What's up Wednesday

1/14/2026

This Friday, January 16, will be an asynchronous learning day. This means that students will stay at home and will be expected to complete assignments as designated by their classroom teacher.

• Student devices will be sent home the day prior for students to use for asynchronous learning purposes only.
• Students who do not attempt the assignments or activities assigned by their teacher will be marked absent.
• All devices must be returned to school on the following school day, Tuesday, January 20.
• All teachers will have office hours from 9:30am to 11:30am on January 16 to answer any questions students may have.

For help with Technology, families can open a help ticket here:

https://district279.incidentiq.com/guest/5K9FRZD3/help-desk-kiosk

or call IT Service Desk #: 763-391-7180.

There is no school for students on Monday. January 19. Please remember to send devices back to school when we return on Tuesday!

Winter parent teacher conferences are coming! The window for scheduling conferences will open by the end of the day on Wednesday, January 21 and will close on Wednesday, February 4th.

Conference Dates and Times

Thursday, February 5th 4:20pm - 8:20pm

Monday, February 9th 8:00am - 9:00am and 4:20pm - 7:20pm

Wednesday, February 11th 8:00am - 9:00am and 4:20pm - 7:20pm

Scheduling will be done using ParentVUE. Instructions on how to schedule your child(rens) conferences can be found here: Conference Scheduling Instructions

If you do not yet have a ParentVUE account activated, you may activate it now via this link: ParentVue Activation Instructions

To support a focused learning environment, cell phones and smart watches should not be used during the school day. If parents need to communicate with their child, please contact the school office and staff will assist as needed. Electronic devices that cause disruptions during the school day may be confiscated and could result in disciplinary action. Please note that school staff are not responsible for investigating lost or stolen phones or smart watches.

Click here to reference the district handbook and cell phone use policy.

Cedar Island is partnering with Every Meal to provide weekend food again this year.

All Cedar Island families are eligible to register. There are no enrollment requirements.

There are five bag choices to choose from: www.everymeal.org/food-bags.

To sign up: Fill out the brochure that will come home with your students this week or contact Jennifer Taylor (763-450-8122, TaylorJ2@District279.org).

If you have multiple scholars at Cedar Island, you may register them separately and receive one bag of food for each child. The bags do not need to be the same color.

You may cancel or change your bag choice at any time.

Bags will be placed in your child's backpack at the end of the week.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Taylor (763-450-8122, TaylorJ2@District279.org).

• January 16: Asynchronous Learning Day (No In-person School)
• January 19: No School (MLK Day)
• January 30: Silent Disco (During school hours for students only)
• February 2: No School - Teacher Workshop Day