elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
Examples of elementary school in a Sentence
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At a local elementary school the reptile took up residence and claimed the area in one parking spot.
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Despite a video that appears to show an Indianapolis teacher encouraging an elementary school student to beat up his classmate, Indianapolis Public Schools decided not to involve its own police department, said Marc Ransford, a spokesperson for the district.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Just one more example: Toxic dry cleaning chemicals in soil are disrupting plans for an elementary school expansion in Santa Monica, my L.A. Times colleague Tony Briscoe reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Ye, 18, is accused of plotting to commit a mass shooting at Thomas Wootton High School and his former elementary school.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Ye allegedly wrote of wanting to shoot up his school with an AR-15, targeting the elementary school because little kids make easier targets, wanting to be famous and wanting to set the record for the most kills.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Still, other school districts across the Valley are raising meal prices for next school year, including the Littleton elementary school district.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
And the Tachi Yokuts have been forced to drill deeper and deeper — chasing groundwater so contaminated with arsenic that the nearby elementary school doesn’t serve it to children.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
An air monitor near the elementary school playground had captured toxic concentrations that were many times the level that triggers EPA concern for cancer risk.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Despite a video that appears to show an Indianapolis teacher encouraging an elementary school student to beat up his classmate, Indianapolis Public Schools decided not to involve its own police department, said Marc Ransford, a spokesperson for the district.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Just one more example: Toxic dry cleaning chemicals in soil are disrupting plans for an elementary school expansion in Santa Monica, my L.A. Times colleague Tony Briscoe reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Ye, 18, is accused of plotting to commit a mass shooting at Thomas Wootton High School and his former elementary school.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Ye allegedly wrote of wanting to shoot up his school with an AR-15, targeting the elementary school because little kids make easier targets, wanting to be famous and wanting to set the record for the most kills.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Still, other school districts across the Valley are raising meal prices for next school year, including the Littleton elementary school district.
—The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
And the Tachi Yokuts have been forced to drill deeper and deeper — chasing groundwater so contaminated with arsenic that the nearby elementary school doesn’t serve it to children.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
An air monitor near the elementary school playground had captured toxic concentrations that were many times the level that triggers EPA concern for cancer risk.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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