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 new kindergartners Class sizes averaging Impact of Budget cuts –Counselor ---Class size/combo –Reading ---para support

This year: Portables are gone and the addition is here! Thanks to the hard work of many parents and staff members, we have opened our new addition! We have 6 new classrooms, 2 new kindergarten rooms, a new art room, and several support rooms as well as an instrumental music room, and a health suite, and a new office! Better security at the front door. Beautiful new playground!

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 21 st 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 4 th to address the changes in more depth.

Baldrige Quality Academy The staffing for the Academy was cut as a part of the budget restrictions this year. The portable remains and will be used by MCPS for a variety of training opportunities. We expect to continue having visitors observing our program.

Parent Input to Our School Program What we do well and what we can improve: Exit cards---Plus, OFI, Question Parent Coffees Conferences PTA meetings Open door in the office

Continuing Activities: Student Government Association (SGA) 4 th and 5 th grade chorus Safety patrols MAD Science PTA sponsored Spanish classes, FLES Annual Science Fair Career Day---This year on OCTOBER 20 TH

Our Guiding Principles The 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. Billig Mrs. Seidel Home School Initiative: Mrs. Loomis Mrs. 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. 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 Life Guidance