The Blaze Bulletin

May 2023 (updated version)

Events, news, and information brought to you by the PSO

Bike to School Day

Students are Invited to Bike to School May 3rd

• Students with bikes or scooters are invited to roll to school Wednesday, May 3rd
• Two checkpoints are available, it's recommended to choose the one closest to your house:
• A) Hickman Park
• B) 15th St. SW & 8th Ave
• Meet at 8:45am at your chosen checkpoint, a volunteer will escort students to Sherwood
• Students will bike back to their chosen checkpoint after school, arriving around 4:00pm
• Snacks & prizes will be provided in the morning for all riders
• Bikes will be parked in a covered area during the school day
• Media will be present at Sherwood to document this fun event (staff from the Everett Herald and Edmonds Beacon are both expected to attend)
• If your student is joining, please fill out the form below by May 1st and turn in to Mrs. Thain
• Volunteers are needed! Please let Pamela Thain know if you can volunteer to escort students before or after school and which check point works for you.

Bring in your plastic film by Wednesday, May 3rd

We're doing a hard-to-recycle plastics drive with Ridwell! 

Bring in your plastic film to the school courtyard through May 3rd to be recycled by Ridwell and upcycled into composite decking and outdoor furniture. 

Let's see how much waste we can divert from the landfill!

Sign up for Ridwell between now and May 16th using this link and Ridwell will donate $25 to our school!

Join our PSO Board

Consider joining us for 2023-2024

The PSO is a group of parents/caregivers led by an elected volunteer board that teams up with our principal and staff to help the school.

We have the following open board positions for the 2023-2024 school year at this time:

• VP of Enrichment
• Co-VP of Community Affairs
• Co-VP of Volunteers

We also have co-chair positions available. These positions assist with a specific event or program. Opportunities for 2023-2024 include:

• Talent Show
• Comfort Kits
• Bingo Night
• Book Fair
• Craft Night
• Walk-A-Thon
• Art Docent Program
• Yearbook

To learn more, please reach out to Katie or Heather or attend our next General PSO meeting on May 17th to learn more.

Lost & Found

Clothing and personal items should ideally be labeled with students' names. One easy option is using printed labels from Mabel's Labels (waterproof, clothing safe, and more options available).

When ordering from this company, Sherwood receives 20% back on every purchase.

Join us May 17th for our final General PSO meeting of the school year

We will be meeting in-person May 17th at 6pm in the Sherwood Library

a Zoom option is also available.

The meeting will include a:

• Board vote
• Discussion about available board & chair positions
• Budget Update
• Principal Update
• Special topic, stay tuned!

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) team will be holding their meeting following the General PSO meeting, all are invited to join! The same Zoom link will be used.

Meeting ID: 834 9167 4787

Passcode: 281009

Sherwood Successes

Community Cultural Night

Craft Night

Flexible Seating

Teachers and staff have the opportunity to apply for additional funds (beyond the discretionary budget) to use for special projects. Funds allocated this year include flexible seating options for Ms. Chapin's class.

Bingo Night

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 18th*!

*not 5/15 as incorrectly included in previous newsletter

Spring Flower Bulbs

Hurry! The deadline to place orders is May 15th.

We're excited to partner with Flower Power; they offer quality seeds, bulbs and more.

New items have recently been added!

Your purchase returns 50% back to our school. All orders have a $6.99 flat shipping fee and begin shipping in mid-April.  

Note: when ordering, there is an option to "give credit to". This is not necessary to fill out as this is a schoolwide fundraiser and there is not an individual competition component.

Questions? Reach out to our PSO VP-fundraising board members, Michelle and Brittany

Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher appreciation week is next week, May 8-12th.

A catered lunch will be provided on May 10th

by the PSO in partnership with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade families.

Get to know your Sherwood staff with the 2022-2023 staff favorite things list. You can find birthdays, favorite foods, classroom needs, and more.

We celebrate our Sherwood students that have been selected to display their art in

the Edmonds Art Fair, June 16-18

Every school needs to provide volunteers for the Edmonds Art Fair. Use the link below to sign up to volunteer or submit a piece of art in the Open Class (this is for students who do not already have school art selected). 

Each year, families have been asked to provide items for comfort kits (supplies and food to be used in the event of an emergency) and order yearbooks. Gathering items for comfort kits and navigating the yearbook ordering process has been difficult for many.

To reduce the burden on families, the PSO is taking care of the logistics and ordering these items for every student. This is a new program offered this school year. We simply ask for each family to contribute $12.35 per student to cover the cost.

We need your help.

We have collected less than 60% of our goal.

$12.35 per student covers both comfort kits and yearbooks. 

Please make your payment using Sherwood's PayPal link.

Please include "yearbook" in the note section.

Consider sponsoring another student by providing a donation if you are able. 

Click Here for Mental Health & Crisis Support/Resources

• If you are in crisis you can call Snohomish County Behavioral Health Services Crisis Responders 24/7 @ 1-800-584-3578.
• There is an option to text NAMI @ 741741 24/7 for free confidential counseling.
• You can also call 911 and ask for a Crisis Intervention Team Officer or (CIT)

If you are in need of weekend meal kits for your child(ren) or family, you can find information at forms here, Nourishing Network.