Centennial Middle School

Dear Centennial Families,

I hope this message finds you relaxed, rested, and ready for another school year. At Centennial we have a great staff that is excited about meeting all of our new and returning students. We look forward to welcoming them into the halls and classrooms and hearing their voices once again. The staff is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first day when we get to meet all of our wonderful students.

This newsletter is the primary way I am able to communicate with the entire CMS community. Each time the newsletter is sent out it will have a lot of important information about what has happened, as well as what is upcoming at CMS. Please take a few minutes each time you see the newsletter to read over the information.

Below you will see info about Student Start Up next week, the first day of school, transportation, school lunches, etc. Additionally our office opens on Monday August 15 and will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. You can reach us at 360-563-4525, or using the emails linked at the bottom of the page.

I hope that all the CMS students and families were able to have a relaxing and rejuvenating summer and are excited for the beginning of the school year.

Respectfully,

Josh Rosenbach

Our 2023-2024 student start-up events are opportunities for you to pay fees for ASB, lunch accounts and athletics; health and fitness uniform, buy yearbooks; get Skyward/Family Access student login access; sign up for fall sports; and more.

You can also access all of the information online through our website and your Skyward/Family Access account. and make payments online for these items!

Please note - Credit card payments (Visa and MasterCard) will be available as payment options as well as cash or checks for students and families at the following Start Up days.

Centennial Middle School

• Tuesday, August 22
  • 9 a.m.-Noon - 7th graders
• Wednesday, August 23
  • 9 a.m.-Noon - 8th graders
  • 4-6 p.m. - 7th and 8th graders
• Wednesday, September 6
  • 7th graders only attend school
• Thursday, September 7
• All students (7th and 8th graders) attend school

Financial support will be available for school supplies at Start-Up. Please see one of the school counselors.

• Wednesday, September 6
  
• 7th graders only attend school
• Thursday, September 7
• All students (7th and 8th graders) attend school

Start and Dismissal times click here.

• Thursday, August 31 - Skyward/Family Access will be open at 6 p.m. for viewing teacher assignments, student schedules, food service information and other important information.
• *Please note that individual teacher assignments and student schedules may be subject to change up to the first day of school.

If your student rode a bus last school year, they will be assigned a bus for 2023-2024 school year. Bus routes can be accessed online or through the Traversa app by the end of the month.

If you are a new student, or have any change of information that would affect your student's route, please contact transportation directly: transportation@sno.wednet.edu

Wednesday, September 13 - Picture day

**Students will receive their Student ID cards/ASB cards

Wednesday, November 1 - Retakes

• Go to Dorianstudio.com and search for your school
• Select the order button from the appropriate photo day
• Complete your transaction

Each summer we ask families to confirm student information and emergency contacts through an online process called Student Information Verification. This process helps to ensure we have accurate information for emergencies and helps us confirm enrollments for class sizes and scheduling. This Student Information Verification process will be open Friday, August 11, through Monday, August 21. All district families are asked to please confirm their student’s information in Skyward/Family Access.

• Student Information Verification information available at www.sno.wednet.edu/studentverification
• Skyward/Family Access available at www.sno.wednet.edu/skyward.
• Skyward/Family Access support available at www.sno.wednet.edu/skywardsupport.

Click here for School Supply Lists 2023-2024

Other supplies may be requested or required by individual teachers after the start of classes.

Snohomish School District students will soon be provided with a 1:1 device to aid in their learning. This technology shift for the school district of providing every district student with a device (laptop, touch screen or iPad) will happen beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.

• Students in grades 5-12 will have dedicated devices for home/school.
• Students in grades K-4 will have dedicated devices that will remain in the classroom.
• Students in grades K-4 who may need to take their device home should they need access to technology for school purposes will have the ability to check out through school.

As part of the 1:1 device rollout, students will be expected to bring/have a district-provided device/laptop at school every day. All students will receive district-provided devices/laptops, and students should not bring personal devices/laptops from home. The district-provided device/laptop must be charged and ready to use for classroom learning each day. When students receive a district device/laptop at the start of the school year, the student will also receive information about the district’s Technology Protection Plan.

Due to the high replacement cost of a device/laptop, the option of purchasing a Technology Protection Plan can help offset costs in the event a device/laptop is damaged, lost or stolen. See plan for specific coverage. The standard enrollment fee for the Technology Protection Plan is $30. Students eligible for the free/reduced lunch program will be automatically enrolled. Students and families must fill out a free/reduced application to be approved. (Note: Free/reduced applications will be available in Skyward/Family Access as online forms and can be completed online after August 14, 2023.)

In opting out of the Technology Protection Plan, the family will accept full responsibility for any costs related to damage, loss, or theft. For example:

• The cost to repair a shattered, broken or cracked screen is $150 (or $25 with Technology Protection Plan coverage).
• The cost to repair damage caused by liquids will be $150 (or $50 with Technology Protection Plan coverage).
• The cost after loss or theft will be cost of replacement (or $25+ with Technology Protection Plan coverage).
• The replacement cost of a district laptop is $300.
• The replacement cost of a charging cord is $25.

Important links and information

• Technology Protection Plan - Click here for details, forms and more information regarding the district’s Technology Protection Plan coverage.
• Free/reduced meal applications - Click here for district free/reduced meal application information.
• Future ready! - Click here to learn more about how the district is helping prepare students to be future ready.
• District technology plan - Click here for more details about the district’s technology plan (2023-2026).

Season 1 Sports:

• 7th & 8th grade Cross Country
• 7th & 8th grade Football
• 7th & 8th grade Girls Softball
• Sign-ups for Season 1 sports will be during our start-up days in August.

Students planning on turning out for a sport need to have a sports physical completed by a physician before participating in any sports tryout or practice.

We are excited to partner with FinalForms, the school district's new online athlete registration platform. The site went live on Wednesday, May 24. Emails were sent to parents/ guardians, via their email on file in Skyward/Family Access, and all students, via their school district email account, early on Wednesday, May 24. The email will include an invitation to verify your FinalForms account, set passwords and complete the required paperwork. Both parents/guardians and student-athletes should verify their own account.

When registering your athlete(s), please make sure to register for the 2023-2024 school year, which includes upcoming summer activities.

Physical expiration dates have been uploaded to FinalForms. Parents/guardians and athletes will be able to see their expiration dates once accounts are verified. Physicals are valid for up to 24 months.

For assistance in completing FinalForms registration, please click here for step-by-step instructions.

If you did not receive an email on Wednesday, May 24, please check your junk/spam folder first and then reach out to your school athletic office, if you need additional assistance.

Click here to access the FinalForms login site.

Free/reduced meal applications available online and in paper form beginning Monday, August 14. To learn more, visit www.sno.wednet.edu/freereducedmeals. Compare the size and income of your household to the USDA Income Guidelines. Only one application should be completed per household. The school district will notify you if the application is approved or denied.

When completing the application:

• If any child you are applying for is homeless (McKinney-Vento), or migrant, please be sure to check the appropriate box.
• See section/question 7 about potentially sharing your child's eligibility status. By completing this section, parents/guardians allow their children's free and reduced information to be shared with the other programs within the Snohomish School District to reduce or eliminate academic/class/lab/testing fees and extracurricular/athletic/band/field trip/Associated Student Body fees.

Who should fill out an application?
Fill out the application if:

• Total household income is the same or less than the amount on the chart.
• You receive Basic Food, take part in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for your children.
• You are applying for foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court.

Applications - Applications can be completed online or in paper form. Applications will be available beginning Monday, August 14.

Online applications will be available through Skyward/Family Access beginning Monday, August 14. The online form must be accessed through the parent/guardian side (not the student login) of Skyward/Family Access. No paper applications are required for those completing the process online.

Paper applications can be returned after Monday, August 14, by hand delivering to your child's school or the district Resource and Service Center (1601 Avenue D in Snohomish.

They can also be mailed to Snohomish School District, Attn: Meal Applications, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290.

• Free & Reduced Meal Application (English)

• Consent to Share (English)

• Free & Reduced Meal Application (Spanish)

• Consent to Share (Spanish)

• Free & Reduced Meal Application (Russian)

• Consent to Share (Russian)

If you miss Start Up days and want to pay online for an ASB card, yearbook, athletic fees, or lunches it will be available on August 15th. Please note that Softball Athletic fee will not be added until September 15 because it is a cut sport.

Click here to go directly to Touchbase online payments.

Prices:

ASB Cards $15.00

Yearbooks $25.00 - They will be sold starting on August 15th until early November. After that time, we will sell them at the end of the year on a first come, first serve basis.

Athletic fees $50.00 (Cost is zero if you qualify for free lunch)

PE/Health Fitness Uniforms $16.00 (shorts $8/shirt $8)

2023-2024 CMS PTO Officers

The CMS PTO Nominating committee reccomends the following for office for the

23-24 school year:

President- Megan Halliburton

Vice President - Christi Davisson

Secretary - Vacant

Treasurer- Vacant

VOTE HERE!

If interested in a vacant role, please email cmspto20@gmail.com.We would love to have you! For more information about these roles, click here!

If you have moved or are moving out of the Centennial Middle School service area this summer and know for certain that your child(ren) will not be attending Centennial Middle School next fall, please reach out to our school registrar: Wendy Floyd, 360.563.4528, as soon as possible. This helps us with class assignments for 2023-24.

Click here for CMS event calendar.

Click here for Multi-Page District calendar.

• Wednesday, September 6 – First day of school (first day of school for 1st – 7th and 9th graders).
• Thursday, September 7- First day of school 8th grade students
• Monday, September 11 - First day of school for students in kindergarten.
• Wednesday, September 13 - First day of school for students in developmental preschool.
• Week of October 23 - Fall conference week (schedule and details TBD)
• Friday, November 10 - No school/Veterans Day
• Wednesday, November 22 - Half-day early release
• Thursday, November 23 - Friday, November 24 - No school/Thanksgiving Break
• Wednesday, December 20 – Half-day early release
• Thursday, December 21 - Tuesday, January 2 – Winter Break
• Wednesday, January 3 - Classes resume after Winter Break
• Monday, January 15 - No school/MLK Jr. Day
• Monday, January 29 - No school/Beginning of second semester and non-student day
• Friday, February 16-Monday, February 19 - No school/Mid-Winter Break
• Week of March 25 - Spring conference week (schedule and details TBD)
• Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 5 - No school/Spring Break
• Monday, May 27 - No school/Memorial Day
• Thursday, June 13 - Tentative last day of school
• Wednesday, June 19 - No school/Juneteenth
• Potential inclement weather make-up days - Friday, June 14, Monday, June 17, Tuesday, June 18, Thursday, June 20, and Friday, June 21

• 2023 Book Café and Summer Literacy
• 2023 Kids Café and Summer Feeding
• Camp Erin Snohomish County - August 25-28
• Cocoon House Connections Host Homes
• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer Opportunity
• Cub Scouts Pack 193 and Calendar
• Daisy Troop Girl Scouts Troop 41623
• Free French for Children - August 9-30
• Girl Scouts of Western Washington
• Seattle Children's Chorus Registration
• Soccer Camp for Kids with T1D - September 3
• Teen Storytellers Project Summer Film Camps
• TOPSoccer Community Service Opportunity

Fliers are typically posted on Tuesdays during the months of August through June. For additional flier program details and/or to complete a request for distribution, please click here.

Phone: 360-563-4525

Attendance Line: 360-563-4534
Fax: 360-563-4585
Registrar: 360-563-4528
Registrar Fax: 360-563-4588

Josh Rosenbach, Principal

Angela Collins, Assistant Principal A-K
Julian Parker, Assistant Principal L-Z
Wendy Floyd, Administrative Assistant and Registrar

Kerry Plantz, Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper
Debbie Smith, Administrative Assistant and Athletics

Christy Martin, Main Office Secretary/ Attendance

Loren Childers, Counselor A-K

Erica Fortune, Counselor L-Z

Website: http://centennial.sno.wednet.edu
Location: 3000 South Machias Road, Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone: 360-563-4525

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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.