Weekly Stony Brook Update

Dear Stony Brook Families,

I know it is all anyone has been talking about, but what a cold week it has been! This weekend and the early part of next week are going to feel like a heatwave after this week's weather. It will be great for our school to get back into a regular routine and for the children to hopefully have outdoor recess again next week. The delays this week caused several schedule changes at our building. Second graders will have their final days of swimming today and Monday. The Community Meeting that was to be held today will now be held on Wednesday. This change allows our second graders to be able to attend the Community Meeting since they will be at the pool today.

Next week we will celebrate the 100th day of school on Friday! Wow! One hundred days have flown by. All students and staff are invited to participate in a spirit week next week leading up to the 100th day. Monday will be 60s day. Tuesday will be 70s day. Wednesday will be 80s day or SB ROAR shirt day. Thursday will be 90s day. Friday will be the 100th day. Please see the flyer below for more details.

We will also be saying good bye to Mrs. Snare next week. Mrs. Snare's last day as our Acting Assistant Principal will be Thursday, January 30th. I cannot thank Mrs. Snare enough for stepping out of retirement to help our school. She has been such a blessing to Stony Brook and has helped us in tremendous ways. We will all miss Mrs. Snare (and Rosa)!

Have a great weekend,

Kelly Harper, Ed.D.

Principal

We are looking for volunteers to present Junior Achievement programs in our classrooms.

For as little as an hour a week (5 visits), you can make a difference in the lives of young people in your community. JA programs provide important life skills through hands-on educational activities focusing on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness. Our programs empower students to make a connection between what they learn in school and real-world applications, enhancing the relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school. For more information visit our Junior Achievement Volunteer Overview or contact Tami Hertzler at thertzler@jascpa.org today!

The following classes are still in need of a volunteer:

Mrs. Druck, Grade 1

Mrs. Stanzel, Grade 1

Miss Sleeth, Kindergarten

Mrs. Parker, Kindergarten

Mrs. Payne, Grade 3

To sign up to volunteer, contact Tami Hertzler at thertzler@jascpa.org or (717)843-8028. Thank you!

Every third Tuesday of the month, Central York families are able to go to the Middle School to get non-perishable food items & other household supplies. During the month of January, Stony Brook is collecting items to stock the pantry. Our goal is to collect 500 items since we have approximately 500 students in our school. The following is a list of items needed:

• Canned Vegetables
• Canned Fruit & Applesauce
• Canned Soup
• Cereal & Oatmeal
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Peanut Butter
• Jelly
• Bagged or Boxed Rice, Pasta, Potato Sides
• Pasta Sauce
  

Donations can be sent to school with your child or brought to the main office by the end of the month. Thank you for helping families in CYSD. It is wonderful when Panthers can help other Panthers!

Happy Friday SB Families!

On Friday, February 7 Stony Brook will be celebrating our annual Friendship Day! This day consists of individual class parties and school-wide activity stations in the gym/cafeteria. Keep your eyes open for emails from your student’s teacher and/or room parent with class party volunteering information, as well as information on bringing Friendship Day cards for classmates.

We are still VERY much in need of volunteers for the timeslot for the following classes: Etter/Kilbride/Sleeth/Zeigler/Walker/Buford (10:25-11:35 am). If you have a child in one if these classes, please consider volunteering to help with activity stations! This is a super fun event, but we need more help for this time slot to make the activities happen for these classes! Sign up here: ttsu.me/ymhvsz

Save the date for our February dine out night- February 6 at Red Robin in East York! More information will be sent home in the coming weeks!

If you plan to volunteer for any of our PTO events, you will need to register/renew your CYSD volunteer badge:https://www.cysd.k12.pa.us/our-district/human-resources/clearances

We encourage parents and caregivers to follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/stonybrookpto) as this is where you will get the most timely updates on volunteer opportunities, school events, and more.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Brittany Strine

Stony Brook PTO President

brittanystrine@aol.com

717-858-2104

Annual Notices

Breakfast/Lunch Menus

Free and Reduced Meal Program Forms

Community Flyers

Stony Brook Homepage

Parents and Families

Student Handbooks

Educational Trip Form

Volunteer Information

1/29 - Community Meeting; Wear SB ROAR Shirt

1/30 - Mrs. Snare's Last Day

2/3 - Online Kindergarten Registration Begins

2/7 - Friendship Day

2/11 - SB PTO Meeting, 6:30PM

2/12 - District Diversity Celebration

2/14 - Early Dismissal, 12:30PM

2/17 - No School

2/25 & 2/26 - SB Book Exchange

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

Click on the documents below for more information about Stony Brook arrival and dismissal. If you are driving your child to school, you will stay in your car during drop off. Please have your child practice unbuckling the seat belt or car seat by themselves as parents stay in the car during drop off. If your child is in the walk zone, but you plan to drive your car to the school to pick up your child, your child is now parent pick up and you should follow the parent pick up procedures.

All kindergarten students are required to have an adult pick them up at the bus stop or walk zone. Kindergarten students will not be released from the bus or at the walk zone unless an adult is present to receive them. An adult must meet all kindergarten walkers at the designated crossing guard spot.

For any changes in dismissal, be very clear with your child if they are being picked up early or if they will be parent pick-up when they normally ride the school bus. Any changes in routines or dismissal plans should be communicated to your child's teacher via note or email prior to 9:00AM. If you need to make a change during the day, please call the main office. Our teachers often do not have time to check their email during the school day. The office staff also requests that if you need to change your child's dismissal plan after school has started for the day, please call prior to 2:00PM. It is difficult for our office to communicate to your child's teacher and ensure your child knows about a change if you call after 2:00PM. The school recognizes that sometimes emergencies happen and you need to make a sudden change, but this should be the exception rather than the rule. Thank you!

ABSENCES AND ATTENDANCE IN SKYWARD

Families are encouraged to use the Skyward Family Access Center attendance function to alert the school that their child is absent. This can be done in the Skyward phone app or website. In the event a family cannot log the absence in Skyward, a doctor's note and/or phone call will be accepted as documentation of the absence. If you are unable to mark your child's attendance in Skyward, families should use the school's automated attendance line to alert the school that their child will be absent. This can be accessed 24-7 at (717)846-6789. This number is checked every morning for absences. Families should notify the school no later than 9:00AM on the day of an absence. If we do not receive a call reporting your child absent by 9:00AM, and there is no absence request in Skyward Family Access Center, an automated phone call will be generated via our phone system in order to confirm the whereabouts of your child.

Please note - families have five days by law from the date of a child's absence to report an absence to the district. This may be done in Skyward Family Access Center or by phone on the automated attendance line. Failure to do so will result in an absence being recorded as "unexcused".

All families should be aware that under Act 29, upon a student's accumulation of 6 unlawful or unexcused absences from school, the parent may be referred to Children & Youth Services. Should attendance not improve, the parent may be cited to the district magistrate and could be responsible for fines.

EDUCATIONAL TRIP FORMS

Please be sure to note the policy for educational trips. Approval forms must be obtained from the school office or online through the district website. The educational value and activities of the trip must be stated in detail to be eligible for approval. Thank you for your cooperation with this school policy. For your convenience, click here to download the educational trip form. A reminder that ALL trips MUST be submitted at least 2 WEEKS prior to the trip to be approved.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

Get the jump on obtaining your parent volunteer approval for the 2024-2025 School Year. ALL parents planning to volunteer must re-apply prior to volunteering in our schools. Additionally, all volunteers must also meet with me during a meeting that will be advertised in the near future. Click here for our district-wide Parent Volunteer Manual that outlines how to begin the process of applying to volunteer or, if you are re-applying for another year. We are looking forward to having a record number of volunteers this year!