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Cascade View Newsletter 01/20/2023

Bear TracksCascade View Newsletter 01/20/2023

Upcoming Dates to Remember


  • Thursday, January 26th - PTA Meeting 6:30pm
  • Friday, January 27th - Assembly & All School Pajama Day
  • Monday, January 30th - No School - End of Semester
  • Friday, February 24th - Assembly & Spirit Day (TBD)
  • Wednesday, March 1st - Spring Into Kindergarten
  • Monday, March 6th - Friday March 9th - Spirit Week (TBD)
  • Thursday, March 16th - 5th & 6th Grade Concert
  • Tuesday, March 21st - Paws for Reading
  • Friday, March 24th - Bingo & Book Fair
  • Tuesday, March 28th - Friday, March 31st Conference Week - early release
  • Friday, March 31st - Assembly & Spirit Day

PTA News

Please join us on January 26th @ 6:30pm for our PTA meeting. This meeting will be held in the Library. If you can't attend in person, please join us via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85067751283?pwd=ai94TmFCaXdiUjZOZUdLb2RJZk5LQT09 We hope to see you all there!

4/5/6 Highly Capable Program - February 3 packet deadline

Snohomish School District students who will be in the 4th through 6th grade next year are invited to participate in the district’s 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program which provides learning opportunities around depth, complexity, and acceleration. If interested, the below dates and information are important. Students currently enrolled in the 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program do not need to complete the referral process.


  • Referral packets for the 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program are available at all elementary schools, online and at the Snohomish School District Resource and Service Center (1601 Avenue D in Snohomish) in English, Spanish and Russian. Referral packets can be downloaded from the district website.
  • Friday, February 3 - Completed referral packet deadline. Completed packets can be turned in at student home schools or the Snohomish School District Resource and Service Center (1601 Avenue D in Snohomish). There is a drop box at the district office. The testing dates and times can be found in the referral packet.
  • Saturday, March 4 - CoGAT testing will take place on Saturday, March 4, at the following times:
    • From 8-10 a.m. at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus at 1103 Pine Avenue in Snohomish)
      • 3rd graders from Cascade View Elementary, Cathcart Elementary, Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus), Riverview Elementary and Seattle Hill Elementary
    • From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus at 1103 Pine Avenue in Snohomish)
      • 3rd graders from Dutch Hill Elementary, Little Cedars Elementary, Machias Elementary and Totem Falls Elementary
    • From 2-4 p.m. at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus at 1103 Pine Avenue in Snohomish)
      • All 4th and 5th grade students

Questions can be directed to Linda Varner at 360-563-7296 or linda.varner@sno.wednet.edu and Julie Francois at 360-563-7258 or julie.francois@sno.wednet.edu.

Interested in serving as a substitute teacher and/or substitute paraeducator?

Our district is actively hiring certificated substitute teachers, emergency substitute teachers, and substitute paraeducators. Please visit www.sno.wednet.edu/jobs and click on the first link under Employment Opportunities to learn more about these open positions. If you have any questions regarding becoming a substitute, please contact Shana Hainzinger, guest teacher and substitute services coordinator.

Join our team! Visit www.sno.wednet.edu/jobs or call 360-563-7233 today!

Current high-need school and district openings include:

  • Paraeducators/Educational Assistants
  • Psychologists, Occupational/Physical Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists
  • Elementary and Secondary Teachers
  • Administrative Assistants and Office Support
  • Custodians
  • Maintenance Workers, Plumbers, and Carpenters
  • School Bus Drivers and Substitute Bus Drivers
  • Substitute Teachers/Guest Teachers
  • Substitute Paraeducators
  • Kitchen Staff
  • Swim Instructors
  • Lifeguards


Snohomish School District positions


Snohomish Aquatic Center positions - If you would like to be considered for employment at the Snohomish Aquatic Center, please click here.

  • Please feel free to contact Chris Bensen, Snohomish Aquatic Center Supervisor, at 360-563-1986 or 360-568-8030, with any questions.


Chartwells K-12/Compass Group (district's food service provider) positions - If you would like to be considered for employment with Chartwells K-12/Compass Group (district's food service provider), please click here.

  • Please feel free to contact Marty Grasa, Chartwells K-12/Compass Group Manager, at 360-563-7357 with any questions.

Spring Into Kindergarten - March 1

Mark your calendars for our Spring Into Kindergarten event. All 2023-2024 kindergarten families and students are highly encouraged to attend. Spring Into Kindergarten will be held on Wednesday, March 1, from 4-7 p.m. at district elementary schools. Families should complete and return their kindergarten registration paperwork that day. Each school will also be conducting school tours and having important information available for families (WaKIDS, PTA/PTO/parent organizations, bus transportation, special services and more). Learn more at www.sno.wednet.edu/kindergarten.

Student Cooking Contest (4-6 grades)

Each year, the Snohomish School District holds the Kids in the Kitchen/Junior Chef Competition, which is sponsored by the Food Service Dept. District 4th - 6th grade students are invited to submit recipes for their favorite after-school snacks. The recipes, which must be submitted by Friday, February 10, do not have to be original. They can be family recipes or from cookbooks, the internet, etc. For more information, visit www.sno.wednet.edu/cookingcontest.

24-Hour Attendance Line 360-563-7070

Our attendance line offers 24-hour convenience for our families. You can leave us an attendance related message any time, day or night!


If you prefer to do things on the computer, you may also enter absences on Skyward/Family Access!

Partner with us for healthy schools

In the last several weeks we have had several students coming to school with symptoms of respiratory and other illness. Because these illnesses spread quickly through the classroom, we are asking you to observe the following guidelines when deciding whether to send your child to school.

Please keep your child home if they have:

  • A fever (>100.4 F) or chills. Your child should stay home for 24 hours after the fever is gone, without taking fever-reducing medication (ie.Tylenol/Advil);
  • A cough, muscle or body aches, difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell;
  • Significant congestion or runny nose, sore throat, reddened eyes, green or yellow drainage from the nose;
  • Fatigue or headache;
  • Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea (24 hours free - before returning to school).

If your child has any of the above symptoms, please reach out to your health care provider. It is encouraged that those with symptoms be tested for COVID-19. If testing positive, please reach out to your school nurse/health room for further guidance.

One of the most effective ways to control the spread of illness in school is to keep your child home when symptoms first appear. Frequent hand washing, covering mouth/nose when coughing or sneezing, wearing masks, socially distancing, and receiving preventable vaccines, help prevent the spread of germs, viruses and illness.

Menu and Food Service Information

Important Food Service links - www.sno.wednet.edu/foodservice



Free/reduced meal applications

Each student household in the Snohomish School District received a free and reduced-price meal application in the mail in August. Forms can be found at your child's school or online at www.sno.wednet.edu/freereducedmeals.

Students to receive Panorama survey in spring

We will again be asking our 3rd through 12th grade students to participate in the Panorama survey for social-emotional learning. This survey was given to students last school year and in the fall 2022.

Panorama helps schools and districts transform their approach to education, so that every student thrives in school, every student benefits from an excellent education, and every student graduates prepared with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets they need to thrive in the modern, ever-changing world. Through our work to improve education, we help create a world where every child has equitable access to opportunities in school and in society more broadly. Panorama is a tool used by the district in conjunction with multiple other resources, such as attendance, behavior, grades, etc.

For elementary, the Panorama questions center on their current knowledge, how they feel about the school environment, and whether they have access to staff and resources to feel safe and successful. For secondary, the questions center on the same areas and further explore whether students feel they have the skills, opportunity, or ability for personal and academic growth along with social awareness and positive relationships. The survey window will be open during February. Survey results will be available in March after the survey window closes. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's principal.

Our goal as a district and community is to ensure that each student feels safe, welcomed, and supported in our schools and while attending school activities. The information provided through this survey is one tool we can use to hear student voice and perspective. Other considerations will continue to include conversations with students, families, and staff along with monitoring of academic progress and social-emotional awareness. It is ok to not feel ok, but please know that there is help and support so that it does not have to remain that way.

Click here for a link to more information about the Panorama survey.

Is your student too sick for school?

As a parent/guardian, you can help prevent the spread of illness by not sending a sick student to school. In determining whether to keep your student home, we encourage you to consider:


1) is your student rested and alert enough to learn, pay attention in class, and able to participate in all school activities, including

physical education;


2) is your student’s illness contagious to others? Please use the following guidelines:


APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR – A student that is difficult to wake, unusually tired, pale, irritable and/or lacking in normal appetite should remain at home. These symptoms could indicate the onset of illness.


FEVER – A temperature of 100.4 F (38C) or higher suggests infectious illness. Your student must be fever free for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication) before returning to school. A fever is a symptom of COVID-19 and the student is required to stay home and should be tested. Please see the Washington State Department of Health “What to do if a Person is Symptomatic” flowchart for more information.


COLD SYMPTOMS OR COVID-19 SYMPTOMS: The symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, shortness of breath, body aches, new loss of taste or smell, cough (new, changes, or worsening), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, congestion or sore throat. With any of these symptoms, individuals must stay home and should be tested for COVID-19. If testing positive, individuals must stay home for five days (first day of symptoms is day zero). If testing negative, Individuals can return if symptoms have significantly improved, and they are fever free for 24 hours without medication. Individuals who do not test for COVID-19 must stay home for the five days. If testing positive or not tested, individuals are additionally encouraged to wear a mask on days 6-10.


Please see the Washington State Department of Health “What to do if a Person is

Symptomatic” flowchart for more information.


For full COVID-19 guidelines while at school, please click here.

https://www.sno.wednet.edu/site/Default.aspx?PageID=5280


Please note: A severe sore throat or sore throat that is worsening or not improving could be strep throat even if there is no fever. Other symptoms of strep throat in students are headache and stomach upset. Keep your student home from school and have your student medically evaluated. If strep has been diagnosed, they may return to school as early as 24 hours after antibiotic treatment begins.


EYES – White or yellow drainage from the eye, altered vision, and/or redness of the eye lid or skin surrounding the eye requires medical evaluation and provider clearance for school return. Pink eye is highly contagious.


EAR INFECTIONS WITHOUT FEVER –Please have your student medically evaluated as repeated ear infections can cause permanent hearing loss. School exclusion is not necessary unless your student is uncomfortable.


DIARRHEA AND/OR VOMITING – Three or more watery stools in a 24 -hour period and two or more episodes of vomiting in the past 24 hours is reason to keep your student at home. Please keep your student home for 24 hours after the last episode (without medication). A single episode of diarrhea or even vomiting, unaccompanied by any other symptoms, may not be reason enough for the student to miss school – it is best to look at your student’s overall condition in determining if they are well enough to attend school. If you do decide to send your student, please be sure that you are available to pick your student up if their condition worsens.


RASH WITH FEVER OR BEHAVIOR CHANGE – This may indicate an infectious illness. Please have your student medically evaluated and keep your student at home until they have received provider clearance for school return.


CHICKEN POX – Your student may return to school when all blisters have formed scabs and there is no evidence of new blister formation. This may take five to seven days from onset of blisters.


OPEN WOUNDS – Open wounds must be kept covered with a dressing that is taped on all four sides. Any wound that appears to be infected should be evaluated by a medical professional.

Interested in volunteering in our schools?

Volunteers are valued partners in the education of Snohomish School District students. We encourage family and community members, as well as local businesses, to consider serving in our schools.


To volunteer in our district, all volunteers must also complete the online form below. For the safety of our students, volunteer applicants must undergo a Washington State Patrol background check before beginning service. This process must be completed every two years.


A background check will be conducted after you submit your online application. You will then receive an email with your approval status. Volunteer applications are valid for two years from the approval date. Upon approval, please bring the email and badge received to the school office where you will be volunteering.



If you do not have a valid photo identification, or if you have limited access to email and the internet, please let us know. For more information, please contact us at 360-563-7280 or volunteers@sno.wednet.edu.

Non-Discrimination Notice

The Snohomish School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator and ADA – Darryl Pernat, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7285, darryl.pernat@sno.wednet.edu; Section 504 Coordinator and Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying – Shawn Stevenson, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7282, shawn.stevenson@sno.wednet.edu.
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Cascade View Elementary

Cascade View Elementary
Ryan Painter, Principal
2401 Park Avenue
Snohomish, WA 98290


Phone: 360-563-7000
Attendance Line: 360-563-7070
Fax Machine: 360-563-7004


Wendy Stegall, Assistant Principal

Stephanie Mueller, Administrative Assistant
Loretta Padilla, Main Office Secretary

Website: www.sno.wednet.edu/cascadeview
Location: 2401 Park Avenue, Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone: 360-563-7000