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May 17
Bike To School Day, May 20
Friday is bike to school day. Everyone is invited to bike/unicycle to school.
Students may bike from their homes with a parent, or join one of two bike trains (info below). Participants will check in upon arrival for a small reward.
Even students who live too far from Cascadia to participate may join the fun …
Apr 26
Music Concerts – May 16 and 23
There will be two music concerts, on May 16 and 23. As general music will be combined with the usual band and orchestra concerts, read on to find out who is performing which night:
Fifth Graders:
Orchestra Students will be performing on Monday, May 16th at 7 pm.
Band students will be performing on Monday, May 23rd at 7 pm.
In …
Apr 20
Yearbook – Ordering Deadline and Pictures Needed
Order Your Yearbooks Now Through May 2, 2022! The 2021-2022 Cascadia yearbook is a full-color book of special memories of students and staff. Order your copy now through May 2, 2022! The books will be shipped to the school in early June (Yearbooks will be delivered to Cascadia unless you choose …
Apr 20
Cascadia Spring Plant Sale
Want to make the world more colorful while low-key supporting the PTA? Every purchase of flowers, herbs, edible plants, and other seed starter tools (https://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/index.php/marketplace/seller/profile/shop/cascadiapta) helps to support PTA-funded programs.
The PTA is experimenting with fundraisers that reduce the burden for families by encouraging extended families to support the school and …
Mar 21
Cascadia Spirit Wear – Order by March 31
Back by popular demand! Cascadia has once again collaborated with the Uplifters to bring our families a fantastic selection of spirit wear options. The PTA has funds available to help families who want spiritwear but find the price to be out of the family budget. Please contact Theresa Glatstein, president@cascadiapta.org, or Tammy Foulk, tafoulk@seattleschools.org. …
Mar 03
Join Cascadia’s PTA Board for 2022-2023
The Cascadia PTA mission is to help students become their best selves and reach their full social, emotional, and academic potential by engaging and supporting families, teachers, and school leadership.
This year, we are recruiting for many of our PTA board roles as families graduate and families who need to shift their commitments in their …
Mar 03
Parent-Kid Spelling Bee
Parent-Kid Spelling Bee Now on March 23rd
Please note that the date for the parent-child spelling bee has been changed to Wednesday, March 23rd. We hope you and your kid(s) will be able to join us then for this fun event!
Parents and their students will compete on teams to see who can correctly spell …
Feb 14
Adult Book Club – Raising Human Beings by Ross Greene
On February 17th at 6:30, there will be a book club discussion for adults about the book Raising Human Beings by Ross Greene. See Principal Mackey’s newsletter for the TEAMS link. Raising Human Beings is about creating a collaborative relationship with your child. More of Ross Greene’s ideas can be found at livesinthebalance.org.
Jan 31
About ADHD and Supporting Your Student
Attention Cascadia parents! Do you have questions or wonders about ADHD or how to best support your ADHD student? If so, then reserve Thursday, 3/17, from 6-7:15 pm on your calendar. One of our parents, Catherine, Mutti-Driscoll, currently working as an ADHD and Executive Function coach at the Hallowell Todaro Center, has offered to spend …
Jan 25
Dragon’s Lair Chess Tournament
On March 19th Cascadia PTA will host the Dragon’s Lair Chess Tournament. It will be online via chess.com. Please see this PDF announcement for details.