Dear Hawks View Families,

It is a tremendous privilege to be writing my first Principal update to you all! I am honored to serve as your new Principal and look forward to meeting you in the coming weeks. Next week our teachers and classified staff will return and the following week we’ll welcome back our students! I have included a brief video to introduce myself to families. Enjoy the last bit of summer!

Click here for link.

With Gratitude,

Amy

Aug. 26 -Class Lists sent to families in grades 1-5 @ 3pm

Aug. 30 - Supply Night grades K-5 @ 4:00-6:00pm

Sept. 01 - First day of school grades 1-5

Sept. 01 - Kindergarten Orientation / Group A

Sept. 02 - Kindergarten Orientation / Group B

Sept. 05 - Labor Day - No School

Sept. 06 - Kindergarten Orientation / Group C

Sept. 07 - 1st Day for Pre-K

Sept. 07 & 08 - Kinder Ramp Up - All kinders attend

Sept. 09 - Kindergarten Only - No School for class assignment

Sept. 12 - All kinders attend assigned classes

Sept. 14 - Early Release @ 1:15pm

Please click on the link for the 2022-2023 Supply List. If your family needs help with supplies, please contact our school counselor at shustler@sherwood.k12.or.us. The supply list can also be found on the Hawks View website at https://hv.sherwood.k12.or.us/.

This event is an excellent opportunity to meet teachers, reconnect with and make new friends, and ensure your student’s school year gets off to a great start!

• Beat the first day rush! You can also deposit lunch money into your child’s lunch account! Or pay online at: https://sherwood.k12.or.us/resources/online-payment-system/

We also encourage you to bring any daily medications, Epi-Pens, inhalers, or over the counter medications your child may need at school to Supply Night. Required forms are available on the Health Services web page, and in the office.

For the past two years, most public schools in the U.S. have provided free meals to students. That federal pandemic relief program has now ended, and beginning this year, there will be a fee for school lunches. All families are encouraged to fill out the Free and Reduced Application, electronically, on our District website under the Nutrition Services Department page. Once there, navigate to Forms. If you need a hard copy of the form, please contact the office.

Elementary Pricing for the 2022-23 school year is:

• Breakfast $2.15
• Lunch $3.50
• Milk $0.60

If your child needs to take medication during school hours, we would like to remind you of some important safety policies:

• Parents must bring medication (Prescription or OTC) to and from school. Students are not allowed to transport medication.

• Medication must be in the original container.

• Your child’s name must be affixed to the original container.

• Prescriptions must have appropriate pharmacy labeling.

• Medications must not be expired.

• Appropriate medication authorization forms (see below) MUST be filled out and submitted to the school office before any medication can be administered.

Form A: “Authorization for Medication Administration” must be submitted for any medication use during school hours including student self-administration.

Form B: “Permission for Student to Self-Medicate” (inhalers only, grades 3-5) must be submitted for self-medication along with Form A.

All forms can be found on the Health Services web page here. Save some time and bring forms and medication in on Supply Night, August 30th. The first few mornings of school are extremely busy helping students find their way, and you may have a considerable wait until we can help you.

PART I - If you are new to Hawks View, or have not entered your information in our volunteer database, please visit www.helpcounter.net/volunteer and follow the instructions for New Volunteer. Your information will be submitted to the volunteer database where we will process it and send you a link allowing you to pick from the volunteer activities.

If you are returning to Hawks View and already have information in our volunteer program, please visit www.helpcounter.net/volunteer and type in your email address. The volunteer system will send you an email to this address asking you to update your personal information and volunteer activities already on file.

It’s that easy to do! A little volunteering goes a long way and we are happy to have you at Hawks View Elementary! If you have any questions, please email

hopkinsvolunteers@gmail.com.

Part II - Background Checks

Background checks can now be submitted for the 2022-2023 school year. Please do not submit more than once. Background checks can take up to 7-10 days for processing. You may call the school office to check on your clearance status.

All parents wishing to volunteer in the Sherwood School District are required to complete a background check each year. This service is free of charge and is necessary to ensure the safety of our students. Background check forms are filled out online on the district website www.sherwood.k12.or.us under Resources/Volunteer Opportunities. Parents will not be allowed to volunteer in the classroom or attend field trips until the school has received notification of approval.

Sports and enrichment activities in our community can be found on our District website, under the Resources tab, and then Community Information.