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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 […]

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.

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

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.

Middle School Open Houses Many of our 5th Grade families are thinking about the various public school options. Middle Schools should post their open house information on their website and provide to their feeder elementary schools. This is the information we have from: Hamilton – Information posted here. Jane Addams – Information posted here. Also

The following message is from Theresa Glatstein, our PTA President: Due to the omicron variant, health officials have encouraged people to upgrade their masks. The consensus seems to be that surgical masks are better than cloth and KN95 or KN94 (there are no N95 masks made to fit children’s faces) are better still. The caveat

Blog post by Ivan Fernando Gonzales: Last month’s workshop on Mindfulness for Parents with Andrea D’Asaro provided great tips to incorporate mindfulness into my family routine. From breathing exercises that are fun to do, to calming exercises such as moving like a Maple tree in the wind. Yes, it may look a little funny when

The Annual Fund Drive has begun, and will run through Oct 29th.  You should receive a letter, a red envelope, and a response card via kid mail.  Our goal is 100% participation, a red envelope returned for every child, no matter what is inside. There will be gift cards for a free gelato from Nutty

If you would like to be a room parent for your class, or volunteer to help with lunch, recess, or pick-up and drop-off, please see our Sign Up Genius page here.  If you have questions, contact volunteers@cascadiapta.org.

Please join us for a back to school opportunity for students to get to know their teachers and classmates! At the appointed time, students are invited to meet with their teachers and classmates. Parents are discouraged from using this time to talk to teachers and should instead email teachers to introduce themselves or raise issues