The Winter Olympics are held every four years, and every fourth grader at Parkwood Elementary was challenged to build the fastest bobsled using only the materials provided to them during its Fourth Grade Strong activity for February. Poojita Chalamalasetti and Amelia MacLean represented Belize and won the gold medal after a grade-level competition.
“We only had seven minutes to plan our design and then worked for 10 minutes putting it together,” Chalamalasetti said. “We came up with an idea to put straws on the bottom of a toilet paper roll and taped it all together and then we put a little character on top to be the driver and named him Bob.”
Mr. Robert Sled (or Bob for short) won the knockout tournament challenge.
Families with children who plan to attend kindergarten during the 2022-2023 school year should enroll their child during kindergarten registration, set for March 1 through 3. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2022, to enroll. Here’s everything you need to know to register.
In-person classes are canceled tomorrow, Feb. 4, in the Pattonville School District due to weather and road conditions, and all district and school offices are closed. Friday will be a virtual learning snow day for students. Students will take part in independent learning activities at home with online teacher support. Teachers will share their hours of availability to support student learning via their student learning platform or via email. Other school and district staff will work from home unless other arrangements are made with their supervisors. All custodians should report to work at 8 a.m., regardless of their regular shift. As an awareness for family schedules, tomorrow’s virtual learning snow day will not need to be made up in the future.
The first graders at PAW-kwood … ahem, I mean Parkwood Elementary celebrated the 101st day of school with a 101 Dalmatian Celebration.
Students had a dress up day and wore black and white clothes and created their own dalmatian headbands and Froot Loop dog tags this morning. Each activity made students practice counting to 101.
In-person classes are canceled tomorrow, Feb. 3, in the Pattonville School District due to inclement weather, and all district and school offices are closed. Thursday will be a virtual learning snow day for students. Students will take part in independent learning activities at home with online teacher support. Teachers will post their hours of availability to support student learning via their student learning platform or via email. Other school and district staff will work from home unless other arrangements are made with their supervisors. Custodians are not required to report to work at their normal time on Thursday. Your supervisor will communicate with you regarding a possible modified work schedule based on weather conditions and snow removal needs. As an awareness for family schedules, tomorrow’s virtual learning weather day will not need to be made up in the future.
The Pattonville Board of Education on Jan. 11 approved calendars outlining important dates for the next two school years. Important dates for each school year are listed below, along with links to printable draft calendars.