7th grade boys basketball were in action tonight against Beckman. Way to work Cards!
Today we were able to recognize an outstanding member of our Maquoketa Community School Staff as Derek Schipper, our TK-2 PE teacher at Cardinal Elementary, was recognized as the VFW Teacher of the Year for the state of Iowa. We are grateful for his dedication to helping all students and staff be their best. His attention to helping all students understand the value in good sportsmanship is unmatched! Thank you, Derek, for being AWESOME! Let's all wish him the best as he advances on to the National round.
Exciting day at Cardinal Elementary as we recognized our High Hopes (those students and staff excelling in academics and reaching their goals) and Count on Me (students and staff who you can always count on to be a good friend using safe hands, safe feet, and kind words) Awards for Habit #4: Think Win-Win!
Watch this video (https://youtu.be/8jPqtVOJlZo) to see our award winners receiving their recognition. You'll also view another exciting announcement from today!
High Hopes Award Winners
Nekoh Johnson
Fletcher Hamilton
Za'Leah Fritsch
Baron Chen
Riot Daniels
Caleb Kulper
ZayTavion Maxwell
Kamryn Kuhlman
Evan Shearer
Shra Nena
Lincoln Nelson
Mac William
Kellan Thomas
Jennifer Gavin
Count on Me
Bennett DeLarm
Dalton Furrow
Hazel Larson
Jolyn Dirks
Luke Weis
Emma Smith
Anthony LaPage
Alex Pirtle
Elizabeth Stewart
Kinsley Noack
Adrian Marshall
Zach Lidke
Amelia Risden
Derek Schipper
Thank You to Lieutenant Governor Cournoyer for supporting Maquoketa CSD and our partnership with Classroom Clinic our Telehealth/mental health service for students during "Day on the Hill" today at the Capitol. These services are invaluable to our students and make a difference.
Our lady Cards were in action tonight and had a great win against Cascade. Go Cards!
Come and support our Maquoketa Basketball Teams at home tonight and bid on a cake as part of our Booster Club cake auction fundraiser. Thank you to our Booster Club for their support of our students, coaches and Maquoketa Athletics.
Good morning!
With today being our first Virtual Learning Day of the school year, I wanted to remind you that Virtual Learning Packets were sent home with elementary students during fall parent/teacher conferences (or shortly afterwards if you were unable to attend). These packets are in a Manila folder and have “Must Do” & “May Do” activities for students to complete, labeled Day 1 through Day 5.
The “Must Do” activities are required to be returned to school and turned into your student’s teacher, where we will account for them as your student’s attendance. These must be returned to the teacher the day we return to in-person learning.
If you cannot find your packet at this time, please reach out to your student’s teacher through email or Rooms for another digital version of the day’s work.
If you need any assistance, please reach out to your student’s teacher or me through email and/Rooms and we will be happy to assist you!
Stay warm & we hope to see you soon!!
Mrs. Recker
School Cancelled for Tuesday, January 21st
Due to our area being updated to an extreme cold warning until noon, school will be cancelled on Tuesday, January 21st. This will be our first day of Virtual Learning:
Elementary Students: Please complete the "Day 1" packet sent home during conferences.
Middle & High School Students: Complete assignments posted by your teachers on Canvas. If you have questions, contact your teachers via school email or through Rooms.
At this time, high school basketball games and practices are still scheduled for tomorrow evening, as the weather advisory is expected to end by noon. Middle school practices are cancelled for tomorrow. We will provide updates if plans change.
Stay safe and warm, and thank you for your understanding!
Superintendent Notz
Maquoketa CSD will have a 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday, January 21st 2025. We will continue to monitor to determine if this may change to a cancellation. A reminder that if school is cancelled, we will implement our first virtual learning day. Please review your email for virtual day learning reminders.
Thank You,
Superintendent Notz
Congratulations to our technology team on their presentation at the National FETC conference. They continue to provide the absolute best services for our staff and students and it's exciting to share with others!
Hello Cardinal Elementary Families,
We had a fantastic first week back with students and are pumped for a repeat as we start another week. Please watch the CWNK news report (https://youtu.be/tLJO27I-X2U) to learn more about what's ahead at Cardinal Elementary.
Highlights:
* FAST testing will begin this week and end the last week of January. Check in with child(ren) about their goal for this.
* Winter weather has hit and it's important that students have proper winter gear for recess.
* Announcement of 2nd Leaders of the Month.
Three teams from Maquoketa Middle School competed at First Lego League in DeWitt today. All involved have worked very hard and put in a lot of time and effort. RoboCards 2 won the Robot Design Award. RoboCards won the Robot Performance Award and Champion's Award. Both teams advanced to the state competition in Ames.
Go Cardinal Grapplers!
Great Cardinal wrestling tonight in Marion. Go Cards!
Keep it up Lady Cards! 32-21 at half against DeWitt. Goooo Cards!
Maquoketa wrestlers had a great showing in DeWitt today. Way to go Cards!
The soup is ready! Come out and support HOSA, BPA and Cardinals basketball as they play Dewitt at home. We would love to see you!
Way to keep fighting Cards! We'll see you again tomorrow. Go Cards!
Congratulations to the Lady Cards Basketball Team on their win over Northeast tonight!
The Briggs Student Lighthouse Team made some very important visits this morning to say THANK YOU to our community partners, Maquoketa Fire Department and Dollar Fresh, for their amazing support of our Briggs Breakfast.
