September16th: Bus Evacuation Drill

September 18th: Parent Academy

September 19th: Student Council Assembly (Grades 3-5)

September 20th: First Community Gathering!

September 23-27: Start With Hello Week

September 25th & 26th: School Picture Days

September 27th: Round Up Event hosted by the PTA!

Hello Trailblazers!

Did you know that September is Attendance Awareness Month? Reducing chronic absenteeism is one of our top goals at Stone Ranch this year.

Help your child be an Attendance H.E.R.O.: Here. Everyday. Ready. On-time.

Parent partnership is crucial to ensuring our students are receiving the full advantage of consistent school attendance. Students who attend school regularly are significantly more likely to achieve proficient academic levels in reading and math, do better on tests, as well as likelier to graduate and be successful in future endeavors. Help us accomplish this by:

• Establishing consistent bed times and wake up times

• Planning ahead to avoid scheduling appointments and vacations during school

• Communicating with teachers regarding illnesses or religious/cultural holidays

• Staying engaged and regularly checking in with your children about their experiences

• Emphasizing the importance of attendance with your children

• Reaching out to us for help to address any barriers to attendance

Thank you for your support and partnership! For more attendance tips and resources go to bit.ly/attendancehero

Warmly,

Teri Heard

Your Very Proud Principal

We are excited to announce that our dedicated safety patrollers will begin their important work starting Monday, September 16th. Their role is vital in ensuring the safety and well-being of our students as they arrive and depart from school.

The safety patrollers will be on duty during the following times:

• Morning: 7:20 AM - 7:55 AM

• Afternoon: 1:50 PM - 2:15 PM

• Thursdays: 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

With the introduction of our safety patrollers, you may notice an increase in traffic around the school. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding during this transition period. To help accommodate the new traffic patterns and ensure a smooth drop-off and pick-up experience, we recommend arriving at school a bit earlier than usual until the new system becomes familiar to everyone.

Our patrollers are here to support a safe and orderly environment for all, including our parent community. Their responsibilities include managing traffic flow and assisting students in crossing streets safely, making their role essential to our school’s safety program.

Thank you for your cooperation and support as we work together to keep our school community safe. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us.

Please join us for our Parent Academy speaker series. Three SRES teachers will dive deeper into the routines at The Ranch, discuss shifts in curriculum (hello Illustrative Math!), provide technology tips, and share ways to get involved at school. Parents are invited to come to the MPR at 6pm for the presentation.

We have arranged childcare in the Trailblazer center. Our Del Norte Nighthawk Ambassadors will be on hand to watch your children for this event. We are so grateful to our Ambassadors for allowing us to offer this service.

During the first few weeks of school, we understand that students are still getting into a routine. Sometimes they forget an item (snack, class assignment, musical instrument, etc) and, for now, you are allowed to bring it to campus for them. However, beginning October 1st, we will be enacting our No Rescue Policy. This means that starting October 1st, parents/guardians will not be allowed to bring items to campus. If your child forgets something, they will need to continue their day without that item. Our only exception to this rule would be essential medication or other items.

Please help prepare your children now so that they understand what to expect beginning October 1st.

Thank you

Thank you to our generous Stone Ranch community for donating to the APEX fundraiser. With your help, the school raised $51, 585.47 to directly support teacher supply funds, enrichment activities and other school programs. Please click here to read about all the ways you helped our school.

Thank you to all who voted in our School Site Council Elections. I am happy to announce that Piyush Gehalot, Cassandra Wesselman, and Giang Meyers will be joining the School Site Council this year.

Do you have a passion for fitness education? Do you love working with kids? If yes, you might be interested in our Physical Education Instructional Aid position. All interested candidates should email Principal Heard directly at theard@powayusd.com.

Yearbooks can be purchased now for an early bird discount of $30 from now until Winter Break. Don't delay, as there is no other additional discount (unless you volunteer for Yearbook - where each staff member gets one free book!), and prices will go up in January to $35. Walk-ups during the last week of school will be available for $40 and on a first come first serve basis.

The Yearbook Staff is 100% volunteer run and would appreciate your help! If you're interested in donating some of your time to collect pictures and design collages capturing our school-year memories, please email us at StoneRanchYearbook@gmail.com and let us know your interest. Thank you in advance for your generosity with your time!

Cakes Needed!

The ever-popular CAKE WALK is back at this year's Trailblazer Roundup, and we need your help stocking the event with baked goods! Please bring store bought cakes, cookies, brownies or pies to the school office on Friday, September 27. Be sure the baked goods are packaged with ingredients listed. Donations of books or small toys are also appreciated for any Trailblazers with allergies or food sensitivities. Thank you for helping make the Cake Walk a success!

Start with Hello Week begins on 9/23 with Hey Day! Students will wear a name tag and say hello to at least 5 new students. Click here to view the week's events.

You Can Pick One . . . Which do you pick?

Nondiscrimination Philosophy and Policy Statement

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact: Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, James Jimenez, Associate Superintendent of Personnel support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128, 1-858-521-2800, extension 2121, jjimenez@powayusd.com. For students, you may contact Title IX Coordinator/504 Coordinator Jamie Dayhoff, Director of Attendance and Discipline, Poway Unified School District, 1-858-521-2840, jdayhoff@powayusd.com.

Stone Ranch Mission: To create an environment where each and every child feels safe, valued, and inspired to be their authentic self.

Principal email: theard@powayusd.com

Website: stoneranch.powayusd.com

Location: 16150 4S Ranch Parkway, San Diego, CA 92127

Phone: 858-487-8474