Starry Elementary School

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! Meet Ms. Krapfl! Alyson Krapfl is one of our new 2nd grade teachers at Starry. Some fun facts about her is that she was in the marching band at University of Iowa, she has a dog named Tiny, and she loves to read, kayak, travel, and crochet.

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During science, second graders observed River rocks and worked together to sort them into groups based on their properties. #starryinspire #misdinspire

It was a crazy busy (but fun!) homecoming week! Here is a collection of pictures from homecoming, to our Walkathon fundraiser! #starryinspire #misdinspire

What a beautiful night for the homecoming parade! The parade starts at 6pm. Enjoy the great weather, new route, & pep rally location while you respect all the neighbors along the route. #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture

WHO's WHO WEDNESDAY! Meet Mrs. Wright! Cordae Wright is the new behavior focused teacher at Starry Elementary. This is her 24th year working with students and her 4th district. Cordae is a wife, mother of 3 beautiful children and dog mom of 2 energetic huskies. She loves Flamingos and having fun! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Homecoming Day 2: Tropical Tuesday!

Homecoming week day 1: Disney Day!

How will you have a ticket for tonight's home fb game? 3 ticketing options: 1. Purchase online: https://ia-marion-lite.intouchreceipting.com/ActivitiesAdmission 2. Purchase @ gate with a debit/credit card. 3. Bring exact change. No cash onsite. Adults $7 & Students $5. #GoWolves

See the flyer below for Starry Dress up days next week!

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! Meet Mrs. Vargason! See a message from her below! "Hello! My name is Megan Vargason, and I am a new second-grade teacher at Starry! I am eager to be part of an amazing team & to get to know students and families. I look forward to a year full of learning! I also want to thank everyone for the warm welcome to the district."

2W practiced simple addition facts by playing a game called "Who Has". They traded cards with addition problems while music played. Once the music stopped, Miss Westen picked a number, and students had to do the addition problem on their card to see if they won! #starryinspire

Kindergarten begins their #CKLA Knowledge unit by learning about nursery rhymes! Here, after learning "Jack Be Nimble", they each got a chance to jump over the 'candlestick'. They had so much fun! @amplify #starryinspire #misdinspire

1st graders work on teamwork in P.E. Class with Mr. Haag. They worked together to build "Hula-huts" as a team! #starryinspire #MISDinspire #physicaleducation

WHO'S WHO WEDNESDAY! If you've ever wanted to put a face to a name of the people your kids talk about from school, follow our WHO's WHO WEDNESDAY posts featuring our awesome staff members! Starting next week! #starryinspire #misdinspire

1st graders make it a great first week by doing some fun activities while practicing routines! Here, 1A read the book "Our Class is a Family" & made bracelets, 1E practiced rotation expectations, 1P enjoys soft start, and 1H plays on the playground! #starryinspire #misdinspire

Counselor Johnson is visiting classrooms this week to introduce herself and teach about the role of the school counselor. 1st graders did this by going fishing! On each fish was a role, & students has to identify if that was the role of a school counselor, or not. #starryinspire

See the flyer below for information about Starry's FASTWORKS even coming up!

2nd graders enjoying some fun first week of school activities! #starryinspire #MISDinspire

Take a moment to thank our bus drivers who are driving in the heat without air conditioning! We appreciate their work and dedication! #MISDOwnYourFuture #MISDinspire