Sherman Quick Links
Sherman At-A-Glance: Quick Links to all your Sherman questions
- Attendance
- Beyond The Bell
- Early Release/Late Arrival Procedures
- Equity
- Compass: The TPS Family App
- Handbook
- Laptop Computers for Students
- Makerspace
- Musical Theatre Production
- My School Bucks - online payment system for school fees
- Office Hours
- Outdoor Learning
- Picture Day
- Principal Newsletter
- Project Based Learning (PBL)
- PTSA
- Social Media
- Student School Supplies
- Summer Reading in the Library
- Dress Code
- Whole Child
Attendance
Student Absence
Please notify our office if your child will be absent:
- Phone: 253-571-5488
- Email: ShermanAttendance@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Planned Absence Form
If you are planning on an extended absence (more than 3 days) for your student, please complete the form below and submit it to our office.
Beyond The Bell
Early Release/Late Arrival Procedures
Equity
Sherman Elementary is Striving To Help Make The World a More Equitable Place
There has never been a more relevant time to help our school community succeed in their efforts to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion. Sherman Elementary believes that an organization that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion creates an environment that respects and values individual difference along varying dimensions.
10 Tips for Teaching and Talking to Kids About Race
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Jahmad Canley from Potential Unleashed: Session 1
Jahmad Canley from Potential Unleashed: Session 2
Check back soon for Session 3 Power Point Presentation
Check back soon for Session 4 Power Point Presentation
LINKS FROM JAHMAD CANLEY:
Website:
https://www.embracerace.org/
Videos:
https://www.king5.com/video/news/local/race-and-parenting-part-1/281-8109480?jwsource=em
https://www.king5.com/video/news/local/race-and-parenting-part-2/281-8117071?jwsource=em
https://www.king5.com/video/news/race-parenting-episode-3/281-8124410?jwsource=em
https://www.king5.com/video/news/race-parenting-episode-4/281-8131540?jwsource=em
Excerpts from Rebekah Gineapp (click on text to open full article)
Compass: The TPS Family App
Handbook
Laptop Computers for Students
Hints for a healthy student laptop
1. If possible, please purchase a laptop sleeve/case to protect your laptop.
2. Store your laptop in a safe place where it won't get wet, broken, overheated, or chewed on.
3. Please do not peel, cover or remove any computer labels.
4. Restart your laptop intermittently to help push out updates.
5. Don't forget your username and password over the summer. Label your laptop with your username and password with painter's tape or a sticky note.
6. Use and sign in to your assigned laptop only, not a sibling's or friend's laptop.
7. Use cleaning products that are safe for laptops/screens.
8. Please call the HELP desk if you have any tech questions or concerns over the summer. Days available: Monday-Thursday. Call: 253-571-4357.
Prepare for the start of school in September
1. Fully charge your device.
2. Restart your laptop, sign in, and allow your laptop to update.
3. If possible, purchase a mouse and mouse pad to use with your laptop at school. Makes navigating a bit easier.
Makerspace
Sherman's Makerspace is certainly one of the busiest rooms in the school. Housed within its walls are six pages of alphabetical inventory, cataloged by type of item and location. One can find things from different types of paint, brushes and palettes to erosion kits, catapults and tools of every kind. Thanks to our PTSA funded Makerspace teacher, Mrs. Ross, students can let their creative juices flow in numerous hands-on projects throughout the year.
Visit Our Makerspace!
Working in the makerspace to put the final touches on class projects.
Teacher, Mrs. Watson, helps students with their art project.
Creating a keva plant tower
Working together!
Dirt!
Makerspace manager, Mrs. Ross, helps a student with their project.
Students recreating the leaves that they found on a neighborhood walking field trip.
Students work together in the Makerspace to create their PBL presentations.
Students measuring for a science experiment.
Students measuring and calculating for topographical maps.
Kids holding up their "bird on a wire" drawings.
Musical Theatre Production
The Sherman PTSA, in collaboration with our very own Mrs. Nye, is proud to support the performing arts in one theater production each year. Students grades 3-5 are encouraged to become a part of this fun program. Countless hours of practice and an immeasurable amount of heart go into this incredibly popular activity. The final production is so amazing, that it has historically resulted in a 'sold-out' status ... so when available, buy those tickets!
Past performances include:
- 2013: Seusical Jr.
- 2014: Beauty & The Beast
- 2015: Peter Pan
- 2016: The Lion King
- 2017: Shrek Jr.
- 2018: Seusical Jr.
- 2019: Mary Poppins
- 2020: Frozen Jr (cancelled due to COVID-19)
- 2021: Cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2022: Cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2023: Shrek
Our Musical Performances
Students performing in the musical Seusical Jr.
Students performing in Seusical Jr.
Students performing in Seusical Jr.
Students performing in Seusical Jr.
Sherman students performing in the school musical, Seusical Jr.
Kids performing in Seusical Jr. - our first musical at Sherman
Students performing in the musical Peter Pan.
Students performing in the musical Peter Pan.
Students performing in the musical Peter Pan.
Students performing in Peter Pan.
Students performing in Peter Pan.
Students performing in the musical Seusical Jr.
Students performing in the musical Seusical Jr.
Students performing in the musical Seusical Jr.
Students performing in the musical Seusical Jr.
Students performing in the musical Seusical Jr.
Cast picture on the set of Mary Poppins.
Students performing in the musical Mary Poppins.
Students performing in the musical Mary Poppins.
Students performing in the musical Mary Poppins.
Students performing in the Lion King musical.
Students performing in the musical The Lion King.
Students performing in the musical The Lion King.
Students performing in the musical The Lion King.
Students performing in the musical the Lion King.
Students performing in the musical The Lion King.
Students performing in the musical The Lion King.
My School Bucks - online payment system for school fees
Office Hours
Outdoor Learning
Outdoor Learning: Volunteers NEEDED
Take a look at some of our Outdoor Learning fun!
Our Outdoor Learning Supply Racks
Learning from the Park Ranger
Inquisitive minds need to know...
Bird Watching!
Study Buddies in the Park
What can you see in a leaf?
Learning about the amazing trees in the park.
Visiting one of our local highschools...SAMi!
Magnifying Magic!
Learning from one another.
Getting Ready for Outdoor Learning!
Class discussion!
Picture Day
Principal Newsletter
Weekly newsletter from our Principal, Christian Jordan.
School Year 2021-2022
Project Based Learning (PBL)
Check back soon for more information on our Winter 2021 PBL!
PBL over the years at Sherman
Students discussing their PBL project.
Students working hard on PBL project.
4th Grade Driving Question for one of our PBL sessions.
Students working hard on their PBL project.
Field study for this PBL student.
PBL Project on Family Night.
Student presenting PBL project to Principal Jordan on Family Night.
PBL Family Night
PBL Family Night at the Point Defiance Aquarium
PBL creation in the making.
Student working on PBL project.
PBL Project.
PBL Family Night - Podcasting.
PBL - Bridges
PBL - Bridges
PBL Family Night
PBL Project - Egg Drop
PBL Project - Earthquakes
PBL Project - Earthquakes
PBL project in progress - Earthquakes
PBL Family Night at the Foss Seaport Waterway Museum
PBL Family Night
PBL Project - Orcas
Application for enrollment into the YMCA Before/After School Childcare Program at Sherman Elementary.
PBL Winter 2021: What can Mother Nature Teach Us?
PBL Launch Video
PTSA
Social Media
Find Sherman Elementary on Facebook under the name Sherman Elementary School. We post all flyers and school related information on the page.
https://www.facebook.com/ShermanSTEAM
Find Sherman Elementary on Twitter under the name shermanSTEAM (@ShermanSTEAM).
Student School Supplies
Summer Reading in the Library
Dress Code
Whole Child
For more information on TPS Whole Child program, click on the below button:
Tacoma Whole Child - Tacoma Public Schools (tacomaschools.org)