Track season is here.  Please join us Tuesday March 29th Tuesday April 5 @ 3:00 for a track cleanup/work day. We are excited to announce we are hosting a middle school meet on Saturday May 7th. 

Congratulations to the following students that qualified for the State Science Fair to be held in Missoula on Monday and Tuesday, March 28 and 29.9th Grade: Tyler Lane, Hal McGregor, Jack Snyder, Audrey Rumney, Carsyn Otheim, Edward Formell, Izaak MunskiMS: Aubrey Hamlett, AJ Marquis, Kyleigh Knowlden, Reed Von Stein, Addisen Johnson, Thatcher Marquis, Kael Smith, Will Ayers, Gradee Moss, Bobby Rumney, Isaac Snyder, Clair McKamey, Trent Lane, Deyton Raether, Rial McGregor All your hard work has paid off! Have a successful and fun trip!

Today, March 24th, is the last day to file for candidacy in the trustee election.There are currently two candidates for each District filed:Cascade 3&B: Iain McGregor & Brett MillsCascade B (Ulm): Valerie Fowler & Mark McKameyDeclarations of Intent must be turned into Karsen Drury by 5:00 p.m. today.For more information & forms please visit:https://www.cascade.k12.mt.us/.../3920-Trustee-Election...

Kindergarten and Early Kindergarten pre-registration will be April 7, 2022, 10:00-11:00 AM in the commons.

Attention all you folk dancers out there! The Cascade Music and PE departments will be putting on our annual (except for last year!) Folk Dance workshop and evening event on Thursday, March 31.The music students have been learning the basic dance steps for folk dancing in their music classes the last couple of weeks and will be ready for the workshop on Thursday, March 31, 2022. The Folk Dance workshop will be held for the students during the day on March 31 with the family Folk Dance evening event to follow in the North gym from 5:15 - 6:30 pm. We will have live music for both the workshop during the school day as well as for the evening.The folk dance callers for this workshop are music teachers from Fort Benton, Andrew Kilpatrick, and Helena, Jennifer Skogley along with David Casey, also from Helena, providing the live music. You may remember how much fun David and the callers had with the music from the last time!This event has been super fun in the past and we know you won't want to miss it! It's a great opportunity for your student to teach you some things they have learned during the workshop and dance with family and friends!There will be refreshments for the evening event as well.We hope to see you Thursday, March 31 from 5:15 - 6:30 pm in the North gym!If you have questions, please just ask me: Melody Skogley at 406-600-7585, call or text.Submitted by: Melody Skogley

Hello, we have had many inquiries regarding Driver's Ed. We are working with Mr. Tait to get a course scheduled, it will likely begin early April with the classroom portion and the driving portion of the course will begin after school ends, finishing by mid-July. We do not have solid dates set, however we need to get our class list set. If you are interested please use the link below to sign up with Google Forms. There are only 27 class slots available. The list will be prioritized by Cascade School District students, oldest to youngest. You MUST be 14 1/2 years old as of the first day of class. That is all the information I have at this time, I simply need to get the list started. https://forms.gle/LVsXEgj8rrJmjE2m6

The Cascade City-County Health Department is providing free dental screenings again this year at Cascade Elementary on Monday, March 14th. The screenings will be for students in 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades and will take place during the school day. The results will be sent home to inform parents of any dental health issues. If you do not want your child to participate in the screening, please fill out the form which will be sent home on Thursday, March 10th and return it by Monday, March 14th. The form does not need to be returned if you would like your child to participate in the screening. Please let Michelle Price know if you have any questions.

March 8, 2022Dear Parent/Guardian:  Cascade High School is preparing for the annual administration of the ACT with Writing assessment, administered each year to Montana juniors. As listed on our school calendar, juniors will take the assessment on April 12-14. State and federal law requires all students to participate for high school academic achievement reporting in Grade 11. Participation in this test is important. The ACT with Writing is one of many tools to understand individual student achievement (how much your child knows at the end of the year) and individual progress (how much your child has improved since the previous year).Our school uses the score information to help families, teachers, and principals understand and address the specific academic needs of students in relation to the state mathematics, English language arts, and science standards. The achievement results will be used in combination with other data to help our overall efforts to address our COVID-19 recovery plans to create stronger and more equitable education system for all learners. High school juniors taking the ACT may be interested in options after high school. The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) have partnered to offer the ACT with Writing at no cost. To support students with postsecondary opportunities, the OPI and OCHE have compiled 14 non-test “state use” questions.  While all 14 state use questions are voluntary and are not required to receive a score report, the Montana University System (MUS) will use this information to contact students to inform them about scholarships and other MUS college access opportunities. If students or parents do not want to share this information, students may choose not to complete the non-test questions with no impact on their test scores or grades.  Additionally, through MyACT, students may select up to four college campuses to send their ACT information to. This service typically costs $13/campus but is free to Montana high school juniors using the statewide assessment. The ACT's optional Educational Opportunity Service (EOS) provides students with information from colleges, universities, financial aid/scholarship agencies, government agencies, and organizations that offer educational, community and civic involvement, extracurricular, and career opportunities, products and services to assist students with their postsecondary pursuits.Results from the ACT with Writing state assessment provides the state, our district, our school, teachers, you, and your child with information about the knowledge gained over the past school year. Individual student reports will be sent home to parents in the fall. Individual scores will also be online and accessed using their MyACT account. It is important to remember that state assessments provide only one measure of student learning, but when combined with grades, classroom activities, unit quizzes and tests, and district-level assessments, the end-of-year tests can complete the picture of a child’s abilities and help him/her down a path toward academic success in reaching Montana’s Content Standards.  Here are some things to note about the state assessments:  Your child’s grades will not be impacted by their test scores.   Your child’s privacy will be protected. State and federal laws, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), ensure these data remain confidential.   Students with Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), Section 504 plans, or English Learner plans will be assessed based on individual student needs, consistent with all state and federal laws and regulations.  Here are some things you can do to help:  Encourage your child to do their very best on everything they do in school, including this assessment.  Support your child by explaining the purpose of the test Here are three resources to assist you and your child in preparing or this important assessment.  Kaplan ACT Test Prep Site  How Parents Can Help Get Ready for the ACT  Review the “Preparing for the ACT Test” with your child.  We appreciate your partnership in helping Cascade fulfill the state requirement for end-of-year assessments and supporting your child to do their best.  Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have about state testing this year. Questions can be directed to Carrie Jones at carrie.jones@cascade.k12.mt.us.  Respectfully,Nichole PieperJH/HS PrincipalCascade School District406-799-8090

Dear Cascade Families and Community Members,February quickly flew by us, and we are heading into our last three months of school! I cannot believe how quickly this year is going by. We have quite a few events coming up as we end our third quarter and begin our fourth.We were pleased to host our annual Reading Night on March 1st. I would like to thank all of the teachers, staff, families, and students who made it a great success. Students were able to pick out books which were donated from teachers and families, make bookmarks to take home, and ten lucky winners were able to go home with Barnes & Noble gift cards which were donated to the event. These family engagement nights are always a great time to get together. They are also essential with helping our children see the importance in learning through the interactions of the adults in their lives.We were able to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd with special treats for each student and classroom buddy reading time. Our fifth graders buddied with the kindergarten and early kindergarten classrooms, the fourth grade buddied with the first grade, and the third grade buddied with the second grade. Each group participated in activities that centered around reading together, listening to stories, and making crafts. The students enjoyed sharing their love for reading with each other.The fourth and fifth grades will be holding their science fair in their classrooms on Tuesday, March 8th. They will begin judging at 1:00 and will be available for parent/public viewing from 3:00-3:30. They have been working hard on researching their topics, developing testable questions, formulating investigations based on their questions, and representing conclusions from their data on their presentation boards. Please feel free to come by so they can share their results and learning!Our spring Parent/Teacher Conferences will be taking place towards the end of the month. They are scheduled for March 22nd and 24th. This is a great opportunity to be involved in your child’s progress in school, so please meet with the teachers to discuss what is best for your child. The teachers will be sending home information on how to make an appointment. If you do not see the notes within the next week, please contact the teacher so she can get you scheduled. We will do our very best to make your time slot(s) as convenient as possible.Once again, thank you for all of the support you have shown our teachers and students. We cannot do our jobs in education without your help. Thank you,Michelle PriceElementary Principal

Music In Our Schools Month ConcertMark your calendars for March 10, 2022! The annual Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) concert and turkey dinner is coming up really soon! The concert will be in the North gym at 7:00 pm. Included in this concert will be all the bands in grades 5-12. Everyone has been working hard on their music and are anxious to show you all what they have learned since their last concert.The annual Turkey Dinner-yes, it is back!- will be in the school cafeteria before the concert.  Dinner will be served beginning at 5:00 pm and finishing at 6:30 pm, just in time to enjoy the concert! The music students in grades 5-12 have their tickets and should be contacting you and all your friends to buy tickets! Tickets for this awesome dinner, catered by our very own Angela Johnson and her crew, are $12 each if purchased ahead of time and $13 if purchased at the door.  If you buy 4 or more tickets at the same time, the cost is $11 each. You may also get tickets from Tina in the attendance office or from me, Melody Skogley (406-600-7585). You won't want to miss this event. We will have live music by Ray Castellanos, fancy tables and students and parents available to serve you.  All you need to do is come in, choose your seat and enjoy a wonderful dinner and dessert!We would also like to invite you to enjoy the student art work that will be displayed in the commons as you make your way to the concert. Mrs. Hardy and her students have been working on so many different projects it would be a shame to miss this!So, you see, the Cascade School is the place to be on Thursday, March 10! You can enjoy a delicious dinner, live music, art work and a music concert featuring our wonderful Cascade students.Events like this one take lots of help to be successful. If you can help set up the cafeteria, serve or clean up before the concert, that would be amazing! Let me know if you can help. You may contact me at 406-600-7585 (phone or text) or at melody.skogley@cascade.k12.mt.usSee you on Thursday, March 10!!