ELLEN SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

🍂 Fall Break is almost here, Wampus Cats! 🍂

Here’s what the schedule looks like next week:
📘 Monday, Oct. 13 – School in Session
📝 Tuesday, Oct. 14 – Teacher Work Day (No School for Students)
👨‍👩‍👧 Wednesday, Oct. 15 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (No School for Students)
🍁 Thursday & Friday, Oct. 16–17 – Fall Break (No School for Staff or Students)

📅 We’ll see everyone back on Monday, Oct. 20!

🔹 Parents – please check with your child’s campus for specific details about Parent/Teacher Conferences.
For more district calendar information: https://www.conwayschools.org/page/school-calendar

October is National Principal Month, and we’re celebrating our champion principals who lead with vision, dedication, and heart. 💙

Help us honor these incredible leaders! Share a story, send words of kindness, or cheer on a principal who inspires you. Together, let’s show our appreciation for all they do.

Cheer on a Champion Principal Here: conwayschools.org/principals

#WeAreWampusCats #ChampionsForKids

📢 Notice: Conway Public Schools Closed for Labor Day 📢 Conway Public Schools will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day. We hope everyone enjoys a safe and relaxing holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 2. Thank you!

Hi Ellen Smith Families!

We want to make sure drop-off and pick-up go as smoothly as possible for everyone!

Please follow these simple steps:

Morning Drop-off:
1. Pull all the way forward when you get to the car line. Look for staff members to help direct you.
2. Please don’t park on the crosswalk—we want to make sure everyone can walk safely to and from the building.
3. Be ready to go! Give your hugs and kisses ahead of time and make sure your student has their backpack on.
4. Once you enter the parking lot, students can exit the car and walk straight to the sidewalk.
5. Students need to be able to open their own door on the passenger side. Parents/guardians must stay in the car.

If you need to help your student in a different way, please pull forward to a parking spot and walk them into the building.

Please note: Students can’t be dropped off before 7:35 AM since there are no staff members available to supervise the front porch before that time.

Afternoon Pick-up:
You’ll need a car tag to pick up your student. If you don’t have one, please come to the office with a photo ID to sign them out.
If you child requires additional help, you may want to change their way home to be a walker, where you can retrieve them from the cafeteria doors and walk them to your vehicle.
Need more tags? You can get extra ones for $3 at the front office.

Thanks so much for helping us keep things running smoothly! Let’s work together to make drop-off and pick-up as easy as possible for everyone.

Community Behavior Workshop
We want to hear from YOU!

CPSD is hosting two upcoming workshops to gather community input on student behavior support. Parents, guardians, and community members are invited to share feedback and ideas that will help us better support our students.

Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 9:00–10:00 AM
Thursday, September 4, 2025 | 6:00–7:00 PM

📍 Location: Conway Public Schools Administrative Annex & Support Services 1902 Hairston St, Conway, AR 72034

Your voice matters, and we hope you’ll join the conversation.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Preston Echols at echolsp@conwayschools.info.

#CPSD #WampusCats #CommunityStrong #WeareCPSD #WeareConway #LittleCats #ChampionsforKids

It was a fantastically long School Board Meeting tonight! YOU have to check out this board meeting Recap! So many great things moving in the Conway Public Schools as we gear up for our Students to come on Monday, August 18!!
https://conwaypublicschools.edurooms.com/engage/conway-public-schools/newsletters/august-2025-school-board-meeting-recap

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: CPSD and local authorities will be conducting a crisis and safety drill at Conway High School today starting at 8:30am. CHS campus will be closed to the public until 3:30pm.