Sunday, March 31

How is it possible that another month has flown by?? I honestly cannot believe it. April and May and that is it. Wow! 

What a week we had. First, the rush to get ready for Open House, the hurry to get it over with, then the day after! Phew! I know I was worn out. 

Again, thank you for all you do! You put so much time into making your classrooms look amazing and then all of the work you put in on Friday. Seriously, you are all the BEST! 

Thank you to JeriAnn and her work on the Book Fair! The students will benefit greatly from the proceeds. (Cutest Clifford EVER...Just sayin.)

I have some staffing updates. Some I have told you, some are new.

Robin Learn will continue with the K/1 split.
Kristen Buccellato will be teaching 1st grade.
Aimee Schmitz will be teaching TK.
Sara Franco will be teaching 5th grade.
We currently have two opening in 3rd grade. 

Our Pennies for Patients drive was hugely successful! Thank you to Cathy and her Leadership kids! It feels good to give back!

The musical is coming soon!

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, April 1st
Happy April Fools Day
7:45 Stoneridge Technology Meeting
8:50 Flag Ceremony
3:15pm House Leader Meeting

Tuesday, April 2nd
9-11:30am Brooks at DO -- Jill will be TIC
3:30pm Assessment Coordinator Meeting

Wednesday, April 3rd
Group pictures for yearbook

Thursday, April 4th

Friday, April 5th
Staff Luncheon- Sandwich Day
Snowie King after school

Sunday, March 24

Happy Sunday! 

I am still laughing about Friday's rally. SO FUN!!! Even with the clean up on aisle one before it began:) Nothing will get in our way!

The Positive Behavior Committee is working hard to get our Recess Rodeo Refresh ready for Friday afternoon. We will let you know what game you are in charge of as soon as we have it figured out. 

There was a request for jump ropes for the kids at recess. There happen to be some in the storage closet so we brought them out on Friday. Just wanted to let you know so you can keep an eye out.

Open House is this Thursday and it will be a busy day. Book Fair is open from 4:30-7pm. Food Trucks from 5-7pm and classrooms open from 5:30-6:30pm. We will get together after Open House at Islands. Hope to see you there! 

Book Fair Schedule:

Monday:  lunch 12-1 & 3:10-4:30

Tuesday: Grand Event (Before School, Bagels and Books) @ 7:45-8:45 with a "grand" person. (students must have an adult with them.)

Wednesday: lunch 12-1 & 3:10-4:30

Thursday: lunch 12-1  & 4:30-7:00  OPEN HOUSE

Friday: lunch 12-1 

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, March 25
8:50am Flag Ceremony

Tuesday, March 26
7:45am Positive Behavior Team Meeting
5pm DELAC Meeting at DO

Wednesday, March 27
9am EICH Step Up Day (5th Grade)

Thursday, March 28
Minimum Day
Open House

Friday, March 29
House Picnic
1:00pm Recess Rodeo

Sunday, March 17th

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

A huge thank you to all of the teachers that were able to come out to Betting On The Arts! It was a HUGE success and that is in thanks to all you do. 

We were so lucky to have Jesse Bennett come share her book with our students. She is going to come again to work with our grade 3-5 students during testing. Some mindfulness will be great for our students as they test. 

She is also excited to work with us for a quick exercise session weekly. I am thinking Mondays at 3:30pm. She said 30min will be enough. Please share your feedback about that with me. 

A quick reminder that Open House is on March 28th from 5:30-6:30pm. Plan on meeting somewhere after for a refreshing beverage! We will have food trucks from 5-7pm. The food trucks are: SFG, Chandos and Big Spoon Yogurt. 

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, March 18
8:50am Flag Ceremony
2pm Staff Picture- Wear your house color!
2:15pm- CAASPP training (grades 3-5)

Tuesday, March 19
American Fidelity Rep onsite
Brooks offsite until noon
3:45 LITE meeting at DO

Wednesday, March 20
3:30pm Staff Meeting

Thursday, March 21
7:45am Positive Behavior Committee Meeting
6pm Skate Night

Friday, March 22
1:15pm House Rally

Sunday, March 10

Happy Sunday! 
I am trying to find the sweet spot for sending out the blog. I will let you know when I find it:) 

We had another great week. It was so much fun to see all of you dressed up for Storybook Character Day. I love how all of you give 110% to making Stoneridge a special place for our students.

Next week, on Wednesday, Jesse Bennett will be here. Encourage your kids to buy her book. She is sharing the proceeds with our school and will have lunch with those who purchase a book.
The assembly times are:

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.  3rd - 5th Grade

10:15 - 10:40 am  TK - 2nd grade

Please let Valerie know if you will be attending Betting on the Arts. Remember, this year they are giving a complimentary ticket for your spouse! 

Remind your parents that all who buy their tickets by Tuesday at 5:30pm will be entered in a raffle for 2 more tickets!

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, March 11

8:50am Flag Ceremony

Tuesday, March 12

4pm RTA Executive Board Meeting

Wednesday, March 13

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.  3rd - 5th Grade

10:15 - 10:40 am  TK - 2nd grade

3:30pm Leadership Meeting (May change)

Thursday, March 14

7:45am Positive Behavior Committee Meeting

Friday, March 15

Fidelity Rep on site

Baked Potato Luncheon

6-10pm Betting on the Arts

Friday, March 1

Well, February was a quick week. I cannot believe March is here already! 

This was a great week. Emma Sumner was a phenomenal guest. I know all of you have commented, but really, could there have been a more perfect inspiration for our students? Thank you, Robin, for all of your work coordinating her visit, and most of all, for bringing her to Stoneridge! 

And then a pilot? Sheila, thank you for inviting Mr. Bartlett. As the 3rd graders have studied the four forces of flight, they were enthralled to learn about being a pilot and flying REAL planes!

Stoneridge is an amazing place. There is no doubt about that!! 

We have many important things coming up:

1) On Monday, during PLC time, please go to the staff lounge to have your picture taken. These are pictures for the 'Teacher Time' auction. If your grade level is doing an activity together, you can all take one picture in front of the green screen. If you are doing something on your own, you get to take a solo pic in front of the green screen. Jill is going to take the pictures and fill in the background. Thank you, Jill!!!

2) On Wednesday, Derk and the school board members will be here for a tour. I know things will be a little nutty because it is Storybook Character Day, but that also means it will be extra awesome! Let me know if you would like us to pop in your classroom. We will be walking around for 30 min to an hour~ 9:30-10:30am

3) Tickets for 'Betting on the Arts.' The way the website is set up, you have to enter your credit card. If you are not buying a ticket for your spouse and don't feel comfortable doing that, just email Valerie Gross stoneridgeptc1@gmail.com she will take care of it for you.

4) Speaking of 'Betting on the Arts,' please encourage parents to buy their tickets!! 

5) On March 13, Jesse Bennett will be providing a couple of assemblies for our students. She will talk about her book, mindfulness and leading them through a couple yoga poses. Stay tuned for assembly times. Due to her schedule, the assembly times will likely be similar to those of Emma Sumner. 

Coming Up This Week

Monday, March 4:
8:50am Flag Ceremony
2pm 'Say Cheese'- Have your picture taken in front of the green screen

Tuesday, March 5:
Kinder planning day
8-11:30am Brooks at DO (Jill will be TIC) 
3:30pm Assessment Coordinator Meeting at DO

Wednesday, March 6: STORYBOOK CHARACTER DAY
MINIMUM DAY for ALL students!! 
9:30-11am: Derk and board members visiting

Thursday, March 7:
6pm RCSD Board Meeting

Friday, March 8:
Report cards sent home
1:15pm House Meetings

Friday, February 22

Happy Friday!

Don't get too used to these 4 day weeks! I promise you 5 days next week!



Lunch Room Help Continued...
I would like to share the lunchroom expectations with you so you can reinforce them in the classroom. JeriAnn has done an awesome job of reviewing them with each class during library time, but the more reminders the better.
The expectations are:
Walk in whether you are sitting down or getting in line for lunch.
Sit down at your class' table.
No getting up unless you have raised your hand and been given permission.
Keep your voice low.
Stop talking when an adult asks for your attention.
At clean up time, all trash should be picked up off the top, around and under the table.
Wipedown Warrior wipes the table.
Thank you for support!!

Tuesday is our data day! The day we have been waiting for! This is the schedule:

 9:30-10:10  5th

10:15-10:55  2nd

11:00-11:40  1st

1:15-1:55        4th

2:00-2:40  3rd

Don’t forget to bring:

·      Common Grade Level

o   Diagnostic 3 Instructional Grouping Profile for Math and ELA (2nd-5th)

§  Please finish iReady/assessments by Friday Feb. 22nd

o   Bring District Benchmark/SIPPS (1st grade)

o   District End of Trimester testing (Kinder)

·      ALL grade levels: Any current common assessment(s)

·      Any other relevant data

·      Computer 

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, February 25:
7:45am- Stoneridge Technology meeting
8:50am- Flag Ceremony
PLC Time= Report Card Prep
1-9pm: Big Spoon Yogurt Fundraiser for the musical (Mention Stoneridge)

Tuesday, February 26:
Hats Off to Reading Day- Wear a hat!
Data Analysis Day

Wednesday, February 27:
Brooks off site (8-11am) - Tamberlyn is TIC
9:15am-10:15am Grades 3-5 CAASPP Stress Test
10:15-11am TK-2 Author Assembly
10:30-11:30 Eich Principal Visit for 5th grade
Teacher Luncheon
2-2:45pm Grades 3-5 Author Assembly
3:30 PTC Meeting
(I need a nap after simply typing the schedule for that day!!)

Thursday, February 28:
7:45am ELAC Meeting
4pm HAPPY HOUR!!!

Friday, March 1
End of Trimester 2

Friday, February 15

A pretty cute girl and Toto at Incoming Parent Night.

First of all, congratulations on making it through Valentine's Day!! 💜That in itself deserves recognition. 

Another thank you for Incoming Parent Night. It was so wonderful that many of you were willing to be there and help out. I was pleased that we had many excited families there to see what we have to offer. 

Grades 3-5, if you have not signed up for CAASPP testing times, please do so here:
CAASPP Schedule.

Teacher Time for 'Betting on the Arts' still has some gaps. Please sign up here.

Speaking of 'Betting on the Arts' please click here for your invitation and link to get your tickets. 

Need your help! We are making progress in the lunchroom but there are still opportunities for growth. If you could remind kids who the 'Wipedown Warrior' is, that would be very helpful. Many classes are claiming they have no idea who is responsible. 
There has also been a lot of trash left behind on the tables. I plan to address these things, in addition to others, school-wide.  If you could give some reminders in the meantime, I would appreciate it!

Coming Up This Week:

Monday, February 18
Presidents' Day~NO SCHOOL!!!

Tuesday, February 19
Be a good sport and read day!! - Wear your team gear!
SST Day
Brooks off-site (8-11:30am)
8:50 Flag salute

Wednesday, February 20
3:30 Staff Meeting

Thursday, February 21
7:45am Positive Behavior Committee Meeting

Friday, February 22
7:45am Safety Committee Meeting
STAFF Luncheon- Italian Day!