SMS Weekly Update
February 7th - February 11th
SMS Phone Numbers
Weekly Calendar:
Staff Appreciation Week
Feb. 7 – B Day
- GotSneakers Recycling Fundraiser Begins
- Art Club returns
Feb. 8 – A Day
Feb. 9 – B Day
- White Schedule, 1-Hour Early Release
- District Board Meeting / Work Session, 5:00 – 8:30 p.m., https://bit.ly/39VlhD3
Feb. 10 – A Day
Feb. 11 – B Day – GotSneakers Recycling Fundraiser Ends
Upcoming Events
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb. 16 - Immunization Exclusion Day (not related to COVID-19 immunizations)
Feb. 16 - White Schedule, 1-Hour Early Release
Feb. 18 – Wellness Day - No School
Feb. 21 – Presidents Day – No School
Feb. 24 – Site Council Meeting – 7:15 – 8:15 a.m., Virtual
Information for Parents
Staff Appreciation Week is next week, February 7th through the 11th. Although the PSO is providing treats throughout the week, we ask that your student get involved as well. Can they bring in a note of encouragement to a teacher or staff member? Something off their Amazon or favorites list linked below?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L6Nw1szzfv6rYWD0-43mD73g3LUgFrIS5-YgXg9CMfI/edit
In addition if there is something you’d like to say to an SMS staff member please email
Info@smspso.org and we’ll make sure it gets to the right person. Thanks for loving our Middle School staff!!
Help Raise Funds with Old Sneakers: Coming up next week, the SMS Parent Service Organization (PSO) will be partnering with GotSneakers to recycle old, unusable sneakers and raise money at the same time. Students and staff will be encouraged to bring old or worn sneakers for collection during Flight Time. Sneakers will be collected daily. The Flight Time class collecting the most sneakers by Friday, February 11th will win a reward.
For OHSU Testing Program supplies please email jgodfrey@sherwood.k12.or.us
Happy Birthday
Avery
SMS Sparrow
Past Information for Your Reference
Wellness Days: The Sherwood School Board presented a Staff Care and Retention Package at the Board meeting Wednesday evening. The link is provided here. (https://bit.ly/39VlhD3) Part of that package are two “Wellness Days” on February 18th and April 29th. These will be non-school days for students.
Exclusion Day: February 16th is the exclusion day. Students who have not received required immunizations, or a nonmedical/ medical exemption before the start of school on February 16th will be excluded from school until providing documentation of the receipt of immunization(s), or a nonmedical/medical exemption. Please contact Allison Kopp if you have questions.
Updates to Contact Tracing Guidelines: The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and Washington County Public Health Department released an update to contact tracing guidance for schools. The update no longer requires quarantine for masked indoor close contacts in K-12 settings. Quarantine will continue to be required for any students exposed due to no mask or an improperly worn mask by either individual. Exposed students who are unvaccinated will be quarantined for 5 days. Parents of exposed, vaccinated students will be notified of the exposure and asked to monitor student health for 14 days.
Yearbook Photos: Click here to upload photos into the TreeRing shared folders.
Yearbook: Yearbooks may be purchased until May. The cost is $25 and varies with personalization options. Go to www.treering.com/validate. The SMS passcode is 101612219220699