News

March 7, 2022

In keeping with School Board Policy II/IIA-AR, this notice serves to inform the community of the English Language Arts Instructional Materials that the North Marion School District K–12 Committee is considering launching in the fall of 2022. 

What is happening? This spring, each school in the district will pilot instructional materials in the classroom from two publishers.

North Marion High School Social Studies Teacher Kira Barber chose to focus on the Tuskegee Airmen during Black History Month this February to get students excited about learning.

So the North Marion School District is hosting an emotional wellness event in Spanish that is free to attend and will include food, beverages, several raffle items, and child care!

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will lift mask requirements for indoor public spaces and Oregon’s schools on March 19. 

Every year, North Marion Intermediate School fourth-grader Ashlynn Nestor collects funds for the American Heart Association (AHA) to honor the memory of her twin sister, Braydee, who passed away at age 1 of a congenital heart defect.

There will be no school on Monday, February 21 and staff will also be gone for the day because it is Presidents' Day!

This day originally marked President George Washington's birthday — but it's no longer celebrated on his actual birthday. Washington was born on February 22, 1732.

However, Congress passed a law in 1968 to create more uniform observances of public holidays, including moving Presidents' Day to the third Monday of February.

An Instructional Coach is a teacher who supports and guides her peers, and her colleagues say that title certainly fits Middle School IC Chelsea Landry.

In honor of Black History Month, we will be spotlighting the work of great Black and African-American thinkers. This week, we're sharing "Harlem," a poem by Langston Hughes.

Harlem

What happens to a dream deferred?

      Does it dry up
      like a raisin in the sun?
      Or fester like a sore—
      And then run?
      Does it stink like rotten meat?
      Or crust and sugar over—
      like a syrupy sweet?

      Maybe it just sags
      like a heavy load.

      Or does it explode?

Here's an important notice from the City of Woodburn: The memorial service for Firefighter Austin Smith is at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 12 at the St. Paul Rodeo grounds, 4174 Malo Ave NE, St Paul.

The service is open to the public, but please note that this will be a full firefighter honor memorial service with a large presence of first responders (and their vehicles) expected to attend.

By Jillian Daley

North Marion High School is a pioneer when it comes to the School District's Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program, building on it with fresh ideas to support students.

High School Principal De Ann Jenness brought the School District Sources of Strength, which shows students how to identify their own best abilities and to select caring supporters in order to weather difficulties. Jenness says the program is well thought out, especially the idea of asking students to pinpoint not only an adult whom they can trust and talk to, but a peer. 

By Jillian Daley

Calming corners in classrooms are an important fixture at the Primary School, as the building is avidly invested in the School District's Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program.

Students at the Primary School, icluding grade levels K-2, can take a breather in these calming corners or a break in the Reset Room, a place for students to collect and sort their feelings that is similar to the Zen Den at the Intermediate School.