Remember that Thursday, April 20th is Dine Out For Your Schools! Visit: https://www.marion-isd.org/article/1074447 for all the details. #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Senior Jackson Kirsch is nominated for athlete of the week. Please vote!! https://www.kcrg.com/
On a phone, scroll down to vote. On a computer, scroll down and vote on the right side. Jackson leads the entire state in goals scored!! Voting end tomorrow at 8am
Purchase your 2022-2023 Vernon Middle School yearbook here: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1071579/Vernon-Middle-School/
Congratulations to these 5th graders for earning 3rd quarter awards! #vmsinspire
The Little Wolves Youth Track Meet for 1st through 6th graders will be on May 13th. Join in on the fun and run on the new track! Visit this link for all the details: https://5il.co/1sfhb #MISDOwnYourFuture #MISDinspire
Congrats to all the 7th grade students that earned awards for 3rd quarter! #vmsinspire
Remember to join us for the Groundbreaking Event for Parkview Elementary School on Monday, April 10th from 5-5:30pm. You'll find us at the old field site. #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Vernon Band Students participated in the Coe Honor Band Festival the first weekend of April, performing under the direction of esteemed local guest conductors and renowned composer/conductor, Quincy Hilliard. Congratulations to our VMS Band students for their diligent preparation and outstanding performances! #vmsinspire
Seventh graders in Ms. Stephenson's literacy classes completed a calming and reflecting exercise during a 3 minute meditation to begin Literacy class this week. They also worked on writing and reflecting to choice "Mindful Monday" writing prompts to kick off the week. #vmsinspire
Eighth graders in Mrs. Stephenson's literacy classes worked together to prep and practice for the ISASP test Writing Test coming up later in the month. #vmsinspire
Some of our 5th graders had some end of the quarter bowling fun yesterday!
Students in Ms. Bys' 7th grade science classes are making observations of the moon. They are observing the portion of the moon that is lit and naming the phase each day. Soon, they will be learning what causes the phases of the moon. #vmsinspire
Please welcome our new special education BD/LD teacher, Ashley Studt. She is from Cedar Rapids, IA. This is her first year teaching. She graduated from Kennedy in 2005, graduated from Northwestern in 2009 with a BA in Psychology, graduated in 2011 with a MS in Clinical Counseling at Columbia International University. She then got her certification in Applied Behavior Analysis in 2014, and then went back to school to get her teaching license this past year.
After she stayed home with her two daughters, she decided to work at a school as a paraprofessional. During her time at the school, she was encouraged to get her license. A few months later she was in school taking classes in order to obtain a teaching license.
Why did you choose to work at a middle school?:
To be honest, I never thought I would teach at a middle school. In my head I thought I would be teaching earlier grades K-2. I came to interview for the special education position and it felt right teaching here. I can say that I enjoy teaching here. We have a great community of teachers that are supportive of one another.
A little bit about her:
I am a mother of two daughters who keep me busy and a military spouse. I have a Blue Heeler-Border Collie named Oliver. I love coffee and chocolate!
Interesting Fact: I was born Georgia and lived in South Carolina for a few years.
Our eRegistration platform is now open for all new students for the 2023-2024 school year. Find information at www.marion-isd.org --> District Information --> Enrolling Your Child or go to this link (https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=35146&culture=en) to find all the registration information from preschool information, new student information, returning student information (coming soon!) and much more. For registration assistance, please contact your building secretary, email enrollment@marion-isd.org, or contact Jeff Kost in the District Office at (319)377-4691 ext. 1108. Student fees will be added in the end of July and due in August. The Free/Reduced Lunch Application for the 2023-2024 school year will be sent out in July once it becomes available. We look forward to serving you in the 2023-2024 school year!
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Please welcome our new 5th grade special education teacher, Allison Estal. She is originally from Dubuque, IA. She graduated from the University of Dubuque. This is her 6th year teaching special education. She has taught grades K-8 in a variety of different positions but most of her experience is working with students in 5th/6th grade. She decided to go into teaching because she enjoys working with kids and helping them reach their goals. She loves special education because she is able to support and motivate students who struggle academically to make growth towards their goals and be the best learners they can be! She chose to work at a middle school because she loves this age group because they are learning more complex content but they are also still at that age where they want to please their teachers and do their best.
She moved to the Cedar Rapids area this past summer because her fiance is from this area. She has two kids, a ten-year old girl and one-year old boy. She has two dogs and enjoys doing anything outdoors when the weather is nice.
Fun Fact: I grew up with a dad who loves cars and racing so when I was younger I had a Junior Dragster and would drag race at a track in Earlville, IA.
Students in Mr. Stearns' 7th grade math classes are learning about integers, integer value, and combining integers through the game of Integer Football. Students had to roll dice and combine their values (each color represented a direction to move) to try and score! This helps students begin to conceptualize how they will add and subtract integers for real! #vmsinspire
Our 5-8 VMS choirs had an awesome performance at the Marion Choral Showcase Tuesday night. #vmsinspire
Photo Credit: Tia Hale
Mrs. Hale’s 6th grade artists are studying color schemes- how they affect our opinions and purchasing decisions, and what that might say about our personalities. They each picked a specific color scheme to put on a basketball shoe, and laid them out to display. Then artists decided what shoe they would buy if it were in a store. #vmsinspire
Happy 🌎 Down Syndrome Day!
