Cathcart Cougar Tracks
An update on our school community
December 2023
Upcoming Events
December 5
General CPO Meeting in the school library 6 p.m.
December 20
11:45 a.m. dismissal
December 21 - January 2
Winter Break - No school
See you on January 3!
Cathcart Cruisers Running Club meets every Tuesday during lunch recess
Julie, our Administrative Assistant, has announced her retirement
Dear Cathcart Community,
I am excited to be entering this new phase of life, this new adventure, beginning at the Winter Break. I will truly miss working beside so many of you and getting to know your children and families. Cathcart is a special place full of teachers who work hard, care deeply and inspire those around them. I am grateful and honored to be part of this wonderful community.
Counselor’s Corner
It’s that time of year again! The Holidays are fast approaching! It is our goal that each student at Cathcart has a wonderful holiday season. If you would like to sponsor a student in need, please reach out to Kjerstin Lee. You will receive a student’s wish list, anonymously without names. Suggested donation is fifty dollars per student. Our goal is to buy gifts for all the children in our Cathcart families, aged newborn through eighteen.
If you are a family with financial need this holiday season, please let me know.
Important Dates:
November 27 - Wish lists are due from students
Week of November 27- Lists will be distributed to sponsors
December 11 - Gifts are due
December 14 – 18 Gifts will be distributed to families
If you have any questions, please reach out to Kjerstin Lee. Email: Kjerstin.lee@sno.wednet.edu. Phone (360) 563-7085.
Cathcart Before and After School Student Supervision
Parents if you drop off you students in the morning, our classrooms do not open until 8:25am. We ask that you make sure your student has entered the classroom before leaving the campus. We do not have general campus supervision in the mornings.
At the end of the school day, we allow parents to pick up students at 3:08 p.m. which is about 7 minutes before the end of the school day. We ask that parents do not drop into classes to pick up students before that time please.
Lost and Found
Please check our Lost & Found for any missing coats, hats or lunchboxes. Remaining items will be donated on December 20.
Also, Please remember to add your child's name to all jackets.
We always check for names before donating items.
School Spelling Bee
School Closure - Weather Delays/Late Start
- If inclement weather conditions occur during the night, the district office will decide whether to:
- Hold school (regular hours)
- Hold school (delayed start) - All schools will start two hours late
- Close school
Notification
In the event that our schools are closed or are starting late:
- Automated phone calls and emails are sent to all district families through the School Messenger system (the system is automatically populated with the primary phone numbers and email addresses available in the Skyward/Family Access system).
- A notice is posted on the district Facebook page - www.facebook.com/snohomishschooldistrict
- A notice is placed on the district website.
- Local television and radio stations are notified.
- Emails are sent through our listserv newsletter subscription system.
- A notice is sent to the statewide public emergency notification system - www.flashalertseattle.net
Because we know many are getting ready for school or leaving early, we try to get these notifications out to our school community between 5:15-5:45 a.m. If we are fully certain of the situation the evening in advance, we will let our families know at that time. If Snohomish is not mentioned during the newscasts, through School Messenger or on our website, you will know our schools are open and buses are operating on or near the normal schedule.
Limited transportation information
When weather conditions dictate that certain roads are not safely passable, the district will announce it is providing limited transportation (snow) routes. Please see the listing of limited transportation routes and schedules by clicking here.
- The times and locations on the limited transportation (snow) pdfs reflect normal pick-up times - please add two hours if there is a two-hour school delay.
- If routes operate on limited transportation (snow), those routes will be in effect for both the morning and afternoon, even if roads have been cleared during the day.
- There may be a situation in which there is no two-hour delay and buses are operating on limited transportation routes. In these cases, schools will start at normal times.
Two-hour (2) delay
If there is a two-hour (2) delayed start, the following will apply:
- All regular full-day classes including all-day ECEAP will be held beginning two hours later than normal.
- No a.m. and/or p.m. half-day special education preschool, or half-day ECEAP.
- AIM High School’s morning session will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and the afternoon session from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- No morning elementary band.
- No zero-hour classes.
- No morning Sno-Isle Technical Skills Center.
- No out-of-district transportation.
- Buses may be on normal routes or limited transportation routes (the decision will remain in effect for the entire day).
- Note: If there is inclement weather on any Friday and a two-hour delayed start is decided, please note the following:
- Schools will start two hours after usual starting times.
- Schools will dismiss at their regular (Monday through Thursday) dismissal times and not the regular Friday two-hour early release times.
If school has been closed for the day, there will be no district busing or transportation available. All evening meetings or functions scheduled to take place in district facilities will be canceled. A decision will be made by noon on the impacted day regarding the possibility of afternoon district- and school-sponsored activities and practices.
Early closure
If school is in session and the weather worsens during the day, the district office will make the decision whether or not to close school and will notify the schools. This will occur only if there is an emergency, such as a localized disaster or widespread extreme weather conditions. If a school closure occurs in the middle of the day, secondary schools will dismiss students so that most will arrive home before elementary students. Elementary students will be dismissed at the regular time. Parents need to have an alternate plan for their child(ren). Make certain they know what they are to do and/or where they should go if parents cannot get home due to weather conditions.
Let's get cooking!
District 4th - 6th grade students are invited to submit recipes for their favorite after-school snacks as part of the district's annual Kids in the Kitchen/Junior Chef Competition, which is sponsored by the Food Services Department. The recipes, which must be submitted by Friday, December 8, do not have to be original. They can be family recipes or from cookbooks, the web, etc.
For more information about this annual district student cooking event, visit www.sno.wednet.edu/cookingcontest.
The online recipe submission form is available at www.sno.wednet.edu/cookingcontest/recipeform.
Mike Anderson, Principal
8201 188th Street SE
Snohomish, WA 98296
Phone: 360-563-7075
Attendance Line: 360-563-7126
Fax: 360-563-7078
Laure Rancich, Assistant Principal
Julie Garrett, Administrative Assistant
Jeri Austin, Main Office Secretary
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.