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Maquoketa Families,
We will have a two hour delay today, Friday, March 22nd. The Maquoketa area seems to be in a pocket of a more dense snow than some of the areas around us. Thank You for your understanding and patience.
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The peer reading going on in Mrs. Trustyโs first grade classroom has been amazing!
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Talented and Gifted students in kindergarten finished their Project Lead the Way casts when learning about the structure and function of the human body.
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Talented and Gifted students in grades 1st through 5th continued their population genetics learning by watching a live virtual wolf experience through International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota.
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Congrats to our 1st and 2nd Grade PE Leaders.
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Congrats to our Kindergarten PE Leaders!
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Preschool Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now OPEN! Come learn with us!!! ๐คฉโค๏ธ๐ค
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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 โ 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!
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Mrs. Klemme's students are showing they know how to synergize!! They are working together to build a cup pyramid!!
Ms. Ellen's club is also working to synergize during our Cardinal Club time.
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Congratulations to our Cardinal Leaders of the Week!
Kindergarten Students:
Willow Dryer
Luna Bakey
Dallas Hensley
Nellie Bollinger
Chyriah Aiseam
Staff Leaders:
Robyn Hughes
Alicia Kulper
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One more week to go until Kindergarten Round-Up!
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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.
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Check out the awesome origami dogs that some Cardinal first graders made during explorations! ๐ถ๐ฉต๐พ An impressive bunch of creative kiddos. ๐
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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! ๐๐ 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. ๐Hopefully he will sprout in the next few weeks so we can watch the pumpkin life cycle continue on! ๐ฑ
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