11.25.24 Staff Blog

                     



               



                                   


A big thank you to Meghan Warren for leading Electives and to each volunteer who pitched in to make it a wonderful Electives afternoon.

Another big thank you to Andrew Kawahara for organizing another amazing Skate Night. What fun!!

                                          

                               

Please note book study details listed in this blog, and a reminder that Wednesday (11.27) is an 11:55 dismissal and we will be on the CONFERENCE SCHEDULE that day. Lunch and breakfast  will be available for students who typically buy lunch and breakfast at school.


Quick Look

Wednesday November 27

Half Day- 11:55 Dismissal

We will be on the CONFERENCE SCHEDULE on this date.  Breakfast and lunch will be available for those who typically purchase breakfast and lunch at school.


Thursday November 28-Friday November 29

No School

Saturday November 30

Safe Schools Due

The mandatory annual SafeSchools training sessions completion deadline is November 30, 2023.


You can log-in here to access the training.  You can also find this link on the Human Resources-Links page of the District website.


Please log-in using your firstname.lastname (Ex: mary.smith), as it appears in Employee Access.

Thursday November 28-Friday November 29

No School

Wednesday December 4

Early Release- K-5 to Brookside, Journey- Report Cards

Wednesday December 4

Last day for families to apply for holiday assistance (details in my weekly update to families).

Saturday December 7

Winter Market at Cascade K-8 

Winterfest is a public event for any person who loves crafts, and lovingly made goods.  If you know a person who makes amazing things, there are vendor tables for rent. For vendor information, please email:

winterfest@cascadek8ptsa.org

Here is the vendor registration form: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjwog62iIDdK8MYE20MxM6ylw6bqkEnto6qFMhe0ZhiSXAwA/viewform?usp=sf_link


And here’s the sign up form for bake sale and kid zone help: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FADAF2FA1FDC52-53099821-cascade#/


 If you know a person who buys amazing things, the Winter Market is a great place to do so. 


This family friendly event will be held in the Cascade cafeteria and foyer from 12:00-4:00 on Saturday December 7th. Come and enjoy!


Saturday December 7

“Kellogg and Cascade K-8 Night” at the Shorecrest Basketball Game for future Shorecrest students

Wednesday December 11

Early Release- Individual

Friday December 13

Market Day (at Cascade from 2:00-3:30)


Market Day is an event during the school day for students to showcase their creative ideas and amazing goods to sell.  Students complete a business plan and application, and then we all get to shop using Market Bucks on the afternoon of Friday December 13th.  Here is a link to the detailed information that came home in backpacks last week. Applications are due on December 9th and should be turned in to Mackenzie in room 316 before school, after school, or during lunch. 

Friday December 13

Staff Holiday Get Together (5:00-9:00)

Wednesday December 18

Early Release- Individual

Monday December 23-Friday January 3

Winter Break- No School

LOOKING AHEAD


Friday January 10

TSA Movie Night 6:00-8:30

Friday January 17

End of 1st Semester

Monday January 20

No School- Martin Luther King Day Observed 

Tuesday January 21

No School- Staff Work Day

Friday February 7

TSA Movie Night 6:00-8:30

Sunday March 2- Friday March 7

8th Grade Camp

Monday March 3-Friday March 7

Spring Conferences (11:55 Dismissal)

Friday March 14

Class Photos (in the morning) and Electives (afternoon)

Saturday March 29

Auction Fundraiser at Shoreline Community College- The theme is Wolves in Wonderland

Wednesday April 2-Friday April 5

State Competition for TSA in Spokane

Tuesday April 15

Skate Night at Lynnwood Bowl and Skate (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.)

Thursday May 15

ArtsFest and Bite of Cascade

Wednesday May 21-Friday May 23

K-5 Spring Camp at Camp Huston- Get in touch with our camp lead, Brandi at springcamp@cascadek8ptsa.org

and keep your eye on the Wolf Howl for information!!

Tuesday May 27-Friday May 30

6-7 Spring Camp (Naturebridge)

Friday June 6

Market Day at Cascade (2:00-3:30)

Wednesday June 11

Moving On/Moving Up Ceremony at Shorecrest (6:00-7:30 p.m.)

This is an evening to honor all of our students to celebrate moving on to the next grade, and especially our 8th Grade students who are moving on to high school. 

*for more information, see below





BOOK STUDY DATES: ACTION

Team Meeting 1 - Thursday, December 12th from 8:05-9:00 a.m.

Come prepared by reading section 1 of Braiding Sweetgrass and completing your pre-meeting questions. 


Team Meeting 2 - Thursday, March 6th from 8:05-9:00 a.m.

Come prepared by reading section 2 & 3 of Braiding Sweetgrass and completing your pre-meeting questions. 


Team Meeting 3 - Thursday, April 17th from 8:05-9:00 a.m.

Come prepared by reading section 4 & 5 of Braiding Sweetgrass and completing your pre-meeting questions. 




STAFF  HOLIDAY GET TOGETHER: HELPFUL

We get to gather in Edmonds again for our holiday get together!  A big shout out to Ginny (one of our regular guest teachers) and Kelly for helping us secure the space again.  

We get to use the clubhouse at the Point Edwards Condominiums in Edmonds.  Here is the address:

Point Edwards Clubhouse

85 Pine St. 

Edmonds, WA.

98020

Dec. 13 starting at 5:00. Save the date!


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