Another student has her opinion featured on the WVIZ/PBS ideastream program “Newsdepth.”
PBS WVIZ Ideastream
Another student has her opinion featured on the WVIZ/PBS ideastream program “Newsdepth.” Fourth-grader Leah G. was the lucky student chosen to have her thoughts on which presidential power she thought was the most important.
Of veto, pardon and executive order, Leah said she thought pardon was the most important because, “a president is the only one who can get a criminal out of jail. First, the president has to think about what the criminal has done and decide if jail is the best place for the involved person. I think the president’s most important power is the pardon because he or she must make a decision about somebody’s life.”
When the school asked Leah what went through her mind when she saw her opinion featured on the program, she said she was so surprised because she never thought she’d have her opinion featured.
Start With Hello Week
During the week of Feb. 5, students across the district participated in various events to mark Start With Hello Week. The week is part of the Sandy Hook Promise and brings attention to the growing epidemic of social isolation in schools and communities. Students in grades K-4 attended an assembly to kick off the week and learned how they can help create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within Jordak. They received special Start With Hello bracelets and stickers to remind them that if they see someone, to reach out and say hello.
A special thank you goes to Cardinal High School volunteers and the special service dog that came to assist with the assembly.
In addition to assisting at Jordak, high school students also participated in various Start With Hello week events in their building. During lunch, students were encouraged to sign the Start With Hello pledge mural in the cafeteria and include words of encouragement to their fellow students. On Thursday, students are being asked to wear the color green to go along with the Start With Hello theme, and those who participate will have a chance to win a $10 iTunes gift card.
100 Days Of School
Kindergarten students celebrated their 100th day of school on Feb. 14. Students were allowed to dress up like they were 100 years old and participated in several activities in each of the kindergarten classrooms.
In Ms. Gail Ross’s room, students broke up into pairs for a “race to 100.” Students had to roll a die and then color the number of squares until they got to 100. In Mrs. Courtney Dyer’s room, students had a “dance party” and counted by 5s until they reached 100.
Mrs. Ashley Derecskey’s room had a reading activity and in Mrs. Rosa Skolnik’s room, students visited five stations and had 100 seconds to complete various tasks such as stacking cups and plates, making thumb prints and stamping.
Lunch With The Seussical Bunch
Families are invited to join the cast and crew of the CHS musical “Seussical” for lunch on March 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the middle school gymnasium. Tickets are $5 per child and are available for purchase in school offices or the Cardinal Board of Education Office.
