We hope that you and your family have been enjoying the beautiful fall weather this weekend!
Thank you to our PTO for helping us sell tickets to the Sherwood Night Out this week at lunches. This event is now sold out. If your child did not get a chance to buy a ticket, the PTO will be sponsoring more events like this later this year.
Thank you to our students and staff for their support of our Hats on for Hurricane Relief Fundraiser. We raised almost $800 dollars. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross relief effort.
A reminder that we starting Cycle 2 on Monday. Enjoy your Sunday!
All Students/Staff: Wear Orange on Wednesday for Unity Day
Please join the Sherwood Community in WEARING and sharing ORANGE on Wednesday for Unity Day to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and to send a visible message that no child should ever experience bullying. Unity Day is an annual event occurring during National Bullying Prevention Month in October that promotes joining together to create healthier communities through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. It was started by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center in 2011 and is now celebrated around the world. Watch this video to learn more about the campaign to stop bullying.
MCAS Scores Will Be Mailed Home Friday
As you may know, Spring 2022 MCAS scores were recently released to schools. We will mail home your child's results on Friday, October 21st.Our teaching teams and administrative teams will continue to use the MCAS data as one of several measures to continuously monitor and support the growth of all students. Please reach out to your child’s teacher or grade level administrator if you have any questions.
Parent Teacher Conferences Reminders
A reminder that Parent/Teacher Conferences are on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Conferences will be held in person this year unless a parent or guardian requests a Zoom meeting.
Here at the middle school level, not all parents will receive an invitation to have a conference. This is different from the elementary level where most families typically meet with the teacher on the day of Parent Teacher Conferences. Teachers will reach out to you if they feel as though they have a specific concern about your child that they need to bring to your attention.
Please know that if you do not receive an email to meet with your child’s teacher on Parent Conference Day, you can always reach out separately to ask questions or set up a time to meet with your child’s teacher.
Check Out This New Resource for Students
Shrewsbury Public Schools has launched a new initiative for our students at Sherwood Middle School, Oak Middle School and Shrewsbury High School called School Pulse.
SchoolPulse is a Positive Psychology tool that provides weekly inspirational podcasts, check-ins, and the best Positive Psychology skills available. This will be done through text, three times a week.Participation is voluntary. Your child’s responses are completely anonymous (meaning we do not have their personal cell number or any personal information).
If you are interested, have your child try this out on their phone by
- Scan the QR Code in the image.
- Text: SHERWOODMS to 78573
- Visit: https://schoolpulse.org/schools/SHERWOODMS/
FALL MUSICAL UPDATE
The Sherwood fall musical rehearsals for Totally Awesome! have been going very well! Thank you for reminding your students to check Schoology for rehearsal times. Here's a link to the latest update of our REHEARSAL CALENDAR.
We are going to be rehearsing this Wednesday afternoon, the 19th of October, from 3-4pm at Oak Middle School and will walk back over to Sherwood at 4pm for pickups and the late buses. (If your student is taking the late bus, please sign them up, if you haven't already. Here's the LINK to Mr. Kelly's update, explaining how to do so.)
Thank you so much! We are looking forward to seeing you soon. Less than two months to show time!
Warmly,
Ms. Martino
Sherwood Speech Team Update:
Students who are selected will be informed via school email by Sunday, October 16th. The first team practice will be Monday, October 17th. Sherwood Speech Team Information
APPAREL ORDERS
Thank you for all of the apparel orders - they will be delivered directly to students at school in approximately 2 weeks.
SHERWOOD FALL NIGHT OUT
The Sherwood Fall Night Out is on Friday, October 21st, from 6:30-8:30PM for Sherwood students. All tickets have been sold.
If your student will be attending:
- This event is for Sherwood students only.
- Students are to be dropped off at 6:30 at the front doors - don't forget your ticket!
- All concessions are $1 - please try to send small bills with your student if possible.
- Parents must park and come to the gym at the end of the event for pick up
- This event ends at 8:30PM.
THANK YOU for your amazing support with all of the donations, and for all of the parents who have volunteered their time for this event. We appreciate your willingness to help make this happen! **The SMS PTO will be planning 2 more Sherwood Night Out events for later in the school year!**
NOVEMBER PTO MEETING
The November PTO meeting will be on Monday, November 7th, @ 7PM in the Oak Media Center. We have many items to discuss and plan, and would love more input as well as volunteers to help make these happen! We are a singular PTO that serves both Sherwood and Oak and welcome families from both schools to join us. Upcoming events and fundraisers include: Fair Trade Caravans fundraiser, Danielson Florist holiday wreath sales, Sherwood and Oak Spelling Bees, and much more!
Ski Club Is Coming- Stay Tuned...
Additional Reminders
Student Absence
All parents/guardians must inform the office if their child will be absent or late to school. SPS requires that you telephone us either the night before or first thing in the morning on the day of the child’s absence at 508-841-8670. If we have not received a call to report an absence, the school will be in contact with the parent to confirm the child’s safety.
Dismissal
If you are dismissing your child early, you must call the Main Office at 508-841-8670 (instead of emailing team teachers).
Anonymous School Safety Tip Line
This anonymous form can be used to submit information that may be helpful in ensuring the safety of students, faculty, and property of the Shrewsbury Public Schools in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The form creates an electronic email alert to several staff members of the Shrewsbury Public Schools. It does not go to the Shrewsbury Police Department.
Staff email alerts are generally monitored Monday through Friday during business hours of 8am to 4:30pm. If the information you have is TIME SENSITIVE, please call 911 for assistance. If you wish to speak to a representative from the Shrewsbury Police Department and your concern is not urgent you can reach them 24/7 by calling 508-841-8577.
Kristen Ward
Email: krward@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
Location: 28 Sherwood Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Phone: 508-841-8670
Helen Kvaracein
Email: hkvaracein@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
Location: 28 Sherwood Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Phone: 508-841-8670
Sherwood Middle School
