Welcome back Cascade Ridge families! I don’t know about you, but summer flew by way too fast for me! Don’t worry though, we have lots of great things happening at Cascade Ridge to keep the fun going starting with our annual walk-a-thon in September. This is a fun-filled event for the whole family and we look forward to seeing you there! The September edition of the Coyote Howler  includes great information to help you get through the often chaotic (but fun!) month of September. I want to take a moment and remind you of all the great ways PTSA communicates ... read full article

Cascade Ridge PTSA does many things for our school community throughout the year, but cannot do so without YOUR HELP! Connect with our CRE Community and be an important part of the student experience; consider one of the positions below: Treasurer, PTSA Board - Good with numbers? We need a person to work with our annual budget, run reports, and perform other general accounting duties. For a full description: http://cascaderidgeptsa.org/Page/PtsaJobDescription/Treasurer . If interested, contact Ajita Gopikrishnan, ajitagk@gmail.com. Movie Night Chair – Plan nights of fun at Cascade Ridge! Looking for someone who wants to organize our two Movie Nights, held ... read full article

Cascade Ridge PTSA sponsors a variety of programs throughout the school year. There are many opportunities to volunteer for any of these programs. Whether big or small, one time or ongoing – our programs only happen with volunteer support. For more information, please contact Carolyn Roberts at tycar74@hotmail.com . Keep checking the PTSA website and newsletters for more information! Reflections:  Start creating! ‘Reflections’ is a national, cultural arts competition where students create their own original works in one of the following categories: literature, music composition, photography, visual arts, film/video, dance/choreography. The theme for 2016-17 is ‘What is your story?’. Deadline ... read full article

Do all your online shopping through Amazon Smile ! The link below will take you directly to the Cascade Ridge PTSA sponsor page. Shop as you normally would, using your regular or Prime account. Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible Amazon Smile purchases directly to the PTSA. Start shopping:  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/91-2113434 Collecting and turning in Box Tops is an easy way for you to help earn money for Cascade Ridge PTSA. We are hoping to reach our goal of $1,000 again this year. Start collecting your box tops today and keep an eye out for turn-in dates and class competition details. ... read full article

Our PTSA leadership team has been working hard this summer planning programs and events to benefit our school community. If you have a question, idea, compliment or concern, feel free to contact anyone on the team. Jaime Foreman, President • jaimeforeman@comcast.net Sandy McNees, EVP • sandy_mcnees@hotmail.com Open Position, Treasurer  Stefanie Magnuson, Secretary • stef.mag@hotmail.com Krystl McCandlish, VP Fundraising • krystlm@hotmail.com Jackie Mueller, VP Communications • jackie.mueller1@comcast.net Angela Fischer, VP Community Relations • afischer515@yahoo.com Carolyn Roberts, VP Programs • tycar74@hotmail.com Ajita Gopikrishnan, CO-VP Volunteers • ajitagk@gmail.com Farzana Mogal, CO-VP Volunteers • farzana_6@yahoo.com Tara Farhad, 5th-Grade Committee Chair • tarafarhad@comcast.net ... read full article