Shark Bites
Stopher Newsletter, March 9th
From The Principal
Stopher families:
It's another great week here at Stopher! I hope to see many of you at our virtual PTA meeting tomorrow, Thursday, March 10th at 7pm. Family support is a huge asset of any school community, and I am blown away by our families' commitment to Stopher!
Mask Update
Last night (Tuesday, March 8th), at the JCPS Board Meeting, the Board voted to give Dr. Pollio authority to determine the district's mask policy based on COVID-19 community levels in Jefferson County. Pollio said he will follow the new guidance from Kentucky Department for Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "very soon" and make masks optional in all JCPS schools, buildings and on school buses. The district has said they will send more detailed information to families today, Wednesday, Marth 9th. As of today, Wednesday, March 9th, masks are still required in our school. We will be sure to keep our families up to date with any incoming information.
Dates to Note
March 10 ... PTA General Meeting
March 12 ... Mayor's Cup
March 28-31 ... Staff Appreciation Week
April 1 ... No School
April 4-8 ... No School (Spring Break)
April 16 ... Matilda Character Tea party
April 21 & 22 ... Matilda School Musical
PTA General Body Meeting
Stopher PTA Board Elections
Shark Week is Coming!!
May 16 - May 20
- Volunteers to organize and work a Color Run for one day of that week.
- Volunteers to help decorate the building and turn it into a shark infested water world! This is a great opportunity for dads with wood working skills to volunteer!
- Volunteers to create shark themed treats and crafts for their individual student's classroom.
- Volunteers to help for about one hour each morning of that week.
If you can volunteer, Click Here and Sign Up to give us an idea of what you would be interested in helping with ... then attend the meeting.
Shark Week Volunteer Meeting
(Please consider attending and volunteering to help!)
Tuesday, March 22nd at 5:30 pm. (THIS IS A RESCHEDULED DATE!!!)
Stopher Library
Shark Week Shirts
Matilda Program Ad
YEARBOOK INFORMATION
Order Your Yearbook Now!
Don't miss your chance to get your 2021-22 Stopher Elementary Yearbook! Cost: $25.
Deadline to order is March 20th! Believe me, your kids will want this book full of memories from another awesome year as a Stopher Shark!
https://tr5.treering.com/create-account/1016031338892747
PLUS, everyone gets two free customizable pages! Deadline to get in your customizable pages is also March 20th. So if you've already ordered, don't forget to log back in and make your shark the star of their yearbook!!
Site Based Decision Making
Is your incoming Kindergarten Student Ready?
Early Childhood Applications
Stopher School Meal Menu
Last minute menus changes are occurring frequently and are out of our control due to the nationwide food shortage. Menus on Nutrislice may not reflect these changes.
COVID Testing
Covid-19 Testing
*Testing is done at Stopher on Wednesdays. Registration for the test must be completed prior to 2:00 the day before.
*You do not need to register every week. Once your student is on the list, he/she stays on the list until you remove him/her.
Test to Stay
Free testing is offered at middle and high schools and other select locations in the afternoons/evenings every Sunday-Thursday. There are now more than 50 locations available across the district. Click here for a list of sites and hours.
Individuals living in the same household as the positive case do NOT qualify for Test to Stay.
IMPORTANT!!!! .................... Test to Play
Students not tested will NOT be permitted to participate.