Panda Prints

Hello Sherwood Families,

As always, we greatly appreciate you taking the time to review our weekly newsletter to prepare for the week ahead. We cannot thank you all enough for the continued support and partnership.

A big THANK YOU to all of the parents and caregivers who gave their time, energy, and creativity to decorate our classroom door for Valentine's Day. It is so exciting to see the amazing things that happen at Sherwood as a result of our dynamic stakeholders working together! We cannot wait for our students to see all of the love and support come to life!

Panda Pride,

Rachel & Kevin

It's time to celebrate and recognized our Panda SuperSTARS this week! These pandas are in the photo above.

SHINE BRIGHT PANDAS!

Safety

Kayla Zacarias

Teamwork

Johnny Abrahamson

Andy Melrose

Charli Ratskoff

Max Weinstock

Academic Attitude

Charley Dicks

Izzy Epstein

Jarrett Tabor

Kelsey Woelfle

Respect

Evelyn Bloom

Rylan Fernandes

Lina Guetzov

Maya Jaffe

Estella LaBoy

Ella Orgill

Harrison Weiss

S - SUCCESS

Hello from the Sherwood Art Room!

Artwork is going home in the next week or two and we need brown paper bags to make sure the amazing creations make it home safely. If you have extra brown paper bags please send them to school with your pandas. They can also be dropped off at the office if it is more convenient.

Thank you for supporting our Art program!

Melinda Flinchum

Thank you to all the parents who registered your children for service club! Your support is greatly appreciated.

All spots for 2nd and 3rd graders have been filled. The session is now closed for registration.

There are still plenty of spots open for 4th and 5th graders! Please email completed registration form to rakeating25@gmail.com.

The PTO President’s Council is collecting a variety of goods for the local food pantry. Our PTO has chosen to collect jelly and jam to support this worthy endeavor. There is a collection box in the front office. We will be collecting through Monday, February 28th.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership!

Students were challenged to create a bookmark with an outer space theme. How amazing are these tiny art creations? Thank you to all of our students who submitted a bookmark this year. They were all so unique and incredibly creative!

Congratulations to our 2022 iRead Bookmark Winners!

K-1: Ariella Wood

2nd: Shiloh Cohen

3rd: A tie!! 2 winners: Max Berke and Emily Page

4-5: Mila Ori

This year we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day at Sherwood!

Our students will be participating in a service project and students will have the option to exchange valentines with their classmates. Please do not include any type of food items with the valentines. If you are interested in having your child participate in our valentines exchange, and you are in need of financial assistance, please reach out to Rachel Filippi (rfilippi@nssd112.org) directly.

Room Parents will be decorating the classroom doors on February 9th and 11th after school hours. Since there won't be any class parties, Room Parents will be providing teachers with ideas of fun activities to do during the day including great movement breaks and games. Thank you to our amazing PTO for organizing this!

Our PTO has also organized a wonderful service project to help celebrate the day. Sherwood will be spreading the love this Valentine's Day by working with Color A Smile. This organization is a nonprofit that distributes cheerful drawings to senior citizens, troops overseas, and anyone who needs a smile. We will provide each class with a variety of pages.

All students need to do is color, sign their names, and write their ages. Everything can be dropped back off in the office on Tuesday, February 15th and the PTO will collect and send out to Color A Smile.

Please note the following things to avoid:

1) No glitter

2) No get well wishes

3) No dates noted on the sheets

More information on this great organization can be found here.

As part of our continued efforts to ensure the whole child is supported, the District will be administering a Universal Social-Emotional Screener to all students during the week of February 14th.

The purpose of this screener is to provide data on where students could benefit from continued or additional support. This screener is not intended to serve as an evaluation of individual students.

For students in grades K through 2, classroom teachers will complete the screener. For students in grade 3 through 5, classroom teachers will complete the screener and students will complete a self-screener.

Pursuant to Board Policy 6:65 this is in support of social-emotional learning standards. And pursuant to Board Policy 7:15, if you would like to opt your student out of the survey, please email Rachel Filippi (rfilippi@nssd112.org) and Kevin Saunders (ksaunders@nssd112.org).

REGISTER HERE

As part of our commitment to continuous improvement and growth, parents, students, and teachers in our District and across Illinois have been asked to participate in the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school.

Take the 5ESSENTIALS Survey today!

For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years’ Reports, please visit https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or 5essentials@uchicago.edu.

2/14/22

Valentine's Day

2/21/22

No School - Presidents Day

2/22/22

No School - Institute Day

2/22/22

School Board Meeting @7pm

3/15/22

School Board Meeting @7pm

3/21 - 3/25

No School - Spring Break

4/4-4/8

IAR Testing

2-4-22

1-28-22

1-21-22

Email: rfilippi@nssd112.org
Website: https://www.nssd112.org/sherwood
Location: 1900 Stratford Road, Highland Park, IL, USA
Phone: 224-765-3800
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Twitter: @SherwoodPandas