"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -Plato
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." -Aristotle
Happy Spring! Help make today a happy day!
A smile shared is a smile received!
All positivity that you share makes its way back to you! 🙂
All the small acts of kindness come together to make a great day! 🙂
"Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” – Lloyd Alexander
Your happy faces make my day happier, too! 🙂
"One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world." — 'Malala's Magic Pencil,' Malala Yousafzai
Think back on the week...who or what made you feel special? Did you help someone else smile?
You have a SUPERPOWER to make someone's day better! 🙂
🙂 Just smile! It helps make your moment better!
Love is shown with kindness EVERY DAY!
"Always remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you know.” – Pooh
"A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart." — Hercules
Turn your frown upside down :(:
Today is a good day to help make someone else's day a good day!
A little kindness goes a lonnng way!
What is the best outfit for February 2nd?
A tu-tu. 🙂
"Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers."
-K. Gibram
Whatever it is, YOU CAN DO IT!
Helping someone have a better day helps you have a good day, too! 🙂
Your SMILES make our days more beautiful! 🙂
I just want to thank cascade staff for loving and caring about my son. He’s eager to go and learn every day. I have heard so many good things about this school but never really understood the depth of it until this year when I had a child start school here. So impressed on every level. Thank you Cascade staff, you are loved!!
You are the only one who can adjust your attitude! Think positively!
"Happiness never decreases by being shared." -- Buddha
"Once you choose hope, anything's possible."
-Christopher Reeve
See the good in others!
Start each day in a happy way! Share a smile! 🙂
Thank you Hannah Bryant for being the promotion manager for The Jungle Book!
Thank you Amber Turner and Rebecca Verhage for volunteering to handle the concession stand for The Jungle Book!
It is ALWAYS the season to share some kindness!
What do elves do after school?

Their gnome work. 😊
If you want to fly, give up the things that weigh you down.❤
Kindness is free (& the best gift)!
A little kindness makes everything better!
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton
We are thankful for you ALL! Each one of you is a special part of our whole! ❤
Kindness ALWAYS makes a difference!❤
Q: Why is Kindness hard to give away?
A: Because it comes back to you! ❤
Today's goals:
1. Do your best!
2. Be kind!
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I LEARNED COMPASSION FROM BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. EVERYTHING BAD THAT’S EVER HAPPENED TO ME HAS TAUGHT ME COMPASSION.
-Ellen DeGeneres
What is something kind that you saw happen today?
"We rise by lifting others."
-Robert Ingersol
Q: What kind of music did the Pilgrims like to listen to?
A: Plymouth Rock.
Describing you in 3 words is easy...
YOU
ARE
AMAZING!
Your smile shares a whole lot of happiness! 😊
An act of kindness (at any time of day) will make your whole day better, too!
Since you don't know what someone may be going through, it always helps to be kind!❤
Have a happy day! 🙂
The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer somebody else up! ?
Hello to YOU (who can make a difference TODAY)! ☺️
Mrs. Robichaux you did an incredible job with the Disability Awareness Event! All the stations were thoughtful and full of intention. Thank you for the time and care you put into this project. Our students are better for it. ❤️?
Q: How do you fix a damaged Jack 0'Lantern?

A: With pumpkin patches! 🙂
Your act of KINDNESS can change someone's day (or week)! How have you helped someone today?
Optimism is a happiness magnet!
To all the staff who took the time to participate in the making of our Disability Awareness Video- THANK YOU!!! It means a lot!
Thank you 5th and 6th grade teachers for letting me part of your team. You all are doing such an amazing job with our older kiddos.
A big THANK YOU to Kim Fulkerson, for keeping me sane on crazy days!
Thank you to all the wonderful 4th and 5th grade students who help TK students get to the classroom!! We appreciate your leadership!
Thank you 6th grade team:) We enjoyed our special treat!
Mr. Bergman thank you for taking the time to help me with technology issues in my classroom. I really appreciated your kindness !!!
Thank you Tawnya Mott for continuing to guide and help me throughout the year! I appreciate your answers to my texts, emails, and snaps! 😉
Thank you Hannah and Cathy for taking extra care of me when I need it! Real Coke, treats. I appreciate you both so much!
The Office staff rocks! Thank you Alma and Kristi for always helping us!
Mrs. Andrade, Mrs. Turner and your amazing Paraprofessionals! You all make a very difficult job look easy! You are amazing with your students and the love they have for you proves it!
Miss Pam! You are amazing. The hardest worker at Cascade! Thank you for taking such great care of our students.
Mrs. Gomez and Mrs. Tiffany - thank you for always being available to help our kids through their difficult moments. All kids need people like you on their side!
Sarah Nelson, welcome to Cascade! I hear you are amazing with out Life Skills Students! We are glad you are here.
Cascade is so lucky to have Mrs. Sanchez. She is so kind and caring. Our kinders are lucky to have her!
Being in your classroom during ELA was so much Ms. Talley!
Michelle Lieberg for you are a ray of sunshine! Thanks for your positive attitude and always-willing attitude!
Mr. Pulver, thank you for stepping in all over the place and helping however you can! You’re appreciated!
Our newest Cascade Cubs are amazing!
Hannah, thanks for the coffee on Friday. I really needed it to get through my day!
Ms. Talley - I loved watching your morning meeting! Your class was so respectful of their peers and your dedication to checking in with all your students was amazing to watch! You're rocking 5th grade!
I’m proud of how well our students are already showing us the cub commitments! I think it’s going to be a pretty good year!! ?❤️
Thank you SO MUCH to the paras who make sure all the playground equipment and cones are put away at the end of the day! I haven't had to chase down any equipment this week and you have no idea how much I APPRECIATE THAT!!!
Thank you, Parker Fulbright for setting such a fine example to the other pink starfish bus riders!
You Rock!!!

Thank you, Pam, for picking up the sandwich boards for me. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness! : )
Such a great first day of school!
I’m so glad I get to work at Cascade…our students are THE BEST! ❤️?
A big welcome to all the new staff!! Cascade is an amazing place to work!
Welcome back, staff and students! It is going to be a phenomenal year!
MARK AND LONNIE, YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD THIS SUMMER, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!!!
Mrs. Mathena, the library is looking so cute!
Way to go Ms.Hannah?
Welcome to all our new staff at Cascade! So excited to get to know you!
Welcome to Cascade new staff. We are so glad you all are on OUR team!
Cascade teachers are incredible!
Hannah, thanks for doing such an amazing job on the Kindness Wall! It is very appreciated?
Miss Hannah is a rockstar!
Cascade staff is the best!
Hi Hannah- you are a rock star!
Cascade Elementary- be respectful-be responsible- make good decisions.
Mrs. Browning is my favorite!
Cascade Elementary School is great!
MS. TALLEY, YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE AN AMAZING 5TH GRADE TEACHER!!
MR. WAGNER, I APPRECIATE YOU WILLINGNESS TO ALWAYS STEP IN AND HELP ME OUT!!
MR. REMIEN, CASCADE IS SOOOOOO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU! THANK YOU FOR BEING SO INCREDIBLY HELPFUL!
A HUGE 'Thank You' to Ms. Browning and staff for bringing the YOU UPLIFT Kindness Wall to Cascade Elementary!
Yes! There are no Sign-Ups and no Log-Ins required in order to participate, as we collect no data or information of any kind. The platform is currently being used by large and small school systems throughout the country in almost all 50 states, and it has passed 100% of all school privacy regulations to date.
Yes! You can have all messages sent to as many faculty email inboxes as you’d like for Approval, and we can change or add to this list at any time.
Yes! Many of our schools do this, because if your students take to it – then the messages can begin to overflow your school email inbox at times. Not only will a separate gmail account prevent this from happening, but you can also make it accessible to all faculty members if you choose to.
You can choose one of three ways to display your messages onto a facility TV monitor.
  1. HDMI CORD – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall on a laptop and run an HDMI cord to their TV monitor.
  2. CAST – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall via a tablet or device and will cast it to their TV monitor via a Chromecast or Apple TV device.
  3. SMART TV WITH INTERNET BROWSER – If your Smart TV has an Internet Browser (Samsungs), then you can place your Kindness eWall link in the browser and it will run from there.
Yes! You can edit the text of any message before Approving it. In addition, if you’d like to keep a message but would like to remove an included image… or if you’d like to keep an image and remove the text, then you can do this before Approving the message. Your Rotating Display will only display exactly what you choose to make visible.
You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to delete, edit, and approve messages (individually or in bulk).
You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to customize your colors, logo, title, and font size.
Upon your request, we can replace your current Anonymous Submission Form with a Form from your school’s email system (ex. Google Form). This makes messages come to you with the author’s email address included, and you simply COPY/PASTE the message onto your INSTANT POST Page in order to make it live.

(Note: Because messages are submitted through your school’s email system, the Character eWall collects no data or information – making it fall within all school privacy regulations.)
We can provide your Tech Team with a simple line of code that will allow them to embed your Rotating Display of Approved Messages onto your school website, so that they are visibly scrolling whenever anyone comes to your site.
The system is set to display the 100 most recently Approved messages, as older messages start falling out of the rotation in order to make room for the newer messages. However, we can increase or decrease this number to be whatever you’d like it to be.
Your subscription includes an unlimited number of messages and an unlimited number of displays for everyone in your school for the entire length of your subscription.
Yes and No. Your Character Wall is a web app, but it is not located in an App store. However, this link shows you how you can easily turn your Kindness Wall into an app for any android or apple device: Phone Web App Instructions
Phone App Install Feature
Currently, YouUplift does not have an app located in the App Store. However, the following link provides simple instructions on how to easily turn your Kindness eWall into a homepage app for any mobile device: Phone App Install Instructions
(Great tech assignment for students!)
Website Embed Feature
This feature provides your Tech Team with a simple line of code that would allow you to embed your Rotating Display of Positive Messages into your school website, so that visitors can instantly see your messages.
Social Media Share Feature
This feature places Social Media Share Buttons on your entire Kindness e-Wall webpage or just on your Rotating Display only – whichever you prefer.
Yes! There are no Sign-Ups and no Log-Ins required in order to participate, as we collect no data or information of any kind. The platform is currently being used by large and small school systems throughout the country in almost all 50 states, and it has passed 100% of all school privacy regulations to date.
Yes! You can have all messages sent to as many faculty email inboxes as you’d like for Approval, and we can change or add to this list at any time.
Yes! Many of our schools do this, because if your students take to it – then the messages can begin to overflow your school email inbox at times. Not only will a separate gmail account prevent this from happening, but you can also make it accessible to all faculty members if you choose to.
You can choose one of three ways to display your messages onto a facility TV monitor.
  1. HDMI CORD – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall on a laptop and run an HDMI cord to their TV monitor.
  2. CAST – Some schools will access their Kindness eWall via a tablet or device and will cast it to their TV monitor via a Chromecast or Apple TV device.
  3. SMART TV WITH INTERNET BROWSER – If your Smart TV has an Internet Browser (Samsungs), then you can place your Kindness eWall link in the browser and it will run from there.
Yes! You can edit the text of any message before Approving it. In addition, if you’d like to keep a message but would like to remove an included image… or if you’d like to keep an image and remove the text, then you can do this before Approving the message. Your Rotating Display will only display exactly what you choose to make visible.
You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to delete, edit, and approve messages (individually or in bulk).
You will have a back office ADMIN PANEL that will allow you to customize your colors, logo, title, and font size.
In it’s default setting, your school’s Kindness eWall uses an Anonymous Submission Form in order to comply with all school privacy regulations. Therefore, though you will be able to APPROVE all submitted content before it becomes visible, you will not know who the author of the message is.

HOWEVER, upon your request, we can include a SUBMISSION FORM LOGIN which would require users to enter their email / password in order to submit a message. This would allow you to APPROVE all submitted content before it becomes visible and will also provide you with the email address of each message’s author (whether you Approve it or not).
We can provide your Tech Team with a simple line of code that will allow them to embed your Rotating Display of Approved Messages onto your school website, so that they are visibly scrolling whenever anyone comes to your site.
The system is set to display the 100 most recently Approved messages, as older messages start falling out of the rotation in order to make room for the newer messages. However, we can increase or decrease this number to be whatever you’d like it to be.
Your subscription includes an unlimited number of messages and an unlimited number of displays for everyone in your school for the entire length of your subscription.
Yes and No. Your Kindness Wall is a web app, but it is not located in an App store. However, this link shows you how you can easily turn your Kindness Wall into an app for any android or apple device: Phone Web App Instructions