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Happy Summer!

Congratulations to our 5th Graders!

Congratulations to our 5th grade graduates!  Best of luck to you all as you enter middle school - some here in San Francisco and some further away.  We will miss seeing you around Sherman, but you will always be a part of the Sherman community as esteemed alumni!  Please stay in touch - we look forward to hearing about your future endeavors and successes!!

Many, many thanks!

Thank you to our entire community for making this year so much fun and such a great success!  Together, we welcomed a new class of kindergarteners and promoted a class of 5th graders; we met our new principal; we marched proudly in the Chinese New Year Parade; we had fun with our community at our Fall Carnival; our students raised their voices at our Winter Musicale, Black History Month celebration and Spring Sing; we showed off our garden and some hip sustainable designs at our Spring Garden Party; the teachers and students started up some lively Book Club discussions on the third floor; the PTA led a variety of successful fundraisers to support our school; the Sherman grown-ups enjoyed a night out at the Annual Silent Auction; Los Tiburones started their illustrious musical career (there's got to be a Grammy for Best New Parent Band); the students continued to fill the halls with their beautiful art; our Parent Coaches kicked off (literally) their first year...and much, much more!! 

What a terrific 2008-09 school year!  We wish everyone a fun and relaxing summer! 

 

Special, special thanks to our fantastic 5th Grade parent supporters who are also "graduating" to Middle School - thank you to our dedicated fifth grade parents who did so very much for Sherman!  We truly appreciate all of your generosity, time, energy, steaks, leadership and friendship. 

Picture: 5th grade friends at the beginning of the school year.

Sherman Community: see our May/June newsletter!  Be a Friend!!


Important Dates

June 9 - Last Day of School

Have a happy and safe summer!

June 17 - 28 - Mission Possible Exhibit at the Presidio Officers' Club - come out and see the Sherman 4th grade mission projects on display at the Presidio Trust's Mission Possible Exhibit.  Special awards will be given to selected missions at the Presidio Pasados event on June 27.

 

August 24 - First Day of the 2009-2010 School Year

Click here to see the rest of the Sherman calendar - updated February 9, 2009

Shark Notes:


Online Shopping...and earning for Sherman! Keep shopping Sherman Shopper during the summer!

Remember to keep using the Sherman Shopper link for all of your online shopping throughout the year.  It's an easy, easy way to support Sherman throughout the year.

«Sherman Shopper - If you, your family, friends, or grandparents shop online, we've made it easy to help support arts & music programs, and a variety of other activities funded by our PTA for Sherman Elementary School. 

Using Amazon.com, we allow you to simply shop and Sherman benefits!  There is no need to sign up, or give out your email address.  Simply click on the Amazon link listed below.  If you make a purchase online, a portion of the purchase price will be contributed to the Sherman Elementary School PTA! Spread the word!  Tell you family and friends to bookmark our Sherman Shopper page!

 

eScrip - Sign-up and Shop!

Sign Up!  You can sign up your Safeway card or your credit card via eScrip's website. When you get to the Supporter Registration form, simply enter "Sherman PTA" as your Group Name and follow the directions.

 

After School Programs for Sherman Students 

  • On-site at Sherman - Growing & Learning Opportunities (GLO) - see below for more information and enrollment paper work
     

  • SFUSD Child Development Program - Tule Elk Park Child Development Center - 2110 Greenwich - 415-749-3551 and Presidio Child Development Center - 387 Moraga, in the Presidio - 415-561-5822 - afterschool programs (subsidized and fee-based) for Kindergarten through 5th Grade
     

  • Sports 4 Kids After School Program - onsite at Sherman

  • Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco - 415-445-5437

  • Chinatown Community Development Center - 1525 Grant Avenue - 415-984-1450

  • Jewish Community Center - Havurah Youth Center (HYC) Afterschool Program - 3200 California Street - 415-292-1210

  • Nihonmachi Little Friends - 2031 Bush Street - 415-922-8898

  • Salesian Boys' Club - 680 Filbert Street - 415-397-3068

  • Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center - 660 Lombard Street - 415-421-6443

 

GLO After-school at Sherman

GLO HISTORY - In 1982, a group of working parents from West Portal Elementary School who needed safe before and afterschool programming established West Portal C.A.R.E., Inc. The organization’s humble beginnings had less than 50 children enrolled. Over 20 years later, in August 2005, the organization was renamed Growth & Learning Opportunities (GLO). Growth & Learning Opportunities maintains its private non-prot status and community based family services. The organization operates six licensed before and after-school programs located in San Francisco public schools.

UNIQUE QUALITIES ABOUT GLO AT SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - At all the schools GLO is in partnership with, there is a long term commitment from the organization. GLO’s partnership with Sherman School has a goal to bring a quality afterschool program available for all Sherman Elementary School students provided by GLO in the Fall of 2010. For the next three years, GLO will work diligently to create a strong foundation for a sustainable program through joint activities, special events, and partnership between the GLO Director and SFUSD Excel Program Coordinator. The process will ensure a respectful and culturally competent program for children and families as well as viable situation for GLO to provide services. The process and outcomes will provide exciting and unique opportunities for everyone in the school community.

Who will be the GLO Site Director at Sherman?  Beth Guy has worked for GLO for the past 8 years. She started as a teacher assistant at the Alice Fong Yu location. She worked 3 years as the Assistant Site Director at West Portal Elementary and Director of the GLO Summer Program for two years. She is extremely excited to begin her Site Directorship at Sherman Elementary! Beth loves to travel, and tries to make it to Europe at least once a year to visit with her family. On her spare time, Beth coaches club volleyball and enjoys spending time with her friends.

Flyers and Forms - click here for GLO flyers and enrollment information

Flyer - Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Page 4 / Page 5

Enrollment - Information Sheet / Form / Tuition Express

 

 

Congratulations to Ms. Trinh on being recognized as one of this year's Teachers of the Month awarded by Mayor Newsom! 
 

In 2006, Mayor Gavin Newsom established the first of its kind San Francisco Mayor’s Teacher of the Month (MTM) Award to recognize outstanding San Francisco public school teachers for their dedication, professionalism, and work on behalf of our City’s young people. Teachers receiving the award are nominated by the community – parents, youth, educators, administrators, and other community members – for excellence in their classroom, their school, and their City.

This year, Sherman's own Ms. Trinh was awarded the June Teacher of the Month from Mayor Newsom.  Congratulations to Ms. Trinh and thank you for your excellent work!

And thank you to ALL of our excellent Sherman teachers and staff for the tremendous dedication and energy you give to our students and our school every day!  We appreciate you all!

Picture: Ms. Trinh and sons with the Mayor and Mrs. Newsom.

 

SFUSD News

There's a lot going on in the school district.  Here are links to the district website to learn more...SFUSD main page

SFUSD - Parents Page

Student Assignment Redesignclick here to offer your input in a Parents for Public School survey

Proposed Calendar Adjustments for 2010-2011

2008-2012 SFUSD Strategic Plan

 

Sherman Receives Title I Academic Achievement Award

Sherman is one of ten SFUSD schools have been named as 2008-2009 Title I Academic Achievement Award winners!  The schools were selected because they qualify for Title I, which is a federally-funded program designed to improve the academic achievement of socio-economically disadvantaged students, and because they exceeded state academic growth targets.

“This award provides important recognition to those schools that are bucking the trend for low-income students and making significant gains in meeting state academic standards,” said Superintendent Carlos Garcia.

Principal Shenkan-Rich, along with Principal Matsuno, accepted the honor at the Board of Education meeting along with the other award winners.

The San Francisco schools receiving the award for 2008-2009 are:

  • Chin (John Yehall) Elementary

  • Edward R. Taylor Elementary

  • Francis Scott Key Elementary

  • Garfield Elementary

  • Gordon Lau Elementary

  • Sherman Elementary

  • Sutro Elementary

  • Ulloa Elementary

  • Visitacion Valley Elementary

  • Yick Wo Elementary

 

Sherman receives SECOND place in Chinese New Year Parade Marching Unit Competition! - The Dancing & Marching Sherman Sharks placed 2nd as a Marching Unit in the February 7th "Year of the Ox" Chinese New Year Parade.  We had 50 marchers representing Sherman's Green schoolyard theme!  This is a great honor as there were 17 public schools marching, and only 3 placed..  The other two were Gordon J. Lau and West Portal Elementary. Thank you to all of the wonderful 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade dancers & marchers, amazing teachers and fantastic parents that made it a complete success. See the award winning marchers!

 


 

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