Totem Falls Raven Review
Thursday, October 27, 2022
ATTENDANCE EMAIL
We have a new attendance email. You can still call 360-563-4751 to report an absence OR use the new email: tf-attendance@sno.wednet.edu
IMPORTANT DATES
OCTOBER
28: 1/2 day 11:45 am release time, no developmental preschool
31: Storybook Dressup day, no weapons or gore
NOVEMBER
8: MOD Pizza PTO fundraiser, flyer below
10: Veterans Day Assembly at 8:45am & concert at 6:30pm
11: NO SCHOOL in Observance of Veterans Day
15: Picture re-take day, order online
16: PTO General Meeting-6:30pm
23: 1/2 day 11:45 am release time, no developmental preschool
24-25: NO SCHOOL
A MESSAGE FROM DR. CHURCH
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Next week our 3rd-6th graders will be taking the Panorama survey. Students responded to this survey last year and the questions will be the same as before. We use this information to gauge how our Second Step social-emotional curriculum is supporting students and to measure our school climate as well. We set goals based on what students will be sharing with us next week.
Questions largely deal with students’ feelings about being at school, how their teacher interacts with them, and how they respond to others at school. Should you wish to see the questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
I also want to thank everyone for attending conferences. It's always good to celebrate with you about their successes and goals for the future. We also felt very loved with all the treats and dinner Wednesday evening. We have the best PTO in the universe!
Remember: Monday, Ocotber 31, is Book Character dress-up day at Totem Falls.
Craig
INTRODUCING the ASB OFFICERS FOR 2022-2023
Congratulations to this years ASB officers! We are proud of all the hard work, every student put in to make this years election fun and competitive. We are lucky to have such a great group of students always willing to make Totem Falls a great place to learn!
Top Row: Harper Morrill (Co-President), Brynlee Corbett (Co-VP), Grayson Pearce (Co-VP), Isabel Garcia (Secretary), Clara Hwang (Publicist)
Bottom Row: Lucas Coleman (Mascot) and Leo Lim (Co-President)
*Not Pictured: Andrew Carr (Mascot)
LIBRARY NEWS
Last chance to shop the online book fair ... sale ends Tuesday, November 1!
Our online book fair ends next Tuesday, November 1. If families want to shop for the holidays, you can still visit our online book fair to Give the gift of reading. If you spend $25 or more on books, they will be delivered to your house for free just in time for the holidays! Use our TF Book Fair link to create a Scholastic account or use your previous Scholastic account to shop so our TF Library gets 25% of the sales. Thank you for supporting our TF library fundraiser to help us purchase new books for our library!
tuesday, november 8
DISTRICT-APPROVED COMMUNITY FLYERS
- Affordable Connectivity Program
- Allergy & Asthma Network - Do you have peanut allergy? Do you care for a child who has peanut allergy? The Allergy & Asthma Network is looking for parents/guardians and families of children who have peanut allergies for a paid research study. Learn more at https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/news/do-you-have-peanut-allergy/.
- BridgeWhiz Grades 4-12
- Camp Fire - Discover Club Program
- Civil Air Patrol
- Climb the Mountain Free Online Speech and Debate Programs
- Cub Scouts Pack 193 and Calendar
- Everett Philharmonic Orchestra Young Artists Concerto Competition
- Girl Scouts Daisy Troop 41623 - Cathcart Elementary
- Girls Snolax Lacrosse Try if for Free! - January 7
- Join Girl Scouts at Dutch Hill
- Let Me Run Registration - Boys
- Let Me Run Registration - Boys Seattle Hill Elementary
- Links & Alliances You Matter and Belong Conference - November 5
- Little Taste of Italy - Senior Citizen Dinner November 16
- Reflections School of Dance Fall Programming 2022
- Seattle Children's Chorus Registration
- SJAA Youth Basketball Registration
- Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center Apprenticeship Career and Job Fair - November 17
- Snohomish Community Food Bank
- Snohomish for Equity Youth Committee Application
- STEMTree
- Strategic Kids Chess at Totem Falls Elementary
- Strategic Kids LEGO at Totem Falls Elementary
- SVIE Update 956 Registration Open-Native Flute Making Workshop - November 5 and 6, 2022
- Taekwondo for Kids - October 2022
- TOP Soccer - Fall Volunteer Opportunities
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.
FALL PANORAMA SURVEY
With the school year well underway, we are asking our 3rd through 12th grade students to again participate in the Panorama survey for social-emotional learning. For elementary, the questions center on their current knowledge, how they feel about the school environment, and whether they have access to staff and resources to feel safe and successful. For secondary, the questions center on the same areas and further explore whether students feel they have the skills, opportunity, or ability for personal and academic growth along with social awareness and positive relationships. The survey window will be open for two weeks from October 17-31. Survey results will be available approximately two weeks after the survey window closes, which places us around November 14. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's principal.
Our goal as a district and community is to ensure that each student feels safe, welcomed, and supported in our schools and while attending school activities. The information provided through this survey is one tool we can use to hear student voice and perspective. Other considerations will continue to include conversations with students, families, and staff and monitoring of academic progress and social-emotional awareness. It is ok to not feel ok, but please know that there is help and support so that it does not have to remain that way.
Click here for a link to more information about the Panorama survey.
Elementary Human Growth and Development family presentations scheduled
Human Growth and Development will be taught each year during 5th and 6th grade.
Families are invited to attend a webinar to learn about the health standards, activities and resources that will be used to teach each of the topics, and the opt-out process. Please see details below.
- Elementary Human Growth and Development
- 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1
- Webinar link - https://snohomishsd.zoom.us/j/94383928014
Those who are unable to view the district presentations may review the lessons posted by clicking here. Due to copyright restrictions, we are required to post the links to the entire lessons as they were developed. Please know that some components of the lessons (example: homework-related activities for integrated learning and family homework) will not be taught.
The lessons and resources are also available for review from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (or by appointment) at Teaching and Learning Services at the Resource and Service Center (1601 Avenue D in Snohomish). A video that will be used for the lessons is available for viewing at the district presentation and at Teaching and Learning. Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to upload the video to our website.
IMPORTANT DATES
2022-2023 School Year
- Friday, November 11- No school/Veterans Day
- Wednesday, November 23 - Half-day early release
- Thursday, November 24-Friday, November 25 - No school/Thanksgiving Break
- Tuesday, December 20 - Half-day early release
- Wednesday, December 21-Tuesday, January 3 - No school/Winter Break
- Wednesday, January 4 - Classes resume after Winter Break
- Monday, January 16 - No school/MLK Jr. Day
- Monday, January 30 - No school/Beginning of second semester and non-student day
- Friday, February 17-Monday, February 20 - No school/Mid-Winter Break
- Week of March 27 - Spring conference week (schedule and details TBD)
- Monday, April 3-Friday, April 7 - No school/Spring Break
- Monday, May 29 - No school/Memorial Day
- Friday, June 16 - Last day of school
- Monday, June 19 - No school/Juneteenth
- Tuesday, June 20-Friday, June 23 - Potential snow/inclement weather make-up days
- Monday, June 19 - No school/Juneteenth
- Tuesday, June 20-Friday, June 23 - Potential snow/inclement weather make-up days
Totem Falls Elementary
Craig Church, Principal
Wendy Stegall, Assistant Principal TF & CV
Tiffany Bidne, Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Jordan, Main Office Secretary
Email: tiffany.bidne@sno.wednet.edu
Website: https://www.sno.wednet.edu/Domain/21
Location: 14211 Snohomish Cascade Drive, Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone: 3605634750
Non-Discrimination Notice
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.