Weekly Update

November 27, 28, 29 - No School Thanksgiving Break

November 19-Dec 6- Parent Conferences- Teachers will be reaching out with dates.

December 4- Picture Retake Day, 8:00-9:00am

December 18 - Hot Cocoa Drive Through- Virtual Read Aloud

December 20 - Winter Sing a Long 1:00 CLES gym Families welcome

December 21-January 5 - Winter Break

January 6 - First Day Back to School 2025!

Student pictures should be coming home in backpacks today. All students should come home with photos if they ordered or a proof of a photo that you can still make orders from. Retakes will be Dec 4th from 8:00-9:00.

November 24th

At The Brigham Fish Market in CASCADE LOCKS

Starting at 10 am Brigham's Market will hand out 120 meals that will include a 20lb turkey, bag of potatoes and a pumpkin pie.

These meals will go to local families in need for Thanksgiving

A big thanks to all those who made this possible.

If you’d still like to donate

@Kim-Brigham-2 Venmo

Or stop at the market

We live in Cascade Locks and with that comes some stormy weather! Students will go outside on rainy and snowy days. Please help your children experience success at recess by sending them to school on wet days with appropriate footwear and raincoats. Know that it may be dry in the morning but start raining mid day... Always have a coat for the wet weather at school. We also recommend leaving a change of clothes in their locker for ALL ages because nothing will stop a kiddo from going down the slide (not even water, frost or snow). If they soak through their clothes they can quickly change if they are prepared with a spare set of clothes and it will save you a trip to drop off clothes in the middle of the day! AVID students are always prepared!

Familias Unidas are regular meetings for families of Hood River County School District students. These meetings aim to bring our community together to learn about ways to support student success. They are held at Mid Valley Elementary in the cafeteria. A session is held in Spanish from 5pm to 6pm. A session is held in English from 6pm to 7pm. All HRCSD families are encrgaged to attend. Please check out the topics below!

January 16: Attendance matters

February 20: Family and school partnerships

March (date TBD): Helping students connect in school

April 17: Family relationships

May 15: Fostering youth mental health

These dates/topics are subject to change. Please visit the school district website for the most up-to-date information.

Cascade Locks is an AVID elementary school. AVID stands for, Advancement Via Individual Determination.By teaching and reinforcing academic behaviors and higher-level thinking at a young age, AVID Elementary teachers create a ripple effect in later grades. Students develop the academic habits they will need to be successful in middle school, high school, and college, in an age-appropriate and challenging way. Students learn about organization, study skills, communication, and self-advocacy. AVID Elementary students take structured notes and answer and ask high-level questions that go beyond routine answers.

Mission: Our mission is to empower and engage students by providing them with opportunities, instilling confidence and critical thinking skills, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively.

Vision:All students are lifelong learners who have the confidence to take risks, discover their passion, and achieve their goals and dreams.

We are now using Peachjar! Parents/guardians receive digital flyers containing school and community resources that aim to improve the trajectory of students’ lives. This transition will also save our schools time and money while ensuring important information makes it home to parents.

Please visit this Peachjar web page to see current opportunities for Cascade Locks Elementary School.