Every year, the Stony Lane PTO invites its members to contribute to the Annual Gift Campaign to raise funds to provide meaningful enrichment opportunities to our students. Historically, the campaign goal has been to raise $4,000 to offset the expenses associated with providing these opportunities. This is an optional donation and families should not feel any pressure to donate. The attached campaign letter outlines the specific items we hope to cover through your generous donations. We can accept PayPal at our StonyLanePTO@gmail.com account or check via backpack mail.
With much gratitude,
Stony Lane PTO Executive Board
https://stonylanepto.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/2021-2022-annual-gift-campaign-letter.pptx.pdf
The Stony Lane Spirit Store is NOW OPEN!
GET YOUR GEAR FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR at www.twinkleink.com
The Store is Open Everyday - All Year!
Great Variety and it Ships Directly to Your Home.
BEST OF ALL- 10% of ALL SALES go back to the Stony Lane PTO!
Hi Stony Lane Families! If you would like to volunteer at the school this year now is the time to get your BCI done. I have included the link with instructions and forms to print.
https://www.nklinks.net/forms
Hey Stony Lane Families another fun fact to share. Bananas are actually a berry. Technically Strawberries are not berries. How about that for a wow huh!!
Friendly reminder that we will be in the garden Tuesday 4-7 and Thursday 9-12 if you wanted to stop by for a visit.
Tomorrow is both Kindergarten and First Grade from 10-11:30 so we beat the rain coming Tuesday! Don't forget sunblock, hats, sneakers and water bottles! Playground Changes: Cameron on Monday 6/21 Mirandou on Tuesday 6/22 (may move to Wednesday) Fairbanks on Wednesday 6/23 (may move to Thursday)
Stony Lane's Fifth Grade Class of 2021 Farewell activities Thursday afternoon! Hope you had a blast! Promotions coming this week!
Tomorrow is 3rd grade Field Day in the morning and Fifth Grade Farewell in the afternoon. Don't forget sunblock, hats, sneakers and water bottles! Monday morning we will run both Kindergarten and First Grade from 10-11:30 so we beat the rain coming Tuesday!
Playground Changes due to different recess times and getting everyone a second chance on equipment:
Skaggs & Walsh on Thursday 6/17
Longtin & Neronha on Friday 6/18
Cameron on Monday 6/21
Mirandou on Tuesday 6/22 (may move to Wednesday)
Fairbanks on Wednesday 6/23 (may move to Thursday)
Grades 2 and 4 have field day tomorrow finally and the outlook looks good! Don't forget sunblock, hats, sneakers and water bottles! Let the fun begin! Kindergarten and Grade 1 will have their turn Monday and Tuesday next week! Tomorrow is Grade 5 LaLonde for Playground.
Field Day Week is here! This consists of different relay games outdoors by class. Please be sure to put on sunblock, wear a hat, sneakers and a reusable and sealed water bottle on those days! No FLIP FLOPS please. If it rains see my update for rescheduled dates/times.
Check out the pictures from Library and Rooster Games last week! Thanks Mrs. Hoy for being so much fun! Congratulations to Team Whales for winning the 2021 Rooster Games by 1 point in a double tie breaker! Last day for book check out is Friday! @StonyLaneSpout @nk_schools
Congratulations to the Stony Chess Team's 1st place trophy, plaque, and individual trophies for the 4 varsity players (Dean, Dylan, Cole and Max) for their work in the RI Scholastic Chess League!
Happy National Nurses Day! Thank you Mrs. Schnack for all you have done for us this year! @StonyLaneSpout @nk_schools
Stony Lane Rocks! Thank you to all the families that have made this week special. What a start! Teacher Appreciation Week 2021! #itsagreatdaytobeawhale @StonyLaneSpout @nk_schools
Kindergarten & New Student Registration for School Year 2021-2022 is now open. Visit the link below for more information.
https://www.nksd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=796106&type=d&pREC_ID=1351401
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!).
Fair Dates: October 19 – November 1, 2020
Online Only: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/stonylaneelementaryschool1
https://olis.ri.gov/youth/ricba/winners.php
Join the North Kingstown Educational Foundation to make
Halloween safe this year ! This is a 3 night event that will luminate NK neighborhoods, shops/businesses and homes for the viewing public to safely drive-thru and check out the creative and spooky displays. Be the best spookiest decorated location and the winner receives a $50.00 town-wide gift card.
Voting will be done online at nkefoundation.org
Dates: Locations must be ready for viewing on Thursday (10/29) at 5pm and stay decorated till the clock strikes midnight on Halloween night (10/31)
Registration puts your location on a map that we will advertise for people to explore and vote for!
Cost : $10 Proceeds benefit NKEF projects
Online sign-ups at https://nkefoundation.org/ninja-forms/10qiw8
Please register your location by October 23, 2020
Let's make this Halloween a safe and spooky fun event that people will never forget!
Hello, Stony Lane Families!
On behalf of the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), I would like to say welcome back, or welcome to, Stony Lane Elementary School! While this is an unprecedented year for all of us, I could not be more grateful for the countless hours Ms. Hitchener, our teachers and staff, and school district administration have put in over the last several months to bring our children back to school as safely as possible – whether it’s in-person learning or distance learning from home. If we can all agree on one thing, it’s that whatever educational choice we made for our families, we are all working together to support one another and to be STONY STRONG! We, the PTO, look forward to supporting our teachers and staff with resources they need, finding new and creative ways of enriching our children’s in-person and distance learning education journeys, and working together to remain connected through community-building opportunities. Take a look at the list below and complete a couple of forms to see how you can start making a difference at Stony TODAY!
To get to know your PTO Executive Board, hear about what we do, see what’s coming up, and ask questions, please join us for our first GENERAL PTO MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 7:00pm, via Zoom. All are welcome to join us!
Brian Feroldi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PTO General
Time: Sep 23, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://fool.zoom.us/j/96409102786
To learn more about how you can donate back to Stony Lane through your regular shopping habits, please take a look at the “Free Money Programs” and “2020 Box Tops” flyers:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/197DNB8a1M_wtR8wxJlyqVGcIeM3yZIsp2TDthC7WmVU/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/158nJR5KCLAucAlBR09Cw4Gc70QW30_QB/view?usp=sharing
The PTO puts together a “Student Directory” of students’ names and family contact info and class lists. It is emailed to Stony Lane families ONLY and is COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. Please complete this Contact Information Google form(survey to express your consent and provide certain info or decline consent). If you do not respond in this form, we will assume you do NOT want your child(ren) to appear in the directory or class list(s):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPmat3sVlAXAu0BHt2yD2HK5wMIaU--TQzHN8SBjJrmfZhAA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Each parent or guardian of a Stony Lane student is an automatic member of the PTO. It’s a great opportunity to flex your “volunteer muscle” and directly impact the kind of resources and enriching opportunities available to our students. Please complete this Volunteer Google form (survey to express your interest in possibly helping with the various activities and events we hold throughout this year:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbgFWzIbKJLJwgBQLHPqCgU7ErMPTCSYdCkz921bJnu61dTw/viewform?usp=sf_link
To check out what we’re doing regularly, or ask any questions, request access to our closed, private Facebook Group “Stony Lane PTO”.
You can also learn more about us and follow our website, StonyLanePTO.com, which is also updated regularly.
Email the PTO at StonyLanePTO@gmail.com any time with questions or suggestions!
Good luck to all of our students and families this year and we look forward to a time when we can get together in person to celebrate our fantastic Stony Community!
Bethany Sullivan| Stony Lane PTO President
The Stony Lane Spirit Wear Online Store is OPEN AGAIN for THIS WEEK ONLY! Is your student ready for our Stony Lane spirit day coming up in October? If you missed our August sale, please follow the link below to check out our Stony Lane gear AND our newest item....a FACE MASK! Show your school spirit with our 2-ply cloth, ear loop-attaching face mask imprinted with Stony Lane Elementary School and our whale! Please note, this mask does not have a filter or nose piece to tighten over the nose.
https://www.elite-promo.com/stony-lane-1
You will be prompted to enter a shipping address HOWEVER NO ORDERS will be shipped directly to families. We will be arranging for pick up times for families to come and retrieve their orders. More to come on that in 2 weeks! Please see attached size chart for sizing. Questions? Please email Bethany Sullivan at StonyLanePTO@gmail.com!
As we say, "It's a GREAT day to be a WHALE!"
Please check out our website and the attached pictures on what arrival, lunch and recess have looked like in person.
In person students will begin academic screenings 9/21 - 10/2. Kinder and Grade 1 will do AIMS Web assessments. Grades 2-5 will do STAR Reading and Grades 1-5 will do STAR Math. For Distance Learning students, this will be determined shortly.
FOR BOTH IN PERSON AND DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS - If your child has completed the Summer Reading Bingo card they can bring it in or share a picture with me and we will get them the light up Yo Yo that they have earned! Birthday cards this year are electronic to limit paper contact! Please have your child check their school email for their birthday card from all of us at Stony Lane!
Upcoming events:
Wednesday 9/23 PTO Meeting 7:00pm
Thursday 9/24 and Friday 9/25 In Person Lifetouch Pictures
Distance Learning Lifetouch Picture options coming in October
Stony Lane Spirit Wear purchase opportunity coming and Spirit Day TBD in October
