Cathcart Cougar Tracks
An Update on our school community
November 2023
Upcoming Events
Friday, November 3
CPO Great Spaghetti Cook-Off and Bingo family event in the gym 6:00-8:00pm
Thursday, November 9
Veterans Day Assembly 10:45am
Friday, November 10
No School - Veterans Day Holiday
Thursday, November 16
Picture Retake Day 9:00 - 11:00am
(students needing retakes should bring their picture packets with them)
Wednesday, November 22
Early Release for the Thanksgiving Holiday 11:45am
November 23-24
No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 30
Music Concert 5th, 6th and hi-cap grade students6:00pm at Glacier Peak HS
Cathcart Cruisers Running Club meets every Tuesday during lunch recess
CPO Great Spaghetti Sauce Cook-Off and Bingo family event
6:00 - 8:00pm in the Cathcart gym
Items available for purchase at the event (cash please)
Who will be the Winner of the 2023 Cathcart Great Spaghetti Sauce Cook-Off? Do you have a Spaghetti Sauce recipe you are dying to share?
Scan the QR at the school office to sign-up or email events@cathcartparents.org
This is a family event. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. Thank you
Did you miss picture day or want to take a new picture?
Orders may be placed online by searching for our school name at mydorian.com and following the directions.
If you already ordered and want a new picture taken please be sure to return your original picture packet to the photographer on retake day.
Cathcart Directory Cover Contest
Thank you to all that participated in this year's directory cover contest. So many pieces of art were submitted that showed the Cathcart spirit. There were 56 covers submitted. Making the decision for a winner was not an easy one to make. A team of three judges went through and assessed each cover and came out with the following winners.
1st - Adelynn Corley 3rd grade
2nd - Tayana Hollimon 3rd grade
3rd - Hawkeye Swenson 5th grade
If you would like to see all the covers that were submitted you can see them here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bXQXBEFtuCMQzWGU7
CPO Cathcart Unicycle Club
Looking for something new to try this school year? Come join the Cathcart Unicycle Club! The club is sponsored by our Cathcart Parent Organization and is open to all 4th, 5th, and 6th graders and you can join any time. Everyone can learn to ride a unicycle! We have lots of people to help you learn. You can wow all your friends with the cool things you can do on one wheel!
Practices are every Friday after school in the gym until 2:30. We perform at local parades and other places in the area throughout the school year. Unicycles and team t-shirts are provided. Annual club fee is $65. Registration forms are in the school office. Come learn how to one wheel ride!
School Spelling Bee
Elementary Human Growth and Development and Secondary Sexual Health family presentations scheduled – November 2
Human Growth and Development will be taught each year during 5th and 6th grade and Sexual Health will be taught in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. Families are invited to attend a webinar to learn about the health standards, activities and resources that will be used to teach each of the topics, and the opt-out process. Please see details below.
- Elementary Human Growth and Development – To be held by webinar from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, November 2
- Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device - please click this URL to join: https://snohomishsd.zoom.us/j/92111428417?pwd=cWRiMG96K3dLS09UTDJ1OHJlMG1RZz09 - Passcode: 932935
- Or join by phone: US: +1 253 215 8782 or +1 253 205 0468 - Webinar ID: 921 1142 8417
- Secondary Sexual Health – To be held by webinar from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, November 2
- Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device - please click this URL to join: https://snohomishsd.zoom.us/j/93405845769?pwd=cWF5Vy93THhjYngrOS9waVRxZWtpZz09 - Passcode: 896734
- Or join by phone: US: +1 253 215 8782 or +1 253 205 0468 - Webinar ID: 934 0584 5769
To learn more, visit www.sno.wednet.edu/healtheducation.
It's cold and flu season!
Is your child too sick for school?
As a parent/guardian, you can help prevent the spread of illness by not sending a sick child to school. In determining whether to keep your child home, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the following guidelines. Learn more and additional resources available at www.sno.wednet.edu/healthservices.
- Appearance and behavior – A child that is difficult to wake, unusually tired, pale, irritable and/or lacking in normal appetite should remain at home. These symptoms could indicate the onset of illness.
- Fever – A temperature of 100.4 F (38C) or higher suggests infectious illness. Your child must be fever free for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication) before returning to school. Please note that if your child has a fever during school hours, they need to stay home the following school day. This means it may be greater than the 24-hour period.
- Cold symptoms or COVID-19 symptoms: The symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, shortness of breath, body aches, new loss of taste or smell, cough (new, changes, or worsening), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, congestion or sore throat. With any of these symptoms, individuals should stay home and should be tested for COVID-19. If testing positive, individuals should stay home for five days (first day of symptoms is day zero). If testing is negative, individuals can return if symptoms have significantly improved, and they are fever free for 24 hours without medication. Note: A limited supply of COVID-19 rapid testing supplies are available for free to students, staff, family, and community members at every district school. In addition, every U.S. household can order and receive four free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered to their home through USPS.
- Sore throat: A severe sore throat or sore throat that is worsening or not improving could be strep throat even if there is no fever. Other symptoms of strep throat are headache and stomach upset. Keep your child home from school and have your child medically evaluated. If strep has been diagnosed, students may return to school as early as 24 hours after antibiotic treatment begins.
- Eyes – White or yellow drainage from the eye, altered vision, and/or redness of the eye lid or skin surrounding the eye requires medical evaluation and provider clearance for school return. Pink eye is highly contagious.
- Ear infections without fever – Please have your child medically evaluated as repeated ear infections can cause permanent hearing loss. School exclusion is not necessary unless your child is uncomfortable.
- Diarrhea and/or vomiting – Three or more watery stools in a 24 -hour period and two or more episodes of vomiting in the past 24 hours is a reason to keep your child at home. Please keep your child home for 24 hours after the last episode (without medication). If episodes of diarrhea and/or vomiting happen at school, please keep your child home the following school day or until free of incident for at least 24 hours. A single episode of diarrhea or even vomiting, unaccompanied by any other symptoms, may not be reason enough for the student to miss school – it is best to look at your child’s overall condition in determining if they are well enough to attend school. If you do decide to send your child, please be sure that you are available to pick your child up if their condition worsens.
- Rash with fever or behavior change – This may indicate an infectious illness. Please have your child medically evaluated and keep your student at home until they have received provider clearance for school return.
- Chicken pox – Your child may return to school when all blisters have formed scabs and there is no evidence of new blister formation. This may take five to seven days from onset of blisters.
- Open wounds – Open wounds must be kept covered with a dressing that is taped on all four sides. Any wound that appears to be infected should be evaluated by a medical professional.
Paige Hirschi, RN BSN ESA
Cathcart Elementary School Nurse
Student cooking contest (4-6 grades) - December 8 recipe deadline
Each year, the Snohomish School District holds the Kids in the Kitchen/
Junior Chef Competition, which is sponsored by the Food Services Department.
2023-2024 submittal info
District 4th - 6th grade students are invited to submit recipes for their favorite after-school snacks. The recipes, which must be submitted by Friday, December 8, do not have to be original. A student may submit multiple recipes. They can be family recipes or from cookbooks, the internet, etc.
- Click here to submit your recipe electronically (preferred method) or
- Click here to download a PDF recipe submittal form
Finalists and competition
Student finalists will be selected and notified after February 1. Finalists will be selected from the submitted recipes and will be invited to prepare their creations at Glacier Peak High School. Families, teachers, and principals will be invited to taste these culinary masterpieces at a Friday, March 1, event. The young chefs will feature their creations at a 4 p.m. reception on Friday, March 1, in the Glacier Peak High School commons. A panel of judges will select the grand prize winners. Past award categories have included:
- Health-conscious foods
- Simple, kid-friendly preparation
- Fun food
- Judge’s choice
All finalists will receive a framed certificate, a recipe book which includes all of the finalists’ recipes, an apron/chef’s coat, as well as a medal. Grand prize winners will receive an additional award. Transportation will not be provided for the cook-off. Kids will need to be dropped off and picked up at Glacier Peak High School. In addition, students will be supervised by kitchen staff during the food production to help ensure that safe food practices are followed and that no one gets hurt. For more information, call Food Services at 360-563-7298.
K-3 highly capable program information
If your student is currently in grades K-3 and you are interested in your student receiving highly capable services to include learning opportunities with more depth, complexity, and acceleration in the classroom please be aware of the following information. Students currently identified for highly capable K-3 services do not need to go through the K-3 referral process.
Printed referral packets for the K-3 highly capable program are available in all elementary schools, and on the Snohomish School District websites in English, Spanish and Russian. The completed referral packet is due Wednesday, November 8 and can be turned in at your home school or the Snohomish School District office (drop box located by the main entrance) located at 1601 Avenue D in Snohomish. Click here to learn more.
If you have questions, you may contact Linda Varner at 360-563-7296 or Belinda Kelly at 360-563-7258.
Cathcart Elementary School
8201 188th Street SE Snohomish, WA 98296
Classroom Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:35 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Early Dismissal every Friday 8:35 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Contact Us
Main Number 360-563-7075
Attendance Line 360-563-7126
Be sure to check our website for up-to-date information at http://cathcart.sno.wednet.edu/
Non-Discrimination Notice
The Snohomish School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator and ADA – Darryl Pernat, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7285, darryl.pernat@sno.wednet.edu; Section 504 Coordinator and Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying – Shawn Stevenson, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7282, shawn.stevenson@sno.wednet.edu.