Sherwood Middle School
January 8, 2023 Update
Dear Sherwood Community,
It was a pleasure to welcome your child back to school this week!
We want to wish good luck to our Speech Team who is participating in their first Speech Tournament today at Sherwood. Please consider joining us on Monday night for our next PTO meeting as we need help planning our upcoming Sherwood Night Out on Friday, January 27th.
We could also use your help reminding your child about the importance of following our Core Values each day. We will be reviewing our Core Values with them at Grade Level Meetings this Thursday and Friday. Thank you for reinforcing this message at home with your child.
We are looking forward to the return of sunny skies and a full week of learning this week.
Jon, Heather, and Karen
a message from mr. kelly
This Week's Schedule
Monday, January 9th: Day 1: PTO Meeting @ 7pm
Tuesday, January 10th: Day 2Wednesday, January 11th Day 3: Ski Club
Thursday, January 12th Day 4: Grade Level Meeting: Grade 5
Friday, January 13th Day 5: Grade Level Meeting: Grade 6
This Week's Lunch Schedule
Photos of the Week
Students smile for the camera before they board the bus for Ski Club this past Wednesday.
**NEW**
Spelling Bee Recognized By Community Advocate
JANUARY PTO MEETING: 1/9/23
The January PTO meeting will be Monday, January 9th, @ 7PM in the Oak Media Center. Join us as we plan the Sherwood Winter Night Out being held at the end of January - an event we need lots of help for!
**The PTO is looking for members to join and help fill roles. including fundraising coordinator and communications, as we have current members leaving at the end of the school year.
The SMS PTO serves both Sherwood and Oak and we welcome parents from grades 5-8!
SHREWSBURY DAY @ RAILERS: 1/22/23
Join family and friends to cheer on the Worcester Railers on Sunday, January 22nd, at 3:05PM at the DCU Center, as the Railers take on the Trois-Rivières Lions from Quebec!
Tickets start at ONLY $17! When you purchase you will receive a unique link to share with family & friends. Everyone who buys from your link will sit with you at the game. Pay separately but sit together! Tickets will immediately be delivered to your phone once purchased.
Purchase your tickets here: https://www.railershc.com/shrewsburyday
SHERWOOD NIGHT OUT: 1/27/23
The PTO is hosting the SHERWOOD WINTER NIGHT OUT on Friday, January 27th from 6:30-8:30PM for Sherwood students (snow date 2/3). We will have various activities in the Sherwood cafeteria, gym, and the lobby area, including a DJ Dance Party, a movie, board games, and more! The fall night out was so much fun we can't wait to do this next one!
Ticket sales will be during lunch Wednesday 1/18 through Friday 1/20 (or until sold out). Tickets will be $5 each, and only 500 tickets are being sold for this event. (Ticket sales are capped to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all during the event.)
To make this great night happen for our students we need a large number of volunteers and donations. Please consider donating your time or concessions so we can run this night of fun!
**PLEASE NOTE: We have sign-up slots for both 1/27 AND 2/3 so that we have volunteers for the snow date if needed.
Please use this link for volunteer and donation opportunities:
From the Nurses' Office
Reminder from the nursing office about required health records:
If your child has had a physical or immunizations within the last year please send in a copy to the health office. If your child received a vision screening referral from the school nurse, please return the form signed by a physician once complete.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns by email sherwoodnurses@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us or phone
508-841-8678. Records can be brought in or faxed to 508-841-8677. Thank you, Danielle Jusseaume RN and Linda Berard RN.
Girls on the Run
Sherwood Middle School is excited to host a Spring Season of Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run is an after school program that helps girls increase their self-confidence, develop healthy relationships, and feel good about themselves, inside and out! The program will run for 10 weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00-4:30. The program will start on Monday March 27th and conclude with a Celebratory 5K on Saturday June 10, 2023. If you have any questions about the program at Sherwood, please reach out to Jennifer Bolt at jbolt@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us.
ASAP CLASSES
Sherwood is pleased to offer five new after school classes starting the week of January 30th. Registration for these classes will open Tuesday, January 10th at 7:00AM. Seats are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Payment is due at the time of registration, and unpaid registrations will be automatically deleted. Classes cost $40 for the six-week session. Class fees are non-refundable unless SPS has to cancel the class. Class offerings include:
- Math Fun with Vedic Mathematics
- Film Society
- Cross Stitch Art
- Dungeons and Dragons Club
- Hour(s) of Code
Please visit our website for complete class information including schedules and instructions on how to register. Pease contact Karen Isaacson, Director of Extended Learning kisaacson@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us with any questions.
2023-2024 Preschool Lottery Application and Survey Now Open
The 2023-2024 Shrewsbury Public Schools Preschool Lottery Application and Survey opened on Tuesday, January 3rd. All students who will be at least 3 years old by August 31st, 2023 are eligible to apply. We encourage all age-eligible families to complete the form even if they do not plan to send their child to preschool with Shrewsbury Public Schools for the 2023-2024 school year, as this is valuable information for us.
Please click here to complete the form. The application closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27th. For more information, please visit our registration webpage.
Important Upcoming Dates
Monday, January 16th: MLK Jr Day- No School
Monday, January 23rd: Grade 6 Winter Concert @ Oak
Wednesday, January 25th: End of Cycle 3
Friday, January 27th: Sherwood Night Out
Monday, January 30th: Grade 5 Winter Concert @ Oak
Monday, February 6th-Friday February 17th: Book Fair
Tuesday, February 7th: Early Release 11:35am Dismissal
Monday, February 20th- Friday February 24th: February Vacation
Tuesday, March 7th: Early Release 11:35am Dismissal
Additional Reminders
ABSENT/TARDY
If your child will be absent or tardy, please call the Child Safe line (508-841-8670) by 8:00am. You may also call the day or night before. An automated phone call goes out every morning at 9:15 and if we do not receive a message by 8:00am you will receive a phone call. This is a child safety procedure that is in place to ensure the well- being of all of our students.
DISMISSAL
If you are dismissing your child early, you must call the Main Office at 508-841-8670 (instead of emailing team teachers).
LATE BUS
We are now offering a FREE late bus services for all Sherwood students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The buses will depart from Sherwood at 4:00pm.
- There are three bus routes with centralized stops coming from each campus. Please look at the middle schools map to decide which route and stop is best for your family.
- Times are approximate and the actual time your child gets off the bus may be different from the time posted in the schedule.
- Parents are responsible for making arrangements for their students to get home from the centralized bus stops.
- Families will need to sign up for the late bus via the middle schools Google form by noon on the day your child will take the bus.
Please contact April Yu (transportation@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us) with questions.