SWS Newsletter
March 15, 2024
Dear SWS Community,
As the weather warms up, we're excited that our classes will make the most of our outdoor spaces throughout the school day. With the addition of our recess boxes in the pickup parking lot, safety becomes even more paramount. As such, the chain fence leading to the pickup parking lot will remain closed until 3 pm daily. This measure is essential in safeguarding our students during school hours. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in prioritizing the safety of our students.
Spring Conferences
Spring Parent/Guardian conferences are coming up soon. Parent/Guardian conferences with teachers are not required, but they are available with all academic and special teachers for families who wish to attend. Conferences will be held on the evening of Wednesday, March 27, and the afternoon of Thursday, March 28. The school will host an early dismissal schedule on these two days, and lunch will not be served.
Conference sign-ups will be done online and links will be emailed to all families on Sunday, March 17 at 5 p.m. For families with multiple children in different grades, we ask that you choose time slots that are not scheduled back to back. By choosing time slots with travel time built in, you can be assured that you will not miss your second appointment.
Because we want to meet with so many families, on-time arrival is necessary - feel free to arrive early and buy some baked goods from the Student Council and check out all the beautiful artwork on our school walls.
Spring Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way. Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school. Here’s what you need to know about the big event, which will take place April 22 through the 26.
- Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy.
- If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Book Fair online. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Every online purchase will also benefit our school.
Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:
Click here - https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/sandystonwalpackschool1
Brooke Phillips
Principal
Early Dismissal 12:33pm - Wed. 3/27 and Thurs. 3/28. Lunch will not be served.
Dates to Keep In Mind:
Fri. Mar 15 - STEM Challenge Fair, 5:30pm
Fri. Mar. 22 - Pizza Lunch
Wed. Mar. 27 - BOE Meeting 6pm
Wed. Mar. 27 and Thurs. Mar. 28 - Early Dismissal Days, Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 29 - April 5 - School Closed, Spring Break
April 8 - SEPAG Meeting, 6:30pm
April 9 - PTO Meeting, 7pm
April 19 - School Dance, 6-8pm
April 22-25 - Spring Book Fair
May 6-10 - NJSLA Testing, Grades 3-6
Check out the lucky school spirit in our halls this week!
Kindergarteners designed Leprechaun Traps...check out the video to see if they caught anything.
SWS hosted it's cereal box challenge today! Community Cares 5th and 6th grade members created a domino chain of boxes and all students came into the halls to cheer us on. Clearly, all cereal boxes are not made equally...we'll use some science and engineering skills next to year to do even better! Thank you to all the families who donated boxes, they will be delivered to Benny's Bodega.
3rd grade math students got to explore liquid volume, comparing the height of 1 liter of water in containers of different shapes and sizes.
4th grade readers and writers are working on creating timelines of the Revolutionary War. They will use this research to practice research writing and effective note taking skills.
Second grade readers and writers are working on writing book reccomendations, including many reasons why someone would like a book!
First and second grade students are learning about biomimicry in Technology class. Students are engineering a protective cover for their box pulling inspiration from an animal.
5th grade readers are enjoying their choice fantasy books whilte study fantasy genre in reading workshop. 6th grade students are using cereal boxes to explore geometry shapes and concepts.
First grade writers joined the second grade to share the non fiction penguin books they wrote. Students even read their creations to Mrs. Hill in the office!
First grade enjoyed a team building and sportmanship lesson with counselor Mr. Joe.
Fourth grade studies circuits and energy with batteries.