Sherwood Music Concert
All families are invited to attend our instrumental music and choral programs this Tuesday, May 21.
Spring Concert-Evening Concert at Auditorium Farquhar MS
6pm Musicians & Singers Arrive 6:30 pm Concert Time
Address: Farquhar Middle School 17017 Batchellors Forest Rd Olney MD 20832
5th Grade End of Year Updates
Please save the date of Monday June 10th for our 5th grade promotion ceremony. The promotion will be held at Sherwood Elementary School in the morning. The tentative time of the promotion ceremony is 9:40am-11:00am.
Please review the messages below from 5th grade parent group planning end of year events:
End of Year Party
The time is fast approaching for our kids to share their final days at Sherwood. The teachers have planned a lovely promotion ceremony the morning of Monday, June 10th and our Planning Committee has planned a festive family potluck party that same evening from 6-8pm at the backyard pavilion at SES. This event is coordinated and hosted by all of the 5th grade families (that's YOU!). All of the details on how to donate, what to bring and your RSVP are in the SignUpGenius at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848A8AC2FAAF58-49466285-promotion so please fill that out as soon as possible.
Optional Teacher Appreciation
Dear Parents,
Let’s show the 5th grade team of teachers our appreciation for their hard work and dedication to our children!
Since our children bounce between classrooms, we are collecting through GiftCrowd a collective gift that will be split equally between the four 5th grade teachers.
To contribute, enter your name (or your child's name) as you'd like it to be displayed to the teachers and your email address. You are welcome to include a personal greeting that will be sent to each of the teachers as well as upload a photo and/or format your greeting as you wish! I usually have Sofia draw a picture and/or write a thank you note that I upload with our contribution.
On 06/12/2024 12:00 PM ET, every gift recipient will receive an email with personal greetings from all the contributors. Each teacher will then be able to redeem their gift by selecting gift cards from hundreds of leading brands, including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Sephora, Nike, Visa and many other fashion, travel, electronics, furniture, DIY stores as well as restaurants and entertainment chains.
The deadline for joining gifts is 06/12/2024 12:00 PM ET.
Some things to keep in mind:
1. Do not feel obligated to contribute!
2. It is COMPLETELY anonymous. I/the creator, cannot see who contributes, much less, how much. The recipients cannot see the individual contributions, only your personal messages.
3. Piggybacking on point #2, because we cannot see who has contributed and some parents, like myself, appreciate reminders...you may receive multiple reminders. If it's annoying and bothersome, delete it and move on (until the next reminder). I can attest that after each reminder, there is a flux of 'oh yeah, I forgot' emails followed by a contribution.
4. No amount is too small! It all adds up.
To join the End of School Year 2023-2024 gift, please click this link: https://app.giftcrowd.com/app/join-event/vWKbcoga59
If you have any questions, please reach out directly to Rebeca Johnson at rebeca_i_johnson@yahoo.com (note 1 'c') or text 240-304-7076.
Step Up Day
All current Sherwood students in grades K-5 will have a "Step-Up Day" this Wednesday, May 22 in the morning while we are running kindergarten orientation for next year's kindersharks. This means kindergarten will meet the first grade teachers, first grade will go to second grade, etc... 5th grade will have an arts rotation with PE, Music, and Art.
Teachers are planning fun activities and it will be a great opportunity for students to meet potential teachers for the next year.
Sherwood Kindergarten Orientation
Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open.
Please use the link below to get started with Kindergarten registration. . Parents can register online or contact the school directly to set up a time to complete enrollment at Sherwood Elementary School.
Link to Online Registration:
Directions for Online Registration
Please contact Ms. Christina Sierra at christina_m_sierra@mcpsmd.org or call the school main office at 240-740-0960.
We will be holding a Kindergarten Orientation for students and parents in the morning of Wednesday, May 22nd from 9:45-11:15. Students will meet with the classroom teachers and parents will have opportunity to learn about the school from the administration, kindergarten team leader, school nurse, counselor, special educators, and other school staff.
Registration for Kindergarten Orientation Day:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeD4DdGYujAbExfr4l92Lzc9Cec_lm9cTt3eRwcKAFpBGUeWQ/viewform
Summer School Enrollment
This year, MCPS is offering an invitation-only, in-person summer school for students who would benefit from the experience of additional time with the core learning from the current grade level.
The Extended Learning Opportunities Additional Targeted Support Improvement Elementary Summer Program can give students an academic boost!
Summer school will be held at Olney Elementary School for students from Sherwood Elementary School. Bus transportation will be provided at centralized locations. This means the number of bus stops is reduced from normal school year routes.
The program runs from Monday, July 8- Friday, August 2. Daily hours for our program are tentatively 9:30 am-2:00 pm. The learning day will include lessons supporting the key concepts of the grade level just completed in English Language Arts, Mathematics, STEM, Social Studies, and hands-on exploration. The schedule will also include breaks.
There will be time for lunch. Currently, at our school location, lunch will not be provided. Students are encouraged to pack a bagged lunch each day.
Families of invited students should have received an email with the enrollment form this week. Please reach out to Mr. Vaughn-Smith, Assistant Principal with any questions.
PTA Updates
Summer Social - Join us to celebrate the end of the school year at our Summer Social, on May 31st from 6pm - 8:30pm! We will have games, music, inflatables, prizes, food trucks and more - bring the whole family! Please sign up here to RSVP, or volunteer to help! Unlimited games and bounce house wristbands are available for pick up on the day of events; order here for $15 in advance, or buy for $20 at the door.
Movie Night (CORRECTED LINK) - Join us for the last Movie Night of the school year on Friday June 7th!! Movie starts at 6:30pm at Sherwood Elementary; our Sherwood Sharks voted in their homeroom classes to watch Migration with their Shark friends! Sign up HERE to RSVP or volunteer!
Sherwood Family Night at the Cropdusters! - Join your fellow SES Sharks for a night of fun at the Cropdusters Game on Wednesday, June 12, 2024! Meet at the Pavilion at 5:00pm for a private gathering, and then watch the game together at 5:30pm. Our top fundraising Glow Run family will throw out the first pitch and students from SES Advanced Chorus are invited to sing the opening National Anthem. Tickets are $12.00 per adult (13 & up) and can be purchased here; kids 12 and under (and parking) are FREE!
Teacher and Staff Favorites and Wishlists - Interested in showing our amazing Sherwood staff how much you appreciate them? We now have staff favorites and classroom wish lists available for you to view online! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1q88VagFCFKP3vVJjqGuj2WQelWTh-FBZ7tmoAZctLXU/edit?fbclid=IwAR3t_NWfsww_q5RIR9Qhd7Iy7BuJ5mozBNuxTnV5bdZFKvrEHGcBerBeMfM#slide=id.g27dff308c6d_0_75
Please consider joining the PTA! Your membership helps the students in our school, assists toward school-wide events, supports our school faculty, and helps improve our school facility. Your membership is greatly appreciated! You can join by scanning the QR code below, or by visiting https://sherwoodelem.memberhub.com/store/items/709844.
Green School Certification
The Maryland Green School award represents a school-wide commitment to environmental literacy that includes staff, students, and the community.
Each Maryland Green School is part of a national and international community working to create a more sustainable future. Each year your students develop a greater understanding of their local environment and use their voice and leadership skills to encourage others to recycle and compost, plant vegetables and native plants, using refillable water bottles to reduce plastic waste, and be more mindful of simple steps like turning off unnecessary lights.
Spring After School Activities
Current afterschool activities for this spring are listed below. Any changes to dates will come directly from the sponsor of the club.
- Drama Kids on Tuesdays runs until May 7th
- Creative Writing-Wednesdays until May 8th
- Music Club on Thursdays ends this week, April 4th
- Chess Club on Fridays. Runs 2/16-5/17
- Yoga on Fridays. Runs April 12th -June 7th
Requesting Chromebooks or Mi-Fi Devices
Students, parents, and MCPS staff can use this form to request a home use Chromebook for MCPS students who do not have access to a personal or home device and are attending a school, and grade level, returning to a classroom Chromebook cart model. When a request for a device is fulfilled, it will be pre-assigned in the inventory system, and the device will be delivered to the school for distribution to the student. The home use device is to be kept at home. Requesting the device implies consent of use in accordance with MCPS policy (IGT-RA) and acknowledgement that the Chromebook, software, and issued peripherals are owned by MCPS.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDNdqO31soXKLffjcEzgVQ9C2Z2koPm6ifKm7-K77e44ZhAg/viewform
Los estudiantes, los padres y el personal de MCPS pueden usar este formulario para solicitar un Chromebook de uso doméstico para los estudiantes de MCPS que no tengan acceso a un dispositivo personal o doméstico y vienen asistiendo a una escuela y nivel de grado, volviendo a un modelo de carro de Chromebooks del salón de clases. Cuando se completa una solicitud de un dispositivo, se se asignará con anticipación en el sistema de inventario y el dispositivo se entregará a la escuela para que se distribuya al estudiante. El dispositivo de uso en el hogar deberá mantenerse en el hogar. Solicitar el dispositivo implica el consentimiento de su uso, de acuerdo con la política de MCPS (IGT-RA), y el reconocimiento de que el Chromebook, el software y los periféricos emitidos son de propiedad de MCPS.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDNdqO31soXKLffjcEzgVQ9C2Z2koPm6ifKm7-K77e44ZhAg/viewform
Please contact Mr. Jefferson directly to request a Mi-Fi device for home use to connect to the internet.
Reporting Attendance and Main Office Updates
Please use the link below to report absences to the main office. Parents and caregivers may also email teachers to provide updates as needed.
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/sherwoodes/absence/
Main office secretaries and contact information:
Administrative Secretary - Louise Rampersaud louise_j_rampersaud@mcpsmd.org
Attendance Secretary - Christina Sierra christina_m_sierra@mcpsmd.org
Arrival and Carpool Safety
Some general reminders to help everything work safely and efficiently.
- Please pull all the way up to the end of the carpool lane to allow as many cars as possible to pick up or drop off at once.
- When entering the driveway, please be patient and take turns with cars turning from the left and the right. Please be extra careful turning left onto route 108 when exiting the parking lot.
- When crossing the crosswalk, please wait for the hand signals from staff that the carpool lane is safe to cross.
- Please do not enter the bus loop lane during arrival or dismissal.
- During the day, please do not park in the bus loop from 11:30am-12:30pm due to bus pickups.
- Please do not block any of the lanes.
- After 9:25, students need to be signed in at the main office by a parent or caregiver.
Looking for Parent Volunteers for Lunch, Recess, and the Shark Supercenter
For those who have been trained, the two Sign Up Genius's (one for lunch/ recess and the other for Shark Supercenter) have been updated with January dates.
If you haven't taken the training, please sign up for the MyMCPS Classroom Course here: https://mcpsmd.instructure.com/enroll/36HMFY
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Vaughn-Smith at matthew_d_vaughn-smith@mcpsmd.org
2024-2025 School Year Calendar
MCPS has approved the calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. Please use the link below to access the traditional school year calendar for next year.
Transportation Information
Phone: 240-740-2606
Email: Gregory_R_Walker@mcpsmd.org
Cafeteria Updates and Purchasing School Meals
Overview
Free Meals are No Longer Available for ALL Students, due to the end of Federal USDA waivers.
Meal Prices for School Year 2023-2024:
Breakfast for All Schools: $1.30
Elementary Lunch: $2.55
MySchoolBucks is an optional service for parents to view recent purchases and make prepayments to your child’s cafeteria account for breakfast, lunch and a la carte meals via the Internet with a credit/debit card. This service is offered as a convenience for interested families. By creating a secure online account, parents can manage their child’s account.
MySchoolBucks instructions:
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Free and Reduced Meals
Students may qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on household size and income.
They may also qualify if they are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), or Medicaid benefits.
Families may apply for meal benefits by completing an Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals for the current school year.
Students who qualify for reduced-price meals will eat for free!
Apply online for free and reduced meals at MySchoolApps.com (translations available on the website) Click here for an English video tutorial.
Special Meal Plans
Does your child require a special meal plan, related to a medical condition or food allergy? You must complete the Special Dietary Needs Form and email it to DFNSOffice@mcpsmd.org. You can access the form in English | español | français | 中文 | Portuguese | 한국어 | tiếng Việt | አማርኛ
Website: http://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/food-and-nutrition/meal-payments/#FARMS
Health Room Information
Health room staff plan to be available beginning August 23, 2023. Forms may be submitted over the summer by:
a) Emailing to Lisa Rocco, Health Room Tech at lisa_j_rocco@mcpsmd.org
b) Fax: 301-924-3294
c) Mail: 1401 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
d) Drop off to the health room beginning August 23, 2023
Please Note: - Health room staff will NOT be monitoring health forms sent to the nurse's email and/or school over the summer; forms will be reviewed when health staff return in August 2023.Commonly Used Forms Included Below:
Medication Authorization Form,
Running Calendar
CALENDAR- NEW INFO IN BOLD
May
5/14 - No School for Students and Teachers - Primary Election Day
5/21 - Spring Concert at Farquhar Middle School
5/27 - No School for Students and Teachers - Memorial Day
5/31 - Field Day for Students at Sherwood ES
June
6/5 - 5th Grade Wax Museum
6/10 - 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony in AM
6/12 - Cropdusters Baseball Game
6/13 - Early Release - Last Day of School