This Week’s Events
- Principal’s Coffee – Fri Nov 13th. Topic – Review Sherman API Scores with Principal Shenkan-Rich
- It’s Science Movie Night at Sherman! Fri Nov 13th — Bring your parents, siblings, friends, & robots!
Next Week’s Events
- PTA Meeting, Tuesday, November 17th , 6:15 pm. PTA meeting topic: Come learn about Reading Recovery/Literacy Specialist, Class Size Reduction and the Library.
- This will begin a series of meetings dedicated to informing you about budget priorities that you will vote on through the School Site Council. We will also talk about our general approach to cuts in education funding that will affect us next year.
- RSVP to Shermansfpta@yahoo.com for childcare, kids pizza
- Please bring a pot luck item to share
- At the meeting, we will also be enrolling people in Escrip to help Sherman passively fundraise by shopping at select stores. Bring your Safeway and credit cards to the meeting and we’ll set you up on the spot!
- School Site Council Meeting, Thursday November 19th, 6:15 pm. First meeting of the new board; childcare provided
School & PTA News
- We need classroom help for Ms. Tse’s Kindergarten Class at 10:30 on Fridays. Please let Holly Carver at hollycarver@sbcglobal.net know if you have an hour to spare one a week, once a month or as scheduled!
- We need help with Mr. Harris’ art class Wed and Fri at Noon; weekly once or twice a month. Contact Heather Rothert at hwoollett@yahoo.com
Fundraising
- SPORTS BASEMENT Party/Fundraiser for Sherman – Sunday, November 15, 2009, 1:00-3:00, Sports Basement, Crissy Field
- 10% discount on anything you buy and Sports Basement will donate another 10% to Sherman. Please RSVP to Nuala Sheetz, sheetzhome@comcast.net
- Shop at Amazon and make money for Sherman – automatically!
- We now have an easier way for Firefox browser users (PC or Mac) to have Amazon contribute to Sherman every time you shop at Amazon. Link below will guide you through installing a Firefox “add-on” that adds our Sherman code to your Amazon purchases without having to start at the Sherman Shopper pages.
- Once installed you don’t need to do anything, but use Firefox to browse and purchase products at Amazon. Install by clicking here: http://shermanschool.org/shermanshopperplugin.php
- Rafflemania is in full swing! Get the word out to friends and family that tickets are available online here: https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=23685.
- Every Monday, children that have sold and turned in at least 10 tickets that week will get a trip to the prize table!! Turn in your child’s sold ticket stubs and cash to their Teachers in by THURSDAYS to ensure that they will get credit for the MONDAY prize tables!
- Rafflemania RESULTS as of Monday 11/9, Week #2, sold 1,059 tickets for a total of $5,295
- Class results:
- #1 class = Ms. Dominguez’s class, 304 tickets sold
- #2 class = Ms. Shew’s class, 105 tickets sold
- #3 class = Ms. Lau’s class, 98 tickets sold
- Grade results:
- #1 grade = Kindergarten, 543 tickets sold
- #2 grade = 2nd grade, 184 tickets sold
- #3 grade = 1st grade, 161 tickets sold
- Save 30% at the Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy AND support DonorsChoose.org Teachers, and Sherman projects
- From November 12th through 15th, GAP stores (Old Navy, The GAP, Baby GAP, and Banana Republic) will be offering their customers the chance to make a difference for public schools – just by going shopping! During these dates, use this coupon to receive 30% off at all GAP stores:
- http://www.gapinc.com/giveandget/donorschoose/
- You’ll then get to allocate 5% of what you spend to help public school teachers at DonorsChoose.org. (You can PICK the project at DonorsChose you want to fund)
- Tell your friends and family! (Don’t forget to print the coupon before you shop!)
Other PTA News
- GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) Workshop
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 – 6pm to 8pm, Everett Middle School; 450 Church Street @ 16th St .
- Transportation: Muni 22,33, 37, J; 16th St. Bart station
- Free parking, enter on 17th Street. In English with Spanish and Chinese interpretation
- Meet the new district GATE Program Supervisor, Helen Pettiford. Learn about the criteria for GATE identification, the budget and educational perspective for GATE in SFUSD.
- For more information or to sign up for free KidsWatch (ages 3 and up), please contact PPS-SF at 861-7077 or info@ppssf.org.
