Principal's Weekly Report

Principal's Update

Hello Stone Middle Families, Students, and Staff,

Welcome to Week 5! We’re entering an exciting stretch of the school year, and I want to thank each of you for the energy, commitment, and positivity you continue to bring to our campus.

🏀 Basketball Season Tips Off!
This week marks the start of boys’ and girls’ basketball, and we couldn’t be more excited to cheer on our teams. Our season opener is this Tuesday at HOME against Central, and we hope to see many of you there showing your Gopher pride!

📊 1st Interim Period Ends Wednesday
A reminder that the first interim period ends this Wednesday, and interim grades will be released on September 15th. This is a great time to check in on progress, celebrate successes, and set goals for the weeks ahead.

Let’s keep the momentum going by staying focused, supporting one another, and making the most of every opportunity to grow and shine.

Go Gophers

Lauren Feronti Williams

Principal

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Basketball and Cheer/Dance practices have begun. Up next... GAMES starting September 9th!!! Email barrett.marissa@brevardschools.org for cheer questions, muniz.christopher@brevardschools.org for boys basketball and saunders.rahshon@brevardschools.org for girls basketball.

Starting the 2025-2026 school year, all K-8 schools are personal electronics free per state statue. Personal electronics include cellphones, headphones, tablets, etc. As Principal of Stone Middle School an electronic free campus is important to me. Cellphone and other electronics may be silenced in backpacks to not distract the learning. Students must secure all electronic devices in backpacks before coming on campus and may use their phones after the dismissal bell. This past summer, I read "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt and would like to share information from this book regarding teen use of electronics.

"As adolescents for smartphones, they began spending more time in the virtual world. A 2015 Common Sense report found that teens with a social media account reported spending about two hours a day on social media and teens overall reported spending an average of nearly seven hours a day of leisure time (not counting school or homework) on screen media, which includes video games and watching videos on Netflix, Youtube, etc. A 2015 report by Pew Research confirms these high numbers: one out of every four teens said they were online "almost constantly." By 2022, the number nearly doubled to 46%" (pg 34).

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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.