Education

Breakfast
Elementary schools
Monday, March 27: glazed donut and toast or cereal and toast, peaches, mixed fruit, jelly, juice, and milk.
Tuesday, March 28: granola breakfast cookie and toast or cereal and toast, pears, orange wedges, jelly, juice, and milk.
Wednesday, March 29: scrambled eggs and toast or cereal and toast, banana, pineapple chunks, jelly, juice, and milk.
Thursday, March 30: build your own parfait w/granola and toast or cereal and toast, peaches, strawberries, jelly, juice, and milk.

St. Augustine Science
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a very important molecule to life on Earth. Plants use it in making food – photosynthesis, and it is important for temperature regulation on Earth.  It “traps” heat during the day, along with other “greenhouse” gases, and releases it at night so it doesn’t get too cold. So, it is a necessary part of sustaining a livable environment.

West Marion Elementary students participated in Career Day on March 3. Students learned about various careers during their classroom guidance lessons and guest speakers visited the fifth grade students. Fifth grade students also completed a career report and did presentations for students in grades k-4.

The Marion County Board of Education approved the district's facilities plan and reconfiguration plan during its meeting March 9, but the decision wasn’t unanimous.
School Board Member Carrie Gribbins Truitt was the only board member to vote against the reconfiguration plan, stating that she believed the district should delay the implementation until the 2018-19 school year.