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Hello Sherwood Families,

It brings us great joy to welcome everyone back to Sherwood for the 2021-2022 school year! Below you will find information that will help you and your child(ren) have a smooth transition back to school.

We can barely contain our excitement for the year ahead. Our teachers, staff, parents, and students demonstrated incredible perseverance and steadfastness through immeasurable challenges last year. We are thrilled to build on the momentum gained and support each panda as the grow socially, emotionally, and academically.

Panda Pride,

Rachel & Kevin

Mrs. Nataly Garcia - Administrative Assistant

Ms. Samantha Hilldale - 2nd Grade Teacher

Ms. Rebecca Krakman - 5th Grade Teacher

Mrs. Megan Leccesi - Individualized Learning Program Teacher

Ms. Karen Mannerino - School Psychologist

Ms. Regina Mele - Music Teacher

Ms. Michelle Nuetzman - Music Teacher

Ms. Jovana Novakovic - Social Worker

Ms. Lauren Otto - 1st Grade Teacher (pending Board approval)

Mrs. Beth Rich - Individualized Learning Program Teacher

Mr. Kevin Shanahan - Physical Education Teacher

Mrs. Amy Shoemaker - Math Interventionist
Ms. Gina Valerugo - School Nurse

Ms. Sydnee Walder - Learning Behavior Specialist

Ms. Hannah Zwirn - Kindergarten Teacher

Mrs. Patty Andrews - 4th Grade Teacher

Ms. Alyssa Kodroff - Advanced Learning Opportunities Teacher

Ms. Jessica Langer - 3rd Grade Teacher

Ms. Heather Phillips - 5th Grade Teacher

Mrs. Becky Sebert - 1st Grade Teacher

Mrs. Nikki Serpico - Reading Specialist

Mrs. Suzanne Tuegel - 2nd Grade Teacher

We are VERY excited to welcome our Sherwood students back for the 2021-22 school year! Please take a moment to peruse our Reopening School website for the most up to date information about North Shore School District 112: CLICK HERE.

• Social distancing of 3ft-6ft will be maintained throughout the school day to the greatest extent possible.

• With the exception of lunch/recess and when classrooms are outside for PE students and adults will wear a mask at all times.

• Students will continue to practice hand hygiene throughout the school day.

• Classes will continue to take place outside, weather permitting.
• Classrooms, hallways and bathroom facilities will be cleaned regularly.

• On August 6th at 4pm, you will be able to view the name of your child's teacher in Infinite Campus.
• HOW TO access your child's teacher assignment.

If you need to purchase school supplies CLICK HERE for the grade level lists.

Additional items needed for the classroom in ALL GRADES:

• 2 Kleenex tissue boxes
• 1 Clorox wipes container
• 2 Ziploc sandwich bags
• 2 Ziploc gallon bags
• 1 Roll paper towels
• 1 Art smock/shirt
• 1 Set of headphones
• 1 Complete change of clothes to leave at school

Each day parents are required to self certify that their child has no symptoms of COVID-19 and has not been exposed to anyone with symptoms. You will receive an email from Crisis Go every morning at 6:00 a.m. Click on the link in the email to complete the self certification process. You must record your child’s temperature and answer all of the questions. Parents must complete the self certification process by 8:00 a.m. each day for all students.

The system will only email the primary contact for certification. If you need to change that contact, please submit a technology support ticket.

Administrators and staff will have access to a list of students who have not self certified. Students who do not complete the self certification process will not be admitted into the building. Thank you for your cooperation on this important safety matter.

With the entire school arriving and dismissing at the same time it is essential that everyone follow our arrival and dismissal procedures. All students and staff must be certified via CrisisGo prior to entry. We greatly appreciate your partnership ensuring the roads are safe for students and staff. Below are general guidelines.

Car Drop Off & Pick Up

• Drop off is at 8:20am.

• Pick up begins at 3:13pm.

Walkers

• Parents should greet students near the perimeter sidewalk.

• No dogs allowed on school property per Highland Park City Ordinance.

Bike Riders

• ALL bike racks have been moved near the east playground.

Bus

• All bus riders will have an assigned seat for contact tracing purposes

• Students must wear a face masks on the bus

More specific information, including a map will be shared next week.

Snack procedures will be communicated by individual teachers. Any snacks sent to school must comply with allergies and other expectations communicated by our staff. In addition, every student should bring a clean and full water bottle to school each day. Please label the water bottle with your child’s name. We recommend that they have bottles that do not require the entire lid to be unscrewed to drink so that spills are limited.

The district is only offering free lunches for students who qualify for our free/reduced lunch program. Students should plan to bring their own lunch. We ask that students bring nut free lunches whenever possible. We will have a separate 'nut-friendly' table in the lunchroom for students that have items containing nuts in their lunches. We are not able to manage food deliveries for students from restaurants or third party vendors such as Door Dash, so please do not send food this way.

The PTO is planning to offer a lunch ordering option, perhaps after Labor Day. More information will be coming.

We will begin to welcome visitors back in the building on a limited basis. All visitors, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear masks at all times when inside the building.

If you are bringing your child into school after the bell, or need to drop off a water bottle/lunch/iPad/etc., please enter through door A3, ring the bell and our front office staff will assist you.

If you are coming to Sherwood for a meeting with a staff member or volunteering, you will be required to complete a Crisis Go screening and go through the Identisys photo ID check in system, which screens all visitors against an offender registry.

Due to increased enrollment at Sherwood, we have created more learning spaces and offices with three mobile units located on our blacktop. We have adjusted arrival, dismissal, recess and PE plans to accommodate the changes in our exterior space! Details coming soon.

• Learning Cottage #1: Teacher's Lounge
• Learning Cottage #2: Suite of offices - Instructional Coach, Math Interventionist, 2 Reading Specialists and our Advanced Learning Opportunities Teacher
• Learning Cottage #3: Band/Orchestra/Conference Room

Hello Sherwood Families! We're looking forward to kicking off the 2021-2022 school year and seeing everyone back at Sherwood again soon!

The Sherwood PTO has many fun things coming up in the near future, but to be sure that you never miss out on upcoming events, please be sure to register/create a free account on the PTO site - http://www.SherwoodPTO.org - so you will be a part of our email list! For step-by-step instructions please click HERE. If you are a returning family, and have done this in the past, no need to sign up again - you will be included again this year!

TOP 10 CURRENT PTO UPDATES:

1. Please visit the PTO Website now, and often, as we update it regularly with new links and events. http://www.SherwoodPTO.org

2. Sales are now open for PTO Memberships, Birthday Books, Birthday Signs and Angel Fund donations. Please login to our PTO site to make a purchase or donation. * We want PTO memberships to be available to everyone. Angel Fund is available to purchase a PTO Membership. Please contact Principal Filippi (rfilippi@nssd112.org) for details.

3. VERY IMPORTANT! Teacher names are being released on Friday, August 6! Once you know your student's teacher, please login to http://www.SherwoodPTO.org to link your student to their teacher. This creates the classroom list in the PTO App, and is used for group emails by room parents, etc. Here are steps on how to add your teacher name:

Go to http://www.SherwoodPTO.org

Click "Login" and enter the email address and password you created when registering

Click “MY Account” on the menu bar

Click “MY Students” to update your child’s teacher for the upcoming year. Please be sure the GRADE and TEACHER/CLASS are correct

Click “SAVE STUDENTS” at the bottom of the page or your updated info will not be saved

4. Tuesday, August 17, 2:00 - 4:00, the PTO is hosting a Welcome Back to School Meet & Greet. Please meet us on the Sherwood playground to meet new and old friends, drop off any school supplies (no need to drop any if you ordered through Deerfield Coalition), order Spiritwear, sign up for the PTO, AND enjoy a yummy, cold treat! You may even get to meet your teacher!

5. Spiritwear is for sale through September 10. Please visit the PTO Website to order or use this link: Sherwood Spiritwear

6. Yes, Food Days will be returning to Sherwood! Please watch the PTO website and your inbox for updates from the PTO.

7. Yes, After School Enrichment Classes are returning to Sherwood! Please watch the PTO website and your inbox for updates from the PTO.

8. Dine & Donate for Sherwood is back too! Our first one of the school year is on Tuesday, August 17th, 4 - 7 PM with Michael's Grill & Salad Bar in Highland Park! See the PTO website for more information.

9. The PTO calendar is populated and new dates are added all of the time. Please be sure to monitor it on the PTO Website, or in your Paperless PTO App!

10. We look forward to seeing and working with ALL OF YOU! Thank you for your ongoing support of our Sherwood PTO!

Jennifer Rubenstein (JLHOOS@yahoo.com) & Dana Weiss (danajweiss@gmail.com)

PTO Co-Presidents

8/6/21

Teacher Assignments Posted @4pm

8/17/21

Back to School Event 2pm - 4pm

8/18/21

1st Day of School - Early Release @1:36pm

8/24/21

School Board Meeting @7pm

9/6/21

No School - Labor Day

9/7/21

No School - Rosh Hashana

9/15/21

Early Release @1:36pm

9/16/21

No School - Yom Kippur

9/21/21

School Board Meeting @7pm

9/22/21

Picture Day

10/8/21

No School - Staff Institute Day

7-23-21

Email: rfilippi@nssd112.org
Website: https://www.nssd112.org/sherwood
Location: 1900 Stratford Road, Highland Park, IL, USA
Phone: 224-765-3800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwood.es.5
Twitter: @SherwoodPandas