Collegeville Elementary School

Hear the Buzz? Bryant Pre-K registration is OPEN for the 2025-26 school year! Our Better Beginnings 5-Star Certified program provides a strong foundation for your little learner. Each classroom has a certified teacher and credentialed paraprofessional to ensure the best start. We offer both grant-paid and tuition-paid slots. If your child turns 4 years old on or before August 1, 2025, they’re ready to Buzz like a Hornet! Learn more at bryantschools.org/prek-registration.

Bryant is celebrating School Bus Driver Appreciation Day on Friday, February 21, a great opportunity to reach out and say "thank you" to your bus driver for going the extra mile. Families may download and print one of the postcards to present to their driver(s). Let's show our drivers some love! Postcards ⇉ https://bit.ly/3JnZo1i

SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ Bryant Public Schools will host a Job Fair on Thursday, February 27 from 4:30-6:30pm. We invite interested candidates to come by Bryant Junior High and learn about exciting opportunities in Bryant Schools. The Job Fair is a great way to connect and network with administrators and program directors. For information on making a difference in our school community, visit bryantschools.org/jobfair.

📢 Kindergarten Registration Announcement 📢 Start your educational journey as a Hornet! Online kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year begins Tuesday, March 4. What documents do you need? All the details are posted at bryantschools.org/kindergarten.

Hear the Buzz? Bryant Pre-K registration for the 2025-26 school year opens February 17! Our Better Beginnings 5-Star Certified program provides a strong foundation for your little learner. Each classroom has a certified teacher and credentialed paraprofessional to ensure the best start. We offer both grant-paid and tuition-paid slots. If your child turns 4 years old on or before August 1, 2025, they’re ready to Buzz like a Hornet! Learn more at bryantschools.org/prek-registration.

SECONDARY SCHOOL PREVIEW NIGHT - TONIGHT! Ready to learn more about Bryant High School and what it takes to be a successful Hornet? • Discover courses & programs designed to prepare students for life after high school. • Plan for the future with information on graduation requirements, academic pathways, extracurriculars, and college/career readiness. • Explore the campus and get familiar with where everything is located. Don’t miss this opportunity to see what BHS has to offer! Learn more at bryantschools.org.

Our monthly district e-newsletter, Success Happens Here, is one way we share important information with our parents and community. Please visit one of the links below for the February 2025 edition: English: https://5il.co/36x92 Spanish: https://5il.co/36x91

Did you know that the last Friday in January is National HAVE FUN AT WORK DAY?!?! 😻 A huge thank you to our wonderful Sunshine Committee for organizing such a fun-filled event with prize drawings throughout the day. Our staff had a blast choosing ducks with numbers on the bottom, eagerly waiting for the winning numbers to be called! 🐤 We are truly grateful to our generous community businesses for their support and fantastic prize donations. A big shoutout to LedBetter Creations, Holly Bodden, Central AR Inflatable Indoor Park, HTeaO, and Vibrant Nutrition for making this event so special and exciting for everyone involved. 🙌 We are so lucky to have such a supportive community! 💛 #timetoshine✨ #BeBryant💙

🎉🏆 What an amazing day at Collegeville! We are so proud of our students who were recognized today for standing out among their peers as demonstrators of RESPECT. We couldn't be prouder of each and every one of you! 👏💛 A huge thank you to our special guests, Bryant Hornet Football Coach Quad Sanders and some of his talented players, for joining us and supporting our students. Your words of encouragement and leadership are invaluable, and we are grateful for your presence in our celebration. 🏈🙌 Congratulations to Mrs. Gilchrist for being recognized as our staff recipient and a HUGE thank you to our Sunshine Committee for treating us to a pancake breakfast this morning! 🌟 #timetoshine✨ #BeBryant💙

Last week, Collegeville had the pleasure of welcoming a team of superintendents from across the state of Arkansas! 🎉 These education leaders visited our schools to observe the implementation of the science of reading across various grade levels. 📚✨ It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase our commitment to innovative teaching methods and share successful practices with educators from other districts. A big thank you to everyone involved in making this visit a success! Together, we're making strides in education and creating brighter futures for our students. 🙌🌟 #timetoshine✨ #BeBryant💙

To extend their CKLA lesson on meteorology, Kindergarten students in Mrs. Chism’s class got to pretend to be a weatherperson on the news and orally present a “Silly Forecast” to the class. Our silly forecast predictions were inspired by the book “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” written by Judi Barrett. ☀️☁️🌧️🌨️ #timetoshine✨ #BeBryant💙

📣 Attention families of students in 2nd grade and up! Use the link below for more information about our Gifted and Talented program. 💙 https://www.bryantschools.org/page/gifted-program

Next week CES will kick off The Great Kindness Challenge! Thank you to Mrs. Ferguson for planning our dress up days and for encouraging our Wildcats to have strong character by being kind! #timetoshine✨ #greatkindnesschallenge💙💚🩷💛🩵

Be part of our phenomenal band program! Fifth grade students and parents are invited to attend the instrument showcase night at your school. 🎶🎼🎵

Coach S. is the BEST!😻 She's teaching our Wildcats how to play mini golf this week! ⛳️ The equipment was purchased with the Dunk Tank P.E. fundraiser last year. Keep an eye out for this year's fundraiser so we can purchase more fun activities for P.E.! #timetoshine✨ #beBryant💙

Bryant School-Based Mental Health invites all Pre-K through 5th-grade families to a special Family Night event tomorrow night: ✨ Featured Seminar: Raising Confident, Competent Children 🗓️ Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025 ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM 📍 Location: Parkway Elementary School Cafeteria 🔗 bryantschools.org We can’t wait to connect with you and help your family on the journey to raising confident, competent children! 💙

It might not be a lot of snow, but Mrs. Armstrong’s class had to take a 5 minute brain break to enjoy it! 💙❄️😺

Teachers are launching in to 2025 with focus words; a personal goal for us to achieve as we continue to help our Wildcats achieve theirs! If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! 💪😺 #timetoshine✨ #beBryant 💙

Bryant Public Schools publishes a School Board Recap to provide parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at monthly school board meetings. It was a great meeting celebrating our amazing school board members. Check out our January School Board meeting recap: 🔗 English: https://5il.co/35fzq 🔗 Spanish: https://5il.co/35fzp

Kindergarten: where every day is an adventure and the smallest moments turn into the best memories! 😻 #timetoshine✨ #BeBryant💙