FEBRUARY 2014 THE C ARDINAL COMETS Third Grade News ~Submitted by Priscilla Giltner The third grade students wrote pen pal letters to the high We met on a cold Friday afternoon in the high school library to find The basketball players then will write the 3rd graders a school girls basketball team in January. They were interested in why they play out what they looked like and were invited to come and support them at a game. The letter too. We hope to write to the boys basketball team too. This was a great learning experience for the basketball, who was their 3rd grade teacher, and what was students wanted to know how many games they had won and students and they enjoyed meeting them. their favorite color. After writing their friendly letter they wanted to meet them and find what it feels like when you lose. On game night the students enjoyed watching their pen pal play and GO COMETS! out more about them. cheered them on.
ENROLL NOW Cardinal Community School District now enrolling for the 2014-15 school year. Preschool and Kindergarten Round Up February 13 at 6:00 p.m. Cardinal Elementary School 3 year old preschool limited spots available 4 year old preschool limited spots available Both programs offer free four day a week preschool (No school on Fridays) New Program Bright Beginnings Developmental Kindergarten Limited Spots Our specialized Bright Beginnings developmental kindergarten program offers a small classroom experience for children who are ready for education beyond preschool, but may not yet be prepared to have a positive experience in a general kindergarten classroom. Cardinal is also currently accepting open enrollment applications through March 1st. Please contact Sherry VanBlaricom to learn more about the open enrollment process at 641-652-7531 ext.3201 or through Cardinal Facebook page March 1st is the application deadline for the 2014-15 school year. DEADLINE MARCH
Iowa Assessments 2014 ~Submitted by Jeremy Hissem The Cardinal MS and HS students will be taking the Iowa Assessments during the weeks of January 27-31 and February 3-7. The MS students will be testing five mornings and the HS four mornings. Each testing day, students will start by eating a free breakfast provided by our kitchen staff. We want to make sure the students have plenty of energy so they can concentrate on their assessments. We will test in the morning, because research suggests that students test better and are more alert in the morning. Each testing session will begin with a 20- minute breakfast followed by about an hours worth of testing. A ten-minute brain break will be administered between each test. Once testing is complete for the day, we will hold classes on a shortened schedule so students still have every class. We will follow the 2-hour delay schedule following tests except on Thursday, January 30, 2014 due to HS not testing that day. We will follow a normal schedule on January 30, 2014. We will be sharing last years test scores with each student on Monday, January 27, during advisory so that they can set a goal for themselves. We will also have an Iowa Assessment kick-off assembly on Monday, January 27 from 3:00 3:20. Incentives will be provided to students based on growth from year to year. One incentive will include duct taping a teacher to the wall during lunch for a years worth of growth. These tests are important for students because we make educational decisions based on the data we collect. Many of the Professional Development sessions are planned according to our assessment data. Please help us by making sure your child has a good nights sleep, we also encourage that you talk with your child about trying his/her best. We thank you for your continued support! MS Test Dates: 1-28,1-29, 1-30, 2-5 and 2-6 HS Test Dates: 1-28, 1-29, 2-5 and 2-6 *Each day we will test from 8:10 10:05 and run a 2- hour delay schedule starting at 10:10. (Except 1-30, we will run a normal schedule) High School Testing Schedule Jr. High Testing Schedule
February Breakfast & Lunch Menu ~ 2014 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Breakfast Bar, Yogurt, Fruit Hamburger on WG Bun, Crisp Green Leaf Lettuce & Sliced Tomato, Ranch Sweet Potato Wedges, Tangy Oranges, Rice Crispy Bar, Fruit, Milk 4 Cereal Bar, Sweet Muffin, Fruit, Milk,Cereal Crunchy Walking Taco, Lettuce, Tomato & Salsa, Refried Beans, Sweet Cinnamon Puffs, Pineapple Tidbits. Fruit, Milk 5 Pancake Wrap w/syrup,, Cereal, Fruit, Milk Cowboy Cavatini, Crisp Romaine Salad, Seasoned Green Beans, WG Dinner Roll & Jelly, Fresh Banana, Fruit 6 Breakfast Burrito, Cereal, Fruit Pepperoni, Crisp Romaine Salad, Garlic Bread Stick, Fresh Banana, Fruit, Milk 7 Eggs, Sausage, Fruit, Milk Crispy Chicken Patty on WG Bun, Seasoned Potato Wedges, Fresh Baby Carrots, Baked Beans, Sweet Orange Wedges, Fruit 10 Cereal, Breakfast Bar, Fruit 11 Breakfast Bar, Yogurt, Fruit, Cereal 12 Cereal Bar, Sweet Muffin, Fruit 13 Egg & Sausage, Cereal 14 French Toast, Cereal, Fruit, Cereal Hot Dog on Bun, Seasoned Potato Wedges, Steamed Broccoli & Cheese, Crisp Apple, Fruit, Milk 17 Breakfast Bar, Yogurt, Fruit Seasoned Chicken Fajita, Fresh Garden, Spinach Salad, Fresh Carrots, Sweet Strawberries, Fruit, Milk 24 Cereal Bar, Sweet Muffins, Fruit WG Corn Dog, Ranch Sweet Potato Wedges, Sweet Pineapple, Chocolate Muffin, Fruit News from the PTO ~Submitted by Ashley Ingle Zesty Chili, WG Corn Chips, Crisp Celery & Cucumbers, Sweet Cinnamon Puffs, Juicy Orange Wedges, Fruit 18 Breakfast Pizza, Breakfast Bar, Fruit, Milk Zesty Spaghetti w/meat Sauce, Garden Spinach Salad, Juicy Oranges, Seasoned Peas, WG Breadstick, Fruit, Milk 25 Breakfast Burrito, Cereal Fruit Zesty Taco Burger on WG Bun, Dark Green Leaf Lettuce & Tomato, Refried Beans, Black Bean & Corn Salsa w/wg Tortilla Chips, Juicy Pears, Fruit, Milk Soft Shell Taco, Steamed Carrots, Refried Beans, Sweet Kiwi, Fruit, Milk 19 Cereal Bar, Sweet Muffins, Fruit Cereal Sloppy Joe on WG Bun, Whole Grain Corn Chips, Ranch Sweet Potato Wedges, Seasoned Baked Beans, Juicy GrapesFruit 26 Breakfast Bar, Yogurt, Fruit Creamy Turkey & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Fresh Baby Carrots, Blueberry Muffin, Sweet Pineapple, Fruit Crispy Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Fresh Broccoli, Wheat Roll w/jelly, Fruit, Strawberries & Bananas, Milk 20 Cereal, Breakfast Bar, Fruit Creamy Chicken Tetrazzini, Crunchy Romaine Salad, Steamed Carrots, WG Breadstick, Sweet Strawberries & Bananas, Fruit 27 Eggs, Sausage & Biscuit, Fruit Crispy Tenderloin on WG/ Bun, Seasoned Potato Wedges, Fresh Baby Carrots, Baked Beans, Sweet Orange Wedges Fruit Fresh Turkey & Cheese Sub, Crisp Green Leaf Lettuce & Tomato, Crispy Oven Fries, Sweet Peaches, Graham Snacks, Fruit, Milk 21 French Toast, Cereal, Fruit Hamburger on WG Bun, Crisp Green Leaf Lettuce & Sliced Tomato, Ranch Sweet Potato Wedges, Tangy Oranges, Rice Crispy Bar, Fruit, Milk 28 NO SCHOOL *Milk Served Daily *Menu Subject to Change *Students in Secondary building May Chose Juice in Place of Fruit 9-12th Grade 6-12th Grade The PTO would like to thank all of the parents, students and staff that came out and shopped the Penguin Patch this year. With all of your support we raised a little over $1000 for our school! This is my favorite event and I look forward to many more years! Next up on the PTO calendar is the Carnival! As most of you have noticed we moved the carnival date up this year to February 22 from 5-8 pm at the high school. So when you're tired of being cooped up due to the weather, come and have a fun filled evening with us! We are in the process of making new games for this year! As always we need volunteers to make this a success. We could not do this without all of your help. Cardinal has instilled a new volunteer policy so anyone interested in helping needs to contact the office to get the paperwork. If you plan on helping we ask you do this sooner rather than later. Our next meting will be February 11 at 6:00 pm in the high school cafeteria. We hope you can join us!
First Grade News ~Submitted by Hillary Gatlin First grade has been working really hard on our basic facts in math! We ve started practicing timed tests and working on strategies to help us remember our facts. We ve even learned a fun game to help us practice and now we can play at home! The game is Addition Top-it. Here are the rules: -You need one deck of cards -King, Queen and Jack are 10 s Place the deck of cards in between players. Each player grabs 2 cards and adds them together. Whoever has the higher sum wins that round! Keep playing until all of the cards are gone, whoever has the most cards wins the game! District Speech Contest ~Submitted by McKenna Burke Boy, do we have some involved kids at Cardinal! Shelby Smith, Madison Durflinger, Alyssa Davis, Elizabeth Denniston and Caden Davis started off their day by participating in Archery. Thankfully, our time slots at Wapello allowed them to participate in both Archery and Speech. The Speech process is as follows: Any group or individual that receives a 1 rating at District Speech Contest moves on to State. At State, participants have 3 judges and earning an average 1 rating is the best possible outcome. Those that earn a 1 at State have the chance of being nominated for All State. The judges are limited on how many groups/ individuals they may nominate, and they are choosing the best of the best. Earning a 1 rating at the State level is a high achievement. Nate Steele represented the Radio Broadcasting team at contest and the group earned a 2 rating. He learned how to improve for next year and got some great feedback. The Reader's Theatre group gave a solid performance and earned a 2 rating. It was the first time participating in Large Group Speech for Alyssa, Shelby, Madison and Casey Gustafson. They did a great job! I saw a lot of growth working with Trevor and Caden, and their hard work paid off as they earned a 1 rating and are moving on to State Speech. The Improv team of Logan Rachford, Sam Schmidt, Trevor Albert, Candice Guiter and Elizabeth Denniston is also moving on to State Speech with a 1 rating. Our practices were a bit hodge podged with sports practices, but these kids were in my room working whenever their schedules allowed, and they really took my advice to heart and worked well together as a team. I was so lucky to have two great groups to work with, and can't wait to see their performances at State. These kids made my job easy today and represented Cardinal well in both behavior and performances.
Music News ~Submitted by Travis Zinnel Senior Spotlight While we prepare to say goodbye to our seniors I think it s time we feature them: Student: Hannah Belzer Hometown: Batavia, Iowa Years in choir: All 4 years and middle school Favorite high school memory: Winning Powderpuff football senior year Future Plans: Attend University of Missouri and major in journalism At Cardinal she is involved in: choir, quiz bowl, wrestling manager, theatre, student council, FCCLA, Upward Bound, Bookclub, Spanish Club, and Student Leadership team. Hannah has been a great go-to kind of student in choir and has been cast in this year s music Guys and Dolls as Miss Adelaide. Student: Elizabeth Denniston From: Eldon, Iowa She's been in choir through middle school to her senior year. Favorite High School Memory: Going on the London Trip with Mrs. Meyers and meeting some great new people from other places. College Plans: Attend the University of Northern Iowa and major in Criminal Justice Activities involved in: Track, Cross Country, Archery, Quiz Bowl, Musical, Student Council, Speech, National Honor SocietyOther notes: Upcoming performances are: Cafe Musicale - February 18th, 7 pm High School Honor Choir - March 13th, at Columbus Junction concert at 7 pm Junior High Festival Choir - March 27th, at Pekin, concert at 7 pm Spring Musical - March 21st & 22nd at 7 pm, March 23rd at 2 Elementary Music Students 1st - 4th grade have been studying our Dead Dude of the Month Beethoven. Beethoven is known for his symphonies, piano sonatas, and chamber music. We had a unique opportunity where students could watch a piano player either live or on YouTube to show Beethoven s early and later periods of music. Jessica Nilles, a piano performance major in Oklahoma (originally from Webster City, Iowa) has posted videos on YouTube with a shout out to our Cardinal Students! Students have also been able to learn that Beethoven went deaf in his 20s and couldn t hear most of his later music. I challenged the students to think of how angry you would be if you couldn t hear the awesome music you re writing? They ve listed to his 3rd Symphony - Eroica, his 5th Symphony (you all know it), and his 9th Symphony - Ode to Joy. It s been a great start to the New Year with our vocal music program. The music program has also begun its magazine fundraiser. If you need to renew a subscription find a 5-12th grade musician and we ll help you out. We are selling magazines and cookie dough! Paula Dean Cookie Dough!! Orders are due by February 7th. Thanks for your support and more to come! Band News ~Submitted by Luke Miller Congratulations to six Cardinal students who were selected for the Young Musician s Honor Band Festival at Prairie Creek Intermediate School in Cedar Rapids. They are Lindsay Wilcox on alto saxophone, Loren Snyder on clarinet, Zoie Owings on french horn, Cassandra Sparkman on trombone, Daryun Kreft on Baritone, and Ben Clark on tuba. The purpose of this festival is to provide an opportunity for 1st and 2nd year band students to have an excellent ensemble experience. In addition, students will rehearse and perform in a state-of-the-art concert hall on the College Community campus, conveniently located right off of I380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. The date of the festival is February 22. The high school and middle school bands are diving into another busy semester. As the students know, it takes a lot of time and effort to prepare performances that are challenging and entertaining. So far this school year the students have performed 23 times for approximately 7370 people.
February Activities Calendar ~ 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 3 JH B BB @ Van Buren 4:30 JV G/B BB @ Harmony 6 PM 9 10 JH B BB vs MSAE 4:30 JV/B G BB vs Davis Co 6 PM 16 17 Boys District BB School Board Meeting 6:30 4 V G/B BB vs Harmony (H) 6 PM 11 Music Booster Meeting 5 PM JV/B B BB @ Danville 6 PM PTO Meeting High School Cafe 6 PM 18 JH B BB vs Harmony 4:30 Cafe Musicale 7 PM 5 A-Club Meeting 5:30 PM 6 JH B BB vs Waco 4:30 12 13 Preschool & Kindergarten Round-Up JH B BB @ Pekin 4:30 19 Student Council Blood Drive 20 Boys District Basketball State Wrestling 7 JV B BB @ Holy Trinity 4:30 V G/B BB @ Holy Trinity 6 PM 14 Snow Make-Up Day JV/B B BB Conference Shootout (H) 21 State Wrestling 1 V WR Conference Tournament @ Pekin 10 a.m. 8 Ketchup School Sectional Wrestling State Large Group Speech JV/V G BB Conference Shootout Away 6 PM 15 District Wrestling 22 All-State Festival Large Group Events ISU PTO Carnival State Wrestling 23 24 25 Boys District Basketball 26 27 National Honor Society 6 PM 28 NO SCHOOL Professional Development 2014 Yearbooks are now on sale. Books cost $45 and can be purchased either through Mr. Hallgren at the high school, or online at www.jostens.com
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