Cascade Middle School

Office hours 7:15-3:30 pm

Main number 360-855-3520

Fax number 360-855-3521

February Newsletter

What's happening in the library for the month of February:

We have lots of interesting things happening in the library this month-recognitions and celebrations.

• Black History Month Display- learn about great Black Leaders!
• Blind Date With a Book- take a chance on a book & maybe win a prize!
• Design a Bookmark- best designs win a prizes!
• Learn about the Public Library
• Lunch Time fun- art, games, STEM & more!
• Scholastic Book fair during Conference!!

1 Million Minutes Reading Challenge

Record your classes' reading minutes every Friday! Look for the calendar invite with the link.

Reading Stats

Students checked out 1,000 more books by this time last year. How do we get our students more excited about reading? Her are some ideas:

• Read-a-loud Theme Weeks: read short stories or excerpts from books around a theme (spooky, funny, etc.)
• Partner reading: middle schoolers like to work with each other.
• Audio books- be flexible about what reading looks and sound like.

Math Nation-Washington is now available at no cost to all Washington public schools and districts, thanks to a partnership between Accelerate Learning, Inc., and the state of Washington. The online learning resources, which fully cover Washington's Mathematics K–12 Learning Standards, are funded by OSPI.

Math Nation’s innovative online tools, used both in
and out of the classroom, are helping remediate
learning loss and boosting math scores for
all students in 6-8th Grade Math, Algebra 1,
Geometry, and Algebra 2.

Track starts 4/2/2025
Boys Soccer starts 4/14/2025

Students who do not have a current physical on file and final forms completed will NOT be able to participate.

Will be meeting every other Thursday, from 2:15-4pm in the Library

Study table is a great place to get homework help/done. It takes place Monday - Friday after school in the library 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm

Cell phones, smart watches, and other electronic devices must be turned off and in your backpack, not pocket, from 7:20 AM until 2:15 PM. Staff may confiscate your phone if they see it during the school day. It will be turned into the office

1st offense - Student may pick up in office at end of day
2nd offense - Parent/guardian must pick up phone
3rd offense - Parent pick up and lunch workshop

If your student rides the bus, please contact transportation at 360-855-3504 for route information or you can use the transportation app:https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/page/traversa-ride-360

Drop Off

· Enter only on the west side of the parking lot only (one-way)

· Stay to the right and follow the first lane, pull as far forward as possible

· Driver needs to remain in vehicle

· If driver needs to help a student unload, please park your vehicle and walk with your student using the crosswalk in the center of the parking lot.

· Please do not drop off students in the back (north side) of the parking lot

· Remain in your vehicle at all times while in the ferry lanes

· Exit only on the east side of the parking lot

Pick Up

· CMS uses a six lane “ferry style” system for student pick up.

· Enter only on the west side of the parking lot (one-way)

· Students are not to walk into the parking lot. They must wait at the curb by the front of the school (please don’t call your student to come out to you).

· As you enter the parking lot, stay to the right and enter the next available lane.

· Staff should be out to direct you to the appropriate lane - starting with lane 1 by the trees on the west side of the parking lot, moving toward lanes 2. If staff is not outside to direct, please fill lanes in order from west to east (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)

· Please pull as far forward as possible. This helps things move more quickly. If there is space in front of your vehicle as you approach the front, have your student walk along the curb rather than stop to pick them up and leave a large gap between vehicles.

· Remain in your vehicle at all times while in the ferry lanes

· Exit only on the east side of the parking lot

March:

Thursday, March 6th - Early Dismissal @ 10:45am (Conferences)

Friday, March 7th - Early Dismissal @ 10:45am

8th Grade Promotion Ceremony- Thursday, June 12th, 2025 at 7pm at CMS