Coleman Elementary kindergarteners have been exploring musical opposites! 🎶

Students demonstrated their understanding of concepts like loud and soft, fast and slow. For their final activity, they created drawings to represent the musical terms they have been learning.

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1 day ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Students exploring musical opposites.
Students exploring musical opposites.
Students exploring musical opposites.
There’s still time to make plans for a fun-filled evening this weekend! 🎶

The Pacific Area Chamber and MVR-III Bridge Foundation invite you to the P-Town Piano Party this Saturday, January 31! Your attendance helps fund classroom grants and the annual Back-to-School Bash for Meramec Valley students.

Doors open at 5:30pm, with dinner at 6:00pm and dueling pianos from 7:00 to 10:00pm. Individual tickets are $50. A Regular Table for eight is $375, and a VIP Table for eight is $500. 🎹

Secure your tickets on the Pacific Area Chamber website: https://pacificchamber.com/event-6417041/Registration

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1 day ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
P-Town Piano Party Graphic.
MVR-III ALERT: Schools closed Wednesday, Jan. 28, due to road conditions in some parts of the district. This is our last traditional snow day. Stay safe and warm!
2 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
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Coleman Elementary is getting ready for Kindness Week! 💖

Students and staff each filled out a heart with their name and a kind message to help grow the school’s Kindness Tree. These messages are spreading positivity and a strong sense of community throughout the building.

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2 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Kindness Tree.
All MVR-III extracurricular activities have been canceled for Tuesday, January 27.

Please continue to stay safe and warm! ❄️
2 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
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Eleven of our students have been named to the Four Rivers All-Conference Band—and three more were selected as alternates! 🎶🤩

These students worked on audition material outside of class time and auditioned for the group. After being selected, they attended an all-day rehearsal in St. Clair, and then gave performances at Owensville and Sullivan.

Congratulations to these talented and hard-working students! 🙌

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2 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Celebrating Success All Conference Band.
MVR-III ALERT: Schools closed Tuesday, Jan. 27, due to road conditions. All activities cancelled. This is our 3rd traditional snow day. Stay safe and warm!
3 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Snow Day Tracker Day 3.
Appreciation for our MVR-III Maintenance Team 🛠️ Their dedication behind the scenes keeps our schools running smoothly and safely. Please join us in showing your appreciation for this incredible team and the work they do for our district!
3 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
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5th graders at Pacific Intermediate took on the challenge of classifying shapes through their Quadrilateral Posters. 🧐

Students stepped into the role of math detectives, looking for parallel sides, right angles, and equal lengths to sort each shape into the correct family.

Along the way, they organized specific groups to see how they all connect:
➡️ Quadrilaterals
➡️ Trapezoids
➡️ Parallelograms
➡️ Rectangles
➡️ Rhombuses
➡️ And squares!

This hands-on activity helped students visualize that a square is more than just a square—it is also a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, and a quadrilateral!

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4 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Students classifying shapes through their Quadrilateral Posters.
Students classifying shapes through their Quadrilateral Posters.
Students classifying shapes through their Quadrilateral Posters.
MVR-III ALERT: Schools will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to road conditions and the forecasted extreme cold. All district activities are also canceled. This is our 2nd traditional snow day. Stay safe and warm!
4 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Snow day tracker
The Dorris Hoffman Early Learning Center and our Parents as Teachers program are excited to invite families to a Sweetheart Dance! This event is open to DHELC students and families participating in Parents as Teachers. 💖

Join us for an evening of music and dancing on Friday, February 6, from 6:00 to 7:30pm in the DHELC gym. Admission is free, but cash donations are welcome and appreciated.

This special event is designed to create sweet memories for our youngest learners and their families. There will be cookies, punch, glow sticks, and flowers available for cash-only purchases.

To RSVP for the Sweetheart Dance, complete the registration form: https://bit.ly/dhelcsweetheartdance
5 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Sweetheart Dance graphic.
Due to the forecasted winter storm, all MVR-III activities scheduled for Saturday, January 24, and Sunday, January 25, have been cancelled.

Please stay safe and warm this weekend, and we will continue to communicate any updates as needed. ❄️
6 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
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Students at Arrow Academy are hard at work on a special quilt project. 🧵

This work in progress showcases creativity, teamwork, and patience as each piece comes together. It will soon be sewn into one quilt to hang proudly in the hallway!

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6 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Quilt Project.
Pacific High School Art Seminar students recently had a meaningful opportunity to give back through art! 🎨💜

Students were invited to paint the windows leading to the labor and delivery room at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri—with each window representing a birth month for babies born there. As new babies arrive throughout the year, nurses add birth announcements to the corresponding month’s decorated window.

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7 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Painted windows by month.
Painted windows by month.
Painted windows by month.
Painted windows by month.
Nike Elementary kindergartners started gym class strong! 💪

Coach Missey’s kindergarten class kicked things off last week with fun warm-up exercises focused on building muscular strength through activities like scissor kicks and planks.

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7 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Students working on warm-up exercises.
Students working on warm-up exercises.
Students working on warm-up exercises.
DHELC recently came together for a week-long tissue drive after running very low on supplies. Thanks to the generosity of our students and families, more than 333 boxes of tissues were collected, including an incredible 55 boxes donated by one standout contributor! 🤩

Incentives like hot cocoa parties for the top three classes and a snow day bag (awarded through a random drawing) added some friendly competition. We are so grateful for our amazing school community for always stepping up to support our needs! 💜

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8 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Tissue drive stacks.
Tissue drive goodie box.
Tissue drive graphic.
Coleman Elementary students wrapped up their final lesson in the Cycle of Nature reading unit by learning all about the water cycle! ⛈️☀️

As a fun culminating activity, the class worked together to create a collaborative water cycle poster. Students shared ideas, reviewed key vocabulary, and demonstrated their understanding of how water moves through our world.

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8 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Students working on a collaborative water cycle poster.
Students working on a collaborative water cycle poster.
Students working on a collaborative water cycle poster.
Gather your friends for a lively evening of dinner, music, and entertainment! 🎵

The Pacific Area Chamber and MVR-III Bridge Foundation invite you to the P-Town Piano Party on Saturday, January 31! Your attendance helps fund classroom grants and the annual Back-to-School Bash for Meramec Valley students.

Doors open at 5:30pm, with dinner at 6:00pm and dueling pianos from 7:00 to 10:00pm. Individual tickets are $50. A Regular Table for eight is $375, and a VIP Table for eight is $500. 🎹

Secure your tickets on the Pacific Area Chamber website: https://pacificchamber.com/event-6417041/Registration

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8 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
P-Town Piano Party Graphic.
Nike Elementary is grateful for the generosity of the Knights of Columbus Pacific Branch 335, who recently donated proceeds from their Tootsie Roll fundraising campaign to support student Avery Whitaker. ❤️

The donation was presented by Mr. Roger Wiersma and CJ Ruyle, with the valued partnership of MVR-III.

Avery was diagnosed with Perthes disease, a rare childhood condition affecting the hip joint that requires ongoing care and recovery. This meaningful gift is a reminder of how our community comes together to support students and families during challenging times.

Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for their kindness, generosity, and continued commitment to the students of MVR-III.

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8 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Student Avery Whitaker and family.
At Doris Hoffman Early Learning Center, preschool students participated in an activity with Ms. Jenny. While lying on a scooterboard, students pulled themselves up a ramp to collect a puzzle piece, then rode back down to match it into the puzzle. 🧩

This engaging activity supported core and trunk strengthening, visual processing, and sensory input all at the same time!

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9 days ago, Meramec Valley R-III School District
Student in Occupational Therapy Session.
Student in Occupational Therapy Session.