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.

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