Hope you've all had a nice weekend! Here's a look at the week ahead from the IMS News Update:
https://conta.cc/45gvDtH
Looking forward to seeing you all at our IMS Tailgate for Heights Under The Lights tomorrow night!! ๐๐
Congratulations to our 7th grade volleyball team on being conference champions!! ๐๐ Great job, Ladies! ๐๐
Congratulations Brain Brawl team on your 2nd place finish!!๐
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Good luck to our Brain Brawl team competing today! 2-0 after the first two rounds! ๐๐
Students celebrated their first I-Pride Assembly of the year today ๐ Congratulations to all of our I-Pride Shoutout recipients and Students of the Month! ๐๐
Ms. Bloam's Gamers Squad had their first after-school meeting today in the Blue Room ๐ฎ๐๐๐งฉ These kids had a blast!!
Photos/Videos Needed for Newscast!
Do you have pictures/videos of your children participating in school events like sports, clubs, or activities? If so, the WIMS crew would love for you to share them with us! The WIMS crew produces our morning announcements and newscasts. The first trimester newscast may feature the following segments: 8th Grade DC Trip, WIMS, Golf Club, Builderโs Club, Junior Biology, Football, Cheer, Volleyball, Cross Country, Shoe Drive, Fall Fest, Halloween at school, Spirit Week, WEB, Yearbook Club, Student Council, Donuts, Popcorn, Canned Food Drives, Fundraisers, Gamer's Squad, the IMS School Play, and possibly more. No video is too short or too long!
Students can upload videos to the WIMS Google Classroom. The code to join the classroom is evfppvs.
Parents can either have their children upload videos/pictures to the WIMS Google Classroom or they can be emailed to rpietrzak@independence.k12.oh.us
We will be accepting videos/pictures all year long for even more sports and activities. Feel free to keep sharing. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask Rachel Pietrzak at rpietrzak@independence.k12.oh.us
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Mr. Greene's 6th and 7th grade Music Appreciation classes spent some time learning how to create and edit audio tracks while rapping a childrenโs book ๐ผ๐ถ How creative!
Mrs. Pietrzak's WIMS class is hard at work! ๐ฅ๐๏ธ
In case you're ever looking for a written copy of their daily announcements, they can be found here on the IMS website:
https://www.independence.k12.oh.us/o/ims/page/wims-morning-announcements
Reminder that IMS picture day is TOMORROW!! ๐ธ๐๐
Today our 8th graders participated in a day of alternate learning, taking advantage of some of our city's treasured resources!
Students utilized their mapping skills learned in the classroom to complete an orienteering activity at the Land Lab ๐งญ and made use of the Independence Public Library to research and find print sources for their upcoming Science Expo topics ๐
Kudos to our entire 8th grade team for their out of the classroom thinking, and especially Ms. Lewis and her student volunteers from IHS for making the day run so smoothly! ๐๐
It's National Custodians Appreciation Day!! Today and every day, thank you to Scott Stasek, Elijah Spellman, and the rest of our incredible custodial staff at IMS for keeping our spaces clean, safe & shining bright! ๐๐
Our 7th graders are making chocolate chip cookies in Mrs. Whitacre's Family & Consumer Sciences Lab today. Can't wait to test the product! ๐ฅฃ๐ช๐
Hope you've all had a nice weekend! Here's a look at the week ahead from the IMS News Update:
https://conta.cc/48w5RVg
Don't forget, IMS Picture Day is this Tuesday!! ๐ธ
So excited to host today's first "All-Pro Parent Breakfast" of the year! This breakfast was for the 5th grade families. Every grade level will have several opportunities throughout the year to enjoy breakfast, bonding time, and an inspirational message ๐๐
Special shout outs to Mr. Hegedish and Mr. DeAngelis for their presentation, and to IMS PTO parents Kelley Deir and Jaime Grassian for setting up this amazing spread ๐
Mrs. Obravec's drama club is getting into character for this year's IMS musical: Xanadu Jr! ๐คฉ
Mark your calendars for Nov. 17-18 at 7pm to see these 54 amazing 5-8th graders bring Olivia Newton-John's beloved movie to the IMS stage ๐ฌ
Xanadu Jr. follows the journey of Kira and her "muse sisters 9" in 1980s Venice, California as they weave their magic to help struggling artist, Sonny Malone, create the perfect artistic creation - the first Roller Disco, Xanadu! ๐ผ
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/3EPsXIY
Miss Hannah's 6th graders are making ceramic relief sculptures in art class! ๐จ
Rehearsal with our 7th and 8th Grade Band joining the IHS Marching Band yesterday. Excited to perform with our Middle School Band tonight! Be sure to stick around after the game for a post show performance with the lights out!
Our 8th grade Spanish students enjoyed playing a time-telling game in Mrs. Corrigan's class today โฐ How fun!