Shawnee Trail Elementary School

Located in Chaska, Minn., Chaska Elementary School educates students in grades one through five. It operates a Web site that helps parents in accessing classroom information and homework assignments. The school s lunch menu includes pancakes, mashed potatoes, grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup and orange juice. The school also organizes science fairs, talent shows and musical programs. Its media center offers a range of books and research materials. Chaska Elementary School maintains a parent-teacher association that sponsors art projects and safety education classes. The association also publishes an electronic newsletter that features campus activities.

Daffron Elementary enrolls more than 600 students in kindergarten through grade five. It offers academic programs in reading, language arts, science, social studies and mathematics. The school additionally has art, music and physical education specialists. Daffron Elementary offers the English for Speakers of Other Languages program and gifted and talented education. It organizes carnivals, family skating nights, picnics, adventure camps, science fairs and paper recycling programs. The school s after-school programs include chess club and art, drama and Spanish classes. In addition, it employs counselors who provide guidance and support services to students, teachers and parents. Daffron Elementary is located in Plano, Texas, and is a part of the Plano Independent School District.

Miller Elementary School provides learning opportunities to students in kindergarten through grade five. The school s academic curriculum includes various subjects, such as language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and physical education. It offers several extracurricular activities, including citizenship assemblies, safety patrol, student council, choir, chess club and adventure camps. The school additionally provides opportunities to participate in gifted education, Destination ImagiNation, reading and English for Speakers of Other Languages programs. It has a parent-teacher association that involve parents, staff members and students in several events, such as school-based improvement council, family fun nights, yearbook, book fairs, classroom and reading buddies, science fairs and after-school programs. Miller Elementary School is governed by the Plano Independent School District and is located in Richardson, Texas.