Students throughout the Parkway School District participated in a number of events to honor the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior.
Students throughout the Parkway School District participated in a number of events to honor the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior. Students are out of class Monday for the national holiday, but teachers held a number of events Friday to help students understand history and honor King. At Pierremont Elementary School, MOSAICS teacher Mollie Leyton had students participate in an activity where they read stories and listened to music from the time of civil rights movement. "There are a couple songs that I pulled that took place during that time, to help teach the kids about music," Leyton tells Patch. She teaches "exceptionally gifted" second graders and said she taught many of them last year so she wanted to build on their …
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Pierremont Elementary School
1215 Dauphine Ln, Manchester, MO
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Parkway classes started Tuesday. Check out this photo slideshow showing some of the back-to-school excitement.
The Parkway School District started its 2011-12 school year Tuesday. Town and Country-Manchester Patch spent the morning with kids, parents and teachers at Pierremont Elementary School and Mason Ridge Elementary School. Check out the back-to-school excitement in this photo slideshow! Read Related Stories: What's New For Parkway This Year? A Lot. Manchester Moms Have Mixed Feelings About Seeing Kids Off to Kindergarten
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Mason Ridge Elementary School
715 S Mason Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Pierremont Elementary School
1215 Dauphine Ln, Manchester, MO
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Parkway elementary schools have made some changes and are ready for more full-time kindergartners and longer school days.
The first day of the Parkway School District year is Aug. 16, and 2011-12 provides new start times, longer elementary school days and tuition-free, full-day kindergarten. (Check your school's start time here.) (Read Previous Story: Parkway to Offer Tuition-Free Full Day Kindergarten For 2011-2012 School Year) The target for kindergarten enrollment was expected to be 1,100. As of Tuesday evening, district officials told Town and Country-Manchester Patch that, so far, 80 more kindergartners enrolled than the district projected. Only four families in the district opted for partial-day kindergarten. Last year, there were 28 full-day and 40 half-day kindergarten classes within the district's 18 elementary schools. The Parkway School District …
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Parkway School District Administrative Center
455 N Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO
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Hanna Woods Elementary School
720 Hanna Rd, Ballwin, MO
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Parkway South Middle School
760 Woods Mill Rd, Ballwin, MO
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Mason Ridge Elementary School
715 S Mason Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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Pierremont Elementary School
1215 Dauphine Ln, Manchester, MO
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Barretts Elementary School
1780 Carman Rd, Ballwin, MO
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