Liz Aderhold
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Oct 09
Run a Marathon
Let’s form a Cascadia team to run in the Seattle Kids Marathon! Kids log 25 miles of running or walking in the weeks leading up to the big day; then on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Saturday November 30th this year), they run 1.2 miles around the Seattle Center to complete their marathon.
You can …
Oct 08
Red Envelope Fundraiser Launches Today
The 2024-2025 Cascadia Red Envelope Fundraising Campaign kicks off today! This is the ONE fundraiser that Cascadia runs per year. Be on the lookout for the red envelopes students will be bringing home today! You can also return your form electronically by using this donation form and this online donation opportunity. …
Oct 07
Fall Festival
Cascadia’s Fall Festival takes place on Thursday, October 24. This is our annual event bringing the community together to celebrate autumn and the diverse cultures of our families. This is a large event with a big turnout and a variety of great activities for the whole family, so we need a number of volunteers before, …
Oct 07
Fall Festival October 24
Join us for this year’s Fall Festival, Thursday Oct. 24th from 6:00pm-8:00pm! This event is a wonderful opportunity to meet other current families while we celebrate the diversity of our community and connect with the food and culture of the fall season. Dancing, games, and much more! And, come hungry for pizza hosted by …
Oct 05
Lunch & Recess volunteers
We need volunteers to help with lunch and recess!
Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4DAEA72BA6F58-50976900-lunchrecess#/
Oct 03
Curriculum Night – Tuesday October 8th
The school is offering two sessions. The second session will be a repeat of the first session to allow families with two or more students to visit both their children’s classrooms. Curriculum Night is an adult-focused event. The staff will be engaged in conversations with family members about the curriculum. If you need to bring …
Sep 26
New Tech Policy at Cascadia
The administration has been working on a draft technology policy to make sure that technology is being used consistently across Cascadia classrooms, and is being used with the appropriate level of intentionality. Bottom line, if a child is on an ipad or computer, both the teacher and the student should be able to articulate the educational purpose of them …
Sep 20
Class Sizes at Cascadia
What’s going on?
- 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade classes are currently larger than we would like.
- 2nd and 3rd grade currently have around 24 kids per class
- 4th grade classes have around 33-4 kids per class
Why did this happen?
- Last year, the district significantly underestimated how many kids were …
Sep 20
District Plans for School Closures and Potential for Impact on Cascadia
Quick update Oct 3: October 1 Superintendent Jones sent an update indicating they are giving more thought to everything and the Well-Resourced Schools page now indicates only 5 schools will be consolidated. We don’t yet know whether Cascadia will still start to transition to a neighborhood school in 2025-2026, but we still know that current …
Sep 19
PTA General Meeting Sept 19
On Thursday September 19 at 7pm, we will have our first General Meeting of the year. It will be held via Zoom. Come to learn about volunteering, upcoming events and school activities. Find out more about class sizes in SPS this year and what you can do.
(Zoom link removed post-event.)
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