SMS Attendance Line: 503-825-5510
How to Excuse Your Child
To report an absence for your student, please email SherwoodMiddle_Notification@sherwood.k12.or.us preferably in the morning. Absences must be excused within 48 hours. You may also call the attendance line at 503-825-5510 or send a signed note with your student upon return, or through your ParentVUE account.
Please include the following information in your email, voicemail, or note:
1. Name of student
2. Parent/Guardian Name
3. Date of absence
4. Reason for absence
5. Phone number where Parent/Guardian can be reached
Picking up Students During School
If you need to pick up your student during school hours, the office will need to know in advance. You can email, call, or send your student to school with a signed note. Please share this required information:
1. Name of student
2. Parent/Guardian Name
3. Date and time of absence
4. Reason for absence
5. Phone number where Parent/Guardian can be reached
Important! : We realize that unforeseen circumstances may arise and you may need your student right away. We will do our best to accommodate this, however, it may or may not be done in a timely manner.
48 Hour Policy
All absences must be excused within 48 hours. The 48 hour window begins at 8:00 a.m. on the day of the student’s absence and ends at 8:00 a.m. 48 hours later. Any absence not excused within that 48 hour window will be considered unexcused. No exceptions.
