Joey Marcey and Melissa Novak, kindergarten teachers at Helen Haller Elementary School, work together to finish a cloud that reads “Be the Rainbow in someone’s Cloud” as they and other Sequim School District staff ready for Back to School Night on Sept. 4 and the first day of school today, Sept. 5. Marcey recently moved from Washington, D.C., and he joins Helen Haller as one of 24 new teachers and staff. Novak, a second-year teacher, joins Marcey and other kindergarten teachers at Greywolf and Helen Haller elementaries to host conferences Sept. 5-7. School begins for grades 1-12 today and kindergartners begin classes at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at Greywolf, and 9:15 a.m. Monday at Helen Haller. For kindergarten parents needing a conference, call Greywolf Elementary at 360-582-3200 and Helen Haller Elementary at 582-3200. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash