Dear Sherwood Community,
Happy New Year!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday break and were able to spend time with your family and friends. A reminder that there is no school on Monday due to the holiday.
Thank you for contributing to our Holiday Toy and Canned Food Drive. Your generosity and kindness is appreciated! A special "thank you" to our student-led Community Outreach Crew for organizing this important fundraising event for those in need.
Enjoy the holiday today and we are excited to be welcoming your child back to school on Tuesday this week!
Jon, Heather, and Karen
SKi Club Starts Wednesday
Public Forum Wednesday Night
Mental Health Services Research Study Sign Up
You are invited to take part in a research study that explores how the mental health services provided by schools relate to the well-being of students (e.g., life satisfaction, emotions, psychological well-being, mindfulness). The study is led by an honors undergraduate student at Assumption University, Angelina Davis, and her supervisor, Dr. Maria Kalpidou, a faculty member in the psychology department at Assumption University. This study is approved by the Institutional Review Board of Assumption University. The study is not in any way associated with Shrewsbury Public Schools.
The study involves the participation of one guardian (10-15 minutes) and one child (20 minutes). If you are interested in participating, you may click on the link below. The link will first bring you to a consent form with more specifics regarding yours and your child’s participation. If you consent, you will be brought to the questionnaires. Please note, there is one link for both you and your child. After you consent, you will be directed to your survey. Upon completion, you will be instructed to allow your child to complete their part. Your child will have the opportunity to consent before they are directed to their respective surveys. You may not exit the survey and return at a later time to continue, so your child needs to be present to complete their parts immediately following your participation. We ask that both you and your child respect each other's privacy as you complete your respective surveys. We hope you will decide to participate as both caregiver and student responses are needed for the project. Your participation is voluntary and does not affect your relation with the school. If you participate you will be given the opportunity to submit a family email address to be entered into a raffle for one of eight $25 gift cards. This will also enter your child into a raffle to win one of thirty $5 gift cards. The surveys are set up in such a way that your email address will not be linked to yours or your child’s surveys. Thank you in advance for your time and involvement in this important research!
Link to survey: https://aupsych.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wEnsvoYzSR5wDs
Monday, January 16th: MLK Jr Day- No School
Wednesday, January 25th: End of Cycle 3
Friday, January 27th: Sherwood Night Out
Monday, February 6th-Friday February 17th: Book Fair
Tuesday, February 7th: Early Release 11:35am Dismissal
Monday, February 20th- Friday February 24th: February Vacation
Tuesday, March 7th: Early Release 11:35am Dismissal
JANUARY PTO MEETING
The January PTO meeting will be Monday, January 9th, @ 7PM in the Oak Media Center. Join us as we plan the Sherwood Winter Night Out, and look forward to our future events!
**The PTO is looking for members to join and help fill roles. including fundraising coordinator and communications, as we have current members leaving at the end of the school year.
The SMS PTO serves both Sherwood and Oak and we welcome parents from grades 5-8!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1340571766703443/
SHERWOOD WINTER NIGHT OUT: 1/27/23
Save the date! The SMS PTO will be hosting a Winter Night Out on Friday, January 27, 2023. More info will be available after vacation - but mark your calendars now!
Additional Reminders
ABSENT/TARDY
If your child will be absent or tardy, please call the Child Safe line (508-841-8670) by 8:00am. You may also call the day or night before. An automated phone call goes out every morning at 9:15 and if we do not receive a message by 8:00am you will receive a phone call.
This is a child safety procedure that is in place to ensure the well- being of all of our students.DISMISSAL
If you are dismissing your child early, you must call the Main Office at 508-841-8670 (instead of emailing team teachers).
LATE BUS
We are now offering a FREE late bus services for all Sherwood students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The buses will depart from Sherwood at 4:00pm.
- There are three bus routes with centralized stops coming from each campus. Please look at the middle schools map to decide which route and stop is best for your family.
- Times are approximate and the actual time your child gets off the bus may be different from the time posted in the schedule.
- Parents are responsible for making arrangements for their students to get home from the centralized bus stops.
- Families will need to sign up for the late bus via the middle schools Google form by noon on the day your child will take the bus.
Please contact April Yu (transportation@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us) with questions.
Sherwood Middle School
