Thank you to our PHS sports' teams for sending your athletes to welcome our Garfield students this morning. Our little Vikings' football players enjoyed hyping up the big Vikings too.
1 day ago, Marcie Ryan
it may be raining outside but we can still have fun building forts, breaking the ice, blocks, legos, checkers and jenga inside for recess
1 day ago, Katrina Strode
indoor recess
indoor recess
indoor recess
indoor recess
indoor recess
We are applying our knowledge of rounding and adding to determine how many miles it is across the USA.
2 days ago, Darece Waun
round
Being able to count U.S. currency using coins and various denominations of bills is an important aspect of life, and one that students are taught early in grade school. Mrs. Pollard's 3rd grade students were adding coin values to provide correct sums today.
3 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Students in Mrs. Pollards class work with play money to find specified amounts using bills and change.
MoneyStudents in Mrs. Pollards class work with play money to find specified amounts using bills and change.
Students in Mrs. Pollards class work with play money to find specified amounts using bills and change.
Students in Mrs. Pollards class work with play money to find specified amounts using bills and change.
Students in Mrs. Pollards class work with play money to find specified amounts using bills and change.
Mrs. Liska 's third grade students began reading the book "Holes" today. Besides being a good book, the book provides students the chance to enter into thought provoking discussions about deep topics like choices, consequences, justice, the justice system and friendship.
3 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Mrs. Liskapasses out books to her 3rd Grade students.
Mrs. Liska talks to her 3rd Grade students about the book they are getting ready to read together called "Holes".
Students listen as Mrs. Liska talk about the book.
Students follow along as they begin the story.
Students check out the dedication page and title page.
Mrs.Waun's class is going to spend the year learning about the different types of scientist to go along with our school theme! Today we learned about the astronaut Mae Jemison.
7 days ago, Darece Waun
astronomers
astronomers
astronomers
astronomers
astronomers
astronomers
astronomers
This Vikings successfully passed his 6 second addition facts in Xtra Math today! He also hit 10 AR points this week which is 20% of his initial goal for the year!
7 days ago, Sherri Tierney
young man holding certificate of completion of addition facts
This week we have been learning about two of the syllable types. Students sorted real words and nonsense into two categories. Learning these syllable patterns helps students learn to decode unfamiliar words. They did a great job!
7 days ago, Sherri Tierney
student cutting out slips of paper to sort syllable types
student cutting out slips of paper to sort syllable types
student cutting out slips of paper to sort syllable types
student cutting out slips of paper to sort syllable types
student cutting out slips of paper to sort syllable types
student holding up completed syllable sort
student holding up completed syllable sort
student holding up completed syllable sort
student holding up completed syllable sort
student holding up completed syllable sort
One of our first stories in our new reading series is Clark the Shark. The students took turns reading pages out loud to the class using a microphone. They are working to learn classroom procedures and did a great job showing respect for the person reading.
7 days ago, Sherri Tierney
A student reading from a textbook using a microphone
A student reading from a textbook using a microphone while other students listen
students reading from a textbook
Early Dismissal on Thursday, September 4th at Noon.
8 days ago, Parsons District Schools
09.04.25 Early Dismissal
Happy Labor Day Weekend from Parsons USD 503! Reminder: No school Monday.
8 days ago, Colleen Williamson
Happy Labor  Day
Mrs.Waun's class practiced SPORT reading with a partner!
8 days ago, Darece Waun
sport
sport
Noah is ROCKING third grade! He is my first Viking of the Week! He is going to do great things this year!
8 days ago, Darece Waun
Noah
We were so excited to be back to school! This year has been amazing so far and it's only the second week!
9 days ago, Sherri Tierney
class posing on the first day of school
a collage of smiling students holding back to school photo frames
Last Friday Mr. Pontious read The Girl who Never Made Mistakes to Mrs. Tierney's class. They loved having Mr. Pontious in the class. They asked him questions about his job and got to know a little about him.
9 days ago, Sherri Tierney
principal reading to a class of  students
principal reading to a class of students
Happening in Parsons now while supplies last. Must have an ID with proof of address.
10 days ago, Marcie Ryan
food distribution poster
Kiwanis Youth Coed Soccer
11 days ago, Parsons District Schools
Kiwanis Soccer
After reading the book "The Name Jar" students in Mrs. Liska's class talked about the importance of names and people correctly pronouncing their names. As students became better acquainted, they decorated name plates before the start of their next core subject lesson.
17 days ago, Colleen Williamson
A boy decorates his name plate.
A girl does a word search after decorating her name plate.
a boy has glitter added to his name plate.
A girl reads a book after finishing her name plate.
We are excited to be back at school!
18 days ago, Darece Waun
team third grade
Minutes from the July 14, 2025 - Board of Education Meeting: https://aptg.co/DlS5qd
24 days ago, Parsons District Schools
07.14.25 BOE Minutes