Stonegate Elementary Newsletter

We had a great week at SGE. Our students worked hard on NWEA to show how much they have learned thus far! The growth in the students has been amazing to see. Thank you for partnering with us as your child's first teacher and supporting the work of our Stonegate teachers! It takes a village and we are fortunate to have this one!

Indiana celebrated it's 208th birthday on December 11th! Our 4th grade students celebrated by learning about Indiana and the symbols of our State.

This upcoming week is our last week of school for 2024! It is hard to believe another year is coming to a close. There will not be a newsletter next Friday, but look for one on Monday, January 6th as a welcome back to school!

We wish you and your family a wonderful break filled with everything that you love!

Looking ahead:.

• Dine to Donate- Support SGE by dining at Azul on 12/18 and/or 12/19!
• Science Fair Registration- If your child would like to participate in the SGE Science Fair, registrations are due on 12/20. See information from Mrs. Knueven on Canvas and ParentSquare.
• Winter Parties- Winter Parties are schedule for Friday, December 20th. Please see more details from your child's teacher.
• Winter Break- There will be NO SCHOOL 12/23/24-1/6/25 for winter break.

Have a great weekend and upcoming break!

Mrs. Connie Largent, Principal

Mrs. Kathy Drake, Asst. Principal

December

18 - Stonegate Choirs Concert 6:00-7:00pm

18 & 19 - PTO Dine for Dollars at Azul

20 - Classroom Winter Parties

20 - PTO Spirit Wear: Holiday Wear

20 - End of Quarter Two

21 - First day of Winter Break

January

6 - Teacher work day - No School for Students

8 - PTO Meeting at 2:45pm

20 - MLK, Jr. Day - No School

22 - Family Friendly Bingo Night at SGE

24 - PTO Spirit Day: Favorite Color

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

26 - 4th graders visit ZWest

28 - PTO Spirit Day: Favorite Decade

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 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

We are continuing our partnership this year with Minted, that will help you with all of your Holiday card and printing needs! Use our unique code: FUNDRAISESTONEGATE to get 20% off your purchase as well as 15% of your total will go back to our school!

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