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

The October newsletter is in the mail.  Here is a digital copy if you can't wait.

Now that families and educators have settled into our school routines, it is time to focus on learning! Our MAPS testing is complete, and we have used these results to place children in learning groups that best meet their individual needs.Please note that, per parent request, we have canceled the FACT/APTT parent engagement program. This school year, we are reinstating traditional parent-teacher conferences the week of November 5th. Classroom teachers will be sending out P/T conference schedules at the end of October. We do our best to work around your schedules, and really appreciate your flexibility in providing a couple of workable options. It is a challenge to schedule everyone in limited time slots. The conferences are your time for one-on-one conversations with teachers, so please feel free to address your questions/concerns at this time.  We are excited to announce that in November through January, Mr. Tilleman will be offering after-school robotics through LEGO Education Solutions for students in grades 4-6th. Additionally, students in grades 1st-3rd will have the opportunity to participate in a two week after school NASA robotics course. We will be sending home sign-up sheets this month, so look for them in your child’s folder.If you are a parent or a guardian of a child who is between the ages of 0-5 years, and are concerned about your child’s learning, talking, vision, hearing, social interactions, physical development, or behavior, please bring him/her to our free CHILD FIND screening on October 30th at 1:00. The purpose of this screening is to identify children who have potential delays that may interfere with learning. There is no need to make an appointment. Please pass the word to other families in our community that may be interested.  Fall weather is upon us with dramatic shifts in temperature and precipitation from day to day. It is important that your child(ren) 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. As you know, a Montana winter can set in at any time during the next few weeks.Please note on the calendar that picture day retakes are on Nov. 26th. Of course, Halloween is on the 31st. Have fun dressing your children for these events while keeping in mind that they still go to recess and PE. Classroom teachers will share information about Halloween parties and our annual parade as the date approaches. Hopefully, we will get a blast of Indian Summer before winter sets in. Enjoy the fall, and stop by anytime to visit.

We have had a successful start to the 2018-19 school year with a renewed focus on improving academics and test scores. This year’s schedule includes an 8th hour Study Skills class where students have the opportunity to complete missing homework and receive extra academic help in areas of concern.  The main focus is in core classes such as Math, English, Science, and History.We are still actively working on improving writing across K-12 in the school. The goal of this is to improve test scores and college readiness. In addition, all Juniors are working on ACT test prep as a tool to improve ACT test scores and college preparedness.Upcoming dates to note are the end of Quarter One on October 26th and 7-12 Parent Teacher conferences on November 1st. If you have questions on anything feel free to call me at 406-468-9383.