Good Afternoon!
Due to the low amount of ticket sales for the Spring Fling, which was scheduled for this Saturday, March 15th, the dance has been cancelled. Students who have already purchased tickets should see Ms. Jackson at the main campus for a refund. Thank you all for your help and willingness to make this dance a success.
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March is Youth Art Month, a *gorgeous chance* time to celebrate and support school art programs. Across PCSSD, students take time to explore their creative sides through art courses. Here are some impressive pieces from our ROBINSON Feeder schools! #pcssdproud #serveall
As we continue to celebrate Theatre in Our Schools Month, ROBINSON HIGH takes center stage. 26 students are working on the production of Disney's Descendants the Musical. It's the highest participation in years! Don't miss the show on April 10 at 6:30 pm. #pcssdproud #serveall
Our Yearbook and Journalism students went on a field trip last week to Content Titan (a marketing and videography company) and Arkansas Business Publishing Group. Mitch Bettis, who is president of ABPG, graciously invited us and hosted us at both places. They even paid for pizza for our students! The students were given the opportunity to be in their own marketing video and here it is! I was so proud of their willingness to go in front of the camera. They also learned about the process of selling ads for a magazine, creating a magazine from start to finish, and how to market to a target audience. They represented Joe T. Robinson well and I think had fun along the way.
Here is the video they made
https://vimeo.com/contenttitan/review/1064447273/af5ed669ec
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Last, but certainly not least, more than one teacher librarian selected YA fantasy writer, Tomi Adeyemi. Adeyemi's wildly popular Legacy of Orïsha trilogy was inspired by her study of West African mythology. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Barbara Kingsolver was another author who made several of our teacher librarians' must-read lists. Her most recent novel, Demon Copperhead, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2023. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Lois Lowry was also selected by several of our teacher librarians. Lowry's works grapples with tough topics including her dystopian middle-grade novel, The Giver. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Author & illustrator Patricia Polacco was selected by three of our teacher librarians! Her book Thank You, Mr. Falker shares the story of the teacher who recognized her dyslexia and helped her read at age 14. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Ms. Matthews of MAUMELLE MIDDLE picked Judy Blume. This quintessential children's, YA and adult is the author behind staples like Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Ms. Choat of SYLVAN HILLS HIGH can't put down Agatha Christie. And it's no mystery why! Christie's novels are still hooking readers with her intricate whodunit plots and clever detective protagonists. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Ms. Newlin of ROBINSON HIGH's freshman campus loves Jane Austen. Austen is known for her biting wit and sharp societal commentary. Her work still inspires movie adaptations and modern-retellings to this day. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Mr. Davis of MAUMELLE HIGH also selected a master of gothic literature, Emily Brontë. A poet and writer, Brontë is best known for her only novel, the classic, Wuthering Heights. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Mr. Stow of BAKER ELEMENTARY is a huge fan of Mary Shelley. Shelley is often considered the mother of sci-fi for her use of scientific elements rather than supernatural in her gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Ms. Baughtman of LAWSON ELEMENTARY enjoys digging into the work of Jan Brett. Brett is the author and illustrator of cozy picture books like The Mitten and The Hat. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Ms. Willmuth from ROBINSON ELEMENTARY enjoys Kate DiCamillo. DiCamillo's work includes over 25 children's novels including Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux and the Mercy Watson series. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Ms. Harvey at CHENAL ELEMENTARY enjoys the author, R. J. Palacio. Palacio's middle-grade novel, Wonder, tells the story of a boy with facial differences entering school for the first time. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: LANDMARK ELEMENTARY's Ms. Thomason enjoys Katherine Applegate. Applegate's middle-grade novel, The One and Only Ivan, won the Newbery Medal for her thoughtful portrayal of a caged gorilla who lived in a mall. #pcssdproud #serveall
Women's History Month, Female Author Spotlight: Janna Gibson of SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE selected Nikki Grimes. Grimes is the author of 100 books for kids and young adults, often focusing on young African American characters. #pcssdproud #serveall
3.14 is Pi Day! π is a mathematical constant, approximately equal to 3.14159, representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Pop quiz: how many digits of Pi do you know? There have only been about 105 trillion discovered so far! #pcssdproud #serveall
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, an important reminder to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities. PCSSD aims to provide services that remove barriers for our students, staff and families with developmental disabilities.
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