Thanks for Supporting Our Schools!

 

Budget Passes -Thank You to the Community!

West Genesee residents approved the 2015-2016 budget and bus proposition on May 19, 2015. Thank you to all Stonehedge parents who made phone calls and worked the polls. 

A second proposition to purchase district vehicles was also approved. Thank you to the community for your continued support!

Other propositions that would provide funding for three area libraries (Maxwell, Fairmount and Onondaga) were put to a vote and approved. 

Board of Education Candidates are Elected

Elected to the Board of Education for three-year terms beginning in July, are incumbents Kimberly Sacco and Vladmiro Hart-Zavoli.  New to the Board is Joseph Simon. 

Teams Spruce up Stonehedge on Buddy Day

For our final "buddy day" of the school  year, older students paired with their younger buddies and cleaned up the school grounds and planted flowers. They learned about litter and keeping the the school and the Earth clean. Thanks to our PTA for providing gloves for all of our students. And thank you to our Shared Decision Making Team for organizing the buddy days throughout the year!

It's Field Trip Time 

Spring brings with it a great opportunity for learning outside of the classroom. Special field trips, many sponsored by our PTA, have already taken place or will take place soon. Our kindergarten and first grade students went to see an educational documentary about Toque Macaques monkeys. 

Our second grade went to LeMoyne College yesterday to see a play called Elephant and Piggie's "We are in a Play!" adapted by the author Mo Willems. 

Please have a safe and fun extended Memorial Day weekend. Remember there is no school on Friday, May 22 or Monday, May 25.

~Lori

May Kicks off with Lots of Exciting Learning

Junior Poets Proudly Share Poems

According to poets.org, every April, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, people throughout the United States celebrate by selecting a poem, carrying it with them, and sharing it with others throughout the day as schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, and other venues ring loud with open readings of poems from pockets.  Several eager Stonehedge readers shared their poems, some original, some by other poets, throughout the day.

Later in the evening, students gathered for the first annual Poetrypalooza in the library. Our fabulous librarian Mrs. Abbott put together the evening which featured 49 different poets sharing original poems or favorite pieces by other authors. Congratulations to everyone who participated, it was a great night!

PLEASE NOTE: If you are dropping off your child in the morning before school, remember that school starts at 9:00 a.m. Students should not be dropped off before that time. 

Don't miss our Open House and Ice Cream Social on Thursday, May 7

The annual Open House and PTA Ice Cream Social will take place on Thursday, May 7 from 6:15 – 7:15 p.m. Stop into your child’s classroom and discover what they have been working on, then stop by the cafeteria and cool down with an ice cream sundae or popsicle. Information is coming home today with your child.

Please remember that May 15 is a half-day with dismissal at 11:30 a.m.

Telling the Tale of the Golden Goose

Actors from The Merry-Go-Round Theatre Playhouse visited the first grade classrooms this week. While discussing the Brothers’ Grimm story of The Golden Goose, they introduced students to some German vocabulary words and a song called Mein Hut Der Hat Drei Ecken, which in English translates to My Hat It Has Three Corners. Following the instruction in class, students were treated to an interactive performance of The Golden Goose.

How to be Kind at School

May’s Character Education traits are kindness and courtesy. First grade students from Mrs. Farrow’s, Miss Elmer’s, and Miss Kolis’ classes put on skits during the assembly to demonstrate how to be kind and courteous on the playground, in the cafeteria, and in the classroom.

Food Service's cheerful Mrs. Denise helped out first graders with their skit on being courteous in the lunch room.

Congratulations to our HEDGE Award winners who were recognized for their Citizenship.

First grade winners: Jocelyn Andrews, Muhammad Awada, Mia Barbuto, Peyton Blair, Noah Bond,  Alanna Bowman, Addison Briggs, Jack Dotzler, Macy Dreher, John Egerbrecht, Daegan Forshee, Dylan Frost, Michael Gibson-Rudy, Alyssa Hadden, Zachary Jodway,  Scott Johnson, Liam Kelly, Lena Kent, Quinn Kilbury, Ryan Limpert, Lily Mauro, Ryan Payne, Devin Reed, Rei Riggall, Mariana Robert, Dontae Rufus, Daniel Schiffer, Daniel Timoshuk

Second grade winners:  Khalid Alrkaies, Tucker Bealer, Carson Berg, Gavin Briggman, Sydney Buckhout, Liam Boyles, Madison Crysler, Laura Davis, Mackenzie Dunham, Maxx Fesinger,

Phylicia Gabriel, Sidney Hamilton, Addison Hanlon, Amahri Harvey, Aidan Johnson, Janie Kang, Braeden Kazmirski, Ben Korzeniewski, Jacob MacCaull, Ayden Pease, Matthew Pietrafesa, Logan Rowley, Jacob Service, Chad Smith, Randal Smith, Jazzlyn Whitfield

Join us for a Community Movie Night

A community Movie Night will be held on Friday, May 8 at 

8:30 p.m. at the West Genesee High School Parking Lot. This event is sponsored by R2 and is free to the public. Click on the link below for additional information:
Community Movie Night

Second Graders Have Magnetic Personalities

Second grade students rotated classrooms this morning as they studied magnetism. In each classroom students learned a different aspect of magnets. The fascinating subject surely attracted their attention.

Miss Finger demonstrates how different ends of this magnet have varying strengths of  magnetic pull.

In Mrs. Carrington's class, Chad was thrilled to discover the laws of magnetic attraction. 

Kindergarten Students Plant Seeds of Learning

While studying the plant life cycle, kindergarten students got hands-on experience planting and caring for sunflower seeds. 

I look forward to seeing you at Open House on May 7!

~Lori