Vernon Middle School

Students at Vernon participated in their annual "Buy-A-Bone" game over the last two days in PE classes! This cross-curricular game inspires students to earn money for exercising while putting together a complete skeleton. #vmsinspire

To create Kintsugi Pottery, our 8th graders had to break their projects first (scary!) in order to mend them. In relation to the middle school experience, this is important wisdom: accepting one's imperfections is a valuable part of life that makes your journey more interesting.

8th Grade artists created their own version of Japanese Kintsugi pottery. Kintsugi, meaning "golden joinery" is the art of repairing broken pottery by joining the broken pieces with glue, then painting the cracks with metallic paint to make the breakage visible.

VMS is hosting a Halloween dance on Thursday, October 26th! The 5th and 6th Grade mixer will be from 3:15-4:30 pm and the 7th and 8th Grade dance will be from 4:30-5:00 pm. Students can wear costumes to the party and bring money for snacks!

Students in Miss Hintz’s 6th Grade Science class spent the week making plant and animal cell models. They use materials ranging from recycled shoe boxes to 3D printing pens. Very creative work from our young scientists! #vmsinspire

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.

The VMS Football Cheerleaders just wrapped up a great season! They especially loved the student section's support and team spirit at the last football game! #vmsinspire ❤️🎀💛

We have football games this afternoon! 7th Grade plays at Center Point-Urbana and 8th Grade plays at home versus Center Point-Urbana. Both games start at 4:15 pm.

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.

Congratulations to VMS 8th Grader, Collin Cook, who broke the 8th Grade 2-Mile XC record in a time of 11:03 last week. He also won his race at the North Linn meet on Saturday! #vmsinspire

MISD will celebrate America Reads on Thursday, October 19th by welcoming guest readers into our classrooms. Anyone interested in reading to a K-5 student can follow this link to be matched with a literacy classroom: https://crk12.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2t1dVovBzcfNzzE

Vernon Middle School is proud to have raised $3662 for the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital through our Wolf Pack Gives Back Fundraiser! Special shout out to Ms. Clemen, Ms. Scott, and Ms. Ehrle for all of their hard work organizing this wonderful event! #vmsinspire

Vernon runners compete at the WaMaC Conference meet today at 4:15 pm, hosted by Center Point-Urbana.

Cross Country competes this morning at North Linn. Good luck to our runners!

Mrs. Hale's 8th grade artists imagined and created a drawing of what a dragon eye might look like. They had some fantastic results, using what they know about color theory and blending in oil pastels. #vmsinspire

Volleyball plays tonight! 7th Grade is at home versus Williamsburg and 8th Grade travels to Williamsburg. Both games start at 4:15 pm.

Mrs. Behrens-Wolf's class went on a field trip to Bass Farms. It was a fun-filled day at the farm, and students appreciated Chris and his family's hospitality. Students came home with pumpkins donated by Bass Farms, that they will carve later this month. #vmsinspire

Students in 7th Grade Science are creating food webs to explain feeding relationships within ecosystems. #vmsinspire

Students in 7th grade Science are creating food webs to explain feeding relationships within ecosystems. #vmsinspire

Football and Cross Country are competing tonight! 7th Grade FB plays Grinnell at home and 8th Grade FBl is at Grinnell. Both games starts at 4:15 pm. Cross Country boys and girls have their meet at West Delaware at 4:00 pm. Good luck to all of our athletes!