August 29, 2020
Hello Cascade Families-
I hope this note finds you healthy and enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend. When I look at the calendar, I am excited to see that September is quickly approaching! As a lifelong educator, the start of the school year has always been magical for me. Although this year will look different with a start online, we will capture the spirit of our first days of school! Cascade has come to life in the past week with the office opening, families coming in to register, teachers organizing their classrooms and lots of phone calls from parents with questions.
I hope that you have been receiving communication from the district regarding the plans for the beginning of the school year. If you have not, please call the Cascade office (360-965-1200) to update your contact information.
It is especially important for us to have updated contact information because your child’s new teacher will be emailing you on Thursday 9/3. This will be your notification of your child’s teacher assignment. Please note that based on enrollment there may be adjustments to rosters. Your child may be moved to another teacher’s class. I hope not, but there are times when we need to balance class sizes.
September 9-11th will be welcome back to school meetings with teachers. The email you receive from your new teacher will also allow you to schedule a meeting with your new teacher(s). This will allow us to get to know you and our children, answer questions and provide some introduction to Class Dojo and Google Classroom.
During the week of September 9-11 we will also be handing out the following supplies to all students K-5th grade:
notebook paper
glue sticks
crayons
colored pencils
scissors
highlighter
spiral or composition book
erasers
September 9-11 will also be our deployment of Chromebooks for students in grade 3-5th grade who have not received a Chromebook from the district. If you received a computer last spring, you will continue to use that computer this year.
Students in grade kindergarten-2nd grade will receive a brand new touchscreen Chromebook at the end of September. We will be in contact with you when we get specific dates set for this deployment. If your household does not have any devices for your student to access schoolwork, we will have Chromebooks available for you to check out at the September 9-11 deployment.
Lastly, many parents have wondered about the yearbooks that were ordered last school year. Thank you so much for your patience! We will be handing those out September 9-11.
As you can see, September 9-11 will be a busy week at Cascade. Please stay tuned for an upcoming note regarding scheduled times for pickup of computer, supplies and yearbook. Your health and safety are priorities for us, so a schedule for pickups will allow us to maintain social distancing while you are on campus.
Alene Arakawa
Principal
Cascade Elementary
360-965-1200