Most of the schools in Maple Grove were back in session Sept. 6. Maple Grove Patch caught up with the students, families and staff at Elm Creek Elementary, part of the Osseo School District 279, as they began the first day of the 2011-2012 school year. Share your photos and video of the first day of school by uploading it to Maple Grove Patch. Be sure to check back and click through the photo gallery for pictures uploaded by others! What was your the most memorable part of the first day of school (present or past)? Share it in comments!
It’s a new school year across the Osseo School District. As thousands of students across the fifth largest school district in the state find their new classrooms and teachers Sept. 6, other changes happened during the summer in the Maple Grove school buildings. For the 2011-2012 school year, here are some of the new changes happening in District 279 schools as provided by the Osseo School District. The first year of the multi-year implementation of the standards-based grading starts during the 2011-2012 school year. Dr. Teri Staloch, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Service…
Last Wednesday night, the Maple Grove Community Center was the sparkling backdrop for the Back to School Teen Fashion Show—an annual event hosted by Maple Grove Parks and Recreation Department and The Shoppes of Arbor Lakes. With a few hundred visitors, 56 volunteer teen models and outfits and 32 sponsors, the event was a success. And after months of planning, Maple Grove Parks and Recreation Youth Outreach Coordinator Tanya Hilger couldn’t be happier. “I think the kids who volunteer to model really enjoy it,” Hilger said. “Most of our models have an interest in fashion, and they recruit …
Staff and students in the Osseo School District will see some technology upgrades in when school starts Tuesday, Sept. 6. District 279 Chief Technology Officer Tim Wilson gave an update of some the technology changes district wide at the Aug. 16 Osseo School District School Board meeting. The total cost for the updates referenced during the Aug. 16 meeting were about approximately $2.6 million from the District 279 capital budget, according to an email from Wilson. The funds for the projects were financed over three years, “which helps us with our budget by evening out the expense over …
