Please join us at Cardinal Elementary on the Carnival Day (May 29th) for a BBQ in the cafeteria as well. The flyer will have more information about cost and grade level eating times. Hope you can join us!
Kindergartners had fun learning all about McDonald's and enjoyed some sun at the park! Check out Mrs. Owen's class!
Kindergartners had fun learning all about McDonald's and enjoyed some sun at the park! Check out Mrs. Klemme's class!
Kindergartners had fun learning all about McDonald's and enjoyed some sun at the park! Check out Mrs. Richardson's class!
Today Cardinal Elementary wore GREEN to bring awareness to Mental Health. 2nd Grade got to wear PJ's a day early since they will be at the YMCA tomorrow. Tomorrow the rest of us get to wear PJs.
Two more 1st graders met their goal of reading 5 days a week since October. Way to go Bradley and Jaslynn!
Today was "Wellness Wednesday" as a reminder to "sharpen our Saw" and take care of our heart, mind, body, and soul in recognition of Mental Health Awareness week. Tomorrow we are encouraging students to wear green OR if you are in 2nd grade you can wear PJ's instead since they will be visiting the YMCA on Friday. Check out staff and students today in our workout gear.
Check out our Hawaiian inspired staff and students at Cardinal Elementary in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. Parker is in his best business Hawaiian gear. 😀
Today we rocked our favorite band shirts in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month! Tomorrow is Hawaiian attire.
Another first grader met the goal of reading 5 days a week! Way to go, Kinsley!
Tonight you will find a free book coming home called, Dragon Flight School. This is a book provided to all students from Eastern Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services. The story is about a dragon who learns how to treat others with kindness and calm down when he is frustrated. Enjoy reading this book with your child.
Hello Cardinal Elementary Families,
We are looking forward to another week at Cardinal Elementary. Please see the CWNK news report (https://youtu.be/dx53xhehB9A) for a look at what's ahead for the week.
Highlights Include:
-Kindergarten Field trip to McDonald's and the park on Thursday.
-Dress-Up Days for Mental Health Awareness Week
-2nd Grade to the YMCA on Friday
Have a great week!
Our raffle winner for today goes to Mrs. Richardson, our superstar kindergarten teacher. She won a free beverage from Downtown Nutrition! Thank you to Downtown Nutrition for supporting our Maquoketa staff!
A big SHOUT OUT to our Cardinal Parent Lighthouse Team who go above and beyond to provide for our staff and students at Cardinal Elementary. Your dedication, support, and kindness does not go unnoticed. We are grateful to you all! Thanks for all the fun treats and incentives during our Staff Appreciation Week!
Cardinal Parent Lighthouse Team: Kayla Flanker, Courtney Whitmore, Lorene McLaughlin, Becky Nowachek, Hannah True, and Heather Drury
ORANGE You Glad It's Friday! Another day to thank the Parent Lighthouse Team for supplying the our Cardinal staff with some energy throughout the day! We also got to see some team pride as students and staff showed of their favorite teams!
Students in Ms. Liz's class are enjoying the new giant Lego-style building blocks. Thank you to the Maquoketa Education Fund Grant program for these awesome new items!!! 🤩
It's a great day to BE KIND! 😁
Please help us bring awareness to Mental Health Awareness Month by participating in these fun dress-up days May 13th - May 17th!
Chip-Chip Hooray it was a COLORFUL Day as we continue to celebrate our Staff! Mrs. Liz was the winner of a chocolate chip brownie cookie from the Humming Arrow. Thank you, Sadie Gerlach for the donation and supporting our staff!
Congratulations to Miss Amanda, one of our PK-2 paraprofessionals at Cardinal Elementary. Today she won a pair of tickets to the VOY theater. Thank you to the VOY for always supporting the work of our staff at Maquoketa!
