Kids Heart Challenge!
Monday, February 17th:
No School. Mid Winter Break
Tuesday, February 18th:
No School. Staff PD.
Wednesday, February 19th:
Pool School (Arends, Eigenauer, and McKay)
3:00-4:00 DI Team Meeting
3:00-4:15 Kindness Club
Thursday, February 20th:
3:00-4:00 After School Math
3:00-4:30 Girls on the Run
Friday, February 21st:
Favorite Flannel Friday
Upcoming Important Dates:
February 14-18th Mid Winter Break
February 27th 5:30-7:00 MIRM Kick Off Party
Dear Cardinal Elementary Families,
Let the games begin, Heart Heroes! Kids Heart Challenge is here and it’s better than ever! Sign up TODAY to get started on Finn’s Mission - refresh your Hands-Only CPR skills and learn the warning signs of a stroke. Every student who completes Finn’s Mission will earn their very own Heart Hero Cape!
Help Save Lives with These Simple Steps:
- Download the FREE AHA Schools App for Apple or Android and click on “Register Now” then scroll down to join your school's team.
- Next, click on “send a text today” to easily reach friends & family!
- OR click HERE. and choose “Sign Up” to get started.
BONUS INCENTIVES: We are doing a fun classroom challenge! Help your teacher win Amazon Gift Cards by registering and completing Finn’s Mission.
Plus, when you complete Finn's Mission, you are entered into a special Midwest Drawing for TWO 2026 Super Bowl Tickets!
Thank you for being an essential part of the Kids Heart Challenge, supporting our school and the American Heart Association. Every step you take helps save lives. Let’s make a powerful positive impact together!
We will be holding our next PTO meeting on Monday, March 10th at 4:30 in the Cardinal Elementary Collab Lab.
Parents or Grandparents are welcome to attend and pizza will be provided by the PTO. Students will receive a book coin for the book vending machine if they have a family member attend the meeting.
Meetings will be held on the second Monday of each month.
During our March meeting, we will be planning for the Special Person Dance and begin planning for the Cardinal Color Run in September of 2025.
Any and all are welcome!
The parking lots become quite slippery which can cause falls or cars sliding. On Friday, we saw quite a few people parking in the front lot and walking across to pick up. The front lot is for drive through pick ups only. There is no crossing guard. If you want to park and pick up students, please use the west lot and use the crossing guard to safely cross. There were also cars that were driving way too fast in the parking lots.
We have recently seen some cars passing the line and pulling up to the front. Please be courteous and wait your turn in the line.
Please observe the parking lot rules for the safety of the students, visitors, and staff.
Winter weather is here!
Please be sure to send your students dressed for the winter weather. Students will be outside for recess unless it is raining or the "feels like" temperature is less than 10 degrees.
Students should wear winter coats, snowpants, boots, mittens, and hats. We recommend labeling winter items so if they are lost they are easy to identify ad return to the owner.
If your family needs assistance with winter gear, please contact the office at 231-760-1700.
We currently have 165 students who have not had a Education Benefits Form completed for the school year. There was a link to this in the forms for the school year and forms were available at the Back to School Block Party.
Not having these forms completed could impact our ability to provide free breakfast and lunch in the future. This report is critical in determining money that our district receives from State and Federal grant programs like Title 1A, At-risk, and Title IIA, etc. It is also necessary to determine families' Summer EBT eligibility.
Please click this link to complete the form if you have not already done so.
Week of February 10th-14th
Cardinal Weekly Attendance: 94.61%
Top 5 Classrooms!
#1 Mrs. McKay's 3rd Grade Classroom 96.7%
#2 Mrs. Fry's 4th Grade Classroom 96.4%
#3 Mrs. Morehouse's 4th Grade Classroom 96.0%
#4 Mrs. Mastbergen's 4th Grade Classroom 93.5%
#5 (tie) Ms. Johnson-Nicolette's 5th Grade Classroom 92.9%
#5 (tie) Ms. Hemry's 5th Grade Classroom 92.9%
