Congratulations to these retirees who were honored tonight at our board meeting! Thank you for your dedication and commitment to education. We salute you! 🖤💛

Watson Chapel School District will hold a school board meeting Monday May 12, 2025 at 6:00pm at 4100 Camden Rd Pine Bluff AR.

The public library has partnered with AR Kids Read to offer a free four-week tutoring program this summer. There are 100 slots available for students in 1st-5th grade. This is a wonderful tutoring opportunity and summer activity for your student!

Parents, please see the brochure images from DHS regarding summer EBT. More information will be sent to your email address on file with the school if you are eligible.

Edgewood celebrated their teachers with nachos, a potato bar and ice cream sundaes! ARESC came by and provided cookies too. They also showed their appreciation for their fabulous school nurse for Nurse Appreciation Week! It's been a wonderful week of celebrations all over the district!

The Fine Arts Department at Edgewood Elementary presented a special program Thursday evening with the district's first graders. Enjoy some pictures from the event!

This week is also Nurse Appreciation Week and Watson Chapel has the best! Tonya Sterling, Stephanie Simmons, and Lakiska Reeves, led by Kim Williams, go above and beyond every day to keep our students healthy at school. They were honored and recognized at our Central Office today for their exceptional work! Thank you for all you do! 🩺⚕️🐾💛

Edgewood Elementary School teachers were treated to a bracelet bar with Mrs. Billie Roberts as part of the school's ongoing celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week! School leaders also provided cookies and classroom supplies. 💛🖤

April is National Kite Month. It's a time to celebrate the joy of kite flying and share this activity with others. The first day of National Kite Month is April 2, 2025. Here's why April is a great time to celebrate kite flying: Springtime Celebrations April marks the beginning of spring, when weather conditions are often more suitable for kite flying. Edgewood Elementary School art students learned about weather forecasts and how weather affects their kite-flying success. Edgewood Elementary School art teacher Ms. McDonald demonstrated the project by assembling a kite and showing the students how each part works. The art students designed their kites using polyester fabric, watercolor markers, paintbrushes, and water. Ms. McDonald encouraged the students to create beautiful kite designs as a collaborative project. Students anxiously took their kites outside during art class the following week and began kite-flying lessons. The art class enjoyed this project by learning how functional art, science, and GT (Gifted and Talented) design standards work together to create fun outdoor activities.

Come join us for Teach the World To Sing at Edgewood Elementary Cafeteria Thursday, May 8, 2025 8:35 - 9:10 AM First Grade will present music and art.

WCSD is proud to announce the Teachers of the Year for each of our schools! These outstanding educators have been selected by their peers for demonstrating excellence in teaching, a commitment to student success, and leadership within their school communities. Congratulations!!

Principals, thank you for your leadership, dedication, and service to the students and staff of Watson Chapel Schools. Happy Principal's Appreciation Day! 🐾💛🖤

It's that time again. Almost time for the students at Edgewood to say goodbye to this grade level and move to another. Order your yearbook and have those memories forever. Yearbooks are $15 and ordered online.

AR Kids Read is one of our district partners and we are excited to share this great opportunity for our elementary students!

We want to hear your thoughts! Please share your feedback using this form so Watson Chapel can make informed decisions : https://forms.gle/gz6H5NVB6nfwkWVF9 Thank you!

We are so proud of our scholars, teachers, and school staff who have worked hard to make this happen! Way to go!!

We are so excited to have Laura Hart from Simmons Bank, Cathi Swan and staff members from Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative, and Dr. McGee, Mrs. Posey, and Mrs. Walker from WCSD Central Office reading to our students at Edgewood this morning! Thank you to all who showed up to encourage our students to keep reading-we appreciate you!

School is dismissed in observance of Good Friday on April 18.

Please join Dr. McGee, Superintendent of Watson Chapel School District, for a Cookies and Conversation event on Monday, April 21 in the high school auditorium at 5:30 pm. All parents, students, staff, and community members are invited. We look forward to seeing you there!

The district is excited to celebrate our scholars who have showed dramatic growth or high achievement in ELA, math, and science through this school year! We are so proud. Way to go and keep up the wonderful work! 🐾💛🖤