Welcome Back from Alderman Taylor

Good afternoon 20th Ward Families! Congratulations on all your hard work this summer preparing our neighborhood schools for all the wonderful children that entered your hall this morning. Know that you have a partner in me at city hall and I will work tireless to improve our education system across the city. Have an amazing school year and continue to strive for greatness! Best wishes, Alderman Taylor

Sherwood Uniform Requirement

All students are required to wear black bottoms and purple or black top. On PE days, students should wear black sweat pants and a purple or black t-shirt. Gym shoes are required throughout the week. Spirit wear can be purchased online after July 1, 2023. Please visit our website after July 1 for more information. You can also purchase these items on your own. Stay safe Knights.

School Begins August 21, 2023

Hello Sherwood Families: We wanted to remind you to please make sure your children are up to date with their physicals and immunizations. School Begins Monday, August 21, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. We look forward to seeing all of our students in uniform and geared up for an outstanding school year.

1-22-2022 IMPORTANT REMINDERS

 

Good Morning Sherwood Knights here are some important announcements:

1.     In person learning begins today for all students except for some students in 3^rd grade room 213, 6^th grade room 206 and 8^th grade 203. Students were contacted in these classrooms that need to remote learn until Tuesday, January 18, 2021. Please pick up your devices or call Ms. Larry if you need clarification about remote learning for those classrooms only.  All other students report in person.

2.     If your child is not feeling well or have any symptoms please do not send them to school until they feel better and do not display symptoms.  If your child is sent home due to a fever or cold like symptoms, we will need a letter from your doctor confirming they can return to school.  This is CPS policy and we need to ensure compliance. Again, please do not send your child to school with any cold symptoms or a fever please.

3.     The health and wellness office are reviewing each child’s medical compliance documents.  If we have called you regarding documents, please send them with your child today in order to enter them in our system. We apologize for any repeated calls, but students will be excluded if they are not compliant.  Please call Ms. Larry if you have questions regarding medical compliance or our school nurse on Thursdays. 773-535-0829 and dial ZERO.

4.     All students are to enter at 9:00 a.m. at their designated doors.  Students who arrive on the bus sit on their warm bus until 8:55 a.m. and then enter our building through DOOR 2.  This allows our children to be monitored by an adult and to stay warm. 

5.     All students enter and exit at designated doors are located in the front of the school on 57^th street. If students arrive late, please drop them off at DOOR 1 after 9:00 a.m.  Again, all students enter and exit from the front doors.  We have shared this information with the students and with you and are available on our website. SHERWOOD.CPS.EDU.  If student ring the back doors, we will buzz them in, but we encourage pick ups and drop off in the front of the building at their designated doors.

DOOR 1 – Late arrivals and Grades 4^th-8^th

DOOR 2 – PK, K, BUS STUDENTS

DOOR 4 – 1^ST, 2^ND, 3^RD

 

Thank you for your patience and support during this very difficult time. Please call us if you have questions or concerns. 773-535-0829

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

 1. Medical Compliance by all students - Please make sure your child is medically compliant. All students must have their required vaccinations and a yearly health exam.  There are several students out of compliance and you risk medical exclusion from school. Please call Ms. Larry to confirm your child is compliant. 773-535-0829

2. Register your child for WEEKLY COVID TESTING at Sherwood - Here is the Link - https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=tf-she-610173-students  we can also do it for you. PLEASE CALL the school or your child's teacher and we will sign you up.

3.  If and when your child contracts COVID-19, PLEASE report it to keep our school community safe.  Please self-report COVID-19 to keep our school community safe:  https://chicagopsprod.service-now.com/health?id=cps_self_report&screener=4e0f11c7db34cd50ff10892a489619e9&step=complete OR call us to report it for you.

5. Covid Testing sites - To find a test site near you, visit chicago.gov/covidtesting or cps.edu/youthCOVIDtesting. 

6. Vaccination Information - The best way to keep you and your child safe from COVID-19 is to get vaccinated. Vaccines are safe, effective, and available to everyone ages five and up. In addition, vaccinated students who are exposed to COVID-19 can avoid quarantine and stay in the classroom as long as they remain without symptoms. To find a vaccine appointment, search http://vaccines.gov, text your ZIP code to 438829, call 1-800-232-0233, or visit cps.edu/vaccinations. 

Again, CPS also strongly encourages families to sign their child up for weekly COVID-19 testing at school by visiting color.com/readycheckgo-cps. 

If you need help locating medical care or have any CPS-specific questions, please visit cps.edu or reach out to  the Healthy CPS Hotline at 773-553-KIDS (5437), which is staffed 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday or call us at Sherwood anytime.

Thank you so much and stay safe.  

Independent Assignments for Students

 These packets include multiple projects that students can work on at home independently or with family members or other adults. Each project can be completed over multiple days, and the projects can be completed in any order. 

These links are viewable outside of cps.edu if you would like to share soft-copy with families. 

English

PreK	4th Grade
Kindergarten	5th Grade
1st Grade	6th Grade
2nd Grade	7th Grade
3rd Grade	8th Grade

Spanish

PreK	4th Grade
Kindergarten	5th Grade
1st Grade	6th Grade
2nd Grade	7th Grade
3rd Grade	8th Grade

WEEKLY SHERWOOD UPDATES

Good Afternoon Parents and Families:

I hope all of you are doing well.  Feel free to stop by to pick up a learning packet for your child between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. beginning today.  I can also email you the packet if that would be easier for you.  Please email me if you need me to email you a copy with your child's grade level. I also have important information emailed to you and is available on our website regarding weekly testing for our children and vaccinations if you are interested as well as other matters.  Please visit our website or check your email.  for you to review regarding learning enrichment packets, weekly COVID testing at our school and vaccination sites below. Please review this email carefully and call us if you have any questions or concerns.

1. Learning Packets for your child are available on our website under PARENT COMMUNICATIONS sherwood.cps.edu. I can also email you a learning packet in case you have a printer and you would like to download it at home.  The learning packets are optional, but we put them together in order to  keep our children engaged in learning as they learn from home.

2. Register your child for WEEKLY COVID TESTING at Sherwood - Here is the Link - https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=tf-she-610173-students

3.  Please self-report COVID-19 to keep our school community safe:  https://chicagopsprod.service-now.com/health?id=cps_self_report&screener=4e0f11c7db34cd50ff10892a489619e9&step=complete

5. To find a test site near you, visit chicago.gov/covidtesting or cps.edu/youthCOVIDtesting. If your child tests positive for COVID-19, please report their case at cps.edu/covidresults and they must stay home for at least 10 days from when symptoms began.

6. Vaccination Information - The best way to keep you and your child safe from COVID-19 is to get vaccinated. Vaccines are safe, effective, and available to everyone ages five and up. In addition, vaccinated students who are exposed to COVID-19 can avoid quarantine and stay in the classroom as long as they remain without symptoms. To find a vaccine appointment, search http://vaccines.gov, text your ZIP code to 438829, call 1-800-232-0233, or visit cps.edu/vaccinations. 

Again, CPS also strongly encourages families to sign their child up for weekly COVID-19 testing at school by visiting color.com/readycheckgo-cps. 

If you need help locating medical care or have any CPS-specific questions, please visit cps.edu or reach out to  the Healthy CPS Hotline at 773-553-KIDS (5437), which is staffed 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Thank you so much and stay safe.  

Sincerely,

Alice Buzanis

Principal