
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.

In honor of the 100th day of school in February, HCGC’s 1st graders donated $115 to Steudlein Learning Center for their Pack-A-Sack weekend food program.
They exceeded their goal of raising $100 on the 100th day!
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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.

What is your favorite animal? 5th grade students researched any animal of their choice and made a Food Chain! Students then wrote about the movement of energy among plants, animals, and decomposers.





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.


Kindergarten registration for the 2021-22 school year is now under way! Any child who will be 5 years old on or before August 1 should register. Parents can access all registration materials, including a list of required documents and the online registration form at the link below.
Students living outside the Marion School District are also eligible to enroll, but they must also complete a School Choice application by May 1.
Families who need assistance with the registration process can visit the Marion School District Annex Building from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Extended hours will be available from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. today (March 9), and Thursday, March 11. The Annex is located at 230 Pine Street in Marion.
Link: http://marionar.apptegy.us/o/msd/page/kindergarten-registration--47


It’s time for kindergarten registration! Any child who will be 5 years old on or before August 1 should register. The Marion School District will open registration for the 2021-22 school year on Tuesday, March 9. Parents can access all registration materials, including a list of required documents and the online registration form at the link below.
Students living outside the Marion School District are also eligible to enroll, but they must also complete a School Choice application by May 1.
Families who need assistance with the registration process can visit the Marion School District Annex Building from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Extended hours will be available from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, and Thursday, March 11. The Annex is located at 230 Pine Street in Marion.
Link: http://marionar.apptegy.us/o/msd/page/kindergarten-registration--47


The next to last episode in our series is HERE!
Houses + Great Teachers + 7 Habits = 💯
Check our our third graders’ interpretation of a day in their life!
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The FINAL episode drops TODAY at NOON!
https://youtu.be/rvHjCnXjroc

REMINDER: Friday, March 5, will be a Virtual Day for all MSD students. This is being done to accommodate a district-wide Covid-19 vaccination clinic for faculty and staff. We thank you for your support in helping us work to provide the safest possible learning environment for our students!


Calling all prospective FIRST GRADE parents! Check out what a day in the life of an HCGC FiRsT grader is like!
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Episode 4 drops tomorrow! Stay tuned...
https://youtu.be/bEbbWNSLCKk

3/1/21
Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today:
1 student
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.
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Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN
School Health Coordinator
870-739-5140 (office)
kfogleman@msd3.org

Episode 2 of our new series is HERE! Click the link to check out life as an HCGC 4th grader.
These students are eager to show around our school!
Episode 3 drops tomorrow...
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https://youtu.be/J_X8Mi4bKmk

HCGC celebrates Read Across America day tomorrow (3/1/2021)!
See you then {in PaJaMaS}...
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The Marion School District will pivot to a virtual learning day on Friday, March 5, to accommodate a second Covid-19 vaccination clinic for faculty and staff.
The clinic will allow staff members who received their first shot on February 5 to receive their second dose. This is part of our continuing efforts to provide the safest possible learning environment for our students.
Because of the challenges associated with the large number of doses of the vaccine, securing the appropriate personnel to administer the vaccine, and other logistical issues connected with a vaccination event of this scale, the Marion School District again opted to pivot to virtual learning for the day.
Meals for Friday will be sent home with students on Thursday afternoon, along with the regular weekend meal distribution. Regular school schedules will resume on Monday, March 8.
This process is a vital step in protecting the health and safety of both our staff and students. As always, we thank you for your patience and support as we continue to navigate this ongoing health crisis and this unprecedented school year.


Weekly COVID update 2/22-2/26
Staff reported positive for COVID-19 : 2
Staff quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 : 3
Students reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 1
Students quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 5
Total staff positive for COVID-19 since 7/24/20: 98
Total staff quarantined due to exposure since 7/24/20: 281
Total students positive for COVID-19 since 7/15/20: 246
Total students quarantined due to exposure since 7/15/20: 2466
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Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN
School Health Coordinator
870-739-5140 (office)
kfogleman@msd3.org

2/26/21
Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today:
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

Greetings Patriot Parents:
If your student is virtual and in grades 3 through 10, please take a moment to complete a survey about the upcoming ACT Aspire state assessment. We'd like to hear from you as we begin preparations for this test. We appreciate your input. Click the survey link here --> https://forms.gle/11UV7vbtfMGvwefh8

What a GrEaT week back at HCGC! Episode 2 of our Day in the Life series drops MoNdAy...
Which grade will it feature?!?
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📸 cred: Straley Owen


Ronald McNair was an MIT-trained physicist who specialized in laser research before joining NASA in the late 1970s. In February 1984, he became just the second African American to reach space, serving as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. On January 28, 1986, he was one of the seven crew members killed when the Challenger shockingly exploded 73 seconds after liftoff.


Mr. O’Neal told you about our new YouTube series and now Episode 1 is here!
Watch this video to see what life is like as an HCGC 5th grader!
Stay tuned for Episode 2...
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https://youtu.be/GUlagZKqAiE