Principal's Update

AUGUST

Friday 26 @ 3:30pm | Grades 1-5 teachers email students in their class

Tuesday 30 @ 4:00 to 6:00pm | Supply Night

• Students and parents are invited to drop off supplies, meet their teachers, and see the classroom

• Our PAC will have a fun Passport Scavenger Hunt for families as a way to tour the school and meet our staff. Please be sure to stop by their table at the Main Entrance!

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 1 | 1st Day of School for Grades 1-5

• Arrival @ 7:45 to 7:55am at the Main Entrance or Activities Entrance

• Dismissal @ 2:15pm (see maps for more info)

Thursday 1, Friday 2, and Tuesday 6 | Kindergarten Orientation

• K students attend 1 of the 3 days. Day assignments can be found here.

• K arrive at the Main Entrance at 8:05am (meet under the tree)

• After dropping off students, families are invited to have coffee, visit and hear from Mrs. Mitchell

Thursday 1, Friday 2, and Tuesday 6 | PreK Orientation

• Schedule emailed directly to families

Monday 5 | No School / Labor Day

Wednesday 7 | First day of PreK

• 7:55-10:30am

Wednesday 7 to Thursday 8 | Kindergarten Ramp Up

• All K students attend both days

Friday 9 | No School for Kindergarten students

• K teachers make class placements and email students in their class

Monday 12 | Kindergarten students attend their assigned teacher

Wednesday 14 @ 1:15pm | FIRST Early Release

Wednesday 21 @ 1:15pm | Early Release

Thursday 22 @ 5:00 to 6:30pm | Back to School Night

Wednesday 28 @ 1:15pm | Early Release

Friday 30 | Hawks View Fun Run

All students and their parent/guardians are invited to Supply Night on Tuesday, August 30th from 4:00 to 6:00pm. This is an open house format and is an excellent opportunity to meet teachers, reconnect with and make new friends, and help the school year get off to a great start!

Families may attend anytime during the two hour window to see their new classrooms, meet their teacher, and drop off supplies. Check the Hawks View Supply Lists to make sure you have everything you need. If you need assistance with supplies, please contact the Hawks View front office or call the SHARE Center at 503-825-5087.

Beat the first day rush! You can deposit lunch money into your child’s lunch account on Supply Night so it’s ready to go on the first day of school! You can do this by bringing cash or check to the office -OR- you can set up an online account to pay for lunches with your credit or debit card, using this link: https://sherwood.k12.or.us/resources/online-payment-system/. You will need your student ID number, which your teacher can provide, or you can call the office.

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.

We encourage you to bring any daily medications, Epi-Pens, inhalers, or over the counter medications your child may need at school to Supply Night. Required forms are available on the Health Services web page, and in the office.

If your child needs to take medication during school hours, we would like to remind you of some important safety policies:

• Parents must bring medication (Prescription or OTC) to and from school. Students are not allowed to transport medication.

• Medication must be in the original container.

• Your child’s name must be affixed to the original container.

• Prescriptions must have appropriate pharmacy labeling.

• Medications must not be expired.

• Appropriate medication authorization forms (see below) MUST be filled out and submitted to the school office before any medication can be administered.

Form A: “Authorization for Medication Administration” must be submitted for any medication use during school hours including student self-administration.

Form B: “Permission for Student to Self-Medicate” (inhalers only, grades 3-5) must be submitted for self-medication along with Form A.

The first day of school for grades 1st - 5th is Thursday, September 1st. Kindergarteners will follow a different beginning of the year schedule. More information about the Kindergarten schedule can be found above 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 can enter the building through the Activities Entrance starting at 7:30am.

Dismissal @ 2:15 PM

• Early Release Wednesday Dismissal @ 1:15 (Begins Sept. 14th)

Please carefully review our Arrival & Dismissal Procedures prior to the start of school (map included). This will greatly help the flow of traffic and safety of our students!

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. We will have staff around our buildings to ensure students get to their classrooms. Students will be released from exterior exits at the end of the day. This will 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 Supply Night open house on August 30th 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 22nd from 5:00 to 6:30pm, 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.

Website: hv.sherwood.k12.or.us
Location: 21970 SW Sherwood Blvd
Phone: (503) 825-5400