Dear Sequoia Families,

We have had a great week of kindness with our dress up days, kindness wall and "Be the I in Kind" sign. Teachers have mentioned a real momentum in kind acts and an overall feeling of helpfulness on campus. We hope to see the kindness continue, even after this week!

All of Sonoma County has been hit hard this cold and flu season. We've noticed a large increase in absences at Sequoia due to illness. As a result, our district maintenance crew did a heavy cleaning of our school this week focused on classrooms and other common areas for students. While we want students to be at school as much as possible, we also want them here only when healthy. Many students feel symptoms like body aches, headache, cough and a sore throat almost 24 hours before a fever begins. We encourage you to keep kids home when they are experiencing many of these symptoms so they get well and so illness doesn't spread to others. We are encouraging students and staff to wash hands often and keep hands away from their face as much as possible. Thanks for your help in keeping our students healthy this cold and flu season!

Next week we will have our annual Read-A-Thon Kick Off Assembly! Be on the look out for information on our 2020 Sequoia Read-a-thon on Friday! Students will be able to set up their dashboard and get into the spirit of reading and fundraising for our school soon!

Mrs. Clark

Spread the word that priority registration ends today! Normal registration continues through next fall.

Children turning 5 on or before September 1, 2020 register for kindergarten. Children turning 5 September 2 - December 2 register for KinderBridge.

Late Start KinderBridge: Based on enrollment numbers the district will work on a case-by-case basis to extend the ending date for TK enrollment to students who will be turning five between December 3 and February 29, provided there is space in our district's TK classes. Please call Cindy at 707-542-7375 x4118 for more information.

Since the flue is rampant within the district and county, here is a document from our school nurses outlining when it is important to keep your child home from school.

• February 7th - Read a Thon Assembly

• February 10th - No School (Lincoln's Birthday)

• February 11th - Sequoia School Tour @ 9:00

• February 12th - Mountain Mike's Dine and Donate

• February 17th - No School (President's Day)

• February 18th-March 2nd - Sequoia Read A Thon

Included in this week's flyers are:

• Kinderbridge and Kindergarten Registration Flyer
• YMCA Spring Sports Flyer

Website: http://rvusdca.apptegy.us/o/sequoia
Location: 5305 Dupont Drive, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Phone: 707-539-3410