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STONEWALL INSIDER APRIL 2018 EDITION #8
STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION! On Thursday, April 12th
Stonewall students wore
red in support for teachers
and public education! The
following Friday, 4/13th,
Stonewall teachers joined
other Fayette Co. teachers
to rally in Frankfort on the
Capital steps!
Mr. Gatliff —along with 34
Stonewall teachers went to
support public schools. He
stated..”Our teachers were
one of the largest groups!”
Stonewall teachers are so
very thankful for all of the
student and parent support!
Bryan Hubbard, Stonewall’s
SBDM parent representa-
tive and 2nd grade dad,
addressed the PTA to
present specific facts about
what is going on in
Frankfort. Bryan stated,
“We have to do what
Kentuckians have always
done, and that’s pull togeth-
er, support each other and
advocate for our state’s lim-
ited resources to be shared
among all those who need
them.” He welcomes
questions and inquiries
([email protected]).
STONEWALL PROUD!
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
STONEWALL 5th GRADE “STLP” STUDENTS PLACE 2ND IN DISTRICT!!
The Student Technology Leadership Program(STLP) allows
students to utilize creation thru technology to solve school
and community needs. With the assistance of Ms. Jacobs,
three Stonewall students used this program to solve a school
problem! The students developed the “Stonewall Wellness
Course” to allow students of all grades to have a place to
go
when they are feeling overwhelmed by the classroom or
need indoor movement during winter months!
To be a qualifying STLP project they were required to use
technology. What better way to move into the 21st century
than QR Codes and YouTube! These dedicated students
learned how to merge two separate formats into one format
which took a tremendous amount of learning and work outside of
the normal school day!
The end result? All students at Stonewall can go on a Bear Hunt
to pretend to be “Rocky”
with “Eye of the Tiger” to being the “Champion!” The overall
goal was to help students of
all abilities to get moving in a positive manner—and that goal
was achieved!
5th grade students Ryleigh Fleming, Nakayla Richardson, and
Skylar Vaught competed in a
Fayette Co. district level STLP competition in March—placing
2nd! WOW! This placing
allowed them to advance to a statewide competition held at Rupp
Arena on 3/29th!
WHAT AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT!! STONEWALL PROUD!!
STUDENT NEWS
SECOND GRADER JAX THOMPSON RECEIVES TOP KY
REFLECTIONS AWARD — ADVANCES TO NATIONALS!
Jax Thompson’s Reflections visual arts entry
“World Divided” is headed to nationals! Jax has learned
that his work won the highest score of excellence and
therefore has earned the honor of representing the entire
state of KY in the primary arts division! Good luck Jax!
Ryleigh, Nakayla, and Skylar!
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STAFF PROFILES MONTHLY PROFILES OF STONEWALL’S FINEST
APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
AMAZING KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SARAH PERGRAM
Teaching History: First year teaching/first year at
Stonewall!
Favorite Hobby: Reading and playing with her dog!
Favorite Dessert: Cookie dough ice cream!
Favorite Restaurant: El Charro!
DEDICATED CLASSROOM ASSISTANT DIANE CAREY
Professional history: 24 years as a FCPS classroom asst/22 years
at Stonewall!
Favorite Hobby: Spending time with her grandchildren and
sewing!
Favorite Dessert: Anything with chocolate or berries!
Favorite Restaurant: BJ’s!
SENSATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER JANIE FIELDS
Prof. history: 30 years experience/28 years-Microcomputer
specialist/Stonewall!
Favorite Hobby: Gardening!
Favorite Dessert: Peach Cobbler!
Favorite Restaurant: J. Alexanders!
FANTASTIC PARAPROFESSIONAL ASEEL GOMEZ
Professional History: 2 years paraprofessional/both years at
Stonewall!
Favorite Hobby: Volleyball, biking, hiking, reading for fun!
Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu!
Favorite Restaurant: Vinaigrette Kitchen & Seki Korean
Restaurant!
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
TERRIFIC PARAPROFESSIONAL MARLENE SMITSON
Professional History: 6 years as a paraprofessional/1st year at
Stonewall!
Favorite Hobby: Reading!
Favorite Dessert: Anything with peanut butter and chocolate!
Favorite Restaurant: Paisanos!
Mrs. Holmes gave birth to a
beautiful baby boy in March!
Look at beautiful boy Mason Lee Holmes!
CONGRATULATIONS!
ATTENTION TEACHERS!!
Next month will be the last newsletter of the year! Should you
have any
special news that you wish or had wished to share please email
us!
Everyone is looking forward to honoring our Stonewall staff
during May—the official month
to appreciate all teachers and staff!! May also celebrates
student accomplishments!
*All teachers/support staff/paraprofessionals were emailed many
times to be featured. If you did not respond but
still wish to featured you have one more month! Please email us
at [email protected]!
Mr. Brzinski’s wife gave birth to
his son Beau last October!
Look at his handsome boy!
He’s a little Mr. B!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
STAFF NEWS!
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
MAY HAS SOME VERY IMPORTANT STONEWALL EVENTS!
May is a wonderful month at Stonewall!
All students are celebrated during Stonewall’s
“CELEBRATIONS OF SUCCESS!”
Please note the date and time of each grade’s celebration!
Kindergarten—Tuesday, May 15th @ 6:30 pm
1st Grade—Thursday, May 17th @ 6:30 pm
2nd Grade—Monday, May 21st @ 6:30 pm
3rd Grade—Wednesday, May 23rd @ 6:30 pm
4th Grade—Thursday, May 24th @ 6:30 pm
5th Grade—Tuesday, May 29th @ 6:30 pm
*Watch for more information from your child’s teacher*
STONEWALL FAMILY PICNIC/FIELD DAY
Wednesday, May 30th
Rain or shine!
**Watch for more information on this event**
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
A NOTE FROM OUR PTA PRESIDENT
DON’T MISS THIS WEEK’S SPIRIT NIGHT AT PALOMAR FAZOLI’S!!!
THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH– 5 to 8 pm!
AND
FRIDAY 4/27TH IS POPCORN DAY!
WHAT A GREAT LAST WEEK OF APRIL!
Happy April! I think we’re all ready for spring to arrive! Our
PTA and school community have so many exciting events planned for
the coming month. We hope everyone enjoyed Science Night! The PTA
served pizza dinners in the cafeteria for $1 and families explored
the 20 ROOMS of amaz-ing scientific experiments and hands-on
exhibits. This is one of the best events of the year!
On April 26th, from 5-8 pm, we will have our monthly Spirit
Night at Fazoli’s (Palomar location). Join us for pasta,
breadsticks, pizza and fun!
We still need many volunteers for next year – please consider
becoming involved! We need help with Popcorn Fridays, Lids for
Benches program, Arts Night Coordinator, Kroger cards coordinator
and many other opportunities. There are big and small jobs
available, to accommodate busy schedules. Another busy school year
will be here before you know it!
As always, please let me know if you have questions or
concerns.
Amy Recktenwald, [email protected]
ATTENDING A SPIRIT NIGHT IS A FUN
AND EASY WAY TO GIVE BACK!
Check out the profits from the last two spirit nights!
Chick Fil A—$353
Chipotle—$351
Stonewall families are the BEST!
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
“SHOW US YOUR TALENT!”...AND THE STONEWALL STUDENTS DID!
“It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the
lights”…...
Stonewall performers came out in force for this year’s talent
show!
Singers, musicians, dancers, gymnasts, and actors performed to a
packed house!
Thanks to the PTA for sponsoring this fun event! It was great to
see so many Stonewall teachers in attendance to cheer on
students!
Last but not least…”MC Mr. G” did a great job introducing
students!
For the first time the yearbook will
include the talent show….featuring a
picture of every participant!
DID YOU GET A YEARBOOK?!
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
Do you know how Box Tops Began?
Things to know about Box Tops for Education (BTFE) and
Stonewall
Box Tops for Education started in 1996 in California. Originally
it only included “Big O Cereals” like Cheerios, Total, and Lucky
Charms.
Today, America’s schools have earned over $868 million! You can
now find Box Tops on hundreds of products in stores and online.
• We currently rank # 1 in our area, # 7 in Kentucky, and # 324
in the nation, out of 97,322 schools. • The top five other area
schools are: LCA, Cassidy, ACE, and Huntertown, in Versailles.
• We have collected over 29,000 Box Tops since school started in
August! • We have earned over $2,635 so far this school year from
our processed submissions.
• Our lifetime earnings are $34,245.78 with Box Tops. • The
collection contest theme for March was “Dis Guy’s Looking For More
Box Tops” with 5th graders as the stars. • Ms. Reichenbach’s 3rd
grade class was the winner of the Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Party for
March. They collected 577Box Tops. • The staff contest for April is
a $25 Panera Bread gift card.
• Piper Griffin, in Ms. Ford’s 2nd grade class, won the giant
art kit for guessing how many Box Tops were in the container.
(Thanks to Mr. Corey in the cafeteria for the donation!) • Thanks
so much for all the “treasures” being donated to the Treasure
Boxes. We can always use more, so send them in, please. Kids love
our Treasure Boxes!
Thanks for all that you continue to do helping us do so well!
Keep sending in your Box Tops and logon to BTFE.com often and enter
the contests. (Especially during the summer months!)
Bruce Moore
BOX TOPS….WE’RE STILL ON TOP!
Thanks to all Stonewall students and parents for continued Box
Tops donations!
Stonewall wouldn’t be #1 without all of your efforts!!!
KEEP DONATING THOSE BOX TOPS!
LET’S KEEP OUR SCHOOL IN THE #1 SPOT!
STONEWALL FAMILIES ROCK!
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
SCIENCE NIGHT BROUGHT THE FUN AND EXPERIMENTS!
HUGE THANKS to the visiting scientists, engineers, and
organizations
that made this night so AMAZING!!
And specials thanks to the PTA, all event volunteers and the 5th
Grade Junior Scientists!
Follow the evidence
wherever it leads and
question everything!
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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To everyone that missed the yearbook deadline—for the first time
ever,
Jostens has allowed us 75 extra books on a first come, first
served basis.
These are the absolute last ones we can get our hands on!
Order forms are by the front lobby bulletin board!
Last chance price is $35!
Questions? Email Rebecca
Thompson—[email protected]
DID YOU ORDER A YEARBOOK?
Don’t miss out on
“The Power of EVERYONE”!
This year’s book celebrates the power of both
individuality and togetherness!
Every class has bold
group pictures!
The 5th grade
classes have the
first ever
side by side
“then and now”
layout!
Take a peek at some
pages!
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APRIL 2018 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #8
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON ELECTION DAY, 5/22
THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON MEMORIAL DAY, 5/28
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS MAY 7TH-11TH!
April 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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2 Spring Break No School
3 Spring Break No School
4 Spring Break No School
5 Spring Break No School
6 Spring Break No School
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10 2nd Grade Field Trip
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13 Picture Day
Exploration Walk
Grillin with Gatliff
(4th)
Mid-Terms sent
home
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16 PTA Meeting
6:30 pm Neighborhood Assoia-tion meeting
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19 Science Night
6-8 pm
20 5th Grade String
Day
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22 Earth Day
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24 SBDM meeting
5 pm
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26 Spirit Night @ Palomar Fazoli’s 5-8pm
27 Popcorn Day
28 Strut Your Mutt
9 am
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Upcoming Events
Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-11)
Field Day/Family Picnic (May 30)
