Stonegate Elementary Weekly News
October 26, 2018
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats
Calendar of Events
- October 31-November 2 - Scholastic Book Fair
- November 2 - Donuts with Dads
- November 6 - Picture Retake Day
- November 6 - 1st grade to Conner Prairie (Strawmyer, Westin, and Benefiel)
- November 7 - 1st grade to Conner Prairie (Clare, McDaniel)
- November 7- Body Safety Parent Information Night-6-7:00p.m. ZCS Education Service Center-900 Mulberry Street
- November 9 - Veteran's Day Program 9:30am
- November 9 - PTO Mother/Son Night
- November 10 - ZEF Barn Bash-Golf Club of Indiana, Cardinal Room 6:00-11:00pm
- November 12-16 - PTO Food Drive
- November 12 - School Board Meeting at the ESC 6:00-7:00pm
- November 14 - ZEF Family Book Night 5:00-6:30pm
- November 19-20-Body Safety Program at SGE (K-4)
Picture Retakes
Sylvia's Place & Chaucie's Place - Parent Information Night
For Who: Parents with Children in Grades K-6
When: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 6:00-7:00 PM
Where: Zionsville Educational Services Center
Sylvia’s Place has partnered with Chaucie’s Place to provide body safety programming for your children. Think First and Stay Safe™ is being presented in Zionsville Community Schools due to the generous funding from the Community Foundation of Boone County.
Think First and Stay Safe™ is a comprehensive body safety education program that teaches children in grades K-12 ways to keep their bodies safe. Students will learn appropriate ways to prevent, respond to, and report situations such as bullying, cyber-bullying, and all forms of abuse or neglect. These issues will be addressed at an age-appropriate level by trained Chaucie's Place presenters. Topics addressed will be as follows:
- Think First and Stay Safe: Using our Built-in Computer—our Brain
- My Body Belongs to Me
- Trust your Gut
- Laws Help Protect Me
- Telling a Trusted Adult
- All Secrets Can be Told
- Everyone Deserves to Be Treated with Kindness and Respect
- I am Special and Deserve Respect
Please join us for our upcoming Parent Night where you can learn more about these programs. Chaucie's Place staff will be available to answer questions. Information about the content of these programs will be provided, as well as tools to continue these important conversations at home and what to do if your child discloses abuse to you. These programs are designed to be the beginning of ongoing conversations empowering children and youth to keep themselves safe. Please join us to learn more!
*Save The Date* for Our Veterans Day Program!
The Stonegate students and staff look forward to celebrating our American heroes on FRIDAY, November 9th, 2018 Our program will begin promptly at 9:30 AM in our SGE Gymnasium. As our honored Veterans arrive, students and staff will give you the option to be escorted to a special room for light treats and drinks. We hope you will be able to join us!
Is your loved one planning on attending our Veterans Day celebration? If yes, please give us the pleasure of honoring him or her at our program. Click here to fill out this form. During our program, we will proudly display his or her information so each attending Veteran can be properly recognized. Please fill out this form on or before Wednesday, November 7th, 2018.
Please Join Us for ZEF/SGE Family Book Club Night!
WHAT IS FAMILY BOOK CLUB NIGHT?
- Thanks to the generous donation of Duke Energy, we have received hundreds of copies of four books all authored by acclaimed author, Eve Bunting
- Our objective is to have as many families participate by selecting one book per family to read together over a week's timeframe.
- Once your family has had time to read it together and discuss the book (discussion questions will be provided for you), your family will come to SGE on Wed. 11/14 from 6:00-7:00 PM.
- At SGE, your family will be paired up with other families and a staff member to lead a "book club discussion."
- Each "book club" will be located in different parts of our building.
HOW DO I SELECT A BOOK?
- If your family would like to participate, please click the link below to choose one of the four books.
- You can select a book even if you CANNOT participate in the evening of Wed. 11/14.
- While we strongly recommend one book per family, if you'd like to select two books due to the difference in age of your children, feel free.
- However, during the evening of our book club night, please ensure that if your children separate due to different books, please ensure there is an adult to accompany each child.
Book Title Selections and Grade Level Recommendations for Family Book Club:
WELLNESS Happenings
***PTO Information***
Scholastic Book Fair - Coming Soon
Donuts with Dad - November 2
Join your child at school for a super fun morning! We will be serving yummy donuts along with juice, milk and coffee. Dad can't make it? NO worries; Grandpas, uncles, neighbors and friends are welcome! Mark your calendar now and plan to join us! Please note: You must stay with your child until the first bell rings at 7:50am. At that time you can drop off your child at his/her classroom. Thank you!
Date: Friday, November 2nd
Time: 7:15am - 7:50am
Place: Stonegate Gym
Cost: $2/person
Payment can be made with cash or check (made payable to Stonegate PTO). Children with food allergies are welcome to attend free of charge. Please RSVP and/or volunteer online using the Signup Genius links:
To RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d45afaa23a5fd0-donuts
To volunteer for this event: http://sge.ivolunteer.com/donuts_2018#
Jog-A-Thon Results
Congratulations!! We exceeded our fundraising goal and hit a new record for Jog-A-Thon! We raised $25,806 for Stonegate Elementary! Thank you to everyone who made this a record year for the school!
We’d like to recognize our top 10 classes who raised the most in donations. Mrs. Brown's Class got to "cream" Mrs. Largent, Mrs. Farley, and Mrs. Brown as their reward!
- 1st place: Mrs. Brown $3,255
- 2nd place: Mrs. Wagner $1,525
- 3rd place: Mrs. Rent $1,471
- 4th place: Preschool/PreK $1,445
- 5th place: Mrs. Nahrstadt $1,352
- 6th place: Mrs. Munz $1,159
- 7th place: Mrs. Lauer-Jones $1,125
- 8th place: Mrs. Milam $1,019
- 9th place: Mrs. Luchenbill $1,090
- 10th place: Ms. Clare $1,079
We had very high participation this year and are awarding the highest participation in each grade the Spirit Day of their choice! Winners this year are:
- 4th grade: Milam 76% participation
- 3rd grade: Lauer-Jones 68% participation
- 2nd grade: Munz 67% participation
- 1st grade: Benefiel 84% participation
- Kindergarten: Wagner 81% participation
- Preschool: Keener 80% participation
You can continue to send in any last minute donations in your child’s folder or through schoolpay online. https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/-Jogathon-Sponsorship/IdLhZ
PTO Spirit Day . . . Dress Up Like Your Favorite Book Character!
***DISTRICT NEWS***
BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION
We value partnerships with our families and welcome parents and guardians to serve as volunteers in our schools. Each ZCS building offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities.
Examples include:
- Field Trip Chaperones
- Out of Town/Overnight Chaperones
- Tutors
- Volunteer Coaches
- Classroom Helpers (PTO parties/room parents)
- Library Helpers
- After Prom Workers
- Field Day/Jog-A-Thon Volunteers
- Book Fair Sales/Athletic Ticket Sales
During the school day, all volunteers are expected to sign in at the front office. Prior to the volunteer opportunity, all volunteers must sign a Non-disclosure Acknowledgement Form and have successfully completed a Full Criminal History Background Check. Necessary background check paperwork is available on the ZCS website at the Volunteers/BRAVO link and should be submitted at least 10 days prior to the intended volunteer date. Volunteers must also view the state mandated confidentiality/bullying video, provided on the Volunteer/BRAVO website. The volunteer will pay the fee* for the full background check which will expire after 5 years. The link to apply for the full background check can be accessed on the Volunteers/BRAVO link on the ZCS main webpage. For more information, contact the Volunteer/BRAVO Coordinator.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR VISITORS
During the school day, all visitors must enter via the front door and sign-in at the front office. Visitors need to be prepared to present a government-issued photo ID which will be scanned against the National Sex Offender Registry. All visitors will be issued a visitor badge/tag to be worn inside the building at all times.
Examples Include:
- Lunch Guests
- Classroom Guest Speakers
- Classroom Special Events (Grandparent Day/Famous Hoosiers/etc.)
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
We ask that all visitors schedule an appointment to meet with teachers, counselors, administrators and all other staff members so that we may best serve everyone. Visitors other than parents/guardians must be prearranged and organized through the main office.
*ZCS thanks all volunteers for the generous support of our youth and schools. Thank you, too, for supporting the assurance of student and staff safety by completing and paying for a volunteer background check.
Did You Know?
ZCS, like other public schools, has a no-idling policy for vehicles on campus. The purpose of the policy is to limit vehicle emissions that might be brought into the schools and adversely impact the health of our students and staff. If you are stopped on campus for more than 5 minutes, please remember to turn off your engine. We thank you for abiding by this policy to help reduce the exposure to these emissions.
Strong In Every Way
Click here to learn more about ZCS's Human Capital Campaign.
SAFEVISITOR VISITOR MANAGEMENT
All school visitors will be checked in using a visitor management system known as SafeVisitor.
Please be prepared to scan a government issued ID (Driver License) each time you arrive to campus as a visitor or volunteer. The printed badge should be visible at all times while in the building. Thank you!
BOONE COUNTY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
GROW/CHILD CARE SERVICES
The mission of GROW programming is to provide value-added, enriching, fee based services for families of Zionsville Community Schools. Click here for more information about GROW child care options regarding before and after care programming in addition to preschool.
CLASSES WITH EAGLE REC
Eagle Recreation & Enrichment (ERE) offers enrichment classes and sports camps for our students in elementary, middle, and high schools. We also offer some courses for adults. Click here for more information and course offerings with ERE.
LET'S GO SWIMMING!
ZCS Aquatic Center is open to the public 7 days a week year-round for family swim, lap swim, lessons and more! Daily, monthly or yearly passes are available for purchase. Click here for more details.
Contact Us
Website: http://sge.zcs.k12.in.us/
Location: 7312 W Stonegate Dr, Zionsville, IN, United States
Phone: 317-873-8050
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Stonegate-Elementary-667262290025971/
Twitter: @ZCSStonegate