Students Have "Snow" Much Fun Returning From Winter Break

Students and staff enjoyed their first week back from winter break with a little fun playing in the snow. Students took an early recess to have fun and to make snow memories while the opportunity was available.

Just as a reminder as we enter the winter weather season, the provisions set forth in the Arkansas LEARNS Act no longer allow for AMI (Alternative Methods of Instruction) days. Any missed days of onsite instruction will be added to the end of the school year calendar.

Any school closures will be communicated through text, voice, and email alerts, and will also be published on the Arkadelphia Public School District social media accounts, app, website and Little Rock news outlets.

Annual Chili Supper Scheduled to Take Place February 29th

We are excited for the return of our annual Perritt Primary Chili Supper and Art Show on February 29th from 5:00-7:00 PM. Our Nickelodeon Choir will perform, and we will have our amazing art exhibits and art auction during the supper. Be on the lookout for ticket sales starting January 23rd at Perritt, Southern Bancorp, and Citizens Bank. If you would like to learn more about how to become a sponsor, email Mrs. Spenser O'Brien at spenser.obrien@arkadelphiaschools.org or Mrs. Leah Sexton at leahfsexton@gmail.com. Perritt would like to extend a huge shoutout to those who have already sponsored, and our PTC for all of your dedication to make this a great event to benefit our school.

Perritt Primary Students are Safe, Kind, & Responsible

As part of Perritt's BX3 (Behavior EXtreme 3) initiative, Perritt introduced a positive award store to our primary students. Students earn positive points for demonstrating safe, kind and responsible behavior expectations that were establish school-wide and through the development of classroom social contracts.

Points earned an be redeemed at the positive store for small rewards or privileges. It's a great way to promote positive behavior, encourage kindness, and create a sense of community.

The introduction of our positive behavior store supports the promotion of a positive school environment. The students LOVE it!

Grant Awarded

Cone Grant Awarded to Student Council

Mrs. Ellison recently wrote and was awarded a Cone Grant to support the Perritt Early Act Student Council. This grant will help our student council representatives serve as leaders not only in our school, but in our community as a whole. This grant will specifically help Perritt students benefit from what leadership our Student Council will provide, as our members teach about our focus words of the year: responsibility, empathy, courage, integrity and perseverance. A special thanks to the Cone Foundation for your support!

Ms. Craig's Counseling Corner

Our January Capturing Kids' Heart Word of the Month is "Respect".

Teaching respect is super important, and it helps create a positive and inclusive school environment. I start by explaining what respect means and why it's important. We follow up with fun activities and role-playing to help students understand and practice respect in their daily interactions. Perritt staff encourage them to think about how their actions and words can show respect towards others. Books and videos that highlight respect and its impact are also incorporated into our counseling class lessons.

The goal is to help students develop a deeper understanding of respect and how to practice it in their daily lives.

Respect is a valuable life skill that will benefit them in all areas of their lives. It's all about setting a good example and fostering a culture of respect in the school community!

Perritt Primary Welcomes New Staff

Perritt Primary would like to welcome Miss Caroline Smallwood and Ms. Ranaya Ester to our staff. Miss Smallwood will be teaching 1st grade and Ms. Ester will be serving as interventionist for the remainder of the school year.

Miss Smallwood is originally from Texas and moved to Arkansas to attend Ouachita Baptist University. She fell in love with teaching and the state of Arkansas and decided to remain in the state after graduation. Ms. Smallwood states that she is so excited to be a part of the Perritt learning community.

Ms. Ester is also joining us as in Intervention Paraprofessional. Ms. Ester is from Rison, Arkansas. She is currently pursuing Masters in Education with a focus on Special Education K-12 at Henderson State University, where she recently graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Social Work. She loves shopping, traveling, and spending time with family and friends! She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She looks forward to working with all of Perritt wonderful students!

We are excited to welcome both of these educators to the Perritt family.

As we returned from the holiday break, we geared up to begin our winter test sessions starting with first grade. We are focusing on student growth scores in both reading and math. Our teachers conferenced with students to discuss fall scores and where students needed to grow for the winter session. Students were excited to celebrate how much they grew and will celebrate their growth with a GLOW party. All students who were on time for testing celebrated with an attenDANCE party! We can't wait to celebrate with kindergarten and second grade.

IF You Believe It, You Can Achieve It

From the Desk of Instructional Facilitator, Mrs. Kimberly Ellison