Marion Visual and Performing Arts Magnet

10/16/20 Today, Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases: 1 student 3 staff members Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. 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 the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

Showcasing student art throughout our building. Mrs. Shumock has been busy hanging student artwork for all to enjoy! Click the link to see all the pictures: http://bit.ly/VPA20-21Art

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Please click the link to hear Mrs. Hunter read Frida Stops a Bully! https://bit.ly/3lSUL3p

VPA has the best bosses!!

10/16/20 Weekly COVID-19 Update: Staff reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 7 Staff quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 35 Students reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 13 Students quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 194 (5 non-school related) Total staff positive for COVID-19 since 7/24/20: 23 Total staff quarantined due to exposure since 7/24/20: 59 Total students positive for COVID-19 since 7/15/20: 31 Total students quarantined due to exposure since 7/15/20: 377 We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

10/15/20 Today, Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases: 1 student athlete involved with the MJHS football team 1 virtual student athlete that has not been on campus during their infectious period 2 staff members Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. 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 the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

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Drama has been creating fun monsters this week in 3rd grade. Discovery 5th & 6th graders have had fun creating their own catapults. please click the link to see a short video of all the fun in encore! https://bit.ly/3k1NsG5

Just a reminder for our families with virtual students in the Lakeshore and the Dollhouses areas. Meals will begin being distributed today for you. 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. 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. View the image for specific times and locations

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10/14/20 Today, Marion School District received notification of three students that have tested positive for COVID-19. Close contacts of the positive cases have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. 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 the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

Mrs. Morgan's Kindergarten class is having fun with their fall math today!!

Encore classes have had an exciting week so far. Discovery has been experimenting with "Sink or Float" in 1st grade. Music has been adding a percussion accompaniment to the book/song "There Was An Old Monster"!

Just a reminder for our families with virtual students in the Harvard Yard, Sunset, Turrell and Jericho areas. Meals will begin being distributed today for you. 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. 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. View the image for specific times and locations

10/13/20 Today, Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases: 2 student athletes involved with the MJHS football team 3 virtual students who have had no contact on any campuses 1 staff member Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. 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 the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Please click the link to hear 6th grader Mya Harris read a story about a witch and her new friends! http://bit.ly/Myabook

Mrs. Henson's Kindergarten had a great week learning about fire Safety. What a great activity to end the week!

Just a reminder for our families with virtual students who can come to MJHS or VPA to pick up meals. Meals will begin being distributed at these locations on Tuesdays only. 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. 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. View the image for specific times and locations

10/12/20 Today, Marion School District received notification of two students that have tested positive for COVID-19. In case number one, we were notified,today, of a positive case that occurred on October 1. Due to the length of time between the positive test and the school district being notified, the majority of the quarantine time has expired. Close contacts to this particular case have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. The second case involves one of our student-athletes on the MJHS football team. Again, all close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines. 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 the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

This week we will be spotlighting our awesome VPA encore team! Check back each day to see the amazing things about this team!!