Friday Highlights 12.04.20

        

Friday Highlights 12.04.20

   Important Dates

Nov. 30-Dec. 11 - 2020-2021 Open Enrollment
Nov. 30-Dec. 18 - Pre-K Open Enrollment

Dec. 10-18 - Hanukkah

Dec. 15-18 - Semester Exams

Dec. 21-Jan.4 - Winter Vacation

Dec. 25 - Christmas Day
Dec. 26 - Jan.1 - Kwanzaa

      Highlights/Events 

Welcome A”board”!

Congrats to LRSD's newly elected board members!

Evelyn Hemphill Callaway

Vicki Hatter

Michael Mason

Sandrekkia Morning

Leigh Ann Wilson

Ali Noland

Norma Johnson

Greg Adams

Jeff Wood

The nine become the first elected LRSD School Board in nearly six years.

Open Enrollment for the 2021-2022 School Year!  Open Enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year begins November 30-December 11, 2020. In an effort to enhance customer service district-wide, LRSD composed a fact sheet to help answer all questions parents or staff may have. Open Enrollment benefits P3/P4 students, and any student applying for a magnet/specialty school. If you have a K-12 student currently enrolled in LRSD, you DO NOT have to register, he/she will automatically roll up to his/her attendance zone school for the 2021-2022 school year. How to register if you are new to the District: Complete online registration, at registration.lrsd.org  Provide supporting documents to the Student Registration Office (Supporting Documents:  birth certificate, social security card, two forms of proof of address. Samples of proof of address: current lease agreement, current utility bill, vehicle registration, insurance card, landline phone, cable bill) *Remember:  Students who are currently attending an LRSD school and do not wish to make any changes in their assignments, DO NOT have to complete registration during Open Enrollment.   How to apply for a magnet school: If your student is currently enrolled in an LRSD school: Go to schoolchoice.lrsd.org  Log in using the student's ID# as the username, and the student's date of birth as the password. If your student is not currently enrolled in an LRSD school: Complete online registration for the District at registration.lrsd.org  Provide supporting documents to the Student Registration Office (Supporting Documents:  birth certificate, social security card, two forms of proof of address. Samples of proof of address: current lease agreement, current utility bill, vehicle registration, insurance card, landline phone, cable bill) Once registration is complete, the parent will be contacted with an ID number and will then be able to apply at schoolchoice.lrsd.org  *Students who are currently attending magnet/specialty schools DO NOT need to reapply, unless the student is currently a P3/P4 student. Current K-4th grade students do not need to reapply for their magnet school seats. Current 6-7th grade students do not need to reapply for their magnet school seats. Current 9-11th grade students do not need to reapply for their magnet school seats. P3/P4 P3 students MUST apply for a P4 seat, they will not automatically be assigned during the roll up. P4 students will roll up to kindergarten at their attendance zone. If the student is currently attending a P4 program at a magnet school, a magnet school application must be submitted for a kindergarten seat. P3/P4 registration can be completed online at www.lrsd.org/earlychildhood.  For more assistance call 501-447-7360.”  Change of Address  During the Open Enrollment period, parents are encouraged to complete change of address forms if they have moved. A change of address can be submitted at the current school, or at the Student Registration Office. Students will be allowed to remain in the school of origin after an address change for the remainder of the school year WITHOUT transportation. However, during the roll-up, they will be assigned to a new school based on their physical address of record. The required documents include a completed "Change Form" and two forms of proof of address (current lease agreement, current utility bill, vehicle registration, insurance card, landline phone, cable bill) If you have additional questions that were not answered in these FAQs, please email sro@lrsd.org and a Student Registration staff member will be happy to follow up with you.    Visit: www.LRSD.org/EarlyChildhood For more information call  447-7360 Supt. Mike Poore & Deputy Supt. Dr. Jeremy Owoh Explain New "Full" Virtual Day

Thanks to a partnership between the Local Firefighters Union 34 & Entergy Arkansas, the students at Meadowcliff Elem. & Wakefield Elem. are winter-ready!

Wakefield Elem. students showing thanks through their creative art work.

Supt. Mike Poore in action delivering boxes filled with coats.

Entergy Arkansas Reps & students of Meadowcliff Elem.

Local Union 34 Firefighters unloading their truck filled with coats purchased with a $10,000 grant from Entergy and payroll deductions from Local 34 members.  

Meadowcliff & Wakefield are among several schools in the Little Rock School District that received coats in the past 6 years. The others are Geyer Springs Gifted & Talented Academy, Baseline, Booker Arts Magnet, Stephens Elementary, and Chicot Elementary.

Gingerbread Extravaganza Coloring Contest

Last Day to submit is TODAY!

We are sharing the annual Gingerbread Extravaganza Coloring Contest info with you on behalf of Treatment Homes, Inc. Please feel free to download, color and submit by today, Dec. 4th.

Happy Coloring!

Hall Steam Magnet Soloist 

Donovan Bell c/o 2021 

Spreading a little Christmas Cheer!

Christmas Time Is Here by Vince Guaraldi Soloist Donovan Bell & Accompanist Leslie Harper

LR  Central H.S SECME 

WINNERS of the LR Best Robotics competition!

Image from 2019 Robotics competition. Competition was virtual for the 2020 school year due to COVID restrictions. A majority of last year's student honorees are also in this picture. 

Congratulations to Little Rock Central High SECME Students, 1st place winners of the Little Rock BEST Robotics virtual competition.  Last year, the students came in 2^nd and advanced  for the first time to Dallas for the Texas BEST Robotics.  

We are Proud to Celebrate Our AWESOME Scholars!

Represented in the photo/featured in the High Profile, Sunday, November 22nd: National Merit Semifinalist, Commended Scholars, Principals Scholars, and students with a perfect 36 on the ACT!

Congratulations!!!

CAUGHT DOING GOOD

Jack Garvey (LRSD)

Congratulations to this week's winners, Jack Garvey, Webmaster for the LRSD, and Ashley Gray from Metro who were "Caught Doing Good" for going above and beyond the call of duty to support students and staff.

Congrats Mr. Garvey and Ms. Ashley, we appreciate you!

Ashley Gray from Metro (wearing the yellow vest) Also pictured, left of Supt. Poore, Ms. Brenda Allen, coordinator at Metro; and right of Ms. Gray, Ms. Shameka Montgomery, director for Metro and LRSD's Excel program. 

In the Community...

Ballet Arkansas Announces a Digital Broadcast with SoNA

“Sleighride Together” 

Premieres December 21st

Little Rock — Ballet Arkansas is pleased to announce two world-premiere holiday works

created for digital broadcast in artistic partnership with the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

(SoNA) .

Sleighride Together will feature the dancers of Ballet Arkansas in contemporary solos and

duets alongside the full SoNA orchestra performing under the baton of SoNA Music Director

Paul Haas. The performance will consist of a series of contemporary solos and duets

choreographed by Ballet Arkansas’ Executive and Artistic Director, Michael Fothergill, and

choreographer Madison Hicks set to two musical numbers performed by SoNA: Sleigh Ride , an

upbeat classic by American composer Leroy Anderson, and the harmonious Hallelujah chorus

from Mozart’s arrangement of the Messiah , showcasing both organizations artistic range.

SoNA musicians will perform from their respective homes, while Ballet Arkansas dancers will

perform from the beautiful UA-PTC CHARTS Theater in North Little Rock by Emmy Award

winning videographer Chris Cranford. Dancers who live together will perform together, while the

others will dance solo for safety. Featured dancers include Amanda Sewell, Toby Lewellen,

Leah Elizabeth Morris, Lauren Yordanich and Lauren Bodenheimer Hill ( Sleighride ); Zeek

Wright, Kaley Kirkman, Meredith Short Loy, Deanna Stanton, and Aldrin Vendt ( Hallelujah ).

After an undoubtedly difficult year for all, these pieces help our communities celebrate the hope

and possibility of a new and brighter year and encourage a sense of togetherness and triumph

over struggle. The newfound partnership between the two organizations champions

togetherness at a time when a changing landscape presents unprecedented challenges.

“Collaborations like this one brings together two of the state’s preeminent cultural institutions

while engaging communities in Central and Northwest Arkansas in meaningful shared

experiences at a most important time. We are thrilled to begin a new era of collaboration with

SoNA, and hope Sleighride Together will uplift and inspire Arkansans as they celebrate the

holidays,” said Michael Fothergill, Executive and Artistic Director of Ballet Arkansas. "This

collaboration is a chance to find new ways to be together: We're bringing two art forms together

to deepen the experience of both. We're bringing Central and Northwest Arkansas together in

cultural conversation. We're finding new ways to come together despite all the challenges of

modern times. Paul Haas (SoNA Music Director) and I hope Sleighride Together is the

beginning of a rich organizational partnership for years to come,” said D. Riley Nicholson,

Executive Director of Symphony of Northwest Arkansas.

Ballet Arkansas and SoNa will present Sleighride Together , a virtual broadcast performance

that will be released on Monday, December 21st. Sleighride Together will be accessible at

www.balletarkansas.org and https://www.sonamusic.org , and on Facebook and Youtube . For

more information about Ballet Arkansas and its 2020-21 Reimagined Season, visit

www.balletarkansas.org.

City Year LR is hosting a fun-filled event with a drive-in screening of the holiday classic film "Elf". Money raised at the event, “Candy, Candy Canes & Cars” will directly support the work that City Year AmeriCorps Members provide full-time to thousands of students in Little Rock. This family friendly event will include holiday music, food-trucks with food for purchase, and of course, candy canes!!! 

Gates open: 6pm 

Movie airing: 7pm. 

Tickets should be purchased in advance on website.  

https://www.cityyear.org/little-rock/events/candy-candy-canes-cars/

***First come first served / Spaces are limited ***

***Masks and social distancing will be required when outside of your vehicle.***

The holidays wouldn't be the same without sweets! On Friday, December 4th, join the Sugar Plum Fairy for an evening of holiday baking, chatter, and cheer. You'll bake and decorate Mother Ginger's holiday cookies. 

Friday, December 4th

6:30 pm 

Free to the public. 

RSVP Required, space is limited. 

For more info, go to: https://balletarkansas.salsalabs.org/nutcrackersweetswithsugarplum/index.html

This holiday season, give the gift of helping others at Outlets of Little Rock’s blood drive in partnership with the Arkansas Blood Institute

 Where: Blood Institute 

When: Saturday, December 5

Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Blood mobiles will be located in the parking lot for appointments and walk-ups. 

Appointments can be made by calling 877-340-8777 or visiting ARKBI.org, sponsor code U605. 

Donors will receive a free antibody test and a 2021 long sleeve t-shirt. 

Appointments are preferred to help with social distancing, but walk-ins will be accepted as schedule allows. 

Organizers will ensure all donors are socially distanced, masks are required. 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that the coronavirus (COVID-19) does not pose any known risk to blood donors during the donation process or from attending blood drives.