elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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She was hired by the New York City school system as a Bronx elementary school teacher in 2002, going on to rise through the ranks as a teaching coach and assistant principal.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
City of Gridley Council Member Catalina Sanchez also recalled visiting the mansion during an elementary school field trip.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Tangent Jones is on the hook to pay $1.48 billion in damages to the families of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting victims, after using his shows to spread false claims about the incident.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The temple will be offering its HAIL program to elementary school students in Marysville as an alternative to the LifeWise Christian one that takes students out of school for 55 minutes a week for religious instruction.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
City of Gridley Council Member Catalina Sanchez also recalled visiting the mansion during an elementary school field trip.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Tangent Jones is on the hook to pay $1.48 billion in damages to the families of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting victims, after using his shows to spread false claims about the incident.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The temple will be offering its HAIL program to elementary school students in Marysville as an alternative to the LifeWise Christian one that takes students out of school for 55 minutes a week for religious instruction.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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