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 …
Nov 16
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 07
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
May 28
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 …
Mar 14
Dear Cascadia students and families, I hope you all stay safe and healthy! As most of you are aware, the Seattle Public Library is closed and books are harder to come by, but I would like to share a few sources with you to keep our students reading over break. Also, Seattle school librarians are …
Feb 06
Join us for Cascadia’s first parent/child book club hosted by our librarian Merrick Bodmer and the staff Race and Equity team.
The theme for the first book will be racial equity. You can either read the adult book and participate in an adult-only discussion OR read the middle grade novel with your child and participate …
Nov 20
Book Fair Open in the Library During Conferences
Once again, the Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the library during conferences. All sales will benefit the school library. Cascadia earns 20% of all profits so we can buy more books!! Feel free to drop off your kids here in the library while you …
Nov 06
Calling all 4th and 5th graders! The Seattle Public Library Global Reading Challenge is once again under way.
This is the annual “battle of the books” challenge where teams of seven students—both 4th and 5th graders—will read 10 books representing a wide variety of reading levels and genres.
Working with their team, students …
Sep 04
Welcome back to school everybody! I’m so excited for another great year in the library. I’m here Monday–Friday until 1 pm and each class visits the library every week. We read great books, work on fun projects and learn and create with a variety of media.
I’m always looking for parent volunteers to help with …
Sep 01
Update! We’re looking for volunteers for two fall activities, in addition to our list below.
Reflections Art contest: As part of our National PTA membership, our students are able to participate in the Reflections Art contest. This program currently needs a few volunteers to help run the contest within our school. This job …
