Parker Preschool is taking applications for 2025-26
Parker Preschool is taking applications for students for the 2025-26 school year via a Google Form at https://forms.gle/xwNx74ykEuM8utWn8.
Parker Preschool is a free preschool with the Waynesville R-VI School District.
Students must turn age 4 by July 31, 2025, to be eligible for Parker Preschool, which is located inside the Parker Educational Center, next to Waynesville Middle School. In order to be eligible to attend the Parker Preschool program, the child’s birthdate must be between 8/1/2020 and 7/31/2021.
Parker students begin at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and dismiss at 3:05 p.m. Doors open at 8:05 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays, Parker begins at 8:45 a.m. and doors open at 8:35 a.m.
Applicants will be chosen through a lottery drawing. The lottery drawing will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 9, at Parker Educational Center. Applicant families are welcome to attend the drawing. Parents will be notified by May 16 if their child is accepted into the program.
Students must reside within the boundaries of the Waynesville R-VI School District.
Please note that the link to the Google Form will close at 4 p.m. on April 13th.
If you have any questions, please email Dr. Molinda Mitchell at mmitchell@waynesville.k12.mo.us.
Waynesville High School will host a Spring Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at WHS.
Egg hunts begin at 10:40 a.m. on the throws field at Waynesville High School. as follows:
10:40 a.m. Age 3 and under / pre-kindergarten - kindergarten
11:00 a.m. 1st - 2nd grade
11:20 a.m. 3rd - 5th grade
The throws field is located on the east side of the WHS campus, near Tiger Stadium and the tennis courts.
East Elementary is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember. Check out this link to East's Digital Art Show: https://arttoremember.com/artshow/TNUTWQ
There will be no school in the Waynesville R-VI School District March 17-21, 2025, for Spring Break.
Avery Francisco, a 4th grader at East Elementary, has won 2nd place in the elementary instrumental category of the Creating Original Music Project at the University of Missouri.
“Avery has composed a piece of music for piano 4 hands (two people share the keyboard at once),” said East Music Teacher Hannah Macarthy. “We are so incredibly proud here at East Elementary.”
Francisco will be awarded $500 for earning 2nd place in COMP 2025 with her original musical composition, “The Dinosaur Forces Combined.”
She and her parents have been invited to attend the Creating Original Music Project Festival on April 19, 2025, at the Sinquefield Music Center in the University of Missouri. She will have the opportunity to participate in a group class, rehearsal, concert and awards ceremony. #wayschools
East Elementary 2nd and 3rd graders performed their musical concerts on Feb. 27, 2025, at the Waynesville High School Auditorium. #wayschools
East students, grades K-5, had a great conversation about the Helping Path during Day 0. Thank you to our guest speaker Mrs. Diana Alvarado, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The students enjoyed exploring the Helping Path and learning about the different ways social workers help to support businesses, schools, hospitals, police stations, advocacy centers, and court rooms. They also appreciated discussing coping skills and therapy.
During Day 0 East highlights 1 of the 6 Career Paths - students have had the pleasure to hear from 5 Career Paths and we all look forward to the last one in April.
Coin Wars start at East today and will run through Friday, February 28th. East is raising money for the local animal shelter. Students can bring in coins to compete with other levels. Grade levels may win:
1st- Pie in a Principal's Face
2nd- Popcorn/Movie day
3rd- Pajama Day.
Stop into Wendy's St. Robert any time on Thursday, Feb 27th, and 30% of sales will be donated to East Elementary! Present this flyer from your phone when ordering.
Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, will be a traditional snow day. There will be no in-person school and no AMI (virtual) learning.
We are so proud of your outstanding work during this challenging winter season!
Enjoy your snow day and we will see you on Monday!
There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Thursday morning as this will be an AMI day.
School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool.
Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays.
The Waynesville R-VI School District is hosting a teacher recruitment event Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Parker Educational Center. #wayschools
There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Wednesday morning as this will be an AMI day.
School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool.
All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays.
Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Tuesday morning as it will be an AMI day.
School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool.
All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays.
Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
Instructions for PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn
Instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days
Instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7
NOTE: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning.
Waynesville R-VI will be in the seated classroom on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, and will mostly be running regular bus routes.
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The following routes, however, will still be snow routes on Friday:
• Route 47
• Route 52
• Route 74
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As a friendly reminder, there will be no school on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents' Day.
Snow routes today!
The Waynesville R-VI School District will be running snow routes on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. When the district runs snow routes in the morning, it will run snow routes in the afternoon.
For bus riders only
The Waynesville R-VI School District sent an email from traveltrackerrouting@app-garden.com with information about both regular routes and snow routes on Jan. 7 to parents of bus riders.
There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually this morning as this is an AMI day.
School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool.
All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays.
Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
Instructions for PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn
Instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days
Instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7
NOTE: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning.
4th graders in Mrs. Schmidt's class rock the science world and dig a little deeper into the mysteries of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks!
Love of Reading Week continues throughout the Waynesville R-VI School District, featuring Aaron Pondrom and Mike Keeling, Waynesville R-VI Board of Education members; Dr. Jamie Goforth, assistant superintendent of personnel services; and Superintendent Hilary Bales reading today. #wayschools
Volunteers, including School Board Members Mike Keeling and Janel Rowell, and School Liaison Officer Bridget Plummer, are serving as guest readers to students in grades PreK-6 as part of the celebration of Love of Reading Week, Feb. 3-7, 2025.
