April is the Month of the Military Child. As we wear 💜 today to show military children they are supported and celebrated, we also want to honor the Cavanagh family, who have three children in our district. Read their story ⇉ https://bit.ly/3AfmGnD
#ArMilKids
The Bryant School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Leslie Penfield as the incoming Salem Elementary principal. Mrs. Penfield will begin her new role on July 1, 2023.
Mrs. Penfield has been principal of Hill Farm Elementary for the past three years and assistant principal for one year prior. She was assistant principal at Salem Elementary for six years. Mrs. Penfield spent ten years as a classroom teacher.
She says, “I am so excited to be returning to Salem, where I started my administrative career years ago. Salem is known for academic excellence and I cannot wait to work with the staff, students and families to continue that tradition. One thing about Salem is that it has always felt like home and the best journeys always take you home.”
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at https://bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
5th Grade Program Reminder - Tonight at 6:00 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30!
SURVEY CLOSES SOON
The district needs your input to help us draft a Strategic Plan 2.0 that reflects the goals and priorities of the majority of our students, parents, staff, and community members. Please take a few minutes to complete the Stakeholder Survey. Survey closes at 4pm on Friday, April 21.
Survey: http://bit.ly/43xnK3G
Spanish: http://bit.ly/3A1oGzq
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to offer food boxes to low-income families with children in the Bryant School District. Families must have at least one student approved for Free & Reduced meals. Register at bit.ly/FoodBox2023.
The district needs your input to help us draft a Strategic Plan 2.0 that reflects the goals and priorities of the majority of our students, parents, staff, and community members. Please take a few minutes to complete the Stakeholder Survey. Survey closes at 4pm on Friday, April 21.
Survey: http://bit.ly/43xnK3G
Spanish: http://bit.ly/3A1oGzq
Our phones and internet services are down. We are working to correct the issue.
Bryant Public Schools operates a school-based health center to provide care for our students. The Hornet Health Center is currently taking applications for a new medical provider. All the details are available at https://5il.co/1s605. Applications are due by May 5 at 4pm.
Reminder - Mother/Son Nerf Night will be tomorrow, April 13th! We look forward to seeing everyone!
Reminder - Kindergarten & 5th Grade graduation pictures tomorrow, April 12th.
Good Afternoon Salem - Please check with your students daycare to see if they will be open tomorrow, April 7th. We have heard that many are closed due to the Good Friday Holiday.
It’s Assistant Principals Week and Bryant has the BEST! We appreciate each of you for serving our students, parents and staff. You are vital members of our admin teams and school families. Thank you for leading and serving. #APWeek23
🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧
In Episode 6 of the Hornet Hour Podcast, Dr. Alex Berry has a conversation with outgoing Athletic Director Mike Lee and incoming AD Kirk Bock about their time in Bryant Athletics and the future of the program. Dr. Berry also had the opportunity to have a conversation with Kass Seidenschnur, Library Media Specialist at Hurricane Creek Elementary to learn more about how a school library operates.
bryantschools.org/podcast
With the safety of our students and staff our top priority, we are closely monitoring the severe weather forecast for this afternoon. Based on the timing of the potential impact, Bryant Public Schools will dismiss at the normal times.
If there is a threat of severe weather at dismissal, we will hold buses and student drivers until it is safe to allow them to leave our campuses.
If sirens go off during pick up, we will not release students. A separate space will be provided for parents to come inside the building for safety.
Parents who wish to pick up their students early may do so. Please follow check-out protocols at your child’s school.
Stay safe!
Reminder - Hat & PJ Day is tomorrow! For a $1.00 donation to the Salem Scholarship Fund, your student can wear their hats and pajamas! Participation is optional!
Band Sign Up: If your 5th or 6th grader is interested in band, there are two more opportunities to try all the instruments. 🎺🎷🎼
Spring brings a fresh start, so what better time to become a substitute teacher? Kelly Education—our partner for substitute talent— is hiring! Give substitute teaching a try before the school year ends. You will have time to try different schools and grade levels this year, take the summer off, and be ready to go in the Fall. Apply today: https://bit.ly/3zpxobz.
In the latest “Did You Know?" video, Dr. Karen Walters shares parent resources for online activity.
https://youtu.be/EBRLOI5UWmY
Do you have a 4th-6th grade girl who loves basketball? Check out the Skills Camps being offered by our Lady Hornets. Register to attend. 🏀🏀🏀
