Stoneridge Family Blog 9/22 #jogathon

We are so glad you are here!

Jog-a-Thon

The jog-a-thon is coming this Friday and we are so excited! This event is our biggest fundraiser of the year-- last year our jog-a-thon raised over $40,000 to support our school! All of our fundraisers support our students directly with materials and experiences tied to our school-wide focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). What does this look like at school? Every student K-5 participates in Project Lead the Way STEM activities in the classroom and receive additional art and science lessons during school day. You'll notice new technology in classrooms to make learning more engaging and interactive for teachers and kids. Fundraising also supports professional learning for our teachers, and even our new House system for building a positive school-wide community. If every student raised $100 it would add up to $60,000--wow!
Click here to read all of the details and find out about the fabulous prizes! A Stoneridge crystal? Lunch with a teacher? An hour with the principal? Just $20 gets you glow bracelets and necklaces for the GLOW dance party!

We need helpers for the jog a thon, too. Please sign up here to join us for a ton of fun! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080944acab22a75-stoneridge4

The jog times are as follows:
4th and 5th 9:10 am - 9:30
2nd and 3rd 9:35 - 9:55
1st 10:00 - 10:20
TK and Kinder 10:25 - 10:45

Earlier this year, we asked for family input regarding our fundraisers and we appreciate your feedback! Although we established some broad draft goals last year, we have adjusted our goals based on your input. With the proceeds this year, we will continue to support PLTW and our STEAM focus, continue to provide additional art and science for all students, and we hope to be able to provide additional technology to students, particularly in our K-1 classrooms. Thank you for your support! We have already raised over $2,000!

In terms of donations, we have had some parent interest in doing a one time donation for the entire year rather than turning in donations throughout the year in smaller amounts. You can definitely do that! We appreciate any amount, but to hit our PTC fundraising goal for the year of $90,000 it works out to roughly $150 per student-- and you can donate right at the Stoneridge Shop website at http://www.stoneridgeshop.com/donate-today/. But do keep in mind that our events aren't all about fundraising-- we love any chance we have to connect and have fun as a school community! Thank you for supporting our students!

Spanish Language Committee
Another area where we had a lot of interest on our parent survey was in having Spanish language available to students. We were unable to secure a teacher with the program we had been looking at, so we have decided to take some time to explore what we are really looking for in regards to foreign language at Stoneridge. Laurissa Freels will be heading up a committee to explore this topic and all parents are invited to attend. Please email Laurissa at mrs.freels@me.com if you are interested. We would like to explore both during school and after school options.

The Talent Show is Coming!
Click here to read all about it! Tryouts are October 12th.

Eich Haunted House
Click here to read about the upcoming haunted house at Eich Middle School.

Kimmie Brown Elementary

Stoneridge has adopted Kimmie Brown Elementary in Dayton, Texas, where staff and families have been severely impacted by the floods. We are currently collecting cash or Wal Mart Gift cards in the office. Supporting Kimmie Brown Elementary in Texas just got easier! You can purchase a Wal Mart gift card online and have it get there immediately! click here to send a Wal Mart gift card online
You may email directly to their principal Jessica Ott. Her email address is jessica.ott@daytonisd.net
Thank you for opening your hearts to support this school in need! If each family sends in just $5.00, we could send $3,000 their way! Our gift card drive runs through September 29th.

Stoneridge Shop

If you are new to Stoneridge, or a returning parent, I'd like to share the link to our Stoneridge Shop! Stoneridge Shop is a one stop shop to donate, purchase spirit wear, request the birthday board, and sign up for our before and after school enrichment sessions. You can find all this and more at http://www.stoneridgeshop.com/ . You will want to bookmark this link. 

For families new to Stoneridge, we have several spirit days to participate in. Every Friday is Stoneridge spirit day and you can wear spirit wear or school colors! Every Monday is House Day and students wear their house colors. New house swag and spirit wear is coming soon to Stoneridge Shop!

Love & Logic
Such a great opportunity coming up for parents! Click here to view the latest flyer for Love & Logic offered in Roseville City-- Early Childhood Made Fun!

Community Flyers
Please click here to view the folder with any community activity flyers
The Fish Club returns October 3rd. Read about it here.

Dates & Details

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