Stonegate Elementary Newsletter

Wow! The winter weather has arrived in Zionsville. Thank you for your partnership these coming weeks with the safety of our school community and Mother Nature. There are 68 days until spring, but who's counting!

This week we were excited to usher in 2025 with our school family! Everyone's smiling faces and tales from winter break warmed our hearts on these very cold, snowy days. While everyone was getting back into the school routine, expectations of what it means to do the RIGHT thing were reviewed with the students, so we can start the new calendar year of RIGHT.

During the month of January we have opportunities for you to join us at school. We are offering Parent University session and a BINGO night! Details about both opportunities are included in this week's newsletter be sure to RSVP to hold your spot!

Looking ahead:.

• Yearbooks on Sale- Order a yearbook for your students today; deadline is March 14th!
• CogAT- Starting the week of 1/13, kindergarten and 2nd grade students will participate in CogAT. Miss Wetzel has included additional information in the Counselor Corner.
• Parent University- Join us at school on 1/16, 1/23, and 1/30 for strategies to support Literacy at home!
• NO SCHOOL- There is no school on Monday, January 20th in honor of the MLK Jr. Holiday.
• Bingo Night-Mark your calendar for 1/22 and join us for BINGO! Information and an RSVP are included this week!

Thank you for your continued support. Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Connie Largent, Principal

Mrs. Kathy Drake, Asst. Principal

January

20 - MLK, Jr. Day - No School

22 - Family Friendly Bingo Night at SGE

22 - Dine for Dollars at Azul

23 - Dine for Dollars at Papa John's

24 - PTO Spirit Day: Favorite Color

31 - 3rd graders visit the Indianapolis Children's Museum

February

5 - Global School Play Day

12 - PTO Nothing Bundt Cake Pick-up (4:00-6:30pm in Gym)

13 - Related Arts Family Night (6:00-7:30pm)

14 - Valentine Day Classroom Parties

17 - Presidents Day - No School

20 - Dine for Dollars at Papa John's

27 - 4th graders visit ZWest

28 - PTO Spirit Day: Favorite Decade

March

5 - PTO Meeting at 2:45pm

12-13 PTO Spring Raffle

14 - End of Quarter 3

14 - SGE Movie Night

19 - 4th graders visit the Carmel Palladium

27 - PTO Spirit Day: Favorite Vacation Shirt

28 - First Day of Spring Break

Have you wondered how kids learn to read? Are you looking for ways to support your child with reading at home? If so, Parent University is an opportunity for you! In the month of January, we will be holding three nights for parents to learn more about supporting their child’s reading and language skills.

Join Allison Spillman, Literacy Coach, along with Hussey-Mayfield staff and SGE speech pathologist Tara Morell for three sessions designed to provide useful information to parents. Topics include: How children learn to read and how to support them at home, how to help grow your child’s love of learning, and how to foster your child’s language and vocabulary development. You can attend any or all of the sessions. They will be held at Stonegate Elementary from 6:00-7:00.

If you are interested in attending, please fill out this registration form. *If inclement weather occurs, sessions may be rescheduled.*

The Related Arts and Literacy teams would like to invite you to Learning Night on Thursday, February 13 from 6:00-7:30 pm! We are excited to offer an evening of games, trivia, science fair displays, and hands-on activities. We hope to see you there!

It's time to order your child's 2024-25 Yearbook! Follow the link below to place your order online. If you need to pay by cash or check, please contact the office on how to submit your order.

Returning this year! Cripe Photography GIFT A YEARBOOK was a great success! Your school was able to donate 12 gifted books. You have the opportunity to donate a yearbook to your child's peers. Your school decides who will receive this awesome gift, thanks to your generosity!

Stonegate Yearbooks - ORDER HERE ORDER DEADLINE: March 14 (late orders cannot be guaranteed a yearbook).

Questions? Please contact Cripe Photography HERE.

We hope your winter break was relaxing and enjoyable! If you have any leftover holiday candy lying around that you need out of your home, please feel free to donate it to SGE. Our staff loves being able to grab a sweet treat throughout the day. Thank you!

The CogAT is a multiple-choice assessment administered to students in kindergarten and second grade. This is a computer-based assessment that measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions. The CogAT uses two types of norms when tests are scored: age norms, and grade norms. Age norms compare how a student performed relative to other children of the same age, and grade norms compare how a student performed relative to the other children in the same grade. After scoring has been completed each parent will receive a parent report. For more information, please contact your child’s school counselor.

Our Kindergarten students will be taking the assessment during the week of January 13th.

and 2nd grade students will be taking the assessment during the week of January 20th. Please contact your child's teacher for specific dates/times.

For more information about the CogAT assessment, please visit our website at this link.

Students are putting their Skills for Learning (focusing attention, listening carefully, using self-talk to stay on task and being assertive when asking for help) in action! Students are now learning how to identify and understand their own and others’ feelings and how to show compassion. Compassion involves saying kind words or doing something helpful to show you care how another person feels. When students can identify, understand, and respond in a caring way to how someone else is feeling, it helps create a positive and accepting school climate. Below are the Home Links for the grade levels so you can learn more about what your child is learning, why it is important, and activities you can do at home with your child!

Kindergarten

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

When basic needs are met, students are better able to focus on education and learning. Therefore, there is assistance available for our students and their families to help with various needs that may arise throughout the school year. If you are currently in need of assistance, please fill out this Family Assistance form. This information will be kept in strictest confidence.

Warmly,

Jessica Wetzel

School Counselor

Help us spoil our staff with some warm soup during this cold January weather. Please drop off items to the front desk no later than 10:00 am on Fri., Jan. 17.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4DACAE2DA1FF2-43418396-soup

Join us for some community building fun with our first ever Stonegate Bingo Night on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 6:00-7:00! This event is free of charge and the perfect way to get out of the house and kick those winter blues. We will also have a Dine for Dollars event with Azul that night to enjoy some yummy food before or after Bingo. Please RSVP by Jan. 18.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4DACAE2DA1FF2-54284931-stonegate

Everyone loves a good birthday celebration! Help us celebrate our staff with birthdays in January, February & March.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4DACAE2DA1FF2-feb

Let's show our SGE Staff some love by stocking their lounge with yummy and healthy snacks and drinks! Please drop off items at the front desk at your convenience.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4DACAE2DA1FF2-54283634-stock

Dine for Dollars at Papa John's on Thursday, January 23rd! Please see the flyer for promo codes. SGE will receive 20% for sales under $1000 and 25% for sales over $1000. Thank you for supporting PTO and SGE!

Starting September 3, SGE will be ready to welcome our K-4 Lunch Guests! Here's how it works:

• Due to limited space, we are happy to welcome one special visitor with each student for a total of four different guests per grade level.
• Sign-up to reserve your spot by clicking here.

• We have "Visitor Tables" in the front foyer that you will sit at with your child during their lunch time.

Interested in learning more about after school clubs, sports, and enrichment opportunities? Click the link for a list of opportunities offered here at Stonegate. https://www.zionsvilleeaglerec.com/stonegate-elementary.cfm

During the school day, all volunteers are expected to check in at the front office. Prior to the volunteer opportunity, all volunteers must sign a Non-disclosure Acknowledgement Form and have successfully completed a Full Criminal History Background Check.. Necessary background check paperwork is available on the ZCS website at the Volunteers/BRAVO link and should be submitted at least 10 days prior to the intended volunteer date. Volunteers must also view the state mandated confidentiality/bullying video, provided on the Volunteer/BRAVO website. The volunteer will pay the fee for the full background check which will expire after 5 years.

During the school day, all visitors must enter via the front door and sign-in at the front office. Visitors need to be prepared to present a government issued photo ID which will be scanned against the National Sex Offender Registry. All visitors will be issued a visitor badge/tag to be worn inside the building at all times. Visitors other than parents/guardians must be prearranged and organized through the main office.

Please click the link below for information about many community activities going on in our area.

https://www.zcs.k12.in.us/apps/pages/community_flyers