Notes from Principal Simmons: Weekend Update December 4th

Coming Next Week:

Friday, December 11 - Kindergarten Spirit Day

Friday, December 11 - Stonehedge PTA Holiday Drive Thru 5pm -7pm
Saturday, December 12 - Elementary Report Cards available on School Tool

In the Near Future:

Wednesday, December 16 - Board of Education Meeting - 7:00 pm - WGHS Library

Friday, December 18 - Giving Tree Ends

Important Information:

As a reminder, we are no longer mailing out report cards to all families. Report cards will be available via Schooltool beginning Saturday, December 14. Click here to access the viewing instructions. Here is a short video that also explains how to access the report cards online. If you need to update your email or phone number on Schooltool, please click this link. If you need a hard copy of your child's report card mailed to your home, call the office.

Positivity Project:Other People Matter (OPM) : Knowing My Words and Actions Affect Others.

This OPM element means that everything we do, say, text, tweet, snap, or post can positively or negatively impact other people. According to research from McKinsey & Co, “the typical American hears or reads more than one hundred thousand words every day.” Think about that for a moment: 100,000 words every single day. Now, stop and ask yourself, “Are the percentage of words someone else hears or reads from me helping or hurting that person?” As Rachel Wolchin says, “Be mindful with words. A string of some that don’t mean much to you may stick with someone for a lifetime.”

From Our PTA:

The Stonehedge Giving Tree

Each year as the holidays get underway, the Stonehedge community turns its heart and thoughts toward others. The PTA’s Annual Giving Tree drive will be collecting holiday gifts for families in need at Stonehedge and a very worthy local organization, the Samaritan Center.

Principal Simmons and Principal Suddaby will ensure that Stonehedge families in need will be kept strictly confidential. In an effort to meet the specific needs of these children, we are asking that families of students in kindergarten, first and second grade please consider donating cash or Target gift cards. Even a small donation can make a world of difference to a child.

The Samaritan Center in Syracuse (www.samcenter.org) provides hot, nutritious meals daily to those who are in need without questions or pre-conditions. In an effort to ensure that the donations will most benefit the organization, we have assigned specific items for each grade level to collect. If you are able this holiday season, please consider collecting items with your child and use the time together as teachable moments to discuss giving to others. We are kindly asking that students collect goods according to grade:

Third: toiletries (i.e., soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, lip balm)

Fourth: Non perishable food items (ex. PB, jelly, oatmeal packs, canned fruits and vegetables, pancake mix, syrup)

In addition, for all households, please consider looking through closets and drawers to see if you have any spare trial size toiletry items. They are very much needed and welcomed at the Samaritan Center.

This year’s drive is running December 1st through December 18th. Please leave UNWRAPPED donated goods in the boxes in either lobby.

Many thanks for your time and generosity. For more information, or to volunteer, please contact:

Heather Giancarelli 315-414-9476

Stonehedge PTA Holiday Drive Thru

Stonehedge is hosting a holiday drive thru-this year to help support our annual Christmas fund. Please stop by to grab a candy cane and hot cocoa. You can leave a letter for Santa and make a donation to our Christmas fund (which goes toward supporting Stonehedge families for the holidays). Shh...We heard Santa might come! (email stboffice@westgenesee.org to RSVP)