Sunday, October 13

Good Afternoon!! There is a lot of important info in this blog, so please read carefully.

This week's challenge is: Make a Social Media Post (With parents' support)

Data Day is this Friday, Oct. 18: Schedule

Our planning days are: 10/21, 10/25 and 10/28. You will have a half day sub in order to plan with your grade level. I am working on the schedule and will share it will you soon!

Meeting changes: 
We are flip-flopping two meetings in November. The PBIS and Staff meetings will switch. 
New Dates: PBIS Team Meeting- November 13
Staff Meeting- November 20 (Vicki Youhill will be presenting)

Updated Safety Procedures (District mandated):
1) Safety vests always worn when on duty- Of course, this can't happen until all of you have vests. The emergency bags are 90% ready and there is a snazzy new vest in each of them.
2) Classroom doors locked at all times

Exciting safety update: The district has purchased a safety program that checks in all guests on campus and manages attendance during an emergency. I will share more info with you as I learn about it, but it is an awesome program!

Also, an Eagle Scout painted numbers for fire drills, and the poles on our playground, this weekend. Look for the changes Tomorrow.

Jog updates:
Monday is pajama day!

T-shirt orders due Wednesday, 10/16.

Glow Party 10/18: The glow party is on our data day. Please take a look at this schedule and the data day schedule. Let me know if they work. There is currently one grade level that will go to the glow party with subs. We can change if needed. Just let me know. 
Glow Party Schedule

Red Ribbon Week Info: We will not be celebrating Red Ribbon Week, but we will be celebrating "Respect Yourself" Week. It is only three days because the kids do not have school Thursday and Friday, but we will have dress up days following that theme. Also, Jesse Bennett is going to come on Monday, 10/28, to do a couple short assemblies promoting the 'Respect Yourself' theme. I will get those times to you ASAP! 

These are the PTC needs, if you could please recruit parents:

We need chairs and volunteers for book fair. Nov 4-8 & Mar 23-27

We have 2 book fairs per year which fully fund our library media program. The chairs would work directly with Mrs Caines to set up the fair and manage the sign up genius to organize volunteer help during the week. Its quick, stress free and leaves you with a very warm and fuzzy feeling!! 

Carnival Chairs - Carnival is our community event  - face painting, carnival games, inflatables, raffle, auction, DJ,  live performances. food, and MORE! We need chairs to help organize this event; you will have the support of PTC to guide you along the way and past carnival chair has a SOP guide set up and ready to go. Our past chair, Jessica Markov, is always just a call or email away to give us support and advice.

Carnival rounds out our fundraising for the year and is a blast!!

Carnival is May 1, 2020 5-8pm

Teacher appreciation week chairs - plan a week of fun to show the teachers and staff just how wonderful and amazing we think they are. It's a fun week! The chairs pick the theme and we decorate and pick out goodies and gifts. Amanda Smith will be here to help and she's already come up with some great suggestions and ideas!!

Speaking of PTC, Art To Remember could be a really great money maker. This program is at no cost to us and we make money on all projects that are sold. The items are super cute! I will be telling parents to look for information from all of you, so please share! 

IReady Window 2 opens this week. It is open from 10/14-11/8. 
Kinder and 1st you are all set to give the diagnostic. After you give the diagnostic, the students can do the lessons. 

Coming Up This Week:
Monday, October 14
Pajama Day
8:50am Flag Ceremony

Tuesday, October 15
3:30pm School Site Council

Wednesday, October 16
Jog A Thon T-shirt orders due
3:30pm Staff meeting

Thursday, October 17
10:17 Earthquake Drill (The Great American Shake Out)
3:30pm SSP Meetings

Friday, October 18
Data Day
Glow Party
There is a House Rally Scheduled. Can we switch to the 25th?

Sunday, October 6

Good Afternoon, Stoneridge! 

What can I say? Another great week at Stoneridge. Thank you to the teachers that put in so much work on our Talent Show. Christi, thank you for the awesome dance and funny talent show script. Melissa, Shannon, Sara, Rani and Jen, thank you for all of the work you put in behind the scenes and on the music. There are a lot of moving parts to making the Talent Show happen. Thank you! 

Thank you to the teachers/staff that put in the time to practice the dance. It is all worth it when you hear the students screaming in excitement! I have never heard them cheer so loud! 

Our first PACK Pass raffle was a success. The kids cheered like crazy when their house earned points and the students that got picked were over the moon!

We have a lot of information going to parents this week that I want to share with you:
1) The Jog a Thon T-shirt order forms will be printed tomorrow and should be ready for you to send Tuesday. It is being updated as we speak and I will share it with you soon. 

2) I will be having a weekly challenge for kids to get additional donations. This week is 'Ask a friend or family member that lives out of state to make a donation.' If a student brings me proof, I will have a prize for them. 

3) It is time for 5th grade parents to get their yearbook dedications: Dedication Order Form

4) Halloween Parade will be Wednesday, October 30 at 10:15am. There will also be a Family Costume Dance Party on Friday, Oct. 24th. Stay tuned for more info. 
Halloween Costume Guidelines

Info for Staff:
1) Several teachers will be out on Oct. 11, which is the day I was hoping to have our data day. I am going to go ahead and say we will reschedule. Please stay tuned for the date. 

2) Picture Day is Wednesday!

3) Please do your best to promote the Jog a Thon. We really want it to be hugely successful. Also, please share the names of any parents you think would like to be involved in school events. For example, we desperately need a chair for the Book Fair and the Carnival, to name a few. I will reach out to these parents. 

4) We are going to keep the Glow Dance Party on Oct. 18. The thought behind it is that we will have met the fundraising goal needed to get a Glow Party by then, and it will be an immediate prize to keep the excitement going. 

Coming Up This Week:
Monday, Oct. 7
8:50am Flag Ceremony
4-5:30pm New Teacher Training (Math) at DO

Tuesday, Oct. 8
Brooks off site all day- Gong TIC
3:30 PTC Meeting
4pm RTA Executive Board Meeting

Wednesday, Oct. 9
PICTURE DAY!!!
3:30pm PBIS Team Meeting

Thursday, Oct. 10
7:45am Safety Committee Meeting
3:30-4:30pm SSP Meetings

Friday. Oct. 11
3:15-4pm Park Play Date with the Principal for winners at the Ice Cream Social 

Sunday, September 29

Happy Sunday! It is September 29, which means Costco is fully stocked with Christmas decorations. It also means that October begins on Tuesday. That is crazy! 

This week, we have the talent show. Thank you to Christi for the choreography. I will be there, with my dancing shoes, to practice this week. 

Coming Up This Week
Monday, Sept. 30
8am Stoneridge Technology Committee meeting
8:50am Flag Ceremony
4pm AFG Committee meeting

Tuesday, Oct. 1st 
3:30pm School Site Council
3:45pm LITE Meeting

Wednesday, Oct. 2
International Bike To School Day
3:30pm Staff Meeting

Thursday, Oct. 3
IEP Day
7:45am Safety Committee Meeting
LUNCH OUTSIDE
1pm Talent Show Assembly
3:30pm SSP Meetings
6pm Talent Show

Friday, Oct. 4
1:15pm House Meeting

Sunday, Sept 22

Happy Sunday! We had an awesome week!

Again, thank you to everyone for all of the blood, sweat and tears you put into making Rock Your School Day so awesome! It was a busy and exciting day all over our campus. 

A HUGE thank you to the teachers that held talent show try outs. They judged tons of groups and announced those going through Friday afternoon. 

Thank you to Amistad for an incredible rally on Friday. The enthusiasm was contagious throughout the entire audience!

Tomorrow we will have a Shelter in Place drill. I will make an announcement and all you have to do is keep doing what you are doing. A shelter in place situation is when there is some sort of airborne toxin or something like a dog on campus. You just want the kids to stay indoors. 

I will be out Tues-Fri. Carrie will be on campus Tues-Thurs. We will have a TIC on Friday. 

Coming Up This Week
Monday, Sept. 23
8:50 Flag Salute
9:45 Shelter In Place Drill
STAFF LUNCHEON-SALAD DAY!!

Tuesday, Sept. 24
3:30-4:30 PTC Meeting~ Moved to Oct. 8

Wednesday, Sept. 25
3:30pm PLC Leadership~ POSTPONED

Thursday, Sept. 26
3:30-4:30 SSP Meetings

Friday, Sept. 27
Snowie King After School

Sunday, September 15

Get ready for Rock Your School Day!

Last week was a big week with a dine out, our first skate night and PD Day! 

Thank you to all of the teachers that were there for skate night. It was a great turn out with many excited faces. 

Also, thank you to all of you for the time and effort you put into the essential standards and discussions around intervention. Friday was a productive day. 

Exciting things are coming related to our House System, so stay tuned.... Do I have your interest?? 

This Wednesday is our Data Discussion Day and Talent Show Auditions too. 
Then, Thursday is Get Your Teach On. It looks like we will have a tired group by the time Friday rolls around, and I don't mean the kids. 

Coming Up This Week
Monday, Sept 16
8:50am Flag Ceremony
4-5:30pm New Teacher Training at the DO

Tuesday, Sept 17
Brooks Out~ Gong TIC
POSTPONED 3:30pm SSC Meeting 
4pm-8pm Daphne's Dine Out

Wednesday, Sept 18
MTSS Data Meeting Day: Schedule Here
May be changed 3:30pm Staff Meeting 

Thursday, Sept 19
ROCK YOUR SCHOOL DAY
Lunch Outside- Sitting by Houses
3:30-4:30 SSP Meeting

Friday, Sept 20
1:15pm House Rally

Sunday, September 8

Happy Football Sunday!

It seems as though we are all getting into the groove. Routines are established and students are settling in. 
As I don't have one of my own pictures to post from this week, it is clear I need to get in the habit of taking pictures and posting. I have noticed many of you posting about all of the great things you are doing in the classroom. It is fun to see!

I am working on our agenda for Friday's PD. I will share it later this week. We will be spending more time on the SSP process, analyzing common assessments in each grade level and revisiting the essential standards chart. 

Have a great week!


Coming Up This Week:
Monday, September 9
8:50am Flag Ceremony

Tuesday, September 10
Brooks Offsite 8-12pm: Robertson TIC
4pm Costa Vida Spirit Night
4pm RTA Executive Board

Wednesday, September 11
6:30-7:30pm Destination Imagination Information Meeting

Thursday, September 12
9:30-11:30am Derk and Board visiting
6-8pm Skate Night

Friday, September 13
Site PD Day

Sunday, September 1

Ice Cream Social was a lot of fun! The kids and families were so excited to be able to talk to all of you. 
We also had a great house picnic! Another awesome week! 

TOY/POKEMON UPDATE:
I will be sharing with parents that students are not allowed to bring any of their personal toys or Pokemon cards to school. Eventually there will be issues, so I am going with the preventative approach and making the call now.

RAZ Kids: I will be setting up a quick training to walk through setting up your class and how to use RAZ kids. Anyone is welcome, stay tuned for the date and time.

Staff Meeting this Week: We do have a staff meeting this week. I will give you a brief overview of Art to Remember. We will also share the new SSP process. The agenda will be shared soon.

Art to Remember: The sign ups for time with Kathy and Diane are on the whiteboard in the staff room. Be sure to sign up. We have to get the art work done in the next two weeks. 

Coming Up This Week:
Monday, Sept. 2
NO SCHOOL~Happy Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept. 3
Brooks at Leadership~All Day: Robertson is TIC
3:30pm: LITE Meeting at DO

Wednesday, Sept. 4
3:30pm: Staff Meeting

Thursday, Sept. 5
7:45am: Safety Committee Meeting

Friday, Sept. 6
9am: Coffee with the principal
3:15pm: Snowie King After School