Eagle Update

Welcome to the 2023-24 school year. We are excited to welcome you and your child back to Archer Glen!

There is so much to look forward to this year, including meeting new teachers and seeing old friends, welcoming our new families and students, and, of course, a lot of wonderful learning. Many thanks goes out to our custodial and district facilities teams for preparing our building and grounds. Thank you to all our staff members across the district working hard to prepare for a wonderful start to the school year.

I'd like to also welcome our new staff:

• Jennifer Switzer, Administrative Assistant
• Joseph Buccafurni, 2nd Grade Teacher
• Autumn Eddleman, 2nd Grade Teacher
• Sara Erickson, PE Teacher
• Debi Hartley, Learning Specialist
• Tyleur Kotzian-Upshaw, Learning Specialist
• Marina Ray, Speech-Language Pathologist
• Cathy Farrand, Instructional Coach (new role)

In this newsletter, you'll find the information you need for a successful start to the school year, but please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you might have. Enjoy these last wonderful days of summer and see you all soon!!

Friday 25 @ 3:15pm | Grades 1-5 teachers email students in their class

Monday 28 @ 4:00 to 6:00pm | Meet & Greet (formerly Supply Night)

• Students and families are invited to drop off supplies, meet their teacher, and enjoy a BBQ hosted by the Archer Glen PAC.

Wednesday 30 | 1st Day of School for Grades 1-5

• Arrival @ 7:45 to 7:55am at the Main Entrance or Activities Entrance
• Dismissal @ 2:15pm at classroom exterior doors

Wednesday 30, Thursday 31, and Friday 1 | Kindergarten Orientation

• Incoming K students attend 1 of the 3 days. Day assignments can be found below.
• K arrive at the Activities Entrance at 8:00am.
• After dropping off students, families are invited to hear from PAC and Mr. Shuckerow.

Monday 4 | No School / Labor Day

Tuesday 5 & Wednesday 6 | All Kindergarten students attend

Thursday 7 | No school for Kindergarten students

Friday 8 | Kindergarten students being in their assigned classrooms

Wednesday 13 @ 1:15pm | Early Release

Wednesday 20 @ 1:15pm | Early Release

Thursday 21 @ 6:00 to 7:30pm | Back to School Night

Wednesday 27 @ 1:15pm | Early Release

Friday 29 | Archer Glen Fun Run

All students and their parent/guardians are invited to attend our Meet & Greet on Monday, August 28th from 4:00 to 6:00pm. This is an open house. Families may attend anytime during the two hour window to see their new classrooms, meet their teacher, and drop off supplies. Check the Archer Glen Supply List for 2023-24 to make sure you have everything you need. If you need assistance with supplies, please contact the Archer Glen front office or call the SHARE Center at 503-825-5087.

Families are also welcome to enjoy a BBQ hosted by the Archer Glen PAC.

The first day of school for grades 1st - 5th is Wednesday, August 30th. Kindergarteners will follow a different beginning-of-the-year schedule, which can be found later in the newsletter.

Arrival @ 7:45 to 7:55 AM

• Students will enter through the Main Entrance or Activities Entrance
• Class begins at 7:55 AM
• Breakfast service begins at 7:30am. Students eating breakfast enter the building through the Activities Entrance starting at 7:30am.

Dismissal @ 2:15 PM

• Early Release Wednesday Dismissal @ 1:15 (except September 6)
• Students who are walking home or being picked up from the classroom will be released from the classroom's exterior door.
• Students being picked up by car will wait in the undercover area. Car pick up is along the yellow curb in the main parking lot.

Arrival

Students should arrive to school between 7:45 and 7:55am. Classes begin at 7:55am. Students can use either the Main Entrance or the Activities Entrance to enter the building starting at 7:45am. Students arriving after 7:55am should use the Main Entrance.

Vehicle drop off is along the main parking lot sidewalk. Students should exit vehicles from the passenger side. If your child needs your assistance exiting the vehicle, please park your vehicle in a parking slot as not to disrupt the flow of traffic in the drop off lane. When exiting the parking lot, vehicles must only turn RIGHT. This also helps to keep traffic flowing. There is no student drop off in the bus lane. The bus lane must remain clear of all arrival traffic.

Breakfast service begins at 7:30am. Students eating breakfast will enter through the Activities Entrance starting at 7:30am. See the Nutrition Department webpage for pricing.

Dismissal

Students are dismissed at 2:15pm from exterior classroom doors. On early release Wednesdays, students are released at 1:15pm. K-1 students who are walking home need to be picked up by a chaperone. Grades 1-5 can be picked up in the care line, but Kindergarten students must be picked up from the exterior classroom door. Kindergarten students will not be released to the car line by themselves.

As a part of our annual safety and security review, our district elementary team has been thoughtfully considering how to make our elementary arrival and dismissal times as safe as possible. One major safety concern for our buildings is the entry of parents into the building for drop off in the mornings. Allowing parents to enter the building without background checks or scheduled volunteer times, creates a large breach in our building security measures. As such, we are going to continue to keep our arrival (and dismissal) procedures the same as last year. Students will enter through the Main Entrance or Activities Entrance and walk down to their classrooms independently. Students will be released from classroom exterior exits at the end of the day. This will still provide parents with the opportunity to check in with teachers at pick up if needed, and will also help us to very closely monitor who is in our buildings at all times.

Volunteers and parent helpers will still be welcome in our schools during pre-scheduled volunteer times with our PAC or our classroom teachers. Additionally, parents are encouraged to attend our Meet & Greet on August 28th from 4-6 pm to visit classrooms and see the building. We will also host an in-person Back to School Night on Thursday, September 21st from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, and in-person conferences in late October and early May. It is important to us that we balance both student safety and parent involvement in our school community, and we believe this plan will allow us to do both.

Every volunteer in Sherwood School District must have a criminal background check completed each school year (July 1-June 30). Background checks take 7-10 business days to process. Background checks are required for each school year, so background checks completed prior to July 1, 2023 are not valid for the 23-24 school year.

Once your background checks clear, names are added to the approved volunteer list for all SSD schools. Please note: no approval notice goes out to cleared volunteers, so if you have questions about your submission or want to confirm your background check has been processed and approved, please contact the office of the school you would like to volunteer

To complete the volunteer approval process for 2023-24, please complete the form below:

• Volunteer Background Check Form
• Volunteer Background Check Form - Spanish

Meal pricing returns this year. Breakfast and lunch are no longer free. Information about breakfast and lunch prices and menus can be found on the Nutrition Department webpage.

Families may be eligible for the Free and Reduced Meals program: Apply for Free or Reduced Meals Program.

Funds can be added to your child's school account online by credit/debit card or ACH transfer, or in-person at your child's school. For online payment, parents/guardians will need to have a account through PayForIt.net. For information on setting up your PayForIt.net account, please click here.

For information or assistance with Nutrition Services, please contact the Nutrition Services Department at 503-825-5009.

• 2023-24 bus routes will be available on the Ride360 app after August 21.

• To access the Ride360 app, you will need your student's ID number, and will need to enter student birthday in a MMDDYYYY format. For more information on this app, please visit the Transportation Department website here.

• Alternate Destination Request forms will be accepted during the 2023-24 school year. An alternate destination is defined as any stop that is not the stop assigned to a student eligible to use District transportation based on their place of residence. The Alternate Destination Request must be completed by a parent/guardian, submitted to the student's school, and approved by the Transportation Department in advance. Please note: The approval process can take up to 2 weeks to complete, and student will not be picked up/dropped off at the alternate destination until the parent/guardian has received notification of approval from the Transportation Department. To access this form, please click here or contact your student's school.

• Courtesy riders will be allowed this year as bus capacity allows. Students should request a form from their school to be given to the bus driver; notes from a parent/guardian given directly to a bus driver will not be accepted.

For more information or assistance with bus transportation for your student, please contact the Transportation Department at 503-825-5900.

“Kindergarten Orientation Days” August 30, 31 & September 1

Kindergarten Orientation Days: Your child is invited to one of the three orientation days. They will spend this day doing fun activities with all Kindergarten teachers in a small group setting. Students’ assigned day for Kindergarten Orientation is determined by the first letter of their last name:

• Student Last Name A – H: Wednesday, August 30 (8:00am – 2:15pm)

• Student Last Name J – O: Thursday, August 31 (8:00am – 2:15pm)

• Student Last Name P – Z: Friday, September 1 (8:00am – 2:15pm)

For Kindergarten Orientation, students will enter through the Activities Entrance starting at 8:00am (see map for directions). We will have plenty of staff on hand to guide your child to the Kindergarten classrooms. At that time, you will be invited to stay in the cafeteria for a welcome with the principal and Archer Glens' Parent Advisory Committee (PAC).

“Ramp-Up Days” September 5-6

• Tuesday, September 5 & Wednesday, September 6 - All children attend the full school day (7:55am - 2:15pm). Students will use the Main Entrance or Activities Entrance for arrival starting on the 7th. Doors open at 7:45am. There will be plenty of staff to assist students to their classrooms. During these two days, students will spend time in each kindergarten classroom with a variety of students and staff.

• Thursday, September 7 - No school for kindergarten students - teachers thoughtfully create balanced classes and prepare classrooms. Kindergarten class lists will be emailed by noon.

• Friday, September 8 – Kindergarten students begin in assigned classes (7:55am - 2:15pm).

Additional Important Information

• Please send a healthy, nut-free snack, with your child each day.

• Your child is welcome to bring lunch from home or purchase a school lunch. If your child is having a school lunch, just have them let their teacher know when they arrive at school, and we will make sure they get a meal during their lunch break.

• School supplies will be brought to school on August 28th for our open house Meet & Greet from 4-6 pm. A list of supplies for kindergarten can be found HERE.

The SHARE Center is here for all of your back-to-school needs! We have lots of clothing, shoes, backpacks and school supplies -- all ages and sizes!!

For an appointment at the SHARE Center, please contact:

Amy Gillett at agillett@sherwood.k12.or.us or 503-825-5087

Ursula Pinto at upinto@sherwood.k12.or.us or 503-825-5085

Get connected with the Archer Glen Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)! Use the QR codes below to see upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and other ways to get involved and be connected.

In the event of inclement weather, urgent alerts (such as bus route delays), or emergencies, the Sherwood School District will utilize one or more of the following communications:

• School Messenger - This is an automated system that will send district or school level alerts, newsletters, or announcements to the parent/guardian information on file with the school. If your email address or phone number have changed, please update your contact information with your child's school office. If you have unsubscribed from these messages in the past but would like to be re-enrolled, please contact candregg@sherwood.k12.or.us for assistance.

• District Website - All high-priority alerts will be posted to the main SSD website here (look for a red alert bar at the top of the website for most up-to-date information).

• District Social Media - The District is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sherwoodschooldistrict88J or on Twitter at twitter.com/SherwoodSD

• FlashAlert - This is a free subscription service that alerts users via text or app notifications. Sign up at www.flashalert.net/signup or by downloading the FlashAlert app on your smartphone. If you have signed up for FlashAlert previously, please sign in to make sure your subscription is current. If you are not subscribed to our channel, you can search for "Sherwood Sch. Dist." to sign up for our district's alerts.

Archer Glen Front Office: 503-825-5100

Previous Eagle Updates

• Eagle Update Special Edition: First Days of Kinder

Helpful Information

• Archer Glen Elementary homepage
• Archer Glen PAC website
• Archer Glen Supply List for 2022-23
  
• Enrollment Information
• Champions (after school child care)
• School Lunch Menus
• SHARE Center | (503) 825-5087
• Sherwood Community Information
• Sherwood School District Calendar
• School Boundaries

Website: https://ag.sherwood.k12.or.us/
Location: 16155 SW Sunset Blvd, Sherwood, OR 97140
Phone: (503) 825-5100