February 25 #safety

Dear Stoneridge Families,

Many of you have reached out in regards to school safety and although each school has an extensive Safety Plan document approved each year, there are also concerns about the day to day safety of students and staff on our campus. School safety is an ongoing priority, and any local or national events alway provide us with an opportunity to examine our own practices and make improvements. In addition to our plans for fire, earthquake, intruders, evacuations, and other emergencies, school safety is also made up of many little things that have a huge impact on keeping all students and staff safe at school. This begins in the parking lot with safe arrivals and driving safely when entering and leaving campus. At one of my former schools, a car went through the side of the building-- a pure accident, and no one was hurt, but it was truly a parent rushing to drop off a forgotten lunch-- and was distracted while driving in our lot. Some of the most unsafe driving happens in our lot between 8:45 and 8:50 when parents are rushing to be on time. It is better in the long run to be a minute or two late if need be than to risk student or parent safety by cutting someone off in the drop off line or letting your child out in the middle of the lot. Even leaving a few minutes earlier can allow for a safer drop off.

With regards to drop off, all gates are closed by 8:50 and if students arrive after that time, they should enter campus through the office. Parents needing to be on campus at any time will need to come through the office to check in, and no parent drop off is allowed at classrooms. It is very important that we know who is on our campus at all times. Related to that, we have also taken a look at our procedures when visitors are on campus and you may notice it takes a little longer to check in the next time you come. Please allow extra time if needed. We will be verifying volunteer clearance and if you are coming for a one-time event you will want to allow time to complete the level 1 form before you head to class if you haven't already. Any volunteers who are on campus regularly must be fingerprinted. As our office staff checks you in, please be patient and know that the extra time spent is so important to our overall campus safety.

Thank you for your cooperation as we work to improve our day to day safety procedures.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Kloczko

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Dates & Details

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Ongoing Information 

Yearbooks

Have you ordered your yearbook yet? The code is shown in image and paper flyers were sent home. https://ybpay.lifetouch.com

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. HOUSE shirts are on sale now for delivery in January!

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. 

Community Flyers

Please click here to view the folder with any community activity flyers -- new flyers added each week!