Sherwood ES Weekly Update
9/3/23
No School on Monday
Back to School Night
To help accommodate families with more than one student in school, or families with different time preferences, there will be two different classroom presentation times. Please see the schedule below:
6:00-6:25 First Presentation: Parents visit their child’s homeroom to hear the presentation and leave a note for their child
6:25-6:40 Administration and PTA Video and Welcome
6:40-6:50 Transition to another classroom
6:50-7:15 Second Presentation: Parents visit their child’s homeroom to hear the presentation and leave a note for their child
Daily Schedule including Recess and Lunch
Please see the schedule below for daily times for recess and lunch by grade level and program.
This year, recess is before lunch to encourage students to eat a full healthy lunch. Recess and lunch have also been expanded by 5 minutes to give students a full 30 minutes after transitioning from different locations.
During the recess blocks where grades 1 and 2, or grades 3 and 4 are together, students will rotate between the playgrounds, blacktop, and field areas throughout the week.
Kindergarten Teacher Assignments
Transportation Information
Phone: 240-740-2606
Email: Gregory_R_Walker@mcpsmd.org
Cafeteria Updates and Purchasing School Meals
Overview
Free Meals are No Longer Available for ALL Students, due to the end of Federal USDA waivers.
Meal Prices for School Year 2023-2024:
Breakfast for All Schools: $1.30
Elementary Lunch: $2.55
MySchoolBucks is an optional service for parents to view recent purchases and make prepayments to your child’s cafeteria account for breakfast, lunch and a la carte meals via the Internet with a credit/debit card. This service is offered as a convenience for interested families. By creating a secure online account, parents can manage their child’s account.
MySchoolBucks instructions:
English | español | 中文 | français | tiếng Việt | 한국어 | አማርኛ
Free and Reduced Meals
Students may qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on household size and income.
They may also qualify if they are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), or Medicaid benefits.
Families may apply for meal benefits by completing an Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals for the current school year.
Students who qualify for reduced-price meals will eat for free!
Apply online for free and reduced meals at MySchoolApps.com (translations available on the website) Click here for an English video tutorial.
Special Meal Plans
Does your child require a special meal plan, related to a medical condition or food allergy? You must complete the Special Dietary Needs Form and email it to DFNSOffice@mcpsmd.org. You can access the form in English | español | français | 中文 | Portuguese | 한국어 | tiếng Việt | አማርኛ
Website: http://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/food-and-nutrition/meal-payments/#FARMS
Carpool Safety
Some general reminders to help everything work safely and efficiently.
- Please pull all the way up to the end of the carpool lane to allow as many cars as possible to pick up or drop off at once.
- When entering the driveway, please be patient and take turns with cars turning from the left and the right. Please be extra careful turning left onto route 108 when exiting the parking lot.
- When crossing the crosswalk, please wait for the hand signals from staff that the carpool lane is safe to cross.
- Please do not enter the bus loop lane during arrival or dismissal.
- During the day, please do not park in the bus loop from 11:30am-12:30pm due to bus pickups.
- Please do not block any of the lanes.
PTA Updates
PTA Newsletter - The Frenzy - August 2023 Back to School
https://sherwoodelem.memberhub.com/sends/45aef06c-9aa9-41aa-a946-9a23c4f9b391/view/
Events:
September 12th – Restaurant Night at Jersey Mikes
September 29th – PTA Movie Night at SES - The Super Mario Bros Movie.
October 3rd - First General Body PTA Meeting
Link to upload First Day of School pictures and more for the yearbook http://tinyurl.com/sesyearbookphotos
The PTA is currently doing a Spirit Wear Preorder which closes on September 15th: https://sherwoodelem.memberhub.com/store
We have a "Fun"raiser with SG Moco - a local and Sherwood Parent business - details in the PTA newsletter.
We are always looking for volunteers: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe07uYwFp6U5YPbHmqhEE7N37K4l97JloQPIZoKeO0tQY2S0Q/viewform?pli=1
The PTA email address is: info@sesptamd.org
Website: https://sherwoodelem.memberhub.com/store/items/853151
Saturday School
Saturday School provides academic tutoring and instruction with certified
teachers in a nurturing and supportive environment. The program is
aligned with the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) curriculum.
This support is offered every Saturday.
MCPS students Grades K through 12 may attend after registering for
Saturday School for $85 per year ($40 for students who receive FARMS).
Website: saturdayschool.org
Health Room Information
Health room staff plan to be available beginning August 23, 2023. Forms may be submitted over the summer by:
a) Emailing to Lisa Rocco, Health Room Tech at lisa_j_rocco@mcpsmd.org
b) Fax: 301-924-3294
c) Mail: 1401 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
d) Drop off to the health room beginning August 23, 2023
Please Note: - Health room staff will NOT be monitoring health forms sent to the nurse's email and/or school over the summer; forms will be reviewed when health staff return in August 2023.Commonly Used Forms Included Below:
Medication Authorization Form,
School Enrollment Forms and Documents
ENROLLMENT DOCUMENTATION
- Parent/Guardian Photo ID
- Childbirth Certificate
- Proof of Residency - Quick Guide to Enrollment You only need to submit one of the following:
- Homeowner Current Tax Bill, or Closing Disclosure Statement
- Leasing Home Lease + Current Utility Bill
- Notarized Shared Housing Form + Tax Bill or Lease + Current Utility Bill
- New Student Enrollment Form 560-24 MCPS Form 560-24, New Student Information
- Student Emergency Form 565-1 MCPS Form 565-1, Student Emergency Information
- Immunizations MDH Form 896
- Record of Physical Exam SR-6 SR-6, Maryland Schools Record of Physical Examination
- Dental Health Form 525-17 MCPS Form 525-17, Dental Health Form
- Blood Lead Testing Certification dhmh 4620 DHMH Form 4620, Lead Testing Certificate
Running Calendar
CALENDAR- NEW INFO IN BOLD
September
9/4 - No School for Students
9/7 - Back to School Night
9/22 - Early Release Day
9/25 - No School for Students
October
10/9 - No School for Students
November
11/1 - No School for Students
11/20 - Early Release Day
11/21 - Early Release Day
11/22 - No School for Students