Today is National Grandparent's Day! We appreciate all the grandparents in our community, especially those who volunteer in a variety of ways!
#SWSDStrongerTogether
📢 Attention Sedro-Woolley community! Let's work together to reduce chronic absenteeism in our schools. 🏫 The district's mission is to help EVERY student graduate with the knowledge and skills for future success. 🎓 School attendance is an equalizer across all incomes, races, and abilities. ✨ Help us close the opportunity gap by making regular attendance a keystone habit. 🙌 Remember, attendance impacts ALL student outcomes. 📚 Let's give our students the best chance at success! #SedroWoolleySchoolDistrict #AttendanceMatters #EveryStudentCounts #SuccessForAll 🎉
REMINDER: 🎭🎬👸🏼 "Princess Who?" auditions start TOMORROW September 6 and continue on Thursday, September 7, from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Cascade Middle School cafeteria. Plan to attend both auditions to be considered for all parts. Rehearsals will be after school until 4 p.m. with dress rehearsals on October 16-19 until 4:30 p.m., and performances on October 20 and 21. An information packet is available in the office or at tryouts. Contact Ms. Westendorf in room 105 or Mrs. Hansen in room 404 for questions. Parents should be available to pick up students at 4 p.m. 🎭🎬👸🏼
Don't forget, all schools will start one hour late tomorrow so staff can participate in professional development!
CMS: 8:40 a.m.
SWHS: 8:55 a.m.
SSHS: 9:00 a.m.
Elementary: 10:25 a.m.
We are so excited to welcome students back to school for the 2023-2024 school year!
All offices in the district will be closed in recognition of Labor Day. The first day of school for 1st to 12th graders is tomorrow, September 5.
All offices in the district will be closed in recognition of Labor Day. The first day of school for 1st to 12th graders is tomorrow, September 4.
September is Attendance Awareness Month. 📚👩🎓👨🎓 Attendance is crucial to academic success, not only for the absent student but for the entire classroom, team, or after-school club. 🚫👻 🔍👥 🚸📉 Students who miss just two days a month for any reason are more likely to struggle with reading and less likely to graduate. Let's work together to prioritize attendance and help all students succeed! 💪🏼🎓
Looking for a cost-effective way to prepare your child for the school year? Look no further than Library Card Sign-up Month!
The Sedro-Woolley School District joins forces with Central Skagit Library each year to provide every child with their very own library card. Not only is it a great way to encourage a love of reading, but it also provides access to a wealth of educational resources. Plus, it's one of the most budget-friendly back-to-school supplies you can get!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to give your child the gift of learning. Sign up for a library card today!
Attention all middle school families! Cascade Middle School is excited to invite you to their open house event tonight, August 30, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Come and meet the school's amazing staff, explore the school and learn about the fantastic programs Cascade has to offer your child. The open house is a great opportunity to get a head start on the school year and ensure your child's academic success. We look forward to seeing you there!
📣 Our transportation department is launching a new messaging app called Traversa Ride 360 that will make it easier for parents/guardians of bus riders to access their child's bus schedule/routing information, including bus stops, routes, and bus numbers. Traversa Ride 360 can be accessed via https://WASedroWoolleySD10.myridek12.tylerapp.com/ or by mobile app (download “Traversa Ride 360” from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store) and is free to download and use.
The transportation department will be offering in-person support tonight at the Reading & Resources on the Field event (6–7:30 p.m. at Cascade Middle School).
Students who have not been added to an existing route will need to be added by the transportation department PRIOR to parents/guardians downloading the app.
Parents/guardians will need to use their student ID# and current grade level to add their student to the app.
Families can also contact the transportation department for ongoing support during regular business hours: 360-855-3504 or jzimmerman@swsd101.org.
User guides and more information is also available on Sedro-Woolley’s new website at https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/page/traversa-ride-360.
REMINDER! Tonight's the night!
The Sedro-Woolley School District will again be hosting "Reading & Resources on the Field" from 6–7:30 p.m., August 24 on the field between Cascade Middle School and the Sedro-Woolley Boys & Girls Club.
There will be backpacks stuffed with school supplies from Inspire Church!
Free back-to-school haircuts by Northwest Barber Academy!
Scholastic book fair hosted by the Evergreen Parent Group where families can purchase affordable books (the Sedro-Woolley Rotary Club is also buying a book, $5 and under, for the first 400 student attendees)!
There will also be a bevy of vehicles from the City of Sedro-Woolley's fleet, as well as information and resources from many local organizations such as Skagit Transit and the Central Skagit Library.
Mary Purcell's Parent Group will have concessions available!
Sedro-Woolley's Boys & Girls Club will also have fun activities set up for those in attendance!
🎭🎬👸🏼 "Princess Who?" auditions will on September 6 and 7 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Cascade Middle School cafeteria. Plan to attend both auditions to be considered for all parts. Rehearsals will be after school until 4 p.m. with dress rehearsals on October 16-19 until 4:30 p.m., and performances on October 20 and 21. An information packet is available in the office or at tryouts. Contact Ms. Westendorf in room 105 or Mrs. Hansen in room 404 for questions. Parents should be available to pick up students at 4 p.m. 🎭🎬👸🏼
The Sedro-Woolley School District is set to host the second annual "Reading & Resources on the Field" event on August 24 from 6–7:30 p.m. on the field between Cascade Middle School and the Sedro-Woolley Boys & Girls Club. The event aims to provide support to families in the district who struggle to meet basic needs such as school supplies and food.
Attendees will have access to about 400 backpacks stuffed with school supplies from Inspire Church.
There will also be free back-to-school haircuts by Northwest Barber Academy, and a Scholastic book fair hosted by the Evergreen Parent Group where families can purchase affordable books. The Sedro-Woolley Rotary Club is also buying a book worth $5 and under for the first 400 student attendees to ensure every child walks away with at least one book.
The event will also feature a fleet of vehicles that children can visit, including a fire truck, garbage truck, police car and a school bus that is sure to be a hit with first-time bus riders!
Information and resources will be available from several school departments like transportation and food service, along with many local organizations such as Skagit Transit, Helping Hands Food Bank, Volunteers of America, WIC Nutrition Program, and Sedro-Woolley RISE.
Mary Purcell's Parent Group will have concessions available for purchase, and the Sedro-Woolley Boys & Girls Club and Central Skagit Library will have fun activities set up for those in attendance. The library will also have information about signing up for a free library card for your child if they are enrolled in the Sedro-Woolley School District.
#SWSDStrongerTogether
📢 🚌 Attention families of bus riders! 📢 🚌
Please call 360-855-3504 to get your student's route schedule for morning pickup and afternoon drop off. Some in-town routes have changed to group stops, so please call to confirm your child's pickup and drop off locations and times.
If your student is transitioning to Cascade Middle School, there may be different times and bus numbers. Notify transportation of any changes before the first day of school.
Call to remove your student from a bus or to let them off without an adult if this has changed from last school year.
Contact jzimmerman@swsd101.org or tgugel@swsd101.org if unable to call.
Go Cubs! 🐻🚌
📚🎉👨👩👧👦 Cascade Middle School is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair for middle school readers on August 21 and 23 during orientation days! 📚🎉
The school is looking for parent volunteers to help make this event a success. 🙋♀️🙋♂️ If you're interested in volunteering, please email Heather Swenson at hswenson@swsd101.org.
Reminder: Low-cost sports physicals will be provided at the SWHS Field TONIGHT, August 14 from 6–7:30 p.m.
ALL SPORTS WELCOME, INCLUDING CMS ATHLETES! Cost is $20 — all proceeds support SWHS Sports Medicine Program.
Please print and bring updated physical form from Final Forms.
📚👶🏽📬 Enroll your child for FREE monthly books with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! 🎉 Visit United Way of Skagit County's website at https://unitedwayskagit.org/dolly-parton-imagination-library/ to sign up any child under the age of 5. In just 6-8 weeks, they will receive their first book in the mail, "The Little Engine that Could" 🚂. Your child will receive a new book every month until they turn 5 years old 🎁. Give your child the gift of reading and imagination with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! 🌟
Sedro-Woolley School District's Food Service Department is pleased to announce the continuation of free breakfast and lunch meals for ALL students for the upcoming school year. The continuation of free meals is possible through implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP is an option for school districts that have at least 40% of students who directly qualify for free meals through a variety of assistance programs, including Basic Food benefits, Medicaid, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), McKinney Vento or Migrant programs.
Families that are eligible for free or reduced benefits based on income may complete the 2023-2024 Family Income Survey. This survey allows the District to track income data for families that is used to determine funding levels for a variety of educational programs offered throughout the District. The surveys will be available online (https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/page/family-income-survey), at your student’s school, or at the Food Service office. Surveys can be returned to the school office or Food Service office at 780 Cook Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.
Please note that CEP allows the service of one free breakfast and one free lunch daily. If students wish to have more than one meal per day, they will need to have funds added to their food service account online or in the school office, and will be charged accordingly. A second breakfast costs $3.00, and a second lunch costs $4.75. In addition, milk is an a la carte item. When taken by itself, the cost is $0.60. Students can receive a milk for free by ensuring they select a reimbursable “milk meal”, which includes a milk, fruit and vegetable. With this option, students are not required to take the daily entrée.
The Food Service is looking forward to providing free meals again to all students. Any questions about CEP or the Food Service Program can be directed to the Food Service office at 360-855-3515.
Sedro-Woolley School District has been working on installing more energy-efficient equipment and making buildings smarter. With the installation of condensing boilers, high-efficiency furnaces, and custom direct digital controls (DDCs), the school is poised to save more than 44,000 therms annually.
The district received a total incentive of $116,280 from the Cascade Natural Gas (CNGC) Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency program to offset the cost of the facility upgrades paid for by Capital Levy funds. Sedro-Woolley voters approved the six-year levy in 2020. $2.5 million is being collected to fix a long list of projects to prolong the life of our buildings. Receiving the incentive from CNGC will allow the capital levy funding to be used for lower-priority projects that may have not otherwise been possible because of increased costs.
https://www.cngc.com/energy-efficiency/energy-saving-tips/sedro-woolley-school-district-increases-efficiencies-and-experiences-improved-equipment-performance-at-a-lower-cost/
