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Thank you for your cooperation,
Sara Bennis
Cardinal Elementary Principal








Hello Cardinal Elementary Families,
Thank you to all those who helped us recognize Red Ribbon Week with the fun dress up days as we Pledge to be Drug Free! Next week we will celebrate Halloween with costume parties on Thursday for PK and Friday for K-2 students. Please watch the CWNK news (https://youtu.be/enl9UOsbLjY) with more information about our week ahead.
Highlights Include:
Fun celebrating Red Ribbon Week
Halloween parties Friday, Oct. 31st
Trunk or Treat at the Y on Oct. 30th
High Hopes and Count on Me assembly
Level Up for Leadership Day Nov. 25th
Jokes of the Week
Have a great weekend!
Harper Dirks does an excellent job of finishing daily work on time. Her work is always neat. Harper also takes good care of her supplies and she puts her work and supplies away when finished working. Keep up the great work Harper!
Zoey Goodenow does an amazing job getting her work done before she goes to centers.
Vinny Baker is doing a great job of prioritizing things that need to get done in order to move to the next step, but still doing his very best. He is emphasizing our "work first, then play" motto! Keep up the great work.
Finn Henderson does a great job of showing his classmates Habit 2 in action! He knows what work he needs to get done and then he does it so that he can then go to centers and have fun! Keep showing Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind!! Ms. Cari is so proud of you!!!






























Riley finished in 9th place with a PR time of 20:58. Izzy finished in 1st place with a PR time of 17:58. In addition to the elite all-conference designation, Izzy was named River Valley Conference Runner of the Year. Her personal record time also set another school record for the 5k race.

We hope that you all enjoy the extra day with your child(ren) as we will not be having school tomorrow (October 17th). We greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet with many of you and share more about your child's progress at Cardinal Elementary. Please check out this week's addition of CWNK news (
https://youtu.be/mYueFB0SlOw) to learn more about what we have happening next week. We have some fun dress up days included as we celebrate Red Ribbon Week!
Highlights Include:
Red Ribbon Week Oct. 20-24
Dress Up Days
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Congrats to Leaders of the Month
Level Up for Leadership Day Nov. 25th
Joke of the Week





Cardinal and Briggs would like to give a big SHOUT OUT to those families and businesses that provided treats for the P/T Conference Nights. We enjoyed all the yummy treats and delicious beverages! Your kindness and generosity does not go unnoticed! THANK YOU!
Sorry if I missed anyone that may not have been on the sign-up.
Mike Hayward
Dena & Victor Ochoa
Holly Kuhlman
Michele Larson
Becky Nowachek
Kacee Nohr
Katie Lucas
Heather Drury
Lisa Loewen
Caves Road Produce

Hello Cardinal Families,
We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week next week at Cardinal Elementary and Briggs Elementary ❤️🖤 This year’s theme is “Life is a Puzzle, Solve it Drug Free”. We will celebrate Red Ribbon Spirit Week with Red Ribbon Week 2025 Dress Up Days during this special week! This week promotes drug prevention and awareness in a mission to keep kids drug-free! In elementary school, we talk about what type of choices are healthy for our body and what choices are not healthy.
Red Ribbon Week is meant to bring awareness to the devastating effects of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. It is a way for communities to show that they are taking a stand against drugs. The symbol of a Red Ribbon has been around since 1985 to symbolize a commitment to a drug-free America. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated nationwide. October is also Safe Schools Month, as well as Bullying Prevention Month.
Let’s take this week to celebrate and teach students about making safe and healthy choices for their minds and bodies! ❤️🖤

