Marion County Schools

“Every child deserves a Christmas.” Registrations for the Marion County Toy Shop have begun. Forms due back to schools by November 11. Toys distributed December 3 at the Marion County Election Center.

MCS 21st CCLC programs are having a special celebration for National LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL Day, October 20. Families are invited to come see an after school program. Stations with activities for all that attend. A light up for after school with lanterns or glow sticks planned.

Reading is a priority! Monongah Elementary Title I students read a Leveled Literacy book about duct tape and then made their own duct tape bracelets.

Carving, cutting and applesauce to boot! East Dale Pre-K got fully into carving pumpkins and making applesauce today. 🎃

Calling all teachers! Intermediate Unit 1 is pleased to offer K-12 educators in southwestern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio the opportunity to apply for Innovation Mini-Grants. The QT Foundation and our partners Equitrans Midstream Corporation and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation have been long funders of this program to create programs or projects designed to encourage excitement for classroom learning in STEM/STEAM. https://sites.qooqle.com/iu1.org/innovationanddesign /grant-opportunities

Special night at Fairview Elementary at a Title I Parent Meeting featuring the WV Mountaineer speaking on perseverance tonight -never give up on your dream!

Middle school and high school school-wide positive behavior intervention support teams (PBIS) met tonight to work on attendance and fall planning for Tier 2 supports with Erin Day, Behavior Support Specialist with the WV Behavioral/Mental Health Technical Assistance Center.

Students + families + school support = amazing times at Title I Parent Math Night at Rivesville tonight!

Fairview Middle is continuing to build relationships with students and the community. Students write what they are currently reading and place magnets with their interests outside of school on their lockers. These are conversation starters with peers and staff at FMS.

The MCS STEAM Bus is at Fairview Elementary today making magic circuits with 3rd graders!

The Uncommon Man is a program started by community men and leaders to support young male students and future gentlemen at Blackshere Elementary.

There are always some amazing happenings going on in Marion County Schools and the after school programming at Watson through the 21st Century Learning grant is among them! 🎃

The FSHS LSIC is hosting the 1st Annual TRICK-OR-TREAT WITH THE POLAR BEARS. The event will take place at East-West Stadium on Sunday, October 30th from 6PM - 8PM.

A Team Approach! Happy Boss’s Day as it’s celebrated throughout all MCS and the County Office and departments today. The secretaries of CO provided lunch today for the staff.

Supporting students! Jayenne Elementary’s sensory path installed. All elementary schools in Marion County have sensory pathways now! A sensory path is a series of guided movements for kids to follow, complete the movements, work off excess energy and develop gross motor skills.

Shout out to all of our Marion County Schools bus operators on School Bus Safety Week, October 17-21. Designed to promote school bus safety, school districts throughout the country observe School Bus Safety Week this week.

Calling all Marion County student artists! 🖼 🎨 Learn more here: https://wvculture.org/first-lady-student-ornament-competition-2022/?amp=1

Attendance Matters! Marion County Schools is excited to see what tomorrow brings for you and all of our students!

What will this week bring in MCS? It was apple week last week at Jayenne. Students of Morgan Hostutler’s class did thinking maps, learned about life cycles, parts of an apple, apple orchards, apple math, etc. The week ended with an apple taste test! 🍎 🍏

It’s been a weekend to appreciate the outdoors and nature! East Dale’s Second Grade Cluster hosted a visit from Mrs. Lynette Swiger, proprietor of FernFaye Farm, a local farm on Bunner Ridge specializing in cut flowers, herbs, fruit, local beef, and honey. During her visit, Mrs. Swiger modeled for the young gardeners how to harvest seeds from fading blooms. After modeling the process, learners “rolled their sleeves up” and harvested some seeds from the withering flowers that Mrs. Swiger brought with her from her farm.