Dates to Remember:

Book Exchange:  Our next book exchange will be on Monday, October 7th, Day 3.  Please have your child return their Library book(s) by or on Friday, October 4th, Day 2.  Merci!

Learning Buddies:  Our next Learning Buddies session with Mme Fraser's Grade 3 French Immersion class will be on Tuesday, October 8th, Day 4.

Food Drive:  All families are invited to contribute to Sherwood School's annual Food Drive in support of The Upper Room Food Bank until Wednesday, October 9th.  Non-perishable food items can be sent to school with your child and will be displayed on the stage at the school's annual Thanksgiving Assembly.  Thank you in advance for your family's donation.

Field Trip to Wintermoor Orchard:  Our class will be going on a field trip to Wintermoor Orchard in York on Wednesday, October 9th.  We will be travelling by bus, leaving the school at 9:00 a.m. and returning by 11:15 a.m., in time for lunch.  Unfortunately, there will not be a rain date for this excursion.  Kindly ensure that your child is dressed comfortably for the weather on this date, including a raincoat, splash pants and rubber boots.  Please also pack your child's water bottle, lunch kit and full change of clothes (in a large Ziploc bag) in their backpack.  We will be eating snack at the orchard.  Kindly be sure to pack extra snacks in their lunch kit as they may be hungrier than usual upon our return to the school.  It is sure to be a fun morning for all!  

Payment for Field Trips:  Payment for your child's field trips can be made online at Sherwood HotLunches or by cash until the date of the excursion.  If paying by cash, kindly send exact change in an envelope, clearly labelled with your child’s name on it and the purpose of the payment.  The fee for your child to go to  Wintermoor Orchard and Victoria Park is $7.00 and is due by Friday, October 18th.

Healthy Snack:  All Sherwood School students will be offered an apple for snack on Wednesday, October 9th, free of charge.  The apple will be dairy, gluten, peanut and nut free. 

School Picture Retakes:  School Picture Retakes will be taken on Thursday, October 10th by Harvey Studios.  Kindly return your child's Harvey Studios order form, indicating that you would like for them to have retakes done, by this date.  Merci!  

Thanksgiving Assembly:  Our class will be attending Sherwood School's annual Thanksgiving assembly on Friday, October 11th at 12:15 p.m. 

Show and Share:  All students are invited to bring a small toy of their choice for Show and Share on Friday, October 11th.  Kindly help your child introduce themselves.  The following sentence structure may be helpful to them:  Bonjour!  Je m’appelle _____.  Please remember not to send toys with your child on days other than Show and Share.

Notes:

Here are a few points of information pertaining to the week and year ahead:

Leader/Assistant:  Our first leader of the day will be Evie and our first assistant will be Gia this week.

Theme:  Our theme will be Thanksgiving this week.

Home and School Facebook Page:  Sherwood School's Home and School Association maintains a Facebook page.  All members of the school's community are invited to follow it for up-to-date information on their initiatives.

Backpack Tags:  I will be attaching a tag to your child's backpack, indicating their regular afternoon dismissal routine.  Kindly use a permanent marker to add their name, if you choose to.

Fall Coat: Kindly ensure that your child is dressed warmly for outdoor recesses each day, including a fall coat.  Recesses will be much more enjoyable for them if they are prepared for the weather.

Splash Pants/Rain Boots: Kindly have your child wear splash pants and rain boots on days when the ground is wet so that they do not get their clothes and shoes wet or muddy in the school yard.  Students go outside for recesses as long as it is not pouring, however, the play equipment may be wet.

Independence: Kindly have your child practice zippering up or buttoning up their coat(s) at home so that they can get dressed for outdoor recesses and afternoon dismissal as independently as possible.  Merci beaucoup!

Happy Thanksgiving!