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

MARCH

16: Spring into Kindergarten, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

17: 7th Grade Information Night at Valley View Middle school, 6:30 - 7:30 pm

21: Volunteer Orientation on Zoom, 10:00 am or 5:30 pm

24: Spring book Fair BEGINS, see below

29-31: Parent Teacher Conferences

29-31: Half-Day Release, 11:45 am, sack lunch available to take home

APRIL

1: Half-Day Release, 11:45 am, sack lunch available to take home

4-8: Spring Break *NO SCHOOL*

7: Yearbook orders deadline

Dear Totem Falls Families,

I’m sure many of you have heard about House Bill 1356, where the legislature passed a law regarding Native American names and mascots related to Washington State schools. In December 2021, the Snohomish School Board passed a Resolution asking that we begin to look at changing the images and names that may be construed as cultural appropriation. Today, the staff and I began to discuss the implications of changing the name of the school and mascot. I want you to know the community will be involved in the process of renaming the school and choosing a new mascot.

I want to acknowledge that this is difficult for me and may be for many of you as well. I love the connection to Totem Falls and have enjoyed getting to know Rocky. My hope is that all voices that are interested in being part of the process will have an opportunity to share their thoughts, especially our students. I have discussed having a formal process with the staff and community in the near future with Dr. Kultgen, and your involvement is important to him as well.

Once we determine what our next steps are, I will let you know. At the end of the day, any name and mascot change will need to be accepted by the school board. I am looking forward to the process and hope you are as well.

Sincerely,

Craig

Counselor Visits: March 16 – VVMS counselors will be visiting each elementary school. They will talk to current 6th grade students about the registration process and basic information about being a 7th grade student at Valley View.

March 17 - Valley View Information Night (6:30pm – 7:30pm): Current 6th grade parents from our feeder schools are invited to attend our VVMS informational night for students in the gym. Information about registering for classes, academic programs, and extra-curricular programs will be included. After the presentation, parents and students can take a self-guided tour of the building. This is an event for parents and your incoming 7th grade student, please help us continue to keep everyone safe and leave siblings at home. If you have a resource or life skills student, you will receive an invitation for a meeting at 6pm (before the main session) with our special education staff. The main presentation session (6:30pm-7:00pm) will be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend in person.

Online Registration Will Open March 17 at 8:00 pm and close on March 28 at 10:00pm.

Dr. Church will be offering another round of volunteer orientations. This will be on Monday, March 21st. There will be one at 10 a.m. and one at 5:30 p.m. This is for parents who have not had this training yet. The requirements for volunteering in school are the following:

• Attend the Zoom training on March 21, https://snohomishsd.zoom.us/j/96792576397
• Register with the Safe Visitor program
• Proof of vaccination verified by the front office

Once you have done all of the above, you can sign-up using signup.com, find the grade and teacher and see what is available.

Thank you for supporting the classrooms in this way, we look forward to seeing you on March 21, via Zoom.

Join us March 14-18 as we recognize our district’s hundreds of classified employees and Education Support Professionals Week.

Education Support Professionals Week (formerly Classified Week) is a tradition started in 1975 by Public School Employees of Washington (PSE) to recognize the contributions of education support professionals in the public school system. We appreciate the work that these employees do every day in support of learning and our community. Their contributions help make strong schools and contribute to the well-being of our community. These include our custodians, office staff, para professionals, health room assistants, bus drivers, coaches, kitchen staff.

Please join us in thanking these terrific members of our school team!

Reminder from your friendly PTO!

We need your help! The Yearbook Deadline is quickly approaching. If you would like to purchase a yearbook, and/or have photos to share in it, we NEED your help!

We need PHOTOS no later than 3/21/22 to the Yearbook website!

Orders are DUE for the Yearbook 4/7/22 through the Yearbook website!

Please go to BuyTheYearbook.pictavo.com and search for Totem Falls Elementary. You will need to set up an account if you haven't already. Then you can follow the prompts to purchase your yearbook and/or upload photos to the grade and/or event folders provided.

If you have any questions, please reach out to TFybCoordinator@gmail.com

Thank you!

Your TF PTO Yearbook Committee

March 28 Week Schedule

Monday, March 28

• Regular School Day: 8:35-3:15 p.m.
• No parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled.
• Regular in-school food service will be provided.

Tuesday, March 29

• Half-day early Release: 8:35-11:45 a.m.
• Conferences will be scheduled between 12:30-3:20 p.m.
• Sack lunches will be available.

Wednesday, March 30

• Half-day early Release: 8:35-11:45 a.m.
• Conferences will be scheduled between 12:30-3:20 p.m. and 4:05-7:20 p.m.
• Sack lunches will be available.

Thursday, March 31

• Half-day early Release: 8:35-11:45 a.m.
• Conferences will be scheduled between 12:30-3:20 p.m.
• Sack lunches will be available.

Friday, April 1

• Half-day early release: 8:35-11:45 a.m.
• No parent/guardian/teacher conferences will be scheduled.
• Sack Lunches will be available.

On Friday, January 7, the Washington State Department of Health updated its K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for the 2021-2022 School Year. Specifically, the new official requirements included:

• Updated isolation, quarantine, and testing recommendations to align with recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changes.
• Expanded eligibility for and activities allowed during modified quarantine in Test to Stay programs.

Information regarding the specifics of each of those changes, as well as implementation here in the Snohomish School District, are available at the district links below:

• Isolation (tested positive for COVID-19) – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/isolation
• Quarantine (close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19) – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/quarantine
• Test to Stay Program - www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/testtostay
• Household Exposures – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/householdexposures
• Sick? – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/sickness
• Testing – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/testing
• District COVID-19 Self-Reporting Tool - www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/selfreport
• District’s COVID-19 Dashboard – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/districtdashboard
• SimpleReport Rapid Antigen Testing Registration – www.sno.wednet.edu/simplereport

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• Monday, March 28-Friday, April 1, 2022- Parent-Teacher Conferences (This year’s spring teacher conferences will be held during the week of March 28-April 1. Additional details about the structure of the week and details regarding conference format will be available by early March 2022. We appreciate your patience and understanding.)
  
• Friday, April 1, 2022 - Half-day early release
• Monday, April 4 - Friday, April 8, 2022 - Spring Break (no school)
• Monday, May 30, 2022 - Memorial Day (no school)
• Friday, June 17, 2022 - Last Day of School (This was the original tentative last day of school pending any snow/inclement weather make-up days and necessary calendar adjustments. The adjusted last day of school will be posted in March after all of the district's snow/inclement weather days are accounted for. As of 1/31/2022 there is currently one snow/inclement weather day that will need to be made up.)

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.