
Hey Briggs & Cardinal Families!
Just a reminder of our Family Night coming up this Thursday! Please scan the QR code to RSVP- it helps us be prepared to have your popcorn & drink ready to go. We hope to see you there!!

Join us for the Annual Pops Concert tonight at the High School West Gym for a fun night of food and music.


Mr. Koob's 5th graders are hard at work on their cardboard projects in Mrs. Shearer's Art Class.



PE Teacher Mr. Schlegel and School Resource Officer James joined in a game of Heart and Seek!! This is one of the many activities Briggs students are participating in as part of their American Heart Association challenge.




Join us today at 4:00 pm at Timber Lanes to celebrate with the Boys Bowling Team being State Champions and the Girls Bowling Team taking home 3rd Place. Come on down to tell our bowlers congratulations!


We are excited to announce that we will celebrate the Boys Bowling Team being State Champions and the Girls Bowling Team taking home 3rd Place. Join us for a celebration tomorrow, Friday, February 23rd at 4:00 pm at Timber Lanes. Come on down to tell our bowlers congratulations!

So proud of all our students have accomplished today! You have so many talents and are the best in the state! Excited to cheer on the girls bowling team tomorrow!



Students had fun creating and sharing their valentine boxes.




Our 4th grade is enjoying school-wide yoga day provided by our staff yoga leaders!! It's a great day to be a Briggs Cardinal!!



It's that time of year again! The Maquoketa Community School District Education Fund's annual Geno's Take and Bake Fundraiser is here! The money made through these pizza sales will help ensure we can support creative and unique classroom learning opportunities, funded by the EdFund Grant.
February 10th pizzas: Sausage, Pepperoni, Cheese Pie, Geno's Special, Eric's Special, and Cinnamon Dessert
March 9th pizzas: Sausage, Pepperoni, Cheese Pie, Geno's Special, Eric's Special, and Veggie
Pickup will begin at 2:00 PM and end at 4:00 PM. Pickup will most likely be Maquoketa Middle School, your confirmation and reminder will have final details. Each pizza will be a large on thin crust unless noted otherwise. Prices are listed next to each option. Please be sure to provide all of the information requested. We will be sending confirmation emails and more in-depth details. Check, cash (exact change appreciated), or Venmo is accepted for payment. Make checks out to the MCSD Education Fund.
Click the link to learn more and order:
https://forms.gle/DZVRszw9aW4xVki3A


Our supplies are nearly out!


Hello Cardinal and Briggs Elementary Families,
Jackson County Conservation is a great partner to all our schools providing classroom presentations and field trips all at no cost. They are currently fundraising to celebrate 20 years at their current location. The new exhibit will help tell the story of Iowa’s natural history through a woodland diorama with plants and wildlife, a walk-through cave interpreting cave geology, and showcasing the bluffs and hill prairies of Jackson County!
The week of February 5th to February 9th we will have a Penny War. Each classroom that participates within Jackson County, will collect as much change as they can. At the end of each day schools will determine their collective total and divide that by the number of students in their building (Cardinal and Briggs will count as one building for Maquoketa). This will give us the student-money ratio. The school with the highest student-money ratio at the end of the week will receive an extra Presentation Day from Jackson County Conservation.
We hope you will all be able to join us in having some fun competition while fundraising for Jackson County Conservation’s new exhibits that will benefit our students for many years to come.
Thank you for any and all donations,
Mrs. Sara Bennis, Cardinal Elementary Principal
Mrs. Gabrielle Recker, Briggs Elementary Principal


Hi Briggs Families! Check out this flyer to learn how you can purchase a shirt to support this year's Dance Marathon. More details have also been shared on our district Facebook page.


Briggs Families!
Join us for this fun family event in February! We hope to see you all there!!

The Maquoketa Community School District Education Fund's annual Geno's Take and Bake Fundraiser is here! The money made through these pizza sales will help ensure we can support creative and unique learning opportunities in our classrooms, funded by the EdFund Grant.
February 10th pizzas: Sausage, Pepperoni, Cheese Pie, Geno's Special, Eric's Special, and Cinnamon Dessert
March 9th pizzas: Sausage, Pepperoni, Cheese Pie, Geno's Special, Eric's Special, and Veggie
Pickup will begin at 2:00 PM and end at 4:00 PM. Pickup will most likely be Maquoketa Middle School, your confirmation and reminder will have final details. Each pizza will be a large on thin crust unless noted otherwise. Prices are listed next to each option. Please be sure to provide all of the information requested. We will be sending confirmation emails and more in-depth details. Check, cash (exact change appreciated), or Venmo is accepted for payment. Make checks out to MCSD Education Fund.
Click the link to learn more and order:
https://forms.gle/DZVRszw9aW4xVki3A

Maquoketa Families,
Buses will be on hard surface roads only starting Monday, January 29th through Wednesday, January 31st. We will reevaluate on Wednesday what our plans for bussing will be for the remainder of the week. Thank You for your understanding.


Hello Briggs Families!
Check out these great opportunities from our local YMCA! Details are on the flyers but if you have questions, please reach out to the YMCA.



Maquoketa Families,
Buses will be on hard surface roads only for the remainder of this week. Please contact Transportation Director, Scott Hansen if you need any support or have questions about your hard surface route. Thank You!

Maquoketa Families,
All activities will be canceled for tonight, Tuesday, January 23rd. We are working together with all districts to reschedule activities/games that have been missed. Thank You for your patience as we work through these weather events.

Maquoketa Families,
School is canceled for today, Tuesday, January 23rd due to roads continuing to be icy and the forecast for continued drizzle and the temperature remaining at freezing. Today will be a virtual learning day. Thank You and stay safe.