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Elementary schools around the district welcomed kindergarten students for the first day of school on Monday.

Kindergarten is a full-day program. Aside from starting a week later than students in the upper grades, the schedule is the same for these youngest students, who spend the year building foundational skills in language arts, math and science.

For information about kindergarten academic expectations, read about state standards: What is my child learning in kindergarten?

These photos are from the first day of kindergarten at North Albany and Sunrise elementary schools.

A public information meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night at Timber Ridge School to discuss the new elementary school that will be built nearby.

Architects will reveal initial plans and answer questions.

The meeting is scheduled for Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Read the notice to school neighbors. 

Events commemorating Sept. 11, 2001, took place around the country today. American Legion Post 10 in Albany, and other local sponsors, organized a memorial event at the Linn County Courthouse this morning.

Post 10 member David Solomon was the master of ceremonies. He was a first responder in New York that day as a medic. Sheriff Riley was also a speaker.

Jim Haggart, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, represented the District in his service dress uniform.

Mr. Haggart was a Navy pilot and retired as a Captain after 30 years of active duty, serving his last assignment at the Navy and Marine Corps ROTC Unit at Oregon State University.

Kathy Clunes from South Shore Elementary School will help facilitate teacher training by participating in an online collaboration with other educators around the state to improve science education.

Clunes was selected to be one of 40 facilitators through an extensive application process. The project is scheduled to run from October to April and is funded through a Math Science Partnership Grant from the Oregon Department of Education.

The Oregon Science Project was launched in the winter of 2017 to bring educators together in community for regional leadership in support of the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards/Oregon 2014 Science Standards.

Memorial eighth grader Paige Rogers is the Oregon Statewide Spelling Champion. earned the title in the annual state competition at the Oregon State Fair in Salem on Sept. 2.

Paige advanced to the state contest after winning the district and county competitions in her age division in the spring.

Congratulations, Paige!

Read more in the Democrat-Herald.