Welcome to Sherwood Elementary School

September, 2011

Welcome to Mrs. Dina Brewer,Principal Intern

This is a training year for Mrs. Brewer to learn the job of the principal. She will gradually take over all the lead responsibilities of the principal and will then run the school for

January and February. Mr. Perlet will return in March.

Enrollment• Enrollment is at 467 students• 17 new students grades 1-5• 75 new kindergartners• Class sizes averaging 22-34• Impact of Budget cuts

– Counselor ---Class size/combo– Reading ---para support

Goals for this year:• Our annual School Improvement Plan (SIP) is

designed by our Baldrige team. This team involving several parents and staff meets monthly. Our goals will include meeting AYP as required by the state, implementing a rigorous revised curriculum, improving our written expression program, and building a 21st century learning environment

• Random Problem Identification

Curriculum 2.0• Over the past 5 years, MCPS has been

redesigning our curriculum also known as the Elementary Integrated Curriculum (EIC)

• This year in grades K, 1, 2• We have a short video to introduce it.• PTA Meeting on October 4th to address the

changes in more depth.

Parent Input to Our School Program

What we do well and what we can improve:•Exit cards---Plus, OFI, Question•Parent Coffees•Conferences•E-mail•PTA meetings•Open door in the office

Continuing Activities:

•Student Government Association (SGA)

•4th and 5th grade chorus

•Safety patrols

•MAD Science

•PTA sponsored Spanish classes, FLES

•Annual Science Fair

•Career Day---This year on OCTOBER 20TH

Our Guiding PrinciplesThe Sherwood Sharks

• Mutual Respect

• Self-control

• Right to Learn and Right to Teach

The Sherwood Staff:• Mrs. Brewer, Principal Intern

• Kindergarten: Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Rhoades & Mrs. Weiss

• Grade 1: Mrs. Fortner, Mrs. Keyes, & Mrs. Rivenbark

• Grade 2: Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Lowe, & Mr. Wainwright

The Sherwood Staff:• Grade 3:

Mrs. Coll, Mrs. Jordan, Ms. Mukri,& Mrs. Rotter

• Grade 4: Mr. Bowman, Mrs. Morrison & Mrs. Valenstein

• Grade 5: Mrs. Northrup & Mr. Williams

The Sherwood Staff:• School Community-based Program: Ms. Sun

Ms. Nelson Mrs. Polon, OT Mrs. Money, PT• PEP-C program

Ms. Nance

• Speech/Language Specialist:Mrs. Wray

The Sherwood Staff:

• Reading Initiative: Mrs. BilligMrs. Seidel

• Home School Initiative: Mrs. LoomisMrs. Silver

The Sherwood Staff:• Reading Specialist:

Mrs. Gordon• Staff Development Teacher:

Ms. Klein• Counselor:

Mrs. Blumberg• Media Specialist:

Mrs. Bailey

The Sherwood Staff:• Art: Mrs. Smith• Physical Education: Ms. Roth • Music: Mrs. Howell• Instrumental Music:

Mrs. Brooks• ESOL: Mrs. Morgan• Health: Mrs. Jones, nurse

Mrs. Rocco, Health Tech• Cafeteria Manager: Mrs. Stewart

Join the PTA!!

WELCOME to the new year! from The PTA Board of Directors

Tips to help us keep your children SAFE:

• Check in at the office. Wear a badge. Security is extremely important.

• If you drive your child to school…-use the drop off lane -park your car and escort your child-no supervision before 8:50

• Pick up after school -at the drop off zone-at 3:27

Tips to help us keep your children SAFE:

• The office will be glad to call your child down. You cannot go to the classrooms.

• Be on time---9:06, late at 9:15• Leave on time---3:27• If you are tardy, sign in at the office.• Bus notes are a must.

We believe in communication.• We have a 24 hour response policy.

If you don’t get some kind of a response within 24 hours, we did not get the message. E-mail may not be looked at every day.

• Money should be in an envelope with the child’s name on the front and what the money is for.

• Call the office to report an absence

• Call or write if you have any questions or concerns.

Reminders for tonight:

• Sign-up for CONFERENCES in the hallway.

• Volunteer in whatever way you can.• Join the PTA.• Tonight is not an individual conference

night. Please let the teacher know that you would like to talk some other time.

• Please put your Exit Cards in the boxes.

We hope that you will enjoy the evening!

• We want to hear from you:

---SIP plan---Surveys and coffees---Other concerns

• School Committees:SIP

Family LifeGuidance