Starry Elementary School

Thanks to all Starry families who were able to make it to Family Night on Thursday! We hope you had fun doing crafts, eating popcorn and reading books, and playing with soft start toys! #misdinspire #starryinspire

See the flyer below for information on the next Starry FASTWORKS night!

2nd grade students played "Name that Number" in math to practice their addition and subtraction skills! #starryinspire #misdinspire

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY!!! Meet Carissa McCalley, one of our special education associates! This is her 4th year in this position at Starry. She lives in Marion with her 3 kids, has been to 4 different countries! She also lives to travel and eat great food!

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! This is one of our fabulous first grade teachers, Mrs. Hrubes! See a message from her below! "My name is Kayla Hrubes. This is my 10th year teaching at Starry, but my 12th year in education. I love to spend time with my husband and kids (ages 2 and 5), watch movies, spend time with friends, and travel. I look forward to this school year and getting to work with this great group of first graders!"

During #CKLA skills, first graders used their "readers" to partner read the story "The Man in the Black Hat". #starryinspire #misdinspire

Students had a blast making chalk art this week as a school wide #PBIS reward! Too bad the rain came later! But here are some photos of their art work! #starryinspire #misdinspire

FMI will be closed on Thursday, October 12 and Friday, October 13 due to storm-related water damage to the building. All other attendance centers in the district will remain open.

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! Meet Mrs. Fitch! This is her 14th year as a Special Education Associate at Starry. Mrs. Fitch lives in Marion with her husband (Jeff), daughter (Taiylor) and fur baby (Nala). She also has 5 step sons and 9 grandchildren! Fun facts about Mrs. Fitch: she collects keychains from places she's visited, she loves visiting local coffee shops, and TODAY is her birthday!!! #misdinspire #starryinspire

See the flyer below for information on our next Starry FASTWORKS night. Register by Friday!

Join in the fun at the Youth Girls Basketball Clinic which will be hosted by the MHS Girls Basketball Team. 2 dates - October 15th and 22nd. No cost, no sign up. 2nd-3rd from 4-5pm; 4th, 5th, and 6th from 5-6pm at the Marion High School Red Gym. Use Door 13 to enter.

We did it!! Each class met the goal! Stay tuned for a CHALK PARTY next week! #PBIS #starryinspire #misdinspire

First graders are learning about systems of the human body as part of their #CKLA curriculum! @amplify #starryinspire #misdinspire

In Mrs. Werling's Kindergarten class, during#CKLA Skills they practiced handwriting strokes by building humps, cups, vertical and horizontal lines, and circles with play dough! #misdinspire #starryinspire

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! Ms. Skiba is another new teacher here at Starry! See the message from her below! "My name is Ms. Skiba, and this is my first year at Starry and teaching! I am originally from Illinois, but I now live in Cedar Rapids. In my free time outside of school, I enjoy watching movies and eating movie theater popcorn! I am excited for this school year!"

As part of Starry's #pbis program, students are working towards a whole school reward! When a class receives 50 whole class dojo points, they will put up a piece of "chalk" that represents their class. When all classes put up their chalk, we will do a school wide sidewalk chalk party! #starryinspire #misdinspire Click the link below for more information on Starry's PBIS program. https://www.marion-isd.org/o/starry/article/849060?fbclid=IwAR23HPeWPoH_n2BO1Xiy98_myHaIo_JDPmv36xPZtvN0YPv2oUuFR36Oaq8_aem_Acr-wywEoVUPspsRPX0TNOuMm3aO-Vn6WsG6Ft7ZBbfNvDjnoUQghbcJ9IUVEapjvfM&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

In science, first graders explored tuning forks and how vibrations create movement by touching them to the ping pong ball! #misdinspire #starryinspire

Last week, 2nd graders at Starry spent time with Red Cedar Chamber Music, a local music organization. The group visited classes during music on Monday and Tuesday. During this time, students were introduced to their instruments, learned about choices that composers make when they're creating music, and enjoyed listening to Red Cedar perform. A big highlight for many students was getting to feel the vibration of the cello as it played! They were so surprised! On Friday, each class took a field trip to the Granger House in Marion where they were given a brief tour of the museum, followed by a mini concert from Red Cedar in the parlor! #misdinspire #starryinspire

Mrs. Ehrisman's class says "THANK YOU" to Starry Parent Group for the root beer floats! They were in the top 3 classes of earning the most money in their most recent fundraiser! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Second grade has a surprise visitor today! Paul Bunyan! They celebrated the end of their Fairy Tales and Tall Tales #CKLA unit with Paul Bunyan serving them flapjacks and maple syrup! @amplify #misdinspire #starryinspire