Saturday, February 18

I love this quote so much. It is the time of year when we get to recognize one of our colleagues- One of our colleagues who may be uncomfortable with recognition because they don't care about becoming a somebody; They serve anybody and love everybody. Who is that person?  Please share that person with me and send me your nominations for the Teacher Who Makes a Difference at Stoneridge. Please email your nomination to me with a reason why you think they are deserving of this award. 

Report Card Timeline: Below is the report card timeline for second semester. 

Trimester 2		11/05/2022 -02/28/2023
3/7/2023		Teachers submit Report Cards
3/8/2023		Teachers preview Report Cards
3/9/2023		Teachers make changes on Report Cards
3/10/2023		Release Report Cards after 4:00pm

Walking Challenge: We are going to do a Stoneridge walking challenge. The specific details will be shared soon. Get ready to walk a few more steps each day! 

Did you know... Sarah Lee did ballet for 14 years!

Did you know one of our staff members got to throw out the first pitch at a Rivercats game? 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, 2/20: No School

Tuesday, 2/21: Staff Meeting at 2:20pm

Wednesday, 2/22: SSP's by invite only; Skate Night at 5:30-7:30pm

Thursday, 2/23: 9:15am PACK Assembly-Accountability; 10:00am Safety Drill- Secure; Carnival Planning Meeting at 2:30pm

Friday, 2/24: Morning Flag Salute at 7:50am

Fun Fact of the Week:

February 12, 2023

 

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! It is a little less fun without the Niners in it. (Or the Packers, for that sake!) That being said, I have spent many years wishing we had the day after the Super Bowl off and it is finally happening!! Have fun today and relax tomorrow. 

The Sweetheart Dance was so much fun. The kids got all dressed up and had so much fun dancing with their friends. At the end of the night, the kids took over the stage and danced. The parents just smiled and videoed. It was too cute. To end the evening, a student requested we do the Timberwolf Chant. So, I led the chant with all the kids doing it on stage. It seriously made my day. I was one proud principal💗

Parent Info Night: We will have parent info night this Wednesday at 6pm, in the library. In addition to calming the fears of new kindergarten parents, the goal of the evening is to get all parents excited about their children's future at Stoneridge. For example, we want the 4th grade parents excited about what is to come in 5th grade. Darren Brown will also be there to talk about middle school. There is a bubble right now that is worried about sending their kids to middle school in 6th grade. We want to build their confidence and get them excited. 

Mark you calendars

Author Erin Dealey Assembly is Thursday, February 16th 

Here is our schedule:

8:00 - 8:45  2nd/3rd 

9:10 - 9:55  TK/K/1

10:15 - 11:15 4th/5th 

11:30 - 12:35 Luncheon with author

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

TOSA Tidbit:

Lunch Challenge!

It was SO SO much fun setting the tables for the winning classes. There was so much fun energy among all the students. The classes that won LOVED their special table set up and all the other students were so curious, excited and motivated to get more points. Some students offered up ideas for future incentives which I love. I'm going to create a good old fashioned idea box where students can share their ideas. 

Our next challenge winners will celebrate on Friday, February 24th since the next two weeks are short weeks. Enjoy the photo collage! They sure were cute. 

Did you know... Robin Learn had goats at her dad's house and they had to milk them every day at 5 and 5.

Did you know one of our staff member did ballet for 14 years! Who do you think it is? Hint: It is not me.

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

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, 2/13: No School

Tuesday, 2/14💖: PLC Leadership Meeting Canceled

Wednesday, 2/15: Brooks off site in the morning, IEP Day, SSP's by invite only, Parent Info Night at 6:00pm

Thursday, 2/16: Erin Dealey Author Visit, PTC Meeting at 2:30pm

Friday, 2/17: Morning Flag Salute at 7:50am

Fun Fact of the Week:

Make it a great week!

February 5, 2023

Happy Sunday and Happy February💗 I had a nostalgic weekend. I got to watch my sister play water polo with her Oakland masters team at a UC Davis tournament. It was extra fun because she was playing against many college club water polo teams including the Davis team she played for. Their team strongly beat everyone they played and she remembers getting beat by the masters teams at that same tournament years ago. It was so fun to be back at UC Davis, drive around the town and eat lunch at Dos. (IYKYK) Both my sister and I went to Davis, so it was special to be there together. Have you visited your college town lately? 

This weekend also marks the last weekend before the Brooks' hit their crazy sports season which goes from now until December! Here we go!! 

Jesse Bennett comes this Thursday! As I know many of you have, share the info about her books. She is giving 50% of all books sold back to Stoneridge. There is a link on stoneridgeshop.com

Friday is our Sweetheart Dance. It is from 5:30-7pm. The tickets are available on stoneridgeshop.com

TOSA Tidbits:

EL Update

We have changed the dates for our ELPAC testing when there aren't as many enriching activities buzzing about campus. Our new dates are April 12-19. In the next couple weeks, I will send out links to the practice tests to prepare students for what to expect. I feel better about these dates and appreciate all your flexibility when we met during PLCs last week to try to make the original dates work.

Lunch Count and School Milk: Lunch count is super important right now. Food services is watching our numbers closely and we ran out of food two times last week. Ana always adds a few meals to the count she gets each day, but even that was not enough. We are telling students not to get a lunch if they did not order one, but we have no way of knowing. If you could please reinforce this with them, that would be wonderful. Thank you!

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.

Did you know... Ally Simmons' first cousin is Sara Barreilles!! Wow! So cool. I had quite a few of you know that.

Did you know one of our staff members had goats at her dad's house and they had to milk them every day at 5 and 5.

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

Coming Up This Week:

Tuesday, 2/7: Staff Meeting at 2:20pm

Wednesday, 2/8: SSP's by invite only

Thursday, 2/9: Brooks off site in the morning, Jesse Bennett Assembly from 9:15-10:15am, PTC Meeting at 2:30pm

Friday, 2/3: Morning Flag Salute at 7:50am, Sweetheart Dance from 5:30-7pm

Fun Fact of the Week:

Have a great week!

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)