FREE MULTI-AGENCY CHILD FIND SCREENINGNorthcentral Learning Resource Center, in partnership with, Centerville School District, Optometrists from the Eye Clinic of Great Falls, Cascade Audiology, and Benchmark Human Services Early Intervention Program Are you a parent or a guardian of a child who is between the ages of 0- 5 years, 11 months who isn’t yet enrolled in Kindergarten? Are you concerned about…?Your child's learning?Your child's talking? How your child sees and hears? How your child plays with other children? How your child walks, skips, and jumps? How your child colors and cuts? How your child acts? The purpose of this screening is to identify children who have potential delays that may interfere with learning. If your child has attended a previous Child Find screening and there were no recommendations for rescreening or you have no new parent concerns regarding potential delays, no need to make an appointment! How long does the screening take and does it cost anything? This screening is free and will take approximately 45-60 minutes. What happens during a screening?~Your child’s thinking, talking, hearing, vision, motor and social skills will be assessed.~A member of the team will meet with you to talk about your concerns and observations.~Screening results and recommendations will be shared with parent/guardian upon completion of the screening. Recommendations typically include: No developmental concerns that would require follow-up Suggested re-screening in 6-12 months More in-depth evaluation to pinpoint areas of delay When and Where is the Screening?Cascade School Board Room, WEDNESDAY, November 13, 2019, from 8:30-12:00 and is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY How do I make an appointment?Call Northcentral Learning Resource Center at 406-727-6303
IT’S HALLOWEEN PARTY TIME!!The annual Cascade PTA Halloween Party is next Thursday, October 31st at the Wedsworth Hall from 4-6 pm. There will be games, food for dinner and a costume judging contest. Please come and join us for some good old fashioned fun before you head out trick or treating.If you would like to help with this great event, please contact any PTA Board member: Tracy Creveling, Faith Standley, Crystal Lemanski, or Amanda Brooks. You may also contact Melody Skogley at 468-9380 or 406-600-7585.Hope to see you there!!
Trustee Position OpenThe Cascade Board of Trustees has accepted the resignation of Deanna Hastings as Board Trustee. The Board, Administration and Staff would like to thank Deanna for her 5.5 years of dedication and commitment to this community and its children. In accordance with Board Policy #1113, the Board has declared the position vacant on October 15, 2019 at a publicly posted meeting. The Cascade School is accepting applications for the vacant position. The term of this vacancy will run until the next regularly scheduled school election in May 2020, at which point the vacancy will be re-opened for election. Applicants must be a resident of the District and be a registered voter. The Cascade Board of Trustees will interview the applicants and may appoint a new trustee on November 19, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. during the regular monthly meeting. A letter stating the applicants wish to be considered must be received by the Board Clerk, Karsen Drury, by 4:00 p.m. November 14, 2019. Letters may be dropped off, mailed, emailed or faxed to: Cascade School DistrictAttn: Karsen Drury 321 Central Ave W PO Box 529 Cascade, MT 59421 karsen.drury@cascade.k12.mt.us 406-468-9383 x 104
Red Ribbon WeekOctober 21 - 24Dress Up DaysMonday: Give Drugs the Slip and Wear SLIPPERSTuesday: Sport a Drug Free Life and Wear SPORTS ATTIREWednesday: Give Drugs the Boot and WEAR BOOTSThursday: Badgers are RED-dy to be Drug Free - WEAR RED!
The lockdown has been lifted. The lockdown was a precaution due to an incident the occurred in Helena. To ensure that the incident in Helena was an isolated event, all schools in the area were placed in lockdown. A deputy and the administration conducted a walk through and verified that there was nothing out of the ordinary to be of any concern. Thank you for your cooperation and if you have any questions, please call the school.
As a precautionary measure because of an incident that happened in Helena, Cascade schools are temporarily in lockdown. Lockdown means that no students or staff will be allowed to leave the building. We will inform you in the same manner when the lockdown is lifted. Although not necessary, parents may check out their students in person through the attendance office. School will operate throughout the day as normal. If you have any questions, please call the school. Once again, this is a precautionary measure because of an incident in Helena.
There will be a PTA meeting on Monday, October 14, at 4:30 p.m. in the school library. Items on the agenda include the Halloween party and the fall fundraiser. Hope to see you there!
Cascade's own Kaitlynn Lummer is competing for a scholarship and needs our help. Please vote for her picture so she can advance to the next round. Click on the link below and vote for the following picture:https://www.gallerycollection.com/scholarship-monthly-voting
October 1, 2019Dear Cascade Families and Community Members,Now that families and teachers have settled into our school routines, it is time to focus on learning! We are no longer taking MAPs tests, but we are using another testing program called FastBridge. We have used these results of the FastBridge tests to place our students into learning groups for Walk to Read and Walk to Math interventions which best meet their individual needs.Thank you to all who attended the Math Game Night. It was wonderful to see all of the families playing games together and getting to know the teachers and other community members even better. If you were unable to attend, please let us know if you would like a copy of the math games that the teachers prepared. We will be having another family engagement event in the spring and are looking forward to seeing you there.Our parent/teacher conferences will be October 22nd and 24th. The classroom teachers will be sending out P/T conference schedules soon and will do their best to work around your schedules. Please provide them with a couple of workable options as it can be a challenge to schedule everyone in limited time slots. The conferences are a time for one-on-one conversations with teachers, so please feel free to address your questions/concerns at this time. With the changes in the weather, it is important that our students come to school prepared for a variety of weather conditions. Unless we experience below zero temperatures or extreme storms, students will go out for recess. Now is also a good time to make sure that children have snow boots, snow pants, hats/hoods, and gloves/mittens on hand. Please note on the attached calendar, that picture retakes are October 14th. Of course, Halloween is on the 31st. We plan on continuing the tradition of having our costume parade within the school. Please do not send your child(ren) in their costumes. They will have time to change into them before the parade. Classroom teachers will share information about Halloween parties and our annual parade as the date approaches.As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please feel free to contact me anytime. I will gladly help in any way I can. Thank you, Michelle PriceCascade Elementary School Principal (406) 468-9383 ex. 106, michelle.price@cascade.k12.mt.us