Middleton Update

After multiple phone calls, emails and conversations with parents this week, I was reminded of what an amazing community we have here at Middleton. THANK YOU for your willingness to work collaboratively with us at school. THANK YOU for communicating concerns in a kind way. THANK YOU for caring about ALL students and the progress they are making academically, socially, and emotionally. THANK YOU for modeling for our kids what it looks like to solve problems in a healthy, productive way. What they say about raising kids is true; it takes a village. And I think our "village" is pretty amazing, and Middleton kids are SO LUCKY to be part of this village.

With appreciation,

Natasha

We've had quite a few "near misses" this past week in our crosswalks. As the weather gets cold and wet, the number of cars in and out of the lot in the morning increases. In addition to that, some mornings are still quite dark at 7:45 am. Here are a few safety reminders for our crosswalks:

• Please come to a full stop at stop signs (unless I am motioning traffic through).
• Please accelerate slowly through intersections. A slow-moving car can stop quickly if needed.
• If a crossing-guard is in the crosswalk (even if there are no students), cars cannot pass through the crosswalk. Please wait until even our adults are fully out of the street to pass through.
• Please be aware of students crossing the street in the surrounding neighborhoods, not just at the intersections where crossing guards are posted. One of our "close calls" this week was in a nearby neighborhood, not a school crosswalk.
• Please remind your children they should never cross Sunset without a crossing guard. I'm going to begin sending our crossing guards down a few minutes earlier, at 7:35. If your child arrives there before 7:35, we would like them to wait for the crossing guards to arrive.
• U-turns are not allowed in the intersection in front of the school. (Yes, this happened this week.)

Keep in mind that drop-off and pick-up will always take some time. While we are trying to be efficient, it will never be fast. Additionally, if you are in a hurry and would like to get through quickly, it's much quicker between 7:30 and 7:45. Traffic increases significantly between 7:45 and 7:55, especially on cold or wet days. THANK YOU for your help in keeping our kids (and adults!) SAFE.

This month we are focusing on responsibility. Responsibility is defined as being dependable and taking ownership of your own choices and behavior. For connected learning between school and home, here are some questions you can ask your child(ren):

• Why is being responsible an important trait?
• What do responsible choices look like?
• What do responsible behaviors look like?
• What would happen if noone took responsibility for their own actions?

• How can you demonstrate responsibility at school? At home? In the neighborhood?

Do you need help getting presents under the tree for your family this year? If so, Sherwood School District SHARE Center can help. Click HERE for more information. Call or email Amy (English) or Ursula (Spanish) to set up an appointment.

Middleton PAC is preparing to spoil our staff members with holiday treats as a huge thank you for all they have done for our students so far this year! We want to send them off to winter break feeling loved and spoiled! We would love your help providing baked treats or bought treats to share with the staff. Please click on the link here to note what treats you would be able to provide. And then please deliver them to the front office on Monday December 16th from 7:30-8:00am. Thank you for your help and support!

During this season of gratefulness and giving, please consider donating to the Sherwood Education Foundation’s Clicking for Kids campaign. All monies raised go directly to fund teacher grants across the Sherwood School District. The campaign runs throughout December. Please CLICK this link Clicking for kids — SEF or visit our website to donate!

www.sherwoodeducationfoundation.org

- Sherwood PreK Presents -

The FLIP Museum

Portland's Mobile Children's Museum!

Families with children 0-5 years, come play with us!

Saturday January 11th 9-11am

Meet our PreK teachers

and find out more about our PreK program!

December 18 | Early Release @ 1:15

December 13, 20 | Chess Club @ 7:00 am

December 23-January 6 | Winter Break | No School

January 7 | School Resumes

January 8, 15, 22, 29 | Early Release @ 1:15

January 10, 17, 24, 31 | Chess Club @ 7:00 am

January 10 | Popcorn Friday

January 20 | No School: MLK Day

January 24 | Middleton Family Movie Night

February 3-7 | Staff Appreciation Week

February 7 | Popcorn Friday

February 5, 12, 19, 26 | Early Release

February 7, 14, 21, 28 | Chess Club

February 13 | 5th Grade to Biztown

February 17 | President's Day, No School

February 18-21 | OBOB Battles

February 18-21 | Food Drive

February 21 | Horseshoe Hop

March 7 | End of 2nd Trimester

August 19 | August 30 | September 9 | September 13 | September 20 | September 27 | October 4 | October 10 | October 17 | October 24 | October 31 | November 7 | November 14 | November 21 | December 5

Website: https://me.sherwood.k12.or.us/
Location: 23505 Southwest Old Highway 99W, Sherwood, OR, USA
Phone: 503-825-5300