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The PTA would like to once again congratulate Principal Shenkan-Rich and her husband on the arrival of their beautiful little girl, Isabel (Izzie) Melanie Rich. Izzie was born on January 20^th at 11:34am, weighing 6 pounds 13.5 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches in length.

We wish the new family all the best!

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

-       Jan 26 : PTA Members Meeting, 6:15 PM

What’s at THIS Thursday’s PTA meeting?

• Loads of announcements
• VOTE to approve this year’s Nominating Committee members
• VOTE on financial decisions– it’s in your hands!
• Learn what’s going on in your child’s enrichment classes. Understand the programs that your PTA dollars support! You will hear directly from your child’s educators including Ms. Lujan (Computer), Ms. Marissa (Art), Ms. Watsky (Library), and a rep from the Reading Partners program.

 

Sign-up for CHILDCARE HERE ASAP!

Let us know what POTLUCK ITEM YOU CAN SHARE HERE!.

-       STILL UNDERWAY!!! JUST 5 DAYS LEFT! Jan 16 – 31: Paper Drive

Our Sharks need paper, and our goal was to try and secure 1,300 reams by the end of the month! At last count Ms. Shew’s class in the lead with 91 reams and Ms. Lau in second with 39!

Bring in a ream or ship a case to the office, whichever is easiest! Paper should be shipped to: 1651 Union Street, SF, CA 94123 (Attn: Agnes/Your Child’s Name/Room Number).  8.5 x 11 white or colored, copy or multipurpose paper.  Recycled paper is OK and preferred. Prizes for the classrooms and grades with the most reams collected! Remember: whether shipping or dropping off, please mark with your child’s classroom number so they get credit. Contact Denise Wells with questions @ abcdwells@gmail.com.

 

-       ALSO STILL UNDERWAYY!!! Annual Fund

 

By now you’ve seen the latest request for annual fund donations, complete with donation form and envelope. Please help the PTA close the drive as soon as possible by donating now! We’ve raised about $90,000 and need approximately $50,000 more to meet our current budget needs!  Information on the Annual Fund can be found here (it’s information for Grandparents too http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund for more information. Or contact Courtney Damkroger cdamkroger@hotmail.com with questions.

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

 

-       Jan 28: Family Garden Day, 10AM – 2PM

Watch online for details: http://info.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

-       Feb 1: Auction Donation Procurement Deadline!

By now you should have received both a Save the Date card and procurement information packet for Sherman’s 7^th Annual Auction. In addition to marking your calendars, we hope you’ll take some time to consider how you can help secure donations for our Auction.

The BAD news is that we are a week away from our procurement deadline and still have some serious procuring to do. To date, our fantastic Procurement Team has secured over $50k in donations, HOWEVER we estimate that we need to secure approx. $125k to yield what we need from the event!

The GOOD news is there are so many ways you can help secure donations in this last week! How can you help? Please see the Auction page here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/2012AuctionPage

You can also contact  our Procurement Chair Erica Hunt (ericahunt@sbcglobal.net) or overall Auction Chair Shandra McHale (srica@mac.com)  with questions or if you are in need of ideas!

LASTLY, CHECK IT OUT: A listing of the fabulous auction items to date is now up on SharkNet on the auction page as well! It can be found under the section “HOW CAN YOU HELP?” (wink, wink J)

 

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       Are you a statistician or do you know one? We need a volunteer statistician to crunch the numbers from this year’s Sherman Elementary Survey. Contact Melissa Mountain (melissa.mountain@gmail.com)

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Crossing Guards. Crossing guards are here for all our safety! Please remember to use the cross walks (it’s the law!) and to be respectful of the efforts that James & Marilyn put in every morning and afternoon to keep us safe as we cross the street. Give a “hello and thank you” to James on the east & Marilyn on the west corner next time they help you and your kids to cross the street safely!

 

-       Helping a School in Need!: Creative Arts Charter School is asking for donations after their school suffered extensive water and smoke damage during a fire on Dec. 22, 2011.  As a result, the school lost 6 classrooms including the school’s art studio, cafeteria and library.  Additionally they lost computers, sports equipment, art supplies and office supplies.  For more information please go to www.creativeartscharter.org/news/fire.asp    There will be a large canisters in the office or hallway at Sherman where you can drop off donations or you can contact the school at  donations@creativeartscharter.org.  and deliver the supplies yourself.  If anyone can help deliver any donations to Creative Arts Charter School, please contact Pam Low at lowpamela@gmail.com Let’s show support for another San Francisco Public School.

 

 

-       SFUSD 2012 – 2013 Calendar:  First day of instruction for the coming school year (2012-2013) is Monday, August 20! For full details check out 2012-2013 SFUSD Instructional Calendar.

 

 

-       Are you a NERT? (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) FREE training in disaster and emergency preparedness skills will be offered to the Sherman and extended Marina community. Location: Sherman Elementary! Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm on Feb 29, March 7, 14, 21,(no class 3/28), Apr 4, 11 2012). For more info: http://www.sf-fire.org/index.aspx?page=879. To register for the class, email sffdnert@sfgov.org or call 415-970-2024.

 

 

-       Plan ahead! Sherman will be the host location for an SFUSD childcare option during the April 6, 2012 Furlough Day.

 

 

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

 

-       Did you know you can make money for our school by registering your Safeway, Visa or Mastercard with eScrip? Next time you search vacation flights and accommodations on Travelocity, if you enter through the “Box Tops Marketplace,” Sherman will receive a percentage of the sale! Were you aware that Sports Basement gives Sherman 5% of your purchases if you mention the school (and 10% discount)? For more information on these and other painless ways to help boost our budget and help your children, please contact Courtney Damkroger, PTA Fundraising Chair (cdamkroger@hotmail.com).

 

 

 

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

-       Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

 

 

 

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—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

-       Jan 16 – 30: Paper Drive

Our Sharks are getting low on paper so we’re bringing back Sherman’s Annual Paper Drive. Our goal is 1,300 reams in three weeks! Bring in a ream or ship a case to the office, whichever is easiest! Paper should be shipped to: 1651 Union Street, SF, CA 94123 (Attn: Agnes/Your Child’s Name/Room Number).  8.5 x 11 white or colored, copy or multipurpose paper.  Recycled paper is OK and preferred. Prizes for the classrooms and grades with the most reams collected! Remember: whether shipping or dropping off, please mark with your child’s classroom number so they get credit. Contact Denise Wells with questions @ abcdwells@gmail.com.

-       Jan 18: Walk To School Day

This month’s Walk to School Day is on Wednesday, January 18.  Everyone is encouraged to walk to school (even if you drive to a place to walk to school!) and connect with others in your area to walk together.  Get to know your walking buddies, get some fresh air and, best of all, each kid gets a healthy snack, an “I Walked to School” sticker, and a place in a group photo of all the student walkers.  The target arrival time is 9:40 when snacking and stickers will begin.  We’ll walk rain or shine (or fog) unless it’s REALLY raining. Please contact any member of the Green Team if you have questions: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

-       Jan 18: Auction Procurement All-Hands, 8AM

We’re 3 weeks from our procurement deadline for the auction and are still in desperate need of donations. Information on how you can help will be coming to you in homework folders this week and we’re asking that all members of the community join our all-hands meeting this week to learn more about how you can help in our final procurement push! Contact Erica Hunt (ericahunt@sbcglobal.net) or Shandra McHale (srica@mac.com) if you have questions!

-       Jan 18: Spelling Bee, 1PM

Each of the 3rd – 5th grade classrooms sends a class speller to compete for Sherman ultimate speller and then they go to compete in the Scripps Spelling Bee. Wish our spellers good luck!

-       Jan 19: School Site Council (SSC), 6:15 PM

-       Jan 20: Chinese New Year Tee-Shirt /Sweatshirt Orders DUE

Order forms were sent home in hmework folders today! Be sure to get your order in soon, it’s a tight deadline . The green, red, and yellow dragon will be printed on the front of a white long sleeved t-shirt or hoodie sweatshirt.  Sherman will be printed in red on the sleeve.

 

To order, please complete and return form to your child’s classroom teacher with the total payment.

 

Questions: contact Erica Hunt at ericahunt@sbcglobal.net, Mrs. Lew in room 304 or Ms. Aquarelli in room 309.

 

-       Jan 20: Kindergarten Principal’s Coffee: 8 AM

Kindergarten Principal Coffee, Friday, January 20 8AM, Teachers’ Lounge. Ms. Shenkan-Rich wants to be sure to connect one last time with her kindergarten parents before taking off for maternity leave. The BUDGET PROCESS can be confusing and daunting, so join Ms. Shenkan-Rich and PTA Board members for an enlightening discussion over some coffee and treats. (Other classrooms welcome.)

 

-       Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!!

 

You’ve probably seen the hallway progress signs for the Annual Fund and wonderer, is it too late? It’s not! There is still time to donate to the Annual Fund. Please participate if you can!

 

Go to: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund for information and online giving. See Courtney Damkroger cdamkroger@hotmail.com with questions.

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

 

-       Jan 23: NO SCHOOL – Lunar New Year

-       Jan 26 : PTA Members Meeting, 6:15 PM

RSVP for Childcare on Sharknet: http://info.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ChildcareSignup

-       Jan 28: Family Garden Day, 10AM – 2PM

Watch online for details: http://info.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

 

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       Are you a statistician or do you know one? We need a volunteer statistician to crunch the numbers from this year’s Sherman Elementary Survey. Contact Melissa Mountain (melissa.mountain@gmail.com)

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Helping a School in Need!: Creative Arts Charter School is asking for donations after their school suffered extensive water and smoke damage during a fire on Dec. 22, 2011.  As a result, the school lost 6 classrooms including the school’s art studio, cafeteria and library.  Additionally they lost computers, sports equipment, art supplies and office supplies.  For more information please go to www.creativeartscharter.org/news/fire.asp    There will be a large canisters in the office or hallway at Sherman where you can drop off donations or you can contact the school at  donations@creativeartscharter.org.  and deliver the supplies yourself.  If anyone can help deliver any donations to Creative Arts Charter School, please contact Pam Low at lowpamela@gmail.com Let’s show support for another San Francisco Public School.

 

 

-       Check-out Shark Net‘s “Principal’s Corner.” Did you miss Ms. Shenkan-Rich’s last Principal Coffee on the State of Our School? Or want to read what other teachers had to say about Sherman after Visitors’ Day? Or want a short introduction on the three substitute principals? Visit Shark Net: http://info.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/PrincipalsCorner

 

 

-       SFUSD 2012 – 2013 Calendar:  First day of instruction for the coming school year (2012-2013) is Monday, August 20! For full details check out 2012-2013 SFUSD Instructional Calendar.

 

 

-       The Bay Area Environmental Education Resource Fair – BAEER Fair 35

 

Conference on Engaging Youth In the Environment

Saturday, January 21, 2012, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marin Center Exhibit Hall, San Rafael

 

The BAEER Fair promotes environmental education and the resources available to teachers and the general public throughout the Bay Area.  The event is designed to provide learning and networking opportunities for teachers, community educators, students, families, and all concerned about the environment we share.  The BAEER Fair features 75 exhibitors and 16 workshops and is a special project of the Lawrence Hall of Science. Linda Myers will be giving one of the workshop presentations “Garden Speak: K – 5 Language and Lessons in the Garden” at 3PM.  Open a window into the world of garden education, its ever-increasing role in the fabric of experiential education and its challenge to the world’s urban kids to care for, learn from, and respect their natural environment. Using innovative crossing of CA curriculum standards inside the garden gate, we will engage in role-play activities, nature poetry writing and observation. Families are invited to attend. General Admission is $12, Youth is $8 and Children under 6 are free! Please come on down and support our wonderful Garden Educator and our Sherman Garden Education program!

 

-       Are you a NERT? (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) FREE training in disaster and emergency preparedness skills will be offered to the Sherman and extended Marina community. Location: Sherman Elementary! Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm on Feb 29, March 7, 14, 21,(no class 3/28), Apr 4, 11 2012). For more info: http://www.sf-fire.org/index.aspx?page=879. To register for the class, email sffdnert@sfgov.org or call 415-970-2024.

 

-       Childcare at PTA Meetings: The next PTA Member Meeting is Thursday, January 26 at 6:15 PM. Sign-up here: http://info.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ChildcareSignup. Childcare is available, and donations are requested in order to compensate the childcare professionals. Your children’s safety is priority! Please check-in and check-out your child (do not let them do this themselves!). Thank you for reminding your child that the childcare professional is in charge, and that they need to inform the childcare professionals if they need to use the restroom or leave the area for any reason. Kid food (usually meatless organic spaghetti) is generously donated by parents Bonita Andrews & Lisa Miller Sage.

 

 

-       Plan ahead! Sherman will be the host location for an SFUSD childcare option during the April 6, 2012 Furlough Day.

 

 

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

 

-       Did you know you can make money for our school by registering your Safeway, Visa or Mastercard with eScrip? Next time you search vacation flights and accommodations on Travelocity, if you enter through the “Box Tops Marketplace,” Sherman will receive a percentage of the sale! Were you aware that Sports Basement gives Sherman 5% of your purchases if you mention the school (and 10% discount)? For more information on these and other painless ways to help boost our budget and help your children, please contact Courtney Damkroger, PTA Fundraising Chair (cdamkroger@hotmail.com).

 

 

 

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

-       Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

 

 

 

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Hello Sherman Families –

It’s a new year and we’re back in full swing at Sherman! (We can tell by the increased length in the newsletter

We hope that everyone had a restful break and good first week back!

As always, there are lots of great activities, volunteer events and tidbits discussed below, so be sure to take a look at what’s happening at Sherman in the New Year!

Thank you!
The Sherman PTA

 

 

—> THANK YOUS

 

-       Thanks to Holly Carver & Kris Van Giesen (and children Kol and Elle) for hosting the Parent and Teacher Social this past weekend. Thanks to all the fabulous cooks and bakers for sharing your talents as well! We had a blast!

 

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

 

-       Jan 13: Principal’s Coffee, 8AM

 

This will be Principal Shenkan-Rich’s last coffee this year, so you won’t want to miss. She plans to review the state of our school including reflections from 2011 and next steps in 2012.

 

-       Jan 13: Box Top Collection + Update

 

Way to go, Sherman Sharks!  To date, we have collected 5,430 labels.  Please submit labels as often as you like to your classroom’s teachers.  The next collection date will be Friday, 1/13/12.   To earn more for our school, please enter ongoing sweepstakes at btfe.com.   Thank you for making a difference! Classrooms in the lead include:

 

1. Lew (304) with 757 boxtops
2. Rabbit/Sparks/Walker (207/208) with 567 boxtops
3. Dobay (303) with 538 boxtops
4. Kishimoto (212) with 350 box tops
5. Acquarelli (309) with 336 box tops

 

-       Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!!

 

You’ve probably seen the hallway progress signs for the Annual Fund and wonderer, is it too late? It’s not! There is still time to donate to the Annual Fund. Please participate if you can!

 

Go to: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund for information and online giving. See Courtney Damkroger cdamkroger@hotmail.com with questions.

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

 

-       Jan 16: NO SCHOOL: Martin Luther King Day

-       Jan 16 – 30: Paper Drive

Our Sharks are getting low on paper so we’re bringing back Sherman’s Annual Paper Drive. Our goal is 1,300 reams in three weeks! Bring in a ream or ship a case to the office, whichever is easiest! Paper should be shipped to: 1651 Union Street, SF, CA 94123 (Attn: Agnes/Your Child’s Name/Room Number).  8.5 x 11 white or colored, copy or multipurpose paper.  Recycled paper is OK and preferred. Prizes for the classrooms and grades with the most reams collected! Remember: whether shipping or dropping off, please mark with your child’s classroom number so they get credit. Contact Denise Wells with questions @ abcdwells@gmail.com.

-       Jan 17: Report Cards

Report cards can be expected after January 16th. Teachers will be completing reading level assessments upon return from break, and would like to include this information in the next round of report cards.

-       Jan 18: Walk To School Day

This month’s Walk to School Day is on Wednesday, January 18.  Everyone is encouraged to walk to school (even if you drive to a place to walk to school!) and connect with others in your area to walk together.  Get to know your walking buddies, get some fresh air and, best of all, each kid gets a healthy snack, an “I Walked to School” sticker, and a place in a group photo of all the student walkers.  The target arrival time is 7:40 when snacking and stickers will begin.  We’ll walk rain or shine (or fog) unless it’s REALLY raining. Please contact any member of the Green Team if you have questions: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

-       Jan 18: Auction Procurement All-Hands, 8AM

We’re 3 weeks from our procurement deadline for the auction and are still in desperate need of donations. Information on how you can help will be coming to you in homework folders this week and we’re asking that all members of the community join our all-hands meeting next week to learn more about how you can help in our final procurement push! Contact Erica Hunt (ericahunt@sbcglobal.net) or Shandra McHale (srica@mac.com) if you have questions!

-       Jan 18: Spelling Bee, 1PM

Each of the 3rd – 5th grade classrooms sends a class speller to compete for Sherman ultimate speller and then they go to compete in the Scripps Spelling Bee. Wish our spellers good luck!

-       Jan 19: School Site Council (SSC), 6:15 PM

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Lice Police! Sherman’s Lice Detective Team checked about half the school this past Thursday and will continue check of the remaining classrooms on Monday, January 9. Several cases of lice were discovered, and affected classrooms were notified. Please remember to check your child’s head regularly and to alert the office if you have a confirmed case. We can always use more Detectives– please contact Melissa (melissa.mountain@gmail.com) to join the Lice Detective team.

 

-       Are you a NERT? (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) FREE training in disaster and emergency preparedness skills will be offered to the Sherman and extended Marina community. Location: Sherman Elementary! Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm on Feb 29, March 7, 14, 21,(no class 3/28), Apr 4, 11 2012). For more info: http://www.sf-fire.org/index.aspx?page=879. To register for the class, email sffdnert@sfgov.org or call 415-970-2024.

 

-       Childcare at PTA Meetings: The next PTA Member Meeting is Thursday, January 26 at 6:15 PM. Sign-up here: http://info.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ChildcareSignup. Childcare is available, and donations are requested in order to compensate the childcare professionals. Your children’s safety is priority! Please check-in and check-out your child (do not let them do this themselves!). Thank you for reminding your child that the childcare professional is in charge, and that they need to inform the childcare professionals if they need to use the restroom or leave the area for any reason. Kid food (usually meatless organic spaghetti) is generously donated by parents Bonita Andrews & Lisa Miller Sage.

 

-       Plan ahead!

 

• Sherman will be the host location for an SFUSD childcare option during the April 6, 2012 Furlough Day.

 

• SFUSD has announced the first day of instruction for the 2012-13 school year: Monday, August 20

 

 

-       GLO Afterschool Classes. Afterschool classes coordinated by GLO (2-3pm) has posted flier describing the classes and the enrollment form available on SharkNet. The 8 week session is from 1/10/12 – 3/1/12. Includes Yoga, Spanish, Tree Frog Teks, Guitar, Martial Arts, Chess, Cartoon Drawing. http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GloPage

 

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

 

-       Did you know you can make money for our school by registering your Safeway, Visa or Mastercard with eScrip? Next time you search vacation flights and accommodations on Travelocity, if you enter through the “Box Tops Marketplace,” Sherman will receive a percentage of the sale! Were you aware that Sports Basement gives Sherman 5% of your purchases if you mention the school (and 10% discount)? For more information on these and other painless ways to help boost our budget and help your children, please contact Courtney Damkroger, PTA Fundraising Chair (cdamkroger@hotmail.com).

 

 

 

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

-       Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

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Hello Sherman Families –

 

 

We hope to see you all at the fun events at Sherman this week, including the Winter Extravaganza and Bazaar, details below.

 

Just a friendly reminder that Winter Break starts NEXT week and there will be no school December 19 – Jan 2.

 

 

Enjoy the holidays!
The Sherman PTA

 

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

-       Dec 13: Author Kathryn Otoshi’s visits Sherman

We’re so lucky to have Author of our Sherman Books of the Month “One” & “Zero” visit our school this Tuesday. She will be presenting her new book “Simon and the Sock Monster” The schedule will be as follows:

• 8:15 – 9:15 3rd – 5th
• 9:30 – 10:15 K – 2

-       Dec 13: Winter Extravaganza

Mark your calendars for this musical treat, starting with GLO performances at 4 PM and performances by classroom starting at approximately 6PM.

Also, Roam is donating a % of sales to Sherman starting at 2PM same day 12/13, so conveniently located a block away for dinner before or after the show!

-       Dec 15: Deadline for submissions to Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay and Poster Contest

For complete details please see SharkNet: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WritingPosterContest

 

High level details on what’s involved:

 

Essay: What does treating people equally mean? Describe some examples of people not being treated equally? What would you do at school to encourage your classmates to treat everyone equally?

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRIZES in addition to trophies (Special K-1st grade award $25 if winner selected)

1st Prize………………….$60.00

2nd Prize…………………$40.00

3rd Prize………………….$20.00

 

Poster Theme: Create a poster that encourages students in your school to practice equality toward others or create a poster that shows what a world without equality looks like and what a world with equality looks like. There will be two SFUSD Elementary School Winners! Each Elementary winner will receive a trophy certificate and $25.00.

GOOD LUCK!

-       Dec 15: The Winter Bazaar is HERE!!!

VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR WINTER BAZAAR!

 

à Wed, 12/14, 6PM (or whenever you can get there).  Sort Bazaar items and set up the sales tables.  Pizza provided.

 

à  Thu, 12/15, 10-1PM:  Staff a sales table. 1 hour increments.  12-1 especially in need!

 

Winter Bazaar  Classroom Sale Schedule

 

8:00-8:30            Kindergartens

8:35-9:05            1st Grades

9:15-9:30            Recess K-5

9:35-9:55            2nd  Grades

10:00-10:20       3rd Grades

10:25-10:45        4th Grades

10:50-11:10        5th Grades

11:20-12:00        Lunch/Adult shopping

12:00-12:25        4th/5th Grade 2nd round

12:25-12:45        2nd/3rd Grade 2nd round

12:45-1:05          K/1st grade revisits

1:05-1:50            Bazaar closes/clean up

 

Take a look at SharkNet to see where you can give an hour or so. http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WinterBazaar

 

 

-       Dec 16: Special Assemblies

 

• 10:30  – 11:15 After-school plays

 

• 12:00 4th / 5th grade poetry slam

 

 

-       LAST DAYS for the Holiday Food Drive!!! Closes 12/16…

 

Sherman is once again participating in a holiday food drive to help families in need. Watch for bins in the hallway and bring in a can or two (or ten) to help show Sherman’s support of our extended community. Many thanks to Ms. Dobay for organizing.

 

 

-       Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!!

 

COLD? Donate to the Annual Fund and grab a beanie thanks to Kindergarten parents Denise and Bill Wells. These stylish beanies are available while supplies last to folks donating to the Sherman Annual Fund!

 

How about a nice bottle of wine for the holidays? Those who have donated to the Annual Fund will be eligible for the last wine drawing this Friday, December 16th at morning assembly, thanks to Andrea and Kevin Joe! Donate now and you’ll be entered for the drawing this Friday!

 

Go to: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund for information and online giving. See Courtney Damkroger cdamkroger@hotmail.com with questions.

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

 

-       Dec 19 – Jan 2: NO SCHOOL, Winter Holiday Break

-       Jan 7: Sherman Parent Teacher Social, 6PM

Join us for the Parent and Teacher Potluck Social on January 7, 2012 at 6pm at the home of Holly Carver and Kris Van Giesen.  Come relax and mingle with Sherman parents and teachers and celebrate the New Year.  More details to come.  Please RSVP with Pam Low at lowpamela@gmail.com.   Please bring a dish and beverage of your choice to share.   Sign ups for food and drinks will be posted on Sharknet.  Start looking for your babysitters now.   Holly and Kris live at 1322 Baker Street (between Geary and Post.  There is on-street parking or you can park for free in the Kaiser lot located on the north side of Geary between Baker and Broderick.  

-       Jan 10: Special Screening of “Including Samuel”, 6-9PM

The Sherman community is invited to attend a FREE screening of “Including Samuel” from 6-9 PM at the Aquarium of the Bay Theater at Fisherman’s Wharf. This is a film about including people with disabilities. More details can be found at www.includingsamuel.com/about/about-the-film.aspx.

-       Report Cards

Report cards can be expected January 16th. Report cards will not be received before Winter Break this year. Teachers will be completing reading level assessments upon return from break, and would like to include this information in the next round of report cards.

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       A friendly request from Sherman’s Green Team: If your classroom is hosting a holiday party this week, please help your teacher to separate waste into compost, recyclables, and landfill. Three separate bags and a trip to the Garden’s waste area is all it takes! And don’t forget to help out teachers and our children’s health by limiting the amount of sugar (example: avoid juice boxes which also add to landfill). Happy Holidays!

 

-       Auction Volunteers! If you missed the Sherman Auction kick off  (including the Children’s Art and Procurement kickoffs) and are interested in participating, please contact Shandra Rica-McHale at srica@mac.com or visit our SharkNet page here for more details: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/2012AuctionPage

 

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       PTA Board Member Changes. The Board would like to welcome Gaylen Kimbell who has been confirmed as Parliamentarian to start January 2012. Current PTA Board Parliamentarian, Leila Langlois, is heading to London with her family and we would like to say thank you for all she and her family has done for Sherman to date! We look forward to seeing them back soon!

 

-       GLO Afterschool Classes. Afterschool classes coordinated by GLO (2-3pm) has posted flier describing the classes and the enrollment form available on SharkNet. The 8 week session is from 1/10/12 – 3/1/12. Includes Yoga, Spanish, Tree Frog Teks, Guitar, Martial Arts, Chess, Cartoon Drawing. http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GloPage

 

-       Miss the Teacher’s College Parent Training last week? For those that missed the Teachers’ College Parent Training this past week, check out SharkNet’s Parenting & Advocacy section on the PTA Info Page to download the PowerPoint presentation for helpful hints and resources on becoming a reading partner with your child. http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#parenting_and_advocacy

 

-       Drop-off area extended! The SF Municipal Transportation Agency approved the request for extension of our Union St passenger loading zone by three parking spaces to the west during pick-up and drop-off hours. This will aid in improving the traffic flow during drop-off and pick-up hours and the safety of our students. Many thanks to Sherman parents Nina Paolucci, Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Leiasa Beckham, Melissa Mountain and to Principal Shenkan-Rich for making this a reality.

 

-       Exciting offer from DonorsChoose.org: Starting this minute, when someone makes a donation to your projects and enters the match code SPARK, they’ll be matched dollar for dollar by our Board of Directors! Get started today:

 

• Donors must enter SPARK during check-out where it says “I have a gift or match code” – and voila! The donation is automatically doubled.
• If you don’t have a project listed, friends and family can still send you a DonorsChoose.org gift card – we’ll match the gift card and send you double the funds!
• Some restrictions apply for the match code, so read the full details on our website.
• Donations paid for by check, gift card (including Groupons), or DonorsChoose.org account credits are NOT eligible to be matched. Any donation made with a credit card (including payments via PayPal or Amazon Payments), using the match code, will be matched.

 

-       Before you buy your child a new winter coat, check for their old one in Sherman’s LOST AND FOUND.  The items in the Lost & Found are multiplying at an alarming rate. There are jackets galore, as well as hats, a few pair of pants, headbands, plastic lunch containers, lunch bags and likely a few  other odds and ends. We would like to get as much as we can claimed and back with their rightful owners! If you have not labeled your children’s clothing, backpacks, lunch bags, shirts and pants, please do not forget to do so.

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

 

-       Holidays? Gift Giving? Shop for the Holidays through the Sherman School website! It earns us money and it’s easy for you! Go to shermanschool.org, upper right hand corner of the website click on Sherman Shopper and go to it! Make holiday shopping a breeze for you and a money earner for your children!

 

 

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S H E R M A N   P T A   N E W S L E T T E R

 

Hello Sherman Families –

 

Doing some seasonal shopping this month? We wanted to highlight that the Sherman Shopper link on http://www.shermanschool.org/shopping.php has been updated to reflect many of the online shopping options that give back to Sherman. This site makes it easy to get to things you need and make some money for Sherman as well! Pass it on to family and friends who could benefit…

 

In addition, if you are in the need of some hardware gifts we wanted to highlight that Cole Hardware is having their 50^th anniversary sale TODAY and offering 25% off purchases and will donate 5% back to Sherman. For info see: http://www.colehardware.com/. Be sure to tell them we sent you!

 

With all the year end-hustle don’t forget to take some time to enjoy some of the fun events at Sherman next week, including the Winter Extravaganza and Bazaar, details below.

 

Have a great week!
The Sherman PTA

 

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

 

-       It’s Inclusive Schools Week

 

 

Inclusive Schools Week (12/5 – 12/12) offers an opportunity to celebrate inclusive practices and inclusive schools. The website http://inclusiveschools.org/inclusive-schools-week/ provides information on how you can participate at your school. The website also has an excellent resource section designed to highlight practical strategies and advice that teachers, school administrators, students, and family members can use to create more inclusive homes, school, and communities.

 

-       Dec 7: Walk To School Day

Walk with your family and neighbors or find one of the nodes

closest to you, including:

1) Intersection at Octavia/Jackson

2) Intersection at Union/Leavenworth

3) Intersection at Union/Webster

 

Parents and children will be at these locations at 7:15 AM and then leave promptly at 7:20 AM.

Prizes and refreshments starting at 7:30 AM on Wednesday in the garden for those who walk to school.

 

-       Dec 8: Special Education Workshop, 6-7:30PM

Come talk to Special Education staff and learn more about delivery of services and the assignment process. Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room, 555 Franklin St.

-       Dec 8: SSC (School Site Council) Meeting, 6:15PM

-       Dec 10: Family Garden Day, 10AM-2PM

Details can be found here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

 

-       Holiday Food Drive is UNDERWAY!!! through 12/16

 

Sherman is once again participating in a holiday food drive to help families in need. Watch for bins in the hallway and bring in a can or two (or ten) to help show Sherman’s support of our extended community. Many thanks to Ms. Dobay for organizing.

 

 

-       Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!!

 

The Sherman Annual Fund is climbing, but we haven’t reached our goal yet! As of December 2nd we collected $54,000 in donations. Our goal is $142,000. We’re a third of the way there, thanks to all of you who have donated! We are learning that the coming year will be a very bad budget year and we must be prepared. Please, please, please donate to the annual fund now! Go to: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund for information and online giving. See Courtney Damkroger cdamkroger@hotmail.com with questions.

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

-       Dec 13: Winter Extravaganza

Mark your calendars for this musical treat, starting with GLO performances at 4 PM and performances by classroom starting at approximately 6PM. Keep an eye out for a flier with more details.

Also, Roam is donating a % of sales to Sherman starting at 2PM same day 12/13, so conveniently located for dinner before or after the show!

-       Dec 15: Deadline for submissions to Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay and Poster Contest

For complete details please see SharkNet: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WritingPosterContest

 

High level details on what’s involved:

 

Essay: What does treating people equally mean? Describe some examples of people not being treated equally? What would you do at school to encourage your classmates to treat everyone equally?

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRIZES in addition to trophies (Special K-1st grade award $25 if winner selected)

1st Prize………………….$60.00

2nd Prize…………………$40.00

3rd Prize………………….$20.00

 

Poster Theme: Create a poster that encourages students in your school to practice equality toward others or create a poster that shows what a world without equality looks like and what a world with equality looks like. There will be two SFUSD Elementary School Winners! Each Elementary winner will receive a trophy certificate and $25.00.

GOOD LUCK!

-       Dec 15: The Winter Bazaar is COMING!!! And we still need help!

As the Winter Bazaar draws closer we still need volunteers to help out. There are a lot of spaces available for setting up the night before the event (Miriam’s favorite Bazaar-related activity). That happens on Wed. night, 12/14, from 6-8. The more the merrier! As an incentive, you get free pizza, so you don’t have to worry about dinner. And the kids can come and help too (and get a sneak preview of the next day’s goodies).

 

Take a look at SharkNet to see where you can give an hour or so. http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WinterBazaar

 

-       Dec 19 – 30: NO SCHOOL, Winter Holiday Break

-       Report Cards

Report cards can be expected January 16th. Report cards will not be received before Winter Break this year. Teachers will be completing reading level assessments upon return from break, and would like to include this information in the next round of report cards.

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

 

-       WANTED: A Sherman community member to coordinate the PTA Social scheduled for January 7, 2012. This fun evening event is for Sherman adults and is typically held in a home, or could be held in an area restaurant. The Coordinator would need to secure a location, advertise the event to our community and help with the planning details. Contact Pamela Low for details at: lowpamela@gmail.com

 

-       Auction Volunteers! If you missed the Sherman Auction kick off  (including the Children’s Art and Procurement kickoffs) and are interested in participating, please contact Shandra Rica-McHale at srica@mac.com or visit our SharkNet page here for more details: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/2012AuctionPage

 

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Open House at the Marine Mammal Center THIS SATURDAY, 10AM – 5PM. For details on the Home for the Holidays event, please see: http://tmmc.marinemammalcenter.org/site/Calendar/1930584320?view=Detail&id=101381 Event is great for families and admission is free!

-       Exciting offer from DonorsChoose.org: Starting this minute, when someone makes a donation to your projects and enters the match code SPARK, they’ll be matched dollar for dollar by our Board of Directors! Get started today:

 

• Donors must enter SPARK during check-out where it says “I have a gift or match code” – and voila! The donation is automatically doubled.
• If you don’t have a project listed, friends and family can still send you a DonorsChoose.org gift card – we’ll match the gift card and send you double the funds!
• Some restrictions apply for the match code, so read the full details on our website.
• Donations paid for by check, gift card (including Groupons), or DonorsChoose.org account credits are NOT eligible to be matched. Any donation made with a credit card (including payments via PayPal or Amazon Payments), using the match code, will be matched.

 

-       Before you buy your child a new winter coat, check for their old one in Sherman’s LOST AND FOUND.  The items in the Lost & Found are multiplying at an alarming rate. There are jackets galore, as well as hats, a few pair of pants, headbands, plastic lunch containers, lunch bags and likely a few  other odds and ends. We would like to get as much as we can claimed and back with their rightful owners! If you have not labeled your children’s clothing, backpacks, lunch bags, shirts and pants, please do not forget to do so.

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

 

-       Holidays? Gift Giving? Shop for the Holidays through the Sherman School website! It earns us money and it’s easy for you! Go to shermanschool.org, upper right hand corner of the website click on Sherman Shopper and go to it! Make holiday shopping a breeze for you and a money earner for your children!

 

 

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

 

 

 

S H E R M A N   P T A   N E W S L E T T E R

 

Hello Sherman Families,

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

It’s just a few weeks until the winter break and there are many exciting activities in store. Please take a look below to make sure you’ve penciled in the Winter Extravaganza and Bazaar happening the week before the break!

Happy December,

The Sherman PTA

 

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

 

-       Holiday Food Drive is UNDERWAY!!! through 12/16

 

Sherman is once again participating in a holiday food drive to help families in need. Watch for bins in the hallway and bring in a can or two (or ten) to help show Sherman’s support of our extended community. Many thanks to Ms. Dobay for organizing.

 

 

-       Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!!

 

The Sherman Annual Fund is underway with $47,000 collected to date! Our goal is $142,000.

Please help support our teachers and programs by donating today!

 

THANK YOU to all of the families who have generously donated to the annual fund already. We appreciate your support and are working toward a goal of 100% participation from our community.

 

For more information on the Annual Fund, access to the donation forms, credit card donations, and a

special appeal to Grandparents and family members, please go to: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund  or contact Courtney Damkroger, Fundraising Chair with questions (cdamkroger@hotmail.com)

 

-       Dec 1: SEAC (Special Education Advisory Council) Meeting, 6PM

-       Dec 2: Principal Coffee, 8AM

Come meet the principal that will be overseeing Sherman while Ms. Shenkan-Rich is out on maternity leave.

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

-       Dec 5: Teacher’s College Parent Training, 6PM

The topic area of this session is “Parents as Reading Partners”. Please do join us in the Teacher’s Lounge to learn more! Childcare will not be provided, however kids are welcome to join.

-       Dec 6: Green Team Meeting, 8AM

Details can be found here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

-       Dec 7: Walk To School Day

Details coming soon

-       Dec 8: Special Education Workshop, 6-7:30PM

Come talk to Special Education staff and learn more about delivery of services and the assignment process. Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room, 555 Franklin St.

-       Dec 8: SSC (School Site Council) Meeting, 6:15PM

-       Dec 10: Family Garden Day, 10AM-2PM

Details can be found here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

-       Dec 13: Winter Extravaganza

Mark your calendars for this musical treat, starting with GLO performances at 4 PM and performances by classroom starting at 5:45 PM. Look for flier with more details.

Also, Roam is donating a % of sales to Sherman starting at 2PM same day 12/13, so conveniently located for dinner before or after the show!

-       Dec 15: Deadline for submissions to Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay and Poster Contest

For complete details please see SharkNet: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WritingPosterContest

 

High level details on what’s involved:

 

Essay: What does treating people equally mean? Describe some examples of people not being treated equally? What would you do at school to encourage your classmates to treat everyone equally?

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRIZES in addition to trophies (Special K-1st grade award $25 if winner selected)

1st Prize………………….$60.00

2nd Prize…………………$40.00

3rd Prize………………….$20.00

 

Poster Theme: Create a poster that encourages students in your school to practice equality toward others or create a poster that shows what a world without equality looks like and what a world with equality looks like. There will be two SFUSD Elementary School Winners! Each Elementary winner will receive a trophy certificate and $25.00.

GOOD LUCK!

-       Dec 15: The Winter Bazaar is COMING!!! And we still need help!

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WinterBazaar

HELP! HELP! HELP!

WE NEED YOU, YOU, YOU!

 

Winter Bazaar is in DESPERATE need of volunteers for:

 

1) Set up.  Wednesday, 12/14, 6PM.  Help set up the sales booths.  Pizza provided.  More hands make fast work!

 

2) Booth Staffing:  Thursday, 12/15, 8AM-1PM, 1 hour (or more!) increments. Fun, fun, fun!  Many more volunteers needed.

 

Sign up on Sharknet,via the link above or contact Nancy Hahn, 415-596-5149 or mommieoldest@gmail.com

 

Also… more STUFF  is still NEEDED.  Bring your gently used items to the Sherman office.  There is no such thing as too much.  (no clothing or TVs please).

-       Dec 19 – 30: NO SCHOOL, Winter Holiday Break

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       Ellen Degeneres wants to donate $100k to Sherman… You just need you to convince her why! We were recently made aware of a grant program being hosted by The Ellen Degeneres show and Target that we’d love for Sherman to be the recipient of. We’re looking for someone to author a convincing, 2500 character-or-less, reason why Sherman deserves the dough! Keeping in mind how entertaining Ellen can be, the write up will need to catch her (grant committee’s) eye. If you are interested in authoring the $100k winner or have a good angle or approach to suggest please contact Melissa Mountain (melissa.mountain@gmail.com)

 

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/schoolgiving/

 

 

-       WANTED: A Sherman community member to coordinate the PTA Social scheduled for January 7, 2012. This fun evening event is for Sherman adults and is typically held in a home, or could be held in an area restaurant. The Coordinator would need to secure a location, advertise the event to our community and help with the planning details. Contact Pamela Low for details at: lowpamela@gmail.com

 

-       Auction Volunteers! If you missed the Sherman Auction kick off  (including the Children’s Art and Procurement kickoffs) and are interested in participating, please contact Shandra Rica-McHale at srica@mac.com or visit our SharkNet page here for more details: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/2012AuctionPage

 

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Before you buy your child a new winter coat, check for their old one in Sherman’s LOST AND FOUND.  The items in the Lost & Found are multiplying at an alarming rate. There are jackets galore, as well as hats, a few pair of pants, headbands, plastic lunch containers, lunch bags and likely a few  other odds and ends. We would like to get as much as we can claimed and back with their rightful owners! If you have not labeled your children’s clothing, backpacks, lunch bags, shirts and pants, please do not forget to do so.

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

 

-       Holidays? Gift Giving? Family Photo Cards? Have we got the answers for you! Shop at the Sports Basement, mention Sherman, get 10% off and 5% sent to Sherman. Go to Shermanschool.org, top right hand corner click on “Sherman Shopper” to access your favorite retailers and Sherman gets a % of sales! Go to boxtops4education.com or escrip.com to shop as well. You’ll find Shutterfly, Macys, airlines and scores of retailers. Get an easy start on the holidays!

 

 

 

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

 

 

 

S H E R M A N   P T A   N E W S L E T T E R

 

Hello Sherman Families,

We’d like to wish everyone a very nice and safe Thanksgiving holiday. It’s said time and time again how thankful we all are to be a part of the Sherman community, however, we’d like to express our thanks for the fantastic community itself! Thank you to all of our families continuing to contribute in your own way.

A quick reminder that there is no school on Wed – Fri of this week.

Have a great holiday,

The Sherman PTA

 

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

 

-       Holiday Food Drive is UNDERWAY!!! through 12/16

 

Sherman is once again participating in a holiday food drive to help families in need. Watch for bins in the hallway and bring in a can or two (or ten) to help show Sherman’s support of our extended community. Many thanks to Ms. Dobay for organizing.

 

 

-       Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!!

 

The Sherman Annual Fund is in full swing!  Please help support our teachers and programs by donating now!

 

THANK YOU to all of the families who have generously donated to the annual fund. We appreciate your support and are working toward a goal of 100% participation from our community.

 

For more information on the Annual Fund, access to the donation forms, credit card donations, and a special appeal to Grandparents and family members, please go to:

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund

 

Donations may be submitted to the attention of the: Sherman PTA, Annual Fund either in your child’s mail folder or in the white PTA lockbox in the front office above the copier.  Contact Courtney Damkroger, Fundraising Chair with questions (cdamkroger@hotmail.com)

 

 

-       NOV 23 – 25: NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Recess

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

-       Dec 1: SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) Meeting, 6PM

-       Dec 2: Principal Coffee, 8AM

Come meet the principal that will be overseeing Sherman while Ms. Shenkan-Rich is out on maternity leave.

-       Dec 6: Green Team Meeting, 8AM

Details can be found here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

-       Dec 7: Walk To School Day

Details coming soon

-       Dec 15: Deadline for submissions to Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay and Poster Contest

For complete details please see SharkNet: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WritingPosterContest

 

High level details on what’s involved:

 

Essay: What does treating people equally mean? Describe some examples of people not being treated equally? What would you do at school to encourage your classmates to treat everyone equally?

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRIZES in addition to trophies (Special K-1st grade award $25 if winner selected)

1st Prize………………….$60.00

2nd Prize…………………$40.00

3rd Prize………………….$20.00

 

Poster Theme: Create a poster that encourages students in your school to practice equality toward others or create a poster that shows what a world without equality looks like and what a world with equality looks like. There will be two SFUSD Elementary School Winners! Each Elementary winner will receive a trophy certificate and $25.00.

GOOD LUCK!

-       Dec 15: The Winter Bazaar is COMING!!!

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WinterBazaar

Sherman’s annual Winter Bazaar is scheduled for December 15^th and planning is underway.

We need your clutter! Please bring any of the following items to the office by December 13^th. Here are a few examples of what we’re after: Toys, books, stuffed animals, handbags, jewelry, posters, videos, kitchen items, CDs, DVDs, electronic goods, craft items, cosmetics, sporting goods, knickknacks, picture frames. NO CLOTHING, CAR SEATS,  or TVs, PLEASE.

We need your help!  The SharkNet page above is up and ready for volunteer signups. The team is looking for the following type of helpers (with full job descriptions online):

- Stuff Movers.  Any day(s) between now and Dec 14, immediately after drop off.  Job time = 10 minutes.

 

- Ticket Sorting.  Tuesday, Dec 13, 8AM-11AM, Volunteer room. Job time = any increment you can manage.

 

- Stuff Movers II.  Wednesday, Dec 14, 2PM until finish (1-2 hrs depending on # of volunteers).

 

- Set Up the Bazaar. Wednesday, Dec 14, 6PM (or as soon as you can get there) until finish. (2-3 hours depending on # of volunteers). Pizza provided.

 

- Sales Table Staffing.  Thursday, Dec 15, 8AM-1PM, 1 hour increments (or more!).

 

- Clean up.  Thursday, Dec 15th, 1PM until finish. (appox 1 hour depending on # of volunteers).

 

Classroom visit schedule will be posted closer to event. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Hahn (mommieoldest@gmail.com) or Miriam Kasdan (Kaszig@comcast.net).

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       WANTED: A Sherman community member to coordinate the PTA Social scheduled for January 7, 2012. This fun evening event is for Sherman adults and is typically held in a home, or could be held in an area restaurant. The Coordinator would need to secure a location, advertise the event to our community and help with the planning details. Contact Pamela Low for details at: lowpamela@gmail.com

 

-       Auction Volunteers! If you missed the Sherman Auction kick off  (including the Children’s Art and Procurement kickoffs) and are interested in participating, please contact Shandra Rica-McHale at srica@mac.com or visit our SharkNet page here for more details: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/2012AuctionPage

 

-       REMINDER: Volunteer Check-In: Please be aware that all parent volunteers need to sign-in at the office and wear a volunteer badge to identify themselves.  It also helps if you can log time worked at the school in the log book for our records. The badges and a white binder for the volunteer log are located immediately to your left as you walk in to the office. Thank you for your cooperation!

 

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Before you buy your child a new winter coat, check for their old one in Sherman’s LOST AND FOUND.  The items in the Lost & Found are multiplying at an alarming rate. There are jackets galore, as well as hats, a few pair of pants, headbands, plastic lunch containers, lunch bags and likely a few  other odds and ends. We would like to get as much as we can claimed and back with their rightful owners! If you have not labeled your children’s clothing, backpacks, lunch bags, shirts and pants, please do not forget to do so.

 

-       Check out the latest updates to the Parenting & Advocacy section on SharkNet’s PTA Info page including a new article titled, “Inclusion: The Right Thing For All Students.” You can find it (and more) here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#parenting_and_advocacy

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

Holidays? Gift Giving? Family Photo Cards? Have we got the answers for you! Shop at the Sports Basement, mention Sherman, get 10% off and 5% sent to Sherman. Go to Shermanschool.org, top right hand corner click on “Sherman Shopper” to access your favorite retailers and Sherman gets a % of sales! Go to boxtops4education.com or escrip.com to shop as well. You’ll find Shutterfly, Macys, airlines and scores of retailers. Get an easy start on the holidays!

 

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

 

 

 

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—> UPDATES

-       PTA MEMBERSHIP – Congratulations to Room 304!!!

 

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#pta_membership_2011_12

 

Our first classroom to reach 100% participation in the PTA Membership drive is Ms. Lew’s Room 304.  Congratulations on winning the first popsicle party!

 

There are more popsicles (or hot chocolate given the turn in weather) to be had.  The following classrooms are closing in….

 

202 Ms. Leung  76%

201  Ms. Kasternakis  71%

206 Ms. Lau 57%

208 Ms. Sparks/Ms. Walker 55%

309 Ms. Acquarelli 50%

 

Membership information and forms can be found at the link above.

 

 

-       Box Tops and Labels For Education Classroom Challenge!!!

 

The challenge is on! The class that collects the most labels will win a pizza or ice cream party at the end of the school year.  Please continue to clip Box Tops & Labels For Education and send them to your classroom teachers as often as you like.  The top 5 classes in the running are:

207/208                Ms. Rabbitt/Sparks/Walker: 394 collected

211                            Ms. Stoltz/Steinfels: 244 collected

212                            Ms. Kishimoto: 207 collected

304                           Ms. Lew: 202 collected

305/306                Chiu/Novak/Anderson: 200 collected

Good luck to all the classrooms!

 

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK

 

-       Holiday Food Drive is UNDERWAY!!! through 12/16

 

Sherman is once again participating in a holiday food drive to help families in need. Watch for bins in the hallway and bring in a can or two (or ten) to help show Sherman’s support of our extended community. Many thanks to Ms. Dobay for organizing.

 

 

-       Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!! Early incentive wine up for grabs! Donate by 11/17!

 

The Sherman Annual Fund is in full swing!  Please help support our teachers and programs by donating now!

 

Those who donate by Thursday, November 17th will be eligible for a drawing of high-end wines to add to their Thanksgiving table thanks to Sherman parents Andrea and Kevin Joe.

 

THANK YOU to all of the families who have generously donated to the annual fund. We appreciate your support and are working toward a goal of 100% participation from our community.

 

For more information on the Annual Fund, access to the donation forms, credit card donations, and a special appeal to Grandparents and family members, please go to:

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/FundraisingCommittee#annual_fund

 

Donations may be submitted to the attention of the: Sherman PTA, Annual Fund either in your child’s mail folder or in the white PTA lockbox in the front office above the copier.  Contact Courtney Damkroger, Fundraising Chair with questions (cdamkroger@hotmail.com)

 

 

-       NOV 17: SSC (School Site Council) Meeting, 6:15PM

 

 

-       NOV 19: Family Garden Day, 10AM- 2PM

 

Join us anytime between 9 am and 2 pm in the garden to help with light garden maintenance tasks, an informal bring your own picnic/snack, and a chance for the kids to run around in the garden and playground outside of school hours.  Free parking is available in the staff parking lots on a first-come, first-serve basis. Contact Paul Manasian (manasian@gmail.com) with questions or check out the Green Team SharkNet site: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

-       NO AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES NEXT WEEK .

Also, please note that PlayWell Technologies (Lego) afterschool classes end on 11/18.

-       NOV 21: GLO Multicultural Potluck, 2-6 PM

This event is open to the whole school, though parents of non-GLO students must accompany their child. The Potluck will run from 3:30pm to 5:30pm with performances in the auditorium at 3:30pm followed by potluck in the cafeteria (around 4:30pm). GLO is also accepting dishes from non-GLO families as well. GLO families should sign up for dishes on their tribe’s sign-out binder. Please email Beth (b.guy@gloinc.org) or Becca (b.vershbow@gloinc.org) if you have questions.

-       NOV 23 – 25: NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Recess

-       Dec 15: The Winter Bazaar is COMING!!!

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/WinterBazaar

Sherman’s annual Winter Bazaar is scheduled for December 15^th and planning is underway.

We need your clutter! Please bring any of the following items to the office by December 13^th. Here are a few examples of what we’re after: Toys, books, stuffed animals, handbags, jewelry, posters, videos, kitchen items, CDs, DVDs, electronic goods, craft items, cosmetics, sporting goods, knickknacks, picture frames. NO CLOTHING, CAR SEATS,  or TVs, PLEASE.

We need your help!  The SharkNet page above is up and ready for volunteer signups. The team is looking for the following type of helpers (with full job descriptions online):

- Stuff Movers.  Any day(s) between now and Dec 14, immediately after drop off.  Job time = 10 minutes.

 

- Ticket Sorting.  Tuesday, Dec 13, 8AM-11AM, Volunteer room. Job time = any increment you can manage.

 

- Stuff Movers II.  Wednesday, Dec 14, 2PM until finish (1-2 hrs depending on # of volunteers).

 

- Set Up the Bazaar. Wednesday, Dec 14, 6PM (or as soon as you can get there) until finish. (2-3 hours depending on # of volunteers). Pizza provided.

 

- Sales Table Staffing.  Thursday, Dec 15, 8AM-1PM, 1 hour increments (or more!).

 

- Clean up.  Thursday, Dec 15th, 1PM until finish. (appox 1 hour depending on # of volunteers).

 

Classroom visit schedule will be posted closer to event. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Hahn (mommieoldest@gmail.com) or Miriam Kasdan (Kaszig@comcast.net).

-       FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       We’re looking for contractors carrying Workers’ Compensation insurance. Are you (or anyone you know) a contractor with current Workers’ Compensation insurance? We are looking for contractors to bid on our new Solar Education Center for Sherman’s Green Schoolyard. Please contact Paul Manasian (manasian@gmail.com) or Melissa Mountain (melissa.mountain@gmail.com) with any leads. Thank you.

-       Auction Volunteers! If you missed the Sherman Auction kick off  (including the Children’s Art and Procurement kickoffs) and are interested in participating, please contact Shandra Rica-McHale at srica@mac.com or visit our SharkNet page here for more details: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/2012AuctionPage

 

-       REMINDER: Volunteer Check-In: Please be aware that all parent volunteers need to sign-in at the office and wear a volunteer badge to identify themselves.  It also helps if you can log time worked at the school in the log book for our records. The badges and a white binder for the volunteer log are located immediately to your left as you walk in to the office. Thank you for your cooperation!

 

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Clean Water? We have it! Sherman recently had our site’s water tested to ensure our tap supply was ok to for drinking. The results are in and it is confirmed that our water is just like everyone else’s in SF! Feel free to let your students know it’s safe to refill their canteens from the tap. Thanks to Ms. Garner for coordinating this evaluation.

 

-       Before you buy your child a new winter coat, check for their old one in Sherman’s LOST AND FOUND.  The items in the Lost & Found are multiplying at an alarming rate. There are jackets galore, as well as hats, a few pair of pants, headbands, plastic lunch containers, lunch bags and likely a few  other odds and ends. We would like to get as much as we can claimed and back with their rightful owners! If you have not labeled your children’s clothing, backpacks, lunch bags, shirts and pants, please do not forget to do so.

 

-       Check out the latest updates to the Parenting & Advocacy section on SharkNet’s PTA Info page including a new article titled, “Inclusion: The Right Thing For All Students.” You can find it (and more) here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#parenting_and_advocacy

 

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

-       Are the holidays here already? Check out some great bargains and time saving options on Boxtops (http://www.boxtops4education.com/). Online retailers are offering Boxtops bonuses for holiday shopping including awards from Snapfish, Macy’s and more! Also, don’t forget to visit the Sherman Shopper link on the shermanschool.org website for all your holiday shopping needs. If you access the retailers through this link, a percentage of what you spend will come directly back to Sherman Elementary. Please feel free to direct your friends and family members to this website as well for all of their holiday shopping needs!

-       Did you know you can make money for our school by registering your Safeway, Visa or Mastercard with eScrip? Next time you search vacation flights and accommodations on Travelocity, if you enter through the “Box Tops Marketplace,” Sherman will receive a percentage of the sale! Were you aware that Sports Basement gives Sherman 5% of your purchases if you mention the school (and 10% discount)? For more information on these and other painless ways to help boost our budget and help your children, please contact Courtney Damkroger, PTA Fundraising Chair (cdamkroger@hotmail.com).

 

 

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

 

 

 

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—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK       

 

- Annual Fund is UNDERWAY!!! 

The Sherman Annual Fund Drive is here! Think about how fortunate we all are to have our children enrolled at Sherman! Talk with your family about making a financial commitment to the school that is meaningful for you. Sherman and our children are counting on you! For more information contact: Courtney Damkroger, PTA Fundraising Chair cdamkroger@hotmail.com or 415-923-0920.

- PTA Membership – Congrats to Ms. Lew’s Class

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#pta_membership_2011_12

Our first classroom to reach 100% participation in the PTA Membership – Ms. Lew Room 304.  Congratulations!!

There are more popsicles to be had.  The following classrooms are closing in….

202 Ms. Leung  76%

201  Ms. Kasternakis  71%

206 Ms. Lau 57%

208 Ms. Sparks/Ms. Walker 55%

309 Ms. Acquarelli 50%

Membership information and forms can be found at the link above.

- NOVEMBER 4: Principal’s Coffee, 8AM

This month’s coffee will focus on Sherman’s new writing workshop program. Join us this Friday AM as we learn more about Sherman’s new approaches to develop the writing skills of our youngsters.

- NOVEMBER 5:  SFUSD Enrollment Fair, 10AM – 3PM

Volunteers needed! The SFUSD Enrollment Fair will be held at the Concourse Exhibition Center once again this year. The enrollment fair is a great opportunity to share why you love Sherman with incoming Kindergarten parents. We are looking for volunteers to staff Sherman’s booth in two separate shifts: 10-12:30 and 12:30-3. Please contact Marc Andrews (marc@lieberman.com) if you have questions.

- NOVEMBER 5: Sherman 5^th Graders featured at the Asian Art Museum (Free Admission)

The Asian Art Museum and ArtSeed will present “Power Portraits” by Sherman’s own 5th graders (Room 312) as part of the featured exhibit ”Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts”

There will be free admission for Sherman families on Saturday, November 5, 2011, 2:00-5:00pm with a special reception for Sherman artists at 4:00pm in the Resource Room. The Asian Art Museum is located at 200 Larkin Street. www.asianart.org

Sherman Elementary is the only school participating in this exciting project. The exhibit runs October 21- April 8.If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Harris at thebuzzer@yahoo.com or Sherman’s art teacher Ms. Marissa at marissa@artseed.org.

-       NOVEMBER 6: Auction Procurement Team Kick Off, 6PM

Planning for our spring auction is in full swing and the procurement kick off is this weekend. There are many different ways to participate in Auction Procurement.  Some ideas are below:

- Solicit items from your favorite local haunts

- Make follow-up phone calls to a list of donors who have donated to past year’s auctions

- Join a procurement area: Children’s Items (camps, classes & misc. items), Classroom Art, Count Me Ins, Food/Restaurants, Home  (jewelry, retail, fine art, professional services, etc.), Health & Beauty (haircuts, beauty, spas, etc.), Sports/Events/Getaways, Time with Teachers, Wine

Please come to a very fun Procurement Kick-Off meeting/dinner at Erica Hunt’s house on Sunday, November 6th at 6:00PM.  She promises to serve lots of wine and yummy food! RSVP to ericahunt@sbcglobal.net.

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

 

 

-       NOVEMBER 10: Children’s Art Auction Kick Off, 8AM

Children’s artwork is a major focus of our pre-auction attention and a very important and exciting component of the silent and live auctions. Join Susanne Shibley next Thursday as she kicks off this year’s effort to commission art projects from Sherman grades/classrooms. Whether you have project ideas to share or want to help facilitate a project with Susanne and Ms. Marissa, this is an excellent opportunity to get involved in the auction. They will definitely need the help! Contact Susanne Shibley (susanne@shibley.com) if you have questions.

-       NOVEMBER 11: NO SCHOOL, Veteran’s Day

-       NOVEMBER 15: Fantastic Photo Opportunity -> Raises Money for Sherman

Jeremy Waldorph, a well-known professional photographer, has generously offered to donate his time and expertise to take classic, high quality, studio portraits – of the whole family (or just the kids) – and just in time for the holidays!   The high-resolution digital negatives will be available on-line to download and use for holiday cards (at no additional cost) or prints can be ordered (additional costs) directly from one of Jeremy’s vendors.  To check out Jeremy’s work, visit his website at www.jeremywaldorph.com.

Each photo session will run about 15 minutes and will take place on Tues, Nov. 15th, from 2pm – 8pm in the Auditorium.

Cost: $50 minimum suggested donation to the Sherman PTA. It’s a great deal – the average retail sitting fee ranges from $85-$200.

There are between 20-24 sessions, so sign up early on Sharknet here (insert link)  http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman.  Email Liz La Porte at lizlaporte16@gmail.com for additional information.

- FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

-       Auction Volunteers! If you missed the Sherman Auction kick off last week and are interested in participating, please contact Shandra Rica-McHale at srica@mac.com or visit our SharkNet page here for more details: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/2012AuctionPage

-       REMINDER: Volunteer Check-In: Please be aware that all parent volunteers need to sign-in at the office and wear a volunteer badge to identify themselves. The badges and a white binder for the volunteer log are located immediately to your left as you walk in to the office. Thank you for your cooperation!

-       Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

 

 

 

 

 

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

-       Sign-ups for San Francisco Little League start on Monday, Nov. 14th. You can register on-line at www.sfll.org. Sign-ups are first come, first served and it is advised that you sign up as soon as you can to insure a space (they always have waitlists, so if you want to play, sign up on 11/14)! Teams are formed by the league, so you do not sign-up with your school. If you wish to be on a team with a friend, you can let the league know and they will try and accommodate you. Teams are softball (girls) and baseball (boys and girls) plus a Challenger league for those that need extra accommodations. Teams form starting with kindergartners and are all parent coach, all volunteer. The fee is minimal and scholarships are available.

-       Have you seen the Parenting and Advocacy section on SharkNet? It includes coverage for topics such as:

• What kind of parent involvement helps children the most?
• Bringing a new ethos to school sports – and the classroom.
• What makes superstar teachers effective? – Fostering a sense of wonder in classrooms

Check it out: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#parenting_and_advocacy

-       Love Cowgirls? We have a show for you. A Sherman family recommended “Cowgirl Tricks” an upcoming show here in the city and asked that we get the word out. Cowgirl Tricks is a Vaudeville-style comedy Western act with trick roping, whip cracking and kooky cowgirl shenanigans, perfect for the whole family!
Come see why Karen Quest  is “America’s Funniest Cowgirl”  at the Potrero Branch library on Nov 5. Details can be found here:  http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1007617001

—> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

Did you know you can make money for our school by registering your Safeway, Visa

or Mastercard with eScrip? Next time you search vacation flights and accommodations on Travelocity, if you enter through the “Box Tops Marketplace,” Sherman will receive a percentage of the sale! Were you aware that Sports Basement gives Sherman 5% of your purchases if you mention the school (and 10% discount)? For more information on these and other painless ways to help boost our budget and help your children, please contact Courtney Damkroger, PTA Fundraising Chair (cdamkroger@hotmail.com).

—> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

Have feedback on this newsletter? Please email Shandra McHale, PTA Communications VP (srica@mac.com).

 

 

 

 

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—> THANK YOUS

A note of thanks from Erica Hunt, Carnival Chair:

Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out this weekend to make the carnival a HUGE success. A very special thank you to the booth leads and staffers who worked with their classrooms to make the booths adorable and fun for our kids. There are also a few behind-the-scenes folks who I’d like to thank as well:

- Mrs. Acquarelli for an amazing T-shirt design

- Cece Kaufman for the haunted marketing collateral

- Marc Andrews for keeping the sun out of our eyes

- Bonita Andrews for bringing “Off The Grid” food trucks for the first time

- Eric Dunn for coordinating food day of

- Stefanie Takemoto for ordering all the adorable prizes our kids are still excited about and fulfilling over 200 punch card orders

- Jenni Vazquez and Paula Perdue for coordinating with The SF School of Aesthetics & Cosmetology and creating the best Spooky Spa yet!

 Special thanks to the GLO staffers for making the scariest haunted house thus far (and to those who donated supplies to help make it so scary), to the SF Rock Project for singing their little hearts out and to graduating dads, Dave Janssen and John Watkins, who assembled/disassembled all of the audio.   To any of the other very important people who may have been missed… THANK YOU!

As always the carnival is a lot of fun for kids and parents alike, but we can ALWAYS make it better. Please join me for a recap and feedback meeting right after drop-off on Tuesday, October 25th at 8AM in the teachers lounge.

[Editor’s Note: The PTA must also thank Erica Hunt for once again fabulously leading the masses and coordinating such a fantastic event for our school. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!]

–> UPDATES

- RAFFLEMANIA!!! FINAL WEEK!

http://www.shermanschool.org/rafflemania.php

This is your final week to get raffle tickets in for this week’s drawing! Best of luck to all on that final sales push! Please let your friends and family know the deadline for online ticket sales is THIS WEDNESDAY. All physical tickets sold should be turned in THIS THURSDAY. See you all for the drawing at Friday night’s Family Movie Night (details below!)

- PTA MEMBERSHIP – EARN THOSE POPSICLES, BEFORE IT’S TOO COLD!

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#pta_membership_2011_12

We’re still plugging away at getting PTA Membership forms returned to your classroom teacher. Be sure to help your child’s class earn that popsicle party, before it’s too cold! Here are the stats of which classrooms are in the lead:

202  Ms. Lew  82%

304  Ms. Leung 68%

201  Ms. Kasternakis  67%

206  Ms. Lau  55%

309  Ms. Acquarelli 42%

Membership information and forms can be found at the link above.

 

 

 

 

—> HAPPENING THIS WEEK           

- OCTOBER 17 – 21: Parent/Teacher Conferences – EARLY DISMISSAL @ 12:50

Reminder that this week will be an early dismissal week for all students @ 12:50. GLO students will transition to GLO @ 12:50 and the day will still end at 6PM.  Children with afterschool classes will attend them from 12:50 – 2PM.

- OCTOBER 18: ELAC (English Learner Advisory Committee) Meeting, 8AM

- OCTOBER 19: Annual District PTA Superintendent’s Reception, 6-8PM

Please join PTA members from all over the city, meet our new District PTA Officers, and hear from our Superintendent Carlos Garcia, School Board Members and Teachers Union Leadership. Enjoy some great snacks and great company!  Event held at: 555 Franklin Street, Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room

- OCTOBER 20: GLO “Lights on Afterschool” Time/Location?

GLO welcomes the entire school community for “Lights on Afterschool,” a national day of celebration for afterschool programs. Non-GLO students are welcome to join WITH their parents. A great opportunity for all parents and kids to visit the amazing enrichment classes! Come for the fun performances, food samples, slide show, and more. Here’s the schedule:

2:30-4:00 : Enrichment classes open for families to visit. Includes visual arts (Room 210), digital media (comp lab), dance (cafeteria), theater (auditorium), cooking (staff lounge), and environmental science (301) PLUS basketball (middle yard), mandarin (purple room), scrap-booking (300), and stand up comedy (library).

4:00- Group photo on yards

4:15 – Celebration. Starts out in Auditorium with Dance performances, slideshow, and testimonials and will move to cafeteria for art show, display boards, and food!

- OCTOBER 21: Joint PTA-SEPAC (Special Education Advisory Council) Meeting, 8AM

Agenda will include President’s Report and vote to amend by-laws to allow for two teacher representatives on PTA board, presentation on Person-First Language by SEPAC, Monthly Treasurer’s Report.

If you are able to provide anything for the potluck breakfast, please indicate here:

http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/ParentTeacherAssociation#pta_meeting_potluck__friday__oct_21_at_8_00_am_

- OCTOBER 21: Family Movie Night + Raffle Draw, 5-8PM

Raffle Drawing 5:30-6:00 pm in Auditorium (see who wins the iPad!), free movie from 6-8pm is “Despicable Me” and free popcorn.

- OCTOBER 23: Do-Good Sunday? A little gardening, then some music?  

This Sunday is a Sherman Family Garden Day from 10AM to 2 PM. Family and friends are welcome to gather in Sherman’s garden to spend time together planting, weeding, and maintaining our green school yard. Pack a lunch and enjoy! Green thumb or not, all are invited! Sherman parking lots off Franklin Street are 1st come 1st served. Additional detail can be found here: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/GreenSchoolYard

Then, celebrate your do-gooding with some more @ the SF Kids Music Festival from 11:30 to 5PM @ the Little Marina Green!  All event proceeds will benefit edMatch, who is raising money for all of San Francisco’s public schools.  The SF Kids Music Festival is an all-day music festival for kids, by kids.  Ten (10!) kids bands from local schools will be playing live, inside a festival atmosphere designed for families. Details can be found here: http://edmatchsf.org/events/kids-music-festival/

 

—> NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

             

- OCTOBER 24: Annual Fund Begins

- OCTOBER 27: Auction Team Kick-Off, 8AM

 Plans are already well underway for next year’s auction and we’re ready to start mobilizing more volunteers. Come to this information and volunteer sign-up session to learn more about next year’s plans and sign up for what may interest you most! Questions or ready to secure a role on the Auction Team now? Please contact Shandra McHale @ srica@mac.com.

 - OCTOBER 28: Got Yogurt? Cultive Fundraiser Days Continue, 2-4PM

 What better way to take a break after a long week? Head to Cultive at Union and Buchanan for some yummy frozen yogurt. A portion of the proceeds will go to Sherman!

 - OCTOBER 31: Halloween Parade on Union Street

IMPORTANT: Halloween parade will take place on Monday, October 31st. This is an update to the printed calendar which originally stated Fri 10/28. Please update your personal calendars.  

- FUTURE Events

All future Sherman events can be found on our Google calendar: http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/SchoolCalendarPage

 

—> CAN YOU HELP?

 - Vote YES on Prop A on November 8th! Michelle Parker is looking for volunteers to walk precincts and put Yes on A doorhangers on homes. It is super easy and you don’t need any experience to help. Each packet takes 2 people working together for about 2 hours. It is a great way to get exercise in with a friend on a weekday morning or take your family with you on weekend. We will give you a packet including a map and list of houses needing to receive literature, as well as a stack of doorhangers. The areas typically cover about 4-5 square blocks.

 Passing this third and final measure is critical to make sure SFUSD has the funds to make facility upgrades and repairs in the remaining 50 schools who were not recipients of funds from the first two bond campaigns. Please visit www.repairsfschools.org for more information and please call Michelle Parker (260-8572) or Todd David (401-0625) if you have any questions!

 -  REMINDER: Volunteer Check-In: Please be aware that all parent volunteers need to sign-in at the office and wear a volunteer badge to identify themselves. The badges and a white binder for the volunteer log are located immediately to your left as you walk in to the office. Thank you for your cooperation!

 -  Beyond what may be listed above, the latest volunteer needs and sign-ups can be found here:http://sharknet.shermanschool.org/sherman/wiki.cgi/VolunteerSherman

—> OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS

 - MAKING DROP-OFF SAFER with STOP, DROP and GO: Sherman is planning to implement a safe drop-off program for Union Street called Stop Drop and Go. For those that missed learning more about this program at the Sports Basement Sherman event please contact the Stop Drop and Go coordinator, Nina Paolucci (ninapaolucci@yahoo.com) if you are interested in learning more or volunteering for the program.

 - REMINDER: SHERMAN SAFE PICK UP AND DROP OFF

Union Street CAR Drop-Off 7:30 – 8:00 AM

Union Street CAR Pick-Up 1:50 – 2:00 PM

Parents Circle While Waiting for Their Child

Green Street BUS Drop-Off 7:30 – 8:00 AM

Green Street BUS Pick-Up 1:50 – 2:00 PM

NO CARS on Green Street!

Cars dropping or picking up on Green Street will receive tickets. No kidding!

Thanks for helping us keep our kids safe during drop-off and pick-up!

 —> “EASY” FUNDRAISING

 Did you know you can make money for our school by registering your Safeway, Visa or Mastercard with eScrip? Next time you search vacation flights and accommodations on Travelocity, if you enter through the “Box Tops Marketplace,” Sherman will receive a percentage of the sale! Were you aware that Sports Basement gives Sherman 5% of your purchases if you mention the school (and 10% discount)? For more information on these and other painless ways to help boost our budget and help your children, see the flyer below. Thanks for your support! Courtney Damkroger, Fundraising Chair (cdamkroger@hotmail.com).

 —> NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK

If you have feedback on this newsletter please email Shandra McHale (srica@mac.com). 

 

 

Sherman PTA Fundraising, Easy Steps….

Take advantage of a few easy ways to give to Sherman, without having to empty your wallet!

 

The following two programs give Sherman the most bang for our buck:

 

1. BoxTops Marketplace (http://www.boxtops4education.com/)

BoxTops Marketplace earns Sherman cash when you shop for just about anything online.

Start: boxtops4education.com,

Create: An account by typing in the Sherman zip code: 94123, select Sherman Elementary, follow instructions

Shop:Marketplace (once your account is created). Marketplace (can be accessed under the “earn” tab). Click on the link to any of the more than 100 online stores; you’ll be automatically sent to each store‘s the website. Shop, check out, and a portion (ranging from 1% to 9%) of your purchase is donated to Sherman.

Marketplace includes: Apple Store, Athleta, Walgreens, Travelocity, Gap, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Patagonia, VistaPrint, Banana Republic, Office Max, Oriental Trading Company, Sears, Target and more.

 

2. eScrip (http://escrip.com/)

eScrip is another easy way to earn money for Sherman. Register your Safeway card, credit and/or debit cards on the eScrip website, so that every qualifying purchase you make earns money for the school. Like BoxTops Marketplace, eScrip also has a tremendous online shopping network.

Start: escrip.com

Create: An account, Sherman Zip Code: 94123, select Sherman PTA, follow instructions

Shop: Online Mall at the top right of the home screen or by accessing the “Family of Merchants”

Complete your family shopping online while earning Sherman from 1% to 9% in rewards from online stores such as Amazon, American Airlines, Marriott, Big O Tires, Orvis, ebay, JCrew, PetSmart and more.

 

Don’t forget about these painless fundraising methods as well: 

Sports Basement (http://www.sportsbasement.com/)  Sports Basement gives the Sherman community a 10% discount and 5% of sales when the purchaser mentions Sherman Elementary School at checkout. Shop local and give to Sherman!

Campbell’s Labels For Education (http://www.labelsforeducation.com/)  Clip the UPC labels off each product such as cans of Campbell’s Soup, Swanson’s Broth, packages of Pepperidge Farm cookies and crackers, and other products. There is a box for these labels in the office. So far we have obtained several balls for the playground and equipment for the Art room.

Community Partnership with Cole Hardware Stores (http://www.colehardware.com/)  At check out, mention Sherman Elementary School – Code 1654, the transaction will be posted to the Sherman account.

Rematch Sports (http://www.rematchsports.com/)  Sporting goods consignment store where your gear can earn Sherman money.

Mamapedia Online Giving (http://deals.mamapedia.com/)   Online deal broker, Mamapedia’s “Savings for Schools Program” sets aside 5% of the purchase price to the school you designate– select Sherman.

Target Redcard (https://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-005174) Target’s “Take Charge of Education” donates 1% of sales to Sherman when you designate Sherman on Target’s website .