Read our newsletter! The Sherwood Times (bi-weekly) it contains announcements and a calendar of events. All newsletters are sent home with students on Fridays. The deadline for articles is posted in the calendar of each issue.

Most students arrive by bus and will be dropped off in the west parking lot or the front circle drive between 8:25 and 8:35 a.m. Students are to play on the playground for the few minutes until the first bell rings at 8:35 a.m., at which time they line up in the designated area for their classroom. They will be met at that door by their classroom teacher and escorted into the classroom. Instruction begins at 8:36 a.m. Parents dropping off students should do so in the special drop off area in the east parking lot.

Please do not send or drop off your child before 8:25 a.m. or allow them to stay after school past 3:13 p.m. unless you are supervising them, they are involved in after-school sports or other school activities, or special arrangements have been made with the teacher.

There is no parking in the circle drive or along Stratford Road.

Students in all grades may ride their bikes to school at their parents' discretion. Children living west of the school must park their bikes in the racks near the path and walk to school. Bike racks are available under the trees for children living east of the school. All bikes must be locked. Rollerblading and skate boarding are not allowed at school. We strongly urge that all bike riders wear helmets!

To ensure the safety of our students, please call the office in the morning when your child will be absent or late. We will notify the teacher. If your child is not in school and you have not called us, our Operation Watch parent volunteer will try to contact you at home or work. We encourage all Sherwood families to join the Operation Watch program. Forms are sent home each fall and are available in the office.

Students are not permitted to leave the building unless accompanied by an adult. All students leaving school early must be signed out in the school office. If a doctor's appointment must be scheduled during the school day, please send a note to the teacher and come to the office to sign him or her out. (Do not go to your child's classroom.) Children will need to be signed back in by an adult when they return to school.

All Sherwood students stay each day for lunch and recess. One half-pint carton of 2% white or chocolate milk or juice, can be purchased for a yearly fee. The cost for milk will be determined each August.

The following recess guidelines are posted in the building and are appropriate for before school, lunch and classroom recess periods:

Share playground equipment with everybody.

Be courteous and polite.

Use playground equipment appropriately.

Respect all supervisors all the time.

Line up as soon as the bell rings.

Do not enter woods, bushes, street or parking lot without permission.

 

Please check the Lost & Found Tree located outside the office. Items of value are usually kept in the school office.

Students' possessions are their responsibility.They should check before leaving home each day for books, musical instruments, social plans, rainy day arrangements, etc. In general, parents should not need to bring these items to school. It is important for children to become responsible and to accept the consequences of their decisions. For that reason we will not routinely allow students to call home for missing or forgotten items. (If you must deliver something to your child, please bring it to the office, not to the classroom.)

The staff, students and parents adopted standards for behavior at Sherwood School.

I. Be Aware of Your Place in Space

A. Keep your hands and feet to yourself

B. Walk inside the school building

C. Stay to the right in the halls

D. Yield to younger children

E. Take off your hat in the building

II. Speak Respectfully

A. Use polite words

B. Use appropriate volume wherever you are

C. Take turns in conversations

D. Use quiet voices in the hall

E. Say "Excuse me" when approaching people to ask a question

F. Try not to walk between two people who are in the middle of a conversation

III. Leave it Better Than You Found It

A. Ask permission before using the property of others

B. Put things back where they belong

C. Return borrowed items as soon as possible

D. Clean up after yourself

E. Push in chairs

F. Do good deeds for others

G. Eat all food in designated areas

IV. Home and School

A. Bring personal items from home on time

B. Make social and after school plans at home

C. Get permission from your teacher to use the office phone

D. Bring a note from home to ride a different bus

Students may use a school telephone only for emergencies and with teacher permission. Neither the pay phone near the office nor the office phone may be used to arrange or change plans for after-school activities.

At one time or another, all Sherwood students will ride a school bus. Therefore, all parents and students should review bus rules and procedures:

A four step procedure will be used to discipline students who do not comply with the rules listed above. This is the same procedure the district has used for years, and it has helped us maintain an excellent safety record. Keep in mind that serious safety violations, including failure to buckle up, are subject to immediate suspension of the bus riding privilege.

District 112 charges parents a general school fee of $75 ($37.50 for Kindergarten and Early Childhood). Information regarding this fees is sent to parents in the summer. Checks are to made payable to North Shore School District 112.

Medication should ordinarily be administered in the home. However, at certain times, medication must be given during the school day so a child can attend school on a regular basis. We are not allowed to dispense any medication to students other than through procedures which are outlined below.(Section 10, 22, and 23 of the Illinois School Code and School Board Policy.)

Written permission from the parent or guardian must be on file at school to permit the child to receive medication during school hours. Over-the-counter medication including aspirin, Tylenol and cough drops must be in the original container with the child's name and directions, and must be accompanied by written doctor's or dentist's orders.

A written order from the physician must also be on file at school detailing medication, dosage, method and reason for administration, and date to discontinue. All appropriate forms are available in the school office and have been distributed to area physicians.

All prescription medication must be furnished by the parent in a container properly LABELED BY A PHARMACY OR A PHYSICIAN. Such medication should be brought to school by the parent or guardian. Students should not have medication in their possession. Medications should be labeled as follows: Child's Name, Prescription Number, Medication Name/Dose, Administration Route, Date/Refill, Physician's Name, Pharmacy Address/Phone Number.

Students are responsible for reporting to the office at the proper time to receive their medication.

The consumption of medication is supervised by the school. The school will interpret the need for observation of the child.

The school district reserves the right to reject any request for the administration of medicine in the school.

It is important to list two people who could be contacted when you might be unavailable. If necessary, the school would release your child to their care. If your daytime phone numbers change during the school year, please provide the new information. It is essential that we have a way to contact you at all times. Please provide phone numbers on the emergency card, even if unpublished.

If your child must forego Physical Education or outside recess due to an injury or condition for more than one day, please provide a note from the doctor.

Attendance is vital to the success of students. Please arrange doctor appointments, vacations and lessons so your child can be at school all day, every day.

There are a variety of extracurricular activities for students. To learn more, click here.

North Shore School District 112 Board meetings are generally held monthly, on the third Tuesday of the month. Meetings begin at 8:00 p.m in the District Office at 1960 Green Bay Road. These meetings are open to the public. School board members will be listed in the Buzz Book. For visit the District 112 Web site, click here.

On snow days, when school is canceled, the school superintendent notifies the principal who calls the staff and the PTO President. The PTO telephone tree will be activated by room parents, so you will get a call at home. Please do not call the school or the police department as this will tie up the phone lines. News will also be broadcast on TV and radio. School closings will also be noted on the District Website (www.nssd112.org) under emergency school closing.

A supply list will be sent home in the spring. Supplies ordered from the school are delivered to your child's classroom for the first day of school.