Dear Little Cedars Families,
APEX Fun Run is coming! Our kickoff assembly will be on Feb. 28th and the Fun Run will be on March 9th. More information will be coming soon- please save the dates!
Reminder:
Report cards came home today in your child's backpack.
Feb. 17th and 20th- No School
Anne Nielsen
Principal, Little Cedars Elementary
Registration is open now for Girls on the Run at Little Cedars! There are 9 spots available, but the team is filling fast. The team could use another coach — and coaches get a 15% discount when registering their own child for the program. As an after school program, GOTR is open to parents and community volunteers — anyone 18 or older can coach! Teams will meet 2x/week for 10 weeks (March 13th through June 5th). Girls on the Run provides all the materials and training needed for a successful season. No running, coaching or mentoring experience required. Change girls' lives by volunteering as a coach/mentor for Girls on the Run this spring. Can't commit to coaching,? You can help out as a team volunteer! Learn more and sign up at GirlsontheRunSnoCo.org/Coach. Or reach out to our program director with any questions: leah.bernstein@girlsontherun.org
Mark your calendars for our Spring Into Kindergarten event. All 2023-2024 kindergarten families and students are highly encouraged to attend. Spring Into Kindergarten will be held on Wednesday, March 1, from 4-7 p.m. at district elementary schools. Families should complete the kindergarten registration online prior to the event or bring in the registration paperwork that day. Each school will also be conducting school tours and having important information available for families (WaKIDS, PTA/PTO/parent organizations, bus transportation, special services and more). Learn more at www.sno.wednet.edu/kindergarten
Who: Little Cedars Students
What: Read 480 + minutes
When: Read March 1st - March 31st
Where: At home reading
Why: For FUN, to become a better reader, and earn a High Trek Adventure voucher
Our friends at High Trek Adventures understand how important it is to be encouraging young people to develop strong reading habits. They also know the value of getting the youth outside to enjoy the beautiful PNW. With that in mind, they have partnered with us to offer a voucher for those who complete 8 hours of recreational reading minutes during the month of March. Students can earn a voucher for one of their locations in the surrounding area. The Read 4 Adventure program will run through the month of March. Look for more information and a Reading log to go home in the Thursday folder, Feb 23rd.
Students read 480 + minutes at home in the month of March. Then April 1st -14th you can submit your 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
The Hansen Shoe Fund makes a difference in so many kids' lives! All district schools will be accepting donations for the Hansen Shoe Fund as part of Snohomish Education Foundation's Annual Hansen Shoe Fundraiser. Join us February 27-March 3 to take advantage of this opportunity to provide students with the shoes they need to fit their growing feet. You don't have to wait until the 27th to make a difference. Donate today at either of these SEF links - www.snoed.org/programs/hansen-shoe-fund or www.snoed.org/donate-online/.
This year’s spring teacher conferences will be held the week of March 27. Conferences will be held in-person and 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.
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.
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.
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!
Stay up to date with your Little Cedars PTA events:
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.
February
Friday, February 17-Monday, February 20 - No school/Mid-Winter Break
Monday, February 27-Friday, March 10 - Apex Fundraising
March
Thursday, March 2 - Science Fair
Thursday, March 16 - Sixth grade music concert
Week of March 27 - Spring conference week (schedule and details TBD)
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
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