Introducing our Buddy Bench

Won’t You Come and Play with Me?

Today, Mrs. Mathewson and Mrs. Touron’s second-grade classes took the lead at our Character Education assembly. The topic of discussion was about a new arrival to our playground. It’s a very special bench called the Wildcat Buddy Bench, with a very important purpose.

What is a Buddy Bench?  A Buddy Bench is a special place on the playground where children can sit to find a friend to play with during recess. Students will sit on the bench signaling that they would like a friend to invite them to play.  Children on the playground will take notice when another child is sitting on the Buddy Bench and invite them to join them at play. Once a child is invited to play, they must say, yes!

Teachers will encourage students who may be a bit anxious about playtime to follow these three steps before going outside to the playground:

1. Plan before you play. What might you want to do and what friends would you like to play with?
2. Take a seat on the Buddy Bench if your plan did not work out. Wait for someone to invite you to play.
3. Say yes!  Accept the invitation.

Ask your child about the Wildcat Buddy Bench. Children are naturally very accepting individuals; please stress the fact that everyone matters, and inviting someone to play is a wonderful way of showing this!

Also, a big thank you to Mrs. Barbuto, Mr. Gangemi, Mr. Mercado, and the 5th Grade Jump Rope Club. These children performed at our assembly today and impressed us all with their fitness, tricks, perseverance, and teamwork. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

Congratulations to our HEDGE Award Winners

The following students were recognized today for their citizenship! Their hard work is noticed and appreciated!

Jimmy Aragona, Addy Blair, Laila Burgin, Dakota Brown, Nolan Carvel, Maggie Cohen, Addison Czarny, Arseniy Demkiv, Amelia DiMeis, Katie Domin, Andrew Dotzler, Maria Froio, Natalie Gilbert, Max Glazier, Jaelyn Jackson, Arianna Janes, Robert Kreis, Reis LaMontagne, Meghan Lawrence, Rachel Miner, James O'Keefe, Vincent Ruggeri, Aiden Schreyer, Addison Thayer, Natalie Thompson, Aaliyah Zachery, Noah Zimmerman

Olivia Bartholomew, Tyler Bullock, Dominic Cheney, Noah Closson, Justyn DuBose, Joseph Farella, Stewart Ferguson, Timothy Groth, Deen Hamdan, Scott Hayes, Kristian Jackson,

Raegan Kitterle, Andrew Kostiv, Victoria Lattimore, Jayden Maeweathers, Shawn McCarty, Gabriella Morrell, Ava Noce, Max Nolan, Anthony Pallone, Kashif Peterson, Aaden Rech, Kaytlynn Rivers, Sam Rotblat, Selena Salman, Leah Sayre, Mason Sealey, Isabella Suto, Luke Younis

Please come join us for our last PTA meeting of the year on  Monday, May 15, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. We will be installing our new officers for the 2017-2018 school year and discussing the water carnival. We look forward to seeing everyone and sharing what's happening for the rest of the school year!  

Spring Open House was a Big Success!

Thank you to everyone who came out with their children to Stonehedge's Open House this week. We know it is a very busy time of year, The evening drew a great crowd as families visited with teachers, viewed student artwork, and even strolled through the science fair for older students.  

Upcoming Events:

Monday, May 15: PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m. library

Tuesday, May 16: 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. Budget Vote, West Genesee High School

Monday, May 29: Memorial Day, No School