• Assembly Schedule

April 10

• Half day for Students-Release 11:57 am
• Half day Schedule

April 11

• Incoming 5th Grade Parent Night 6:00pm-7:30pm

April 12

• SMS Spring Dance 6th-8th grades 5:00pm-7:00pm

April 17

• Early Release 2:26pm
• SSD Board Meeting, 7:00pm-9:00pm, District Office

April 18

• Conferences 4:30pm-8:00pm-Drop in

April 19

• No School
• Scheduled and Drop in Conferences 8:00am-12:00pm

Additional events may be viewed on the SMS Calendar and the District Calendar.

Front Office Hours: 7:30 am - 3:45pm

Student Hours: 8:45 am - 3:26 pm (Except on scheduled Early Release days)

Doors Open to Students: 8:30 am (Main Entrance and Activities Entrance)

We will have conferences on Thursday, April 18, 4:30 pm-8:00 pm. Students will have a regular school day on Thursday, April 18. This will be a drop in style of conference. Teachers will be located in their classrooms or in the gyms.

On April 19, we will have drop-in and scheduled conferences from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. Teachers will be available for 3 of the 4 hours. A SMS staff member will reach out to you to arrange a scheduled conference, if needed. Please look for more details in next week's update.

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 19.

As always, you are able to email the teacher directly to discuss your student at any time, not just for conferences. You can find teacher email's through your ParentVUE account.

We need volunteers for the DANCE! April 12 - let's get all hands on deck to help put on a fun dance for our current SMS kids!

Sign up here!

Our organization is dedicated to creating a positive experience for all whom we serve. We are committed to listening and responding to your experiences with our organization to continuously improve our service to you. Our partners at Studer Education are providing an opportunity for you to provide feedback anonymously, at the link below.

Please take a few minutes to complete the Parent / Caregiver Experience Survey at this link:

The survey is now open through Thursday, April 11th.

Your feedback will be used to celebrate our successes and to create action plans for improvement. Your input is valuable; please take a few minutes to complete the survey.

Has a SMS staff member gone above and beyond for you or your student? We would love to hear about your experience and celebrate that staff member. You are invited to nominate any staff member in the building to be recognized using the super quick form linked here.

On Thursday, April 11 from 6-7:30pm we will be welcoming our 5th Grade Parent Night for all of our incoming 6th graders that will begin in the fall of 2024.

Have you ordered a yearbook for this year? You still have time to customize your pages. Until May 3, you get two free customizable pages that only print in your student's yearbook. When you purchase the yearbook please select your student's Flight Time teacher. Please click flyer below for more details.

As a reminder, Oregon's Statewide Assessments in science, mathematics, and English language arts will begin later this month for students in grades 3-8.

Scheduled testing will take place during the school day. For additional information on the State Assessments from the Oregon Department of Education, please review the following link.

While no single test can give a complete picture of your child’s progress, statewide tests provide information to students and families, as well as to educators and administrators, about what educational approaches are working and where additional resources are needed. Your child’s participation is important to ensure schools and districts receive the targeted resources they need to help all students succeed. Districts are rated on their participation levels as well as student performance on this exam.

Oregon law (ORS 329.479) permits parents and adult students to annually opt-out of Oregon’s statewide summative tests in English Language Arts and Math by submitting a form to the school the student attends. If you decide to opt your child out of the math and/or ELA state assessments, please submit the following form to your school front office by Friday, April 12 to best support our school with planning for this year's testing schedule:

• English combined 30-day notice and opt-out form​

• Spanish combined 30-day notice and opt-out form

• Chinese (Traditional)

• Chinese (Simplified)

• Vietnamese

• Russian

• German

• French

• Tagalog

• Japanese

• Korean

• Arabic

• Chuukese

• Somali

Incoming Freshmen, your love and support of Sherwood is needed! Join Bowmen Cheer & Stunt next year! Bowmen Cheer Tryouts are scheduled and we are looking for athletes to join us. Our cheerleaders are sideline and competitive athletes who embody school spirit for SHS and our community. Regardless of prior experience levels, you can tryout and see if cheer is for you.

Tryout Clinics

April 1 & 2 for incoming Freshmen only

April 8, 9, 10: all grades

Tryouts: April 22nd, 23rd, 24th

Complete the interest form linked below and a Tryout Packet will be emailed to you. We look forward to seeing you. Go Bowmen!

Are you interested in becoming a Sherwood Arrow? We would love to see you at our upcoming tryout clinic being held at the SHS dance studio on Saturday, April 13th from 10-1. The cost is $25 at the door. The clinic is designed to help you prepare for tryouts and learn what we are looking for to become a part of the team! If you are ready to register for our upcoming tryouts please use the link below! Tryouts will be held May 6th & 7th from 5-7 pm. We hope to see you there!