November 19 #frostball #thankful

Dear Stoneridge Families,
     I hope that this post finds you enjoying your break with family and friends. As fires continue to burn in California, I am reminded how quickly life can change and how powerful community is as people come together across the state to support those in need. Hopefully the rain forecast this coming week will bring relief and clearer air with it.
     I am also so thankful for our Stoneridge community of staff, families, and students.
Our staff: I am thankful for our teachers who work hard every day to not only help students learn academics, but to also fill their hearts with lessons of love and kindness that will last a lifetime. I am thankful for our maintenance team who keeps our school clean, safe, and looking beautiful each day--they are working this week as well to clear gutters and do upkeep that they can't do when kids are at school. I am thankful for our office staff who welcomes guests and parents with smiles and warmth every day, who hand out bandaids and ice to students with owies, and who keep our whole school organized and running in ways most people never see. I am thankful for our meal duties and food services staff. Our food services team serves about 260 hot lunches every day to our students, keeping them fed with three yummy choices! Our meal duties are amazing, and they do more than keep kids well supervised at lunch-- they sang, laughed, and even danced last week during our indoor lunch recess! I am also thankful for our support staff-- our nurse, instructional assistants, speech and  occupational therapists, psychologist, and psych field workers who provide individualized support for our students each day. I am thankful for our librarian who inspires readers and leaders, and am thankful for our PE team who works to build happy and healthy kids!

Our families and students: I am so thankful for our families who send their most precious treasures to us each day. We love seeing our families on campus, whether it's at pickup or drop off and a quick smile or conversation, to volunteering in classrooms, changing out the birthday board, helping with events, r just sending a quick note of thanks-- our families are the best around. Thank you for all you do to support our work with your amazing kids. I am so thankful From preschoolers and eager TK Big Dogs to our almost-middle schooler 5th graders, our students will change the world! I am so thankful for their enthusiasm for learning and the passion and compassion they bring each day! We have much to be thankful for, and I am honored to be a part of this community.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! We look forward to seeing you all on the Monday the 26th.

Jennifer Kloczko

Frost Ball
Buy your tickets online today in the Stoneridge Shop!
https://www.stoneridgeshop.com/frostball-tickets 

Click here to view the Frost Ball Flyer

Dates & Details
November 19-23 No School- Thanksgiving Week
November 28       PTC Meeting 3:30
November 30th   Frost Ball Little Ladies Night!
December 21 Minimum Day
Dec 24-Jan 8 Winter Break (January 7 RCSD PD day)

November 12

As we head into this week before Thanksgiving, I would like to share how thankful I am for our Stoneridge community of students, staff, and families. There are so many wonderful things happening at Stoneridge that provide our students with a rich and engaging educational experience, and this happens because of the passion, hard work, support, and commitment of everyone involved in our school. Thank you so much for being partners in your child's education and life. We are so grateful to spend each day with each and every student! Every day is truly a gift!

Also, our thoughts are with everyone in California affected by the fires. This week, we are hopeful for progress and will be keeping a close eye on air quality related to smoke in our area. As in August, we will adjust our schedules as needed to allow for indoor PE and recess related to poor air quality. 

Have a wonderful week!

Current News

2019 GATE Identification

The 2019-2020 school year GATE identification test will be administered at the District Office for students currently in 2nd – 7th grade. The students will take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, OLSAT, that tests abstract thinking and reasoning ability. Students must attend one of the testing dates on the OLSAT Parent Permission Form in order to complete the testing by the district. The Parent Permission Forms are now available on our district website @ www.rcsdk8.org under the “Parent” tab. All forms must be returned to the District Office by January 11, 2019 if you would like your student tested. There are no exceptions as materials are ordered based on the number of returned forms. Make sure you check the RCSD website for more information regarding GATE services and testing. Click on the Main Menu and then under Programs – Gifted and Talented Education.

Upcoming Dates & Details
November 15       Make Up Picture Day
November 19-23 No School- Thanksgiving Week
November 28       PTC Meeting 3:30
November 30th   Little Ladies Night! (info coming this week!)

November 5 #bookfair #conferenceweek

Just a reminder that this week we are on a minimum day schedule all week due to parent conferences. School is dismissed at 12:30 for all grades. Teachers are looking forward to sharing your child's progress so far this year!

Just a reminder that we do have a scheduled lunch time for all grades during conference week and hot lunch will be served each day. 

2019 GATE Identification

The 2019-2020 school year GATE identification test will be administered at the District Office for students currently in 2nd – 7th grade. The students will take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, OLSAT, that tests abstract thinking and reasoning ability. Students must attend one of the testing dates on the OLSAT Parent Permission Form in order to complete the testing by the district. The Parent Permission Forms are now available on our district website @ www.rcsdk8.org under the “Parent” tab. All forms must be returned to the District Office by January 11, 2019 if you would like your student tested. There are no exceptions as materials are ordered based on the number of returned forms. Make sure you check the RCSD website for more information regarding GATE services and testing. Click on the Main Menu and then under Programs – Gifted and Talented Education.

Upcoming Dates & Details
November 5th-9th Minimum Days for parent conferences (school dismissed at 12:30 grades TK-5)
November 5th-9th BOOK FAIR!  (Nov 5th-8th 12-5PM, Nov 9th 12-3PM)
November 12th No School in honor of Veterans Day
November 19-23 No School- Thanksgiving Week
November 30th Little Ladies Night!

October 29 #jog #breakfast #lunch #GATE

We just hit $35,000!

Thank you so much to our Stoneridge families, friends, and sponsors! At the end of last week, we were at $32,000, and after today we are up to $35,000! Wow! That's $3,000 in just 3 days-- amazing! We celebrated with an AWESOME glow party after hitting the $10,000 mark and we are well on our way to reaching our final $50,000 goal. Kids have earned a spacial bag tag, we'll be having a pizza party, and an extra recess... YAY!!! We are still accepting donations both online and at school. Thank you for helping us STEAM up Stoneridge with new Chromebooks and our amazing science docent program. With just $15,000 more, we can finish out the Chromebooks, Ipads, Science Docent and UKELELES! And a special thank you to teachers who have planned fun incentives for their classes. Thank you for helping us to have fun and raise money for the best kids on the planet! 

Parent Conferences November 5th-9th

Next week, we will be on a minimum day schedule all week long for parent/teacher conferences. Every fall, teachers conference with every family to share student growth and celebrate successes! We look forward to seeing you next week and teachers are excited to share how far your child has come this year. Thank you for being such an important part of your child's education! School will be dismissed at 12:30 each day next week. Students will still have a lunch time at school and hot lunch will be served. 

What's New From Food Services?

Food services has some exciting news -- starting November 5th there will be three choices on the lunch menu, and one will always be a vegetarian option. We are excited to expand the choices from the kitchen. Also, we are exploring the possibility of offering breakfast each day at Stoneridge. We would need about 50 families to participate in order for it to be a go at our school. Please complete this brief form to help us gauge interest in having a breakfast program at Stoneridge. Completing this form does not obligate you to purchase breakfast, but does help us to see if we have sufficient interest in the program. We have also included the menu from Thomas Jefferson where they have just started a breakfast program so you can get an idea about the offerings. 

GATE Update

2019 GATE Identification

The 2019-2020 school year GATE identification test will be administered at the District Office for students currently in 2nd – 7th grade. The students will take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, OLSAT, that tests abstract thinking and reasoning ability. Students must attend one of the testing dates on the OLSAT Parent Permission Form in order to complete the testing by the district. The Parent Permission Forms will be made available on November 1, 2018 on our district website @ www.rcsdk8.org under the “Parent” tab. All forms must be returned to the District Office by January 11, 2019 if you would like your student tested. There are no exceptions as materials are ordered based on the number of returned forms. Make sure you check the RCSD website for more information regarding GATE services and testing. Click on the Main Menu and then under Programs – Gifted and Talented Education.

Upcoming Dates & Details
October 31 All school costume parade 10:30
October 31 .Last day for coat donations in office for the Lyon's Coat Drive
November 1st & 2nd No School- RCSD Professional Development Days
November 5th-9th Minimum Days for parent conferences (school dismissed at 12:30 grades TK-5)
November 5th-9th BOOK FAIR!
November 12th No School in honor of Veterans Day
November 19-23 No School- Thanksgiving Week
November 30th Little Ladies Night!

Have a FANTASTIC week!

October 8th #jogvideos #pictureday #skatenight

Jog Video Showcase
Last week, we announced Riley Abbott as our jog video winner-- congratulations Riley! We also wanted to share all of the videos submitted with you this week. They were all awesome and so creative! Enjoy the videos!

Dates & Details
Every Monday our flag ceremony is at 8:50 in the quad!
October 10 Picture Day
October 10th Skate Night! (on a Wednesday!)  Flyer  Advance signups due Tuesday 10/9
October 17th Monster Dash! Jog-a-thon 2018
October 19 Coffee with the Principal 9 am / Glow Party
October 19 House Rally 1:15
October 31 Costume Parade (or wear orange and black)
November 1-2 No school -- District Professional Development Days

Pick Up & Drop Off Reminders
Just a reminder that students may not be dropped off before 8:35. There is no supervision before that time. Thank you!
Also, thank you for being patient in our pick up and drop off line. It all goes smoothly when we work together. Be sure to abide by all signs around our school, and do not park in red zones or areas marked as no parking zones. Parking in those areas limits traffic flow and blocks the view of drivers turning onto Alexandra. We work hard to be good neighbors to the homeowners around our school.

Have a fantastic week!

October 3 #PTC #jog #videowinner

And the winner is.... Riley Abbott!

We had SO many great submissions for the jog-a-thon video contest! Congratulations to Riley for winning with this creative stop motion video! Thank you to Riley, Rhea, Landon, Harper and Ella, Ben, Thalia, Kate, and Vita for entering the contest! We will be posting all of the submissions next week!

Our jog--thon is just around the corner-- October 17th! Be sure to turn in your sponsorships and t-shirt orders. Visit the Stoneridge Shop to sponsor our jog a thon and have your name on the back of our Monster Dash shirt. T- shirt orders are also due this week, and the order form is attached to this email. If each child raises $75, we will raise $48,000 for our school! This will allow us to purchase new Chromebooks, fully fund the Science Docent program, and allocate funding to support STEAM in our school. Thank you for supporting our school!

PTC Meeting today
Our PTC meeting will be at 3:30 today in the staff room, we hope you can join us! First grade will be highlighting their grade level today. Free child care is also available and will be in room 30. We look forward to seeing you all!

Talent Show
The talent show performance is tomorrow night at 6:00 in the multi. It is going to be amazing! We have such talented Timberwolves who are excited to show their stuff!

Have a fantastic week!

September 24 #costavida #walk to school #jogjogjog

Happy Fall, Stoneridge Families!

October is just around the corner and there are SO many fun events coming up in the next few weeks! On Thursday our PTC is hosting our first dine and dash spirit night fundraiser  from 4-8 PM at Costa Vida-- and Mrs. Jones and Mrs. DeLeo are our special guests! Be sure to stop by and say hello, grab a bite, and 20% of the proceeds will be donated to our PTC with the image below. Snap a screenshot with your phone-- it's that easy!

October 1st -- International Walk & Bike to School Day! 

Other Upcoming Dates and Details

October 3rd -- PTC Meeting 3:30-4:30 pm

October 3rd -- School Talent Show Performance 10:10

October 4th -- Talent Show 6 PM

October 10th-- Picture Day & Skate Night

October 17th -- Jog-a-thon! Watch for more info soon!

Have a great week!