Delwood CSD

A team of third grade students spent months preparing for Battle of the Books. Last week they traveled to the AEA in Bettendorf to compete against other schools, testing their knowledge of the ten books they read to prepare for the competition. They finished in first place!

Last week six of our students participated in a choir festival in Maquoketa. They did a great job!

Delwood Families....after consultation with the national weather service and other area school leaders we have decided it is in the best interest of student safety to dismiss school two hours early today to avoid the severe storms coming through our area. We will be following our two hour early dismissal end of day schedule today, Tuesday, April 16. Thank you.

Last week our sixth grade students spent some time with Benjamin Dean Taylor, who is a composer. Students were able to virtually share one of his pieces with him that they have been working on and received feedback from the composer on how they were doing. The students were also able to ask questions of the composer and learn from his past experiences with music.

These students were caught showing good character in March!

REMINDER: There is no school Thursday, March 28th through Tuesday, April 2nd. Classes will resume on Wednesday, April 3rd. Enjoy your Spring Break!

Last week Delwood students had an amazing visit from author Julia Cook. Students got to learn about her books and meet two of her dogs that she brought with her.

Maquoketa and Delwood Schools will be cancelling classes today, March 22, due to the weather.

The Delwood School will be having a two hour delay today due to poor road conditions.

Delwood CSD's Proposed Tax Hearing Information can be found at https://www.delwood.k12.ia.us/page/delwood-csd-fy-2024-2025-proposed-tax-hearing

Mrs. Flanigan caught these students showing good character in February!

Thank you to all the parents who attended parent teacher conferences this week. Just a reminder, there is no school tomorrow, Friday, March 8th!

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Last week, our 4th grade class joined hundreds of other 4th & 5th grade students from all over the Quad Cities to learn about symphony music from the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and the Quad City Symphony Youth Orchestra. The students spent weeks preparing with Mr. Knowles as they learned the music that would be played, and learned their parts that they would get to participate in by both singing and playing the recorder. After the program, students enjoyed a picnic lunch and spent some time playing at Vander Veer Botanical Park.

Our Kindergarten class celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss last week. They had green eggs and ham for a snack!

Mrs. Flanigan caught these students showing good character in January.

We would like parents of Delwood students to complete an online Parent Satisfaction Survey. This is for parents of preschool through sixth grade students, as well as parents of resident Delwood students in grades 7-12 who currently attend Maquoketa Middle and High School. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FLYRR9D

Families....we are planning to start school on time tomorrow. If poor road conditions cause us to have a two hour late start we will cancel our early dismissal so we are able to have a day of school. Thanks!

Road conditions have not improved and a wintery mix will continue all morning. Delwood CSD will be closed today, January 23.

The Delwood School will begin with a two hour delay today, Tuesday, January 23 due to icy roads. We will reevaluate road conditions in a couple of hours so look for an update later this morning.