Kindergartners are learning about Life Long Ago in Social Studies. Mrs. Beckner’s class did a gallery walk and looked at 4 different photos of children playing long ago. They discussed the photos in their groups then came together as a class to talk about their findings. #lesinspire #misdinspire
National School Counseling Week is a celebration that recognizes the important role school counselors play in students' lives. Reach out and thank our school counselors at Marion Independent! #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
VMS 6th grade social studies classes traveled back in time and wrote in the earliest form of written language, Cuneiform. Thank you to 6th grade parents for their help making salt dough, which became the clay tablets that we inscribed. They'll be dry enough to go home next week!
Big Red came out to support the Wolf Pack Cafe as they sold the new PINK DRINK to students today
VMS Boys Basketball Update (2/6): Independence does not have school today, so there will be no games tonight. This game will not be made up, and there will also be no practice after school. VMS Girls Wrestling is still on for this afternoon at 4:15 pm, but will now be a duel.
Marion Independent will run a 2 hour late start this morning. No AM preschool. State wrestlers and cheer team will leave on time as planned. Drive safely everyone!
Vernon has both Boys Basketball and Girls Wrestling activities tonight. Seventh Grade Basketball is at home versus Independence, Eighth Grade Basketball is at Independence, and Girls Wrestling will compete at Mount Vernon. All events start at 4:15 pm. Good luck to our athletes!
FMI 4th grader, Sawyer, has been chosen as a finalist by Artsonia for "Artist of the Week"! Please help Sawyer and FMI win this award by voting! Congratulations Sawyer!!
Please cast a vote for Sawyer8152! You will need to chose the 4th grade section to find his snowman picture. Voting ends February 8th and is limited to one vote per computer per day for each grade group.
Here is a link to cast your vote!
https://www.artsonia.com/museum/aotw/vote.asp
Eighth Grade math, science, literacy, and social studies teachers were thrilled to recognize the hard work students put in during the second quarter at their recent awards ceremony. Keep up the great work, students! #VMSInspire
Incoming 9th Graders!
Parkview 2nd graders have been exploring properties of different types of objects during science. Here, they work in pairs or groups to observe objects and use "Brain Dump"-a visual thinking routine to help them organize and visualize their thoughts. #misdinspire #parkviewinspire
2 hour early release today, February 5th, due to the weather forecast of icy conditions. No PM preschool, no PM activities. Stay safe!
Marion New Creation named Overall Grand Champions of the Anamosa "Sadie Street Showcase." The group placed 1st in the 3A Division for the third week in a row and also earned awards for Best Male Soloist (Jameson Turner), Best Vocals, and Best Visuals.
Here are your weekly announcements from our award-winning Vox broadcast team! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIGFF97CJnA&ab_channel=TheVoxOnline
Kindergarten wrapped up their Kings and Queens CKLA Knowledge unit by having a Royal Tea Party. Students had fun dressing up in their fanciest clothes, making crowns, and drinking “tea” with their pinkies up! #lesinspire #misdinspire
Vernon has both Girls Wrestling and Boys Basketball action tonight at 4:15 pm. Girls Wrestling is at West Delaware, Seventh Grade Boys Basketball is at South Tama, and Eighth Grade Boys Basketball will take on South Tama at home. Good luck to all!
This order ends in hours! Order your Girls State Wrestling shirts before it is too late!
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The VMS Velocity Show Choir will have their Premiere Performance at 6:30 pm tonight. Doors open at 6:15 pm. Good luck to our performers!
Great job to all of our Large Group Speech participants at the district contest last weekend! 🎭
Congratulations to our state-bound events:
🌟 Group Mime: "All Summer In a Day"
🌟 Group Mime: "Insert Coins"
🌟 Solo Mime: "Fashionista"
🌟 Group Improv #1
🌟 Group Improv #2
🌟 Musical Theater: "Fabulous Femmes"
🌟 Radio Broadcast: F.A.I.R.
🌟 Radio Broadcast: Dear Diary
Best of luck at state!
Lunch, Dinner, or Snack is taken care of on Sunday!!! Panda Express will be having an ALL DAY Community Event on Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 9:30am to 9:30pm. 20% of sales will go to Project Graduation - please mention Marion or Project Graduation.
