Cardinal Elementary News

Boosterthon Color Run Fundraiser is happening now! The PTO needs your support to make this successful!

Monday, September 9th:

1:45 Early Release

Tuesday, September 10th:

Wednesday, September 11th:

Thursday, September 12th:

Friday, September 13th:

Cardinal Pride Day! Wear OV colors or gear

Cardinal Color Run Day!

HS Track- Spectators are welcome. Our announcer will do student shout outs for cash donations.

All students will be given a T-Shirt to wear. Color blast is a washable powder and doesn't stain.

2nd and 3rd Grade: 9:30-10:30

4th and 5th Grade: 1:30-2:30

Upcoming Important Dates:

September 9th Early Release at 1:45

September 13th Cardinal Color Run

September 16th Early Release at 1:45

September 16th 6:30 p.m. School Board Meeting in OVHS Community Room

September 19th Fall Family Picnic and Title I Parent Meeting

September 23rd No School for Students

September 27th Home Football Game vs. Muskegon Catholic

September 30th Early Release at 1:45

Cardinal families,

On September 13th, our students will participate in the Cardinal Color Run and will collect donations using the Boosterthon platform as our annual PTO fundraiser.

Here's how it works:

Sign up on the Boosterthon site. Share with family and friends using social media, e-mails, or text.

Donations are collected online (we will accept cash, too).

Students receive credit for the money earned towards prizes and class or school rewards.

Our goal is to raise $20,000 for the PTO. Funds raised support field trips, events, and projects around the school. We are also working on raising money to make much needed playground improvements.

We can reach our goal if every student earns $32 in donations!

New to the Cardinal Color Run this year is that each student will receive a T-shirt thanks to our generous sponsors: Great Lakes Ford, Dr. Brian Gluck, Myron Malotke @ Farmers Insurance, Dr. Gary Lukkari D.D.S., AAA Lawn Care, Mr. B's Pancake House, The Brunch House, KL Outdoor, Lorin Industries, and Huiling Dong @ Five Star Real Estate Best Financial Credit Union, E&A, and the Cardinal Elementary PTO. A special thanks to Wesco for coming to hand out drinks on the run day.

On the day of the fun, families are invited to come cheer on the kids and our DJ/Announcer will provide shout outs to students as they run for donations.

The video below is a tutorial for signing up. When searching the school name use Cardinal Elementary.

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

Parent Pick Up/ Drop Off Reminders

• Students are doing a super job of using the crosswalk in the west lot!! Great job, kids!!
• In order to ensure that the pick up and drop off lines move quickly, please use the front loop for 4th and 5th grade students and the west parking lot for 2nd and 3rd grade students. If you have students in lower and upper grades, please use the west lot.
• Please do not park and have students cross in the front loop. This is a drop off parking lot only because we do not have a crossing guard present.
• Our staff wants to keep your kids safe. Please be respectful when they remind you of the rules in the parking lot.
• Students may only be dropped off in the right lane of both lots. For the safety of our students and others, please do not try to drop of students in the left lanes.
• We have had a few issues with cars driving much too fast for a school parking lot. Please remember there are children, parents, staff, and other cars and drive a safe speed.
• Please do not park your car in a drop off lane and exit the vehicle. This prevents the lines from moving.

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: 94.79%

Top 5:

#1 Mrs. Mastbergen's 4th Grade Class 99.5%

#2 Ms. Janusiewicz's 4th Grade Class 98.9%

#3 Miss Caves' 5th Grade Class 98.0%

#4 Mr. Becklin's 3rd Grade Class 97.8%

#5 Mrs. Fry's 4th Grade Class 97.4%

We had 11 classrooms over 95%. We are off to a great start!

Cardinal Elementary participates in Operation Graduation.

To recognize good attendance, we recognize our top 5 classrooms for attendance in our weekly newsletter and on our CNN News.

We also have "Donut Miss School" pop-ups where a number is called and students assigned that number are rewarded for being at school and on time by our Donut Fairies.

Students with monthly perfect attendance are recognized on our perfect attendance bulletin board, during SOAR assemblies, and are rewarded by our Pathways to Potential coaches.

Students with perfect attendance for the year receive a certificate and prizes.

Let's work together to ensure kids are in school learning every day!

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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