Snohomish School District students who will be in the 4th through 6th grade next year are invited to participate in the district’s 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program which provides learning opportunities around depth, complexity, and acceleration. If interested, the below dates and information are important. Students currently enrolled in the 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program do not need to complete the referral process.
- Thursday, December 15 - Referral packets for the 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program will be available at all elementary schools, online and at the Snohomish School District Resource and Service Center (1601 Avenue D in Snohomish) in English, Spanish and Russian. Referral packets can be downloaded from the district website.
- Elementary 4/5/6 Highly Capable Program Application Packet - English (2023-2024 School Year)
- Elementary 4/5/6 Highly Capable Program Application Packet - Spanish (2023-204 School Year)
- Elementary 4/5/6 Highly Capable Program Application Packet - Russian (2023-2024 School Year)
- Wednesday, January 18 – There will be a parent/guardian information night held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, at the Snohomish School District Resource and Service Center (1601 Avenue D in Snohomish).
- Friday, February 3 - Completed referral packet deadline. Completed packets can be turned in at student home schools or the Snohomish School District Resource and Service Center (1601 Avenue D in Snohomish). There is a drop box at the district office. The testing dates and times can be found in the referral packet.
- Saturday, March 4 - CoGAT testing will take place on Saturday, March 4, at the following times:
- From 8-10 a.m. at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus at 1103 Pine Avenue in Snohomish)
- 3rd graders from Cascade View Elementary, Cathcart Elementary, Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus), Riverview Elementary and Seattle Hill Elementary
- From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus at 1103 Pine Avenue in Snohomish)
- 3rd graders from Dutch Hill Elementary, Little Cedars Elementary, Machias Elementary and Totem Falls Elementary
- From 2-4 p.m. at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus at 1103 Pine Avenue in Snohomish)
- All 4th and 5th grade students
Questions can be directed to Linda Varner at 360-563-7296 or linda.varner@sno.wednet.edu and Julie Francois at 360-563-7258 or julie.francois@sno.wednet.edu.
Show your Wolverine pride and where your spirit wear on Wolverine Wednesdays. Spirit wear sales are still open. The deadline to order your Wolverine spirit wear ends February 6. Please click the link to visit the PTA website at : LCE PTA to place your order.
The next After School Book Club will be Feburary 8 at 2:50-3:50
Students can sign-up on the library canvas page "Afterschool Book Club" button.
A new friend could be sitting right next to you. Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL. Joe had lived in the same town all his life and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in. Joe and Ravi don't think they have anything in common -- but soon enough they have a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and a common mission: to take control of their lives over the course of a single crazy week.
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan is a story about the pressures of fitting in, the importance of showing empathy toward others, and the value of true friendship.
What is After School Book Club:
The after school book club is an opportunity for 25 students in grades 4-6 to read the book selection on their own and then meet after school for an hour to discuss the book, play games, have a book related snack and get a chance to win a book in our give away. The book is theirs to keep! There are 4 books selected each year. Each title is a stand alone meeting and students can choose to participate in one or all the after school book clubs if the titles interest them.
Little Cedars is delighted to participate in this grant program along with Sno-Isle library, Totem Falls, Riverview and Seattle Hill.
Student Cooking Contest (4-6 grades)
Each year, the Snohomish School District holds the Kids in the Kitchen/Junior Chef Competition, which is sponsored by the Food Service Dept. District 4th - 6th grade students are invited to submit recipes for their favorite after-school snacks. The recipes, which must be submitted by Friday, February 10, do not have to be original. They can be family recipes or from cookbooks, the internet, etc. For more information, visit www.sno.wednet.edu/cookingcontest.
Our district is actively hiring certificated substitute teachers, emergency substitute teachers, and substitute paraeducators. Please visit https://www.sno.wednet.edu/jobs and click on the first link under Employment Opportunities to learn more about these open positions. If you have any questions regarding becoming a substitute, please contact the district's Guest Teacher & Substitute Services Coordinator, Shana Hainzinger, at shana.hainzinger@sno.wednet.edu.
Volunteer to be a Watch D.O.G.S!
Who can be a Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students)? Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles and other father-figures.
You must have a background check approved before you are able to volunteer. To fill out a background check please visit this link: Volunteer
Watch D.O.G.S Sample Schedule
Mark your calendars for our Spring Into Kindergarten event. All 2023-2024 kindergarten families and students are highly encouraged to attend. Spring Into Kindergarten will be held on Wednesday, March 1, from 4-7 p.m. at district elementary schools. Families should complete and return their kindergarten registration that day. Each school will also be conducting school tours and having important information available for families (WaKIDS, PTA/PTO/parent organizations, bus transportation, special services and more). Learn more at www.sno.wednet.edu/kindergarten.
Little Cedars is a growing and diverse community. As we have more diverse families moving into the area we would like to form a list of people that speak different languages to welcome and make those families feel connected and included in the Little Cedars community. There are multiple ways you can connect with a new family, it could be a quick phone call, meeting for coffee or connecting at school. The meeting/phone does not have to be long. Just long enough to make the other parents feel welcome and supported in their own language.
If you are interested in connecting with new families that speak the same language. Please fill out the below form and send it to Mrs. Nielsen or email her the answers to: anne.nielsen@sno.wednet.edu
We will keep a database of parents that are interested and the languages you speak. We are excited to welcome our new families and have your help/ support!
Stay up to date with your Little Cedars PTA events:
As we head into winter, a reminder regarding school closures, delayed starts and limited transportation (snow) routes and schedules. If inclement weather conditions occur, the district office will decide whether to:
- Hold school (regular hours)
- Hold school (delayed start) - All schools will start two hours late
- Close school
Important links:
- District weather info - www.sno.wednet.edu/weather
- Limited transportation (snow) bus routes & schedules - www.sno.wednet.edu/snowroutes
- FlashAlert - http://www.flashalertseattle.net/closures-cats.html
- Puget Sound Energy outage map - https://pse.com/accoun.../servicealert/pages/outage-map.aspx
- Snohomish County PUD outage map - https://outagemap.snopud.com/
- Snohomish County road closure information - https://snohomishcountywa.gov/518/Road-Closures
- Snohomish County snow and ice response - https://snohomishcountywa.gov/2113/Snow-and-Ice-Response
In the last several weeks we have had several students coming to school with symptoms of respiratory and other illness. Because these illnesses spread quickly through the classroom, we are asking you to observe the following guidelines when deciding whether to send your child to school.
Please keep your child home if they have:
- A fever (>100.4 F) or chills. Your child should stay home for 24 hours after the fever is gone, without taking fever-reducing medication (ie.Tylenol/Advil);
- A cough, muscle or body aches, difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell;
- Significant congestion or runny nose, sore throat, reddened eyes, green or yellow drainage from the nose;
- Fatigue or headache;
- Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea (24 hours free - before returning to school).
If your child has any of the above symptoms, please reach out to your health care provider. It is encouraged that those with symptoms be tested for COVID-19. If testing positive, please reach out to your school nurse/health room for further guidance.
One of the most effective ways to control the spread of illness in school is to keep your child home when symptoms first appear. Frequent hand washing, covering mouth/nose when coughing or sneezing, wearing masks, socially distancing, and receiving preventable vaccines, help prevent the spread of germs, viruses and illness.
January
Monday, January 30 - No school/Beginning of second semester and non-student day
February
Friday, February 17-Monday, February 20 - No school/Mid-Winter Break
Monday, February 27-Friday, March 10 - Apex Fundraising
March
Thursday, March 2 - Science Fair
Thursday, March 16 - Sixth grade music concert
Week of March 27 - Spring conference week (schedule and details TBD)
April
Monday, April 3-Friday, April 7 - No school/Spring Break
Friday, April 21 - Festival of Cultures
Monday, April 24-Wednesday, April 26 - Sixth grade camp
May
Thursday, May 4 - First and Third grade music concert
Thursday, May 18 - Kindergarten and Second grade music concert
Monday, May 29 - No school/Memorial Day
June
Friday, June 2 - PTA Carnival
Friday, June 16 - Last day of school
Monday, June 19 - No school/Juneteenth
Tuesday, June 20-Friday, June 23 - Potential snow/inclement weather m
Students are able to access their Hello ID account from their home computer. Being able to access Hello ID at home gives students access at to the prepaid SSD apps. (ex. Britannica, Canvas, Gale databases, Typing Agent, Sora, Windows 365 suite)
Directions on how to access Hello ID:
- Navigate to this website: https://sno.helloid.com This is slightly different than at school.
- USERNAME: first.lastname@studentssd.org (student's first and last name.)
- PASSWORD: 9 digit student ID number. This is the same password as the student laptop password from school
- Do you want to find it again? Bookmark it! Add Hello ID to your Bookmarks Bar: 1) click on the star in the upper right corner of the top bar 2) Choose to put it in your Bookmarks Bar
Snohomish School District is changing how we manage student immunization records. We are now using the School Module, an online system provided by the Washington State Department of Health. The School Module allows us to quickly and efficiently check if your child has the vaccines required for school. This will save us time on finding and entering vaccination dates and free up time to work with students. Most children born and/or vaccinated in Washington already have their information in the system. You can access your child’s record at any time by signing up for MyIR at https://wa.myir.net/register. As we move to this system, the school nurse may ask you for more information about your child’s vaccination history. If your child is missing vaccines in the system, we may ask for a copy of their immunization record. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your school nurse.
Little Cedars Elementary
Website: http://littlecedars.sno.wednet.edu
Location: 7408 144th Place SE, Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone: 360-563-2900