REMINDER: Tomorrow, May 23, Briggs students will be going to the Maquoketa YMCA. Each grade will be there for an hour and students will have the choice to play in the gym, walk on the track, or go swimming. Students must provide their own swimsuits and towels if they wish to use the pool. We are grateful for this opportunity the YMCA partners with our school to provide!!
Our Lady Cards fought hard tonight! What an amazing season; we can't wait to watch you again next year! Congratulations to our players and coaches on all of your accomplishments!
Congratulations to the class of 2025! Be sure to join us for our graduation ceremony Sunday, May 25th at 2:00pm. Join us in an afternoon of celebrating achievements, dedication and the bright future that lies ahead for our Maquoketa High School seniors beyond graduation.
Congratulations to our Maquoketa boys and girls state track qualifiers! We are cheering you on and wish you continued success this week!! Thank you to the Boosters for organizing the send off and to everyone who attended this great event. Go Cards!
Our Senior Awards celebration is today! We are so excited to recognize all of our seniors. Today's celebration will be recorded and posted following the event.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025.
UPDATE: The Pitch Hit & Run scheduled for today (5/20/25) has been postponed. A new date will be announced in the future.
The Kiwanis Club of Maquoketa is hosting the local 2025 MLB Pitch Hit and Run competition on Tuesday, May 20th. This is open to all children 7-14 (as of 11/15/2025) and is free to all!
Join us at the high school track this Friday for the Briggs Track & Field Day!
Hello Cardinal Elementary Families,
We are down to 3 weeks of school. Please see the CWNK news report
https://youtu.be/09qc0Do_G0Q) to learn more about what is happening next week.
Highlights Include:
-Thank you to all those that joined us for the Cardinal Spring Music concert.
-Thank you for joining us for Donuts with Grown-Ups! We served over 200 donuts that morning!
-Cardinal Carnival Coming Soon - May 27th
-Cardinal BBQ - May 27th
-2nd Grade Talent Show - May 27th
-Wednesday, May 28th (early dismissal)
-Last day of school May 29th (early dismissal)
Have a great week!
LATE REMINDER: We have our second Parent/Student Transition Meeting this evening at the Middle School at 5:30pm for parents of incoming 5th & 6th graders. Like our last meeting, parents and students will learn more about the transition to the Middle School, have an opportunity to ask questions to seek answers, as well as get a tour of where the fifth and sixth grade classrooms will be located for the upcoming school year. We hope to see you all there!
Hello Cardial Elementary Families,
It's staff appreciation week starting Monday. MCSD is grateful for all our staff and the hard work and dedication that goes into supporting our amazing students! We are down to 4 weeks left of the school year. It's hard to believe how quickly the year goes. We are very proud of the progress that has been made and also thankful for the support of our families and community partners! Please see the CWNK news report (https://youtu.be/s-Gld3ISax0) for information about the week ahead!
Highlights Include:
-Music Concert, Tuesday, May 6th
-Track and Field Day, Friday, May 9th
-Donuts with Grown-Ups, Friday, May 9th
-Cardinal Carnival, Cookout, and 2nd Grade Talent Show, May 27th
You still have time to sign-up for Donuts with Grown-Ups May 9th! We would love to see you there!
We are heading quickly into our last month of the school year! Your Briggs student brought a copy of this flyer home to hang on the fridge, but just in case you haven't seen it, here it is!!
Enroll your child in preschool for the 25-26 school year today!
https://www.maquoketaschools.org/o/ce/page/preschool-programs
Welcome to another addition of CWNK (https://youtu.be/qVVeJaL8U1I).
Highlights include:
-Spring Concert (May 6th at 6:30, see flyer)
-Cardinal Track & Field (May 9th, see flyer)
-1st Grade Leaders of the Month
-No school April 18th, 21st, and 22nd - Spring Break
-Happy Easter!
What a great turn out for our STEM Night! Thank you to all those that were able to join in the fun! 🤩
Cardinal Elementary had a visit from our Leader in Me coach, Kim Nelson, this week! We appreciate all the insight into resources that increase our ability to help students discover those skills that allow them to shine bright! 🤩
We hope you can join us on Thursday afternoon from 4:30-5:30 for our Cardinal STEM Night at Innovate 120! Come explore 8 fun and exciting STEM centers!
We had a very successful HIE Awareness blood drive at Cardinal Elementary 🙌🏻
Thank you so much to the donors who gave their blood to save others. We are so grateful for students like Liam True!
ImpactLife
Hope for HIE Foundation - Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital
Hello Cardinal Elementary Families,
Meet our new reporters, Kinsley Noack, Shane Watters, and Addie Marlowe as they share the CWNK news report (https://youtu.be/z40L7DZ9-xQ) for next week.
Highlights include:
-Monday, April 7th, is the Cardinal Blood Drive. You still have time to sign-up!
-2nd Grade Leaders of the Month
-April 10th - Cardinal students will be at the Ohnward Performing Arts Center from 9:45 am-10:30 am for the Musical Matinee.
-April 10th is also our Cardinal STEM Night at Innovate 120 (see the attached flyer).
-Spring Break starts the following week. No school for kids on April 18th, 21st, and 22nd.
-Friday, April 11th, is the deadline for Cookie Sales.
Have a great week!
Vision to Learn donated 43 glasses to students at Cardinal Elementary this week. We had a lot of smiling faces! Thank you to all of our donors! 🤓
