Category: Cascadia Programs

Sep 28

Support Instrumental Music!

By Liz Aderhold in Cascadia Programs, Donating to Cascadia, Instrumental music, Music Program, Uncategorized

Cascadia celebrates the participation of 5th graders and 4th graders* in the Instrumental Music Program.

For students participating in the instrumental music program, we ask that for families that can, they pay $120 to help cover the cost of this program for all students who participate.

Please see the informational sheet for more details.

*Note: Due to SPS budget reductions for the 2023-2024 school year, instrumental music will be offered to ALL 5th grade students. Interested 4th graders can apply for …

Jun 06

Cascadia Summer Learning 1-5

By Amy Tsang in Cascadia Programs

Due to some sharepoint permission issues on the school website, the PTA is hosting the summer learning readiness links per grade.

Summer Reading Ideas from Our Librarian: https://www.smore.com/6b8mc

1st grade: https://cascadiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1st-grade-summer-readiness.pdf

2nd grade: https://cascadiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2nd-Grade-Summer-Readiness.pdf

3rd grade: https://cascadiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3rd-Grade-Summer-Readiness.pdf

4th grade: https://cascadiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4th-Grade-Summer-Readiness.pdf

5th grade: https://cascadiapta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5th-grade-summer-readiness.pdf

Apr 29

Cascadia Elementary’s virtual book fair, presented by Phinney Books on Bookshop.org, will run from May 3 to May 16, 2021, and the Cascadia library will receive a credit of 25% of all sales to spend on books for the school. All books will be ordered here and shipped directly to …

Apr 29

Talent Show and Art Walk Submissions

By admin in Cascadia Programs

Submissions are now open for the Cascadia Talent Show and Art Walk. There are no auditions required, acts should be school appropriate, and no longer than 3 minutes. See all guidelines and submission requirements here. Please submit all talent show acts and art by May 26th.

Apr 29

Spring Science Events

By admin in Cascadia Programs

Mysteries and Methods talk by Heather L. Montgomery Tuesday, May 4, 2021 5pm on Zoom

Science detectives track down answers to nature’s mysteries — poop-shooting caterpillars, freaky frogs, brain-slurping bugs — or at least they try. Heather Montgomery, author of Who Gives a Poop: Surprising Science from One End to the Other, will …

Nov 16

Scholastic Book Fair

By admin in Library

The Scholastic Book Fair has begun. You can order online at the scholastic book fair website between 11/16 and 11/27, and your books will be mailed to you. Alternatively, you can order through Ms. Bodmer by 11/22 for curbside pickup on 11/23 from 3-6 PM or 11/24 from 12-3 PM. Instructions to order for …

Jun 10

i-Lab @ Home

By admin in iLab

Cascadia PTA’s own i-Lab coordinator, Kristen Bergsman, share the following for our families this summer.

Jun 07

Library resources

By admin in General News, Library

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

Jun 03

Provide while you Pick-up

By admin in Cascadia Programs

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 …

May 28

Student Item Pick-up/Drop-Off

By admin in From the Principal, Instrumental music, Library, Music Program

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 …