The Blazer Bulletin

Hello Trailblazers!

It is that time of year when we begin to plan for the 2025-2026 school year. One of the most important factors in our planning is school enrollment. Please help us ensure that we have accurate enrollment information by completing the Continuing Student Registration packet. We now have 62.24% of our returning families who have completed the registration process. This is nearly double what we had last week!

Our goal is to get 100% completed by March 31st. Please help us reach our goal completing your enrollment packet.

If you need assistance completing the process, we have two open labs scheduled on:

Tuesday, March 25. 2025, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

Continuing Registration Steps:

Login and complete the digital registration packet via the online registration portal found here.

Review and complete any required forms located at the conclusion of the process. A packet is not considered finalized until this step is completed. In order for this step to be completed, you must click the FINALIZE PACKET button.

Please note: MEDICATION FORMS or ADDITIONAL SIGNED SITE SPECIFIC FORMS WILL NOT BE COLLECTED UNTIL SCHOOL BEGINS IN AUGUST FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR.

Than you for your attention to completing the continuing registration process.

Warmly,

Teri Heard

Your Very Proud Principal

March 17 & 18: 4th Grade Field Trip

March 19: Trailblazer Trading Post Opens - Grades TK-2

March 20: Trailblazer Trading Post Opens - Grades 3-4

March 21: Community Gathering

March 21: Family Math Night

March 26: Minimum Day (11:45 Dismissal for TK-5)

Wednesday, March 26th, is a minimum day for Professional Development at Stone Ranch. All students will be dismissed at 11:45. ESS will be open as usual.

Since February, students have been working hard to demonstrate positive behavior that matches our Together, We RIDE expectations. When teachers or staff see them following the school expectations they might earn a Blazer Buck. We are so excited to offer the Trailblazer Trading Post as a space for students to spend their Blazer Bucks.

The first Trading Post opens this week (see calendar above for the specific dates). The menu for the store is included below. Please note there are a variety of items that a student can trade their Blazer Bucks in for. The menu shows many, but not all, of the items. Additionally, some of these are food items. Please speak with your children if you do not wish them to purchase or eat food items from the store.

We can't wait for students to experience the Trailblazer Trading Post!

Earlier this year, DNHS students shared an opportunity for SRES students to participate in the CSUSM's Super Stem Rubik's Cube Competition. Last Saturday, four talented students from our school—Viaan Arora, Aariv Shah, Ryan Hung, and Max Jyala—put their problem-solving skills to the test at the competition. Hosted by California State University San Marcos, the event brought together young minds from across the region to showcase their speed, strategy, and teamwork in solving the classic 3x3 cube. Our students demonstrated incredible focus and perseverance as they tackled timed challenges, working together to complete their cubes as efficiently as possible.

We have some exciting news regarding our district’s TK program! Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, PUSD Transitional Kindergarten will be a full-day program.

The range of age-eligibility will also expand - children who turn four-years-old on or before September 1, 2025, will be age-eligible for TK. (Students who turn five-years-old on or before September 1, 2025 will be age-eligible for Kindergarten). Enrollment for TK for 2025-26 school year opens on April 1, 2025. Please feel free to share this news with your friends and neighbors who have children in this age range.

SDCCU Classroom Heroes Program

Spotlight a stellar teacher through the SDCCU Classroom Heroes program for the chance to win a $500 gift card and be featured on CBS News 8. Winning teachers will be entered to win the grand prize of a five-day, luxury San Diego staycation. Submit a nomination today!

For over ten years, San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) and SDCOE have recognized local “Classroom Heroes." This school year the recognitions went from quarterly to monthly, with one local San Diego County teacher being recognized as a Classroom Hero each month through May 2025. Winning teachers receive a $500 SDCCU Visa® gift card and are featured on CBS News8.

SDCCU has just added a grand prize for the 2024-25 school year. One of this year's classroom heroes will receive a five-day luxury staycation at Kona Kai Resort in San Diego. There is still time to nominate a deserving teacher! Educators, students, and families can do so by visiting the SDCCU nomination page.

SD Helpful Honda Teacher Appreciation Awards Call For Nominations!

Do you know of, work with, or have heard the story of a San Diego teacher whose efforts have greatly impacted their students, community, or school?

To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, May 5th - 9th, 2025, the San Diego Helpful Honda people will be honoring and surprising four deserving teachers, each, with $5,000 worth of school supplies and materials they need to better help their students succeed!

How to submit to a deserving teacher: Nomination Form: https://forms.gle/ppWkw1BhAYBinEC77. The deadline is Monday, March 31, 2025… so nominate a teacher today!

We hope you are excited for the annual Spring Fling event. We will have dinner and a live auction. Stay tuned for more information about auction items and how to buy tickets. Remember, every dollar earned goes directly back to the school!

The Stone Ranch PTA is excited to announce the proposed 2025-2026 PTA Board:

President: Nadine Keyes

Executive VP: Jayme Chung

VP Program: Paulyne Wilson

VP Membership: STILL VACANT

VP Volunteers: Cathy Keast

VP Ways & Means: Elissa Wayland

VP Literature: VACANT

VP Communications: Lynn Khulman

Historian: Jenn Zessin

Recording Secretary: Kate Longcraft Neal

Treasurer: Eugenia Rode

Financial Secretary: Chelsea Witt Garcia

Financial Reviewer: Amruta Kulkarni

Parliamentarian: Valerie Massey

If you are interested in holding the vacant positions, please contact Valerie Massey at valerie.massey56@gmail.com. The PTA will be holding the elections on these position at its next PTA Association meeting on April 10, 2025. Please join us!

Come join us on April 10th at 8:00AM in the MPR to hear what the PTA is doing for your school! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the PTA and changes on the horizon. It’s also a good time to learn about how you can volunteer (every little bit helps) or grab an open position for next year. Hope to see you there!

Excitement is building for the Variety Show. As a reminder, only acts with multiple participants will be considered. All acts must be under 2 minutes.

Auditions begin on March 27th so please sign up at the link in the flyer below.

Please note there has been a change to the rehearsal schedule for April 3rd. Please contact PTA for more information.

Come join us next Friday, March 21st at 5:00PM in the MPR for a night of family math fun. This event is a great excuse to ditch your usual friday night routine and join us while we incorporate fun, learning and family entertainment all in one! Russian School of Math is proud to sponsor this event, as a long standing sponsor of the PTA and Stone Ranch Elementary. Learn more here: https://www.mathschool.com/locations/san-diego

One of the last chance opportunities to submit pictures for the yearbook is here. If you have any photos to share of Neon Family Night or Field day, please share for consideration with the yearbook team! All dropboxes close on the 15th, so please submit ASAP!

2025 - Neon Family Night

2025 - Field Day

Yearbooks can still be purchased now for the last remaining discount of $35! Don’t delay, as prices will go up at the end of April to $40. Walk-ups during the last week of school will also be available for $40 though these yearbooks will not be reserved for your child and will be on a first come first serve basis. Many kids love looking back at their year and enjoy collecting messages from peers and teachers, so get your copy today!

Ralph’s and the Kroger family have long supported schools in passive fundraising efforts but we need 5 minutes of your time to help us get a piece of the pie! This is an incredibly easy way to help us raise money for Stone Ranch! Up to 4% of your purchases come directly back to our school. We've earned over $2,000 from this opportunity.

Even if you have done this in the past you will need to do this again! There are two easy ways to make this happen. The easiest way is to download the Ralphs app, sign up for an account or login to your account if you already have one. In the top right hand corner click the three little lines. A drop down menu will appear. Click “Rewards”, then click “Community Contributions” and search for our school. That’s it!

Alternatively, if you do not want to download the app, you may create an account on the Ralphs website and then follow these steps:

• Scroll to the bottom of the page

• Look under Community

• Click on Ralphs Community Rewards

• Under instruction Number 2 - Link your card to an Organization

• Go to Number 2 - Search for your Organization here (click Here)

• You may have to sign in again

• Search for Stone Ranch Elementary School PTA (organization number DB957)

• Add to your account

The Poway Unified transfer window opens on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 8 a.m.! If you live within the Poway Unified boundaries and want your child to attend a school different than your assigned school, submit your request online through the Transfers page on the PUSD website. (This includes siblings of current students.) Please make sure to still enroll your child at their assigned school of residence when new student enrollment opens on April 1, 2025. Transfer requests can only be processed once your child is enrolled in their school of residence. The transfer request window will close on March 31, 2025 at 5 p.m.

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