Breakfast by First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas complete with a prize drawing!
VPA loves their students! Autism acceptance month!!
Want to learn more about our award-winning magnet schools? The best way is to come see for yourself! The Marion School District is now offering tours, by appointment, of all three magnet schools for prospective families. Tours need to be scheduled in advance, and face coverings will be required for all campus visitors.
To schedule your tour, simply call the school you are interested in:
Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet: 870-739-5120
Marion Math, Science, & Technology Magnet: 870-739-5180
Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet: 870-735-4588
For enrollment information, visit https://www.msd3.org/o/msd/page/registration--330
Kindergarten Ms. Troup class having some April fun!
Kindergarten Davis class did not appreciate their "Brown E's" for April Fools Day!!
This week our art classes have partnered with Delta Arts to create a mural for our VPA Flower Garden. Students have been working with two local artist to paint murals of Arkansas wild flowers.
Kindergarten fun!!
Kindergarten fun!!
March has been Music in Our Schools Month. As a part of that we had two contest - an Essay Contest for grades 3-6 and a Drawing Contest for Kindergarten - 2nd grade.
The winners are: Essay Contest
Maliyah Davis, Mrs. Barnes' room
Drawing Contest - Audrey Muller, Mrs. L. Jackson's room
Other outstanding entries included Jaylin Harris, Jalen Bingham and Watson Allison. Also, Dallas Curne, Ma'Jesty Haley-Crowley, Ma'Kaleigh Anderson and Sydney Bates.
VPA 2021 Black History Museum
Due to a delay in delivery, the MSD Child Nutrition Department was unable to send meals home today. They will send meals home tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
All things green! Shamrock headbands, painting rainbows with pots of gold, drawing our own leprechaun, and lucky charms math! Kindergarten Mrs. Davis Class knows how to have fun!!
To see all the pictures click the link: http://bit.ly/VPAK2021
Ms. L. Jackson's 2nd grade class having fun with rainbow math facts!!
Parents,
The following information outlines the Aspire state testing schedule that the Marion School District will follow beginning Monday, April 5, 2021. Please take a few minutes to become familiar with the schedule that will be followed for your child(ren) in grades 3-10. ACT
Aspire Testing Schedule - t.ly/0Omp
Parents of face-to-face students: Please review the Aspire testing schedule. Notice your child(ren) will be taking one test a day during the week of April 5, 2021. Please keep this in mind when scheduling appointments during testing week.
Parents of virtual students: You will be receiving a text and/or email asking you to take a very important survey. Please look over the Aspire testing schedule to help you decide how to complete the survey. This survey will give you 3 options to choose from in order to get your child(ren) tested beginning April 5, 2021. Please fill out a survey for each child in grades 3-10. We ask that you complete the survey by Monday, March 29, 2021, at noon.
3rd grade created leprechaun traps in discovery class!
Attention parents:
Students in grades 3-10 will take the ACT Aspire beginning Monday, April 5, 2021, and ending on Friday, April 9, 2021.
Parents of face-to-face students:
A testing schedule for the week of testing for each campus will be provided on Wednesday March 17, 2021. You will find this testing schedule on the Marion School District website and a direct link will be shared via our Facebook pages.
Parents of virtual students:
A survey and a copy of the testing schedule options will be available for you on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The survey will provide 3 options for how virtual students will be tested. You are asked to choose the option that works best for your student(s). This survey will be emailed and sent through a text to parents of virtual students only. If a parent of a virtual child does not receive this email or text, please call and speak to Jonnett Gammill at 870-739-5100. A testing schedule will be posted on the Marion School website and a direct link shared via Facebook.
Last week Miss. Troup’s class read “How to catch a Leprechaun.”
Kindergarten had a blast with Wolf Trap provided by Delta Arts. Mrs. Davis' class immersed themselves into Little Cloud by Eric Carle.
Attention parents: The state-mandated ACT Aspire for students in grades 3-10 will take place on each campus in the Marion School District during the week of April 5, 2021. Details on what the testing schedules will look like for face-to-face and virtual students will be shared next week.
Don't forget that our VPA Scholastic Book Fair is happening NOW!! Please click the following link to shop the online store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/vpa
