March 2012 - Cardinal Community School District

March 2012
THE CARDINAL COMET
President's Award for Exceptional
Performance (Principal/Faculty
Involvement)
Source: Scholastic Book Fairs
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/contest/elem_fall_11.asp
Chairperson: Heather Smith ~ Eldon, IA
The superintendent of the school district let it be known that the main
focus of the Book Fair was “getting everyone excited about reading.” The
faculty and staff of Cardinal Elementary School did just that. For the first
time ever the school held a kick-off assembly, teacher sneak peek,
collected One for Books donations, and made sure the number one goal
was achieved: to put a book in EVERY student’s hand. At the kick-off
rally, teachers participated in an Alien Dress- Up Relay, and students
cheered for each team. As a reward for reaching the Book Fair goal, the
principal went to each classroom and let them dress her as an alien. One
class even contributed holiday lights, which she plugged in at the final
assembly. True to his word, even the superintendent got involved, taking
time to visit and read aloud to a classroom.
The Elementary School won the Presidential Award from Scholastic.
They were 1 out of 8 schools to win this award. There were also 2 Grand
Prize awards. Scholastic had over 100 schools compete in the contest. It
was based on how schools promoted their book fair. The Elementary won
based on the participation of faculty and students in all of the different
alien contests. Cardinal is the 1st school to ever place in their first year of
trying. The Elementary received $500 in scholastic dollars which will be
used to buy books for students. Way to go Elementary and Cardinal
PTO!!!!
Golden
Triangle
Recipients
~Submitted by Wayne Wixom
Three Cardinal Students participated at the Eastern Iowa National History
Bowl held at Sigourney High School on February 25. The Cardinal team
consisted of Melissa Belzer, Kassandra Herrera, and Hannah Belzer. The
team played in five preliminary games which were used to seed the quarter
finals. In the first game CHS lost to Ottumwa B 80 to 100, which is a margin
of two questions. CHS lead at halftime & the game was tied at the end of the
third quarter. Pleasant Valley A was the next opponent and CHS lost 20 - 360. Pleasant Valley A went on to play in the finals. Game three saw CHS face off
with Sigourney B. CHS came back to gain the lead at the end of a third
quarter dominated by Herrera only to lose the game on the last question, 140 160. Davenport Central, another finalist defeated CHS 20 - 410 and Cardinal
lost the final preliminary game to Pleasant Valley B 40 - 240. In the
quarterfinals CHS again had to face Davenport Central, losing 40 - 440. While it was a tough day for the Comets scorewise, it was very much a
learning experience. This was the first time CHS had participated in the
History Bowl and the team will use the knowledge they gained today to make
a stronger showing next year.
History Bowl uses a unique format with each quarter consisting of different
types of questions. The first quarter is all toss-up questions. Quarter two
consists of toss-ups with bonus questions while quarter three is a speed round
where each team has sixty seconds to answer eight questions. The final
quarter has 30-20-10 questions where the point value depends on how far into
the question you give the answer.
Kindergarten Round Up
~Submitted by Sara
Swanson
Elizabeth Nichols and
Kyleigh Kern are
Cardinal’s Golden
Triangle recipients. This
is a prestigious honor for
local students as they are
selected by faculty and
staff based on the
following criteria:
leadership, community
service and academic
excellence.
Cardinal Participates in History Bowl
Cardinal Community School District in Eldon will be hosting Kindergarten
round-up, please bring a copy of your child’s immunization records.
Kindergarten roundup will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2012 from
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Pictured from Left to Right: Liz Nichols &
Kyleigh Kern
If you know of any potential incoming Kindergarten students please contact
Chasity Rupe at Cardinal Elementary at 641-652-7531 ext 3213 or email
[email protected]
Great Job Girls!
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CONTACTS
Nurturing Families Community Partnership ~ Family Team
Meetings
For Potential Referral Students ~Submitted by Sara Swanson
Joel Pedersen
Superintendent
[email protected]
Joel Pedersen
Secondary Principal
[email protected]
Cindy Shepherd
Elementary Principal
[email protected]
Chasity Rupe Extension 3213
Elementary Secretary
[email protected]
Winnie Albert Extension 3203
Secondary Principal Secretary
[email protected]
Chantel Guiter Extension 3233
Attendance Secretary
[email protected]
Sherry VanBlaricom Extension 3201
Athletic/Business Secretary
[email protected]
Tony Fetter Extension 3209
Athletic Director
[email protected]
Tina Snyder
Business Manager/Board Secretary
[email protected]
Linda Andersen
Elementary Guidance
[email protected]
Sara Swanson Extension 3204
Director of Student Affairs
[email protected]
Shelly Hughes Extension 3223
Head Cook
[email protected]
Beliefs and Practice Values
* The focus is on “needs” rather than “symptoms”. Unless the underlying conditions producing the
behavior are addressed, symptoms will be suppressed only to reappear later.
* People are capable of change, and most people are able to find the colutions within themselves,
especially when they are helped in a caring way to identify the solution.
Community-based Family Team Meetings (FTM) is both a philosophy and practice strategy for
helping families build on their strengths. It enables families to learn a core set of skills to deal with
challenges in a way that keep family crisis from escalating. Community-based Family Team
Meetings are meant to help families that are experiencing challenges and crisis before they become
involved in more formal systems; child welfare or juvenile justice.
Reason for a Family Team Meeting
* Keeping a child safely at home
* Resolving disruptive behaviors
* Involving family and community in health/mental health/developmental
* As a restorative justive tool
* Helping students become more successful in school
* Resolving concerns of suspension
* Resolving concerns of expulsion
* Involving family and community in treatment and recovery
* Resolving court / agency / family concerns in a collaborative process
* Helping a family become more self sufficient
* Returning a child safely home from foster care
Community-based Family Team Meetings work because:
* They value and respect families
* The plan fits the family - it’s homemade
* They recognize that each family is unique and special
For more information or to make a referral for FTM:
MaryAnn Williams
or
Tammy Wetjen-Kesterson
51 W. Hempstead
744 Clinton Avenue
Farifield, Iowa 52556
Marengo, Iowa 52301
Phone 641-233-0367
Phone 319-321-5730
[email protected]
[email protected]
A-Club News
~Submitted by Lisa Kent
Cardinal A-Club will hold its Winter Sports Banquet on Tuesday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the high
school gym. All athletes who participated in a winter sport and their parents are invited to attend. Please bring a covered dish to share. Drinks will be provided. A-Club donated a tarp for the baseball field and $400 for the state qualifying wrestlers and
cheerleaders to attend the state wrestling meet. Work continues to be planned on the backstop for
this spring.
The next meeting will be Wed., March 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school library.
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1st Grade News
~Submitted by Mrs. Eakins & Mrs. Johnson
We have been very busy in first grade. In January, we job-shadowed at Pizza Ranch in Fairfield to raise money for our field trip. We made enough money
so we are going to the Civic Center in Des Moines to watch a play on Eric Carle. Eric Carle is a well known author & illustrator some of his books
include, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, Today is Monday, The Grouchy Ladybug and many others. We are very excited about going
on our field trip! We will take our trip on Monday, March 26th.
We have been working hard in school. We are learning two-digit addition, odd & even numbers and counting money. In reading, we are implementing
Daily 5 which has five areas in reading they include: read to someone, read to self, word wall work, listen to reading, and work on writing.
We use the Promethean board in science and social studies. We have been learning about Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Dental
Health, and Heart Health. We will also be learning about Eric Carle, his artwork, & his books closer to the field trip.
Please look for us on www.facebook.com. You can find us under:
Cardinal First Grade. We have pictures of what we are doing in first grade. Also, we post important information on this site.
Mrs. Shepherd & Mason enjoying the
Valentine party.
Ethan using an Ipad during Daily 5
Chaz interacting with the Promethean
board
Owen & Chasity enjoying dinner
together at the Pizza Ranch
Devin is pround of his Valentine box
Abby having a good time at Pizza Ranch
Jazmyn & Allee Jo reading together
during Daily 5 time
1st Graders working hard at Pizza
Ranch
Art News
~Submitted by Tina Denly
High School Students are working on two upcoming events. One is the Conference Art Show that will be held at Iowa Weslyan Collage. Cardinal will
have work displayed the week of March 26 – 30. Several students will be attending the Conference Art Workshops on March 27. If your student is
attending please make sure that permission slips are returned. Information will be sent home with those students.
We also have seveal students working on the Duck Stamp Show and Contest. We hope to have a wide variety of ducks done in various mediums. More
information to come about the show.
Elementary Students will be going to the Gothic House in May. All final details for grade level days and times are still being worked out. At this time we
are still looking at the week of May 21 – 24.
Please remind your High School and Middle School Student about completing work on time. Our days are going by!!!
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Cardinal Archery Earns 3rd Straight
State Championship
One Archers Impact
Below is a letter written from a parent of 13 year old Austin Welch to Cardinal Senior Trenton
Miller
~Submitted by Chad LaRue
6th Annual
The Cardinal Archery Team competed at the
NASP
State Archery Tournament at Veterans Auditorium in Des
Moines, Iowa on February 25th.
The Cardinal High School Archery Team defended their back to
back State titles with an unprecedented third. For the third year
in a row the high team set a state scoring record by posting a
score of 3318. Team scoring leaders included:
Chelsie McClellan 281, Montgomery Laughlin 280, Schylar
Conger 280, Brennon Elder 278, Mike Owings 278, Tayton
Easton 277, Ty Short 277, Alissa Sloan 276, Alex Williams 276,
Katie Conger 274, Kaylynn Lagle 271, Montgomery Knapp 268,
Elizabeth Denniston 267, Shannon Selk 261, Cheyenne Phillips
259, Stephen Kisling 268, Josh Miller 268, Conner McElderry
268, Josh Stiles 262, Zach Vititoe 257, Jonathan Ramos 256,
Dallas Paris 253, Nick Conrad 247, Trenton Miller 246.
Middle School Shot their best score of the year, 3162 and placed
3rd. Team scoring leaders included:
Austin Cloke 287, Shelby Smith 274, Cheyanne Fenton 272,
Jacob Stile 271, Dakota Durflinger 267, Cheyenne Short 264,
Justin Conger 261, Ryley McElderry 260, Julianne Wycoff 259,
Bradley Conrad 251, Lori Shaw 248, Dessy Halama 248, Kaitlyn
Potts 247, Devon Danger 247, Kayvin Johnson 246, Seth Steen
243, Shelby Jeffrey 234, Josie Lagle 234, Kaylie Blunt 233, Gus
Glackin 217, Gabriel Clarkson 173.
Elementary Shot their best score of the year 2621. Team scoring
leader included:
Bandon Bosler 249, Daryun Kreft 235, Alexis Danger 229,
Rachel Lewman 225, Deagan Cremer 224, Savannah Collet 222,
Devlin Rupe 215, Jarrett Rea 210, Logan Grove 209, Randi
Short 206, Erika Ash 200, Brodie Adam 197, Hunter Bennett
193, Gavin Heckethorn 183, Amber Bremer 182, Jimmy Greer
158, Noah Long 151, Jordan Lester 148, Laney Black 144,
Triston Brown 135, Michael Garrett 127, Maddie Cloke 112, Ben
Clark 91.
State Awards
Austin Cloke won the Middle School Boy"s State Championship
with a score of 288..
Montgomery Laughlin won the Senior Boy's $1500 College
Scholarship with a score of 280.
Chelsie McClellan placed 2nd in the High School Girl"s division
with a score of 281.
Schylar Conger placed 3rd in the High School Girl"s division
with a score of 28.
Shelby Smith placed 4th in the Middle School Girl"s division
with a score of 274.
Cheyanne Fenton placed 5th in the Middle School Girl"s division
with a score of 272.
Jacob Stiles placed 5th in Elementary Boy"s division with a
score of 271.
Our Community should be so proud of our kids. Endless hours of
dedication and pride go into getting ready to compete at this
event.
Now on to Nationals!
February 23, 2012
Dear Trenton,
Wow, Where to start? There’s so much I want to say, but I probably shouldn’t kill that
many trees. I guess i’m writing this to let you know what a huge impact one hour of
your life has made on not just one little boy, but on many, many, more people,
complete strangers to you. That one hour, and your incredibly selfless act of kindness
hit our hearts like an arrow piercing the bull’s-eye.
Some background on Austin. I know you know a bit of this but here’s the gist. April
24, 2007 we were in a very serious car accident. Austin was 8 years old. T-boned at a
high rate of speed, and the impact was where Austin was sitting in the car. Austin
sustained serious injuries, including trauma to his brain. They gave him a 5% chance
to live that first night. He was in a coma and on a respirator. Within a few days his
progress was so great, they gave him a 95% chance of survival and moved him out of
the PICU. 10 full weeks spent at the hospital in recovery. He had to relearn how to
breath, swallow, eat, walk, talk. He had to be potty trained again. He had to relearn
just about every physical thing you could imagine. He had a lot of “brain” things he
had to relearn as well. Several years of occupational, physical, and speech therapies
followed. And here he is. Still with some lingering effects (seizures for example), but
he’s here. He was also diagnosed with Asperger’s (a form of autism) about 18 months
ago. So we’ve had some challenges. Austin has bounced back like no other child i’ve
ever know.
We never expected Austin to be able to participate in activities of this nature. I was
scared to death when they suggested it. But they assured me that it would be a great
experience for him. They told me, “There are great people in this sport. They will be
there to help him.” And here you are.
What you did for Austin, during the tournament, as well as after, was nothing short of
priceless. You didn’t have to go out of your way to help him. You are a seasoned
archer, you could have shot your 5 arrows and been done. Showing him the ropes was
great! And giving him your medal, i’ve not seen a smile on his face like that in a very
long time. It made the rest of us cry, but Austin was delighted! It really boosted his
confidence.
I’m not sure where you’re headed in life for a career, but if it’s anything to do with
working with young kids, I think you’ve found your calling. And if that’s not a career
choice, I definitely think you need to work that in to your spare time because you’re a
great role model and your family should be proud. You’re nothing short of a hero in
our book!
Tomorrow (2/24) is Austin’s 13th birthday. We know it’s a big day for you too, at the
State Tournament. Not sure if we’re going to be able to be there in person or not, but
you should know, you’ve got this entire family rooting for you, and many, many,
strangers too! We hope you shoot well and like I told Austin, “For the next hour,
yellow is your favorite color!” Good luck on Friday, and best wishes in all you do!
Todd and Hollie Welch
Austin, Abbie and Olivia
High School State Champions
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Middle School State Champion Austin Cloke
Jump Rope For Heart
Is Back Once Again
For Elementary
Students!
Elementary Student’s of the Month
~Submitted by Tony Fetter
Excitement is growing as we prepare
for Jump Rope For Heart in the
elementary school. Cardinal
Elementary students have been
participating in this event every two
years. Elementary students in
kindergarten through grade five have
been working on their sponsor/pledge
forms to see if they can reach their
goals. At the elementary each class has
a goal that equals the equivalent of $20
per class member.
Natasha Lockwood 5th Grade
Jazmyn Cloke 1st Grade
Peyton Johnson 2nd Grade
Tristan Rupe 4th Grade
Dayne Owings Kindergarten
Lauren Snyder 3rd Grade
Elementary students received their
forms and materials on or near February
22nd and are preparing for the week of
March 6th when they will perform
jumping activities during their PE
times. Recently they have been doing
jump rope activities as part of a unit in
PE. All pledge forms and donations are
due March 9th!
Students will have the opportunity to
earn gifts/prizes based on the amount of
donations from their pledges/sponsors.
There is an online aspect to the program
also. Information regarding that is
included in the student materials.
Many people may wonder why
Cardinal is involved in this program.
This event is sponsored by the
American Heart Association. Funds
raised through Jump Rope For Heart are
used to further research for heart related
illnesses. Every dollar makes a
difference! The life you save may be
your own or that of someone you know.
Check upcoming newsletters to see how
much we will be donating to the
American Heart Association!
From the Desk of Elementary Principal Cindy
Shepherd
When planning our school calendar, we added several days to be built in, in case we
needed to use them as snow make up days. Since we didn't have any snow days
this year, we have a couple of days in March that we will not have school. We will
not have school on March 2nd or 16th for snow make up days. We also will have
no school on Monday, March 5th for Professional Development for our teachers. On March 5th, our teachers will be highlighting our 1:1 initiative with other local
schools. You are invited to attend to see the many ways we are using technology
everyday. Teachers from Sigourney, Tri County, and Pekin will travel to Cardinal
to learn about technology and collaborate with our staff members.
At the end of the month the high school FFA is sponsoring Ag Day once again. This day is always so much fun for our kids. It is a great time to showcase local
farmers and other community businesses. Please contact Tom Cope at the high
school or any FFA member if you are interested in helping out.
The PTO spring carnival will be held in the high school building on March 31st
starting at 5:00. Please come out and support our PTO. Our PTO works very hard
to support our students and this is a great fundraising opportunity for them. If you
are not able to attend the carnival, but would like to donate to the PTO, please call
the elementary office at 652-3591. On March 29th we will be starting our Spring Book Fair. During the Fall Book
Fair, our elementary earned a lot of prizes and awards. We want to do even better
this time! The theme will be Hawaiian, so please look for more details to come!
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Cardinal Drama Department Presents “The Music Man”
~Submitted by Luke Miller
Our Drama and Music departments are putting on a production of "The Music Man" on March 23 and 24 at 7pm in the High school gymnasium. Tickets
are $3 for everyone. Harold Hill is being played by Montgomery Laughlin, Marian is being played by Lindsay Albert, Winthrop is being played by
Daryun Kreft, Mike Owings as Marcellus Washburn, Courtney Smith as Mrs. Paroo, Megan Miller as Amaryllis, Michael Miller as Mayor Shinn, Emily
Miller as Eulalie Shinn, Tommy Prickett as Tommy Djilas, Kassandra Hererra as Zanetta Shinn, Connor McElderry as Charlie Cowell, Shea Baugher as
Ewart Dunlop, Robert McFarland as Olin Britt, Damon McFarland as Oliver Hix and many other cast members ranging from 3rd grade to 12th grade. Come see this classic American musical that highlights small town Iowa life at the turn of the 20th century. It also has a hint of American Gothic in it,
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March Activities Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
Fri
2
Sat
3
NO SCHOOL
Possible Snow
Make-Up Day
4
5
6
NO SCHOOL
Professional
Development
Cardinal 1:1
11
12
School Board
Meeting 6:30 PM
18
19
Baseball Camp 5th 8th Grade
25
7
Winter Sports
Banquet
13
8
A-Club Meeting
5:30 PM
14
9
15
16
HS Select Band
Festival @
Mediapolis 10AM &
7PM
Music Booster Mtg.
6 PM
PTO Meeting (HS
Band Room) 6 PM
20
Quiz Bowl @ Notre
Dame
10
HS Select Vocal
Festival @ Cardinal
9AM & 7PM
17
NO SCHOOL
Possible Snow
Make-Up Day
Baseball Camp
5th-8th Grade
Ketchup School
8AM-10AM
PTO Coke Truck
Load Delivery
9:30 AM
21
End of 3rd Quarter
26
27
28
HS B Track @ Pekin
Art Workshop @
4:30 PM
IWC hosted by New
London 9 AM
22
23
24
High School Musical High School Musical
7 PM
7 PM
Conference Art
Show Set Up
29
30
31
Ag Day
ASVAB Testing
IHSMA Solo/
Ensemble
Ketchup School
PTO Carnival 5 PM
For the most up-to-date calendar please check our website at www.cardinalcomet.com
You’ll also find:
Faculty & Staff Emails, Board Policies, Honor Roll, Guidance Information, Middle &
High School Schedules and Much More!
Student Council News
~Submitted by Stacy Davis
Thank you to you and the Student Council for a great blood drive on February 12, 2012! We
collected 46 pints of lifesaving blood products, which will help up to 138 patients. Also, there
were 13 first time donors, which is awesome!
What you and the students do is so important because it saves lives. Thank you for making a
difference!
Our goal was 41 pints! Cardinal students and staff are making great changes in all areas of their
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March Lunch Menu
Mon
Tue
Wed
*Menu subject to change
Thu
1
2
PANCAKE WRAP
FRUIT
MILK
*Milk served daily
*We are an equal opportunity
provider
5
6
7
8
9
CEREAL/YOGURT
FRUIT
MILK
FRENCH TOAST
FRUIT
MILK
CEREAL/SAUSAGE PATTY
FRUIT
MILK
EGG ROUND
TOAST
MILK
CORN DOG
GREEN BEANS
APPLESAUCE
MILK
CHILI/CRACKERS
CHEESE SLICE
CORN/FRUIT
MILK
HAMBURGER PATTY/BUN
TRI TATOR
PEACHES
MILK
BURRITO/SALSA
RICE
ORANGE
MILK
CEREAL/TOAST
FRUIT
MILK
13
MUFFIN/YOGURT
FRUIT
MILK
BREAKFAST BURRITO
FRUIT
MILK
15
EGG OMLET WITH CHEESE
CEREAL
MILK
TOMATO SOUP/CRACKERS
STRING CHEESE
CORN/FRUIT
MILK
PORK TENDERETTE/BUN
BAKED BEANS
FRUIT
MILK
LITTLE SMOKIES
MACARONI & CHEESE
APPLESAUCE
MILK
PIZZA
GREEN BEANS
FRUIT
MILK
19
NO SCHOOL
BEEF & CHEESE NACHOS
BAKED BEANS
FRUIT COCKTAIL
MILK
NO SCHOOL
12
Fri
14
20
21
22
16
NO SCHOOL
23
CEREAL/TOAST
FRUIT
MILK
BREAKFAST PIZZA
FRUIT
MILK
MUFFIN
YOGURT
MILK
EGG OMLET
TOAST
MILK
PANCAKE WRAP
FRUIT
MILK
CREAM CHICKEN & BISCUIT
CORN
FRUIT
MILK
PEPPERONI HOT POCKET
GREEN BEANS
APPLE
MILK
RAVIOLI
COTTAGE CHEESE
GARLIC TOAST/FRUIT
MILK
HAMBURGER/BUN
CHEESE SLICE
COOKED CARROTS/FRUIT
MILK
SAUSAGE PIZZA
CORN/LETTUCE
FRUIT
MILK
26
27
CEREAL BAR
YOGURT
MILK
CEREAL/YOGURT
FRUIT
MILK
BREADED CHICKEN PATTY/
BUN
PEAS/FRUIT COCKTAIL
MILK
SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE
GARLIC BREAD
PARMESAN CHEESE
FRUIT/MILK
28
29
30
EGG ROUND
BISCUIT/JELLY
MILK
EGG OMLET
TOAST
MILK
BREAKFAST BURRITO
FRUIT
MILK
CHICKEN & NOODLES
MASHED POTATOES
COTTAGE CHEESE
BREAD & BUTTER
FRESH FRUIT/MILK
MANWICH/BUN
GREEN BEANS
FRUIT
MILK
CORN DOG
BAKED BEANS
FRUIT
MILK
Iowa Eligibility Application
If you wish to see if you qualify for free or reduced meals please contact Sherry VanBlaricom in the Superintendent’s office for an application. All applications
are kept confidential. For more information email [email protected] or call 641-652-7531 ext 3201.
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