4.21.23 Staff Blog

 Welcome to Spring Break Eve!  I hope you all have exactly the spring break you need. I look forward to getting back into the final stretch of the year once we return from break. Thank you for setting your intention for this final stretch, and for all the amazing things you do each day.  Happy break!

Quick Look:

Monday April 24- Friday April 28	Spring Break
Tuesday May 2	ES SST (5th) 8:10
Tuesday May 2	Dance-a-thon 2:00 at Cascade *Please note this is a rescheduled date!!
Wednesday May 3	LL SST (5th) 8:10
Wednesday May 3	Early Release Wednesday (Principal Time)
Monday May 8	Skate Night at the Lynnwood Bowl and Skate
Tuesday May 9	K/1 Field Trip
Wednesday May 10	EO SST (4th) 8:10
Wednesday May 10	Early Release Wednesday (Individual Timel)
Thursday May 11	6/7/8 Field Trip
Wednesday May 17	Early Release Wednesday (Principal Time)
Thursday May 18	Community Meeting (last of the school year besides the final social meeting)  If you would like to present, please sign up here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/selfsched?sstoken=UUd6alVXREh3R2dqfGRlZmF1bHR8NTJkMTVhNjdhNmU4MjY0OTIzYTUyNzQ1YTdmNGJjNmI
Friday May 19	8th Grade Slideshow Photos Due
Friday May 19	Arts Fest and Family Dance (Cascade- 6:00 p.m.)
Tuesday May 30-Friday June 2	6/7 Camp
Wednesday May 24	Early Release Wednesday (Individual Timel)
Wednesday May 31	NO EARLY RELEASE- Full Day
Tuesday June 6	Future Scots Day at Shorecrest-8th Grade Students going to Shorecrest only (details below)
Tuesday June 6th-Friday June 9	K-5 Camp
Thursday June 15	Market Day
Tuesday June 20	Moving On Ceremony (Shoreline Center Auditorium, 6:30-8:30 p.m.)

GEAR UP FOR SPRING!!

Click this link to shop for some super cool Cascade gear.  The link will be active until the end of April, so shop soon! Perfect for spring camps.

https://tcspan.printavo.com/merch/cascade-k8/

NETWORK UPGRADES/PASSWORDS:HELPFUL

During Spring break or shortly after, IT will implement some upgrades to our underlying network structure that will provide needed security and usability improvements. Unfortunately, these changes will also reset staff passwords to their defaults. 

For most staff IT has already addressed this issue when/if you received a new computer or when IT updated the existing computer to the latest operating system. IT keeps track of all password changes so will know who still needs to change their password. The IT team will contact the remaining staff or work with their supervisors to get passwords changed. 

Important - If you  have already worked with IT to change your password, do not change them again until we finish this transfer process in May.

STAFF PREFERENCE SHEET: HELPFUL

If you have not had a chance to fill out your favorite things on our staff preference sheet, please take a look at this sheet and fill it in!  If you are looking for a way to bring a little boost to a colleague, you can use this list or (as always) you can put in a staff shout out =)  Our staff shout out form is at the top of the blog each week, and here is the link for staff preferences:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Bd3T4yTyDLxh9fdPFPIHBIylntK0HpUqWFSGxPNaVgo/edit?usp=sharing

TECH TIP: HELPFUL

In case you missed the tech tip for this week, here is the updated tip for this week.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12dDuwuMWaTzM6O_OFvcwFyRUHKso2wxeWZyYYOMZyIQ/edit?usp=shari

FUTURE SCOTS VISIT: HELPFUL

Please see below for information regarding the Future Scots event on June 6th.  This is for 8th Grade students who plan on attending Shorecrest. Keep in mind, this event is happening during K-5 camp.  In case students are asking you about the event, here is the information I have been given:

Future Scots Visit (8th Grade Students and Families)- Please see information below from SC Activities Coordinator:

Class of 2027 Shorecrest students are invited to our "Future Scots Welcome Morning" on Tuesday, June 6 from 9:00-10:10.This is a time for our new students to learn a little more about high school from older students who put on a program with information and performances in the gym and we follow it up with a question and answer session in small groups facilitated by student leaders.

Please arrive between 8:50-9:00 on Tuesday, June 6. Students may be dropped off at the Gym building on the south end of campus. Students will need to carpool or ride with family to Shorecrest.  A bus will be provided from Shorecrest to Cascade K-8 after the event ends.  We’ll have a welcome table set up and we’d like you to check in and get your name tag.

After the program in the Gym, we will walk to the Commons (our cafeteria) in the Main Building for a small group question and answer session. We’ll be putting new-to-the-district students together in small groups so that they can get to know each other.

We will dismiss at 10:10 in order to transition before our students come down to the Commons during a passing period.

This event is targeted to students and we don’t have special programming for parents. However, you are welcome to join us in the Gym and the Commons as a "fly on the wall". Please check in at the welcome table if you are a parent/guardian attending the event.

Tours of the school will not happen June 6, but will take place at the New Student Kick Off on the evening of August 31 (6:00-7:45) and at the New Student Orientation on the morning of September 5. 

For questions and to RSVP (only necessary if currently out-of-district), please email Shorecrest Activity Coordinator:  johanna.phillips@ssd412.org 

JOGGER WEDNESDAYS!!: JUST FOR FUN =)

Wearing joggers really does make everything better. Join if you would like to!