STEM Night on May 2nd
Join us to celebrate an evening of STEM at Sherwood Elementary on Thurs, May 2, 6-8 pm. In addition to student posters, we will have interactive displays from STEAM fwd! Academy, NASA, NIH, Chess Academy, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and our very own SES teacher table!! Gabby's Sweet Treats will be on sale during the event!
If you have a student who still likes the idea of presenting a poster, it's not too late! The poster registration closes Monday, April 29.
All poster participants will receive 10 free raffle entries. Every SES student who attends the fair will receive an entry into the raffle. Prizes include a 3D Printer Pen, National Geographic Crystal Growing Kit, Build Your Own Bluetooth Speaker and Fish Tank Building Block Set.
WHO CAN ENTER A POSTER FOR THIS EVENT?
ANYONE!! We encourage kindergarteners - 5th graders alike to register for a poster. Tri Fold display boards will be available from the school upon registration. Small groups (max 3 students are permitted). Younger students may require a little more supervision but STEM is fun no matter your age!
Stuck for inspiration? Search online for a wide variety of STEM Fair project ideas that are guaranteed to appeal to even the pickiest investigator!
The following links are particularly useful:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ - Explore the Science Lab section for science experiment inspiration
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/ - Find project ideas based on grade level
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/ - Project ideas as well as information and tips for setting up a science fair project and presentation.
IS THE POSTER PRESENTATION ASSESSED?
Not at all!! This STEM event is a fun, non-competitive way to share your project. Students are not expected to spend their whole evening standing next to their poster.
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.
We will be holding Kindergarten Orientation sessions in the morning of Wednesday, May 22nd. More information and a sign up for specific times will be shared in the next two weeks.
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.
PTA Updates
Restaurant Night at El Andariego - Our next Restaurant Night will be at El Andariego in Ashton on Wednesday, May 1st from 11am - 9pm! Bring the family out for a delicious dinner (or pick up something to bring home), and just mention Sherwood Elementary; our PTA will receive a portion of the proceeds.
STEM Fair - Does your student like to ask why? Do they love making potions, or trying to understand how things work? Do they love to build robots out of old scraps!? Then this is the event you’ve been waiting for! Join us for the SES STEM Fair on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, from 6-8pm. Please register HERE and include student name, grade, and poster title to receive your free trifold poster board. Poster Boards will be available for collection from the school as soon as your registration is confirmed. The deadline for poster titles is Monday, April 29. In addition, we are also looking for members of our community who would like to host a STEM-related table at our event; you can sign up at the above link. If you have something exciting to share with our students, we need you!!
Staff & Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th - May 10th, and planning is underway! If you would like to assist and contribute to the week, please take a look at our sign-up genius! We are still flushing out some details, but are looking forward to making this an amazing time to celebrate our teachers and staff!!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4FAEAE2EA0F8C34-49115263-sesstaff
Join us on Tuesday, May 7th at 6:30pm in the Media Center for our last General Body Meeting of the year, which will include elections for the 2024-25 PTA Board! Here are the candidates:
President: Linda Koch
Vice President 1: Ticona Fillah
Vice President 2: Brenna Mikesell
Secretary 1: Sarah Lowman
Secretary 2: Marlene Campbell
Treasurer: Open
Please RSVP here (light refreshments will be served)
Restaurant Night at Brew Belly - Save the date for our final Restaurant Night of the year on Thursday, May 9th at Brew Belly! More details to come soon!
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.
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.
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:
English | español | 中文 | français | tiếng Việt | 한국어 | አማርኛ
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,
