The Fayetteville Public Education Foundation recently held its annual Celebration of Excellence event highlighting grants to Fayetteville Public Schools teachers and student scholarships. One of the grants featured during the event was the Building Speaking, Reading, and Writing Skills Through Play Puppet project at Butterfield Trail Elementary. This grant was funded by a private donation from Warren Rosenaur and facilitated by ESL teacher Julie Ramsey. Here is that video. Thanks, again, to the Fayetteville Public Education Foundation for their steadfast support of Fayetteville Public Schools! https://youtu.be/ha-oOXQFzy0
Fish On! Ramay Fly Fishing Club is an outdoor club focused on teaching kids the basics of fly fishing and connecting them with the outdoors. Students recently practiced their skills at Roaring River State Park trout fishery. The club is sponsored by science teacher Justin Keen and this is the first year of the program funded by the Fayetteville Public Education Foundation in partnership with Trout Unlimited Chapter 541. All students at Ramay have the opportunity to join through the advisory club program. #onefps
Fayetteville Public Schools has a Behavior Services Team dedicated to helping our children learn the healthy behaviors they will need to be successful in school and life. Learn more about the FPS behavior program here!
https://youtu.be/6WAQWKYcKOE
Fayetteville High School students in Mr. Holliday’s film class spent time at the Kessler Mountain Reserve capturing footage for mini-documentaries about Arkansas trees. Conservation professionals from the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust led students on a hike where they learned to identify trees by certain leaf characteristics. The students interviewed the experts and participated in interactive games to help retain information. #onefps
Asbell Elementary has a new shade structure and outdoor classroom! Fayetteville Public Education Foundation, Central United Methodist Church Lunch Buddies, and Happy Hollow Foundation helped to fund the projects, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held today. Congratulations Asbell!
It's #earthweek2023 🌎! Don't miss out on the Group Roll Out and Bike Giveaway today. Meet in the FHS parking lot at 4:30 p.m. and plan to RoLL OUT! All wheels are welcome! #onefps
We are celebrating National Assistant Principals Week! Thank you to all of our AMAZING assistant principals for your commitment to our students, our schools, and our district! #NationalAssistantPrincipalsWeek #onefps
Jason Smithwick (a Washington Elementary alum) and Kaytlyn Smithwick at Sweet Scoops Blender Bar in Farmington brought their fancy food truck to Washington today! Every student got a scoop of ice cream from the food truck during their recess for FREE! What a fun run-up to Spring Break!
2023 FPS Athletic Tryout Website is located here!
https://sites.google.com/g.fayar.net/fpstryoutinformation/home
McNair Middle School held a schoolwide Multicultural Day, sponsored by the McNair PTO. Volunteers from the University of Arkansas and McNair parents shared presentations from their country of origin or a familiar country.
Students listened to presenters, snacked on authentic national foods, created a craft, and watched a movie to reinforce their day of learning.
Today we celebrated our School Transportation Department with an appreciation breakfast! It takes a GREAT team to get our students to school and back home every day. We appreciate and value our transportation team at Fayetteville Public Schools. The delicious buffet was catered by our Child Nutrition department. Thank you for all you do each and every day!
McNair Middle School held its annual Staff vs. Student basketball showdown today! Both fifth and sixth-grade students battled it out with the staff in hard-fought games and the gym vibrated with excitement! Congratulations to all of the McNair teams!
Attendance Matters! Make sure your child doesn't miss out on the great things happening at school every day. Check out the latest video from Fayetteville Public Schools on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RJSiAW91sw
Superheroes Needed! Join our FPS Custodial Team! For more information go to: https://www.fayar.net and click on "Employment" or call 479-445-1311.
Fayetteville High School CAP (Career Academic Planning) dates are coming up next week! Check out the FHS CAP website for more information. https://fhs.fayar.net/o/fhs/page/fhs-cap-information
McNair Mustangs know how to make Mondays Matter! An exciting Monday sets the stage for an amazing week. Each Monday students and staff are greeted upon entry to school in an exciting and welcoming way! Mondays can also include special guests, highlighting student talents, decorations, and of course the occasional costume or two! Today the Fayetteville Public Schools Executive Cabinet helped to make Monday Matter at McNair! #onefps
Meteorologist Darby Bybee from 40/29 News was invited to Mrs. Pittman’s music class today!
Mrs. Pittman, the music teacher at Asbell Elementary, has a second-grade musical coming up called, FLAKES! It's all about snowflakes! Mr. Bybee shared his knowledge about snow, weather safety, and his exciting job as a meteorologist on television. Students asked many questions and were enthusiastic about all things weather! Thank you, Darby Bybee!
We've had a great fall semester in Fayetteville Public Schools! Here is a collection of sights and sounds from the past five months. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and an happy and healthy New Year! #onefps
https://youtu.be/qX9aif-0SBk
Fayetteville School Board members and district administrators
met with Leverett Elementary School student leaders over lunch today. Students had the opportunity to ask questions of the group which turned into engaging and insightful conversations. The group also toured the school with Principal Christie Cremo to see the numerous facility upgrades. #onefps
Fayetteville High School Computer Science students held an FPS Night of Coding introducing community members of all ages to computer coding and technology basics. Participants experienced hands-on games and engaging tutorials at a variety of interactive stations with FHS students guiding the way!
