Sunday, August 28

 

Happy Sunday Families!! WHAT.A.WEEK. First, we welcomed parents onto our campus to see their student's receive an award for being Proactive. We were as excited as the parents to have you join us for the celebration. If your child is going to receive an award, the teacher will let you know. We have one assembly a month. Next month, we will recognize students who are Accountable! 

Every Friday morning, we begin with a Flag Salute and PACK pass drawing. We draw five names from a bucket of PACK passes. These are the winners of Friday's drawing! They won the opportunity to appear on Stoneridge Instagram and share why they love Stoneridge. They were very excited!

And then, of course, the Thursday evening ice cream social. It was wonderful to see so many of you there! The kids were still talking about it on Friday! I have since recovered😆

PTC News!

Thank you so much Stoneridge for a great Ice Cream Social turn out! We appreciate all the volunteers who helped out behind the scenes and day of! Thank you!  PTC handed out 700+ ice cream sandwiches and popsicles and students threw over 200 cups of chalk at Principal Brooks. WOW! That's a lot of chalk!

Congratulations to the raffle prize winners too! There are three prizes that need to be claimed and you can check your ticket to the ticket on the prize in the front office.

Mark your calendar! Jog-A-Thon is Thursday, September 29th!

Please read all about it here 2022 Jog-A-Thon Initial Details and Dates/Times

The first PTC meeting is Thursday, September 8th. Come meet the crew, get details on what's happening now and what's around the corner. Childcare provided and we'll meet in the multi-purpose room.  This PTC meeting only - FINGERPRINTING is available! This is a great opportunity to stop by, even if you can't stay, to get fingerprinted and pick up a packet to officially be in the Roseville District database to volunteer. Once you're in the system, you are good to volunteer the whole time your student(s) are in the district. Payment accepted; credit card and Venmo.

PTC is excited to partner with each teacher to bring back the PTC parent liaison role.  Please read more about this opportunity and how it provides support to your teachers here. PTC Parent Liaison Role

Stay up to date with all the events here PTC 2022-23 Calendar of Events

See below for our September events:

Sunday, August 21

 

Hello Families! Before I get to all of the information about the fun evening we have planned this week, I need to share a plea for help! We desperately need Meal Duty Supervisors. It is a paid commitment from 11:30-12:30 each day. You will help in the lunch room and on the playground. You can apply on edjoin.org

A HUGE thank you to all of the parents that have been volunteering. This has absolutely saved the day! Now, it is time to get serious! In the meantime, here is a sign up to help as we continue to look for people to hire. Thank you!!

Lunch Time Help

Ok, now for the fun stuff!! Do you remember this?? Well, Mrs. Brooks is crazy enough to do it again!! We have a very fun Ice Cream Social planned for you, including the opportunity to throw chalk at Mrs. Brooks. 

Ice Cream Social - This Thursday 8/25

Bring the whole family out for popsicles, ice cream, and FUN! Enjoy the night with family, friends, teachers and staff Thursday, August 28th - 5:30-7.

Sponsored by PTC, the event includes Games/Tattoo Stations and Popsicles/Ice Cream. There will be a Raffle for great prizes and an opportunity to “CHALK” Mrs. Brooks! Similar to a Color Run concept, for $5 a cup, students get to throw colored chalk at the Principal and the student’s LOVE it!

Raffle Tickets on sale now and at the event, $5 chalk cups sold at the event, Spirit Wear and New Stoneridge Yard Signs available for purchase too.

Buy Raffle Tickets Here

Raffle drawing for prizes will be at 6:45pm. You do need to drop 1/2 of the purchased raffle ticket into the bucket of the prize you’re trying to win, however, you do not need to be there to win/pick up prize.

Exciting News: For each person who starts following us at https://www.facebook.com/stoneridge.ptc.1

and/or Instagram will receive one free raffle ticket. To earn the entry, obviously start following and request to follow PTC on social THEN message PTC and tell us your student's name & grade. The only way to get the raffle ticket is to message PTC so we can deliver the free ticket to your student(s) at school this upcoming week.

Donated prizes range from restaurant gift cards, Lifetime gift cards, Stoneridge Spirit Wear Swag Bags, etc. 

At school's first Rally on Friday - there were already 5 winners of 'chalk'!

Congratulations to Sudha, Josie, Raylan, Eden, Gavin! 

We have a few more spots open for volunteers at the Ice Cream Social: Ice Cream Social Help

Before signing off, there is another job opportunity for you. Well, actually two more. First, we can always use more substitute teachers. If interested, let me know and I can send you in the right direction. Second, see the below letter about a job fair through the district.

Good afternoon Stoneridge community!
We wanted to make you aware of and encourage you to come and check out

some fantastic opportunities we have at Stoneridge and in the district to serve as an Instructional

Assistant for our students.
Stoneridge is a fantastic workplace, and we are looking for individuals to serve as

an IA in our classrooms and with our students! IA positions are flexible, rewarding, and play a key role in supporting our students! 
We will be holding an IA Job Fair on Wednesday, August 31, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the District Office, located at 1050 Main Street, Roseville. 
Our team will give a presentation at 5:30 to provide information about the IA job,

locations, hiring, and assist you with completing an application. We will have a supervised

room with activities for those who need to bring their child. Come check it out!

Welcome Back!!!

 

Welcome Back, Stoneridge! What a great start to the school year! Our teachers have loved getting to know their students and watching their students get to know each other. We have been working hard this week to make sure our students understand the expectations on campus in order to set them up for success. 

We have some exciting events approaching quickly. The Ice Cream Social is August 25th. I have heard some rumbling about chalk throwing- IYKYK😉 We are also bringing back Jog-A-Thon!!!! Yay!!! We will need lots of hands on deck to make these events happen so be sure to reach out to our PTC to see how you can help. The Jog-A-Thon will be September 29th. 

As you saw in Timberwolf TV, there are a couple pages we need returned from your Back to School Packet. Please fill those out and return them to your child's teacher. They are the Annual Family Notice and the blue field trip form. There is also a calendar of events for the year that our PTC worked hard to plan and put together. Pull that out and hang it close to your calendar!

I think that is all I have for today! Have a great week!

End of Year

 

The theme of today's blog is Thankful! It has been quite a year, but it has been a wonderful year and we could not have done it without all of you!! 

Thank you to all of our Art Docents who shared their time with our students to encourage art and creativity. The students so looked forward to their time with the art docent. A special thank you to Kelly Zachreson who has been our lead art docent. She will be passing the paint brush onto a new lead, Stacie Andrade, who has volunteered to take the position! This is not a small task and we are so thankful for you!

Offering Science Docent is something unique to Stoneridge and I am so proud we are able to do it. This year, Jackie Abbot stepped up to take it on and that is no small task. We were also lucky enough to add Michelle Amato. Our science docent program was amazing this year. Thank you to Jackie and Michelle for your leadership and thank you to all of the parents who helped with science docent for each of the classes. 

Our Girls on the Run program was phenomenal this year. It wouldn't have happened if we did not have volunteers. To name some of the leaders we have: Jennifer Speak, Amanda Matz, Jessica Solis, Sukhi Atwal and Jessica Palmer. Thank you so much for the time you put in to instill such great life lessons and habits in many of our female students. And thank you to the many others who helped support this incredible program too! 

I know that I missed many of you amazing volunteers, but please know that I am thankful for each of you every day! I say it all the time-- we truly have the BEST community!!

Student Shout Out!! One of our very own students, Reese Bettleyon, is a published author!! She worked on this story in Mrs. Robert's third grade class during the '20/'21 school year and did not stop until is was a published book! Enjoy this video talking about the book and check out the link below to buy a copy! So exciting! Congrats Reese!!! We look forward to more books.

Link to Buy: The 100 Patches of Hayward Stilton

Again, thank you to all of you!! Have the best summer and be on the look out for Blog posts and videos in August!

Sunday, May 22

Here we are, the LAST week of school! I cannot believe it. We have a lot of fun planned! 

REMINDER!!! Everyday this week is a minimum day! Students are released at 1:52pm! 

But first, A HUGE shout out to Mrs. Robertson and Ms. Beth!!! They planned and prepped field day. It is a monumental task that went off without a hitch! Thank you so much to both of you!!

Not even the wind could get in the way of the kids having the BEST time!! And thank you to all of you parents who volunteered. There is no way we could have done it without you. The kids were so excited to have you there. 

Speaking of awesome teachers! We are excited to share that Ally Simmons is this year's Teacher Who Makes a Difference. For anyone that has had Mrs. Simmons, they know that she will do anything and everything for her students. Ally works so hard to support her students and does it with a smile on her face. Mrs. Simmons is truly a gift to her students and Stoneridge!

We need your help!!! We could use some extra hands on the playground during lunch next week. If you just come and play games with the kids or even referee basketball games, your help would be incredible! 

Sign up here to help:

Lunchtime Support

Tuesday is our Yearbook signing party!! If you have not ordered a yearbook, there are a few left. Buy one in the office for $30 CASH ONLY! 

There will be fun things to buy. See below for the price list. 

Also, we are having a Stoneridge Gear BLOW OUT SALE!!! Check it out at stoneridgeshop.com

Have a wonderful week!!

Sunday, May 15

 

The sun is setting on the '21/'22 school year. If you take a second and think about where we started, it sure feels like we have come a long way. We are so excited to be doing some 'normal' things like assemblies and field trips. The kids have an entirely new level of excitement as some have never experienced one before. It makes it more fun for us too. Personally, I am trying to make note of the little things because I don't want to take these things for granted. We have not been able to do them for so long. 

Yearbook Party

On Tuesday, 5/24, the quad will be full of all our students enjoying their first look at this year's Yearbook!  The teachers will be stationed around the quad and the students will have a few hours to mingle the tables for teacher signatures as well as getting their friends to sign their books.  Students will receive their yearbooks, labeled with their name, that morning from their teachers.  Then the 2 hour block of fun begins! This includes some games while they wait for signatures, refreshments will be sold, as well as other items like pencils, stickers, etc.  We'll outline what's for sale with some pictures in next week's blog. 

Yearbooks Available!! If you did not purchase a yearbook and would like to get one, we have a few extras. You can purchase one in the office on Monday or Tuesday morning for $30, CASH ONLY!!

Snowie King: Snowie King will be here after school on Thursday, 5/19. It will be the last time Snowie King will be here this year. It look like it will be a warm day!!

Next year Schedule:

Grades 1-5: M, T, Th, F - 7:40am-2pm and Wednesday - 7:40am-12:42pm

The following is the 2022-2023 School year Daily Schedule for Kindergarten.

Kindergarten - Early Start              Kindergarten – Late Start

       Monday - Friday                         (Mon., Tues., and Thurs ONLY)

       Wed. & Friday same time as Early Start Kinders

 

  7:40      Instruction begins             8:58     Instruction begins

11:30   Lunch/Recess                       11:30     Lunch/Recess

12:10   Instruction Begins             12:20     Instruction Begins

 12:42  Dismissal                         2:00     Dismissal

PTC CORNER:

Please join us for the last PTC meeting of the year either in person or zoom.

Tuesday May 17th @ 3:30 in the Teacher's Lounge

(Next year we will resume free childcare for all PTC meetings)

PTC Meeting Agenda – 5/17

•Teacher Appreciation Update (Michelle)
•Yearbook Party – Morning of 5/24 (Lesley/Carina)
•Setup, Volunteers, Refreshments, Selling Items
•2021 – 2022 Year End Review (Lesley)
•Board Positions / Volunteers (Janine)
•2022/2023 Calendar of Events (Carina)
•2022/2023 Budget (Michelle)
•Introduction of new volunteer committee chairs (Janine)
•Back to School plans (Lesley)
•Q&A

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/2629690212...

Meeting ID: 262 969 0212

Passcode: BmHt09

PTC is winding down this year but already working on exciting things for next year too!

We need you - let us tell you how and why...

Your Stoneridge PTC(Parent Teacher Club) functions as a representative of the entire parent body. To fulfill this responsibility and be as effective as possible, the board needs to fill certain positions. We are still looking to fill the VP of fundraising which is our last board position and we're excited for many volunteers already throwing in their names for chair positions and general volunteer work from our social and blog posts. THANK YOU!

This attached form was sent home with students on Friday and we invite you to get involved. We promise - you do as little or as much as long as it works for YOU.  There's so many moving parts that someone who can do things at home on your own time is just as valuable as the volunteers who can physically be at events.  It would be incredible to just have you willing to be on a volunteer list to reach out to when we have specific opportunities and you can pick and choose if/when it works for you.  If interested, please email us the form at stoneridgeptc1@gmail.com or give it to your child's teacher.

PTC Volunteer Form

PTC honors one our own ~ the term as this year(s) Treasurer is over & now passed on. Katie, this incredible woman, has been the backbone of PTC pre Covid and THROUGH it. The PTC crew you’ve come to know in the last few months can only praise her dedication and work she’s done when there’s been so much change in the last few years AND through a life changing pandemic. She’s been Stoneridge’s sounding board & Treasurer for several years and has officially trained and passed on her legacy. Thank you Katie, you’ve inspired so many through life & school, and thank you for keeping PTC a float through thick and thin. ~ your PTC crew & so many more

PTC wants to give another shout out to Rob @ Stella Painting for his incredible generosity of time and paint donations that kicked off the Refresh theme for our Teachers during appreciation week.

You and your team made this transformation happen so we could build on it with design and it turned out perfect!! Thank you for the neutral gray walls all around that complimented the pop of Navy accent & whiteboard wall. It’s truly a “WOW”!

We all thank you, we appreciate you, the kind donation, and your support of our Teachers

Have a wonderful week!

Sunday, May 8

 

Happy Mother's Day to all of you! Whether you are spoiling a mom, being spoiled as a mom, or both, ENJOY! Speaking of spoiling, there are not words to express our gratitude for all of the love our teachers and staff received this week. Our most amazing PTC spearheaded the efforts but there is no way we could have done it without the outpouring of generosity from all of you! There were so many parents who volunteered their time and made donations in addition to local businesses that donated meals, treats, painting, etc! We will be spotlighting these businesses on social media and in upcoming blog posts. See below for what the week entailed for teachers.

The teachers felt so special this week. See below for information about how to get involved with PTC. We have a wonderful team that would love to have you involved. 

Snowie King will be in front of Stoneridge this Tuesday, 5/10, after school. They apologize for the mix up on Cinco de Mayo. 

Parents of 5th Graders- Important: Last day to order 5th grade graduation signs is Tuesday. Please visit stoneridgeshop.com & click the “5th grade signs” to order. Once signs are delivered to school, an email will be sent to pick it up in the office.

Field Day: We also have Field Day coming up on May 20! We are so excited to have this back again this year. In order for it to be a success, we need lots of parent help. 

Please sign up for a spot here: Field Day Sign Up

Your Stoneridge PTC(Parent Teacher Club) functions as a representative of the entire parent body. To fulfill this responsibility and be as effective as possible, the board needs to fill certain positions. 

We have filled the following positions president, secretary, treasurer, and VP of events. The last position we need to fill for next year is VP of fundraising. This is a board elect position. 

We are also looking for parents to volunteer to lead certain chairs and volunteers to help those chairs as well.

Attached you will find a form that if interested in any of these roles, please fill out and either email it the PTC at stoneridgeptc1@gmail.com or give it to your child's teacher.

The deadline to return this form will be May 13th, if you are interested in taking the VP of fundraising role. If not, then please return the form before May 20. 

PTC Volunteer Form

Have a wonderful day cherishing loved ones!