Stone Bank School
Reaching Out Newsletter ~ May 5, 2024
Hello Stone Bank Families,
Teacher Appreciation Week is the perfect time to reflect on our teachers' incredible dedication and hard work. Their collective commitment to nurturing and educating our students is commendable and greatly appreciated.
As we approach Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to express our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your contributions to our Stone Bank School community.
To our teachers: your passion, patience, and creativity make a lasting impact on the lives of our students. Thank you for all you do, not just this week but every day. Your impact lives in the small moments, but the rewards for our students are big!
To our students: your enthusiasm and eagerness to learn inspire us all. Thank you for working each day to become the strong learners, strong leaders, and strong community members we believe you can be!
To our parents and guardians: your support and partnership are invaluable. Thank you for entrusting us with the education and well-being of your children. Education begins at home.
To our PTO: your hard work and dedication contribute to the success of our staff and students daily. Thank you for all of your efforts year-round and the wonderful celebrations you plan, prepare, and pull off for our teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week!
Let's continue to work together to create a positive and enriching environment for everyone in our school community. Your efforts do not go unnoticed.
Once again, thank you for making Teacher Appreciation Week special. Your kindness and generosity make a difference.
Sincerely,
Dawn Preisler
Jeff Allen
Jon Schleusner
Spring Book Fair
Dates & Info
Tuesday, May 7 & Wednesday, May 8: Book Fair will be open 7:15am-2:45pm*, with extra evening hours Thursday only (during the Spring Concert) until 8:00pm.
Thursday, May 9: Book Fair will be open 7:15am-2:45pm*, with extra evening hours Thursday only (during the Spring Concert) 5:00-8:00pm.
Friday, May 10: Last Day to shop our in-person fair for up to 40% back to SBS for every dollar spent and use your Teacher Certificate, classroom eWallet or Scholastic Dollars.
Friday, May 10 - Tuesday, May 21: Extra online book fair shopping for 25% back to SBS for every dollar spent.
*Book Fair hours subject to change during the school day based on volunteer availability.
SUCKER PULL is Back!
The Sucker Pull game is back by popular demand. It’ll be set up all week at the Book Fair until they are gone! $1 per pull will get students a full size sucker and a prize! Each pull wins some kind of prize, along with the sucker. All the proceeds from the Sucker Pull game will go to the Scholastic "Scholastic Possible Funds" (previously “All for Books”) program which goes directly back to SBS and Teachers in the form of Scholastic credit to be used for books or anything Scholastic in their classrooms!
More Information
Check your email for more information from teachers regarding your students opportunity to visit the Book Fair during school hours, eWallet and much more.
For any additional questions, please email stonebankpto@gmail.com.
Camp Whitcomb Flower Fundraiser Pick-up
If you ordered flowers from Shady Lane Nursery, 7th graders will be on hand to assist with the flower pick-up on Friday, May 17th from 2:45-4:30pm and on Saturday, May 18th from 9:00-10:30am.
Auction Seats
We will once again be auctioning off front row seats and parking spaces for the upcoming Spring Concerts, as well as for 8th grade Graduation. Packages of 2 and 4 seats are available for biding and for Buy Now prices. Each Auction will run independently, so check the start and end times carefully. Happy Bidding!
4k-4th Grade: Thursday, May 9th @ 1:30 and 6:00 pm
Auction opens at 6 am Wednesday, May 1st. Closes at 8 pm, Wednesday, May 8th.
5th-8th Grade Band and Choir: Tuesday, May 14th @ 1:30 and 6:00 pm
Auction opens at 6 am Monday, May 9th. Closes at 8 pm Monday, May 13th
8th Grade Graduation: Tuesday, June 4th @ 7:00 pm
Auction opens at 6 am Monday, May 27th. Closes at 8 pm Monday, June 3rd
Stone Bank School Talent Show
The all school talent show will be on Wednesday, May 29th. We will have one show for students at 1:00pm and another show for parents at 6:00pm. Please mark your calendars.
End of Year Coin Drive & Kona Ice
Kona Ice is coming to Stone Bank School on the last day of school - Wednesday, June 5th! To help raise money for this very special treat, please have your child participate in the Coin Drive the week of May 6th - 10th! Send your coins into your child's classroom. The class with the highest total will get to be FIRST in line for their KONA ICE!
Monday, May 6th - Send in all your spare PENNIES!!!
Tuesday, May 7th - Send in all your spare NICKELS!!!
Wednesday, May 8th - Send in all your spare DIMES!!!
Thursday, May 9th - Send in all your spare QUARTERS!!!
Friday, May 10th - Send in any denominations of COINS or DOLLAR BILLS!!!
In April, Stone Bank students in grades 2-8 had the opportunity to participate with a total of 39,078 mathletes nationwide in the Noetic Learning Math Contest. Li Kelty, director of the contest wrote, “Participating in the Noetic Learning Math Contest is not an easy feat, and we recognize the determination and courage it takes to compete. We hope that each and every student recognizes their individual success in solving even one problem, and we encourage you to celebrate their achievements!”
The top scorer of each grade level team received a Team Winner Medal and certificate. Congratulations to the following Team Winners!
Briar Angove, grade 2
Sawyer Czarnecki, grade 3
Sullivan Cech, grade 4
Sylas Toll, grade 5
Samuel Knitt, grade 6
Klayton Toll, grade 7
Bryce Martin & Easton Petushek, grade 8 (section 1)
Dillon Michael, grade 8 (section 2)
Students who scored in the top 50% of all students earned National Honorable Mention Ribbons and certificates. Congratulations to the Team Winners listed above and these additional mathletes for qualifying for National Honorable Mention status!
Lydia Bachmann & Maverick Pfeiffer, grade 2
Annalise Knitt & Joshua Peterson, grade 3
Cooper Rupprecht, Luke McGovern, & Anna Schneider, grade 4
Landon Holschbach, grade 5
Joseph Zimdars, grade 6
One last recognition goes out to Sawyer Czarnecki in 3rd grade. Sawyer received a second medal for scoring in the top 10% of students making the National Honor Roll!
The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. - Paul Hamos
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The Stone Bank Debate Club traveled to CESA #2 in Whitewater on Friday, April 26th to compete with 6 other teams from the area. The students prepared for 3 resolutions on both the proposition and the opposition sides.
Artificial Intelligence will make the lives of humans better.
The US should eliminate the production and use of pennies.
Screen limits for teens 13 to 18 are not necessary.
Bryce Martin, Hailey Pautsch, and Liberty Martin won their first round arguing for the opposition and lost arguing the proposition in a very close debate in round 2. Stone Bank placed 3rd overall in the competition! 6th grade debate team members, Ellie Hall and Alex Karbassi attended to support the team and learn the routine and strategies as we look ahead to next year! Congratulations on a great showing!
Summer Office Hours
The office will be open Monday thru Thursday from 7:00am - 3:00pm. Starting June 14th, the school office will be closed on Friday's thru August 23rd.
Health Room Medication
All medications (prescription and/or non-prescription), epi pens, inhalers, etc. will need to be picked up from the health room by Wednesday, June 5th, 2:30pm (this is the last day of school for students). Any medications left in the health room after this date will be DISCARDED. Medications of any kind may NOT be transferred over from school year to school year by health room staff. New medications with the appropriate paperwork must be brought in at the beginning of the next school year or dropped off at Open House in August. Both prescription and non-prescription medication forms can be found on the Stone Bank School website. Please contact health room staff at 262-966-2900 x4040 or health room aide, Sarah Beneker, via email at s.beneker@stonebank.k12.wi.us with any questions. Thank you!
Lost and Found
Lost and Found items must be picked up by May 31st, end-of-day or they will be donated to St. Vinny's. We have a lot of sweatshirts, jackets, water bottles and lunch boxes, among other things!! Come take a look!
Non-Returning Students
If you will not be attending Stone Bank School next year, please be sure to let the office know as soon as possible. Please email Karrie Beth at k.beth@stonebank.k12.wi.us with your new school information. All school records will be forwarded to the new school once the formal written request has been forwarded to our office. Thank you
Summer Food Service Programs
Families that are looking for information about other school districts offering the Summer Food Service Programs near them, can use the following methods:
- The summer meals locator on the DPI Summer Meals web page
- Call 211 for meals in the are
- Text 'food' to 304-304 to locate meals in the area.
Weekly Planner
Monday, May 6
Coin drive begins, bring in your pennies
Soccer Club, grades 1-3, 1:30-2:30pm
Committee Meetings 6:00pm
Tuesday, May 7
Coin drive continues, bring in your nickels
Scholastic Book Fair continues in the Band room - 7:15am-2:45pm
Track, grades 4-8, 2:30-3:30pm
Wednesday, May 8
Coin drive continues, bring in your dimes
Scholastic Book Fair continues in the Band room - 7:15am-2:45pm
Student Council, 2:30-3:30pm
Track at AHS 5:00pm
Thursday, May 9
Coin drive continues, bring in your Quarters
Spring Concert 4K-4th grade, 1:30pm & 6:00pm - PJ day and attire for both concerts, typical concert attire is also acceptable
Scholastic Book Fair continues in the Band room - 7:15am-2:45pm & 5:00-8:00pm during the Spring Concert
Friday, May 10
Coin drive continues, bring in any denomination of coins &/or bills.
Last day of the Scholastic Book Fair in the Band room - 7:15am-2:45pm
Monday, May 13
Tuesday, May 14
Band/Vocal Spring Concert 5-8th grade, 1:30pm (PJ day and attire for 1:30pm concert) & 6:00pm (typical concert attire, Khakis, dress shirts, nice dress)
Track, grades 4-8, 2:30-3:30pm
Wednesday, May 15
7th grade to Camp Whitcomb, 8:00am
Track, AHS grade school meet 5:00pm
Thursday, May 16
7th grade Camp Whitcomb
PTO Meeting, 6:30pm
Friday, May 17
Bagels with Buds, 7:00am - come and enjoy a bagel with cream cheese, juice and coffee with your child
4th & 5th grade field trip to Old World WI, 9:00am-1:45pm
7th grade Camp Whitcomb return 2:00pm
7th grade fundraiser flower pickup, 2:45-5:30pm
Saturday, May 18
7th grade fundraiser flower pickup, 8:30-11:30am
Monday, May 20
AHS Athletic Director to SBS 9:30am for 8th graders
Board of Education Meeting 6:00pm in the Library
Tuesday, May 21
5K field trip to Glacier Rock Farm, 8:30am-12:30pm
Wednesday, May 22
4K Sneak Peek, 8:30-10:30am
Student Council 2:30-3:30pm
Track at AHS 5:00pm
Thursday, May 23
1st-8th grade field trip to DockHounds Baseball game, 10:15am-2:15pm
Friday, May 24
No School