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STONEWALL INSIDER APRIL 2018 EDITION #8

STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION! On Thursday, April 12th

Stonewall students wore

red in support for teachers

and public education! The

following Friday, 4/13th,

Stonewall teachers joined

other Fayette Co. teachers

to rally in Frankfort on the

Capital steps!

Mr. Gatliff —along with 34

Stonewall teachers went to

support public schools. He

stated..”Our teachers were

one of the largest groups!”

Stonewall teachers are so

very thankful for all of the

student and parent support!

Bryan Hubbard, Stonewall’s

SBDM parent representa-

tive and 2nd grade dad,

addressed the PTA to

present specific facts about

what is going on in

Frankfort. Bryan stated,

“We have to do what

Kentuckians have always

done, and that’s pull togeth-

er, support each other and

advocate for our state’s lim-

ited resources to be shared

among all those who need

them.” He welcomes

questions and inquiries

([email protected]).

STONEWALL PROUD!

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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8

STONEWALL 5th GRADE “STLP” STUDENTS PLACE 2ND IN DISTRICT!!

The Student Technology Leadership Program(STLP) allows

students to utilize creation thru technology to solve school

and community needs. With the assistance of Ms. Jacobs,

three Stonewall students used this program to solve a school

problem! The students developed the “Stonewall Wellness

Course” to allow students of all grades to have a place to go

when they are feeling overwhelmed by the classroom or

need indoor movement during winter months!

To be a qualifying STLP project they were required to use

technology. What better way to move into the 21st century

than QR Codes and YouTube! These dedicated students

learned how to merge two separate formats into one format

which took a tremendous amount of learning and work outside of the normal school day!

The end result? All students at Stonewall can go on a Bear Hunt to pretend to be “Rocky”

with “Eye of the Tiger” to being the “Champion!” The overall goal was to help students of

all abilities to get moving in a positive manner—and that goal was achieved!

5th grade students Ryleigh Fleming, Nakayla Richardson, and Skylar Vaught competed in a

Fayette Co. district level STLP competition in March—placing 2nd! WOW! This placing

allowed them to advance to a statewide competition held at Rupp Arena on 3/29th!

WHAT AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT!! STONEWALL PROUD!!

STUDENT NEWS

SECOND GRADER JAX THOMPSON RECEIVES TOP KY

REFLECTIONS AWARD — ADVANCES TO NATIONALS!

Jax Thompson’s Reflections visual arts entry

“World Divided” is headed to nationals! Jax has learned

that his work won the highest score of excellence and

therefore has earned the honor of representing the entire

state of KY in the primary arts division! Good luck Jax!

Ryleigh, Nakayla, and Skylar!

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STAFF PROFILES MONTHLY PROFILES OF STONEWALL’S FINEST


AMAZING KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SARAH PERGRAM

Teaching History: First year teaching/first year at Stonewall!

Favorite Hobby: Reading and playing with her dog!

Favorite Dessert: Cookie dough ice cream!

Favorite Restaurant: El Charro!

DEDICATED CLASSROOM ASSISTANT DIANE CAREY

Professional history: 24 years as a FCPS classroom asst/22 years at Stonewall!

Favorite Hobby: Spending time with her grandchildren and sewing!

Favorite Dessert: Anything with chocolate or berries!

Favorite Restaurant: BJ’s!

SENSATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER JANIE FIELDS

Prof. history: 30 years experience/28 years-Microcomputer specialist/Stonewall!

Favorite Hobby: Gardening!

Favorite Dessert: Peach Cobbler!

Favorite Restaurant: J. Alexanders!

FANTASTIC PARAPROFESSIONAL ASEEL GOMEZ

Professional History: 2 years paraprofessional/both years at Stonewall!

Favorite Hobby: Volleyball, biking, hiking, reading for fun!

Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu!

Favorite Restaurant: Vinaigrette Kitchen & Seki Korean Restaurant!

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TERRIFIC PARAPROFESSIONAL MARLENE SMITSON

Professional History: 6 years as a paraprofessional/1st year at Stonewall!

Favorite Hobby: Reading!

Favorite Dessert: Anything with peanut butter and chocolate!

Favorite Restaurant: Paisanos!

Mrs. Holmes gave birth to a

beautiful baby boy in March!

Look at beautiful boy Mason Lee Holmes!

CONGRATULATIONS!

ATTENTION TEACHERS!!

Next month will be the last newsletter of the year! Should you have any

special news that you wish or had wished to share please email us!

Everyone is looking forward to honoring our Stonewall staff during May—the official month

to appreciate all teachers and staff!! May also celebrates student accomplishments!

*All teachers/support staff/paraprofessionals were emailed many times to be featured. If you did not respond but

still wish to featured you have one more month! Please email us at [email protected]!

Mr. Brzinski’s wife gave birth to

his son Beau last October!

Look at his handsome boy!

He’s a little Mr. B!!

CONGRATULATIONS!

STAFF NEWS!

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

MAY HAS SOME VERY IMPORTANT STONEWALL EVENTS!

May is a wonderful month at Stonewall!

All students are celebrated during Stonewall’s

“CELEBRATIONS OF SUCCESS!”

Please note the date and time of each grade’s celebration!

Kindergarten—Tuesday, May 15th @ 6:30 pm

1st Grade—Thursday, May 17th @ 6:30 pm

2nd Grade—Monday, May 21st @ 6:30 pm

3rd Grade—Wednesday, May 23rd @ 6:30 pm

4th Grade—Thursday, May 24th @ 6:30 pm

5th Grade—Tuesday, May 29th @ 6:30 pm

*Watch for more information from your child’s teacher*

STONEWALL FAMILY PICNIC/FIELD DAY

Wednesday, May 30th

Rain or shine!

**Watch for more information on this event**

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A NOTE FROM OUR PTA PRESIDENT

DON’T MISS THIS WEEK’S SPIRIT NIGHT AT PALOMAR FAZOLI’S!!!

THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH– 5 to 8 pm!

AND

FRIDAY 4/27TH IS POPCORN DAY!

WHAT A GREAT LAST WEEK OF APRIL!

Happy April! I think we’re all ready for spring to arrive! Our PTA and school community have so many exciting events planned for the coming month. We hope everyone enjoyed Science Night! The PTA served pizza dinners in the cafeteria for $1 and families explored the 20 ROOMS of amaz-ing scientific experiments and hands-on exhibits. This is one of the best events of the year!

On April 26th, from 5-8 pm, we will have our monthly Spirit Night at Fazoli’s (Palomar location). Join us for pasta, breadsticks, pizza and fun!

We still need many volunteers for next year – please consider becoming involved! We need help with Popcorn Fridays, Lids for Benches program, Arts Night Coordinator, Kroger cards coordinator and many other opportunities. There are big and small jobs available, to accommodate busy schedules. Another busy school year will be here before you know it!

As always, please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Amy Recktenwald, [email protected]

ATTENDING A SPIRIT NIGHT IS A FUN

AND EASY WAY TO GIVE BACK!

Check out the profits from the last two spirit nights!

Chick Fil A—$353

Chipotle—$351

Stonewall families are the BEST!

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“SHOW US YOUR TALENT!”...AND THE STONEWALL STUDENTS DID!

“It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights”…...

Stonewall performers came out in force for this year’s talent show!

Singers, musicians, dancers, gymnasts, and actors performed to a packed house!

Thanks to the PTA for sponsoring this fun event! It was great to see so many Stonewall teachers in attendance to cheer on students!

Last but not least…”MC Mr. G” did a great job introducing students!

For the first time the yearbook will

include the talent show….featuring a

picture of every participant!

DID YOU GET A YEARBOOK?!

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Do you know how Box Tops Began?

Things to know about Box Tops for Education (BTFE) and Stonewall

Box Tops for Education started in 1996 in California. Originally it only included “Big O Cereals” like Cheerios, Total, and Lucky Charms.

Today, America’s schools have earned over $868 million! You can now find Box Tops on hundreds of products in stores and online.

• We currently rank # 1 in our area, # 7 in Kentucky, and # 324 in the nation, out of 97,322 schools. • The top five other area schools are: LCA, Cassidy, ACE, and Huntertown, in Versailles.

• We have collected over 29,000 Box Tops since school started in August!

• We have earned over $2,635 so far this school year from our processed submissions.

• Our lifetime earnings are $34,245.78 with Box Tops. • The collection contest theme for March was “Dis Guy’s Looking For More Box Tops” with 5th graders as the stars. • Ms. Reichenbach’s 3rd grade class was the winner of the Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Party for March. They collected 577Box Tops. • The staff contest for April is a $25 Panera Bread gift card.

• Piper Griffin, in Ms. Ford’s 2nd grade class, won the giant art kit for guessing how many Box Tops were in the container. (Thanks to Mr. Corey in the cafeteria for the donation!)

• Thanks so much for all the “treasures” being donated to the Treasure Boxes. We can always use more, so send them in, please. Kids love our Treasure Boxes!

Thanks for all that you continue to do helping us do so well! Keep sending in your Box Tops and logon to BTFE.com often and enter the contests. (Especially during the summer months!)

Bruce Moore

BOX TOPS….WE’RE STILL ON TOP!

Thanks to all Stonewall students and parents for continued Box Tops donations!

Stonewall wouldn’t be #1 without all of your efforts!!!

KEEP DONATING THOSE BOX TOPS!

LET’S KEEP OUR SCHOOL IN THE #1 SPOT!

STONEWALL FAMILIES ROCK!

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SCIENCE NIGHT BROUGHT THE FUN AND EXPERIMENTS!

HUGE THANKS to the visiting scientists, engineers, and organizations

that made this night so AMAZING!!

And specials thanks to the PTA, all event volunteers and the 5th Grade Junior Scientists!

Follow the evidence

wherever it leads and

question everything!

-Neil deGrasse Tyson

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To everyone that missed the yearbook deadline—for the first time ever,

Jostens has allowed us 75 extra books on a first come, first served basis.

These are the absolute last ones we can get our hands on!

Order forms are by the front lobby bulletin board!

Last chance price is $35!

Questions? Email Rebecca Thompson—[email protected]

DID YOU ORDER A YEARBOOK?

Don’t miss out on

“The Power of EVERYONE”!

This year’s book celebrates the power of both

individuality and togetherness!

Every class has bold

group pictures!

The 5th grade

classes have the

first ever

side by side

“then and now”

layout!

Take a peek at some

pages!

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS

THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON ELECTION DAY, 5/22

THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON MEMORIAL DAY, 5/28

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS MAY 7TH-11TH!

April 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Spring Break

No School

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Spring Break

No School

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Spring Break

No School

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Spring Break

No School

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Spring Break

No School

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2nd Grade Field Trip

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13 Picture Day

Exploration Walk

Grillin with Gatliff

(4th)

Mid-Terms sent

home

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PTA Meeting

6:30 pm Neighborhood Assoia-tion meeting

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Science Night

6-8 pm

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5th Grade String

Day

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Earth Day

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SBDM meeting

5 pm

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Spirit Night @ Palomar Fazoli’s 5-8pm

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Popcorn Day

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Strut Your Mutt

9 am

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Upcoming Events

Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11)

Field Day/Family Picnic (May 30)

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