Welcome Back to School! I am excited to welcome everyone back to school and can’t wait to meet our newest community members. I hope you have had a wonderful summer and are ready for our 2021-2022 school year! Our first day back will be August 16th. We will have a Back to School Night on August 12th from 5:00-7:00 pm with Xcell providing a BBQ beginning at 5:00 pm.
This year will mark my third year as an elementary principal at Cascade and my twenty-first year in education. We are blessed to have one of the best schools in Montana with an amazing student body and the most caring staff that I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I have fallen in love with our community and school and can’t wait to see what this year has in store for us.
As always, I would like to thank our custodial and teaching staff as they have worked towards providing a clean and safe environment for our children. I would also like to thank the cafeteria crew and Xcell for taking care of our kids throughout the summer and providing them with nutritious meals and a safe place to play and learn.
The elementary has had a few changes this year to our teaching staff. Ms. Pederson and Mrs. Johnson are moving to the junior high hallway with the sixth graders. The sixth through eighth graders will have a block schedule with Mrs. Johnson teaching math and interventions, Ms. Pederson teaching English and social studies, and our new teacher, Mrs. Mills, teaching science. Ms. Elizabeth Allen will be teaching 5th grade, Ms. Holten will teach 4th grade, Mrs. Karen Allen will teach 3rd grade, and Mrs. Pepos will teach 2nd grade. Ms. Cooper, Mrs. Stevens, and Ms. Lencioni will stay in their previous grade levels of 1st, Kindergarten, and Early Kindergarten. Please be sure to welcome Ms. Holten, Mrs. Mills, and our new counselor, Ms. Jones, to Cascade. We are extremely fortunate to have them as part of our elementary team!
Our starting time will be 7:55 am, and our release times will be K-3 at 3:45 pm and grades 4-12 at 3:52 pm. When bringing your child to school, we ask that only Kindergarten and Early Kindergarten parents walk their children to the classrooms. Our students who are dropped off or walk will come through the doors at the Commons. The elementary doors will only be available for the students who ride the bus. If you would like to meet with your child’s teacher or an administrator during the school hours, please make an appointment with the person you would like to meet.
Thank you for all of your support and encouragement for our students and school this past year. We are planning on having only in-person instruction this year. Please understand our plan for normal operation will be dependent upon the decisions of the Cascade County Health Department. Any changes it makes will be communicated to you as soon as possible.
I am excited to continue our mission of having all students learning and learning at high levels. I look forward to working with each of you throughout the year, so please don’t hesitate to give me a call or by to see me!
Thank you for all of you do for our kids!
Michelle Price
michelle.price@cascade.k12.mt.us
(406) 468-9389 ext. 106