Panda Prints
September 27, 2019
Principal's Note: Panda Prints Biweekly Newsletter
Vision & Hearing Screenings
- Kindergarteners and 2nd graders: October 4th - Vision and hearing screenings
- 1st graders and 3rd graders: This fall, hearing screening only
Kids Can Code Student Sign Up Kinder-3rd
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 2nd-3rd
- October - January (Tuesdays OR Thursdays during lunch & recess)
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.
Writing Workshop Student Sign Up Kinder - 5th
Do you love to write? Would you like to research a topic you love? Do you want to build a story? Would you like to publish a piece of writing?
Come join Mrs. Tortorello during Writing Workshop. This is a time for you to write and create.
Where: Mrs. Tortorello’s Room
When: Wednesdays during your recess
Pumpkin Book Character Contest
Message from Mrs. Weiss:
Join the fun at Sherwood’s 5th Annual Pumpkin Book Character Contest! Decorate a pumpkin to look like your favorite book character!
The purpose of the contest is to promote books and celebrate reading at Sherwood. This is an optional activity to be completed at home.
Contest Rules:
- Decorate a pumpkin to represent a favorite book character.
- The title of the book, author, and name of the book character must be included on the entry form. Entry forms will be given to participating students. Please bring completed forms in with your pumpkin.
- Absolutely no carved pumpkins. You may decorate your pumpkin using paint, markers, paper and glue, fabric, duct tape, or any other craft items. Be creative!
- Students can use a real pumpkin or an artificial one. Real pumpkins must be fresh and uncut. Any pumpkins that are punctured or deteriorating will be sent home.
- Do not write your name on the pumpkin anywhere. Mrs. Weiss will number your pumpkin when you turn it in.
- Pumpkins should be dropped off to the library on Monday morning, Oct. 28th by 9:00am. Please do not send pumpkins to school before October 28th. Pumpkins will be displayed in the library.
- Students from each class will be voting for their favorite pumpkin in each category. The winning pumpkins will be announced on Oct. 31st and all pumpkins will be displayed in front of the school for parents to view before the parade (weather permitting).
- All pumpkins must be taken home on Thursday, Oct. 31st. Any unclaimed pumpkins will be disposed of at 3:30 on Thursday, Oct. 31st.
Prizes: Prizes will be awarded to the student whose pumpkin receives the most votes in the following categories:
Kindergarten - 1st Grade
2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
4th Grade - 5th Grade
Family Category - We will have a family/sibling category for:
- Students who do not decorate their pumpkins mostly by themselves but receive a lot of assistance from their parents.
- Families who want to complete a pumpkin together as a family activity.
- Students who choose to submit one pumpkin with their sibling(s)
One winner from each category will receive a gift card to Barnes & Noble.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Weiss at hweiss@nssd112.org.
Happy pumpkin decorating!
~Mrs. Weiss
ALICE Parent Night
Upcoming Dates
9/30/19
No School - Rosh Hashana
10/2/19
Walk/Bike to School
10/5/19
FUNd Run @8am Ravinia Festival
10/9/19
No School - Yom Kippur
10/14/19
No School - Columbus
10/15/19
No School - Institute Day
10/22/19
McTeacher Night
10/31/19
Halloween (Parade @2:15pm, parties will follow)
11/11/19
No School - Veteran's Day
11/19/19
School Board Meeting @7pm
11/25/19 - 11/26/19
No School - Conferences
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
11/27/19 - 11/29/19
No School - Thanksgiving
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: FUNd Run Principal Incentive
Our students have sent in many, many, many ideas for Sherwood's Principal Incentive...and if Sherwood has the highest percentage of participants based on our enrollment...ALL students will get EXTRA RECESS!!!
2nd Posting: Erin's Law (Public Act 96-1524)
Please CLICK HERE for more information from Dr. Holly Colin, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services.
2nd Posting: Student Success Block
The Student Success Block is time allocated to math and/or literacy instruction based on the most current formative data - multiple points of data are used. This block supports all learners! Possible focus areas include, but are not limited to: pre-teaching, short-term enrichment or intervention, or a series of mini-lessons to meet or exceed learning targets in the current unit of instruction. The Student Success Block groups are very fluid to meet our students' needs throughout the school year. We are so fortunate to have this learning model to continue to meet the needs of ALL of our learners!
2nd Posting: Halloween Guidelines 10/31/19
Halloween Schedule for 10/31/19:
- 2:15 Parade
- 2:30 Class Parties (ONLY room parents are permitted to attend class parties)
Parade Information:
- Viewing for our parade will begin @2:15pm; parents/guardians please be located outside before and during the parade.
- The students will walk around the school on the sidewalk and paths; the blacktop will have cones indicating the route. Please stand behind the cones so that our students have a walkway for the parade.
- If we have inclement weather, the parade will be cancelled outside. We will host the parade inside, but due to the space available, parents/guardians will not be permitted inside the building.
Classroom Parties:
- Parties will begin following the parade, approximately @2:30pm.
- ONLY room parents are permitted to enter the school to attend classroom parties.
- Parties will conclude at approximately 3:00pm to allow for clean up and end of the day preparation.
General Costume Guidelines:
- ALL students will change into their costumes in the afternoon.
- Costumes should be brought to school in a bag and labeled.
- ALL costumes MUST be safe for parade and party activities - check to make sure that any face or head covering allow the child maximum visibility.
- Comfortable shoes are suggested.
- NO toy weapons, NO exceptions.
Group Costumes Guidelines:
- Many fun costumes are great when paired with others. However, group costumes at school and that evening typically mean great group fun paired with disappointment to the person left out (purposefully or not). I am sure you can imagine how hard it would be to show up to school dressed as something only to find your classmates organized around a theme. Inclusion or individuality are easy choices to make. Please take a moment to think about the other children in class who you may not be aware of - who spend hours each day stressing out about being included. Please, please avoid group costumes. ALL of our kids MATTER.