Text invitations for Rooms! Parents, many of you have created a Rooms account and are using this new tool to communicate with Maquoketa staff. A new round of text invitations was recently sent to those who have not yet logged into Rooms. If you received this text today, the document below provides helpful instructions for next steps!
Great XC meet at Anamosa today! Congratulations to Izzy Hardin on her first place finish and to all our runners! Go Cards!
A giant shout-out to Osterhaus Pharmacy today who delivered items for our students and families in support of the Cardinal Cupboard program. We greatly appreciate your generous donations!
Cardinal Elementary LOVED meeting our youngest students today as we welcomed in the new preschool classes. It's going to be a year filled with excitement and learning!
Cardinal 2nd graders have had a great introduction to the new CKLA reading series as they learn about different sounds and the "power bar". Please check with your 2nd grader to see if they can explain the power of this bar. We are looking forward to seeing the reading and writing abilities of our students grow as we dig deeper into the sounds of letters and how they work together to help us read and write!
Hello Cardinal Families,
We understand that the pick-up lines can get long as we release students at the end of the day, however, please try to refrain from blocking the parking lots of our neighbors.
We greatly appreciate your assistance and understanding.
Cardinal Elementary
Today at Cardinal Elementary we had our first "Leadership Assembly" and "Cardinal Clubs". Students had a chance to "connect" and get to know more about the members in their clubs. During "Cardinal Clubs" groups of approx. 12 students from grades K-2 meet with a new teacher for 20 minutes on Wednesdays to learn more about the 8 Habits of Leader in Me that help us all to be happy and healthy. During the month of September we will focus on Habit 1: Be Proactive.
Please watch the video (https://youtu.be/NeAgzccdvPA) to see our Student Lighthouse Team share more about the 8 habits and what we will be learning more about this year as we grow our leadership skills!
We invite you to review the Cardinal Elementary expectations with your students at home.
Cardinal Elementary students are learning the expectations and practicing with their peers to ensure we have a great space for all to learn!
We are excited for our first home XC meet in a long time at Prairie Creek. Thank you to our coaching staff, athletics department, grounds crew, Jackson County Parks and volunteers who have helped get this beautiful course ready for runners! Go Cards!
All MCSD buildings have AC. We do not expect to have early outs due to heat. If your student rides the bus, we will have extra water on the bus. If you decide to pick up your student instead of riding the bus, contact your building or Rooms message your teacher in the morning.
All sports practices will either be in the morning or, if after school, they will be indoors. See your Rooms messages or email from individual coaches about your specific sports practice information.
We are looking forward to starting our first full week with a full day tomorrow!
Reminders for the week:
* Doors will unlock at 7:40 for students to enter the building. We kindly ask that you stay with your student(s) until the doors are open.
* Please stay in your vehicle during drop-off and pick-up if you are coming into the circle drive.
* We ask that you refrain from parking in the front drive during pick-up and drop-off times.
* Parents entering the building are asked to come in at the front entrance and check-in with the school secretary before going into the hallways.
* We have wonderful neighbors surrounding us and kindly ask that you avoid stopping in front of any driveways or blocking traffic from getting in or out of driveways.
Thank you all for your support in helping us to create and maintain a safe and caring environment for our Cardinal students.
It was a fantastic first day of welcoming students back to Cardinal Elementary as we continued our traditional first day flag raising ceremony. It was a joy to welcome back many familiar faces and get to know some new ones as well! Let's make this another year to remember as we continue to help all students discover their full potential and build leadership qualities.
Maquoketa School District has implemented an online ticketing system for ALL activities starting with our home football game on Aug 30th, 2024. Follow the attached QR code to purchase individual game/activity tickets or season passes.
Spectators will need to purchase tickets via Bound for all home events and away conference games. If using cash, no change will be given at home events.
Welcome back, students and families! 🎉 We're thrilled to kick off an exciting new school year with you today! Remember, today's a 1:30 pm early out. Let's make this year amazing together! #One Cardinal Community
We had a great staff cookout today to kick off the new year. Thank You to Fareway, Tada Meats, Timber Lanes, Dollar Fresh, and the Women's Club for all contributing food. A shout out to our volunteer grillers and the Cattleman's Grill. We appreciate our community partners!
Hello Cardinal Families,
We are excited to welcome you back into the building on Friday, August 23rd. Please see the video with more information about our school day. Preschool students will start on Thursday, August 29th. So excited for the year to begin!
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Welcome Back to all MCSD staff! We had a heartfelt and inspiring message from 1982 Maquoketa graduate Bobbi (Head) Earles to send us into the new school year! Bobbi shared how Maquoketa teachers gave her the encouragement and care to be who she is today! Here's to a great year!
Attention all incoming 9th graders and new students: Your high school adventure starts here! Join us for our Open House and take your first steps into an exciting new chapter.
