December 2016
SHERWOOD HAPPENINGS Sherwood Public School
A Message from the Principal
Sherwood K-8 Students Present:
A Christmas Concert On:
Tuesday, December 13th
at 6:00 pm in the MV -
Sherwood Cafetorium
There is no cost for admission but we ask that families
please bring a non-perishable food item to add to
our donation bin for the food bank
.The Grade 7/8 students will be holding a Bake sale
and a Christmas Dinner Basket Raffle that
evening to raise funds for their class trips.
Renfrew County District School
Board Trustee: David Kaiser
T: 613-628-5428
C: 613-635-2137
Renfrew County District School
Board Superintendent:
Jodi Barrett
T: 613-735–0151
Sherwood Public School Principal: Steve Griffiths
613-756-3048
Sherwood Public School Secretary: Candace Grady Erin Mask
613-756-3048
Season’s greetings Sherwood families, I want to start with a big
thank you to all parents who attended Parent-Teacher inter-views.
Please keep in mind that you can contact your child’s teacher at
any time to check on their progress. You can write a note in their
agenda or call the school and leave a message for the teacher to
let them know that you would like an update. They will get back to
you as soon as possible. Open communication between parents and
teachers is a great way to support our chil-dren’s learning. In
December, we will be having a number of events. Our first events
happen on Saturday, December 3rd. That day we will be having our
Annual Christmas Craft Sale at the school from 9-1, and our school
will be entering a float in the Santa Claus Parade which begins at
1pm. Throughout the month, our students will still be working hard
on curriculum but we will be offering some fun activities to
recognize the holiday season. On the evening of De-cember 13th, our
Kindergarten to grade 8 students will be hosting our Christmas
concert. Students will be working in class to pre-pare for this
performance. We hope that you’ll be able to attend. During the last
week before the break we have a number of spirit days planned for
the students. On Thursday, December 22nd we
will be having a whole-school turkey “dinner” (at lunch) in the
caf-eteria. Our students will also be going skating and having some
time to socialize on the last day before the break. Specific
infor-mation about the concert, a list of the spirit days, and
information about the lunch and skating can be found in this
newsletter. I would like to take a moment to send my wishes to the
entire Sherwood community that they have a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year. During the winter break I would encourage you to
enjoy the time that your family has together. In our busy lives it
is important to slow down sometimes and enjoy the company of the
people that we care the most about. To our students, I would
encourage you to start planning activities that you can do over the
break, both inside and outside of the house. The winter break is a
great time to relax but I hope that you don’t waste your entire
break in front of the TV, video games, or computer. Please take
advantage of the wonderful outdoor activities that we have in the
winter. You can also help your mom, dad, or grandma and grandpa to
get some jobs done around the house so that they have more time to
spend with you. Have a safe and happy holiday everyone. Sincerely,
Steve Griffiths
Sherwood’s Annual Christmas
Craft Sale is Back - Dec. 3rd!
Everyone Welcome!
Come to MVDHS/Sherwood on
December 3rd between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
to see the fantastic gift ideas
our vendors have to offer!
Enjoy a cup of coffee or hot chocolate
and a warm, hearty lunch and lots of
homemade snacks!
We will have exciting raffles & prizes!!
Upcoming December Events
House League Events &
Upcoming School Activities
There will be a Holiday Spirit Week from December 19-23rd…
Following is the schedule… Earn house league points for each
day!
Monday: Rudolph’s Red Nose Day & Red
and Green Day (Come to school with a bright
red nose and dressed in Red or Green!)
Tuesday: Decorate Yourself Day (Garland, orna-
ments, the works!) and/or Christmas Sweater Day
Wednesday: Santa’s Helper Day (Santa Hats, Elf
Ears/Hats, Reindeer Ears!)
Thursday: Christmas Morning (Pyjamas!)
Friday: Skating and Sock Hop
The last day before Christmas holidays (Friday) will be a fun
filled day with skating at the arena in the morning for students in
JK to Gr.8 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
(note: we will need parent volunteers, especially for our
younger classes) and then a fun afternoon for the whole school from
1:15 pm to 2:40pm.
If your child plans to skate, please make sure that they bring a
CSA approved helmet and gloves or mitts that day. Please contact
the school if your child does not have a helmet or skates; if we
know in advance, we will try to accommodate them.
A Message from the Renfrew County Child
Poverty Action Network
Snowsuit Drive
For the past few
years CPAN has
run a snowsuit and
footwear campaign
called Operation Snowsuit, the
goal of this campaign is to en-
sure that every child living in
our community has appropriate
clothing and footwear for our
severe Canadian winter. We
are asking for your help to reach
this goal.
Sherwood has been collecting
new and/or gently used snow-
suits and footwear on behalf
of CPAN. Please take this
opportunity to check your clos-
ets and donate any snowsuits
and/or boots that your child (or
children) may have outgrown.
Please note: These must be
clean and in good repair as
CPAN does not have facilities
or the manpower to clean or
repair these items. New items
and/or cash donations are also
very gratefully received.
If you, or someone you know is
in need help please feel free to
call, CPAN can be reached at
613-735-2374 ex 250, or ext
244. Please leave a detailed
message. We will need to
know: your name and a phone
number where you can be
reached, the name of the child in
need, snowsuit and boot size,
and include the gender of
your child/children. We will
be taking requests starting
immediately. Since this program started
we have been able to keep
hundreds of children warm
and dry, we have always been
able to fill each and every re-
quest. Any help that you can
provide is gratefully appreciat-
ed, and I would like to thank
you in advance for your time,
and for any support you may
give to this very worthy cause.
Watch for Sherwood’s Float in this years Santa Claus Parade
on
Saturday, December 3rd!
Theme:
Santa’s Hawaiian Vacation
Many thanks to our parent and student volunteers who made this
event possible!
With the cold weather coming and going over the past
few weeks I want to stress the importance of sending
your children to school dressed appropriately for the
weather. A number of our students, both young and
old, are coming to school without toques, mitts, and
sometimes even coats! When the snow does come,
again, it is also very important that the students have
spare mitts because they often get wet from playing in
the snow. The best type of mitts for playing in the
snow are ones with a water resistant shell. Fleece and
knit mittens/gloves are
great for staying warm but
don’t offer much protection
once they get wet.
Sherwood happenings Page 3
Nutrition Program at Sherwood
We are pleased to report
that our Nutrition Program is
going strong at Sherwood! A
BIG thank you to our group
of parent volunteers
who make a tremen-dous effort to come in every Tuesday
and Thursday morn-
ing to prepare the snacks
for our students.
We couldn’t do it without
them. Thank you Denise
Brotton, Sherry Kim
Quesnelle, Natalie Barring-
ton, Karen Dombroskie &
Celeste Goodyear!
We are excited to provide a Christmas Dinner (for
lunch!) for all students at Sherwood on Thursday,
December 22nd. Our parent volunteers will be
cooking a full turkey dinner complete with pota-
toes, veggies, stuffing and dessert!
All students will eat in the cafeteria that day to
enjoy this “Sherwood Family” time together!
We are asking for students to donate $2 each to
help offset the cost of the meal but if you are
unable to, your student will still
join us for this special event.
If any parents can volunteer to
help serve the buffet line that
day, please call the school at:
613-756-3048 (Ext. 502)
Christmas Dinner For
All Students At Sherwood!
Toys for Kids Toy Drive
The Community Resource Centre is collecting new and gently used
toys through collection boxes in the area to distribute to less
fortunate children in our area at Christmas. We will have a
collection box at Sherwood for anyone able to donate until the
morning of December 7th, 2015. Families in need may call the
Community Resource Centre to put their names on the toy drive list.
The number to call is: 613-757-3108 for those interested. Please be
assured that your privacy will be protected.
Community News
The annual St Francis Valley Healthcare Foun-dations’ Tree of
Lights
Campaign is a special one that gives us all the opportunity to
honour or remember someone spe-cial at Christmas time. Donations
for “bulbs” that help light up the Christmas Tree are made in
sup-port of some of the many equipment local healthcare needs,
including at the St Francis Me-morial Hospital. To help celebrate
the Campaign and the generosi-ty of the many supporters, a
Community Tree Lighting will be held at the historic Railroad
Station in Barry’s Bay on the evening of Friday December 2nd @ 6:30
p.m. A wonderful event for the whole family, all are invited to
come out and enjoy horse drawn wagon rides, balloon artist
creations, com-plimentary hot chocolate and coffee, homemade
cookies, caroling and a Tree Lighting with special Angels from our
elementary schools. An additional Tree lighting will be held on
Sunday Dec 4th @ 6 p.m. in Palmer Rapids called the Tree of Love.
For more information, contact the SFVH Foundation @ 613-756-3044 ex
217.
Teachers Gift Campaign
Give a gift that will positively impact the people these
staff
care so much about: their students!
A donation to the Student Support Fund in honour of your child’s
teacher,
will help to ensure all students are able to engage in school
life.
To Donate Visit PASS.RCDSB.ON.CA
WAYS TO GIVE -
TEACHERS GIFT CAMPAIGN
tel:613-756-3044
