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Our students have been exploring Economics and learning all about wants and needs—understanding that needs are essential for survival and well-being, while wants are things we desire but can live without.
To celebrate their learning, we’re excited to host our Annual Wants and Needs Event on October 31st!
We need your help to make it a success—please start sending in big bags of individually packaged treats or snacks to support our celebration.
More details will be coming soon, but mark your calendars for this fun and meaningful event celebrating our students’ hard work and learning!
Happy National Coffee Day! In the spirit of fun (and caffeine!), the PTO pulled together a spontaneous raffle to celebrate—and we kept it a surprise until now!
We also rolled out a little extra love with a treat trolley filled with Starbucks chilled coffee and Dunkin’ donut holes to sweeten the day for our amazing teachers and staff. 💛
A huge THANK YOU to 7 Brew Coffee (Markham Location) for sponsoring this special raffle. Because of their generosity, we were able to spread even more coffee joy across our Baker community.
Here are our lucky winners:
👩🏫 Teachers & Staff Winners (names were entered twice for those who joined PTO!):
Ms. Dodge – $10 Gift Card
Ms. Jackson – $10 Gift Card
Mrs. Whitten – $20 Gift Card
👨👩👧👦 PTO Parent/Guardian/Grandparent Winner:
Ashleigh Bishop – $10 Gift Card
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you again to EVERYONE for supporting the Bronco Bunch PTO. Whether it’s coffee, pizza, or special events, we love finding ways to celebrate our amazing Baker family.
Stay tuned for more surprises—we love keeping things fun around here. 😉☕️
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💭 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
💭 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
REMINDER! 🎓 PCSSD puts AVID in Action ✨. At College Station Elementary, teachers brought college to our classrooms — sharing campus stories, degree opportunities, and real advice from their alma maters 🏫. Tomorrow, join the fun: wear a college or career shirt to school. 👕 #PCSSDproud #ServeAll #AVID #CollegeReady
Come and learn more about what your PTO is working on, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and more! We’ll also enjoy a special performance led by our amazing 4th graders and Mrs. Campbell, our music teacher. Light refreshments will be provided—we hope to see you there! Click here to learn more! http://bit.ly/3VxBmcq
Check out this video Sylvan Hills Middle School did on AVID Day last week. 🎥➡️ https://youtu.be/GQvNB4ABA2Q
Here’s how you can join the fun:
🎓 Rock your favorite college tee
💼 Suit up in your dream-career shirt
📸 Pose for a pic and tag us #PCSSDproud #ServeAll
and opportunity. Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde honored PCSSD by declaring September 12, 2025, as “AVID Day” in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Read more about it here: https://www.pcssd.org/article/2414479 #PCSSDproud #ServeAll #myAVIDwhy #AVIDDay
We are proud to celebrate Chef Appreciation Week, a time to honor the chefs who bring passion, creativity, and care to every meal they prepare for our students. At PCSSD, we have a pair of chefs who transform food into celebration, comfort, connection, and community – Chartwells' Executive Chef King Joseph and Chef Sarah Montgomery, who prepare meals in our cafés & caterings for district staff; help train our kitchen staffs; conduct in-café programs with our students; and so much more. Thank you, Chef King & Chef Sarah, for all you do for the students of PCSSD!
Tomorrow, PCSSD students and staff—let’s turn the hallways into a runway of college and career readiness! Every shirt you wear tells your story of where you've been or where you want to be.
🎓 Rock your favorite college tee
💼 Suit up in your dream-job attire
📸 Snap a pic & tag us
What is AVID?
PCSSD is implementing AVID in every grade level at all elementary, middle and high schools across the district. Our AVID teams are eagerly promoting this system which increases student engagement, promotes classroom collaboration and activates deeper levels of learning in their classrooms with practical, immediately useful tools and instructional strategies. Teachers who participate in AVID professional learning begin to shift their beliefs about teaching and learning, allowing them to cultivate a growth mindset both for themselves and their students.
AVID Mission Statement
AVID’s mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.
AVID for Elementary Schools
Putting future leaders on an early path to success in school
AVID Elementary engages young learners and provides them with the critical skills to become confident, independent thinkers who have a thirst for learning. Teachers use AVID strategies to provide students with:
Proven ways to succeed in school
Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading to learn
Note-taking and time management skills
Best ways to work together inside and outside of the classroom
AVID for Secondary Schools
Moving future leaders toward college success and beyond
AVID’s teaching strategies and curriculum build positive teacher-student relationships to ensure student success schoolwide. AVID Elective students:
Proven ways to succeed in school
Enroll in advanced courses (AP®)
Receive academic instruction and tutorial support
Strengthen their writing skills
Improve study and organization skills
Gain “college knowledge”
Visit colleges and explore careers
The AVID Advantage
Reduces variation in classroom instruction.
Leverages grit and determination of students.
Emphasizes rigorous coursework, relevance of instruction and relationships.
Raises expectations of educators, students and their families.
Re-energizes the staff on campus and in the district.
🚀 Our incredible volunteers gave over 10,000 hours of their time to students last school year, and they’re ready to level up for 2025-2026!
📚 Today, ladies from the UAPB Alumni Association kicked off a monthly Book Club with our third graders at College Station and Harris Elementaries. Kids also had a friend scavenger hunt where they had to get signatures from the other school's scholars.
💖 Want in on the fun? Become a PCSSD volunteer and help spark young minds. Sign up here: https://securevolunteer.com/Pulaski-County-Special-School-District/home
🔒 Safety first: Anyone who wishes to volunteer at a PCSSD school must first complete a volunteer application. This includes a background check conducted online at no cost to the volunteer.
#PCSSDproud #ServeAll #CSESonFire #PantherProud #BetterTogether
🚗⚾️ Home-Run Mornings at Baker Elementary! ⚾️🚗
🐎This week, UA Little Rock Trojan sluggers made Baker Elementary School their first base —greeting students with high-fives and big smiles! A massive shout-out to Little Rock Baseball for pitching in and making drop-off a blast. Thank you for knocking it out of the park, volunteers! 👏 #PCSSDproud #ServeAll #LittleRockBaseball
