Eagle Update

MAY

Thursday 1 - Friday 2 | Volunteer Appreciation Week - We love our Volunteers!

Wednesday 7 | Early Release - Students Dismissed at 1:15 pm

Wednesday 7 | New! PAC Dine Out at Crumbl from 3:00 - 8:00 pm

Wednesday 7 | Archer Glen Choir Concert at 6:30 pm

Thursday 8 - Friday 9 | No School for Students - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thursday 8 - Friday 16 | Scholastic Book Fair

Wednesday 14 | Early Release - Students Dismissed at 1:15 pm

Thursday 15 | New! PAC Elections Deadline (see below)

Tuesday 20 | All Library Books Due for the Year

Wednesday 21 | Early Release - Students Dismissed at 1:15 pm

Monday 26 | No School for Students - Memorial Day

What an amazing month we have had!

The Archer Glen Carnival was a huge success! There are countless hours of planning and preparation that create an event of this magnitude. It was worth every second to hear the laughter and see the smiles of our families in attendance. A huge thank you to everyone who helped plan, solicit donations, run games and concessions, set up and tear down, sell tickets, etc. It truly takes a village and our village came out to support this incredible event!

We also ended April with our first grade concert last night! This was the first performance experience for our first grade students and they were amazing! They danced, sang, and played instruments all wearing their "extra fancy" clothes. Thanks to Mrs. Brannan, Mrs. Beymer, and Mrs. Center for helping the students to practice their songs and movement, while also calming nerves for the big show!

It seems fitting that we have been celebrating our volunteers this week. Our students and staff truly appreciate all the time that our volunteers spend on campus. Their presence and willingness to help out wherever needed provides a wonderful support structure for our Archer Glen students and adds to the welcoming school climate we strive to achieve. Thank you so much to all our volunteers - not just during this week of celebration - but all year long!!

A few final reminders, we do have Conferences next Thursday and Friday so there will be no school for students. Your student's teacher sent out their Conference Sign-Up information last Friday, so make sure you have secured your spot. We will also have our Book Fair open those days and the week after for browsing and shopping. If you are interested in providing input for your child's placement next year, there is a link further down for that form.

Happy May!

Kindly,

Sarah

The deadline to apply for a Volunteer Background Check for the 2024-2025 school year will be Wednesday, June 4, 2025. If you are hoping to participate in any end of school year celebrations, please submit your background check before June 4th. As a reminder, to volunteer in the Sherwood School District, a Volunteer Background Check must be submitted for every school year. The Volunteer Background Check applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on the Sherwood School District website beginning in July 2025.

Looking for some SUMMER fun? Check out all the fun sports camps at Sherwood High School! Learn New Things! Gain Skills! Make Friends! Registration is OPEN! More information can be found here.

It is the time of year where we reach out for parent input regarding student placement for the 25-26 school year. Each spring, placement teams begin the process of developing the next year's class rosters. Placement teams take great care to consider a number of factors that contribute to the success of each child, including social, emotional, and academic factors. Teams also consider factors that lead to balanced classrooms that benefit all students, such as balancing class size, academic strengths and goals, behavioral and work habits. Placement teams include your child's teacher, other grade level teachers, specialists, counselor, principal, and other staff knowledgeable of your child and your child's grade level peers.

Input might include academic, social, and emotional strengths and needs, aspects of the learning environment that benefit your child, and goals you would like to see your child work towards next year. If you would like to provide input to the placement team, please fill out this form by May 12th. Requests for specific teachers are not considered as a part of the placement process.

Please join us for Family shopping on both Thursday (5/8) and Friday (5/9) of Parent Teacher Conferences! The Book Fair will be open the following hours:

• Thursday, 5/8, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Friday, 5/9, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Students will also have the opportunity to shop during their scheduled Library time the week of 5/12-5/16.

The eWallet link will is now available. This is an easy, cashless way for students to shop at the Book Fair. Click here to set up an eWallet for your student.

For more information, you can visit the Book Fair Home Page

Starting in May, Sherwood schools will administer the Student Educational Equity Development (SEED) Survey to students in grades 3-11, as required by Oregon law. This survey, from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), gathers student feedback on their educational experiences to help improve support for schools and students statewide. The survey covers topics like academic opportunities, access to resources, and connection to school. It takes 10-20 minutes to complete.

Parents/guardians can decline their student’s participation. Students can also decline to participate by selecting the “I will not take this survey” option at the beginning of the survey, or they can skip any or all individual survey questions. For more information, including the survey in its entirety, please visit the ODE’s SEED Survey website. To access the opt-out form, please see the links below.

• SEED Survey Annual Notice and Participation From - English

• SEED Survey Annual Notice and Participation Form - Spanish

• SEED Survey Annual Notice and Participation Form - Chinese (Traditional)

• SEED Survey Annual Notice and Participation Form - Chinese (Simplified)

• SEED Survey Annual Notice and Participation Form - Russian

• SEED Survey Annual Notice and Participation Form - Vietnamese

• SEED Survey Annual Notice and Participation Form - Korean

If you are a little nervous about moving on to middle school, this is the clas for you. Together we will erase fears regarding lockers, transitioning between classes, organization and the new repsonsibilities that come wth being a new middle schooler. You will have the opportunity to meet classmates from other elemetnary schools, tour the campus, and get a sneak peek at Outdoor School. We will have a great time and are excited to have you join us! This 4-day class is for incoming 6th graders only.

Click here to register and for more information. For scholarship information, please contact Sherwood's Summer Coordinator, Nanci Stauffer at nstauffer@sherwood.k12.or.us or 503.825.5015.

Registration for our fall kindergarten students is now open! We have created a special edition newsletter for our Fall 2025 Kindergarten families! The newsletter can be found linked here and includes information about registration, Kindergarten Open House (which will be March 13th from 4:00-6:00 pm), and other upcoming kindergarten events. If you know of a family that will have a kindergartener at Archer Glen in the fall (age 5 by or on September 1st), but is not yet a part of our school to receive this information, please share the newsletter link with them!

Our PAC Elections have officially opened for the 25-26 Archer Glen school year! Please take a moment to fill out the ballot below. Our elections will take place for two weeks, closing at 8am on 5/15.

Our current open positions are as follows:

• Vice President
• Secretary
• Co-Fundraising
• Carnival Lead

If you are interested in filling any of these positions, please click here to add your name to the ballot!

All volunteers need to complete and have an approved background check on file prior to volunteering (this must be renewed each school year). The background check process can take 7-10 business days, so please allow sufficient processing time if you are planning to volunteer for a specific event.

If you are looking to volunteer at Archer Glen this year, please sign up using the link shared here. If you are new to Archer Glen you will need to create a new login. Past volunteers can use their old sign in. (Please note that this link does not work well on your phone so you will need to use another device).

ALL parents will need to fill out their information again as the system gets updated each fall. The registration will ask some questions about volunteer preferences, please answer the questions and select all the activities you might be interested in learning more about!

You can find out more information about how to sign up for volunteer opportunities at Archer Glen using HelpCounter by visiting Archer Glen PAC's Instagram handle here.

Archer Glen Front Office: 503-825-5100

Archer Glen 24-hour Attendance Line: 503-825-5110

• Sarah Woofter, Principal: swoofter@sherwood.k12.or.us
• Jennifer Switzer, Administrative Assistant: jswitzer@sherwood.k12.or.us
• Judy Morales, Attendance Secretary: jmorales@sherwood.k12.or.us
• Elisabeth Gardner, School Counselor: egardner@sherwood.k12.or.us

Previous Eagle Updates:

• Eagle Update, April 3, 2025
• Eagle Update, April 10, 2025
• Eagle Update, April 17, 2025
• Eagle Update, April 24, 2025

Helpful Information:

• Archer Glen Elementary homepage
  
• Archer Glen PAC website
• District website
• 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