We had a very special visitor today! Paul Bunyan was at Starry! And he brought all 2nd graders pancakes with syrup!
The 2nd graders just finished learning about tall tales and identifying the different characteristics within different tales. This was part of our #CKLA curriculum.
WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY!
Meet Miss Bree! She is new to Starry this year as one of our outstanding special education #paraprofessionals who work hard every day for our students. Thanks for all you do Ms. Bree! #starryinspire #misdinspire
As another part of our new #CKLA curriculum, 1st graders practiced sequencing using fables, and understanding the moral of a story. This one was “treat others the way you want to be treated”. #starryinspire #misdinspire
Students are practicing their combinations of ten today by playing “Fishing for a Ten” as part of their #everydaymath curriculum #starryinspire #misdinspire
Kindergarten students explore with pattern blocks in math! #starryinspire #misdinspire
1st grade is also working on their #everydaymath curriculum! Here you see students playing Penny Dice. In partners, they roll the dice, count the number of pennies, and compare numbers to decide who has more at the end! #starryinspire #misdinspire
Join us for the Fall Dine Out For Our Schools event on Thursday, September 15th!
WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY!
Meet Mrs. Caswell! She is the #speechlanguagepathologist from @GrantWoodAEA who is assigned to Starry.
Fun fact about Mrs. Caswell: She has 2 young kids and is a very talented singer! #starryinspire #misdinspire
2nd grade students learned a new game and are practicing being good partners in math. #starryinspire #misdinspire
Kindergarten is learning a variety of Nursey Rhymes as a part of #CKLA curriculum. They are enjoying singing along to them and acting them out. Here they learned,"Jack Be Nimble" & had fun showing how nimble they are by jumping over the candlestick. #starryinspire #misdinspire
See the flyer below for information about our first FASTWORKS night at Starry. #misdinspire #starryinspire
At MISD, we have adopted a new curriculum which is referred to as CKLA. It stands for Core Knowledge Language Arts.
Here, you see Kindergarteners in Mrs. Elliott's class practicing pencil grip and writing lines as part of #CKLA curriculum. #starryinspire #misdinspire
More photos from one of the student's favorite times of the day! Soft Start! #misdinspire #starryinspire
WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY is back! Each week, we will feature a staff member so you can put names to faces and faces to names. #starryinspire #misdinspire
First up is our new Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Werling. Mrs. Werling comes to us as a former preschool teacher in Cedar Rapids and is excited to start her adventure in Kindergarten. Welcome to the Starry family, Mrs. Werling!
Each morning at Starry, we start the day with "Soft Start", a calm time to play with peers for a great start to the day. Here, Kindergarten students work together with magna-tiles! #starryinspire #misdinspire
Phone lines have been restored at transportation. Thanks for your patience.
If you are trying to reach transportation this morning, the phones are currently down. Please email Kat at kwalsh@marion-isd.org or call your building secretary to get a hold of transportation.
The first few weeks of school include a lot of learning of expectations and routines in order to prepare for a great school year! #starryinspire #misdinspire
We have been SO busy the first couple of days of school! #starryinspire #misdinspire
@Longfellow_MISD and @Starry_MISD teachers engaging with new literacy curriculum materials in preparation for the start of the school year. Thank you @Amplify for providing our facilitator and thank you @HillsBank for providing a space to learn. #StarryInspire #LongfellowInspire
