Last week 7th grade Social Studies students played World Landmark Bingo with our Coe College Practicum teacher, Mr. Thoma. They were given two clues and called on if they knew the landmark. #vmsinspire
Today is the day! Join us for the Marion Stadium Ribbon Cutting today, March 20th at 4:30pm. View the turf, the concessions, and the track! #MISDinspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
A few snippets of the VMS Washington DC trip! #vmsinspire
VMS Jazz Band and Velocity toured the elementary schools today and put on an awesome show. #vmsinspire
Photo Credit: Tia Hale
Students in Mrs. Jones' 7th grade social studies classes completed research about World Heritage Sites and Famous World Landmarks in Social Studies. Digital resources in Classlink like Britannica Online, Gale, and Explora Middle answered student-generated questions. Each student created a poster about their project and used talking points from Mr. Hahn, Vernon Middle School's instructional coach, to show and share. #vmsinspire
Due to the weather, Marion ISD will be running a 2 hour EARLY DISMISSAL today, March 9th. No evening activities, no PM preschool.
A huge thanks to all the volunteers that came to Vernon to speak to our 5th and 6th graders about careers yesterday! #vmsinspire
Congratulations to the VMS Jazz Band for earning a Superior rating at the NEIBA Jazz Festival on Saturday! Two students from our band also received "Outstanding Soloist" awards. Congratulations to Ari G. for his vibraphone solo and Abram B. for being named the overall "Outstanding Soloist" for the festival on trumpet/flugelhorn. Way to go, VMS Jazz Band! #vmsinspire
Please welcome our new 5th grade literacy/social studies teacher, Will Norton. He graduated from Mount Mercy College. He decided to go into teaching because he always enjoyed working with kids. An opportunity in high school to help with the basketball youth camp was when he first thought teaching might be a good option. He has taught for 16 years at a variety of different grade levels ranging from 2nd-8th. He chose to work at a middle school because middle school is an influential time and he feels like teachers can have a significant impact on student success and he loves to see kids grow.
He’s been married for 11 years and has a 1 year old daughter. He also coaches volleyball at Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School. He grew up on a dairy farm and he show cows at the Iowa State Fair.
What do you do when the power goes out right before school starts and buses have already dropped off students? Get out basketballs and chess boards or have some good conversations!
MISD Bands presented their annual Parade of Bands Concert on Tuesday evening, featuring the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and High School Bands, as well as a combined performance by all bands at the end of the concert. Congratulations to Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Waymire, Mr. Vander Wiel, and all of our Marion band students! #vmsinspire
Congratulations to the VMS Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Bands, which all received Superior ratings at the NEIBA Middle School Large Group Contest at Anamosa High School on Tuesday! #vmsinspire
Please see the information below on VMS Fastworks for March 23rd. Please register by March 17th!
Students in Mr. Vanderhei's 7th grade literacy classes are starting a Public Speaking Unit. One activity that they do at the beginning is an impromptu speech game. The students pick a topic out of a bowl and talk for 30 seconds on that topic. The goal is not to use or have more than three 'umm's", "like's", or long pauses. It's a fun way to work on avoiding verbal fillers while public speaking.
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8th graders in Ms. Bellinger's literacy classes are creating text features posters to prepare for their research papers. #vmsinspire
COACH MCDONALD IS SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!!🥰 NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS! GOOD LUCK ON YOUR TRYOUTS!!❤️
Vernon Jr Boosters Bingo night tomorrow night at Vernon Middle school from 6:30 till 8pm in the Vernon Cafeteria. Concessions will be open and each game is a 50% pay out!
See the information below on spring sports registration.
For the month of February the Lowe Art Gallery in Marion featured self portraits of some of our awesome 8th grade artists. Last Thursday a reception was held in their honor. Congratulations on your achievement! #vmsinspire
Congratulations to the VMS Jazz Band for earning second place at the Coe College Jazz Summit! Vernon competed against many other middle school bands across the state to earn this high honor. Also, congratulations to Abram B. who earned the "Outstanding Performer" award! Only one student was selected from all soloists competing in the middle school classification. Congratulations, VMS Jazz Band! #vmsinspire
