9/24/2021 weeks of september 27 - October 8
National Custodian Day - Friday, Oct. 1
We want to give a big THANK YOU to our custodians! They are key in keeping schools safe and healthy and we want to say thank you on National Custodian Day! Thank you Mr. Perrin, Ms. Powderface, Ms. King, Ms. Didrickson and Mr. Inuwa Adamu! iReady Diagnostic Students will be taking the iReady math diagnostic on Tuesday, Sept. 28th. We will follow the same schedule as last Tuesday, when students took the reading diagnostic. Please encourage your students to bring headphones in addition to their charged chromebook. School starts at normal time. Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 through October 15th this year. To learn more about it, please click here. COVID Notifications Due to a change in district policy, letters will now be sent weekly whenever there is a positive COVID case. You can also view COVID results by school on the district dashboard which is updated daily. Chromebook Information -Parent Acknowledgement Form: A reminder: All students new to Auburn School District and NEW students MUST HAVE a new Chromebook and Parent Acknowledgment form on file in order to receive a Chromebook.
9/10/2021 weeks of september 13 - 24
Principal's Thoughts:
What an amazing start to the school year! Our community is strong and that is showing through the positive start to our year - it has been great to see our students back on campus and the halls are buzzing, once again, with the excitement and noise of a new year! I hope this blog is a great source of information throughout the school year. We will publish this blog every other week so that you have the information you need but aren't inundated with too many emails; at least, that is the goal! It is an absolute thrill for me to be back as your principal and to get to welcome back Mr. Sites, Assistant Principal, Mr. Miller, Dean of Students and to welcome two new team-members: Mr. Trivino, Assistant Principal and Mr. Schlenker, Administrative Intern. As we have grown at the middle school level the district has supported us by providing an additional assistant principal to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our students, staff and community. Please take a few minutes to watch the introduction videos below to get to know our amazing staff a little better. Thank you for partnering with us to take care of your children and to help them learn everything they need to be prepared for high school and beyond. Meg McGroarty, Principal COVID Notifications As per district policy, we will be sending out a notification every time we have a COVID positive student at Cascade. Families of students who are considered a close contact, per CDC guidelines, will receive direct communication from the school with that information. Chromebook Information -Parent Acknowledgement Form: All students new to Auburn School District and NEW students MUST HAVE a new Chromebook and Parent Acknowledgment form on file in order to receive a Chromebook.
From Janis Campbell-Aikens (Child Nutrition): It’s More Than a Meal Application! We will be providing meals to all students at no cost to families during the 2021-2022 school year; however, we encourage families who qualify for free or reduced-price meals to submit an application for meal benefits. Eligibility for free or reduced-price meals may qualify the students for additional benefits such as Pandemic EBT and reduced or waived fees for various school and community programs. In addition, some school programs are funded based on the number of eligible students. Completing an application takes about 10 minutes, and families should complete only one meal application that includes all their students. Applications are available online through Skyward Family Access, or a paper application can be submitted. Paper applications are translated into Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Marshallese. If other languages are needed, please contact the Child Nutrition Office. Thanks so much for helping us help our families! Jan Janis Campbell-Aikens, MBA, RDN, SNS Child Nutrition Director Auburn School District 253-931-4972 Student Accident & Sickness Insurance: A variety of student insurance options are available to ASD families through Myers-Stevens & Toohey. For information about the various options or to enroll, visit https://www.myers-stevens.com/enrollment-page/ or call 800-827-4695 or view the information on the ASD website. PLC Mondays: Secondary PLC Communication to Auburn Families September 2021 Auburn School District has scheduled Professional Learning Community (PLC) Late Start Mondays on the following dates throughout the 2021-22 school year. School will start and buses will run one hour late during these “Late Start” Mondays. September 20, 27 October 11, 18, 25 November 1, 29 December 6, 13 January 3, 10, 24 February 7, 14, 28 March 7, 21, 28 April 4, 18, 25 May 2, 16, 23 For information about local childcare options during the one-hour late start Mondays, please see the PLC Home Page of our district website at www.auburn.wednet.edu/plc, as well as school schedules and general information about Professional Learning Communities. Spanish: Durante el año escolar 2021-22, el distrito escolar de Auburn implementará las Comunidades Profesionales de Aprendizaje (PLCs, siglas en inglés), o maestros que trabajan en equipos pequeños, lo que requerirá que clases comienzen una hora tarde durante las siguientes fechas: 20 y 27 de septiembre 11, 18 y 25 de octubre 1 y 29 de noviembre 6 y 13 de diciembre 3, 10 y 24 de enero 7,14 y 28 de febrero 7, 21 y 28 de marzo 4, 18 y 25 de abril 2, 16 y 23 de mayo Visite el sitio www.auburn.wednet.edu/plc para más información y para el horario escolar.
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