Current sixth graders and families, you are invited to seventh grade orientation at Valley View Middle School on March 23, at 6:30 PM in the gymnasium. The orientation is for incoming seventh graders and their parents, to introduce you to the campus, staff and curriculum.
* For students who receive special services, a separate meeting will be held from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM in the library.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please call: 360-563-4225.
Spring parent/teacher conferences are the week of March 27. You will have the option of in-person or by Zoom for those families requesting remote access. Access to sign up for conferences through your Family Access/Skyward account will be opened on February 27 and will close Thursday, March 23. Click here for quick access to your Family Access/Skyward account.
March 27 Week Conference Schedule:
Monday, March 27
- Elementary, middle and high schools attend school for the full, regular day.
- No parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled.
- Regular in-school food service will be provided.
Tuesday, March 28
- Half-day early release for elementary, middle and high schools.
- Elementary parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be held the second half of the day.
- Elementary, middle and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal.
Wednesday, March 29
- Half-day early release for elementary, middle and high schools.
- Elementary parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be held the second half of the day and evening conferences.
- Elementary, middle and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal.
Thursday, March 30
- Half-day early release for elementary, middle and high schools.
- Elementary parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be held the second half of the day.
- Elementary, middle and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal.
Friday, March 31
- Half-day early release for elementary, middle and high schools.
- No parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled.
- Elementary, middle and high school students can grab a lunch to-go at dismissal
**Instructions on how to sign up for conferences through your Family Access/Skyward account are attached. Sign ups will be open on February 27.
The Read 4 Adventure program will run through the month of March. 3/1- 3/31
Students need to read 480 + minutes at home in the month of March. We want them to have fun, improve reading skills, and earn a voucher for ropes course, zipline, climbing wall, or laser tag.
April 1st -14th families can submit student’s minutes and voucher request online using the Student Submission Link on the Reading Log or with the provided QR code. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Richter with any questions. corrin.richter@sno.wednet.edu
We recognize that parents provide their children with cell phones and/ or smart watches for safety reasons. Therefore, we understand that students will bring their cell phones/ watches to school. Cell phones must remain turned off and stowed away during the school day.
Cell phones and smartwatches that are being used to make calls, text (parents or peers) or play games during the day will be confiscated and returned to students at the end of the day. After a second offense, parents will need to come to pick up the phone or watch.
Students are not to call, text, or message their family members during the school day. If students need to reach a member of their family, they can use one of the phones in the main office.
You can help us enforce this policy by not texting your children and calling or answering their calls during the day. In an effort to enforce this policy we will implement the following consequences:
*If a phone rings during class, the student will be reminded of the policy and instructed to turn off the phone.
*Students seen using phones/ smart watches anywhere at school will have the phone/ watch taken for the remainder of the school day. The teacher who takes the phone will turn it into the office where it will be locked up until picked up at the end of the day by the student or parent.
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.
Stay up to date with your Little Cedars PTA events:
Upcoming Events:
- March 16 - Applebee's Fundraiser
- March 24 - Talent Show
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
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!
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.
March
Thursday, March 16 - Applebee's Fundraiser
Thursday, March 16 - Sixth grade music concert
Thursday, March 23 - Class Picture Day
Friday, March 24 - Talent Show
Friday, March 24 - Spirit Day: Superhero Day
March 28 - 31- Early Release for conferences- 11:20 AM
March 29- Late Night Conferences
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
Monday, June 19 - No school/Juneteenth
Wednesday, June 21 - Last day of school
Thursday, June 22-Friday, June 23 - Potential snow/inclement weather m
Join the Snohomish School District’s team and make a difference in students’ lives!
Benefits:
- Starting pay is $27.63/hour.
- Paid training provided at $20/hour.
- Work while your kids are in school.
- Enjoy the same school breaks and holidays.
- Full benefits for many positions including excellent medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
Applicants must have five years’ experience as a licensed driver, successfully pass a drug/alcohol test, and not have more than three speeding tickets in the last five years.
Apply now at www.sno.wednet.edu/jobs or call our Transportation Department at 360-563-3525 to learn more!
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
Attendance line: 360-563-2920
Principal: Anne Nielsen
Asst. Principal: Marta Bloomquist