Mrs. Dostal's class read "How Spider Saved Halloween" and then watched a Mystery Doug episode about spiders. We learned about which spider is the biggest and made our own spiders crawl to the fly (ruler). The students loved this and learned so much!
Mrs. Manthei's HS Accounting students took some time away from computers and are learning to do journal entries by playing Monopoly this week!! Great engagement and some good skills learning to work with each other!!
Mrs. Reicks' fifth graders collaborating on their math work.
Our literacy committee, made up of teachers and administrators are learning about the science of reading with the outcome of choosing an evidence based literary curriculum for our students. This spring we will be piloting some new curriculum with the goal of adopting next fall.
Thank You to our staff and families for attending the Middle School Family Fun night last night! It was great to see so many students enjoying each other and the event.
Students in Mrs. Barton's preschool room today were singing and learning new words about fall and Halloween fun!
Please join us tonight for the Middle School Family Fall Festival from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm.
Congratulations to the Maquoketa Football Team on their '23/'24 Season. We are proud of your accomplishments and look forward to continuing to cheer you on next year!
The YMCA is offering early out Wednesday activities to students starting November 1st.
Congratulations to Mia, Ainsley, and Abby! All 3 were selected to the Iowa All-State Band! Extra congrats to Abby, she is now a 3-year All-Stater AND a first clarinet this year. We are CARDINALS…and we are proud of your accomplishments today!
Our construction tech students are roofing a storage shed on campus. Thank You Mr. Hanken for supporting the students with this project.
Congratulations to the Maquoketa XC team and their run at the district meet tonight. Many Personal Records and Season Bests. Also...CONGRATS to Izzy Hardin on being a STATE QUAlIFIER with her 14th place finish!! Awesome season runners!
Congratulations to our Maquoketa High School choir for putting on a wonderful fall performance this week. Thank you for sharing your talents with our community.
It's Cardinal Club Wednesday. Thank you to our staff and volunteers for sharing your talents and supporting the leadership of our students.
"Thank You" to our Board for prioritizing learning more about our literacy data. Also, "Thank You" to the AEA staff, our instructional coaches and principals for sharing how they are responding to the data.
Congratulations to the Maquoketa High School Marching band for competing at the high school state marching band competition last weekend. Thank You for sharing your music talents with our community and we are proud of your accomplishments!
Thank You to the Maquoketa Fire Department for hosting our kindergarten students at the fire station so they could learn more about fire safety. We are appreciative of all that you do for our community.
Football Schedule Update:
Due to field conditions the Fresh/Soph Football game has been cancelled. We will honor our senior group starting at 5:15 PM. Varsity kickoff will be at 6:00 PM tonight!
Go Cards!
Maquoketa CSD is partnering with Challenge to Change to implement yoga and mindfulness in our schools to support students with social/emotional growth and regulation. Families, look for additional communication that has been sent home electronically.
Mrs. Recker, Briggs Principal supporting students using the brain break room before they go back to class.
