12.13.24 Staff Blog

 I hope you can join our staff holiday celebration this evening in Edmonds!  Our planned schedule is:

5:00-6:00- Eat and be merry!

6:30-7:30- White Elephant Gift Exchange

7:30-8:00- Clean up and well wishes

Celebrate!

Quick Look: 

Friday December 13	Market Day (at Cascade from 2:00-3:30)
Friday December 13	Staff Holiday Party
Wednesday December 18	Early Release- Individual
Monday December 23-Friday January 3	Winter Break- No School
Friday January 10	TSA Movie Night 6:00-8:30
Friday January 17	End of 1st Semester (grading window 1.17.25-1.30.25)
Monday January 20	No School- Martin Luther King Day Observed
Tuesday January 21	No School- Staff Work Day
Wednesday January 22	Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly (3:00-3:30 in the cafeteria) Please have students pack up for dismissal before the assembly. 8th Grade students come to the cafeteria starting at 2:55 followed by 6th and 7th students. 4th and 5th Grade come to the cafeteria after Journey has passed your classroom (probably just a couple minutes before 3:00) 2nd and 3rd Grade come to the cafeteria after 4th and 5th Grade pass your room. K and 1st, follow 2nd and 3rd Grade.
Friday January 31	Report cards sent out
Thursday February 6	S.T.E.A.M Night (6:00-8:00 at Cascade)
LOOKING AHEAD
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

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GLAD TRAINING AVAILABLE: HELPFUL

Coming in 2025 (all class flyer HERE)! Four interactive workshops on using GLAD® instructional strategies to enhance high-impact reading and writing practices for MLL and ALL students in content areas. Participants will receive preprinted GLAD® materials for a grade-level unit. Ideal for those seeking a refresher. However, no prior GLAD experience is required. Equity clock hours are available, but seats are limited—register soon in ProDev! 

Click the links below to access the flyers for more information, or contact Melissa Sargent at x4508 or melissa.sargent@ssd412.org

• January (8, 15, 22, 29) - Black Excellence for Black History Month #5118/  Grades K-12              VIDEO PREVIEW! 

• February (11, 13)- GLAD: Supporting Science of Reading Strategies #5119/ Grades K-2

• NEW! March (12, 19)- GLAD: Writing to Learn and Learning to Write #5120/ Grades 3-8

NEW! April (1, 3, 8, 10)- Creating GLAD Units with Artificial Intelligence / Grades K-12

COMMUNITY MEETING SIGN UP: ACTION

If you are interested in presenting a mini lesson (or a summary of a lesson you are currently working on with students) at a community meeting, please sign up here.

This is an opportunity to highlight for families the powerful instruction I get to see every day here at Cascade K-8. 

REPORT CARDS: HELPFUL

Report card timeline for this year is as follows:

• End of semester:  Jan. 17, 2025

• Window to complete grades: Jan. 17 - Jan. 30, 2025

• Non-student grading day: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025

• Report cards sent home: Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

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 will, once again, include a white elephant gift exchange in the evening’s festivities.  If you want to participate, bring a “gift” to share. Please remember, this should be something you want to re-gift, something that is truly a “gift”, or (if you choose to buy something new) should be under $20.

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!