September: The first month of
school went extremely well at Stonehedge Elementary. Along with everything that our teachers put
in place during the month of September, they have
completed fall bench mark assessments for all of the children. Although, we expect some summer regression,
it is clear that many of our students read a good deal over the summer and this
gave them a real head-start on the 2012-2013 school year. If your child is reluctant reader, please
help us give him/her extra encouragement and incentives to read for pleasure
each day. Just a few additional minutes
of daily reading will yield invaluable benefits for your child.
October: As
we welcome October, our students have
settled into their new classes. I see
students acting responsibly and treating others kindly every day. Now that the children are feeling very comfortable
at school, it’s a good time to remind them to be safe, to treat others respectfully
and to act responsibly, especially in less structured places like in the cafeteria,
on the playground, and on the school bus.We greatly appreciate families who reinforce
expectation of good school behavior at home. A few words about school expectation
from Mom or Dad can demonstrate a positive home-school partnership and will
remind your child that you care about him/her even when he/she is away from you.
Upcoming Events: Some information that was sent home earlier is worth
repeating:
- October 9, November 19, and November 20 are half-days for students. We will be dismissing at 11:30 a.m. each of those days. Our administrators and teachers will be in workshop-meetings during the afternoon of October 9 and
- Parent conferences are scheduled for November 19 and 20. Please contact your child’s teacher if you have not yet scheduled a conference.
Food Service Program: Our school lunch menus have changed this
year as a result of new federal regulations. Still, the West Genesee food
service staff provides healthy, tasty,
and convenient meals for our students at a great price. The full student price is only $2.00 for lunch and a complete breakfast is $1.50. I have bought
myself a school lunch nearly every day and can attest that they are delicious
and filling. I stopped in for breakfast
one day last week and was joined by over one hundred happy students who chose
to get off the bus a bit early and enjoy breakfast at school with their
friends. I encourage more parents to
take advantage of the school food service. 
Communications: With school-home communication
being an important ingredient to student success, I’m also encouraging folks to
visit our website often and sign up for School News Notifier (SNN). I hope that
these friendly reminders are helpful and that you know how much your support of
our school is appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Brent
Suddaby
Gold
Team
Principal
Stonehedge Elementary
