Free Community Meal TONIGHT!
Wednesday, November 19th
5-6PM
Maquoketa Middle School Cafeteria
chili, drink, and dessert
All are welcome!

Free Community Meal
Wed., Nov. 19th
5PM-6PM
Maquoketa Middle School Cafeteria
Chili, drink, and dessert
All are welcome!

MIddle School Picture Retakes are tomorrow! Any new students to the district, student that were absent for our first picture day and any students that want to retake tomorrow is the day!

5th and 6th grade celebrated the first quarter today! Some students went to the Y to swim or play in the gym, while some stayed and did crafts!
A big thank you to the Y for hosting us and Ken Burns for supplying the 2x4s for our crafting!!








Congratulations to the 9 Middle School band students that were selected for and participated in the St. Ambrose Junior High Honor Band on October 28th! They had a busy day of near non-stop rehearsing before their final concert in the afternoon.
Congrats to Josey, Aubri, Paisley, Gabe, Micah, Piper, Joanna, Izie, and Gabby! 🎶



Reminder: Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 15th and 16th. There will be a 1:30 early dismissal schedule for both of these dates. Please sign up for conferences if you haven't already done so. No School on Friday, October 17th.

Today in the lab report! Melt Down!! Lots of learning about thermal energy, thermal insulators & thermal conductors!






Some of my 5th graders using watercolors to paint their atmosphere perspectives.


Some 6th graders with wacky hair 🤪

A few of Mrs. Ruden's NEST group!
✅️ Door Decorated!
Fairy-tale: Where Dreams of Winning Come True
❤️🖤 Go Cardinals, Go!! ❤️🖤

7th Grade Lab Day! "Massing Around"
This lab helped students understand the law of conservation of mass by exploring how mass impacts the thermal energy of a system!

Hello 5th Grade Band Families!
With lessons starting soon, it's important that instruments and materials are ordered as soon as possible so they have time to be delivered before we begin.
Follow the link, or use the QR code in the flyer to access the West Music website: https://rent.westmusic.com
Please reach out to Ms. Lyons with any questions, comments, or concerns.
We can't wait to get this new group of young musicians started!

Students had a blast racing their derby cars!

5th and 6th grade Book Club participated in Flashlight Friday today!



6th students having a discussion about what creates depth in a two-dimensional picture.

Middle School Homecoming Dress Up Days

8th-grade students working together in small groups to build DNA models, enhancing their understanding of molecules. After reading about DNA and visualizing the concept, students are now actively constructing it.







5th and 6th graders synergized again for Flex Friday. We walked to 5th Ward park and enjoyed the beautiful day.










Picture day at the middle school is tomorrow!!!

Come join us for our 5th Grade Band Information Night TONIGHT! We'll discuss how to get an instrument for band, what the band calendar will look like this year, and answer any other questions you still have. We hope to see you there!

