IMS is so grateful to Mrs. McClain and the impact she continues to have on the lives of our staff and students - we can't thank you enough for ALL that you do!!
Happy National School Counselors Week to you and all the incredible ILS counselors 💙💛
Hope you've all had a nice weekend! Here's a look at the week ahead from the IMS News Update:
https://conta.cc/49CPYfF
IMS loves to celebrate our students! 💙💛
Yesterday Coach Adams and Coach Weiss held their 2nd annual football signing day ceremony 🏈 Congrats to all our current and future football players!
This morning students were welcomed to the building by Mr. Vanek and our teachers with music and high-5s 🖐️ on their way to the auditorium, where we had our monthly I-Pride Assembly and honored various winter extracurricular groups for their achievements and upcoming adventures.
Let’s give it up for our January Students of the Month, 2nd quarter Students of the Quarter, and I-Pride shout out winners!! 🎉
Leaders from the district have been engaged in conversation about AI and its effect on education! #DidYouKnowFridays
If you are curious about AI, here are some great resources:
AIedu.org
ibm.com, What is Machine Learning?
www.commonsensemedia.org/ai
Happy I-Pride Day! IMS is continuing to accept donations through the end of the week to benefit Cornerstone of Hope. The grade that raises the most funds will receive breakfast before school! Proceeds will continue to be collected in the auditorium before school, and we look forward to seeing everyone in their special spirit week attire - Thursday is college gear/jerseys, and Friday is PJ day 💙💛
Hope you've all had a nice weekend! Here's a look at the week ahead from the IMS News Update:
https://conta.cc/3UiwacO
HUGE thanks to the IMS PTO and Jaime Grassian for the additional support and dinner for our teachers for parent/teacher conference night!! 💙💛
Today our 8th graders participated in the first of a four-part immersive career exploration experience with the Cleveland Clinic!
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Youth and College Education has been working with Amanda Jaronowski, Jamie Vanek & Ben Hegedish to design this multi-step partnership. The Clinic is sending experts from different fields to IMS over the course of several weeks to talk with our 8th graders, sharing the multitude of healthcare opportunities ranging from medical caregivers to engineers, art curators to A.I. specialists, and so much more!
At the end of this experience the Clinic will host the entire 8th grade at their main campus for a day, where they will visit the state of the art simulation center, take a behind the scenes tour of main campus, have lunch with employees, and immerse themselves in the Clinic culture for a day.
Our first All-Pro Parent Breakfast of 2024 is this Friday 1/26 at 7:15am for 5th Grade 💙💛 Hope to see you there!
Hope you've all had a nice long weekend! Here's a look at the week ahead from the IMS News Update:
https://conta.cc/3U01Ljs
With school closing and the weather warning remaining in effect, we are canceling today's ski club for IMS. We are looking to reschedule with Boston Mills and our transportation office. Once a date is finalized, Mrs. Frate will communicate accordingly. Stay warm, and hope you all enjoy the long weekend!
No school today - Friday, January 19. While forecasted accumulations of snow were known last night, the forecasts actually became more severe with more snow expected. Stay safe, have a great weekend, and go Blue Devils.
The district secured a grant to update security cameras across all buildings. After months of planning, the new safety-focused camera system is in use providing additional safety at all our locations. #DidYouKnowFridays
Stay warm and safe out there! 💙💛
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and hope you've all had a nice weekend! Here's a look at the week ahead from the IMS News Update:
https://conta.cc/4209tMr
Here we go Brownies, here we go!! 🤎🧡
Eighth-grade Spanish students in Mrs. Corrigan's class were able to incorporate History with Spanish! In honor of MLK Day on Monday, students were given a few different versions of famous MLK quotes to translate and analyze. After learning online the who, what, when, why of each quote's significance and recognizing vocabulary previously learned, students will apply how MLK's legacy can be applied to the world today. Can't wait to read their responses on how they can be difference makers in 2024! #IPride
Hope you're all having a great start to 2024! It's been wonderful having our students and staff back in the building after the winter break 💙💛
We'll be having a Browns spirit wear day tomorrow ahead of this weekend's wild card game, so wear your orange and brown to cheer them on! 🧡🤎
Happy New Year from Independence Local Schools!
Happy Holidays from IMS!!
Staff and students are thoroughly enjoying their last day at school before the winter break. This morning while students participated in an I-Pride Assembly, which featured a 1st trimester culmination WIMS newscast and honored our December students of the month and I-Pride shout out winners, the IMS PTO treated our staff to a wonderful breakfast!
We later had a surprise visit from Santa, and had some amazing PTO volunteers in the lunchroom providing a delicious hot cocoa buffet ☕️
Our 5th graders had a lot of fun presenting historical skits they’ve been working on for their very own Christmas Readers Theatre 🎭
And we’re currently being serenaded by the IHS vocal ensemble, to be followed by the IHS band in a special holiday concert just for our staff and students 🎶
We are grateful to all who have made this wonderful day happen, and look forward to all the things that 2024 will bring! Stay safe and enjoy this winter break with your friends and families 💙💛
