Kindergartners had a few special visitors come to Jordak Elementary School on Oct. 13...
MFD Visits Kindergarten Classes
Kindergartners had a few special visitors come to Jordak Elementary School on Oct. 13. In light of National Fire Safety Week, firefighters from the Middlefield Fire Department took time to talk to the students about how firefighters fight fires, the gear they wear and other emergencies they respond to, and most importantly, they demonstrated how to stop, drop and roll.
Every student also got a chance to sit in the fire truck and went home with a special sticker and firefighter helmet.
“Thank you to the wonderful fire fighters who talked to our students,” says kindergarten teacher Courtney Dyer. “They were so excited and that’s all they talked about the rest of the day. They loved the helmets, too.”
Community Wellness Rally
The Cardinal Local School District would like to thank all of the staff, community members and vendors that participated in the 2016 Wellness Rally on Oct. 14 at Cardinal Middle School. The district hosted the free event for employees and members of the community as a way to promote health and wellness.
Those who attended were able to get flu shots, blood pressure screenings, massages and information from various health and wellness vendors. Following along with the event’s tailgate theme, there were also games like corn hole, football and Wii Sports for participants to play. Those who visited all of the vendors and wore sports attire were entered into a drawing for one of four prize baskets.
College Ready Ohio
The College Ready Ohio (CRO) program through The Ohio State University is providing great opportunities for Cardinal students. Recently, 2016 Cardinal graduate and current OSU freshman Cole Zemelka spoke to a group of educators at a state CRO conference.
Cardinal received money through the College Ready Ohio Straight A Grant program to implement technology in the high school. Funds from the grant were used to purchase iPads for every student in grades 9-12 starting with the 2015 school year and install a distance learning lab. Zemelka was a senior that year and he was invited to the conference to share how the CRO improvements helped enhance his experience taking college classes while at Cardinal.
“Because of CRO, I was able to complete a majority of distance learning assignments on my iPad, all I needed was Internet connection and I could do most of my work,” Zemelka told the crowd. “Both my psychology and calculus classes had tech requirements and because of the equipment I had, I was able to be part of class two and a half hours away. These classes made a huge impact on my life and I’m a lot more confident that I can do well here (at OSU) because of those classes.”
CHS teachers Maureen Fowler and Ben Clutter, also spoke about the benefits the CRO program is having at CHS.
CMS Students Explore Minerals
With the expectation of science instruction every day, all students in sixth-grade science at Cardinal Middle School receive multiple opportunities every week to explore science labs. The students are currently identifying minerals.
Laboratory investigations provide all students with continuous opportunities to explore familiar phenomena and materials. Working together, the students are given the problem many scientists and geologists are faced with by identifying the countless variations of minerals. In a recent lab activity, students used their powers of observation and a few simple tests such as taste to determine the identities of minerals.
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Cardinal sixth-grader Tim M. uses the taste test to determine the identity of the mineral he’s holding.
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Cardinal High School English teacher Maureen Fowler, science teacher Ben Clutter and alumnus Cole Zemelka present at the College Ready Ohio conference in Columbus on Oct. 17. The trio spoke about how the CRO program has enhanced student learning at Cardinal.
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Middlefield Fire Department Lt. Ben Reed takes a photo of kindergartener Landon H. in the fire truck. The MFD visited the class for National Fire Safety Week.
