After coming up with the pros and cons of a modified school day, each person voted for the one they thought was most important.  Here are the graphs of those votes. 

The 7/12 grades are focusing on completing outstanding homework assignments during 8th-hour study skills. The students have shown tremendous improvement on students completing homework and getting it turned in promptly. The students are also being helped at lunch to complete missing work when needed. Parent Teacher Conferences that were held on November 1 went very well. The school is working on improving communication with students and parents in regard to their child’s behavior and academics. ACT test prep is being worked on during 8th-hour study skills with a focus on Math and English. There was a K-12 PIR last Friday with Jon Konen from Great Falls speaking to the staff on EPAS, which is the toolused to evaluate teachers.

On November 15-17, the Cascade FFA chapter competed at the John Deere Ag Expo. The individuals competing consisted of Kyle Evans, Kolton Lynn, Ryan Bogden, Dylan Kline, Colton Thune, Eli Schreher, Justin Smith, Preston Hastings, Jean Blackman, Carynn Fredrickson, Kaitlyn Wade, Shaylyn Evans, Riley Bricker, Taylor Brown, Caybree Ludvigson, Mattison McKamey, Elise Crago, Jessy Barger, Cassidy Sewak, Emilie Crago, Katie Skasick, Linsdsey Faldenski, Kaitlynn Lummer, Ava McKamey, and Gracie Orem. Jean Blackman placed 5th in Range. Ryan Bogden placed 1st in Sr. Ag Communications. As a team, Riley Bricker, Ryan Bogden, Elise Crago, and Kaitlyn Wade placed 6th in Sr. Ag Communications. Gracie Orem placed 3rd in Jr. Livestock. As a team, Gracie Orem, Ava McKamey, Katie Skasick, and Preston Hasting placed 9th in Jr. Livestock. Ava Mckamey, Katie Skasick, and Cassidy Sewak placed 1st in Jr. Marketing Plan. Lastly, both Ag issues teams placed first. The junior team consisted of Gracie Orem, Preston Hastings, Justin Smith, Cassidy Sewak, and Emilie Crago. The senior team consisted of Jessy Barger, Taylor Brown, Shaylyn Evans, Caybree Ludvigson, Kaitlynn Lummer, Mattison McKamey, and Eli Schreher. 

Cascade Public Schools recently added text capability to our communication and emergency contact system.  If you would like to receive text messages sent by the school, please check the Text(SMS) checkbox in your parent portal in Infinite Campus under the contact preferences tab. Note that some data rates may apply, charges are dependent on your service plan which may include fees from your carrier to receive a message. 

Robotics Club is canceled this week. Mr. Tilleman is needed to drive a bus route. Remember, students may attend XCELLafter school if needed. 

Thank you, Mrs. Strobbe and students, for the fun night at Turkey Bingo. The food you prepared was delicious. Also, thank you, Tracy, for all of your help. Congratulations to all of the winners. It was a fun evening and we hope you are able to join us next year. 

We would like to clarify the lunch menu. The menu includes both hot lunch and sandwich bar on the menu. This is done to allow the students who get the sandwich bar to know what comes with the sandwich bar and the students who get the hot lunch to know what is being served for hot lunch. The sandwich bar and hot lunch are two different options and students are not allowed to get both. The salad bar is included with every meal. 

This is a reminder that elementary parent teachers conferences are taking place Tuesday, November 6th and Thursday, November 8th from 4:00 pm to 7 pm.  Please call the school and schedule an appointment if you haven't done so.

School WebsiteI hope you have noticed that we are working to improve the school website.  We are also trying to use the website as a more effective tool to communicate with the community and parents. To help with this, the news section is back on the front page of the website.  We will try to keep this updated to help keep you informed. Another feature we have added is the Subscribe feature. You can access this feature by clicking Subscribe on the buttons at the top of the page or by clicking on this link: https://www.cascade.k12.mt.us/District/SubscribeThis will allow you to receive email updates to various notifications or changes to the website. We hope you find this useful. Feel free to share this information with anyone who may find it useful.Thank you,Rick

Basketball Parent Meeting on Thursday Nov. 8th at 6:00 in the North Gym.From Mrs. Mazaira, AD:Last week volleyball ended their season at the District Tournament.  We have a couple of weeks before the winter sports season begins.Things are quiet this week in the area of activities.  Junior High basketball continues to have practice after school as they prepare for their Jamboree season.  Their first tournament is this Saturday in Sunburst.Wednesday:  Elementary will have their costume parade at 2:30PTSA Halloween celebration at Wedsworth from 4-7Saturday:  Booster Club volleyball tournament