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The annual PTA Science & Engineering Fair is fast approaching!  Join us Thursday April 24 from 6-7:30pm for an engaging evening of student projects and STEM presenters from around Seattle. All current Cascadia families are encouraged to attend (not just those whose kids are presenting projects) — come and see the great ideas our students […]

The yearbook-ordering link is now live! Order your 2024-25 Cascadia Elementary Yearbook through May 1, 2025!The cost per yearbook is $19.00 plus tax. After you place your order, you will receive a receipt from support@yearbookmarket.com.Please note that May 1 is the deadline for students to receive their yearbooks with their classmates at school in June. https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/cascadiaelementaryschool

As April approaches we need to see more participation and volunteers for Culture Night to be successful! Come join us with food or a volunteer shift and keep one of Cascadia’s most popular event traditions alive. The event is at risk of being canceled if more signups aren’t made in time for planning purposes. Read

Dear Cascadia Families, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) sent out an email yesterday informing families that Cascadia will remain a Highly Capable Cohort (HCC) school with Grades 2 through 5 for the next three years. This means that our school will no longer be losing Grade 2 next year as SPS had previously planned. Huge THANK YOUs to all of

Summer Program Info:Cost: $440/week (weeks 2-9) or $270 for shorter 3 day weeks (weeks 1 and 10 only).Snack: AM and PM snack is provided. Kids should bring a nut-free lunch.Activities: We have a morning and afternoon activity planned each day. Some days we will have field trips (these are still being organized, but will be

Cascadia Preschool Classroom Supplies – March Donations Drive Spring may be right around the corner, but we still have lots of cold, wet days ahead.  Please consider helping our preschool classes stay warm and healthy by donating gently used clothing and supplies or purchasing a new item from their Amazon wish list.   Your Cascadia PTA will

Save the date for this year’s Culture night: Thursday, April 3, 2025, 5:30pm-7:30pm To ensure that we can run this wonderful community event in 2025, we need volunteers to sign up in advance. Celebrate the vibrant diversity of our Cascadia community, where we embrace all families. Come for food (and performances). Discover fellowship and community at our family

On Thursday, January 30, Cascadia families joined 300-400 parents from across Washington State in Olympia to demand the state legislature fulfill its paramount duty (it’s first responsibility, per the state constitution) – to fund public schools. Districts across the state are facing shortfalls, not just in Seattle, and we are shortchanging our children and our

Did you know that as of right now, there will be no incoming 2nd grade class at Cascadia next year? And no third graders the year after that, until there are no more HCC elementary schools in Seattle. When the Board approved this plan, they intended to replace HCC schools with programming in the neighborhood

Dear Cascadia Community: As many of you know, after receiving significant negative feedback from parents, students, and staff, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has paused its plan to close and consolidate schools for the 2025-2026 school year.  What you may not know is that SPS has not paused its plan to sunset the Highly Capable Cohort program.  That means that