Starry Elementary School

Student of the Week is back! As part of our PBIS program, each class will have a Student of the Week winner for their assigned Marion Way expectation. These expectations change weekly and students are working hard to follow them! Stay tuned!

Second graders are playing a new math game, Salute! Salute is intended for students to practice their addition and subtraction facts by using the number they see and the sum to try to figure out what their number is! #starryinspire #misdinspire

WHO’S WHO WEDNESDAY! These 2 important (and fun) people are @GrantWoodAEA staff assigned to MISD. Molly Hackett (school psychologist-left) & Beth Votroubek (school social worker-right) support students, families, and teachers in providing a variety of supports. #starryinspire

A fun game of soccer at recess on this beautiful first day of November! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Click the link below to read about how Starry Second Graders have been learning about Asian civilizations. #ckla @amplify #starryinspire #misdinspire https://www.marion-isd.org/o/starry/article/893712

We had our fall celebrations on Thursday this week! Starry staff dressed as Class Dojo monsters and we had a parade to see everyone’s amazing costumes! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Kindergarten had so much fun this week visiting @bloomsburyfarm ! #starryinspire #misdinspire

As part of their science unit, 2nd grade learned about pebbles, sand, silt, and the earth’s other natural resources. Last week, they visited Devonian Fossil Gorge in Iowa City to continue their learning. #starryinspire #misdinspire #edchat

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! This Mrs. Petersen, and she is another one of our fabulous 1st grade teachers. Mrs. Petersen was on maternity leave for the first part of this school year and we are happy to have her back! #starryinspire #misdinspire

The results are in! By unanimous vote, all classes chose watching a staff member get pied in the face as our next school wide reward! Now, classes will get to vote on who, Mr. Z or Counselor Johnson, gets the pie! 😉🥧 #starryinspire #misdinspire #pbis

1st grade students have been learning so much about their bodies and systems! Mrs. Hrubes’s class worked hard on their life size posters! #CKLA @amplify #edchat #misdinspire #starryinspire

First graders working with Mrs. Freese are working with adding two-digit numbers with a one-digit number and subtracting one-digit numbers from two-digit numbers to “Race to 100.” #misdinspire #starryinspire

Kindergarten students have been working hard on retelling stories using the correct sequence of events as part of their new knowledge unit on classic stories. #CKLA @amplify #edchat #starryinspire #misdinspire

Thank you to all who came and read to us yesterday for #americareads day! We loved listening to all of the different books! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Following the conclusion of the game and the 2022 senior walk, anyone who wishes will be welcome to take one last walk on Thomas Park Field. The field has been home to the Marion community for over 87 years. #MISDOwnYourFuture #MISDInspire

2nd graders also learned some simple Chinese symbols and even got to practice writing and saying them! How fun! #CKLA #edchat #misdinspire #starryinspire

2nd graders celebrated the end of their early Asian civilization unit by having a traditional Chinese New Year dragon parade! #CKLA @amplify #edchat #misdinspire #starryinspire

Ticket information for Volleyball 4A Regional Semifinal game on Thursday, October 20th @ 7pm. Tickets must be purchased in advance, no cash will be accepted at the gate. Purchase at: https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/marion/tickets?idAct=h2018126721183c2e5ad30a54f5ca7cd

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! Ms. Kim is another Special Education Paraprofessional at Starry. She helps support students and teachers with behavioral, academic, and social support. You are so valued, Ms. Kim! #starryinspire #misdinspire

It’s time for another #pbis School Wide Reward! This time, students get a vote! Each class will vote to earn an assembly where a staff member get pied in the face (staff member to be determined😊) or to have a dance party. Stay tuned for results! #starryinspire #misdinspire