5.24.24 Staff Blog

 It was a fun evening at the Bite of Cascade and ArtFest last night!  A big thank you to Fergus and the students for putting together such a beautiful show.  The students and families were so proud of the work, and Fergus made it happen!!  Thanks, Fergus!!  It sounds like the plant sale was also a huge success.  Thanks to Tamara and Mac for working with Lisa Taylor to make this such a fun event.  Please pay special attention to the calendar in the coming weeks.  Lots going on.  Here we go!

Quick Look:

**As always, please check the IEP/SST Calendar for updates.

Wednesday May 29	Full Day Wednesday- 4th and 5th Colonialism Speaker
Thursday May 30	Final MTSS Team Meeting
Tuesday May 28-Friday May 31	6/7 Camp
Tuesday June 4	THIS IS A DAY FULL OF EVENTS!! 8TH Grade- Future Scots Event at Shorecrest (students return to campus by about 10:30) KINDNESS CREW/PATROL/GREEN TEAM-Field trip (returning around 2:00) JOURNEY- Charm Party (2:35-3:35) K-5- Camp Sing-a-long with Lisa Taylor after 2nd recess.  Meet students outside as usual, but come to the paws (north side of the building, arrival area) instead of going into class. Lisa plans on going through camp songs until about 2:20.
Wednesday June 5	Early Release- Principal Time
Thursday June 6	Staff Meeting (8:05)- Finalize Class Lists
Wednesday June 12-Friday June 14	K-5 Spring Camp
Tuesday June 18	Spring Fling Dance 6:00-7:30 p.m. (grades 5-8, please note the time change) at Cascade
Wednesday June 19	Juneteenth- No School
Thursday June 20	Staff Meeting (8:05)-  Breakfast Potluck
Thursday June 20	Moving On/Moving Up Ceremony (6:00-7:00 p.m. at Shorecrest High School)
LOOKING AHEAD
August 26th (5:00-6:30 p.m. at Cascade K-8)	Back to School event for students and families
August 27	First day of school for grades 1-8
August 30	First Day of School for Kindergarten

PRIDE LESSONS: HELPFUL

Staff members at Highland Terrace developed a set of elementary lessons and activities to acknowledge Pride Month and were willing to share them with other schools (Thank you HT!!!). The Pride Month Lessons are organized by grade level and week. Additional communication for families will be shared as we get closer to June 1. We’ll also be working in the fall to review and update lessons that can be used for BLM in schools and Pride month.

FILM SCREENING: HELPFUL

A She Marches in Chinatown Film Screening and Q and A with Director, Dell Chen, and SW Alum and featured Cast Member Colleen McKisson will be held on May 28 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Shorewood High School Theater. Please see  this flyer for more information (flyer is also shown below).

AANHPI Celebration: HELPFUL

​Our annual collaboration with the City of Shoreline, Shoreline Community College and Shoreline School District is happening on 5/22/24 at the SCC Theater.  There will be food trucks, info tables and fabulous performances including TAIKO!  Please join us in celebrating!  Flyer here.

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ANNUAL PRIDE POTLUCK AND BOOK FAIR: HELPFUL

The Shoreline School District Pride Dessert Potluck and Book Fair will be held on June 6 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Shoreline Center. CLICK  this flyer  for more information.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: HELPFUL 

Here is the schedule:

Cooking Club

Mondays, Apr 1 – June 3, 2024 (except Apr 22, May 27)

Time: 3:35 - 5:15pm

Dandylyon Drama

Wednesdays, Apr 3 – May 29, 2024 (except Apr 24)

Time: 1:55 - 3:10pm (Last class on 5/29 runs 3:35-4:50pm)

Location: cafeteria 

STAFF SHOUT OUTS: HELPFUL

Thank you so much for filling out a staff shout out! If you would like to recognize a colleague, please use the link at the top of the blog. 

FOOD ALLOWED AT SCHOOL: HELPFUL

From Nutrition Services- A reminder regarding allowable foods at school. 

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REMINDERS: HELPFUL

LUNCH PERIOD SCHEDULE: HELPFUL

This document is linked in our systems and procedures document, but I am including it here in case.  

CK-8 SYSTEMS/STAFF HANDBOOK DOCUMENT (DRAFT): HELPFUL

This document is in progress, and will be updated as we all learn/refresh our memories on the systems and structures in place at CK-8.  If you see an area that could use an addition,  or if something is not correct, please email me the correction ( rebbecah.emanuel@ssd412.org)

DISTRICT INFORMATION: HELPFUL

FROM STUDENT SERVICES:

Schools are required to document whether an interpreter is requested and provided for 1) IEP meetings and 2) reengagement meetings following an exclusionary plan. For every IEP meeting or reengagement meeting with a multilingual family, OFFICE MANAGERS will complete each field on your buildings tab on this spreadsheet. See District Policy 4218 for details about this requirement.

TECH TIPS:

Here is an archive of all tech tips provided by the district technology team.