Cardinal Elementary News

Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser due Tuesday, November 26th!

Monday, November 25th

Early Release @ 1:45 for Students and Staff

Tuesday, November 26th:

Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser Final Due Date! All orders must be turned in to be ready for holidays!

PAJAMA DAY!!!

Wednesday, November 27th:

Thanksgiving Break!

Thursday, November 28th:

Thanksgiving Break!

Friday, November 29th:

Thanksgiving Break!

Upcoming Important Dates:

December 2nd 6:00 2nd Grade Holiday Concert

December 3rd 6:00 3rd Grade Holiday Concert

December 4&5 Santa's Workshop

December 5th 5:30-7:00 Holiday Craft & Cookie Night

December 10-12 Talent Show Auditions

Debbie Anderson from the Child Abuse Council will be presenting on December 9th - December 11th. This presentation is regarding personal safety and awareness, including what kids should do when presented with inappropriate touching. If you would like more information regarding the presentation, Debbie Anderson’s phone number is 728-6410 or you can contact Jennifer Fethke at 760-1718. If you would like your child to opt-out of the presentation, please let the classroom teacher know in writing or by phone.

World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser money is due. Please be sure to turn this in next week. If you have questions, please contact the office at 231-760-1700.

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.

This Thursday, Cardinal families we able to come together for a Thanksgiving Luncheon prepared by our wonderful Chartwells workers. We had 299 guests attend the event!

We are thankful to our families for sharing their kids with us and for being wonderful partners in education. The Cardinal staff wish your families a Happy Thanksgiving with friends and family.

Looking for fun family games that help you child grow as a mathematician?

During our Harvest Night, Mrs. Olejarczyk, our Title I teacher, had a table with math games. Students and families were able to play the Clumsy Thief games and we are sharing information for families that may want to purchase these games and play them at home. There are a variety of different Clumsy Thief games to practice different skills. If you are interested in purchasing Clumsy Thief or any other math games, here is a link to the website.

Below, there are videos for "how to play".

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.

Please review our Spectator Guidelines with your children before attending sporting events and other special events.

Cardinal Families,

Please review the poster below.

We are here to work collaboratively to provide a safe, nurturing school for your children. We are happy to meet with you regarding any concerns you may have. We do ask that you follow the expectations outlined below, or you will be asked to leave and schedule a time to meet with us later.

Thank you for your assistance with this.

Sincerely,

The Cardinal Elementary Office, Teachers, and Staff

Please check out our Cardinal Elementary Webpage. We update this with information daily. On the Homepage, you will be greeted with our daily Cardinal News Network where our students talk about what it means to SOAR at Cardinal and share news updates. You might even see your student being featured.

On the "Parents" page, there are updates about upcoming activities and other important information for parents.

Cardinal Weekly Attendance: 92.41%

Top 5:

#1 Ms. Caves' 5th Grade Classroom 96.8%

#2 Ms. Johnson-Nicolette's 5th Grade Classroom 96.1%

#3 Mrs. Arends' 3rd Grade Classroom 95.9%

#4 Miss Roesler's 3rd Grade Classroom 94.4%

#5 Mr. Gomez's 2nd Grade Classroom 93.9%

#5 Mr. Becklin's 3rd Grade Classroom 93.9%

On Friday, we had a Donut Miss School surprise day. Numbers were randomly selected and if the students assigned to those numbers were present, they came to the office to get a surprise.

"Donut" they look cute!

If you would like to recognize a Cardinal Elementary staff member, please use the QR code to complete a Cardinal Staff Shout Out.

Email: heather.macdonald@orchardview.org
Website: https://www.orchardview.org/schools/cardinal-elementary/
Location: 2310 Marquette Avenue, Muskegon, MI, USA
Phone: 231-760-1700
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