🌻 UPDATED TIME: CMS HARVEST FRIENDRAISER
Please note: A previous post listed an incorrect time for this event. The correct time is 2:30–5:30 p.m. September 17.
Harvest time is here! The Cascade Middle School food production garden is celebrating its first growing year.
Students in the CMS CTE Project Management Class are collaborating with the United General Farm to School Program for this special event. Stop by to explore the student-designed garden, press some cider and help welcome another Farm to School season!
📅 September 17
⏰ 2:30–5:30 p.m.
📍 Cascade Middle School Garden
905 McGarigle Road, Sedro-Woolley
Questions? Contact Adele Eslinger at Adele.Eslinger@UnitedGeneral.org or 360-854-7177.
Please note: A previous post listed an incorrect time for this event. The correct time is 2:30–5:30 p.m. September 17.
Harvest time is here! The Cascade Middle School food production garden is celebrating its first growing year.
Students in the CMS CTE Project Management Class are collaborating with the United General Farm to School Program for this special event. Stop by to explore the student-designed garden, press some cider and help welcome another Farm to School season!
📅 September 17
⏰ 2:30–5:30 p.m.
📍 Cascade Middle School Garden
905 McGarigle Road, Sedro-Woolley
Questions? Contact Adele Eslinger at Adele.Eslinger@UnitedGeneral.org or 360-854-7177.
📅 There is no school on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
Our first regular district newsletter of the 2026–27 school year is here! Catch up on district news, upcoming events, important reminders and more: https://app.smore.com/n/ry0va
🎉 Welcome back! September 1 is the first day of school for students in grades 1–12. We are excited to begin another great school year.
*Please note: Sedro-Woolley High School will follow a Blue Block schedule (periods 1–4) today; White Block (periods 5–8) on Wednesday, September 2.
*Please note: Sedro-Woolley High School will follow a Blue Block schedule (periods 1–4) today; White Block (periods 5–8) on Wednesday, September 2.
Drop-off will look different this morning while concrete repairs in the drop-off loop continue to cure. The loop will be blocked with cones, so please use the first traffic lane for drop-off. Have students ready for a quick exit. If taking first-day photos, please park and avoid blocking traffic. Thank you for your patience!
Read the World Around You:
Menus.
Recipes.
Instructions.
Maps.
Invite children to help read everyday items around your home and community.
Menus.
Recipes.
Instructions.
Maps.
Invite children to help read everyday items around your home and community.
Reading Under the Stars: Take a blanket outside and enjoy a book together in the evening.
A change of scenery can make reading feel like a special summer adventure.
A change of scenery can make reading feel like a special summer adventure.
When temperatures rise, Memorial Park's splash pad is a great way to stay active and cool.
Open daily from 10 a.m. until dusk.
Open daily from 10 a.m. until dusk.
Storytelling counts: Reading isn't the only literacy activity.
Tell family stories, discuss favorite memories, and encourage children to retell events from their day.
Strong storytelling skills help build future writing skills.
Tell family stories, discuss favorite memories, and encourage children to retell events from their day.
Strong storytelling skills help build future writing skills.
Children are more likely to become readers when they see adults reading.
Whether it's a newspaper, cookbook, magazine, or novel, let your children see reading as part of everyday life.
Whether it's a newspaper, cookbook, magazine, or novel, let your children see reading as part of everyday life.
Family Fitness Challenge:
Can your family walk one mile together?
Ride bikes together?
Visit a new park?
Physical activity helps children stay healthy and ready to learn.
Can your family walk one mile together?
Ride bikes together?
Visit a new park?
Physical activity helps children stay healthy and ready to learn.
Library Treasure Hunt
Challenge your child to find:
• A nonfiction book
• A mystery
• A book about animals
• A book set in another country
• A graphic novel
Exploring different genres helps children discover new interests and keeps reading fun.
Challenge your child to find:
• A nonfiction book
• A mystery
• A book about animals
• A book set in another country
• A graphic novel
Exploring different genres helps children discover new interests and keeps reading fun.
Take a family walk and identify plants, birds, insects, and trees. Nature provides endless opportunities for science learning.
Heading out on vacation?
Turn your road trip into a literacy adventure. Encourage children to read road signs, restaurant names, maps, billboards, and historical markers.
Reading is everywhere—not just in books.
Turn your road trip into a literacy adventure. Encourage children to read road signs, restaurant names, maps, billboards, and historical markers.
Reading is everywhere—not just in books.
As America approaches its 250th birthday, it's a great time to talk with children about civic responsibility and community service.
Events like our very own Fourth of July Loggerodeo, Footrace, and Rodeo happen because volunteers dedicate countless hours to making them successful.
History isn't just about the past. It's about the people who continue building our community today.
Events like our very own Fourth of July Loggerodeo, Footrace, and Rodeo happen because volunteers dedicate countless hours to making them successful.
History isn't just about the past. It's about the people who continue building our community today.
The Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner tells the story of our region's agricultural, Native American, and pioneer heritage.
It's a wonderful opportunity to help children connect local history to the places they know today.
It's a wonderful opportunity to help children connect local history to the places they know today.
One of the best things adults can do for children is read aloud.
Grandparents, older siblings, cousins, and family friends can all help build literacy skills simply by sharing a favorite story.
Just 15–20 minutes of reading each day can make a difference.
Grandparents, older siblings, cousins, and family friends can all help build literacy skills simply by sharing a favorite story.
Just 15–20 minutes of reading each day can make a difference.
One of the region's best trail systems is right in our backyard.
The Northern State Recreation Area offers miles of trails and opportunities to explore nature close to home.
Pack water, wear comfortable shoes, and head out for an adventure.
The Northern State Recreation Area offers miles of trails and opportunities to explore nature close to home.
Pack water, wear comfortable shoes, and head out for an adventure.
Looking for a family adventure?
Visit the Heritage Flight Museum in Burlington and explore historic aircraft, military history, and aviation technology.
History comes alive when children can see it up close.
Visit the Heritage Flight Museum in Burlington and explore historic aircraft, military history, and aviation technology.
History comes alive when children can see it up close.
Summer is a great time to start a family reading tradition.
Choose a book everyone can enjoy and spend a few minutes each week talking about favorite characters, funny moments, or what might happen next.
Reading together builds vocabulary, comprehension, and a lifelong love of books.
Choose a book everyone can enjoy and spend a few minutes each week talking about favorite characters, funny moments, or what might happen next.
Reading together builds vocabulary, comprehension, and a lifelong love of books.
