Monday, April 28th:

Regular Release Time 2:55

Tuesday, April 29th:

3:00-4:30 Girls on the Run

3:00-4:00 Theatre Club

Wednesday, April 30th:

11:00-1:30 Pool School (Becklin, Roesler, Szuber, Vink)

Thursday, May 1st:

School of Choice Application Window Opens

3:00-4:30 Girls on the Run Practice

Friday, May 2nd:

Upcoming Important Dates:

May 6th Kid's Food Basket Field Trip (McKay, Szuber, Arends, Vink)

May 8th Kid's Food Basket Field Trip (Roesler, Becklin, Eigenauer)

May 8th 3:00 Theatre Club Performance

May 10th Girls on the Run Celebration 5K @ Heritage Landing

May 12th PTO Meeting

May 12th-14th Texas Roadhouse 10% Cardinal Benefit Nights

May 13th 5th Grade Camp

May 13th 12:30-2:00 4th Grade Link Up Concert at the Frauenthal Theater

May 14th 1st Graders Visit Cardinal

May 15th 4th Grade Spring Concert

May 16th 9:00-11:00 3rd Grade Salmon Release

May 19th- 23rd Buy One, Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair

May 19th Board Meeting

May 20th MCC Walking Field Trip (Lewis, Caves)

May 20th 5th Grade Spring Concert

May 21st MCC Walking Field Trip (Dault, Miller/Mosley)

May 22nd MCC Walking Field Trip (J-N, Hemry)

May 23rd Early Release for Students and Staff @ 1:45

May 26th No School for Memorial Day

May 27th GVSU Field Trip (Dault, Miller/Mosley)

May 28th GVSU Field Trip (J-N, Hemry)

May 29th GVSU Field Trip (Lewis, Caves)

June 3rd 9:00 5th Grade Completion and i-Ready Celebration

June 4th End of the Year i-Ready Celebration

• 2nd Grade 9:00-10:00
• 4th grade 10:30-11:30
• 3rd Grade 12:00-1:00

June 5th School-Wide PBIS Outdoor Celebration

June 5th Early Release @ 1:45

June 6th Last Day of School!

June 6th Early Release @ 1:45

June 16th Summer Accel Program Begins!

The window for applying for Schools of Choice for the 2025-26 school year are May 1st through May 30th. If you have already been accepted for Schools of Choice in a previous year, you do not need to apply again.

If you are currently enrolled under a letter of release from your resident district, you will need to apply for Schools of Choice to continue attending Orchard View Schools. Based on our experience, many local districts will not provide a second letter of release if families did not file or get accepted for Schools of Choice.

Here is the link to the Schools of Choice Information page and the process in Muskegon County.

During the week of April 21st, Cardinal Elementary 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be participating in the M-STEP State Assessment. The testing window will end on May 16th.

It is important, especially during testing, that students are at school each day and on time. Please remind your students to get plenty of sleep and to do their best during the testing sessions.

Thank you for your support.

We will be holding our next PTO meeting on Monday, May 12th 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 May meeting, we will be planning to recruit sponsors the the September 2025 Cardinal Color Run!

Any and all are welcome!

The Cardinal DI team competed against other team in Michigan on Saturday, April 4th and took home first place in their division, earning them the opportunity to attend the global competition at the end of May in Kansas City, Missouri.

The team is working hard to raise funds to cover the costs. More information can be found on the Cardinal Elementary PTO Page.

Congratulations to Devin Buckner, Isaac Houseman, Mila Johnston, Lucille Nichols, Harley Dusette, and Bear Hall. All of your hard work, creativity, and collaboration paid off! We would also like to give a huge shout out to Mrs. Stout, the team manager and all of the parents and community members who are helping to make this possible for these amazing Cardinal kids!

Registration for Summer Acceleration registration is now happening! We still have room for 15-20 students, but spaces are filling fast. Enroll today!

This is an enrichment program open to all current 2nd-5th graders. It is not designed for "remediation". The focus is on keeping kids connected with school and providing them with rich learning experiences over the summer.

The program will run for two 3-week sessions with a focus on Project Based Learning. Students can select topics of interest to them.

The Summer Acceleration Program will be held Monday-Thursday from 8:10-12:10 and each week we will have field trips on Wednesdays.

Transportation is available for families in the district. Breakfast and lunch will be served daily.

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 students earn Compliments for demonstrating SOARing behavior. Miss Kleinjans' second grade classroom chose a visit from her dog, Wilson.

Cardinal Weekly Attendance: 93.45%

Top 5 Classrooms!

#1 Mrs. Hilton's 2nd Grade Classroom 97.4%

#2 Miss Christensen's 4th Grade Classroom 97.0%

#3 Mrs. Lewis' 5th Grade Classroom 96.8%

#4 Mrs. Vink's 3rd Grade Classroom 96.5%

#5 Mrs. Newmyer's 2nd Grade Classroom 96.1%

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/147170625423848