Recess is easy and breezy during this great weather. MST loves our new playground.
Wizarding away with this week's title in Ms. Barnes's class is...Adrian Johnson!
Just another reminder for our families with virtual students, the district will begin sending buses out beginning Monday, October 12, 2020. Please use the link provided below for areas, times and locations. We want to encourage all parents or students to take advantage of these meals being offered at no cost to families. Each student will be provided 5 prepackaged breakfast and lunches. If you plan on picking meals up, please be at one of the locations listed at the time listed. Buses will stop if someone is waiting. Requirements for picking up meals: Parents will be allowed to pick up student’s meals but they must have the student’s MSD ID and the student must be listed on the virtual student list in order to receive the meals. Students will be flagged in E-Trition as “virtual” alerting the clerk when ringing up meals.
http://marionar.apptegy.us/o/msd/page/school-lunch-update-locations
Since the beginning of the school year Marion School District has placed pick up locations providing meals for our virtual students. In an attempt to reach more students, the district will begin sending buses out beginning Monday, October 12, 2020. Please use the link provided below for areas, times and locations. We want to encourage all parents or students to take advantage of these meals being offered at no cost to families. Each student will be provided 5 prepackaged breakfast and lunches.
If you plan on picking meals up, please be at one of the locations listed at the time listed. Buses will stop if someone is waiting.
Requirements for picking up meals:
Parents will be allowed to pick up student’s meals but they must have the student’s MSD ID and the student must be listed on the virtual student list in order to receive the meals. Students will be flagged in E-Trition as “virtual” alerting the clerk when ringing up meals.
http://marionar.apptegy.us/o/msd/page/school-lunch-update-locations
The Marion School District Child Nutrition Department would like to hear from you.
Click this link --> https://forms.gle/edzLixxTc4Fq7vDE9
and let them know what you think of the new food services.
Thank you!
Happy Monday!
We now have a dining button under menu on our website and our MSD Patriots app. You will find breakfast and lunch menus for all of our MSD campuses there as well as other nutrutional information. Bon Apetit!
10/2/20
Weekly COVID-19 Update:
Staff reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 1
Staff quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 7 (5 are non-school related)
Students reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 0
Students quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 28 (4 non-school related)
Total staff positive for COVID-19 since 7/24/20: 14
Total staff quarantined due to exposure since 7/24/20: 24
Total students positive for COVID-19 since 7/15/20: 16
Total students quarantined due to exposure since 7/15/20: 149
We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
--
Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN
School Health Coordinator
870-739-5140 (office)
kfogleman@msd3.org
MST is ready for Drug Free Week! 🚫
Good Morning to all.
We anticipate having a limited number of tickets for tonight's football game available for purchase this afternoon. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased at the Central Office.
School ID's will not be accepted this season due to COVID 19 restrictions.
Derek Harrell
Athletic Director
Marion School District
Each month we will be putting out a newsletter to help everyone keep up with important dates. We will also be keeping you updated with some of the fabulous things that have been happening. Click the link to access our October Newsletter.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sYaUzpZ_j2YdBaN1jx2TIu9C305srsUQ/view?usp=sharing
This week Mrs. Barnes's wizard of the week is....Haley Soto!
Peep our 2020 Homecoming Shirts. Money and orders will be due this Friday. More info. on how to order will be coming shortly.
9/28/20
Marion School District received notification of a positive case of COVID-19, involving one of our auxiliary staff members, this afternoon. The positive case has been reported to the Arkansas Department of Health. In addition, all identified close contacts to the positive case have been notified and are following the quarantine orders set forth by the ADH.
For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly.
We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN
School Health Coordinator
870-739-5140 (office)
kfogleman@msd3.org
There are lots of coats and jackets located at our lost and found. With cooler temperatures on the way we want to make sure that every student has their coat or jacket. Students can go to Ms. Pansy's room to look for anything they have lost.
Parent Responsibilities for Virtual Students
Please recall that as we outlined in the information provided to you before the start of school, that while the teacher is responsible for providing the curriculum and the instruction, the parental involvement is crucial in order for virtual learning to be successful for a student. It is essential that parents monitor student activity daily, ensure that assignments are completed on time, and encourage students to stay on track. While we understand that many challenges arise from maintaining work schedules and commitments while you are supporting your student's efforts at home, these expectations are vital to the success of your student(s).
If at any time the demands of virtual learning become too difficult for your family to maintain, please know that your student(s) are welcome to return to the classroom for face-to-face instruction- by simply contacting your school’s main office.
Recommended Time on “School Work”
The following are recommendations from the Marion School District for the amount of time (per subject) a student should be engaged in school work each day through any delivery model. This includes instruction and assignments. Recommendations are based on a review of guidance from other states and discussions with local schools and parents. We want parents/students to focus on the process of learning. Engagement is the key to reducing any learning regression.
Recommended Time on “School Work” (per subject)
Grades:
PK-4 -- 30-60 minutes a day, maximum of 5 hours a week
5-8 -- 45-90 minutes a day, maximum of 7 ½ hours a week
9-12 -- 60-150 minutes a day, maximum of 12 ½ hours a week
Students in Honors, AP, or concurrent courses will most likely exceed the recommended times.
All students should be reading regularly in addition to instructional time.
Thank you for supporting your students at the Marion School District.
This week was Freedom Week. In Ms. Franklin's class, 5th graders learned about the Flag, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. They also discussed what it means to be free for each of them. All week long they worked on creating freedom cubes to represent what they had learned and what freedom means to them. Thank you, Ms. Franklin. It is great to be patriot.
9/25/20
Weekly COVID-19 Update:
Staff reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 0
Staff quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 0
Students reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 0
Students quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 6 (non-school related)
Total staff positive for COVID-19 since 7/24/20: 13
Total staff quarantined due to exposure since 7/24/20: 17
Total students positive for COVID-19 since 7/15/20: 16
Total students quarantined due to exposure since 7/15/20: 115
We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN
School Health Coordinator
870-739-5140 (office)
kfogleman@msd3.org
Our students worked hard this week to create banners to help pump up our football team for tonight's game. At MST, we sure love our patriots. Go pats!
Last week our student spotlight was Piper McFarland. She was recognized for being an awesome MST student and for how well she handles responsibilities. Great job, Piper!
Drum roll please......the wizard of the week is....CHRISTOPHER WALTERS!! Way to go!
