Survey Deadline TODAY (Friday, April 23)
We need your help! Bryant Public Schools is in year four of a comprehensive Strategic Plan focusing on four areas: social and emotional learning; teaching and learning; facilities and systems; and personnel.
Parent and community member feedback on how successful the district is at meeting these goals is necessary for school leaders to evaluate progress. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey.
Link: https://bit.ly/BPSClimateSurvey21
REMINDER: Friday, April 23 has been changed to an onsite learning day. Students will attend school in person on this day.
Our very own Brenda Chase was named School Nurse Administrator of the Year for the Arkansas School Nurses Association!
Bryant students, faculty and families are very fortunate to have Mrs. Chase leading the Nursing Department. We agree that she represents the very best in school nursing. The honor is well deserved. Congratulations, Mrs. Chase! #BryantProud
The month of April is the Month of the Military Child. Bryant Public Schools is proud to have students in our district who are members of military families. We want to thank the Jones Family for making Bryant their home and for the sacrifices they all make for our freedom. Read their story ⇉ https://bit.ly/3uXrnOd. #ArMilKids
Bryant Early Childhood Special Education offers FREE Developmental Screenings, FREE Evaluations, and FREE therapies and services to children who live in the Bryant School District, starting at age 3.
Our highly trained therapists travel to area child care facilities to evaluate and provide services that are needed to help get preschoolers ready for kindergarten! Your child does not have to attend Bryant PreK (or be in any preschool) to be eligible for services! Call 501-847-5650.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION: If your child will be five (5) years of age on or before August 1 and lives in the Bryant School District, he/she is ready to be a Hornet!
Registration information: https://bit.ly/KRegistration2021
Our school health nurses prepare and train for many types of emergencies. Bryant’s Nursing Department recently applied for and received thirteen Blue & You Mini Grants to purchase 12 AEDs for cardiac emergencies (one new AED for each school campus) and Intranasal Naloxone (for opioid-related drug overdoses) for each school within the district. #PublicHealthWeek #SchoolNurses
Paraprofessionals are essential members of our Bryant team. They do critically important work every single day, creating opportunities for students of all abilities to learn, grown and succeed. Thank you fo all you do!
It's National Assistant Principals Week! Join us in recognizing these incredibly hard working assistant principals for everything they do for our students and district! #APWeek21
ELEMENTARY
Tisha Long (BES); Lindsey McBride (CES); Suzanne McDermott (DES); Angela Mask (HCES); Amie Horn (HFES); Kameron Ervin (PES); Lee Ann McDaniel (SES); Deborah Tazelaar (SPES)
BEMS: Brian Nivens, Jennifer Francis
BMS: Dr. Lesa Lindberg, Jeff Adams, John Hall (ALE)
BJHS: Leah Garner, Joe Allbritton, Dr. Laura Fee
BHS: Eric Andrews, Dexter Barksdale, Michele Waymire, Julie Parker, Tim Hall (ALE)
This year's National Public Health Week theme is Building Bridges to Better Health. Healthy schools equal healthy communities. Students must be healthy to be educated and must be educated to be healthy.
School nurses are public health's eyes and ears for the nation's children and families. School nurses work with children, families, communities, as well as public health departments and educators. The primary goal for school nurses is to keep children safe, healthy, and ready to learn. #NPHW
As testing season begins today, we want to encourage all of our Hornets to do your very best. Show what you know!
Want a school district that offers MORE?
… MORE Activities
• Diverse extracurricular programs, K-12
• Robotics
• Archery
• Destination Imagination
• JROTC
• Leadership Programs
• Volunteer Opportunities
Find your opportunity at bryantschools.org.
Now accepting limited School Choice. Deadline May 1.
Want a school district that offers MORE?
… MORE Athletics
• 7th Grade Teams
• Over 15 sports teams
• State Championship Football, Golf, Soccer & eSports
• Special Olympics Unified Sports
Find your opportunity at bryantschools.org.
Now accepting limited School Choice. Deadline May 1.
Virtual Learning Option for K-5: Deadline April 1
Bryant Public Schools will offer a virtual learning option in Fall 2021 for Bryant students in kindergarten through 5th grade who wish to remain at home for instruction while maintaining the structure of a school day. If you are considering virtual learning for next school year, submit an application by the April 1 deadline. Details here: bit.ly/ElemVirtualLearning
Hello Parents,
I hope you enjoyed some rest and relaxation with your family and friends over the break last week. I sure enjoyed mine.
Here are a few things to note. You can view the video of Mrs. Vergason talking about these notes by going to our Facebook page @HurricaneCreekElementary.
Kindergarten and 5th graders will have Cap and Gown pictures taken Friday, April 2. If you are the parents of a K or 5th grade student, you should have received an email about the specifics on Tuesday.
ACT Aspire testing begins next week for all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. This is the time for our students to show-off their knowledge! All blended third through fifth graders will test next week on April 5-7. All virtual fifth graders will test April 8-9, our virtual fourth graders will test April 12-13, and our virtual third graders will test on April 14-15. You should have received an email the week before Spring Break with specific information. If you have questions, please call our office at 501-653-1012.
It is very important your child arrive to school on time, get plenty of rest each night, and eat a healthy breakfast so they can perform to their highest ability on this test. Remember, all students have access to a free cafeteria breakfast all year.
Our Focus word for the month of April is "No Put Downs." We want to show kindness everyday with words that build up our classmates and friends, rather than bring them down.
Thank you for sharing your child with us each day. Hurricane Creek is a safe place, a place of respect, and a place where learning happens! Make it a great day, or not...the choice is yours.
Jacqueline Vergason
Principal, Hurricane Creek Elementary
Hello Parents of Kindergarten and 5th Grade Students,
Cap and Gown pictures will be taken this Friday morning, April 2, in the gym at HCES. Due to new restrictions, Lifetouch will not use caps, so plan hairstyles accordingly. All gowns will be steamed between usage.
If you have a virtual K or 5th grade student, your picture time will be 10:30-11:00. Lifetouch will leave at 11:00, so you must be on time in order to get a picture taken. You will drop off your child in the back parking lot where you did for NWEA testing. A teacher will walk them back to your car afterwards. It will only take 5-7 minutes, so we ask that you wait in your car during the photo shoot.
NOTE: See the attached flyer to place an online order. The date is incorrect on this form, but everything else is correct. The correct date is April 2.
Thank you,
Jacqueline Vergason
Principal, Hurricane Creek Elementary
During the March meeting, the Bryant School Board voted to change the Friday, April 23 Remote Learning Day to an onsite day. Students will now attend school in person on this day.
The calendar change was made in the best interest of student learning due to the unexpected seven remote learning days taken in February. Revised calendar: https://5il.co/h9x0
Wear RED Monday!
Want a school district that offers MORE?
… MORE Arts
▶︎ Marching & Concert Band
▶︎ Award Winning Choir Programs
▶︎ Drama & Stage Production
▶︎ Drawing, Painting, Visual Art, Sculpture
▶︎ Graphic Design
▶︎ Nationally Recognized Journalism Programs
Bryant Public Schools ... Creating MORE Opportunities for Success
Find your opportunity at bryantschools.org.
Now accepting limited School Choice. Deadline May 1.
