Panda Prints
January 10, 2020
Principal's Note: New Year New Decade
Dear Sherwood Families,
We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break! Happy New Year to all of our Sherwood families!
Panda Pride,
Rachel
MAP Scores
iREAD @Highland Park Library 1/11/20 Teacher Reader Schedule
There’s fun for the whole family at the annual iRead Kick Off event at the Highland Park library on Saturday, January 11 from 9am to 2pm. Meet local authors, be entertained by a professional storyteller, try your hand at Readers Theater and join D112 teachers as they read their favorite books. Plus, students who attend the Kick Off event get a 30-minute boost on the reading logs! More information to follow.
10:20am - 11:15am Storytellers
11:20am - 11:40am Val Kilen (3rd Grade)
12:40pm - 1:30pm Storytellers
1:30pm - 1:45pm Helen Weiss
Kids Can Code (Kindergarten - First Grade)
Are you creative? Curious? Come explore different coding games, resources and robots! Students get to work together to build and code in a fun environment with Ms. Kodroff & Mrs. Tortorello.
Grades Kinder-1st
February - May (Tuesdays OR Thursdays during lunch & recess)
Kids Can Code Club Code of Conduct:
We will play SAFELY, be GENTLE and RESPECT others.
We will SHARE and play together.
We will PROBLEM SOLVE together.
Snacks At School
Valentine's Day Celebration 2/13/20
Upcoming Dates
1/14/20
ON HOLD - CHAMPS K-5 Student Assembly - NEW DATE COMING
1/17/20
Early Release @1:36pm
1/20/20
No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/21/20
Board of Education Meeting @7pm (District Office)
2/8/20
Sherwood PTO Carnival
2/13/20
Valentine's Day Class Parties
2/14/20
Valentine's Day
No School - Institute Day
2/17/20
No School - Presidents' Day
2/18/20
Board of Education Meeting @7pm District Office
2/28/20
Early Release @1:36pm
3/5/20
2nd Grade Sing @2:00pm
Sherwood Elementary School
Sherwood School Hours
Regular Day
8:36am - 3:13pm
(First Bell @8:34am; Second Bell @8:36am)
Early Release
8:36am - 1:36pm
(First Bell @8:34am; Second Bell @8:36am)
Email: rfilippi@nssd112.org
Website: https://www.nssd112.org/sherwood
Location: 1900 Stratford Road, Highland Park, IL, USA
Phone: 224-765-3800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwood.es.5
Twitter: @SherwoodPandas
2nd Posting: iREAD Is Almost Here!
Message from Helen Weiss:
iREAD will be starting soon after Winter Break and will take place starting January 11th through February 5th.
iREAD Kick-Off
Please join us at the Highland Park Public Library for the annual iREAD Kick-Off on January 11th from 9:00-2:00. There will be authors, a storyteller/juggler and teachers from all district schools reading to students.
iREAD Theme
Our students voted for an iREAD theme this year and the winning theme is a Sports Theme: "Get in the Game...Read For iREAD!"
We will be kicking off iREAD at Sherwood on Monday, January 13th with Sports Day. Students and staff can wear their favorite sports team shirts or colors.
Wednesday Wake Up & Read:
Join Mrs. Weiss in the IMC at 8:00 on Wednesdays during iREAD for Wake Up & Read on 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, and 2/5. Students are invited to get cozy by our "fireplace" or read by flashlight and may count those minutes on their iREAD logs. We will also offer reading in the library during recess throughout iREAD.
Stay tuned for more iREAD info! iREAD packets will be sent home with students on Thursday, January 9th.
2nd Posting: Sherwood Gift Drive Update - Thank You!
Thank you to the Sherwood School community for supporting families in need this holiday season! Through the generosity of our parents, students and staff in terms of donations, time, and effort, we sponsored 22 children for the Moraine Township Holiday Gift Drive! In addition, we donated $200 in gift cards to Target and Jewel to be distributed to families in need. Thank you for your wonderful acts of kindness so that all of our families can enjoy the holiday season!