Marshall Public Schools
Below is the link to the revised proposed calendar for the 2019 - 2020 MPS School Year. Please send comments and/or suggestions to mpscalendar@marshallowls.com by noon Tuesday, the 26th.
2019-2020 MPS Proposed Calendar
MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS HEALTH ALERT
Issued by Dr. Carol Maher, Superintendent of Schools
January, 2019
On January 9th, two confirmed cases of chicken pox were reported to Marshall Public Schools administration. If you or your child suffer from a chronic and/or serious illness or condition, we urge you to consult your health care provider to make...
Attendance at Eastwood has been amazing! All ten classrooms met the goal of 95% for the month of September! The top three classes were Miss Gittens 97.84%, Mrs. Wissman 98.24%, and Miss Clem 98.66%. Great job Eastwood students and teachers!
Third and Fourth graders traveled to the high school for their spring mile run. The students have really improved their time this year! Thanks Coach S. for promoting a healthy lifestyle in our school!
Eastwood and Northwest fourth graders came together to perform their spring music program "World Music". The students learned several songs from different cultures including American Folk, West African, and Australia. They also rocked on recorders playing "BAG" songs. Great job Fourth Graders!
Many have heard the saying that variety is the spice of life. Eastwood students have had a great variety of tasks on STEAM Days, which allows there to be something for everyone. The final STEAM Day of the year certainly was no different.
In addition to the third and fourth grade mobile activity, four classes were tickled to visit the Makerspace Bus. The...
As we celebrated Dr. Seuss this week, several classes had the privilege of enjoying surprise guest readers. Thank you to the following people for reading to our classes: Raymond Coslet, Christy Varner, Amy Miles, Diane Gillaspie, Emily Maxwell, Katie Berger, and Susie Thompson.
March 7th marked the day Eastwood third grade students loaded up and headed out west! The STEM challenge had students using their knowledge about simple machines, force, and Missouri’s history including The Oregon Trail. Students were tasked with designing and creating a Conestoga Wagon using 2 straws, 10 toothpicks, 2 pipe cleaners, a chunk of cardboard, a large...
Wednesday, February 7th, Eastwood students plunged into penguins for their STEM activity. Third and fourth graders worked with a partner to research a specific species of penguin. Science terms such as predator and prey were used while gathering information. After collecting facts, students measured out enough paper to create a life-sized penguin. The penguins...
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's an EAGLE! Eastwood third graders traveled to Grand Pass Thursday morning to look for eagles. The bus tour was chilly, but exciting! Students had previously been learning about eagles' life cycle, habitat, migration, conservation, and the Missouri River. The culminating field trip resulted in students seeing several eagles.
Eastwood 4th graders had the privilege of attending the Nicholas-Beazley Aviation Museum. They were able to see model airplanes that were handcrafted in Marshall. They also learned about the rich history of aviation that took place here in our hometown. A big thank you goes out to Community Bank of Marshall for sponsoring this event. Also, to the Nicholas-Beazley...
Eastwood and Northwest Third Graders performed their fall music program, "Celebrate Music!" They celebrated how music can be multicultural, creative, historic, imaginative, and make you want to move. Great job, Third Grade!
Eastwood and Northwest fourth graders came together to honor our local Veterans in Saline county. They sang the five songs of the armed forces at the annual Veterans Day ceremony on the square. The students have been working very hard on this performance and it showed off!
Eastwood third and fourth graders participated in their third 12:30 early dismissal STEM day. STEM, also commonly expanded to STEAM and STREAM includes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, as well as arts and robotics. Classes were divided to participate in two different activities.The Marshall Public Schools’ Makerspace bus made its debut at...
Third grade students at Eastwood have been studying the life cycle of a butterfly. They had the opportunity to watch the entire process in their science classrooms. From the caterpillar stage to the chrysalis, and finally the butterflies emerged from their cocoons! Students turned the butterflies loose in the Eastwood Butterfly Garden on the east side of the...
October 4th, brought the second 12:30 early dismissal for Marshall Public Schools. Wednesday’s activity at Eastwood was to work with a partner as engineers to design and build a tower that would withstand a 30 second earthquake simulation. The catch was that students only had two building materials: toothpicks and marshmallows. Students quickly realized that...
As part of the Spirit Week Homecoming activities, the Eastwood 4th graders' created drawings of the Marshall's mascot, the Owl, in library. They also learned about the tradition of celebrating homecoming and the purpose of a school mascot. We all say, "GO OWLS!!!". We hope you swoop down and defeat the Spartans.
Homecoming Spirit at Eastwood
Events for week of 9/18-9/22
Grinch Theme
Monday: Holly Jolly-Wear red and green
Tuesday: Show the Spartans we have spirit–wear a Christmas/winter sweater, sweatshirt, or T-shirt
Wednesday: Ghost of Homecomings Past-Pick a decade and show your school pride! Example 60s, 70s, 80s, etc...
Thursday: Candy Cane Day-Wear red and...
This year on 12:30 early dismissals for the first Wednesday of the month, Eastwood students will be participating in STEAM activities. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.
On September 6th, students worked on effective communication skills while collaborating with a partner to build a representation of what they’d both...
Third graders celebrated their attendance at school with an ice cream party.
Monday, May 15, 2017, Eastwood students and families gathered in the gymnasium to witness the various talents of the third graders. Students signed up in advance to be in the talent show. They had to audition and practice before performing in front of the entire school. Some of the talents included singing, dancing, baton twirling, magic tricks, jokes, piano...
Eastwood Third Graders celebrated their hard work and completion of the MAP test on Friday, May 5th. Students spent the majority of the day outside enjoying the sunshine and their friends. This is the first year students take the MAP test, and they are tested in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Students in Mrs. Wissman's 4th grade class participated in a STEM activity using Legos and communication. Students had to communicate effectively with their team to create a boat using only Legos. The trick was that students were shown different examples of boats and had to problem solve and compromise on their design. Everyone's design was unique and "OWLstanding!"
At eight this morning, Eastwood third graders loaded the busses and headed west. They were eagerly awaiting School Day at the K. The Fox 4 weather team presented weather trivia and science experiments. After their presentation, they played a little baseball. Students ate lunch in the parking lot, then reentered the stadium to watch the Royals and the White Sox...
Thank you Missouri Valley College for inviting us to watch Music From Stage to Screen featuring Valley Connection Show Choir and MVC Repertory Dance Ensemble. Our students and teachers enjoyed your talented performers. We especially loved guessing which movie the song was from.
Eastwood and Northwest
4th graders performed their spring program "World Music" on April
6th. They sang in several different languages, played recorders and showed off
their dancing skills! Thank you to everyone who made this event possible.
'Chick' out the chicks that were hatched in Mrs. Thomas', Mrs. Hartley's, and Miss Gittens' classrooms. The students learned about the lifecycle of a chick while patiently waiting for them to hatch. Thank you to the MU Extension for the eggs and incubators.
On March 15th Mrs. Nancy Kleinschmidt, the counselor at Eastwood and Northwest schools, was named Elementary School Counselor of the Year by Central Missouri School Counselor Association. Mrs. Kleinschmidt was nominated for the honor by a colleague and her principals.
Today, Friday, March 10th wrapped up Eastwood Elementary School’s celebration of Dr. Seuss Week. Students participated in daily themed activities centered on a Dr. Seuss book or character.Monday students kicked off Dr. Seuss Week by reading the reader’s oath.Students also wore silly socks on their feet, because the book Fox in Socks is hard to beat!Tuesday saw My...
WE are wild about Dr. Seuss at Eastwood. Next week, we will be celebrating the famous children's author Dr. Seuss. We have many different activities planned each day. Our older students will have the opportunity to revisit and reread their favorite Dr. Seuss books. Students are encouraged to spend their daily at home reading time reading Dr. Seuss books...
On Monday, February 27, the 4th graders at Eastwood participated in a Living Wax Museum. Each month, students have to complete a book report project. The projects vary each month and are an exciting way to get kids interested in reading. During February, the students had to read a biography and then create a speech as that person. Then, on the night of the museum,...
During first semester, Eastwood Third Graders had the opportunity to learn more about our agriculture community through a program called Ag Education on the Move. This program was developed by Missouri Farmers Care.Third graders participated in 10 weeks of lessons about crops, livestock, soil and water conservation, and agriculture careers. These lessons gave...
During the month of February, 3rd and 4th graders at Eastwood have been able to participate in an after school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program. They have had the chance to build a functional robotic hand out of cardboard that is capable of picking up light objects. They also had the opportunity to build a table out of newspaper that would...
Eastwood third and fourth graders were able to jazz up their Monday morning with the Marshall Jazz Band. Mrs. Summers, director of the Marshall High School Jazz Band, brought her talented students to play a few songs for Eastwood's enjoyment. Third and fourth graders had learned about the different instruments being used, and were able to identify them. March is...
Eastwood third grade students have been learning about the water cycle and weather in science class. Some of the hands on activities included creating a diagram of the water cycle and identifying different types of clouds.
This week the Eastwood Kinders read the book, A Day With a Mail Carrier, and learned about the Post Office. As part of our unit we each wrote a letter to a friend. On Friday, February 17, we walked to the Marshall Post Office to get an inside scoop of what happens inside. While we were there everyone got to put a stamp on their letter and mail it to their...
On Friday, February 3rd, Eastwood students gathered for the February Character Education Assembly. Mrs. Thomas' third grade class presented the character word of the month, acceptance. To present the word, the class performed a Wheel of Fortune skit.
Eastwood Kindergarten classes are working hard to improve their reading skills. Miss Jenkins' class got to use their whisper phones to listen to themselves read! The class loves using them and enjoyed hearing their own voice while they read. The new readers also will be bringing home books to share with their family and to show off their skills!
On Tuesday January 31st, Eastwood third graders took a field trip to Grand Pass Wildlife Area to observe the eagles. They have been studying life cycles, food chains, and migration patterns in science along with facts about eagles.