The Thunder

Thank you for your partnership in making sure that your children, when healthy, are able to be present and in school and learning.

We wanted to share this simple checklist to help you determine when to send your child to school and when to keep your child at home.

Click HERE to see what our Stony Point Scientists, Technologists, Engineers, Artists, and Mathematicians have been working on in STEAM!

Our Scholastic Book Fair opens next Thursday, October 12th!

Click HERE to view the Book Fair home page.

Our fair is made possible by parent volunteers helping to run the cash register; please click HERE to volunteer.

Hours and times will be:

• Thursday October 12th (8 am to 4 pm)
• Friday October 13th (8 am to 4 pm)
• Sunday October 15th (12 noon to 4) (note: the PTO Fall Festival is from 2 to 4 pm)
• Monday October 16th including Family Night (8 am to 7 pm)
• Tuesday October 17th (8 am to 4 pm)

If you would like to donate money to support SPES students purchasing books, there is a donation box in the front office or you may click HERE to donate online to our school’s general eWallet fund.

Please email Ms. McGill with any questions. We forward to seeing you at the fair!

Come enjoy this free event full of food and fun! There will be farm animals to pet, crafts, and an opportunity to pie some of your Stony Point staff in the face!

Overflow parking available at the All Saints Church next door to the school.

PTO is excited to host the upcoming outdoor Fall Festival on Sunday October 15th from 2pm-4pm. This family event will feature Nurse Christine's petting zoo, games, crafts, face painting, and refreshments!

We are in need of some items to be donated and volunteers to help with stations. Please click HERE to view the sign up list. We appreciate your help in making this event a success!

Digital Citizenship Week is coming up on October 16th to October 20th! Albemarle County Public Schools are partnering with Common Sense Media to emphasize the importance of responsible online behavior. You can explore valuable resources online at Common Sense Media. Let's work together to create a positive and balanced digital experience for our kids!

The "United Way Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring" is a day of service in the greater Charlottesville, Virginia area in the fall when thousands of volunteers from local companies and organizations make a difference at local nonprofits and public schools, and in the lives of students and clients by completing much-needed projects. We are so thankful for our volunteers who helped weed the front of the school, clean up our nature trail, and do some gardening in our Japanese garden.

Join the Stony Point Volunteer Fire Company (SPVFC) on Tuesday October 10 at 7:00 PM for their State of the Station Address at the Stony Point Ruritan.

The State of the Station is a communication opportunity for Stony Point Volunteer Fire Company to reach out to the Stony Point community to communicate our strengths, membership, current challenges and areas of need, fundraising and membership opportunities.

On October 14th and October 21st, the Albemarle High School Girls Basketball Coach will be hosting two Fall Ball Clinics aimed at teaching intricate basketball skills. The cost for attending one clinic is $40 or both clinics for $60. Scholarships are available. These clinics are open to all students in both elementary school and middle school.

Please click HERE for the registration link and contact information for the program.

This calendar will continually be added to and updated as the year goes on and new events are scheduled. Bold items are events or special information and italicized items are days where students do not have school.

• Friday September 29: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Thursday October 12-Tuesday October 17: Scholastic Book Fair
• Sunday October 15 from 2-4: Stony Point Fall Festival (Book Fair open)
• Friday October 27: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• Monday October 30: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Monday November 6: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Tuesday November 7: No School for Students (Election Day)
• Tuesday November 14 from 6:00-7:30: Camp Out For Reading Event with dinner
• Wednesday November 22-Friday November 24: No School for Students (Holiday)
• Thursday December 7: Grades 3-5 Math Winter Growth Assessment
• Friday December 8: Grades 3-5 Reading Winter Growth Assessment
• Thursday December 14 at 6:30 PM: Grades 3-5 Winter Music Performance
• Monday December 18-Monday January 1: No School for Students (Winter Break)
• Monday January 15: No School for Students (Holiday)
• Thursday January 25: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Friday January 26: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• Wednesday February 21 from 6:00-7:30: Dragon Dinner
• Tuesday March 26th from 6:30-7:30: STEAM Night
• Friday March 29: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• Monday April 1-Friday April 5: No School for Students (Spring Break)
• Monday April 29: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
• Thursday May 2: K-2 Music Performance at 6:00 PM
• Monday May 27: No School for Students (Holiday)
• Friday May 31: Quest Fest (during the school day)
• Tuesday June 4: TENTATIVE Field Day (during the school day)
• Friday June 7: 1/2 Day for Students and Last Day of School