As we embark on Week 3 of the school year, the excitement is visible! Our students are settling into their learning routines, eager to explore new concepts and engaged in their classes. Congratulations to our students who will be representing Stone in a basketball jersey! First game is September 5th at Central!

This week is particularly special with PM1 testing Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Please remind your student to get a good night's sleep and be on time! Our Open House is on Thursday, where parent can travel their student's schedule and meet the teacher. On Friday, we have the much anticipated Back to School Dance, a perfect opportunity for students to unwind and have fun! To top it all off, we have a three-day weekend in honor of Labor Day, giving everyone a chance to relax and recharge.

Stay strong, stay focused, and remember—you can make a difference! Looking forward to another great week with you all!

Go Gophers!

Mrs. Feronti Williams

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Students were shared testing locations from their teacher! We will be on an alternate bell schedule to accommodate testing. Check out our website for the alternate bell schedule.

Starts at 6:00 in the gym. Please remember to have a copy of your student's schedule!

See you there!

Stone's Back to School Dance will be on August 30 from 3:15-5:30pm, immediately after school. Tickets will be on sale August 26-29 and at the door for $10. Price includes admission and free food and drink all night!

Starting this year, two automated calls will be scheduled to families regarding students' attendance. A morning call between 11:00 am and 11:15 am will take place to alert families of an absence in the morning to help verify a student arrived to school. An additional call will be generated between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm to share with families a student's overall attendance for the day. Please remember attendance is crucial for a student's academic success.

Stone Magnet Middle School will adhere to the School Board Rules of Brevard County as cited in the Secondary Student Parent Handbook.

These are the portions most frequently referred to by parents, students, and school personnel.

The educational program offered by this District is predicated upon the presence of the student and requires continuity of instruction and classroom participation. Attendance shall be required of all students enrolled in the school during the days and hours that the school is in session.

School attendance is the responsibility of parents/legal guardians and students.

• A student who is absent from class with an unexcused absence may need to complete supplemental learning opportunities.
• Excused absences may include medical appointment of the student, pregnancy related issues, court dates, religious holidays, illness with medical documentation and chronic and extended illness, insurmountable conditions, death in immediate family, and appointments for a therapy service provided by a licensed health professional.
• For excused absences, the student shall have a reasonable amount of time, up to ten (10) school days, to complete make-up work. Principals or designee may grant extensions to the make-up time limit for extenuating circumstances.

The front car loop is open daily to support student drop off. Please remember the front car loop is designed for 2 lanes to help the efficiency of drop off and pick up. Please be careful and move slowly through the lanes. At the end of the day, please watch for car loop supervision directing traffic. Thank you!

Stone Magnet Middle School will not hold a rotating bell schedule for the 2024-2025 school year.

To honor the instructional learning environment, cellphones are not allowed to be used on campus at any time. Students are expected to have cellphones turned off or on silent and in their backpacks throughout the school day. Students will need to place cellphones in their backpack before entering school campus. Students may not have their phones in their pockets. If there is an emergency need to use a cellphone, students may go to the front office to call or text with permission.

Students were issued a school badge during registration. If you did not attend registration, please come to the front office to get your student badge. For safety and security reasons, students are required to wear their school badges at all times on campus. Replacement badges are $3.00. Student badges must be on when entering school grounds.

Students forgetting lunch and needing an outside meal dropped off will only be accepted by an individual on the student’s contact list. No food delivery services (UberEats, etc.) will be accepted. Students will not be able to take the meal on campus.

Congrats to our students for making the basketball team!

Game on September 3 at SWMS has been cancelled.

BPS provides breakfast and lunch free of charge to students school every day. We still encourage parents to apply for Free or reduced (FRL) price meal benefits. Click here to fill out a FRL application: https://www.brevardschools.org/o/bps/page/free-and-reduced-lunch-applications

Families can also set up an online lunch account through the district system. Go to www.mypaymentsplus.com to create your account and add money for your student to use in our cafeteria. If you already have an account, you do not need to create another one for this year. This is a convenient way to keep lunch money in your child's account, so they do not have to carry cash to school. Your child's lunch account is connected to their student ID, so all they have to do to pay for lunch is scan their ID and go.

Principal: Lauren Feronti Williams

Feronti.Lauren@brevardschools.org

Assistant Principal of Curriculum: Kierra Lang

Lang.Kierra@brevardschools.org

Assistant Principal of Disciplines: Kelly Borck

Borck.Kelly@brevardschools.org