SHERWOOD WEEKLY UPDATES - JULY 12, 2021

 Good Evening Sherwood Knights:

I hope you are safe and you are enjoying your summer with your family and friends.  Please continue to stay safe and reach out to us if you need anything at the numbers below or visit our website at sherwood.cps.edu.  

Today I received an official letter outlining some of our work and asking our employees and visitors to not enter the building until the work is completed. I have attached the letter for your review.  Thank you to our teachers who are working virtually with some of our students and families who reached out for opportunities.  Feel free to also call me or Ms. Beal if you have any questions or concerns about summer programs, technology needs or if you  need food delivered. 

We are a GRAB and GO site and we are offering delicious bagged lunches to anyone who comes to our school and requests lunches. All you need to do is go to the door on 57th Street nearest to Wells street, knock on the door and tell our wonderful summer lunch team how many children you would like to pick up lunch for. Please do this every three days and pick up your delicious meals.

We are planning events this summer in our new playground.  Unfortunately for now the park will be TEMPORARILY CLOSED due to areas of our playground developing holes that needed to be repaired immediately.  Our engineer locked the park until the work was complete. We want to keep our children and community safe as the holes will be repaired beginning tomorrow and the entire area is being assessed.  Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Every Monday I am going to email you reminders and information for you and your family. Please feel free to also visit our website: Sherwood.cps.edu

July 12, 2021 Sherwood Updates

1. All Chromebooks, IPADS, Devices must be returned to the school right away if you are not involved in Summer Bridge or OST programs. Mr. Brown is the contact for this and can be reached at 708/288-9047.  We want to make sure we update our machines and fix any broken ones. Please do not delay due to breakage, we need all devices back regardless of their condition please.

2. Ms. Beal is in charge of enrollments. If you have questions about enrolling, please call Ms. Beal at 773-535-0775

3. Summer Bridge Programs started last week for students who have been invited and RSVP'd to attend.  This is for students who received letters recommending them to attend Nicholson or Randolph Elementary. If you need assistance with this, please email or call Ms. Beal at 773-535-0775.

 4.  Sherwood is a GRAB and GO Food Site - Please stop by to pick up your lunch at the door closest to Wells Street in the front of the building.  Sherwood volunteered for this program for our families and the community for your convenience. Your participation is highly encouraged.  Please knock on the door when you arrive and someone will assist you immediately.  For support with this program please call me at the number below.

5.  COVID-19 vaccination events are created and planned throughout the City of Chicago,  the City operates sites offering COVID-19 vaccinations, a temporary clinic will open Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 from 1:00-5:00PM at the Kleo Center Food Drive located at 119 E Garfield Blvd. The Pfizer (≥ 12yo – 2 dose series) and J&J (≥ 18yo – 1 dose series) COVID-19 vaccines will be offered free of charge with no registration, ID, or insurance required.

As an incentive, Illinois residents who are vaccinated by August 19th will be entered into the All In For The Win state lottery:

• Vaccinated youth are entered into a $3 million scholarship pool (breakdown below):
• Twenty $150k scholarship awards are being offered

• Vaccinated adults are entered into a $7 million cash prize pool (breakdown below):
• Three $1 million jackpots 
• Forty $100k cash prizes

Given that our school is within approximately 1 mile of this location, this may be an additional resource for you parents/legal guardians who are interested in obtaining the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for their child(ren) ≥ 12yo or for their family members ≥ 18yo who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine yet and would prefer a 1 dose series with the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.

Should this event or any other currently scheduled vaccination event throughout the City of Chicago not work for your students' and parents/legal guardians' schedule(s), a new option is available for families to receive either the Pfizer or J&J vaccines at home! Participation in the "Protect Chicago at Home" program can be done by calling 312-746-4835 to make an appointment for up to 10 individuals per home location. Interested participants may also schedule their appointment(s) online by registering here. As an incentive to participate in this program, families will receive a $50 Grubhub gift card per household while supplies last.

 

Flyers for this event and the City of Chicago's "Protect Chicago at Home" Program (English & Spanish) are on our website - sherwood.cps.edu.

6. Some of Our Summer Projects in the Building:

• A large masonry project throughout the entire exterior of the building 

• AC unit installs throughout the school

• A large interior wall repair

• A large paint project throughout the school

7. Updated Physicals and Vaccinations - We ended our year with over 40 students without updated physicals and vaccinations. We need 100% compliance and we are here to help any way we can. Please make sure your child visits their physician in order to provide us with updated physicals and vaccinations for the upcoming school year. This is mandatory and students will be excluded without the necessary paperwork. Thanks so much for your cooperation.

8. Updated addresses, phone numbers, emails and texts are Ms. Larry's responsibility. She can be reached at our main number 773-535-0829 or email her or text me with changes please.

COVID RESOURCES

HOME VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS Small Accessible Repairs for Seniors (SARFS) The SARFS program provides safety, security and accessibility improvements that help senior citizens remain in their homes. Repair types are limited to minor repairs that may include, but are not limited to: grab bars, lever faucets, door repairs, carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, wheelchair ramps, etc.). SARFS is for Chicago seniors who earn no more than 80 percent of the area's medium income and are at least 60 years of age. Qualified recipients may be owners or renters residing in a one- to four-unit building.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Thanks so much and have a safe week.

Alice Buzanis

SHERWOOD UPDATES - JULY 6, 2021

 Good Evening Sherwood Family:

I hope you are enjoying your summer break and relaxing with family and friends.  The building feels so lonely and deserted without our children in the building.  We miss all of you very much and we cannot wait until August! 

Sherwood was planning to have an in person summer program this year, but unfortunately Sherwood is not allowed to have in person summer programs due to major construction going on in the building. If your child has NOT been advised to attend Nicholson or Randolph and you believe they would benefit to attend a summer program, please contact Sherwood Park and additional information will be available on our website as it becomes available.  Feel free to also call me or Ms. Beal if you have any questions or concerns about other programs.

Every Monday I am going to email you reminders and information for you and your family. Please feel free to also visit our website: Sherwood.cps.edu

July 6, 2021 Sherwood Updates

1. All Chromebooks, IPADS, Devices must be returned to the school right away if you are not involved in Summer Bridge or OST programs. Mr. Brown is the contact for this and can be reached at 708/288-9047.  We want to make sure we update our machines and fix any broken ones. Please do not delay due to breakage, we need all devices back regardless of their condition please.

2. Ms. Beal is in charge of enrollments. If you have questions about enrolling, please call Ms. Beal at 773-535-0775

3. Summer Bridge Programs started today for students who have been invited and RSVP'd to attend.  This is for students who received letters recommending them to attend Nicholson or Randolph Elementary. If you need assistance with this, please email or call Ms. Beal at 773-535-0775.

 4.  Sherwood is a GRAB and GO Food Site - Please stop by to pick up your lunch at the door closest to Wells Street in the front of the building.  Sherwood volunteered for this program for our families and the community for your convenience. Your participation is highly encouraged.  Please knock on the door when you arrive and someone will assist you immediately.  For support with this program please call me at the number below.

5.  COVID-19 vaccination events are created and planned throughout the City of Chicago,  the City operates sites offering COVID-19 vaccinations, a temporary clinic will open Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 from 1:00-5:00PM at the Kleo Center Food Drive located at 119 E Garfield Blvd. The Pfizer (≥ 12yo – 2 dose series) and J&J (≥ 18yo – 1 dose series) COVID-19 vaccines will be offered free of charge with no registration, ID, or insurance required.

As an incentive, Illinois residents who are vaccinated by August 19th will be entered into the All In For The Win state lottery:

• Vaccinated youth are entered into a $3 million scholarship pool (breakdown below):
• Twenty $150k scholarship awards are being offered

• Vaccinated adults are entered into a $7 million cash prize pool (breakdown below):
• Three $1 million jackpots 
• Forty $100k cash prizes

Given that our school is within approximately 1 mile of this location, this may be an additional resource for you parents/legal guardians who are interested in obtaining the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for their child(ren) ≥ 12yo or for their family members ≥ 18yo who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine yet and would prefer a 1 dose series with the J&J COVID-19 vaccine.

Should this event or any other currently scheduled vaccination event throughout the City of Chicago not work for your students' and parents/legal guardians' schedule(s), a new option is available for families to receive either the Pfizer or J&J vaccines at home! Participation in the "Protect Chicago at Home" program can be done by calling 312-746-4835 to make an appointment for up to 10 individuals per home location. Interested participants may also schedule their appointment(s) online by registering here. As an incentive to participate in this program, families will receive a $50 Grubhub gift card per household while supplies last.

 

Flyers for this event and the City of Chicago's "Protect Chicago at Home" Program (English & Spanish) are on our website - sherwood.cps.edu.

6. Some of Our Summer Projects in the Building:

• A large masonry project throughout the entire exterior of the building 

• AC unit installs throughout the school

• A large interior wall repair

• A large paint project throughout the school

7. Updated Physicals and Vaccinations - We ended our year with over 40 students without updated physicals and vaccinations. We need 100% compliance and we are here to help any way we can. Please make sure your child visits their physician in order to provide us with updated physicals and vaccinations for the upcoming school year. This is mandatory and students will be excluded without the necessary paperwork. Thanks so much for your cooperation.

8. Updated addresses, phone numbers, emails and texts are Ms. Larry's responsibility. She can be reached at our main number 773-535-0829 or email her or text me with changes please.

Thanks so much and have a safe week.

Congratulation to our Valedictorians and Salutatorians

 Congratulations to Mia Johnson and Mia Scott - Valedictorians

Demarion Jackson and Demarion Edwards - Salutatorians

We are so proud of you and all of our 2021 graduates.  

We wish you all the best. You will be missed.

THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR - COMPUTER DEVICES MUST BE RETURNED

 June 23, 2021

Dear Sherwood Family:

I would like to begin by thanking each and every one of you for an outstanding 2020-2021 school year.  It has been a wonderful year thanks to all of you for assisting with remote learning and making sure your children were online and engaged every day ready to learn and passionate about their education and their future. 

Thank you also parents for being outstanding educational partners who want their very best for their children.  Sherwood is a place that we are all so proud to be associated with and a school that is striving for excellence at all times thanks to all of you and our teachers and staff members.

The examples of what makes Sherwood so great are a lot but, I would like to highlight one great thing that took place this year.  Our attendance was lower than normally, but we were able to maintain over 90% of our children attending this school year. We thank  you for accepting our daily calls and understanding the importance of good attendance.  

My LAST URGENT REQUEST to all of you is to please return your devices this week to avoid a charge.  We need all devices and electrical cords returned ASAP and no later than this Friday. We are open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day this week and we need all of our CHROMEBOOKS, IPADS and CHORDS for each device returned to us this week. 

Please call your child's teacher or Mr. Brown or Ms. Larry to set up your time to come to school tomorrow please. 773-535-0829 dial zero.   This is very important and all devices must be returned if they have not been returned yet.  This includes students who are out of town.  Out of town families must return their devices securely and quickly this week.  Mr. Brown is in charge of all computers and electrical devices.  Please reach out to him directly if you have questions as well. His number is 708-288-9047.

Our uniform next year will continue to be purple or black tops and black bottoms for all of our students.  Our students will begin instruction at 9:00 a.m. and will end at 4:00 p.m.  Breakfast will be served in the classroom so, please do not arrive earlier than 8:55 a.m.   Safety procedures and protocols will continue to be in place next year, so early arrivals will not be allowed as in years past. This year our school year begins in August. School begins August 30.  2021 for all Chicago Public School students.  Please mark your calendars and continue to contact me personally at the number below.

Thank you again for a wonderful year and please check our website for updates throughout the summer at sherwood.cps.edu.  I will also be available throughout the summer and you can reach me on my cell phone at 773-848-4448 anytime. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need anything. 

Have a safe and enjoyable summer.

Sincerely,

Alice Buzanis

Title IX (OSP) Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Student Training

 

Dear Family, Parents/Caregivers and Guardians,

 With an ever changing education landscape, the safety of our Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students continues to be of the utmost importance.  Earlier this year, our staff completed compliance training “Protecting Chicago’s Children”. These training sessions further ensure our staff remain vigilant about addressing any issues that could compromise the health and safety of your students.  The next phase of the Office of Student Protection and Title IX’s commitment to this endeavor is providing training on preventing and reporting abuse to all K-12 CPS students. 

 

The Office of Student Protection and Title IX (OSP) Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Student Training covers the following 5 learning objectives in developmentally appropriate language:

1. Students will understand CPS Title IX Policy and Discrimination Statement
2. Students will know who the Title IX Coordinator is, what OSP does, and how to get in touch with OSP
3. Students will understand what constitutes sexual harassment 
4. Students will be aware of the resources available to students who report sexual harassment or retaliation, including interim measures pending an investigation
5. Students will know what to do if they believe they or other students have been subjected to sexual harassment 

 

As a district OSP has collaborated across a number of departments to create developmentally appropriate sessions that will allow students to identify abuse and empower them to report any wrong doing that may have occurred. The sessions have been broken down by PreK-3rd Grade, 4th-8th Grade, and 9th-12th Grade and are all around 30-45 minutes. 

 

Parents have the right to opt-out of the the Office of Student Protection and Title IX Student Training. If you choose to opt your child out please return the SHERWOOD SCHOOL’S CUSTOMIZED OPT-OUT FORM LINK] to [ALICE BUZANIS ABUZANIS@CPS.EDU]  

 

If you wish to teach your child this material yourself, you can access the videos to the sessions on the OSP website at www.cps.edu/osp. 

 

For questions about course content, please submit them here, and the OSP Training Team will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for making CPS a safe place to learn for our students.

 

Sincerely,

 

Alice Buzanis

Principal

 

ERIN’S LAW PRESENTATION - INFORMATION & OPT OUT FORM

On January 24, 2013, Gov. Pat Quinn signed a new law, Erin’s Law, into effect for all Illinois schools.

Erin’s Law requires schools to provide age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention education for all students,

Pre-K - 12, on an annual basis. In accordance with the state and federal law, all students in Pre-K through

12th grade will receive age-appropriate training from the District. The Office of Student Protections and

Title IX has collaborated across a number of departments to create developmentally appropriate

sessions that will allow students to identify abuse and empower them to report any wrong doing

that may have occurred. The sessions have been broken down by PreK-3rd Grade, 4th-8th Grade,

and 9th-12th Grade, and are all around 30-45 minutes. The training will take place on May 4, 2021 and May 17, 2021

The Office of Student Protections and Title IX Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Student Training

covers the following 5 learning objectives in developmentally appropriate language:
Students will understand CPS Title IX Policy and Discrimination Statement
Students will know who the Title IX Coordinator is, what OSP does, how to get in touch with OSP
Students will understand what constitutes sexual harassment 
Students will be aware of the resources available to students who report sexual harassment or

retaliation, including interim measures pending an investigation
Students will know what to do if they believe they or other students have been subjected to

sexual harassment 

REQUEST TO OPT-OUT OF ERIN’S LAW PRESENTATION
This is an important learning opportunity for students to understand their body and how to protect themselves.

However, a parent/guardian may opt their child out of the training if they do not wish for them to participate. 

The opt-out form will be good for the current school year:

I hereby request that my child _________________________________________ who attends______________________________________, opt-out of participation in the Erin’s Law sexual abuse prevention presentation for the 2020-2021 school year. 
Parent/Guardian Signature: __________________________ Date: _______________
 **Please email this letter to the Building Principal.**
abuzanis@cps.edu

Ms. Bryant's Sound Bites

Good Evening Parents: This is Ms. Bryant calling to remind you of several important items to keep us all safe and on the same page as a school community. 1. Please do not stop into the school without making an appointment. The only individuals allowed access are individuals who are having computer issues and must call Mr. Brown at 708/288-9047 to set up a convenient time. In person students and staff are also allowed, all others must have an appointment – no exceptions. 2. Mr. Johnson our security officer has been directed by the Administration and CPS Safety and Security Department that all visitors must have an appointment to enter the building and must complete a health screener once you set up the appointment. No one is allowed in the building without a health screener – again, there is no exception. 3. All students MUST have their guardians complete their health screeners. Students are not allowed to fill out their own screeners, so parents please make sure you complete them every morning . 4. Early dismissals are not allowed unless it is a diar emergency. Please call the school if an emergency arises in order for your child to be escorted out to your vehicle at the front door. Parents, please remain in your vehicles and we will bring your child to you once you call the school to let us know you have arrived. 5. Parents, thank you for following the morning procedures by entering through you assigned door. Please continue that process – it has been very effective in keep us organized and safe. 6. Devices must be protected and guarded moving forward. We are implementing a fee for broken devices and we want to make sure your devices are kept safe and unharmed. For more information on our new policy regarding fees for broken devices, please review your emails later today. 7. Attendance by all students Is mandatory and we need your help making sure your child sign on and any attendance issues are corrected immediately. Finally, this week is teacher and staff appreciation. Please do not forget to share your love and thoughts to your teachers and staff and visit our website at Sherwood.cps.edu for updated information or call 773-535-0829 and dial ZERO. Have a wonderful evening.