🎉 Readers are Leaders! Shoutout to Otter Creek Elementary School for winning a pizza party 🍕 for returning the MOST Reading In The Rock reading logs after spring break! 📖 Students who turned in their logs earned: a Little Rock Zoo pass, even MORE books to enjoy, and of course… delicious pizza! 🍕 The reading fun doesn’t stop there! 📚 Students should keep filling out their Reading in the Rock logs now through summer break. Logs can be turned in at: Community partner sites around the city, or brought back to school in the fall! Let’s keep reading, Little Rock! 💙
📢 Reminder: All schools and offices in the Little Rock School District will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. We wish everyone a safe and meaningful holiday weekend as we honor those who have served our country. ❤️🤍💙 #MemorialDay #ReimaginingLRSD
You OTTER know that OCE Field Day was a success!! And that is thanks to the teachers, staff, and amazing parents & volunteers!!! We couldn't have done it without you all!! A special shout-out to Coach Scarborough & Ms. Hayes for organizing a great day for our little otters!!
Candy Room will be open tomorrow. Students will have a $2 limit until ALL have had an opportunity to purchase. Cash only. Please no large bills.
We still need volunteers. No other students other than those enrolled at OCE.
Readers are Leaders!! Otter Creek won a pizza party for having the most Reading in the Rock reading logs returned after spring break!! Students who had returned their reading logs received a Little Rock Zoo pass, were able to pick out even MORE books, as well as, enjoy some yummy pizza!!
Remember that students will complete their most recent Reading in the Rock reading log now through summer break and turn it in to one of several community partner sites throughout the city OR back into the school in the fall.
You OTTER know: Our big (5th grade) and little (Kindergarten) Otters had promotion ceremonies this week. We love this picture that was captured today of a 5th grader & Kindergartner dressed for success and spreading kindness!!
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."
🎼 This week, we were able to surprise Ms. Karyna Johnson from Otter Creek Elementary School-LRSD with the title of 2025 Arkansas Fine Arts Teacher of the Year! 🎉 She inspires students every day—and now the whole state knows it. 🎹🎻 Help us congratulate Ms. Johnson on this amazing honor!
📚 Literacy in Action! The Rotary Club of Little Rock Afterhours continues to champion reading through its ongoing partnership with LRSD. Now in its third year, the program challenged students to read 20 minutes each day—and they rose to the occasion! 👏 Congratulations to our top three schools for total minutes read. 🥇 Mabelvale Elementary – 67,835 minutes 🥈 Chicot Elementary and Early Childhood Center – 64,515 minutes 🥉 Otter Creek Elementary School – 59,398 minutes. Each school received funds to grow its library collections. Thank you, Rotary Afterhours, for your continued support of literacy in our schools!
You Otter know the 5th grade promotion was lovely!
Live stream: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1RXQT6R9wg/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Slide show: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGk5uOFUEI/tC4Ycv6haN0Ib5vRcD0QMQ/watch?utm_content=DAGk5uOFUEI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=ha6980bf60a
Don't Forget Kindergarten Parents...
The Otter Creek Elementary Kindergarten promotion ceremony will be this Friday 05/16/2025 at 9:30 am and the location will be the Otter Creek Community Church (address - 13000 Quail Run Dr, Little Rock, AR 72210). Kindergarten students will be transported by bus to the church. The bus will leave by 9:00 am from the school. If your child will not be transported by bus, please ensure that you have them at the church no later than 9:10.
To ensure that all parents, guardians and guests can see, please remember, balloons will have to remain in the foyer area of the church or you may keep them in your car until the ceremony is over. We can't wait to see our little ones shine on Friday and we can't wait to see you all as well! If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher or call Mrs. Turner at (501) 447-5804
***LRSD Board Meeting and Public Comment/Employee Hearing Thursday, May 15, 2025 – Starting at 5:30 p.m. LRSD Boardroom, Admin Bldg. - 810 W. Markham Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/ Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com
Attention Parents/Guardians:
Please be mindful of a few announcements for field day:
*Tomorrow, May 14th is the last day to turn in envelopes for field day concessions. We must pre-order food for this event. Envelopes are due by 12 noon to the office.
*We are in need of volunteers. We can not have a successful field day without volunteers. Please click on the link below to sign up. We especially need help during the lunch shifts.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4CACAC2CA1FE3-56412874-otter
*Lastly, please note that only students enrolled at our school may attend Field Day activities. For safety and supervision reasons, no other children or siblings are allowed at the event. Thank you for understanding and helping us keep the day fun and safe for everyone!
Congratulations to our OCE Music Specialist, Ms. Karyna Johnson, who was named the 2025 Arkansas Fine Arts Teacher of the Year!!!
Today was Reading in the Rock distribution day!!! Students in grades K-5 had an opportunity to select multiple books to take home for summer reading!! Readers are leaders!!
You OTTER Know:
On Tuesday, May 6, OCE hosted a STEM Walk Parent & Student Engagement event! Students and families participated in various stations playing games, creating, and having fun!! Thank you to all who came out to make this event a HUGE success!!!
Thank you Otter Creek Elementary PTA for treating teachers & staff to a Sonic drink today for National Teacher Appreciation Week!!
Thank you to Life Church of Little Rock for providing super cute cupcakes for our teachers & staff for National Teacher Appreciation Week!! 🍎
Otter Creek Elementary won 3rd place, out of 20 schools, in the LRSD Rotary Reading Ladder Challenge!! Our top readers had over 1,000 minutes of reading and completed over 100 books!!! Thank you Little Rock Rotary After Hours and Wes Manus who presented a check for $150 to OCE Library Media Specialist, Ms. Courtois-Lawrence! Plans are to use the funds to buy books for the school library!
"Taco 'bout Awesome!" Thank you to our Partner in Ed, Geyer Springs FBC for providing a taco bar lunch for teachers and staff today for National Teacher Appreciation week!!!
See you at 5:30!
