May 26, 2022
Start School Right is a district-wide program, which supports students with school items. MISD families in need of back-to-school assistance for the 2022-23 school year must si...
May 11, 2022
Free sack lunches will be served to children during the summer and will run from May 31st to August 22nd. Lunches will be served Monday through Friday from 12:00pm - 12:30pm at th...
April 15, 2022
Marion Independent was honored to be the first ever featured school district at the Iowa Technology Education Connection (ITEC) Conference in Des Moines on April 13th and 14th.
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March 30, 2022
Earlier in the year, we provided an article discussing the 1st Grade math curriculum. Here is an update: Our 1st grade students have been focusing on addition fact strategies. The...
March 6, 2022
The Marion Boys Basketball Team will be playing Winterset on Tuesday at the State Tournament. Winterset just experienced a devastating tornado on Saturday, March 5th. Let's show T...
February 25, 2022
During music this month, all students have been participating in Mallet Madness. This is an exciting collection of activities for mallet percussion instruments and drums. Students ...
February 23, 2022
During writing time, 2nd grade students have been working on informational writing. They started by studying polar bears, and are now researching arctic foxes. The students are ta...
February 8, 2022
Special thanks this week goes to our School Counseling team of Kelli Johnson, Starry Elementary; Rachel Zaruba, Longfellow Elementary; Jamie Shields, Francis Marion Intermediate S...
January 28, 2022
Kindergarten students at Starry have been working hard toward their goal of becoming expert readers! One of the ways they are doing this is by learning to read high-frequency words...
January 23, 2022
The Starry Library is lucky enough to have two teacher-librarians that teach students about a variety of topics every week. Liz Pearson and Apra Loomis Mainardi are the teacher li...
January 13, 2022
Through several retirements, Marion Independent School District is seeking individuals with dynamic communication skills, positivity, and belief in each student in our school syst...
January 12, 2022
Our preschool registration process will begin on February 25th with a live link opening at noon for those interested in signing up. Registrations will be accepted on a first come,...
January 6, 2022
Special education is a service students can qualify for if they are significantly discrepant from their peers. Services can be provided in many different categories including acade...
December 8, 2021
Every other week, Counselor Johnson visits each classroom. A bit different from the regular “specials” schedule, this time is used for instruction surrounding Career, Academic, Per...
November 23, 2021
All MISD Building Offices will be closed November 24-27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, November 29.
November 23, 2021
1st grade is doing big things in math! At MISD, Kindergarten through sixth grade students learn a math curriculum called Everyday Math. This curriculum is research based and in...
November 18, 2021
This week in physical education, all students are participating in the Famous Starry Turkey Chase to help get ready for Thanksgiving! Students are going through an obstacle course...
November 12, 2021
PBIS is a system that is used at Starry Elementary to incorporate and encourage safety and appropriate behavior. The acronym stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Suppor...
November 1, 2021
Starry Elementary has supports in place to help students who may need extra support in math and reading. Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. VonBehren are our "strategists" and they work togethe...
October 11, 2021
This fall, the second-grade classes have been learning about pebbles, sand, and silt in science. Using the FOSS kits from GWAEA, students learned about the earth’s natural resource...