Main Phone: 354-4100 • Attendance: 354-4157

Nov - Dec 2019Dear Sheridan community,We are off to another fantastic start at Sheridan Elementary! We’ve had our cross-country meets, our girls lego robotics club, homework club &our Student of the Month celebrations. Most recently we had our families join us for our annual Trunk or Treat and Fall Frolic. It was another reminder that our community is truly bought in to helping Sheridan students, “win the day”.Just some reminders as we head into the colder months and more dangerous driving conditions:

• Dress for the weather (e.g. gloves, jackets, coats, etc.).• Remind your child about crossing at crosswalks where students

patrol and/or Sheridan staff is located and cross with your child.• Drivers please slow down especially during pick-up & drop off.• Please do not park in the bus lanes.

I can speak for all of the staff when I say we are all lucky to teach and work in the East Central neighborhood.Proud to be a tigerLarry Quisano, Principal Sheridan Elementary

November6 McTeacherNight 4:30–6:30

7 PictureRetakeDay

11Veteran’sDay NoSchool

13 ASBSpiritDay Heroes&Villians

26 StudentoftheMonth 10:00

28-29 Thanksgiving NoSchool

December18 ASBSpiritDay Disney

19 StudentoftheMonth Celebration10:00am

21 FirstDayofWinter

Dec 23 - Jan 3 Winter Break

No School

Crayola and schools across North America are banding together to help kids understand the importance of their role in protecting the environment. That’s why we launched Crayola ColorCycle. Through this initiative, students in K-12 schools across the continental United States and parts of Canada can collect and repurpose used Crayola markers.

ColorCycle is also a great opportunity for teachers and their students to explore eco-friendly practices.

We have a collection station set up in the entry of the building. Participating is as easy as 1-2-3!

Parking Information We love the community members who live in the area surrounding Sheridan. Being a good neighbor is important to all of us, so here are some helpful tips. These tips will keep our students safe and might keep you from getting a traffic ticket.

• First, please park five (5) feet or more from entrances to driveways, and fifteen (15) feet from fire hydrants. Watch out for the city bus zone which is located on 5th Ave. DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS OR BUS ZONES or you will be towed.

• Second, park on the correct side of the street. Cutting across and parking against traffic is dangerous and illegal.

• Third, if your child gets out of the car across the street from school, please have them walk to the crosswalk and then cross the street. Every year children get hit by cars when they jaywalk.

• Fourth, drive slowly and carefully near the school. Thank you for being a good neighbor.

Please check out Sheridan Reads with your child! Sheridan Reads! is a video clip of a Sheridan staff member reading a book. Each week you will hear a different story by a Sheridan staff member. To access this video, go to www.spokaneschools.org and click on the “view our schools” tab. Then click on Sheridan and scroll down until you find the book icon. Click on this link and it will take you to the video. Enjoy listening to the story and check back in each week for a new video clip.

Congratulations to our All City Finishers! We are so proud of the effort, commitment, and Tiger Pride you showed this season! Way to go Ganza, finishing the mile with a time of 6 minutes and 47 seconds! Way to go Khloe, finishing the mile with a time of 7 minutes and 30 seconds! Way to go Buga, finishing the mile in 8th place with a time of 6 minutes and 17 seconds! Congratulations!

Every Friday @ 1:45 pm

Professional Learning Days:

(noshop)

November15

December6

January10

February7

March6,20

April24

May8,9

The Shop days:November1,8,22

December13,20

January17,24,31

February14,28

March13,27

April17

May1,15

June5

Join family and friends at your neighborhood McDonald’s and enjoy one of the “Happiest

Meals” ever!Wednesday November 6th

4:30 – 6:30 pm15 S. Havana

DRIVE THRU SALES COUNT!

Here at Sheridan we talk about student growth. We know that there is a strong correlation between positive attendance and high student academic growth. In order to grow our Sheridan Tigers, we are working toward 95% on time attendance. This month we are excited to announce that we will begin to celebrate students who are at school every day, on time and ready to learn. We will hold a monthly Perfect On-Time Attendance award for all students who are at school on time every day each month. We will post pictures of monthly Perfect On-Time Attendance students on our T24 board in the MPR, and let students choose a small Tiger Pride award.

Thank you, parents for ensuring that your child gets to school on time, every day. Your efforts and hard work will enable your child to make the academic growth that they are striving for. Positive attendance behavior will allow your child to “win the day!

Students with perfect attendance so far this school year!

Asha, Jacob, Joshua, Bauer, Eloise, Isaac, Molly, Lillian, Daniel, David, Taden, Tyler, Zion, Lily, Tyler, Chloe, Kamiah, Kaw Hla Hai, Aubrey, Kayleanna, Melanie, Rachel, Skyla, Blu Gay, Abi, Kayden, Wynter, Samuel, Eh Mu Tha, Mercy, Ava, Maddox, David, Aliana, Karli, Daisy, Greyson, Mupenzi, Yvanny, Hser Gay, Madeleine, Asher, Nova, Emmalee, Nikko, Bailey, Shelbi, Kh Ler, Adalynn, Lay Kpaw, Paw Lah Shee, Madison, Khloe, Persie

REMEMBER We’re on the web!Just visit www.spokaneschools.org/sheridan

Visitor Sign-In Guest Badges

Parents and visitors, when you enter the building for any reason, please stop in at the office and put on a “visitor

badge”. We monitor the hallways closely to ensure the safety of your student and ask anyone without identification to return to the office to get a badge. We are aware that

parents sometimes need to stop in quickly to bring an item to a child, but our first priority is to protect our students. Please,

if you are visiting, you need to sign in. Thank You!

Spokane Public Schools complieswith all federaland state rules and regulations and does notdiscriminate on the basis of age, sex, maritalstatus,race,color,creed,religion,nationalorigin,thepresenceofanysensory,mental,orphysicaldisability, or the use of a trained dog guide orserviceanimalbyapersonwithadisability,sexualorientationincludinggenderexpressionoridentity,orhonorablydischargedveteranormilitarystatus.Thisholdstrueforallstudentswhoareinterestedin participating in educational programs and/orextracurricularschoolactivities,andprovidesequalaccess to the Boy Scouts and other designatedyouthgroups.Inquiriesregardingcomplianceand/or grievance proceduresmay be directed to theschool district’s officers as follows: Title IX/StaffCivil Rights Officer, Ramon Alvarez, (509) 354-7344 • Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying (HIB)/Student Civil Rights Officer, Jodi Harmon (509)354-7306,•504ComplianceOfficer,JodiHarmon(509) 354-7306 • ADA Officer, Ramon Alvarez,(509)354-7344•AffirmativeActionOfficer,RamonAlvarez, (509) 354-7344 • Equal OpportunityOfficer, Ramon Alvarez, (509) 354-7344 • 200N. Bernard Street, Spokane, WA 99201-0206.

This newsletter sponsored by Sheridan ASB.

Just For Fun!Q:Wheredopolar bearskeep theirmoney?A:Ina snowbank.

Attendance Line - 354-4157 We know that you want your child in school just as much as we want them here. If there is a day where your child isn’t going to be in school or will arrive late, there are several ways you can notify us so we can look forward to their return and excuse their absence:

1. A note from the parent/guardian can be presented to the office upon returning from an absence.

2. You may also call the attendance hotline 354-4157

3. E-mail Terik@spokaneschools.org please put ATTENDANCE in the subject line. Thank you for helping us educate and support your child.

Help Us Keep Your Child Safe Changes in your child’s school information should be sent or called into the office so our records can be up to date. It is imperative that we have a number to reach you in case of an emergency. We appreciate your help keeping our records current. Our office number is 354-4100. Thank you for helping us keep your children safe.