Flu season is far from over. Don't forget to wash your hands regularly, keep your lunchbox and backpack clean and maintain overall healthy habits. Let's stay healthy and ready to learn this semester!
Dr. Linda Remele has been married to her husband, Steve, for 22 years She has one son, Jonathan, and a stepson, Brent, as well as 2 grandchildren and 4 rescue cats. Dr. Remele loves to volunteer and travel outside the U.S. She also loves to read, particularly travel novels.
School choice is officially open for PCSSD. Applications will be accepted at Central Office (925 E. Dixon Road), Monday - Friday between 8:30 am - 4:00pm. Stop by to fill out your application before spots fill up!
Just a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Monday, January 6)! We're closed for professional development. See you on Tuesday!
Congratulations to these 4 students with perfect attendance. Their names were drawn for a cash prize, provided by a private donor.
Thanks to someone who was impressed with our letter grade with 80% free and reduced. They donated a classroom of books to Cato! Their excited little faces were priceless!
Words cannot express our gratitude to those who made donations to clear lunch debt at some of our schools. So far, we've received more than $10,000 in donations for schools across PCSSD.
We are wishing all of our PCSSD family and staff a wonderful winter break! Teachers will return Jan. 6 for Professional Development. Students return to school Jan. 7.
Thank you Sylvan Hills Middle School Band for bringing Holiday Cheer to Cato Elementary
Hope you are creating some awesome ornaments for our storybook trees! I was unable to purchase the ornaments this year because of budget cuts, but I have some left over from last year, if you need one I will give them out on a first come first serve basis. Just send a note to school.
UALR is hosting a Community Night of Coding Monday (Dec. 9) from 5-8pm in the EIT building. There will be workshops and demos, Hour of Code activities for all ages, computer science hands-on demos and more! Register here: http://ow.ly/jkGC50xtGPE
Decorate an ornament to be one of your favorite book characters...Notices went home yesterday concerning this. Hope we will have some great participation!!! Ornaments are due on December 17th.
Cato Elementary PTA Santa Shop
Date: December 10th-13th: During School Hours
Make plans to attend the PTA Meeting (Chili Cook-Off) on December 12th @ 5:45pm and visit the Santa Shop after the meeting.
The Sylvan Hills High School Concert Choir is performing with the Little Rock Wind Symphony Dec. 5 at UA-Pulaski Tech CHARTS Theater at 7:30 p.m. The choir will perform with the symphony on a medley of Christmas tunes from Broadway and perform a pop a capella arrangement of “Do You Hear What I Hear” by Michelle Wier. Get your tickets at: http://charts.uaptc.edu/events #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
In Art class, Grades 1-5 participated in the Paper Chain Challenge. This is a collaborative project that has the students being Engineers by using Math and Art skills.
Pulaski County Special School District wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!
REMINDER: Schools are closed this week for Fall Break! Enjoy the week off. District office will be closed Thursday and Friday. See you all back in the classroom next week!
2nd and 3rd grade are practicing their music and reading knowledge this week by enjoying Thanksgiving rhythm centers and Songtales.
Several PCSSD teacher librarians attended the American Association of School Librarians Conference in Louisville, KY. They learned how to create diverse collections, build collaborative partnerships and develop innovative teaching practices.
This is American Education Week and the National Education Association today promotes parental involvement, including reading to children, checking homework, asking about their school day and developing a relationship with teachers. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence #AEW2019
