We want to say Big “Thank You” to all the parents, relatives and community members for making our Book Drive a huge success. We collected over 3000 books that will be given to elementary and intermediate school children to help build their Home Libraries. This is a continuation of our focus on growing a Love of Books and Reading in our children. Reading is fundamental for children to reach their potential and follow their Dreams. ...
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Creating a LOVE of READING and BOOKS
Here at Potosi, we want to create and foster a HUGE LOVE of READING and BOOKS within our students. We are giving our elementary and intermediate students a home library to decorate and a book to bring home. Our goal is to fill their libraries with fun books that will inspire them to love to read. We hope that this will also inspire family members, friends and community members to help with our goal of creating a HUGE LOVE of READING and BOOKS in our students. Giving students their own books to collect and read builds enthusiasm and helps cultivate a lifelong love of reading. Reading is the fundamental skill that will allow all children to reach their potential and follow their DREAMS. ...
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Potosi R-3 is very excited to offer our students another opportunity so that they may each reach their full potential.
Beginning September 18, 2018, the Potosi R-3 School District will begin the new Trojan After-School Program (TAP). The Trojan After-School Program will expand learning for K-12 students through tutoring and enrichment opportunities in the after-school setting. Tutoring has been a main focus within the district for many years. With the new Trojan After-School Program, the district has set up 5 bus routes with 18 stops to assist students and parents with transportation in the after-school setting.
The district has also secured funding to provide each student that attends TAP a super snack. Tutoring in content areas will be the main focus for the program the first several weeks. Students will have the opportunity to get help from highly qualified staff in the after-school setting. Each building is unique, therefore the tutoring opportunities will be unique to each building. Enrichment opportunities will be offered periodically within each TAP session. Examples of possible enrichment opportunities are: STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), Robotics, Arts, Life Skills, Reading, Theatre, etc. Each building will inform students and parents of upcoming enrichment opportunities and registration procedures.
TAP will run for 10 weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 4:40 during the first semester. Information regarding the second semester will be forthcoming.
Please contact your student’s school for more information. ...
Potosi Elementary School & Trojan Intermediate School are having a book drive!!!!!!! ...
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Congratulations to the Potosi R-3 School District!
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and other educational officials across the state want to leverage the most effective instructional strategies and practices from the best districts to improve learning statewide, and Potosi R-3 School District has been invited to take a leadership role in this effort.
The Missouri Model District initiative brings together districts that are cultivating student learning and using innovative practices to create blueprints for other districts to follow. The goal is for these best practices to help students across Missouri reach optimal levels of success.
A few key elements include creating cultures of collaboration in the district, buildings, and classrooms; using common formative assessments to consistently measure effectiveness of instruction; developing assessment capable learners where students track their learning, monitor their learning, then celebrate their success with their teacher; and using data to drive decision-making on instructional practices.
The selection was based upon the exemplary, effective instructional practices and strategies the district currently models with only 58 school districts being selected to participate during the 2018-19 school year. To be invited to help lead this educational initiative across the state is a great honor for the Potosi R-3 School District. ...
