It's National Athletic Training Month! In PCSSD, athletic trainers play a vital role in the development and healthcare of student athletes. Special thanks to Zankhana Patel, Shadaveya McPhereson, and Dylan Thompson for helping our athletes achieve their goals while staying injury-free!
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Beginning March 18, students who do not have their school issued ID, worn around their neck, will be placed in ISS, in school suspension, for the remainder of the day. Once a new school ID is purchased, students may return to class. IDs have to be purchased before 9:30 in the morning. Thank you! Go Stingers!!!
♻️The 2025 theme for Global Recycling Day is Recycling Heroes! ♻️ How can your family join this global effort? It can be as easy as drinking from reusable bottles or recycling aluminum cans. Share your recycling tips below. #pcssdproud #serveall#pcssdproud #serveall
Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ Many Americans join this celebration of Irish heritage by wearing green. Other traditions include enjoying parades, Irish dancing and traditional foods like corned beef and cabbage. #pcssdproud #serveall
March is Irish-American Heritage Month! 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 DID YOU KNOW? At least 9 signers of the Declaration of Independence had an Irish background. Learn more about how these Irish founders supported the creation of the U.S. https://trst.in/0RhBsR
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"Music ... It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening." - Aretha Franklin
We continue our celebration of Music in Our Schools Month by spotlighting the MAUMELLE feeder. Let us know in the comments if you're a Maumelle band or choir alum! #pcssdproud #serveall
Last week March 6-8 the Maumelle Middle School Choir participated in Region 2 Choral Performance Assessment and Solo & Ensemble Festival at Sylvan Hills High School. The Stinger Singers (7/8 Treble Choir) performed well, on March 6th, at CPA scoring an Excellent rating on stage and a Superior rating in the Sight-reading Room. The MMS Tenor Bass Chorus attended Solo & Ensemble on March 8th, where they also received a rating of Excellent. We had several students attend Solo & Ensemble Festival to present Solos and Duets. MMS Students scoring Superior include: Kavion Johnson- Solo, Kaedyn Walters - solo, London Williams & Kavion Johnson - duet. MMS Students scoring Excellent include: Thea Olmstead - solo, London Williams - solo, Trinity Johnson - solo, Cailyn Weaver - solo, Charlotte Skidmore - solo. Congratulations to all of these students. Maumelle Middle School is so proud of you and the way you represented what it means to be a Stinger!!!!
The Spring Scholastic Book Fair will be here soon! SAVE THE DATE for April 7-11 and get ready to explore new books!https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/maumellemiddleschool
Ms. Washam's Life Skills' class participated in Basketball Skills and Drills with Special Olympics. All students participated and won medals! They have worked very hard in PE class to improve their skills, so this event was quite an accomplishment! A very special "thank you" to every staff member who went above and beyond to help these wonderful students! Everyone enjoyed lunch at Chuy's afterwards. Go Stingers!!!
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
