Friday, November 18, 2016

Thanksgiving Break 2016 Blog Post

A Look at the Weeks After We Get Back
11/21-11/25 No School
11/28 School resumes
12/2 Parents' Night Out 5:30-8:30
12/5 Citizenship Character Assembly, students wear Red, White & Blue 11:05-11:40
12/6 Musical Parent Meeting, students in grades 3-5, 6pm-7pm
12/8 Choir and Bucket Band Winter Performance 6:30pm-7pm

Our most successful Book Fair ever!  Thank you to Mrs. Caines and all the volunteers that helped!


Happy Thanksgiving!
Our staff wishes your family a Happy Thanksgiving and break.  We are very thankful to have such supportive families at our school.  We hope you get time to relax and enjoy time with family over the break.


Stoneridge Musical Parent Meeting 
If your child (Grades 3rd - 5th) is interesed in auditioning for the musical this year, a parent must attend a mandatory pre-audition informational meeting on Tuesday, December 6th at 6:00 p.m. in the Stoneridge Library.  You will receive information regarding rehearsal schedule, attendance commitment, parent participation requirements, costs and more.  The meeting will last 20-30 minutes.


Thank you to all of our parents that brought in food for the staff on Wednesday.  We appreciate your generosity.


Parents' Night Out
There is still space available for the Parent's Night Out on Friday, December 2nd from 5:30-8:30p.m.  You deserve a night out and your kids will have fun playing games, dance party and a movie!  Complete this form or register at www.stoneridgeshop.com to reserve your spot!
Parents' Night Out Form



GATE Testing
Parent permission for GATE testing is now open.  Parents need to fill out the permission form by January 6th and turn it into the district office.  Students in grades 2 and up are able to take the test.  The form below has all testing dates and times.  Testing will happen at the district office.
2017 GATE Registration Form


2nd graders working on Stop Motion videos.
Box Top Update
Box Tops raised $638.00 for our school!  The winning teacher and class was Mrs. Buffington's TK class with 611 Box Tops turned in!  The student who turned the most in was Carter from 3rd grade!  You can continue collecting boxtops for the February collection drive.  You can also download the Box Tops Bonus App and earn money for our school while shopping!

Food Drive
Each class will participate in a contest to see who can raise the most food. The winning class will receive a class prize, to be awarded in January. Donations can be dropped off from November 28 - December 19.  Please see the flyer below for more information.
Food Drive Donations Flyer



Thanksgiving feast in Kindergarten this week.

New STAR Nova After School Enrichment starts December 5th!
The 3rd session of STAR Nova will be Pop Culture Art!  For more information or to sign up please click here .

Community Events:
 Maidu Little League
Maidu Teeball League

Interesting Articles We Read This Week
Finaland Schools: Subjects Scrapped and Replaced with Topics- Independent
20 Education Leaders to Follow on Twitter-TrustED
4 Ways to Lead and Create a “Culture of Innovation” From Any Position- George Couros

Thursday, November 10, 2016

11/13/16-11/19/16 Blog Post


A Look at the Weeks Ahead
11/11  No School - Veteran's Day
11/14-11/18  Conference Week- All students K-5 out at 12:30 and all TK 8:30-11:50
                      BOOK FAIR in Library, Monday-Thursday 12:00-5:00
11/21-11/25   No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/2   Parents' Night Out 5:30-8:30
12/5 Citizenship Character Assembly, students wear Red, White & Blue 11:05-11:40

5th Grade Science Docent lesson on weather

BOOK FAIR 

The Fall Book Fair is next week, Monday, Nov.14- Thursday, Nov.17 (hours open- 12pm to 5pm every day). If you can help us during the book fair, please sign up on the Sign Up Genius link below.
Book Fair Sign Up Genius

Come shop at the Book Fair before or after your Parent-Teacher Conference. Don’t forget to purchase books for Holiday gifts too!




Book fair is next week!

Spirt Wear Orders DUE

All spirit wear orders are due on Wednesday, November 16th.  You can buy spirit wear online only at:  stoneridgeshop.com

Yearbook
Stoneridge yearbook order forms went home last week!  Right now the cost to reserve a yearbook is $25.00.  The price will go up after December 31st.  You can pick up additional order forms in the office or order online at:  ybpay.lifetouch.com  and use Yearbook ID code: 12183817

Stoneridge Holiday Food Drive
Stoneridge school will be participating in a holiday food drive again this year from November 28 - December 19th! The last 2 years we've raised over 20,000 lbs. worth of food - enough to feed 600 families!  Please see attached flyer for a list of items needed for this year:
Holiday Food Drive

PE News
The "new" November timed run results (gold, silver, bronze) are posted on the PE webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/pewithgumby/home Timed 1/2 mile run for 2nd & 3rd graders and timed mile run for 4th & 5th graders.

Parents' Night Out
On December 2nd from 5:30-8:30 we will be having a Parents' Night Out!  Stoneridge used to do this a few years ago and it is back.  Cost is $30 for first child and $20 for any additional child.  Cost includes 3 hours of dropping off your kids with Stoneridge teachers, pizza, popcorn, games, dance party, and a movie.  Please see the link below for more details.  Starting on Monday you can sign up at www.stoneridgeshop.com or flyers will be coming home.
 Parents' Night Out Flyer


New lego board in the library.


Community Events/Flyers
Police & Sheriff Activity LeagueCrab Feed - Buy Tickets Here


Interesting Articles I Read or Videos I Watched
Nine Things Educators Should Know About the Brain-Berkeley Edu

Friday, November 4, 2016

11/6/16-11/12/16 Blog Post

A Look at the Weeks Ahead
11/9    PTC Meeting 3:30-4:30 pm
           You can watch on RCSD Stoneridge Facebook page if you can't make it
11/11  No School - Veteran's Day
11/14-11/18  Conference Week - All students K-5 out at 12:30  & all TK 8:30-11:50
                      BOOK FAIR in Library
11/21-11/25   No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/2   Parents' Night Out 5:30-8:30

Superintendent Garcia working with students.


Parent Teacher Conference Scheduler
November 6th is the last day to use the on-line scheduler to schedule parent teacher conferences. Below are the directions for scheduling your PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE via our on-line scheduler..  Conference week is Nov. 14th - 18th. Our teachers value this opportunity to have a focused conversation regarding the progress of your child(ren).  Please click on this link for step-by-step instructions to schedule your conference: Online Scheduler

Our staff went down to Natomas Star Charter Academy on Tuesday to learn with their staff.  A fun way to show what we are doing and to learn from them as well.

BOOK FAIR - Volunteers Needed!
The Fall Book Fair is coming soon, Monday, Nov.14- Thursday, Nov.17 (hours open- 12pm to 5pm every day). If you can help us, please sign up on the Sign Up Genius link below. We are looking for some volunteers to join us! We especially need some help during the Class Preview times when the students come through and make their “Wish List”. Come shop at the Book Fair before or after your Parent-Teacher Conference. Don’t forget to purchase books for Holiday gifts too.


Parents' Night Out
On December 2nd from 5:30-8:30 we will be having a Parents' Night Out!  Stoneridge used to do this a few years ago and it is back.  Cost is $30 for first child and $20 for any additional child.  Cost includes 3 hours of dropping off your kids with Stoneridge teachers, pizza, popcorn, games, dance party, and a movie.  Please see the link below for more details.  Starting on Monday you can sign up at www.stoneridgeshop.com or flyers will be coming home.
 Parents' Night Out Flyer

Playing "Beat Detective" in music

Community Events/Flyers
Buljan Musical - Elf
Impulse Dance
Holiday Craft Fair
Santa in the Park
Youth Basketball


Interesting Articles We Read or Videos We Watched
Why Curiosity Enchances Learning- Edutopia
"The researchers found that, once the subjects' curiosity had been piqued by the right question, they were better at learning and remembering completely unrelated information."
Assessment, Choice, and the Learning Brain- Edutopia
"Students tend to develop either performance-related goals or mastery goals students who develop mastery goals are motivated by the actual learning experiences. Their rewards arise from the challenges of acquiring and applying new knowledge and skills."
Let’s Re-Envision The School Day To Slow The Frantic Pace and Make Time for Real Connection- Harvard School of Education
How A Happy School Can Help Student Succeed- NPR

Thank you to all of our parents that came to get fingerprinted on Wednesday night.  We had 248 people go through the process that night.