Starry Elementary School

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank an educator today! #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture

Don't let National School Library Month slip away without thanking our Marion ISD School Librarians, Apra Mainardi and Elizabeth Pearson! Thanks for all you do for our students and staff! #MISDOwnYourFuture #MISDinspire

A few reminders about the Carnival tonight: -Doors will open at 5:30pm. Carnival ends at 7:30pm. All are welcome! -If you pre-ordered wristbands, we will have those available for you to pick up when you come to the event. Wristbands will also be sold at the door! A wristband must be purchased to play unlimited games. -The Freeze will be available for purchase outside in the front of the school! We also have Almost Famous popcorn for sale! -We have multiple raffle baskets available during this event! Tickets are $1 a piece or 6/$5. (Cash only). -Godfather's pizza, breadsticks, and dessert pizza will be available. (Cash only). -At the end of the event, your child will turn their wristband in and receive a prize of their choice (we have LOTS of options). They will also place their wristband in a bucket of their choice for a chance of winning one of our large ticket items which include: two scooters, Spare Time Gift card, slip-n-slide, and an AirFX family pass. -Cash Only evening! -Any questions may be directed to starryparentgroupmarion@gmail.com 319-721-5041.

Students in Mrs. Lamb's class have been reading Cinderella stories during read to self time. Now, they are working together to create their own Cinderella story after reading this weeks Journeys story Yeh-Shen. #starryinspire #misdinspire

WOW!!! We are absolutely floored by the number of minutes read so far in the April Reading Challenge! *Reminder that completed sheets will be accepted Monday as well. Keep reading over the weekend! #starryinspire #misdinspire #readingchallenge

Earlier this week, 1st grade students went in a field trip to the Iowa Children's Museum. They had a ton of fun exploring! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Kindergarten students are learning about Earthworms and Redworms in science! Here is Mrs. Elliott's class exploring! #starryinspire #misdinspire

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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK! These students have been working very hard and showed the Marion Way! Great job, we are so proud of you! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Visit our Digital Backpack for summer camp opportunities that are available throughout Iowa at www.marion-isd.org/browse/180295. #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture

2nd grade students were introduced to their 3rd insect of the plants and insects unit of science-a caterpillar! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Second graders playing "array concentration". This game helps students to practice finding the total number of objects in arrays and writing addition number models. #starryinspire #misdinspire

1st graders are using straws and ties to build polygons in math! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Kindergarteners in Mrs. Young's class explored shells today as a part of their science unit. They enjoyed comparing them and sorting the shells in a variety of different ways. #starryinspire #misdinspire

Mark your calendar for April 21st for an opportunity to dine out and support our schools! #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture

Students in KE are using Chaining Boards to build words while trying out the CKLA curriculum. #starryinspire #misdinspire

To wrap up their space books that they read last week, Mrs. Lamb's class created ads to become an astronaut! They made a pretty good sell! #starryinspire #misdinspire

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK! We are so proud of the following students who ha e earned Student of the Week by showing the Marion Way! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Save the date for the BOOK FAIR during conferences!

Second graders are reading a book called "Exploring Space Travel" this week. They are working together to read and answer questions about the book! #starryinspire #misdinspire