Central Emerson Elementary

Welcome Emerson Families,

We are excited for our first day of school tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7 for all students.

Below are some important reminders to help you and your child navigate the first day and help everyone to have a smooth start to the year.

Arriving at school:

• Our doors will open at 8:15 for students eating breakfast. (in the gym)
• Classrooms will open at 8:25 with school starting at 8:35.
• Please drop off your student along Pine Avenue. If you are planning on leaving your car, you must park your car legally on the street. The parking lot is for staff and bus use only.
• Please use the crosswalks and encourage your children to do so as well when traveling to and from school. The crosswalk in front of our school on Pine Ave. is staffed during arrival and departure times.

Afternoon dismissal and transportation changes:

• Bus riders will line up in the gym and wait until the bus arrives before heading outside.
• Walkers and students being picked up will leave through the front doors at dismissal time.
• If your student's transportation plans change, please call our school office before 1:30 p.m. Monday thru Thursday and by 12 noon on Fridays. Multiple changes can be confusing for students and classroom teachers, please try to be as consistent as possible.
  

Go Tigers!

• 8:15 Doors Open/Breakfast Available
• 8:35 School Day Starts
• 3:15 Dismissal: Monday-Thursday
• 1:15 Dismissal: Friday

Students can be dropped off curbside beginning at 8:25 a.m. School buses use the driveway to drop students off in the morning and we appreciate no automobiles in the driveway for safety reasons. We have crossing guards at several locations to assist students walking to school. They can be found at the crosswalk in front of the school, at the corner of 10th and Pine and 10th and Maple. These crosswalks are staffed beginning at 8:15 and at the end of the day until 3:45. Please use the crosswalks and encourage your children to do so as well when traveling to and from school. Students may ride their bike to school with parent permission. Students should wear a helmet if they choose to ride. Bike racks are located in front of the school by the ramp to the playground. Skateboards and scooters are not allowed at school.

Central Emerson Elementary is participating in a federal program called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). This program will allow all Central Emerson Elementary students (K-6) to eat for free/no charge in the 2022-2023 school year. This program will be effective on the first day of school – Wednesday, September 7, 2022 – meaning all of our students will be able to have breakfast and lunch free at Central Emerson Elementary this school year. CEP is a federal program available to select schools as a part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Central Emerson Elementary is the only school in our district that meets federal qualification requirements and is able to participate in this program. As a result of our district’s participation in this program, we will no longer be collecting Free and Reduced-Price Applications from Central Emerson Elementary families this school year. Please watch for more information about the CEP program in the coming weeks.

New for 2022-2023 school year - Snohomish School District is now using Traversa Ride 360!

Traversa Ride 360 provides secure access to student bus schedule/routing information. Traversa Ride 360 provides quick access to your child's bus schedule/routing information, which can include the bus stop, route, and bus number. This is accessible on mobile devices, and confidential and secure. This program can be accessed via the web or mobile app and is free to download and use. The user guide can be downloaded by clicking one of the links below:

• How to access the Traversa Ride 360 website - English
• How to access the Traversa Ride 360 website - Spanish

Parents/guardians will still need to use their student ID# and student date of birth to add their student to the app. The student ID# can be found in your Skyward Family Access account.

Traversa Ride 360 website - https://wasnohomishsd201.traversaride360.com/

If you see an issue with your child’s transportation information, parent transportation assistance is currently available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. by calling 360-563-3525 or emailing transportation@sno.wednet.edu.

Have your forgotten your parent/guardian Skyward/Family Access login ID or password? Are you new to Snohomish School District and do not know your login ID and password?

Please follow these steps to receive an e-mail with your login ID/password information and a link to update or set up your Skyward/Family Access account. If you need additional help, please call the office at Central 360-563-4600 or Emerson 360-563-7150.

Medication at School: Medication is defined as all drugs, whether prescription or over-the-counter. The school is authorized to administer oral medication by RCW 28A.210.260 and 28A.210.270 to students during school hours or while students are in the custody of the school only when necessary to permit the student to attend school. The staff does NOT administer medication by injection at school. Neither can they administer over the counter medication without the approved paperwork from your child’s healthcare provider (doctor).

Oral medication will be administered only when the school office is in receipt of a current, written request from a Licensed Health Care Provider and parent/legal guardian. Medication request forms are available in the school office and must be completely filled out. Medication must arrive at school in the original pharmacy container and delivered by an adult.

For more information please contact our Nurse, Marcia Alexander at marcia.alexander@sno.wednet.edu.

Central Campus 360-563-4614

Emerson Campus 360-563-7162.

Immunizations: Vaccine requirements and minimum age for valid vaccine doses can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/child/0-18yrs-child-combined-schedule.pdf.

• Dorian Studios is our photographer. You can visit their website for picture packet information. Paper picture packets will go home with Emerson students on September 8 in their Thursday Folders. Central students will get their order forms in October.
• Picture Day on Emerson Campus is September 20 with retakes on November 2.
• Picture Day on Central Campus is October 13 with retakes on November 30.

• Thursday Folders: Good communication is important between school and home. To assist parents in the communication process, we use the Thursday folder system for school-wide communication. Your child(ren) will be provided a folder. Please check items sent home in this folder and sign the enclosed sheet and return to school the next school day. There is a weekly progress report that comes home as well. If your child is not bringing home a folder on Thursday, please check with him/her as to the reason.
• School Website: Please bookmark Central Emerson's website. We hope to meet the needs of our parents, students, staff and community users.
• Listserv - If you would like to receive district and school newsletters, please subscribe to our listserv subscription tool. For directions on how to subscribe or change your subscription preferences (for those already signed up), please click here.
• School Messenger - Our district uses the School Messenger automated system as a tool for communication with our parents, families and staff. School Messenger works with the district’s student-data system (Skyward/Family Access) to notify families and staff through phone and/or email of emergencies, critical school and district messages, school/district closures, inclement weather, attendance issues, underfunded student meal accounts and other events/activities. The overall goal of using this service is for parents/guardians to receive critical information about Snohomish schools - especially information that affects their children - in a timely manner. As long as we have accurate primary phone numbers and emails on record for our students in Skyward/Family Access, families should automatically receive these messages when they are sent out.
• Become a “fan” on Facebook: Follow us by logging in at www.facebook.com searching for “Emerson Elementary” and becoming a “Fan.”

Research shows that regular attendance and punctuality have a positive effect on student learning and achievement. Regular attendance is essential to a student’s success in school.

If a student is going to be absent or tardy from school, the parent should call the school’s absentee message line before 8:30 a.m. in the morning. Messages may be left on this message line at any time night or day. If we have not heard from you, we will attempt to call you to verify your student’s safety. For safety reasons, no student may leave the school campus during the school day without being signed out in person by his/her guardian or a designated adult.

According to Snohomish School District policy, absences due to illness or a health condition; a religious observance when requested by the student’s parents; a school approved activity; a family emergency; a school disciplinary action or short-term suspension as required by state law, are excused. When a student returns to school after an absence, according to state law, they must bring a note from their parent(s) verifying the reason for the absence. The note should include the date of absence, the reason and a parent signature.

Central Campus

24 Hour Attendance Line: 360-563-4602

Attendance email: CPC-Attendance@sno.wednet.edu

Emerson Campus

24 Hour Attendance Line: 360-563-7156

Attendance email: EM-Attendance@sno.wednet.edu

September

7 - First day of 2022-23 School Year, Grades 1-6

9 - Dismissal at 1:15 on Fridays

12 - First day of Kindergarten

16 - Dismissal at 1:15 on Fridays

20 - Emerson Campus Picture Day

22 - Central Campus Open House, 6-7 p.m.

• COVID-19 Study Conducted by UW and the Center for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Northwest - You and your family are invited to join a research study to help understand more about COVID-19. You do not need to be vaccinated to participate. You will receive free weekly COVID-19 PCR tests delivered to and picked up from the convenience of your home. Learn more at cascadiastudy.org.
• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteers Needed
• Everett Rowing Fall Registration
• Let Me Run Registration - Boys
• Let Me Run Registration - Boys Seattle Hill Elementary
• STEMTree
• Volunteers Needed for Snohomish TOPSoccer Fall Season 2022

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.

Emerson Campus (Grades 3-6)

Sam Hanson, Principal

Alice Dailey, Assistant Principal

1103 Pine Avenue, Snohomish, WA 98290

www.sno.wednet.edu/centralemerson

Classroom Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:35 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Early dismissal every Friday 8:35 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact Us

Main Number: 360-563-7150

Attendance Line: 360-563-7156

Attendance email: EM-Attendance@sno.wednet.edu

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.