment Signing Week to celebrate students who are committed to the teaching profession. We are proud of the many students who are declaring their commitment to the field of education this week! #TeachArkansas #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Happy Sunday MMS Families!
I wanted to remind everyone that ACT Aspire testing begins this week. All students must report to campus for testing. Traditional and Blended students will test Tuesdays- Thursdays and Virtual students will test on Saturdays. The testing schedule is posted on our web page and Facebook page. Check the posting for more details. Send inquiries regarding testing to hrivera9163@pcssd.org.
April is Financial Literacy Month and today is National Teach Children to Save Day. Economics Arkansas is hosting a design-and-create a savings bank contest for families and classrooms. Deadline for entry is April 19.
https://www.economicsarkansas.org/for_teachers/financial-literacy-project-create-a-savings-bank.html
#pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
The National Public Health Week theme is Building Bridges to Better Health. SUNDAY: Elevating the Essential & Health Workforce. Worker protections, like PPE & sick leave, mean better health outcomes for employees. http://www.nphw.org/NPHW-2021/Elevating-Workforce #NPHW #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
