Welcome to Stone Ranch
Cindy Venolia, Principal
Office Hours: M-F 7:30am-3:00pm; W 7:30am-1:00pm

School Hours: M, T, Th, F 8:00am - 2:30pm
W 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

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 BLAZER BULLETIN – May 25, 2012

No school Monday.   Have a safe Memorial Day Weekend. See you on Tuesday!

CONTINUING STUDENT REGISTRATION:   Thank you to all the parents who came in to complete the registration process.  This will make the start of the school year so much more efficient!   Final day for registration will be next Friday, 6/1 from 9 to 2:30.

VOLUNTEER BREAKFAST EVITES!   If you are a volunteer at Stone Ranch, we love you and want to show our appreciation on May 30th with a Volunteer Breakfast.  You will be honored at the Wednesday Gathering, so please plan to arrive by 8:00.  Also, ESS has offered to provide childcare for any siblings above the age of three.   For planning purposes, please make sure you RSVP to the evite that was sent.

MATHEMATICIANS SHINE AT COMPETITION!  Greater San Diego Math Council’s Math Field Day was held Wednesday at Mesa Verde Middle School.  Eighteen schools participated from all over San Diego County.  Stone Ranch ROCKED this event!  Our students competed in ten events and demonstrated PHENEMONAL math skills.  Congratulations to all who participated! A BIG thanks to Mrs. Steller, Mrs. Okugawa, Mrs. Iamele, and Mrs. Cook who divided and conquered to make sure each event went smoothly and our school had an awesome team.

• Sudoko – 1st place Gavin Jaminez
• Mental Math – 1st place Skyler Wu
• Kakuro – 2nd place Andrew Liu
• 4 Digits to 100 – 2nd Vinod Krishnamoorthy
• Digit Deal – 3rd place Chan Park
• Math Wizardry – 5th place Andrew Stratton
• Heads Up – 5th place Tristan Limawan

Participants in Crafty Calculator, Maya Que, Measurement and Geometry, Jackson Skeen; Luck or Logic, Parnika Kant,

Stone Ranch Foundation is recruiting new board members- The Stone Ranch Foundation is wrapping up a successful year raising more than $100,000- all of which goes directly back into Stone Ranch, funding classroom aides, physical education aides, impact teachers, computer resource aides, grade level grants and more! These programs make a direct impact in the classroom! Now it’s your chance to join the Stone Ranch Foundation board, and help continue providing these great programs and more. Applications (link below) are due by June 15. Go to www.StoneRanchFoundation.org or email info@StoneRanchFoundation.org for more information.

 INTERNATIONAL FAIR:  Congratulations to the International Fair team for producing an AMAZING event last week!  Our deepest thanks go to all the families who contributed to such a fabulous Fair:  China, England, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda.  Thanks also go to Donna Clopine and Lisa Botts of the Art Show for coordinating with the International Fair team, to Melissa Westbrook for creating the fabulous Passport, and to Sweet Things Frozen Yogurt for helping to sponsor our event.  We had wonderful attendance of over 700 people, with approximately 500 of them being children.  What a great way to acknowledge our incredible Stone Ranch family diversity!

PLACEMENT PROCESS  Just a reminder that Stone Ranch does not accept requests for teacher placements.  All teachers are highly qualified, fully and your child will have a wonderful year!

IT’S FAMILY PICNIC TIME!  Grab your blanket and picnic basket and join us for family picnic day on June 5th! Students will have lunch at their regularly scheduled time, but they will eat in the central courtyard and enjoy the sunshine with friends and family!

ONLY ONE  MORE WEEK LEFT FOR COMPASS LEARNING PRINCIPAL’S CHALLENGE:   Don’t forget to turn in your report on Tuesday,  May 29th for the Principal’s Challenge.   The last “horse moving” will be on Wednesday, May 30th.  

Yearbook Orders: If you are not sure whether or not you have purchased a yearbook, please stop by the office and see Judie.  We now have a current list of those who have ordered at the beginning of the year and on the Josten website.

Student Council News…With only a couple of weeks left of school, student council STILL has much excitement happening.  The first is our TEACHER STUNTS.  The date is next Friday, June 1st.  Many teachers will be participating in activities that are titled… “What Am I Tasting?”, “Crazy Clowns”, “Sticky Situation”, “Egg-ceptional Relay Race”, and “Food Frenzy”.  Sound fun?  The kids love it.  Stop by the office and donate your spare change to help us offset the cost of the events.  The second activity is the FAMILY PICNIC.  It will be held on Tuesday, June 5th during your student’s lunch time.  Students will be eating on the quad.  Students are welcome to bring towels or blankets to sit on and their parents are welcome to join them. If parents plan on purchasing a lunch and bringing it to school, please plan ahead.  Local “take out” restaurants are VERY busy on this day.

Trailblazer Tidbits…

Many 3rd grade classes had the opportunity to go on a floating lab field trip.  It was an exciting trip which allowed for the third graders to learn all about lots of things.  The first thing was to learn about the safety.  Next, we threw a net into the bay to catch fish and whatever else was in the net.  After a while, we got to learn and touch about all the stuff we caught in the bay including plankton and fish.  Next, we split up into four groups, the stations were plankton sampling, water temperature, mud grabber and touch tank.  The floating lab was a great experience for the third graders as they learned about the ocean.  It was a fun filled day and we enjoyed the experience very much.—submitted by Stephan Abrams, Mrs. Hudson’s 3rd Grade Class

On Wednesday, May 9th, we had the Fun Run!  All of us ran so many laps!  Everybody was sprinting around the field!  Congratulations to the classes that won the ice cream party and the class that won the pizza party!  If you want your class to win the ice cream or pizza party next year, make sure to run more laps.  I know you can do it!  Great job everyone and thank  you for your participation!—submitted by Sahara Mofidi, Mrs. Finnegan’s 3rd Grade Class

Hey Trailblazers! We are fifth grade girls from Girl Scout troop 8319 (Shelby, Rachelle, Amanda, Ailsa, Jordan, and Morgan). For our bronze award project, we decided to help clean up the school for the month of May and the first week of June, and to arrange to keep our cleanup plans going for the years to come. There are tons of weeds and trash on our campus. So, we started a club called I {Heart} a Clean School. We would love it if you could join too! We have been cleaning the school every Monday and we have one more clean up day scheduled for Monday, June 4th. Our clean up times are from 2:30-4:30 pm. If you can't make the whole thing you can leave early. If you are interested, meet us in the lunch court on Monday, June 4th. Make sure to bring sunscreen, gardening gloves (if you have them), a hat if you want to bring one, a snack, and a water bottle. Hope to see you there!

 I am a student at Stone Ranch in second grade.  I thought being a student in I7 was a great experience because my teacher was so nice when she was teaching me.  My classroom was full of smart students and I liked that.  Being a second grader, I got to go on fun field trips.  My fondest memory was the colorful flower fields trip.  There was an ancestry unit that my classroom studied and it was my favorite because I learned about my family.  I am looking forward to being a third grader and finding out what friends are in my class and what field trips we will go on.  I will miss Mrs. Hodel and all of my friends in I7 the most.  This summer I plan to read and do flash cards so I am ready for third grade.  I hope that Mrs. Hodel remembers that I have tried hard in class and never gave up.  Stone Ranch is a fun and great school.  Kyley Brandt, 2nd Grade.

·         UPCOMING DATES TO CALENDAR:

•   Yearbook distribution – June 4, 2012
• Family Picnic – June 5, 2012
• 5th Grade Promotion – June 6, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
• Last Day of School – June 7, 2012, 12:30 pm dismissal

COMMUNITY CORNER: Check the Stone Ranch Flyer Rack for information about enrichment programs.    

Write On! Summer is just around the corner..... Do you have your summer vacation agenda in motion?Sharpen up your pencils and join us for two weeks of rocking, writing and sharing stories at Stone Ranch Young Writers Camp! Or perhaps, consider a trip to one of Oak Valley’s Teen Writing Camps for your older student.   The Stone Ranch Camp begins July 9- 22th, from 8:30 - 11:30 and is for students entering 2 – 6th grades.   The Oak Valley camp begins June 18th – June 29th from 8:30 – 11:30 for students entering 6th – 10th grades.  This year we also have a High School camp for students entering 9 – 12th grades, the first one is July 23 – 27 For more information contact dmikkonen@powayusd.com

CAMP:  Have you ever wanted to learn how to play lacrosse?  Please come to a free K-8 beginners boys lacrosse mini camp on May 19th from 10am-12pm at Del Norte High. Some equipment will be available to borrow. Please email 4sranchlax@gmail.com for more information.

CALLING ALL INVENTORS!  Camp Invention (CI):  if you don't want to hear, "I'm bored!" this summer, check out the Camp invention flyer in the front office or online at campinvention.org. Camp Invention is a wonderful, science based camp being held June 18-22 here at Stone Ranch Elementary School. CI is run by Stone Ranch teachers (Mrs. Adamson, Mr. Delos Santos, Mrs. Dickey, Mrs. Iamele, Mr. Keough, Ms. Love, Mrs. Piddington, Mrs. Steller) and loved by kids! Kids will learn all about science while having fun...but you don't need to mention the learning part to the kids. If your child loves to take things apart to see how they work, build contraptions and hang out with friends, then Camp Invention is the place for your child! Camp Invention is open to all students finishing PEPP - exiting 5th graders. Sign up quickly...this camp is filling up fast!   If you are a Poway Unified School District employee or Nordson employee contact Mrs. Daellenbach, mdaellenbach@powayusd.com, for a special employee discount.  Please feel free to contact Mrs. Daellenbach, 858-487-8474 ext, 4701, or mdaellenbach@powayusd.com if you have any questions regarding CI. 

PUSD Youth Enrichment Program 2012 Summer Camps Poway Adult School, through the Youth Enrichment Program, (YEP), is offering a wide variety of summer camps to K-8 students. Camps include classes in Art, Science, Computers, Technology, Sports, and more!  Classes are available in the following grade ranges: Post Kindergarten – through second grade, third to fifth grade, and middle school. Students leaving fifth grade may attend middle school camps. Mr. Shadoan will be teaching Gateway Academy, a 9:00–3:30, hands-on, technology based camp at Mesa Verde Middle School that is open to SRES fifth graders. Week long classes begin June 11. Last week of classes start July 2. For more information, see a chart of camps, and to register, go to the Poway Adult School website at: 

        http://www.powayusd.com/pusdctae/YEP/YouthEnrichmentProgram.shtml

SUMMER CAMP SEASON IS BACK

Poway Adult School is offering approximately 60, one week summer camps. (Please select the age level of your audience and use the appropriate information below.)

(For elementary students) There are science, arts and crafts camps, writing, sports, keyboarding, math, and Italian camps. This is your chance to study something that really interests you or to explore something new.  No grades, no tests, just the fun of learning!  See you at camp!  For details go to www.powayadultschool.com

(For middle school students) There are automotive camps, Gateway Academy pre-engineering, computer aided drafting, film and audio production,  arts and crafts camps, sewing, writing, soccer and tennis, keyboarding, math, and Italian camps. This is your chance to study something that really interests you or to explore something new.  No grades, no tests, just the fun of learning!  See you at camp!  For details go to www.powayadultschool.com .  Camp and registration information may also be accessed through the PUSD home page (www.powayusd.com) -under “Announcements”-Youth Enrichment Program/Summer Camps.

Continuing Stone Ranch Student

Make Up Registration for 2012-2013

Continuing Student Grades PEPP – Grade 4

Make Up Day will be Friday, June 1st from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm in the Stone Ranch Conference Room

Below is a listing by grade of forms required for all students remaining at Stone Ranch for the 2012-2013 school year:

The Student Profile form will be handed out in the theater when you come to your scheduled registration time.  You will need to review the profile, make any changes, sign and leave the form with us, along with the required forms listed below.

Current PEPP - Grade 3

• Signature Verification of Receipt of Documents/Release of Information Form
• Walking Trip Permit Form

Current Grade 3 going into Grade 4 - Student must sign Signature Verification

• Signature Verification of Receipt of Documents/Release of Information Form
• Student Health Form
• Walking Trip Permit Form
• Bicycle Permit Form

Current Grade 4 going into Grade 5 - Student must sign Signature Verification

• Signature Verification of Receipt of Documents/Release of Information Form
• Healthy Kids Survey Permission Slip
• Walking Trip Permit Form
• Bicycle Permit Form

 

 

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Safety Reminder

1. Drop your student off in the drop off loops or walk them to the gate closest to the playground (by the Character Counts benches).  Students may also enter campus at the gate adjacent to the community playground below Stone Ranch.  Parents are encouraged to drop their students off at the gate, and not enter the campus.  There will be staff supervision on the playground before school.  Students will be allowed on the play structures or to sit at the tables and benches; children will not be allowed to play soccer or kickball before the start of school.
   
   
2. These two gates will open at 7:40 and all students will go directly to the playground with their backpacks.  Students who attend class in buildings B, C, D, E, and F will not be dropping their backpacks off at the classrooms.   Students in building G, I, and H will quietly drop their backpacks off at class.
   
   
3. At 7:53, the first bell will ring.  Students who are on the playground will then walk to pick up their backpacks.  At this time, three gates will open for students to walk to class: the gate by the B ranch house, the gate by ESS and the gate behind the F ranch house.  For students on the playground, kindergarten and first grade will go through the gate by ESS; grades 3, 4, and 5 will enter through the gate behind the F ranch house.  Any students arriving on campus after 7:53 will proceed directly to their classrooms.  At 7:55 teachers will allow students into their classroom. 
   
   
4. All gates will be locked at 8:00 and late students and parent volunteers will enter through the front office.

Thanks for your cooperation! Remember -- Courtesy is Contagious!

Poway Unified School District