We hope that you and your families are staying healthy, active, and adjusting as well as possible with the support you need at this time. While this school year has proven to be unlike anything we could have ever imagined at the start of this year, we invite you to envision how you can contribute …
Apr 16
How to Help
Many members of our school community have reached out wondering how to help in this unprecedented situation. Here is a collection of ways that our members can help the greater community. In many cases we focus on supporting organizations that have infrastructure for more efficiency and greater reach than our own PTA. There are also …
Apr 08
Golden Acorn & Outstanding Educator Awards
Each year the Cascadia PTA recognizes two outstanding contributors to our community by awarding the golden Acorn and the Outstanding Educator awards. We are opening nominations for these two awards. If you know of a Cascadia community member whose contribution stands out, please take a moment to nominate them using the linked forms. The awardees …
Mar 19
Seedlings Safe!
3rd-grade gardeners will be relieved to hear that Ms. Nicole, garden educator extraordinaire, swung by school last week before it closed and rescued all the seedings in the 3rd grade pod! Most of them are now safely at her house, where she will care for them while we’re away from school. Whew!
Looking for …
Mar 14
Librarian update: Resources during school hiatus
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 …
Mar 04
Earth Day Service Project
Love Licton and Cascadia are partnering to host an Earth Day Service project on April 4th, 10am-1pm. Improve tree health, increase sight lines to reduce hideouts, remove invasive ivy and grass, and prepare a new area for UW Capstone students to come in and plant native species. Please RSVP and sign up to bring …
Mar 04
Spirit Wear Orders
Spring Sales are OPEN for Cascadia Spirit Wear!
Order until March 15th for mid-April delivery.
Mar 04
CANCELLED Culture Night March 18
Come visit our second annual Culture Night at Cascadia on March 18! Teachers will be working with students to explore various aspects of culture leading up to the event. At our event, we’ll celebrate the students’ learning by displaying their projects and learning and sharing about many of the cultures represented at our school.All …
Feb 25
Summer Fun Performing Arts Camp at Cascadia
There are still spots open at Summer Fun!
A unique performing and visual arts integrated day camp for ages 7-12
Held at Cascadia this summer! July 6th – 24th
Summer Fun focuses equally on the arts as both a process and a product. Over the course of three weeks, our campers mount a …
Feb 25
iLab Wish List-February
iLab Donations
Thank you Dragon families for your generous donations this year! We have some specific needs for supplies for re-stocking the iLab. Please gather these supplies over the holiday break and bring them to school in early January.
If you would like to help purchase some new supplies for our upcoming 1st/2nd grade enrichment …
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Upcoming Events
Apr
25
Thu
6:00 pm
Science and Engineering Night
Science and Engineering Night
Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Cascadia students and families are invited to the annual Science & Engineering Fair sponsored by the PTA. A fun & engaging evening that will include student project displays, guest presenters, and a prize drawing for participating students. Students in Grades 1-5 can choose to participate by working on a science or engineering design project at …
Apr
30
Tue
6:00 pm
1000% Me: Growing up Mixed – Fil...
@ Whittier Elementary School
1000% Me: Growing up Mixed – Fil...
@ Whittier Elementary School
Apr 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm
1000% Me: Growing up Mixed – Film Screening & Discussion Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 6 – 7:45 pm at Whittier Elementary School Join mixed-race children and their families for a screening of the film 1000% Me: Growing up Mixed, followed by a child-centered facilitated discussion. In the film, W. Kamau Bell tackles the joys and challenges of growing …
May
3
Fri
all-day
5th grade camping trip
5th grade camping trip
May 3 – May 5 all-day
Welcome to Cascadia’s 5th Grade parents-organized camping trip at Cornet Bay Retreat Center. The centerpiece of the camping ground is a large grassy meadow on a bay, surrounded by old-growth trees. It is safe, roomy and well-equipped for a weekend of child play and parent relaxation. What a fantastic opportunity to create lasting memories before …
6:00 pm
Movie Night
Movie Night
May 3 @ 6:00 pm
Join us on Friday, May 3rd for another Cascadia Family Movie Night Come join your classmates for a cozy good time on Friday, May 3rd. Siblings are of course welcome! Bring blankets and pillows to cozy up on the gym floor for the movie. Low-backed chairs are welcome *in the back* near the bleachers so …
May
5
Sun
all-day
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5 – May 11 all-day
Throughout the week of May 6-10, activities will include a coffee cart, special potluck meals, flowers coordinated by room parents, and the opportunity to write notes of appreciation. Most activities will take place during the school day and are coordinated and supported by the PTA board. We will also hang a poster in the school …
May
8
Wed
5:30 pm
Game night
Game night
May 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Please join us for a board and card game night on May 8 at the school from 5:30 to 7:30.
May
17
Fri
all-day
(Canceled) 2nd grade camping trip
(Canceled) 2nd grade camping trip
May 17 – May 19 all-day
This event is organized by a group of parents, and is not an official school event, and is not sponsored by the PTA. Cama beach had to cancel the cabins for repair work, so we don’t currently have a plan for 2nd grade camping in 2024.
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