September 28 - School Pictures - 2:30-6:00

September 30 - NED Mindset Virtual Assembly - 10:00-10:45

October 1 - School Pictures - 2:30-6:00

October 5 - Grades K-3 Hybrid AA/BB Model begins (depending on metrics)

October 26 - Grades 4-5 Hybrid AA/BB Model begins (depending on metrics)

Elementary staff will be working on October 1 and 2 to prepare their classes for students returning to the hybrid model. As a result, students in Grades 1-5 will have fewer assignments posted in Seesaw and/or Google Classroom. There will be no Google Meets for students in grades 1-5 on October 1-2. We are excited to put our time and energy into getting classrooms ready for students to return!

Firefly Images is excited to offer a "drive-thru" picture day and look forward to seeing your students on the other side of our camera, 6 feet away of course. Pictures will be taken September 28 or October 1 between 2:30 and 6:00.

Kindergartners will have pictures taken on the day they attend: Monday, September 28 for AA students and Thursday, October 1 for BB students.

This is a "by appointment" event for students in grades 1-5. Sign-up up for your day/time using this link: https://fs4.formsite.com/FireFly/0x8p2ocz7r/index.html

You have two options available to order pictures. The order form is attached and can be printed and sent with your student. Just staple cash, check or money order to the form.

Order online using a credit card: https://fs4.formsite.com/FireFly/kgg3a9ebvi/index.html If you use this method, no other form is needed. Just send your receipt/confirmation with your student when they come to the camera.

The district met with staff from the Snohomish County Health District on Tuesday. The metrics continue to trend downward. Additionally, they shared community specific information. The Stanwood numbers are looking especially promising, so the district is proceeding with plans to begin in-person instruction for Kindergarten through grade 3 students in the hybrid model beginning Monday, October 5th.

Every student in grades 1 - 5 moving into the hybrid model will receive a notice confirming their placement on Monday, September 28. Those students who have opted for Continuous Learning 2.0 will be notified of their teacher placement by Wednesday, September 30.

Kindergarten

• Beginning October 1, in person kindergarten students who have been meeting as small groups of 5 will blend with the other group of 5 to form a group up to 10 students working with the classroom teacher. NOTE: Kindergarten on 10/1 and 10/2 will still be 9:00-11:30.

• On Monday, October 5th, in person kindergarten students will transition to full days from 9:00-3:30 in the hybrid model AA/BB.

Grade 1 - Grade 3

• Hybrid teacher placement and AA (Monday / Tuesday) or BB (Thursday / Friday) assignments are going to be communicated to you by School Messenger by Monday evening.

• If you do not receive this communication on Monday, please call your school’s office for the information on Tuesday.

• A reminder that in some cases teachers have transferred to different assignments and/or buildings so this may mean a different teacher for your child than the current assignment. We have tried as much as possible to minimize these changes.

• Students in grades 1-3 who are opting for Continuous Learning will be assigned a new teacher by Wednesday, September 30.
  

Grade 4 - Grade 5

• The hybrid students in grades 4 and 5 who have been assigned a new teacher will be notified of their new teacher by Monday evening using the School Messenger system.

• On Monday, October 5th, any student in grades 4 or 5 who has been assigned a new teacher will begin working with that teacher.

• All students in grades 4 and 5 will continue in distance learning until October 26.

• A reminder that in some cases teachers have been transferred to different responsibilities and so this may mean a different teacher for your child than the current assignment. We have tried as much as possible to minimize these changes.

• Students in grades 4-5 who are opting for Continuous Learning will be assigned a new teacher by Wednesday, September 30.
  

This week we will wrap up our focus on kindness, but we will carry all we have learned about kindness into the work we do the rest of our year. October will focus on the character trait of courage, so be sure to stay tuned for more information about this trait and how it connects to what we now know about the power of kindness.

Take some time this week to reflect as a family about what you have learned this month. What was hard? What was unexpected? What was great? What do you need to make October go more smoothly? Where does kindness fit into that plan? When you are done debriefing, take time to complement each other with kind words of encouragement.

Look for new Counselor Corner slide decks this week in your Google Classroom or on Seesaw. I have included fun activities this week to show yourselves some kindness. Check them out!

Take care Tigers! We are all in this together.

Stanwood-Camano School District is excited to provide FREE weekly Grab & Go meal pick-up through December 31 for all children in our community 18 years and under. A Grab & Go meal consists of breakfast, lunch, and milk.

With the USDA waiver extension, we are able to provide meals for a full week, including Saturday and Sunday. Pre-ordering is strongly encouraged. To pre-order or find out the most current information, please go to the Food Services page or click on the button link below. Orders may be submitted between Fridays at 7:00 p.m. and Mondays at 3:00 p.m. for the next Friday pick up between 4:30-6:30 p.m. at any elementary school site.

The Technolgy Help Line is available this week Monday-Friday from 12:00-3:00 p.m. by calling 360-403-3966. You can also review the "How To" attachments for accessing Google Meet, Seesaw and Google Classroom.

The Stanwood-Camano School District does not discriminate in employment, 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. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX/Affirmative Action Officer and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Maurene Stanton (mstanton@stanwood.wednet.edu), or the Section 504/American Disabilities Act Coordinator, Robert Hascall (rhascall@stanwood.wednet.edu) Stanwood-Camano School District, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood, WA 98292. Telephone: (360) 629-1200.