Jan 17
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 …
Jan 17
Statewide Legislative Initiatives The Washington Legislature is in session. There are a number of bills working their way through the system that focus on education and the overall well-being of students and families. Through the Washington State PTA, you can sign up here ( https://actionnetwork.org/forms/subscribe-to-wsptas-action-network-group) to receive (easy) daily advocacy actions you can this …
Dec 15
Cascadia will be hosting Prospective Family Nights, online via Microsoft Teams, at the following times:
Dec 06
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 …
Dec 01
Thank you to our wonderful community for helping us reach our goals, from last-minute donations to the incredibly generous matching donation by one of our families.
We’d also like to thank our Fundraising Directors for working on a theme that kids could be excited about as well as working with local businesses for the …
Nov 15
Annual Fund: 25% to Our Extension Goal
We appreciate all the families who made a contribution to our Annual Fund. Unfortunately, we are far behind in meeting our goal of filling our funding gap. If you have not yet made a donation, please do so. We want to wrap our extension …
Nov 10
We are so appreciative of the high participation in our annual fund and the many families who donated so generously – thank you! Unfortunately, we missed the goal by $40,000 and will be experiencing a significant budget shortfall. We have decided to
Oct 11
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 …
Aug 30
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.
Aug 24
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 …
