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Sherwood Forest
Home of the Archers
Alisa DeSart, Principal Tina Williamson, Office Manager Shawn Cook, Assistant Principal Gwen Pinkney, Secretary Stephanie Paradee, Counselor Sheri Borden, Office Assistant/SNA
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Upcoming Events:
****************************************** November 22 1:05 pm Early Dismissal November 23/24 Thanksgiving Break December 4-8 Scholastic Book Fair December 6 1:35 Early Release December 7 7 PM Winter Concert 4th & 5th Grade December 8 PTA Winter Family
Movie Night December 12 Honor Choir Winter Seattle Center 3:45-8:45
December 15 1:55 PM Holiday Assembly December 18- No School winter break January 1 January 2 School Resumes
Our Shared Strategic Plan Mission:
In an environment of high expectations,
high support, and no excuses, the staff of Sherwood Forest Elementary School
will continually learn, lead, utilize data, and collaborate to ensure our scholars
have a voice, a dream, & a bright future.
CONTACT US: Sherwood Forest Elementary School 34600 12th Avenue S.W Federal Way, WA 98003 (253) 945-3800
Federal Way Public Schools https://www.fwps.org/sherwoodforest
Dear Sherwood Forest Families,
November is a time that welcomes seasonal changes that include family gatherings to express gratitude for the wonderful people and things in our lives – it’s a great time of year!
Thank you to our wonderful joint parent and staff Multicultural Night committee of Yelena Alexander, Ruth Taimanu, Magda Martin, Vanessa Rodriguez, Mayra Padilla, Lovi Harvey, Linda Hultman and Chris Wahlen! The event was held on November 16th and it was a huge success! Everyone had a great time exploring cultures from around the world, enjoying performances, ethnic foods, and the amazing ceremony showcasing the flags around our world! WHAT AN AMAZING EVENT!
Thank you to our families for attending our successful student-led conferences held November 8 and 9. We aimed for 100% attendance, and as of today – we have a 97.1% student-led conference attendance rate! Much thanks to our classroom teachers and staff for the time and effort spent preparing for these important conferences. It was so rewarding to see our student-scholars proudly sharing their work, explaining their IRLA levels and power goals, and taking their parents on classroom tours to show our new curriculum materials and explain
classroom routines and procedures. Our families looked very pleased!
A special thank you to all parents who completed the Educational Effectiveness Survey. We have had over 157 survey submissions and are looking forward to learning what our strengths and next steps will be in improving our school environment for every student-scholar and family. Thank you for sharing your perspective!
Sherwood’s team of exceptional educators is committed to giving your child our very best. We believe open, positive, two-way communication is essential for a good school-to-home partnership. There are multiple ways to stay informed about the activities, events, and learning that is happening at Sherwood: our monthly school newsletters, ConnectEd phone messages, student led
conferences twice a year, , and accessing information on our website: www.fwps.org/sherwoodforest.
Feel free to schedule an appointment with your child’s teacher or myself if we can help answer any questions that you may have. Thank you for entrusting your child to us!
Alisa DeSart
Principal
November 2017
Do you play CHESS? Would you like to LEARN?
Enter to win the chance to meet Superintendent Dr. Tammy Campbell, learn to play chess and receive a chessboard! This opportunity is in support of the district Strategic Plan Goal 3, “ACTIVE LEARNERS: Engaged, Empowered Critical Thinkers.” Pick up a flyer in the Sherwood Forest office and enter EVERY MONTH for the chance to win. Dr. Campbell will randomly draw scholars’ names and contact the winners. Limit one entry per scholar, per month. Entry forms are also available at: https://bit.ly/2y4TWOU
“Because of You” Hey Scholars!
Scholars in grades three through 12 have a chance to nominate any Federal Way Public Schools staff member in the district you believe has positively impacted you, your school, and/or your community with the “Because of You” award. Scholars from the superintendent’s advisory created the awards nomination process.
Nominations will be reviewed and selected by the Superintendent’s Scholar Advisory team and each month staff members will be honored. Nomination forms can be completed online, or at your school's main office. Stay tuned as we highlight these extraordinary staff members who make a difference each day in our schools!
Scholars can nominate staff members the following ways: Online by visiting the district website at:
https://www.fwps.org/Page/5018. By visiting their school’s main office, filling out a hard
copy form and submitting it to the office manager. Submissions are due by the 30th of each month.
Ask your scholar
“What is your IRLA
Power Goal?”
Highly Capable Referral Window
Highly Capable Program referral window will open soon! Referrals accepted December 1,
2017 – January 5, 2018
The FWPS Highly Capable program provides services to scholars designated as highly capable
learners, typically in math and/or English Language Arts (ELA). If a scholar is designated as a
highly capable scholar, he/she will receive specialized instruction and support to meet his/her
needs.
FWPS staff, families, community members and scholars may refer a K-11 scholar for
consideration during the December 1 - January 5 window for service during the 2018–19 school
year. For more information and to apply online, visit www.fwps.org/Page/386.
Parents/Guardians, If you know in advance that you’ll be taking an extended amount of time from school, please come to the office and pick up a PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCE form to fill out and turn into the office This way, we’ll have the info all set up in the system and you will not receive an attendance letter. Thank you.
Multicultural Night at Sherwood November 16, 2017
Sherwood Forest's annual Multicultural Night was a huge success! Over 350 people enjoyed samples of exotic foods, an impressive Flag Parade by Sherwood Forest students, amazing performances by our students and community members, craft booths from many different cultures and so much more! Our families shared their heritages by bringing artifacts from all over the world, creating displays and wearing ethnic costumes. It was a fabulous night full of culture, music, and delicious food. A very special thank you to all of our parent and staff volunteers, we could not have done it without all the help and support of our dedicated parents, PTA, AmeriCorps, and the many staff members who worked tirelessly to make this popular community building event a success. The planning committee looks forward to your feedback to make this event even bigger and better next year! Please send your feedback to Mrs. Hultman [email protected] (253-945-3810) or Mrs. Alexander [email protected] (253-945-3836).
The winter book fair will run December 4-8. It will be open during school hours Monday through Friday, and before and after the winter musical on Thursday December 7. You can also shop the book fair online November 26 through December 9. Any online purchases will be delivered to the school and sent home with your child.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=sherwoodforestes1&appesp=CPT/ib/20120101///txtl/FairFindertoHomepage
VISION SCREENING
Dear Parents and Guardians:
This fall began the implementation of Washington
State Law - WAC 246-760. The major change
included the requirement for “near vision” screening
in schools for K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th grade students
as well as distance screening. “Near vision acuity"
means the ability of the human eye to see objects
with clarity at close range. "Distance vision" means
the ability of the eye to see images clearly at a
calibrated distance.
The Federal Way Nurses used a handheld Photo-
Screener device to measure vision along with the
typical vision screens used in some situations in the
past. The new photo-screener allowed for more
accurate and complete screening for distance and
near vision issues including the following:
· Hyperopia (farsightedness)
· Myopia (nearsightedness)
· Astigmatism (blurred vision)
· Anisometropia (unequal refractive power)
· Anisocoria (unequal pupil size)
· Strabismus (eye misalignment)
This was a screening only. You will receive a notice
for referral to a vision specialist if the screening
results note anything but a “pass”. If you received a
vision referral, please make an appointment with an
eye doctor. Your family doctor can only do a general
screening, as we do, so we recommend making an
appointment with an eye doctor.
If you have questions, please contact your school
nurse.
Thank you,
Federal Way School District Nurses
Volunteers and
Visitors Here at Sherwood Forest SAFETY is
one of our biggest concerns. All
visitors and volunteers must sign in
at the office. If you plan on
volunteering this year or chaperoning
a field trip, you must have an
approved Washington State
Background Check on file. Forms are
available in the office. The approved
file is good for 2 years. The office has
a list of expiration dates to help you
know when to re-apply.
Bountiful teamwork has lead to tremendous success and enjoyment this past month in The Forest! Many thanks to our volunteers serving weekly in classrooms, in the parking lot (Forest Greeters, Hope Cole and Yevette Bonilla, we see you out there EVERY afternoon!) and on these PTA Committees:Walk-A-Thon, Coat Drive, Teacher Appreciation, Popcorn Fridays, Multicultural Night and Art Docent/”Reflections”. Such giving of hearts and time create fantastic delights and opportunities for our students, school community and unite goodness within us all. THANK YOU, Archer Families for being a part of the Sherwood Forest family! Whether volunteering, attending events and conferences, discussing school day with your Archer, giving friendly smile during Drop-Off/Pick-Up, YOU are positively part of the team! Bountiful gratitude for teamwork in The Forest! Walk-A-Thon Brings in $7,590.00 Generous donations from people like YOU and from local businesses WONDERFULLY impact our school year. This collection total was from donations collected during Walk-A-Thon window. Contributing to success of event were items procured and given by theGabe Family , Barbar Family , Ms. Vukas and these businesses: Costco, Winco and Baskin Robbins Ice Cream. Coat Drive Staying warm and dry is always desirable. Thank you thoughtful gifters in theForest for helping kids this winter season. Committee Chair Sara Marney and committee members, Stephanie Jones and Jessica Vargas, we thank you for ensuring the Coat Drive's success. Angela Duttenhoffer, thank you for mentoring team through! Teacher Appreciation luncheon during conference week was a splendid surprise! Thank you to Lauren Tomlinson and her team of cooks who provided DELICIOUS array of soups, chili and treats. Thank you to Monica Han for transforming the staff room with autumn cheer! Join team for Teacher Love in Spring 2018. Popcorn Friday is tasty fun made possible with our dedicated Co-Chairs , Magda Martin and Gwen Gilchirst and their committee members. Thank you, popcorn team! YOU are valued! *Able to help out one or two Fridays a month? PLEASE sign up to help at [email protected]. Multicultural Night united wonderfully the sights, sounds and taste of cultures around the globe. Thank you to committee and staff members who created a delightfully memorable event! Pure enjoyment for all!
Volunteer of the Month Parking is tight as our school commuting methods and volumes change and grow. To avoidgiving an empty honor, our 'Volunteer of the Month' parking space and title will conclude as November 30th. We willcontinue to highlight volunteers throughout the year.
Membership: Mark Calenders: January 12, 2018
is our next General PTA Meeting. ALL are welcome. And you can officially join PTA anytime! Forms can be found in school's office and website's home page: www.fwps.org/sherwoodforest
$320.00 PE Grant $228.00 Walk-A-Thon $280.00 Insurance for PTA $200.00 PT Avenue $200.00 Teacher Subsidies + $7,590.00! Walk-A-Thon
Connect and Support! Fred Meyer Community Rewards Sign up for rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to: Sherwood Forest PTA - FW Visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards to get started and invite family and friends to join!
Amazon Smile: Sherwood Forest PTA – Federal Way To connect your Amazon account to Amazon Smile Charity, go to:
www.smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. Look for,
Sherwood Forest PTA-Federal Way BOX TOP collections were super, bringing in $478.30! Keep sending them in so we can reach our $1,000 goal! Congratulations to our top collecting classrooms: Mrs. Mitchell & Mrs. Barrera! Both classrooms will receive an ice cream party!
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Sherwood Forest Elementary School
JOIN US! * Family Movie Night can begin with a pizza dinner and festive fun for just $10.00 per family. Order tickets soon! Forms found online or in school office. Then,ALL families are invited to watch “The Polar Express” together. (Yes! Movie is FREE for all!) * “Reflections”Come see stunning artistic talents and inspiring thoughts from our student artist participating in PTA's cultural arts program. Art is in school library until November 30th.
JOIN US FOR . . .
Nov. 20 – Dec.8 Food Drive Dec. 8 Family Movie
Night! Dec. 4th–8th Book Fair
November PTA Expenditures:
December PTA Events
Sherwood Forest PTA * [email protected] www.fwps.org/sherwoodforest
Give Food, Fill HeartsOur annual collection
has begun! Please send non-perishable items.
Donations will be used to make the season a
little brighter for families right here in
Sherwood Forest. Thank you for supporting your
community!
