January 29 2023

 

Happy Sunday! Tomorrow is the 100th day of school so dust off those stylish outfits! Time flies after the 100th day. 

Fire Safety Assembly: The fire department is going to come do a fire safety assembly on Feb. 3. 

9am: TK-2 and 9:45am: 3-5 

Remember, it is an optional assembly. 

February is I Love Reading Month! Lots of fun to come. 

Jesse Bennett comes on February 9th and Erin Dealey on February 16th. 

TOSA Tidbits

Lunch Count and School Milk

Lunch Count: 

• Please take lunch count for the different choices offered each day. Miss Ana prepares the food for the students each day based on these numbers. She needs to limit the number of extras she makes. This is especially important on those days with popular items like breakfast as lunch, chicken nuggets, tacos and frozen yogurt days. A reminder to students to only take a school lunch if they have ordered one and to take what they chose in the morning, would be very helpful.

Milk: 

• The district has changed the system for students receiving milk if they brought a lunch from home. Please share this with your students: Students with a home lunch can still get milk. They need to check out with Miss Kathy so she can document how much milk we are going through. They will also be encouraged to take 2 items from the salad bar.

 

PBIS

To help all students follow the PACK expectations and enjoy their lunch time, we are going to bring back a class point system!  The system was already briefly explained to the 4th and 5th graders during their lunch on Friday and we will roll it out to the other grade levels on Monday. The points will be given on Class Dojo.  At the end of the week, the class with the most points will have their tables turned to face each other, a table cloth, and will be dismissed first to go out to recess/return to class. The winning 4th/5th grade class will also be called to enter the MPR first for lunch. Please take a moment to pump your student up for this! Here is the PACK Cafeteria poster for your reference: see slide one for the expectations we will be highlighting right now

PBIS Posters 

Did you know... that for Luisa cash was tight during college years so…With help of a friend, she overhauled my car’s engine and replaced it with used one from junk yard. Did my own oil change, learned how change the spark plugs and timing belt in my car. Whew!

Did you know one of our staff members has a famous family member? She did not say who it is and I want to know!

What makes you unique??: If you haven't already, please add an interesting fact here: Unique Fact

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 1/30: 100th Day of School

Tuesday, 1/31: 8am all school assembly (in MP) to kick off 'I Love Reading Month'

Wednesday, 2/1: Brooks Off Site in the morning

Friday, 2/3: Morning Flag Salute at 7:50am, Fire Safety Assembly at 9am: TK-2 and 9:45am: 3-5 

Fun Fact of the Week:

Have a great week!

January 22, 2023

 

Happy Sunday! Our family spent the weekend in San Francisco for my son's lacrosse tournament. It was such a great weekend. The game was in a park, in a true San Francisco neighborhood, which meant really tough parking!! We had the true city experience. The best part, however, was Joelle's absolute excitement seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. She shared that they are learning about bridges in class and she was thrilled to see the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge. This was a timely trip for sure. The reason I share is because I love seeing what we do each day through my daughter's eyes. What you do matters more than you realize and the kids are taking it all in. You are all rockstars! 

We have a lot of things coming up. Thank you to Shannon and Christina for working on I Love Reading Month. We have added Jesse Bennett to our author visit list. Yay! See below for the dates. Here is the link to the book order document to share with families: Book Orders

Mark you calendars

Author Erin Dealey Assembly is Thursday, February 16th 

Here is our tentative schedule (please let Christina or Shannon know if this will not work for your team). 

8:00 - 8:45  TK/K/1  

9:00 - 9:55  2nd/3rd

10:15 - 11:15 4th/5th 

11:30 - 12:35 Luncheon -

Book signing in the Library 12:45 - 1:45 for 1st - 5th grades (TK and K - we will try to have Bookplates signed ahead of time).

Dear Earth read aloud by author

Fire Safety Assembly: The fire department is going to come do a fire safety assembly on Feb. 3. Luisa and I are working on the times and will share them soon. 

Did you know...  Kim Beauvais was a nanny for Jack Blades (lead singer of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees) during college. She has also met Ozzy Osbourne, CeCe Deville, Tommy Shaw, and Ted Nugent. Wow!

Did you know that for one of our staff members cash was tight during college years so…With help of a friend, she overhauled my car’s engine and replaced it with used one from junk yard. Did my own oil change, learned how change the spark plugs and timing belt in my car. Whew!

What makes you unique??: If you haven't already, please add an interesting fact here: Unique Fact

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 1/23: Brooks Off Site for most of the day

Tuesday, 1/24: Staff Meeting at 2:20pm

Wednesday, 1/25: Evacuation Drill at 11am and Skate Night 5:30-7:30pm

Thursday, 1/26: Brooks Off Site

Friday, 1/27:  Brooks Off Site, Morning Flag Salute at 7:50am (If someone would like to MC)

Birthdays This Week🎈🎉 

Jessica Brooks: January 24th

Fun Fact of the Week:

Make it a great week!!

Sunday, January 15

 

Happy Sunday! As I shared after school Friday, change is coming. This will be my last year at Stoneridge as I leave to open Westbrook Elementary. This is truly a dream come true for me and I am so excited for this opportunity, but that does not make this change any easier. I absolutely love coming to work each day. I love each of you, the kids and the community. We are family- We are Stoneridge. When people ask how long I have been at Stoneridge, I honestly cannot answer. When you think of everything we have been through, it feels like a lifetime. I have enjoyed working with each of you and have learned so much! That being said, our work is not done. We have the year to finish and we will do it well!! 

Now, back to business...

We have signed up with Sami Kadar for his virtual content. He will come to Stoneridge, if we are interested! You will get an email from him every Sunday.

Before you get started, watch this video: Sami Staff Info

It is a 20 minute video each week and he teaches some really important life skills. I would love if you could plug this into your weekly schedule. I know, finding the time is tough, but it is valuable learning. Thank you!

A huge thank you to Christina and Shannon! They have been working on I Love Reading Month and setting up an author visit with Erin Dealey and she is coming! 

Mark you calendars

Author Erin Dealey Assembly is Thursday, February 16th 

Here is our tentative schedule (please let Christina or Shannon know if this will not work for your team). 

8:00 - 8:45  TK/K/1  

9:00 - 9:55  2nd/3rd

10:15 - 11:15 4th/5th 

11:30 - 12:35 Luncheon - (sandwiches...hopefully provided by PTC )

Book signing in the Library 12:45 - 1:45 for 1st - 5th grades (TK and K - we will try to have Bookplates signed ahead of time).

Dear Earth read aloud by author

Fire Safety Assembly: The fire department is going to come do a fire safety assembly on Feb. 3. Luisa and I are working on the times and will share them soon. 

Grades 3-5: GATE testing is coming and I wanted you to know in case you get questions. Testing will be Wednesday, 1/18, from 12:45-2pm. 3rd graders will be in rooms 35 and 36. 4th and 5th graders will be in the MP. We have a lot of kids testing this year. 

Did you know...  Robin Santos was banned from Toys R Us for crashing into a big display during a pogo stick race with my roommates and an old man... and this was when she was in college!

Did you know one of our staff members was a nanny for Jack Blades (lead singer of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees) during college. She has also met Ozzy Osbourne, CeCe Deville, Tommy Shaw, and Ted Nugent. Wow!

What makes you unique??: If you haven't already, please add an interesting fact here: Unique Fact

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 1/16: No School

Tuesday, 1/17: PLC Leadership meeting at 2:20pm

Wednesday, 1/18: Brooks off site in the AM and SAM meetings by invitation only.

Thursday, 1/19: PACK (Proactive) assembly at 9:15am and PTC meeting at 2:30pm. 

Friday, 1/20: Morning Flag Salute at 7:50am

Birthdays This Week🎈🎉 

Hanna Cheberenchyk: January 19th

Fun Fact of the Week:

Make it a great week! (Finally caught myself) 

January 8, 2023

 

Welcome Back Everyone!! I hope that you were able to rest and recharge! All I have to say is that this full week after New Year's was an absolute gift. It felt like a break. I took full advantage and stayed up too late and slept in too long, but the time my family spent together was invaluable. I told myself this was the recharge I needed to take on the rest of the year. My wish for you is that you were also able to truly recharge and feel renewed. The second half of the year is going to be awesome! 

I am looking forward to Monday. We start at Eich getting to hear Phil Boyte. He is incredible! Then, some fun sessions. After lunch, we will meet in the staff room to practice with SWIS a bit. I will share your Essential Standard document with you and you can take a peak at it with your PLC.

Please log into SWIS before tomorrow. You should have gotten an email from PBIS Apps to set up an account so you can do data entry in SWIS apps. We will be going over this in the afternoon on January 9th so please take a minute to set up your password. It shouldn't take too long. Once you set it up it will direct you to login into your account. You can do that and then you are done. We will go over the rest on the 9th. (If you are on the Tier 1 team, you should have already gotten a notification to set up your account. Let me know if you didn't.) Thank you!

Elementary Information for Jan. 9

Eich Map

IA Session Information for Jan. 9

TOSA Tidbits

I just added a new book to my collection and would love to do a read aloud and community circle with your students to kick off the year! Click this LINK to sign up!

Did you know... You had to wait a long time for this answer, but Christi Robertson was asked by Rob Lowe to be the nanny for his kids. She had already accepted a teaching job, so she couldn't accept. Thank goodness, the nanny they ended up hiring had them in the news a couple of years ago… 😳😳 It was still tough to say no! 😂😂

Did you know one of our staff members was banned from Toys R Us for crashing into a big display during a pogo stick race with my roommates and an old man... and this was when she was in college!

What makes you unique??: If you haven't already, please add an interesting fact here: Unique Fact

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 1/9: PD at Eich at 8am

Tuesday, 1/10: PBIS Tier 1 meeting at 2:20pm

Wednesday, 1/11: Brooks off site in the AM, School Site Council at 2pm

Friday, 1/13: Morning Flag Salute at 7:50 (depending on weather), Staff Luncheon: Soup Day

Fun Fact of the Week:

December 18, 2022

 

Three days. Just three days. We can do anything for three days. It will be filled with fun and crazy, that much I can guarantee. The reward will be some much deserved rest and relaxation! Hang tight, we can do this! 

Reminder: Tuesday is our Holiday Party. It is at The Yard House after school. Remember to bring a funny White Elephant gift valued at $15. 

A couple of business items: As you are creating your lesson plans for the first weed back to school, remember to include time to review the PACK expectations. 

Also, the fire inspectors are coming on December 28. Please put away lights and decorations. They will also be looking for 3D things on the walls. Thank you!

Dress Up Days This Week:

Did you know... Melissa Oxenham owns over 50 trucker hats :) She can't stop buying them!!!! Her favorite outfit is a trucker hat and a flannel shirt.

Did you know one of our staff members was asked by Rob Lowe to be the nanny for his kids. She had already accepted a teaching job, so she couldn't accept. Thank goodness, the nanny they ended up hiring had them in the news a couple of years ago… 😳😳 It was still tough to say no! 😂😂

All I have to say is there is more to this story that I need to hear!

What makes you unique??: If you haven't already, please add an interesting fact here: Unique Fact

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 12/19: Grinch Day

Tuesday, 12/20: Ugly Sweater Day and Holiday party at the Yard House. 

Wednesday, 12/21: Pajama Day! The SING is at 9am in the MP. 

Birthdays This Week🎈🎉 

Luisa Makishima on December 24th

Fun Fact of the Week:

December 11, 2022

 

Hang on tight. We can totally do this!! Have a great week!

I wanted to share the assembly changes so we are all on the same page:

The PACK assembly on Dec. 15 is canceled. 

The SING is December 21 at 9am. 

The January PACK (Proactive) Assembly is changed to January 19th. 

PBIS Info and Request: Hello teachers! In efforts to create more cohesive and sensible behavior expectations, we were hoping you could help us fill out this form. Please indicate what (if any) behavior patterns you see among your grade level at recess that need to be targeted. There is also a space at the end for any other behavior patterns you see that are concerning.  There were a lot of meaningful things suggested and brought to our attention at the October PD, and this really helps us to have all of the things we need to tackle in one place! Thank you for filling this out. 

PBIS Behavior Form

Help Needed! PTC is asking for a teacher rep to help with EPI Supplies. They took it on last year but it is difficult for them because they do not understand the ins and outs of the start of the year.  Please let me know if you are willing to help with this. 

EL Update

If you were asked to complete the "RFEP Monitoring" forms for a student, thank you for completing it by the deadline which was Friday , 12/9. We have ALL of our monitoring forms complete and submitted. You are appreciated!

Do you have a student who may benefit from having google slides translated into their home language? Jennie Ruvalcaba added the following information to our district blog about the following translation add-on in google slides. It took me 3 minutes to get it up and running and is easy to navigate. Let me know if you'd like to explore it together. It would be a perfect resource for our newcomers who are in the early stages of academic language development but can read in their home language.

Translation Add-On for Google Slides & Resources for Newcomer English Learners
TheTranslate My Slide add-on is an approved add-on for Google Slides that can be used to translate individual slides or complete slide presentations.  Here is a 1-Minute Screencastify showing how to install the Translate My Slide add-on.  This information has been added to the other translation resources that can be found on the Supporting Newcomers in RCSD Document. 

TOSA Tidbit

Just a reminder to add your special events onto this form especially if you'd appreciate an extra set of hands during your "Holiday Happenings."

The theme of this week will be the Penguin Patch! I know the kids are super excited. 

Here are the dress up days for the last week of school:

January 9 Professional Development: Here is the schedule for the Jan. 9 PD. Take a look at the schedule with your PLC's and consider splitting up to get more information: Jan. 9 PD

Reminder- We begin at Eich, have time for lunch and then will meet back at Stoneridge. 

Did you know... Christina DeCuir lived for several years and went to Kindergarten in Antigua, a Caribbean island. And we had a correct guess! Way to go, Shannon!

Did you know one of our staff members owns over 50 trucker hats :) She can't stop buying them!!!! Her favorite outfit is a trucker hat and a flannel shirt. Who is it?

What makes you unique??: If you haven't already, please add an interesting fact here: Unique Fact

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 12/12: Stoneridge Technology Meeting @ 2:30

Tuesday, 12/13: 2:20pm PLC Leadership Meeting

Wednesday, 12/14:  Brooks Off Site AM

Friday, 12/16: Flag Salute at 7:50am 

Fun Fact of the Week:

Sunday, December 4

 

Happy December!! Yes, the time of craziness is upon us. There is something I keep hearing that I am not sure I have heard before, but it is 'Don't expect me to make any big decisions until after the New Year.' It made me think about school. This is a crazy time with a lot of fun things happening. The kids (and our) brains are in a different place. I am not saying don't teach, but I am asking you to think of some out of the box things you can do during these next couple weeks. For example, this is a great time to support social emotional health with things like Second Step and compliment circles. It is also a great time to review rather than to teach new concepts. I don't think I am telling you anything you don't know, but I want you to know it is ok to shift your instruction during this time. 

First, we have exciting news!!! 

Hi Stoneridge family!

Just wanted to share that our sweet baby girl arrived early Wednesday morning! She sure is a cutie pie and we are absolutely in love with her!

Meet Briar Elise Stubblefield 
Born 11/30/22 @ 2:34 am
6lbs 8 oz and 20.25 inches

TABS!!!!  The second exciting thing I have to share is WAY less exciting, but still pretty cool. Check out the tabs that have been added to the blog. I think they will be very helpful. Let me know if you have ideas about other things I should add. 

PACK Assembly Change: We are changing the date of our PACK Assembly. It is supposed to be on the 15th, but there is PD on that day. Instead, we are going to integrate the PACK Assembly into the Holiday Sing. We will have a grade level present and then, we will sing a song, and so on. At the end, we will sing a few more songs. I was thinking it would be fun if each grade level were to choose the song we sing after they present. I am open to feedback! I think this will be really great! We will have it in the MP on Wednesday the 21st. The sing is currently scheduled on the calendar at 8am. We could also move the time to 9am. Let me know if your grade level has a preference.  

Second Step Curriculum: A reminder that Second Step is required curriculum. I will be checking in at PLC's on how you are doing with it. I have been checking the usage report online. If you need support logging in or info on how to use it, please let me know. 

Holiday Happenings

Lots will be happening in the next few weeks and schedules or routines may be wonky. Would an extra set of hands be appreciated? Can you think of a student(s) that may need extra support? Open this LINK to let us know the date and time of your activity and we will be happy to support.

Parents' Night Out: We are so excited to offer a Parents' Night Out again. Please sign up to help if you can!

Parent's Night Out (PNO) - Thank you Mrs. Larsen, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Smith for volunteering so far. That allows us to sign up 30+/- students unless more teachers sign up.  Here's the link if you'd like the extra $ and have time next Friday. Thank you!  Teacher PNO excel sheet sign up

Here are the dress up days for the last week of school:

Did you know... Jen Boyd lives two blocks away from her best friend since 2nd grade from the Bay Area!

Did you know one of our staff members lived for several years and went to Kindergarten in Antigua, a Caribbean island?

What makes you unique??: If you haven't already, please add an interesting fact here: Unique Fact

Coming Up This Week:

Tuesday, 12/6: 2:20pm Staff meeting.

Thursday, 12/8:  2:30pm PTC Meeting.

Friday, 12/9: Flag Salute at 7:50am and Penguin Patch Preview Day.

Birthdays This Week🎈🎉 

Christina DeCuir on December 9th

Fun Fact of the Week:

Have a great week!