Liz Aderhold

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After School Enrichment

Onsite Enrichment volunteers are needed Mondays and Thursdays to oversee Cascadia PTA’s Fall ’24 Enrichment chess program. If volunteers do not step up, the Fall ’24 Enrichment program will be canceled. We also cannot have these programs run without volunteers, which is why alternates are important.

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Current Volunteer Opportunities

You can view more current volunteer opportunities on Signup Genius.

Last updated September 12

Hearing & Vision Screening

SPS approved volunteers are needed to help Nurse Kari administer hearing and vision screenings to Cascadia students on October 9 and 10. 

Volunteer duties include testing students’ hearing and recording their vision results. Shift times include an orientation prior to each shift.

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Room Parents

Room parents are a critical helper for connecting families in their class, organizing class parties, and supporting the teacher in other ways as needed. Help fill this critical role for your child’s class!

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Ride the bus? Track it!

A helpful parent submitted the following tips for using the FirstView app for real-time bus tracking.

Reminder: You can get real-time bus tracking via the FirstView App

Available on Google PlayApple App Store, and DesktopTo create an account, use the district code: YD5N

The app can …

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Welcome Back Picnic

Welcome (or welcome back) to Cascadia this Fall! September 13th, 5-7pm @ Maple Leaf Park (lower lawn next to the playground), BYO dinner picnic.

Current and Upcoming Volunteer Needs

Last updated September 1

As we prepare for the new school year, here are some volunteer needs we are recruiting for:

Room parents – Sign up on SignUp Genius

Spelling Bee Coordinator – Helps coordinate the bee with Ms. Fitzsimmons (who does a lot of the work) as we don’t want to overburden her.

Harvest …

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Subscribe to the PTA calendar

Did you know that you can subscribe to the calendar to show it on your device, or that you can filter the calendar for items that interest your family? Be sure to update the grade(s) you’re interested in each year!

Didn’t purchase a yearbook for your student?

Thanks to the generosity of our Cascadia Community, ALL 5th graders will receive a yearbook regardless of prior purchase on their Promotion Day (Thursday, 6/20/24). 

For Grades 1-4: On the last day of school (Friday, 6/21/24), a limited amount of parent donated yearbooks will be available at the school’s front desk to students who appear …

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HCC Advocacy Update

Dear Cascadia Community,

Thank you for taking the time to sign the petition last month advocating for HCC and Advanced Learning. We want to share a brief update on the petition results and input, as well as where things stand currently.

Petition results and input