🚀 You’re Invited to an Unforgettable STEAM Night!
📅 Date: March 31, 2026
🕕 Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
📍 Location: Conway High School Indoor Facility
Join us for an action-packed K-12 CPSD STEAM Night—a night of hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics fun for the whole family!
🚁 See a Helicopter Up Close!
🎈 Marvel at a Hot Air Balloon!
🎨 Watch Live Art Demonstrations!
🦎 Meet Special Animal Ambassadors From Hendrix College!
🏗️ Explore BIG Machines from Conway Corporation!
🎣 Explore the Arkansas Game and Fish Mobile Cave!
🚔 Meet First Responders, Law Enforcement Officers, & Their Equipment!
🔥 Say Hello to Smokey Bear and His Heavy Equipment!
🎓 Engage with Demonstrations from Local Colleges & Universities!
🛠️ Meet Real Engineers & Industry Experts!
👩🏫 Visit and Learn from CPSD Teachers!
🐋 Meet Uca the Life-Size Blue Whale!
✨ Gaze at the Stars with the Arkansas SkyDome Planetarium!
🌟 Discover Pathways to Exciting Careers in STEAM Fields!
…and so much more!
This is a free event open to all CPSD K-12 students and their families. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to explore, discover, and experience STEAM in action while learning how these fields can shape your future!
Check out more here: https://sites.google.com/conwayschools.info/ms-steam-night/home
We can’t wait to see you there!
Thank you, Toad Suck Daze and the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce, for your financial support and your investment in our students!
We were honored to welcome Mrs. Tiffany Block, Executive Director of the Miss Teen & Conway – City of Colleges – Spirit of Arkansas – Diamond Lakes Pageants.
Mrs. Block shared how pageantry helps young women develop important life skills, including interview skills, confidence, and time management. She also discussed how pageantry provides opportunities to serve the community and earn scholarships for college. 👑✨💎
She was joined by reigning queens Neem-Rose Block, Miss Pre-Teen Faulkner County 2025, and Jaide Tatum, Miss Diamond Lakes 2026, who shared their personal experiences and how pageantry has helped them grow.
To end the session, our girls participated in a mock confidence walk, practicing how to confidently introduce themselves.It was an inspiring and empowering experience for our students! 👑✨💎
Please contact Tiffany Block for more information on how to get registered for a Miss Arkansas preliminary next season. Email conwaydiamondspirit @gmail.com
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Mrs. Sanders’ 5th grade Science class had a BLAST today! 🎮🌍
Thanks to an awesome collaboration with Hendrix College and Dr. Goadrich, students got to test out a video game about Earth’s spheres created by Hendrix students themselves- and it was definitely a level up for learning! There was tons of excitement, lots of learning, and big smiles all around—such a fun way to learn together!
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We welcomed Mrs. Honey Norfolk, a student at the University of Central Arkansas, majoring in Robotics Engineering and Sociology. She is also a student worker in the Office of Student Accessibility and Community, the founder of IEEE, a past president of the Robotics Club at UCA, and a member of the Student Government Association.
Mrs. Norfolk spoke with our G3 girls about the importance of being an individual and pursuing careers that align with their interests and passions. She encouraged students to think about the things they enjoy and how those interests can lead to meaningful career opportunities in the future.
Her story showed our students that there are many unique paths to success. 💁♀️✨
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Thursday, March 19 is our ATLAS Awesomeness Day! 🎉
Students who demonstrated growth from our Fall Interim to our Spring Interim received an incentive ticket at the end of last week. Students were able to choose one of the following options: first in line at lunch, pajama day, hat day, or snack day. Thursday, March 19 is the ONLY day students are able to redeem their ticket!
Please remember the following reminders:
-Students participating in the snack option must bring their own food.
-Students will not be allowed to share snacks with others.
-Pajamas must still follow dress code guidelines.
-Students may not give their ticket to another student. We want to maintain the integrity of their achievement.
-Students should be able to show their ticket upon request. The ticket is only valid for the student whose name is signed on the back.
Thank you for helping us celebrate our students and their awesome achievements! ⭐👏
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We were excited to welcome Mrs. Maria Negrete Padron, Associate Director for the Office of Student Advocacy and Community.
Mrs. Negrete-Padron spoke with our G3 girls about the benefits of traveling and studying abroad. She shared how exploring new places allows students to experience different cultures, foods, languages, and traditions.
Traveling and studying abroad help students build confidence, independence, and a broader understanding of the world, while also creating unforgettable memories and life experiences.
Her message inspired our girls to think beyond their current surroundings and consider the many opportunities the world has to offer. 👧💖📚
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Congratulations to Jason H., Eve C., and Ellisen O. for being our Top 3 Readers in the entire school! 🎉 They each received a Kindle for their incredible reading efforts.
Mrs. Masters' 5th period class read an incredible 19,249 minutes, the most in the school! 🍕📖 They celebrated with a pizza party and each student picked a book from our book vending machine.
Ms. Henthorne’s 6th period class brought in the most donations, raising almost $1,200 for our Read A Thon! 💙 They also earned a pizza party and a book from the vending machine.
We are so proud of all of our students and their hard work. Thank you to our parents, families, and teachers for supporting this fundraiser and helping make our Read-A-Thon such a success! ⭐📚💙
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Shoutout to our amazing PTO for their hard work and for always finding ways to treat and celebrate our staff. We appreciate all that you do for our school! 🍀✨💚
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Ms. Kronberg | 5th Grade Math | Math Vocabulary to Build Understanding
When starting our module on fractions, we decided it was important to focus on vocabulary to help students build strong background knowledge. Students first worked with a definition sheet that introduced key fraction terms. They then used those definitions to complete an activity page where they had to identify the type of fraction being described. Once they determined the correct type of fraction, they colored each one using the corresponding color. This activity helped reinforce the vocabulary while also allowing students to visually group and recognize the different types of fractions.
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Mrs. Spears | 5th Grade Math | Understanding Vocabulary
We use math-specific vocabulary daily to help students become more familiar and confident with key terms. To support understanding, we connect new vocabulary to students’ background knowledge, such as relating the word plus to addition and minus to subtraction. As we introduce new concepts, we begin with vocabulary study so students understand the language of the concept before applying it. We also provide explicit instruction for each term and include clear examples so students can see how the vocabulary is used in context.
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Spring Break Announcement
Conway Public Schools will be on Spring Break from March 23-27, 2026. Students and staff will return on March 30, 2026. We hope you all have a wonderful break next week!
Carl Stuart Middle School is excited to announce our 2025–2026 Field Day T-Shirt Design Competition!
Each grade level will have ONE winner whose design will be featured on their grade’s official Field Day shirt!
How to Enter:
⭐Designs should be hand drawn on a regular size paper. The design must take up most of the paper size. If specific colors wanted they need to be listed.
⭐Give your physical copy to Burgess or Noland. Must be turned in by 3/20 with your name.
⭐Design Requirements:
-Must include Carl Stuart Middle School or CSMS
-Must include your grade level
-Must include the year 2025–2026
-Must say “Field Day” somewhere in the design
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Team members include Dawson B., Lillian B., Zara D., Oliver M., Nick S., and Mellie Z. The team is coached by Ms. Carol Ann Henthorne.
Congratulations to our amazing team! We are proud of you! ⭐📚👏
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Our first guest speaker was Maria Garcia, a Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Sandstone Real Estate Group.
Ms. Garcia spoke with our G3 girls about her journey into entrepreneurship and the important skills students can begin developing now to pursue their own business ideas. She encouraged learners to think creatively and turn their ideas into opportunities. ⭐
One of the students’ favorite takeaways from her talk was:
“You don’t have to be perfect—entrepreneurs learn as they go.”
We are grateful to Ms. Garcia for sharing her experience and encouraging our girls to dream big and pursue their goals. 💙
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Mr. Harder | 6th/7th Grade Math | Concept Attainment
To help students add and subtract like terms, students will use examples and non-examples to determine the attributes of like terms.
1. Study the like and unlike terms for 1-2 minutes,
2. Write 2 additional like terms.
3. Write 2 additional unlike terms.
4. Discuss the attributes of like terms.
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Mr. German | Health/PE | Adding Movement to Learning
Mrs. Wanamaker and I collaborated on this lesson to combine movement with learning by creating a review game focused on text structures in reading. Students used scooters to move around the room and find their assigned color card, which contained a short passage of text. They then had to evaluate the passage, determine which of the five text structures it represented, and explain their reasoning to either Mrs. Wanamaker or me. If their answer and explanation were correct, they placed their passage on the gallery wall under the matching text structure category.
This process continued until all passages were correctly identified. We played two rounds of the game. Although we ran out of time, the planned closure was for the groups to participate in a gallery walk, reading each passage and discussing why it fit its assigned text structure category.
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She is the voice of our school and goes above and beyond every day to make sure everyone—students, staff, and families—is taken care of. Her dedication and hard work make Carl Stuart a better place every single day.
We are so proud to have her as part of our school family! 💛
👏 Congratulations, Ms. Marks!!
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Join us in celebrating Mr. Charles German, our 2025–2026 Teacher of the Year! 🎉
Mr. German shows up every single day with a positive attitude, high expectations, and a heart for helping students succeed. Through his work with our D3 and G3 students, he pushes them to do their best, believe in themselves, and rise to the challenge. His dedication to student success makes a difference in our school every day!
Congratulations, Mr. German!!
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