District and building offices will be closed from Thursday, December 22nd through Monday, January 2nd. School resumes on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Thanks to everyone who came to our Winter Singalong tonight! It has been a couple of years since we could have it, so we were excited. A big thank you to Mrs, Freesmeier for planning this fun event for our families!
Due to the forecasted inclement weather, school will be canceled for Thursday, December 22nd.
Kindergarten has been learning about farms in the knowledge portion of reading. Ms. Amanda brought her pig Petunia in for Mrs. Beckner’s class to see!
Meet Mr. H.
Mr. H. graduated from the University of Wyoming and enjoys finding remote outdoor adventures throughout the United States with his family.
Mr. H is also a huge Chicago Bears fan.
Marion School Resource Officer, Officer Davis, read to Preschool-2nd grade students today. Students also went home with a free book from the Booked by a Cop program!
Meet Mrs. Mainardi
District Teacher-Librarian
This is her 13th year as a teacher-librarian but only her 2nd year at Longfellow. She spent 2 years as an elementary teacher-librarian in another district before working as the 5-12 teacher-librarian at Vernon/MHS for 8 years. Then moved out of state and worked as a high school teacher-librarian in Illinois before coming back to MISD and now gets to work in all 5 buildings. Like a typical teacher-librarian she likes to read and loves cats. She also enjoys hiking with her family. She has a daughter (Eleonora) and a son (Mateo).
MISD Transportation Users: The transportation phone lines are working now.
MISD Transportation Users: The phone lines are down at transportation this morning, December 15th. Please email rscott@marion-isd.org for transportation messages or call your building secretary. Thank you!
All about Ms. Deeney
*Art teacher at Longfellow and Starry
*I like video games.
*I love working with sculptural art.
*I have an 8 year old black lab named Libby.
*I'm the middle child of 5 kids.
Second graders in Mrs. Reisner's class had the opportunity to decorate gingerbread houses this week. Mrs. Madelyn Olson has been volunteering in the class one afternoon each week. She made a gingerbread house for each child in the class and gingerbread cookies for each child in all the 2nd grade classes. Mayor Nick AbouAssaly and Mrs. Harmer even got in on the fun. What a fun filled afternoon!
Meet Mrs. Albright
*I am a special education teacher, in my 9th year teaching at Marion.
*Husband Jamison, daughter, Josie(3), and a newborn son, Brooks, born August 28th.
*We just finished building a house on 36 acres. I am excited for all the new experiences with my family and getting a new puppy!
*I went to Alaska on my honeymoon. While there I woke up a sleeping bear while walking the trails to Brook Falls. I also was able to see Denali. Which is rare! This is something they refer to as the 30% club.
*I love spending time with my family, including my nieces and nephews, and shopping.
Nothing is better than a good book to cozy up with on a cold, blustery day. We are so appreciative @MarionSchoolFoundation for our grant to help build our families’ home libraries.
Meet Miss Kasparek
*First grade teacher!
*This is my second year teaching.
*In my free time I love; reading, working out, watching movies, spending time with friends and family, playing volleyball, and playing games!
*I am a big Iowa Hawkeye Fan.
*I am obsessed with my family's Mini Poodle, Lucy!
Meet Mrs. Zaruba
*School Counselor- 4th year at Longfellow
*Just had a baby in April named Wren
*Has a full house: Husband, child, two dogs (Nova and Karma) and a cat (Wayne)
*Any chance Mrs. Zaruba gets to be outside, she will take it! Especially if it includes hiking with her dogs and family or watching the Badgers or Packers!
*Fun Fact: Her dog Nova and Mrs. O’Brien’s dog Finn are brother and sister :)
Meet Mr. DeWulf
*Mrs. DeWulf is the Title One Reading Strategist at Longfellow
* 28th year of teaching; Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and Title One Reading Strategist
* She has been married to her husband, Tom, for 32 years.
* Two daughters: Kaitlin (28) is a lawyer in Denver, Colorado and Elaina (21) is a junior at the University of Iowa.
* Mrs. DeWulf loves to cheer on the Iowa Hawkeyes and her daughter, Elaina, that plays tenor sax for the Iowa Hawkeyes Marching Band.
Meet Mrs. Reisner
*Mrs. Reisner has taught 25 years at Emerson/Longfellow. Prior to teaching in Marion, Mrs. Reisner taught 3 years at All Saints in Cedar Rapids.
*She has been married for 26 years to her husband Jim who she met working at Arby’s in high school.
*Mrs. Reisner has 2 children. David is a Sophomore at Ozark Christian College and is studying to be a youth pastor. Anna is Senior at Marion High School and enjoys show choir, volleyball, soccer, and bowling.
*Mrs. Reisner has taught with Mrs. Kuethe for the past 25 years.
*Mrs. Reisner enjoys spending time with her family.
Happy Thanksgiving from Marion Independent! Left: New Marion Stadium. Right: Site Preparation at Thomas Park for Parkview Elementary. Drone Photos from Chris Martin, MHS Teacher. #MISDOwnYourFuture #MISDinspire
Marion Independent building and district offices will be closed for Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, November 23rd through Friday, November 25th. School resumes on Monday, November 28th. Happy Thanksgiving! #MISDinspire @MISDOwnYourFuture
Our 1st and 2nd graders enjoyed a trip to the Gallagher Bluedorn Theater in Cedar Falls today to watch “Click, Clack, Moo”. They even got to eat in the UNidome! Check out 2K’s Venn Diagram comparing the book and the performance.
