Stonybrook School Weekly Update #12

The AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassadors Program, is administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Monitoring and Standards. The goals of the program are to promote watershed stewardship through education and direct community involvement, and to monitor stream health through performing visual and biological assessments. Individual AmeriCorps members are assigned to each of New Jersey's 20 watershed management areas (WMAs) to serve as "Watershed Ambassadors" to their watershed communities.

This year, our Watershed Ambassador, Danielle Fischgrund, taught grade 4 & 5 students the importance of our watershed and how to determine stream health by examining the Benthic Macroinvertebrates found in the stream. Students worked in groups to examine water samples, find and identify macroinvertebrate, and sort the organisms to determine the total count and health of the stream. The watershed ambassador will be returning in January to teach the 3rd grade students about the watershed and sources of pollution using an Enviroscape model. Thank you to our Science Supervisor, Mrs. Travaille for setting all of this up for our students!

On December 1st, Stonybrook School hosted PE Jam. PE Jam provides an opportunity for Physical Educators to share their ideas and lessons and collaborate with their peers. We welcomed approximately 67 Physical Education Teachers from around the state of NJ to our building. They spent the day observing and learning from one another. Thank you to our own Stonybrook Physical Education Teacher Mr. Sean Pasieka for assisting in setting up this amazing event.

Maschio’s Corporate Chef will be visiting our Stonybrook Cafeteria on Friday, December 8, 2023 to make freshly prepared pizza with a variety of toppings.

Our Stonybrook Student Council members will be collecting toys for their annual toy drive. Please see the attached flyer for information. Student Council members are also collecting items for Hugs From Hayden. These items include holiday gifts/toiletries such as dish detergent, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hand soap, toothpaste, kids toothpaste, kids Band-Aids, art sets, board games, and Barbie's. Thank you for your support!

Just a reminder that our daily television show SBTV is available through Mrs. Bosch's Google Classroom.

Our Holiday Winter Concert will be held on the following dates. The concerts will be held at the KHS Auditorium.

December 11th at 6:30 p.m. - Choir only. (Please remember to return your permission slips for our dress rehearsal by Monday morning).

December 13th at 6:30 p.m. - 5th Grade Band only.

December 11th: Winter Holiday Concert for Choir

December 12th: Board of Education Meeting

December 13th, 14th, and 15th: Holiday Gift Shop

December 13th: Winter Holiday Concert for 5th Grade Band

December 22nd: Minimum Day for staff and students

December 22nd: KEHSA Pizza Fundraiser

December 22nd: Report Cards will be available to families

December 25th to January 1st: Winter Break - School is closed

January 2nd: School Reopens

Our Lost and Found is located in the cafeteria. If your child has lost a coat or sweatshirt, please have them check the coat rack in the cafeteria. Pictures will be sent home at the end of December as a reference in case your child has lost a clothing item.

As the weather becomes colder, please label your child's coat or sweatshirt with their name/grade.

As long as the temperature outdoors remains at 32 degrees and above, students will have outdoor recess.

Please make sure that they have a coat/sweatshirt to wear while outside at recess.

Please label your child's water bottle with their name/grade.

Please make sure that your child has their Chromebook with them when they come to school each day.

Thank you.