One more week to go until Kindergarten Round-Up!
Mrs. Hardin's class has been participating in the Read Across Iowa literacy unit during the month of March. Last week they finished reading the books, My Families Dairy Farm, and How to Make Ice Cream. Students also wrote about their favorite dairy products and made pudding parfaits and homemade ice cream.
This week we celebrated the end of the Kid's Heart Challenge. We had 51 students participate in the challenge and brought in $1,865. Dollars raised help fund community initiatives, education, research and quality of care – all to fight the No. 1 killer in the world, heart disease. The votes were in and Mr. Shipper was selected to take a pie in the face. Thanks for being a team player Mr. Schipper!
Check out the awesome origami dogs that some Cardinal first graders made during explorations! 🐶🩵🐾 An impressive bunch of creative kiddos. 😊
Hello Cardinal Families,
I hope that you are enjoying this St. Patrick's Day! We are excited for another week at Cardinal Elementary. Please the CWNK news report (https://youtu.be/wfnGkis-66M) for some exciting events coming our way! Have a great week.
Please read this flyer related to UD for Kids 2024, the summer enrichment program sponsored by the University of Dubuque. This opportunity is offered to all students currently in grades 1-7.
Please join Cardinal in supporting this amazing student and many others you can help save. See the flyer for more information about our upcoming Cardinal Blood Drive.
Check out our staff shout-outs this week! Thank you Mrs. Hughes and Miss Bahlmann for all you do for our Cardinal students, staff, and families!
Today we also announced our 2nd Grade Leaders of the Week! Here is a video (https://youtu.be/QuzGWvuqhWw) of them accepting their awards with a little more information about what makes them great leaders at Cardinal Elementary!
Today we announced our 1st Grade Leaders of the Week! Here is a video (https://youtu.be/HjVN8o3OvlI) of them accepting their awards with a little more information about what makes them great leaders at Cardinal Elementary!
On Thursday, some of Ms. Liz's students from last year were able to come help put soil on the 2nd generation of Pumpkin Jack. He will look a bit different when the preschoolers return on Monday! 😊🎃 The lid was removed, as Jack was plenty decomposed at this point, and soil was placed on top. THANK YOU to the kindergarteners for their help. 😄Hopefully he will sprout in the next few weeks so we can watch the pumpkin life cycle continue on! 🌱
Please see our CWNK (https://youtu.be/zieo4l858GE) newscast for a look at what's coming up at Cardinal Elementary. Can't wait to see the kids tomorrow!
Kids in the Briggs art club are "painting" with food coloring on vanilla and chocolate cakes. It was a messy but delicious job. Lots of fun.
Cardinal Elementary and Briggs Elementary Talented and Gifted students in grades 1st through 5th are partnering with Hurstville Interpretive Center in Jackson County, Iowa. Students will be learning about native Jackson County animals and looking at connections with their populations throughout history. Cardinal students will focus on deer (grades 1-2), while Briggs students will focus on eagles (grades 3-5). By the end of the unit, students will be able to identify, explain, and evaluate the impact of different limiting factors on the population of organisms. These factors include food, water, shelter, predation, human interference, changes in immigration and emigration, disease, and reproduction.
Check out our kindergarten students practicing their "word chaining" as they continue building phonics skills in Mrs. Gavin's room.
We ended the week with some pretty crazy SOCKS! Thank you Cardinal families for helping students prepare for an exciting week of celebrating our love for reading! We enjoyed dressing up throughout the week and seeing so many families on Wednesday and Thursday as we welcomed families during our parent-teacher conferences. We always enjoy this time of celebrating our students' progress and getting to know families even more. Enjoy the extra day with your child(ren) on Friday as we do not have school tomorrow. We look forward to seeing them back in the building on Monday!
Here are a few more pictures from our Wacky Wednesday at Cardinal Elementary! Tomorrow might get a little crazy as we bring out our favorite socks!
Today we honor our VFW Iowa Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Jenna Spain. We are so grateful to have her on the Maquoketa Community School Team! Thank you for you continued pursuit of helping all students reach their full potential! Congratulations on your honors!
This Wednesday turned out to be pretty WACKY at Cardinal Elementary!
Cardinal Elementary is ready to host this Spring's Scholastic Book Fair. If your family only has students that attend Briggs, we welcome you to stop on over as well. The Book Fair will be open during the scheduled conference hours (Wednesday, March 6th from 2pm-6pm and Thursday, March 7th from 2pm-8pm.
