In-person and Villemade students at Parkwood Elementary recently completed a collaborative mural that was installed near the front lobby of the school. Students can interact with it and have their picture taken.
“We were inspired by Kelsey Montague who is an internationally-known street artist who creates interactive art,” art teacher Ms. Janel MacLean said.
The Pattonville Community Action Team (PCAT) is offering “Healing the Cove,” a series of free online sessions designed to provide Pattonville families, staff and community members with information and support on a variety of topics related to mental health and well-being. Each month during the school year, PCAT will offer two online sessions on topics facing local families, such as coping with stress, suicide prevention for caregivers, getting control of your finances and helping your child with anxiety. The sessions are free, but require pre-registration. For more information or to register, go online at bit.ly/healingthecove.
We want to make you aware of two important changes to our calendars for the remainder of the first semester. Next week, there are no classes from Nov. 25 through 27. With Monday, Nov. 23, being our normal virtual learning day, we have decided to switch Tuesday, Nov. 24, from an in-person day for students with the last name A-K to a 100% virtual learning day for all students. This will help balance out instruction and allow every student to have two days of instruction next week. We will use this same structure next month for the days leading up to winter break. Monday, Dec. 21 will be our normal virtual learning day, and Tuesday, Dec. 22, will be changed to a 100% virtual learning day for all students instead of in-person for some students. Below is a summary of these dates.
Beginning Monday, Nov. 2, the free curbside meal pickup for Pattonville students will shift to Mondays only at Pattonville High School. The new hours for Monday meal pickup are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 to 6 p.m. The meal bags will contain five breakfasts and five lunches for the whole week and will be distributed under the bridge at the high school.
To help plan for the remainder of the school year, Pattonville families are asked to select their children’s learning option for the second semester by Friday, Nov. 6. Families have two learning choices:
Villemade Virtual Academy (100% virtual learning) or
In-person learning with phases that change depending on the health conditions in the community and in our schools.
Out of more than 450 public school districts in Missouri, Pattonville is ranked No. 9 among the Best Public School Districts on Niche.com’s 2021 Best Districts in America list.
Nationally, Niche ranks Pattonville in the Top 4% of districts (No. 451 out of 10,760). In Missouri, the district is also ranked