The Pattonville School District will host a Kindergarten Information Night for parents of children who will enter kindergarten in the next school year (2010-2011). The event will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10 at the Pattonville Learning Center, 11097 St. Charles Rock Road in St. Ann.

The event will feature a panel of experts, including an elementary principal, kindergarten teacher, counselor, nurse, transportation director, a current parent of a kindergartner and a representative from the YMCA before- and after-school child care program. The experts will offer important information on kindergarten readiness and successfully transitioning into kindergarten. A question and answer session will be included.

Those planning on participating are asked to RSVP by calling (314) 213-8105 or sending an e-mail to mwilliams@psdr3.org. Child care is available with RSVP.

Pattonville will hold registration for kindergarten classes for the 2010-2011 school year on Tuesday March 9, 2010.  Parents can enroll students for kindergarten on this day from 9 to 11:30 a.m., 12:30 to 3 p.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. in the office of the elementary school serving the area in which their home is located. Kindergarten students must be 5 on or before July 31, 2010 to enroll. Children enrolled in Pattonville’s early childhood programs still need to register for kindergarten classes.

Foundry Art Centre

The Pattonville K-8 Art Department has been selected to participate in the children’s art exhibit at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles.  More than 100 pieces of artwork by Pattonville students in kindergarten through eighth grade will be on exhibit from Oct. 11 through Dec. 9.

The Foundry Art Centre is a dynamic, interactive, interdisciplinary arts center dedicated to the creation and presentation of contemporary visual and performing arts. Selected Pattonville art students will have work displayed in the Baue Children’s Gallery, an art gallery and studio space designed especially for children and families.

A formal reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8 to honor and celebrate these young artists. Refreshments and live, student-performed music will be part of the festivities.

The Foundry Art Centre is located at 520 North Main Center in St. Charles. The center also includes innovative and challenging work by contemporary artists working in all media. Other professional exhibits will be available for viewing at the time of the student show. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit the Foundry’s Web site at www.foundryartcentre.org.