Leading the way for every student, every day. Happy School Principals' Day! #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Join Us in Celebrating School Lunch Hero Day! On School Lunch Hero Day, we recognize & thank the incredible members of our school nutrition team who work hard every day to keep our students nourished, happy, & ready to learn. From preparing meals to serving with a smile, they truly are heroes in our schools! #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Our first graders have been diving into fairy tales as part of their CKLA Knowledge unit! 📚✨ Some class favorites include Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, and The Frog Prince.
After reading, students partnered up to bring these stories to life in a hands-on way. Using BeeBots, they coded a path to sequence key events—from beginning to middle to end—while taking turns retelling each part of the story along the way.
It’s been so exciting to see their creativity, teamwork, and storytelling skills in action! 🐝💡 #lesinspire
Kindergarten started their ABC countdown today with “Aloha Day”. Mrs. Beckner’s class had fun learning how to hula! #lesinspire
Shout-out to our bus and van drivers who keep the wheels turning (literally) while managing a 40-foot vehicle and a cabin full of energy! You provide safety, smiles, and miles! Thank you for all you do. #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Thank you to our superstar administrative professionals who keep our days running smoothly. Your hard work and kindness are the heartbeat of Marion Independent! We see you, we appreciate you, and we truly couldn’t do it without you! #MISDOwnYourFuture #MISDinspire
What do you do when your students raise the most they have ever raised in the Kids Heart Challenge? Why you kiss a pig of course! The challenge was just for Mr. Meth to kiss the pig, but with a total of $7,639.50 the kids deserved more! Thanks to so many staff members (and even some guest teachers) for stepping up for our kids! This isn't even everyone because the staff was volunteering so fast, we couldn't keep up with the pictures! #lesinspire
Second graders began researching this week for an informational narrative piece to go along with their knowledge unit on Insects. ✍️ Each author is writing from the point of view of an insect, sharing information about their habitat, food source 🌸, and whether they are a social 🐝 🐜 or a solitary insect. ☺️ #lesinspire
April is School Library Month! In celebration students can create a bookmark. The template below was sent home this week with your child for them to create their bookmark on and send back to school. Bookmarks are due back by April 24th.
Here is some Longfellow Library trivia:
7,519 books in the library
7,033 circulations this year
Here's what we are reading this year at Longfellow:
Dog Man and Cat Kid (8 of our top 10 titles are either Dog Man or Cat Kid. We are huge fans!)
Nonfiction- especially Animal Battles (317 circulations) and NFL Team Profiles (171 circulations)
Goldfinch Award Books: Giraffe is Too Tall for this Book and How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide are two of our favorites.
Special shout out to Mrs. Tank's class for the most circulations so far this year. As of this week, they have checked out 838 books! #lesinspire
Kindergarten students just completed a CKLA Knowledge Unit on Colonial Towns and Townspeople. For their culminating activity, Mrs. Beckner’s class made butter! They realized just how hard people had to work back in colonial times and that hard work pays off! It was all thumbs up when they were able to enjoy the fruits of their labor! #lesinspire
First Graders took a trip to Culver's Garden Center to learn about how plants grow. They can use their knowledge learned to help them care for the plants they are growing in the classroom during their current science unit! The students enjoyed exploring the different greenhouses and learning about different jobs that are done to care for the many plants. Did you know they have 14 greenhouses and over 100,000 plants there?! #lesinspire
Big learning starts with tiny seeds 🌱
Our first graders planted grass as part of their plants and animals science unit, discovering how plants grow and what they need to thrive. Watching their curiosity grow is the best part! 🌼 #lesinspire
Whoooooooo is creating some clay owls 🦉in #Art class? The second graders, that’s whooooooo! ☺️ #lesinspire
2nd Graders in Mrs. Showalter’s room are learning about the human body in Knowledge. They did a jigsaw activity where they built a well balanced meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and took it back to their group to share!
Introducing the newest members of the second grade hallway: MEALWORMS! 👨🔬 The scientists in 2T have begun a new unit on Insects and Plants 🌱 that focuses on life cycles. Any ideas about the other stages of a mealworm’s life cycle? 🤔 Here’s a hint…🪲!
Happy Paraprofessionals day to all of our paras and associates! Thanks for all you do!
Spring pictures are coming up on April 17th. You can order online using the link below. You can order online until 5am on the morning of pictures. You will be able to order after pictures are processed, but you will have to pay for shipping.
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The final Fastworks of the year is April 7th. Registration deadline is Friday, April 3rd. See the details below.
Mrs. Beckner’s class is working on number stories and writing an equation to represent it. Partners took turns telling the story, finding the answer, and writing the equation. #lesinspire
We had some exciting activities to kick off our spring break!
On Thursday the Vernon Middle School jazz band and show choir came to perform for our students.
On Friday the entire student body went bowling to celebrate reading 200,000 minutes at home so far this school year!
School resumes tomorrow, and we cannot wait to see all their faces back in the halls and classrooms! #lesinspire
