
The Arkansas Scholastic Press Association announced the winners in their annual contests. The awards were announced via YouTube by President Karla Sprague, Har-Ber High School; and...

National Assistant Principals Week is April 6–10, 2020! Join us as we honor and recognize the contributions of assistant principals to the success of students in Fayetteville Publi...

STUDENT MEALS
During the week of Spring Break, March 23 through March 27, 2020, Grab and Go Breakfast and Lunch will be available to any child age 18 and younger at Owl Creek Scho...

Please read here about procedures in regard to picking up AMI packets starting Monday March 30.March 30th AMI packet pick up

The FPS Outback food pantry is open DAILY this week from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to provide groceries to families. We normally provide non-perishable food items and frozen meat, bu...

Fayetteville Pubic Schools delivered 536 meals today to students age 18 or younger! Please review the list below and stop by and see us tomorrow and Friday for FREE student meals!S...

Message from the FPS Superintendent:
Governor Asa Hutchinson has ordered all public schools in the state of Arkansas to close and move to Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) ...

For Immediate Release:
February 28, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparation
Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is working closely with lo...

FHS Youth Softball Clinic will be held on Sunday, March 15th at the newly renovated high school softball complex! The sport of softball is growing in our community and with our you...

Kids Heart Challenge is kicking off and don’t want you to miss out! Ask your friends and family to help you take the Kids Heart Challenge & help Root Elementary be HEART HEALTHY & ...

Choose School Breakfast Win a Bike!
Eating school breakfast March 2nd-6th automatically enters you into the drawing.
For additional info click HERE

We're very excited to announce the upcoming school musical programs. They will happen on March 17th and April 2nd. Both dates will have an afternoon show for the students at 2:00pm...
Please enjoy this short video about our extraordinary teachers and incredible students at Root Elementary.
Together we rise above! Go Root Rockets!
Click HERE to watch the vide...
Start your training because the 10th annual Cow Paddy Run at Gulley Park is coming up Saturday, April 11th 2020.
For all the important information please click HERE
Also, Root PE...

After a review of research and information regarding district growth and maintenance needs gathered over the previous two years, the Fayetteville Board of Education has called for ...

This week is National School Counseling Week. We think our counselor is awesome! You're the best Mrs. Lavender.Please take a minute to watch this FUN VIDEO from our kids to Mrs. La...

The Science Fair will be here January 23rd!!!
All students are encouraged to register for the 2020 Science Fair. The deadline to register is January 15th (Wednesday). All of the ...

Root students are invited to dance the night away at our "Root Scootin' Boogie" dance on Friday January 31st!Please click HERE to read all of the details about the fun!!!See you t...

January's Harvest of the Month is the sensational SWEET POTATO! "Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Fries" will be prepared for this month's in-cafeteria taste tests. All local sweet po...

What is the Hour of Code?
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to ...