This week, due to the dedication of families picking up school items, Cascadia Elementary was able to donate 523 lbs. of child-friendly food to the Ballard Food Bank. The Ballard Food Bank has been providing our Weekend-Food-For-Kids bags all year, and plans to continue over the summer. If you wish to contribute more, learn how […]
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Board Position Candidate President Amanda Van Kirk Vice-President Jolie Nivison Treasurer Eric Feeny Financial officer admin Blair Perilman Financial officer fundraising Josh Posthuma Secretary #1 Kristin Mull Secretary #2 Samantha Barth Communications #1 Jami Kimble Communications #2 Theresa Glastein Fundraising #1 Abigail Watts Fundraising #2 Kara Schultz Membership Rebecca Good Volunteer Director Anita Shteynberg Programs
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Cascadia’s Got Talent: #DigitalDragons This year, the show may look a bit different, but Cascadia is still as talented as ever! Follow this link to the Cascadia’s Got Talent website and enjoy the superb student performances by scrolling down to the grade level videos (remember to check that you’re logged into your student Office 365 account in
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Cascadia PTA’s own i-Lab coordinator, Kristen Bergsman, share the following for our families this summer.
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Librarian extraordinaire, Merrick Bodmer, regularly is sharing news from her “Smore” page – subscribe, or bookmark it and check it often! Available this week are a number of anti-racist book recommendations, as well as ongoing info about the virtual book fair. https://www.smore.com/bmjh3-cascadia-library
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The Cascadia PTA is organizing two drives to take place during the school pick-up days next week: SUMMER CARE PACKAGES FOR HEADSTART STUDENTS As we prepare for summer break, we want to support the Cascadia Head Start students with materials for summer learning as well as household necessities. At next week’s Pick Up Days we will
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Is your family looking for a way to connect with other Cascadia families over summer break? Sign up to host a virtual summer playdate. It’s fun and easy! You choose the date, time, and which grade levels to invite. We’ll set you up with a meeting link and some suggestions to make the event go
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During the first two weeks of June, teachers and staff will be in the building packing up. Teachers will gather student items for drive-through pick-up. Students are asked to use this time to bring back all items that belong to the school. This includes: -Musical instruments (including recorders) -Library books -Any other items loaned to
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We’re starting virtual gardening lessons at Cascadia! Until we can get back into the garden as a community, the garden teacher, Ms. Nicole is making videos highlighting a different theme and giving a new project each week. For the first lesson, 3rd graders will learn about invertebrates in the soil. They will discover the soil
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This past month has been a new challenge for many of us – figuring out how to balance our days and work with our kids in a new way. Every family has their own sticking points, but I bet every family has discovered at least one things that works. This post is to share what
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