The Thunder

We often hear from people who have visited Stony Point that there is a sense of undeniable magic you feel when spending time at our school. This magic is created by the way our learning community takes care of each other.

This year, we are using the acronym MAGIC to outline expectations of the behaviors and actions that contribute towards our Stony Point Dragon Magic every day.

We loved welcoming our Dragons back into the building for another great year of learning! Our teachers start each day with a morning meeting, which promotes a safe, joyful, and engaging classroom environment. Students begin each day with a morning message, greeting, opportunity to share, and fun activity. It was wonderful to see each student get to know their teacher, become familiar with their peers, and feel a sense of belonging in their new learning community!

All Virginia students in grades three through eight will take the Virginia Department of Education’s fall growth assessments in reading and math. At Stony Point, these dates are as follows:

• Thursday September 7: Math fall growth assessment
• Friday September 8: Reading fall growth assessment

More information regarding these assessments will be coming home soon with students in grades 3-5.

Our Scholastic Book Fair is coming up this fall! This year, our Book Fair will be held:

• Thursday October 12th (8 am to 4 pm)
• Friday October 13th (8 am to 4 pm)
• Sunday October 15th (12 noon to 4- stop by while you are at the Stony Point Fall Festival!)
• Monday October 16th (8 am to 7 pm)
• Tuesday October 17th (8 am to 4 pm)

Students will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair during their scheduled library class. More information will be coming home shortly- stay tuned!

We are excited to introduce Megan Fielding, our school-based substitute teacher! Here is a message from Ms. Fielding:

Hello, Stony Point families! My name is Megan Fielding and I am excited to be joining the Stony Point team this year. I have 2 cats and a stinky stinkin' cute corgi. Anything cute and fuzzy, cheese, coffee, and books are a few of my favorite things. I have a background with digital/graphic design, but one of my "what do you want to be when you grow up" jobs was a teacher! I've been taking steps in that direction, and am so excited to be making this transition into education as a school based sub, leading with empathy and encouragement. I can't wait to get to work with your children.

Stony Point, due to its small enrollment size, is only allotted part-time staffing for some positions such as Art, Music, Talent Development, and support for English Learners. In an effort to retain amazing educators, we look to combine part-time positions together to form full-time opportunities for our staff when possible.

We are excited to share that Ms. Ferber, who was hired for the part-time music teaching position, will be completing her schedule by supporting our English Learners and serving as our Talent Development Resource Teacher. This allows Ms. Ferber to become a full time staff member for Stony Point. Ms. Ferber is thrilled to be getting to know and supporting Stony Point Dragons in a multitude of ways!

The SPES PTO is made up of parents, guardians, teachers and staff. Our purpose is to facilitate a sense of community and promote open communication among students, parents/guardians, staff and administration at Stony Point. We support students by providing additional resources for their educational and recreational needs, and work to enhance student school programs and physical environment through monetary and volunteer efforts. The Stony Point PTO is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Please click HERE to ensure we have your contact information, as well as to indicate if you would like to participate in a committee this year.

In response to overcrowding or under-enrollment at schools in the northern feeder pattern, a study for potential boundary changes and redistricting will be held.

The scope, objectives, and timeline of the redistricting study will be presented to the School Board this Thursday and can be viewed by clicking HERE.

This calendar will continually be added to and updated as the year goes on and new events are scheduled. Bold items are events or special information and italicized items are days where students do not have school.

• Monday September 4: No School (Labor Day)
• Tuesday September 26: Back to School Night
• Thursday September 7: Grades 3-5 Math Fall Growth Assessment
• Friday September 8: Grades 3-5 Reading Fall Growth Assessment
• Friday September 29: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Thursday October 12-Tuesday October 17: Scholastic Book Fair
• Sunday October 16 from 2-4: Stony Point Fall Festival (Book Fair open)
• Friday October 27: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• Monday October 30: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Monday November 6: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Tuesday November 7: No School for Students (Election Day)
• Wednesday November 22-Friday November 24: No School for Students (Holiday)
• Thursday December 7: Grades 3-5 Math Winter Growth Assessment
• Friday December 8: Grades 3-5 Reading Winter Growth Assessment
• Thursday December 14 at 6:30 PM: Grades 3-5 Winter Music Performance
• Monday December 18-Monday January 1: No School for Students (Winter Break)
• Monday December 15: No School for Students (Holiday)
• Thursday January 25: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Friday January 26: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• Friday March 29: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• Monday April 1-Friday April 5: No School for Students (Spring Break)
• Monday April 29: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Thursday May 2: K-2 Music Performance at 6:00 PM
• Monday May 26: No School for Students (Holiday)
• Friday June 7: 1/2 Day for Students and Last Day of School