The Stony Brook Scoop

Dear All Star Families,

This month, as a school, we are focusing on improving hallway behavior. After talking with staff and students, and reviewing the results from a survey completed by students in grades 3 - 5, we determined that our hallway behavior needed some refinement. I had a brief meeting with our 2nd - 5th graders , where we reviewed expectations. Our staff has been recognizing our students in those grades who demonstrate great hallway behavior with "Rocky Raffle Tickets". Since our kindergarten and first-grade students have demonstrated expected behaviors, we are focusing on our older students. We will survey everyone again later in the month, but we already see improvements and our students are excited about the Rocky Raffle. They shared input for prizes which include extra recess, time in the gym or art room and spending time with teachers. Our students have already shared their ideas for other imprtovements.

We had a great Arts Festival last week! It is always wonderful to see our students shine on stage! There are some photos below.

Looking ahead, we will have Walk to School on Wednesday, April 22. Next week we celebrate Earth Day! Take Your Child to Work Day is April 23, and there is a form below to complete if your child will be missing school for the day. This is an excused absence.

We are looking to warm, sunny weather this week! As always, please feel free to reach out to me if you need anything.

Sincerely,

Ms. Gianfredi

As you know, we are an inclusive school that celebrates our students! April is Autism Acceptance Month. On Wednesday, we plan to wear RED to show our love and acceptance of our All Stars with Autism. We will wear “Red instead” as many people from the Autism community prefer to wear red today in an effort to support Acceptance, rather than just awareness.

We have our second schedule Bus Evacuation Drill scheduled for Thursday, April 16.

Please plan accordingly if you drop your student off, as it could affect traffic.

Please complete the form below by Tuesday, April 21st for your child to be marked with excused absence. We need one form for each child in your family.

We will keep this form in the Scoop for the next two weeks.

The SB PTO is hosting a Dine Out at Pennington Pizza next Wednesday, April 15. A digital flyer will be sent home soon. Eat lunch or dinner at Pennington Pizza next Wednesday to support the SB PTO!

Our online yearbook ordering site is live! Order your 2025-2026 SB Yearbook now--it's a great keepsake to remember the school year.

https://stonybrookelementarypto.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/374690

Paper order forms were sent home if you prefer to reserve your yearbook that way.

Our annual read-a-thon has officially closed. Our final tallies were 304,000 minutes logged and $5,430 dollars pledged. Because we made both our reading and fundraising goals, select SB teachers and staff will run in an inflatable costume race on Field Day next month!

(We're still accepting costume donations in all adult sizes!! If you have one you're willing to lend please send it into the SB Main Office.)

We are heading into busy days at Stony Brook as we round out the school year! Please see our planned dates for the remaining SB PTO events of this year.

Spring is Field Trip season at SB and every grade is taking a trip this year, paid for in full by the SB PTO! Attending our events and participating in our fundraisers allows us to continue to provide field trips, assemblies and other fun events!

Upcoming SB PTO Dates

Thursday, April 23: SB PTO Meeting at 7pm via Google Meet

Friday, May 1: Color Run--registration materials coming home this week!

May 4-8: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

Friday, May 15: Ice Cream Social

Friday, June 5: SB Trenton Thunder Night (Festival Ensemble will perform!)

If your child will be out of school for 10 or more consecutive days, this TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL FORM must be submitted. Please return your form to the main office.

If you have advance notice, please let your child's teacher and the Main Office know as soon as possible.

**Please note that teachers do not send work home for students missing school for a temporary withdrawal or short-term vacation.**

Get all the details you need about school lunches/breakfast, including menus, pricing, and Free & Reduced Lunch forms HERE. Remember, even if you received Free & Reduced lunch last year, you still need to complete new forms for the 2025-2026 school year.

• Take Your Child To Work Day
• Tree Planting Celebration in the Morning.

Looking ahead to May - specific info to come.

• May 5 - Early Dismissal / One Fine Day
• Week of May 11 - State Testing

Ms. Hazlett's Class is doing awesome with Fundations!

Mrs. Pean's class shares their non-fiction writing.