Hi Stonehedge Families!

The thermometer may say 90, but the calendar says “end of September”, so I’ll say “Happy Fall!” Our first few weeks have flown by. The library has been a flurry of back-to-school activity. We’ve reviewed library procedures and expectations and talked about how to treat our books (“like a baby”). We’ve reviewed the dangers that water bottles and other “Backpack of Doom” items pose to library books and the students have been taking items out and bringing them home. We’re off to a great start!

October is PARP (“Pick a Reading Partner”) month. It’s a great time to set up a regular “reading for fun” schedule with your kids. As little as 15 minutes a day does so much to boost your child’s vocabulary and fluency. Our awesome PTA will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair on October 3^rd, 4^th & 5^th from 3-7pm in the Gold Lobby. We will also be having Open Library Nights on October 10^th and 24^th from 6:30-7:30. This is a time you can bring your family to the library “AT NIGHT” to browse the shelves, read for a while and even check out extra library books.

As a kick off for PARP, the PTA is bringing graphic novelist Frank Cammuso to Stonehedge on Friday September 29^th. Mr. Cammuso was a political cartoonist for the Syracuse Post Standard. He also teaches at Syracuse University. His graphic novel series “The Misadventures of Salem Hyde” and “Knights of the Lunch Table” are already popular choices in our library…just wait until the kids have seen him in person. Stay tuned for pix!

Until next time,

Don’t forget to “Read4Fun”!

Mrs. Abbott

Arts and Sciences

It’s that time of year again…we still have a little April left and when it's April at Stonehedge, we go into full poetry mode.  All of our K-3 classes have been sharing all kinds of great poems (the older kids are doing research and study guides, but we’re still talking poetry) and we’re all gearing up for our school wide celebration. 

Thursday, April 27^th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. On this day, students and staff are encouraged to keep a poem on hand. Then, they have to be ready to share if someone asks “Do you have a poem in your pocket?” It’s a great way to meet new friends and share some great poetry. You can write your own poem or share one of your favorites (just be sure to give the original poet credit if you’re borrowing one.)

Later that same evening, we’ll be hosting Poetrypalooza III, our famous open mic poetry night. Starting at 6:30 until we run out of poems, we’ll turn the Gold cafeteria into a poetry café. Students from any grade are welcome to get up on stage and read their poem in front of a real audience! (Staff and parents are welcome to read too!) If you don’t dare to share, just come and listen to our budding poets and enjoy some refreshments supplied by our absolutely awesome PTA.

We had a great turn out for the Stonehedge Science Fair Research Night.  Many budding scientists and engineers came to get information about the Science Fair and to get a head start on research about their chosen topics.  It should be “a fair to remember" on May 10th at Open House.

The last quarter of the year has started and we're gearing up to finish strong!
Don't forget to "Read4Fun"!

Mrs. Abbott