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STONEWALL INSIDER MARCH 2019 EDITION #7
MARCH MADNESS AT STONEWALL!
SPIRIT NIGHT AT
PAPA JOHN’S!
Papa John’s has invited
Stonewall Elementary to
participate in their NEW
“Dollars for Dough”
Fundraising Program!
Date: Tuesday, March 19th
Location: Palomar Papa John’s
Time: Orders placed between
10am—11pm
Promo code: STONEWALL
The promo code must be
inputted PRIOR to checkout!
You may take advantage of any
current specials advertised by
Papa John’s!
Stonewall will receive 20% of all
earnings!
READ-A-THON SPRING
FUNDRAISER KICKS OFF
MARCH 4TH!
The Stonewall PTA is excited to kick
off an online fundraiser on Monday,
March 4th! This “Read-A-Thon”
fundraiser allows students to reach
out to friends and family by email,
Facebook, and Twitter!
All pledges are online!
Please see page seven for detailed
information! An information sheet
was also sent home last week. The
fundraiser runs thru March 15th.
Thank you for supporting
our school! Our Stonewall
families are the BEST!
IT’S TIME FOR THE
STONEWALL TALENT SHOW! This year’s talent show is Friday,
March 29th from 6:30-8pm!
More information on page 10!
IMPORTANT REMINDER
FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH IS A
WEATHER MAKE-UP DAY!
SCHOOL IS IN SESSION!
SPRING BREAK IS RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER!
APRIL 1ST THRU THE 5TH!
REPORT CARDS COME HOME
FRIDAY, MARCH 22! THE PTA MEETS MONDAY,
MARCH 18TH AT 6:30 PM!
Join us to discuss next year’s
open board positions!
We need YOU!
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STONEWALL TEACHERS GIVING BACK!
MARCH 2019 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #7
Lighthouse Ministries is an organization that exists to serve the homeless and food insecure population of Lexington.
This is done through several different ministries, one being Dining with Dignity. Stonewall teachers gather there at least
once a month to make and serve dinner and visit with guests. Check out some of our wonderful teachers below (there
are other teachers not pictured that participate)! Special thanks to Ms. Bruce(3rd grade teacher) for sharing this
amazing volunteer work from our Stonewall teachers! This charity is near and dear to her heart!
AN AMAZING SPIRIT NIGHT AT CULVER’S!
Our February Culver’s Spririt Night was tons of fun! We made a profit of $482.95! Culver’s now requires that
our school provide volunteers to deliver food and clean tables during spirit events. Special thanks to the
fantastic group of volunteers that ROCKED spirit night! And a special shout out to 2nd grader Audrey Baxter,
who was an amazing helper to our volunteers!! Those who attended are pretty sure our PTA President had to
be wearing roller skates —thanks for all you do Amy!! Hmmm...isn’t that Ms. Bruce and Ms. Vogler!!!
These are only a few of the teachers that give back!
Mrs. Albrecht, Mrs. Hutchins, Ms. Bruce, Mrs. Stephens, Ms. Floyd, Mrs. Vogler,
Ms. Hendrie, Mrs. Churchill, Mrs. Peavler, and Mrs. Hoffner! Look at those smiling faces!
IT FEELS SO GREAT TO VOLUNTEER!
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STONEWALL LOVES THE ARTS! This year’s “Love for the Arts” night was amazing! Special thanks to Mrs. Bowman for working with the PTA to
coordinate this event! And heartfelt thanks to our amazing art teacher, Ms. Worley, for putting so much time and
effort to create the art gallery, as well as to decorate the halls with amazing student artwork! There was an
endless amount of parent, community and student volunteers to make this night possible!! Bravo everyone!
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MARCH 2019 STONEWALL INSIDER EDITION #7
Spring 2019 Stonewall Spirit Wear Order Form
Student Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Grade: ___________________________ Homeroom Teacher: __________________________________
Circle selection(s)
HATS ($15 each)
embroidered
“Stonewall”
Please make checks payable to Stonewall PTA. There will be a $15 fee for returned checks.
Any questions please email Julie Beck at [email protected].
YOUTH (royal blue) OSFA-Youth Total: $
ADULT (royal blue) OSFA-Adult
Total: $
YOUTH Short Sleeve T-Shirts ($12 each) S(6-8), M(10-12), L(14-16), XL(18-20)
Chill (mint green) S M L XL Total: $
Raspberry (pink) S M L XL
Total: $
ADULT Short Sleeve T-Shirts ($12 for S-XL $15 for 2XL/3XL)
Chill (mint green) S M L XL 2XL 3XL Total: $
Raspberry (pink) S M L XL 2XL 3XL Total: $
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE:
CHECK OUT THE NEW SPRING SPIRIT WEAR!
ORDERS DUE BY
MARCH 15TH!
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STUDENT NEWS
March 1st Brought 3rd Grade’s “Grillin’ with Gatliff”!
Thanks to Stonewall for
providing the hotdogs!
Thanks to all the parents
who donated sides,
plates, napkins
and water!
Congratulations to the Stonewall students who placed in the KAW District Science Fair on February 2nd! These four
students advanced to the Central KY Regional Science Fair held on March, 2nd at Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
What an amazing accomplishment! Best of luck in Regionals!!! Stonewall proud!
STONEWALL STUDENTS ADVANCE TO REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITION!
Patty Roberts—5th Gr.
1st Place/Plant Science
Drew Rodabaugh—5th Gr.
1st Place/Engineering
M.J. Belle—4th Gr.
2nd Place/Microbiology
Reid Kelly –4th Gr.
2nd Place/Engineering
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CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!
MOVIE NIGHT!
Whitney Baxter
Amy Recktenwald
Tricia Ledbetter
Marie Caudwell
Angela Justice
ARTWORK PREP!
Whitney Baxter
Julie Beck
Amy Recktenwald
Kim Dixon
Sarah Kinman
Jen Clark
Hillary Stephens
Kate Davis
Esther Orchs
Sarah Hockensmith
Daisy Richardson
Tricia Greer
Kimi Pinczewski
Amy Hieneman
LOVE THE ARTS !
Jessica Bowman
Angela Justice
Melody Langley
Amber Greathouse
Kay Hubbard
Amanda Simmons
Michele Dejesus
Sharessa Crovo
Lauren Keller
Karyn Hinkle
Kristen Greene
Whitney Baxter
Kim Dixon
Betty Ross
Kate Davis
Sarah Hockensmith
Bobbi Hoffner
Lindsay Nunnelley
Tricia Greer
Amy Recktenwald
Julie Beck
Tricia Ledbetter
Ellen Green
Marianne McAllister
POPCORN DAY!
Julie Beck
Jen Clark
Deanna Barnhart
Sarah Hockensmith
Hailey Gallivan
Lindsay Nunnelly
Genuine thanks to all who volunteered to make all of our February events a success!
A drawing for two gift cards will be held at the March 18th PTA meeting! Please watch for volunteer opportunites!
CULVER’S HELPERS!
Holly Vogler
Stephanie Bruce
Whitney Baxter
John Whitice
Amy Recktenwald
Sarah Hockensmith
Tricia Greer
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A NOTE FROM OUR PTA PRESIDENT Spring is in the air, Stonewall families! Our PTA and school community have so many wonder-ful events planned for the coming month. March is National Reading Month and Stonewall will celebrate with our first ever READ – A- THON! Beginning March 4th, you can earn money for our school just by READING (check out details in the newsletter). We end the month with our Show Us Your Talent Show (March 29th 6-8 pm). Please see the newsletter for more infor-mation about how you can register for this event (you must submit your talent show form to Mr. Gatliff by MONDAY, MARCH 25th for consideration).
Looking forward, we wanted to extend an invitation to all our Stonewall parents/guardians, to consider becoming a PTA officer for the 2019-20 school year. We NEED lots of new faces, new ideas and new energy to keep our organization representative of our school and moving in innovative directions. We have FOUR Executive Board positions available (President, Fundrais-ing, Programs and Secretary) for next year (see details about each position in the newsletter). If you’d like to see what we’re all about, please join us for our next monthly on Monday, March 18th @6:30 in the cafeteria. Children are always welcome, snacks will be provided and we limit the meetings to one hour. This is a great way to see the many things PTA does for our school!
Five reasons to become involved in PTA
It’s good for your student! Research shows that children whose parents are involved in their school make better grades and have fewer disciplinary problems at school.
It’s important to the school. We create a caring and supportive atmosphere.
You’ll get connected. There’s no better way to know what’s going on at school than to be a member of PTA.
You’ll be part of a great network. PTA is a great resource for families on a variety of topics.
You’ll make a difference!
As always, please let me know if you have questions or concerns.
Amy Recktenwald, PTA President, [email protected]
Dear Parents, Starting March 4th we will kickoff our Read-a-thon Spring Fundraiser in correlation with Read Across America Day. We are excited to streamline our fundraiser by going online. You will now be able to reach out to friends and family by email, Facebook, and Twitter, instead of going door-to-door, tracking commitments, and handling checks. Simply search and find your participant's online pledge page here: https://99pledges.com/fund/stonewall2019 You do not need to login or change anything. Simply make a donation for whatever you can, and share your partici-pant's link with friends and family. Here is some sample sharing text: "NAME is participating in a fundraiser, and would love your support. If you'd like to donate, you can do so online at the following link: PLEDGE PAGE URL (insert your child's specific page link) Please know that no amount is too small and all donations are truly appreciated! Whitney Baxter, PTA Fundraising
PTA SPONSORED SPRING READ-A-THON KICKS OFF MARCH 4TH!
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WE’RE STILL #1 IN THE DISTRICT FOR BOX TOPS!!!
MARCH BOX TOPS UPDATE!
We’ve now collected more than 19,600 Box Tops this school year. Keep up the good work Stallions!
Mrs. Corman’s 2nd grade class had the most Box Tops (337) for the month and will win a classroom party of their choosing. It’s their second win of the year. Ms. Ford’s 2nd grade class was closing in on them near the end of the month with just 29 less and will get a party also. Mrs. Brashear and Mrs. Johnson’s 3nd grade class came in third. Way to go 2/3 hallway!
The most recent Staff Box Tops Contest prize. a $60 gift card to Massage Envy, was won by Ms. Dalton just be-fore Valentine’s Day. The prize for the end of March is a $25 gift card to Home Goods.
The kids are really enjoying all the “gently used” treasures donated to our Treasure Boxes, so thanks a bunch and keep sending them in when you need to clean out at home. (I apologize if any child is bringing back the stuff you’ve sent in to us.)
We keep doing better and moving up the rankings, and we’re still # 1 in our local area (out of 202 schools), # 3 in Kentucky (1,454 schools), and now # 206 in the nation. There are a record num-ber 98,117 schools participating in the Box Tops for Education Program! Our Stonewall families are just great sending in Box Tops day after day. Remember – every 10 Box Tops is $1 cash for our school, and a trip to the Treasure Box. Don’t forget about “2-Fer Day“ on Tuesdays. Your little Box Tops collectors know about that.
Thanks so much for your continued support!
Bruce Moore, Box Tops Coordinator
On behalf of the Stonewall PTA…..
THANKS TO ALL THE BOX TOPS STUDENT HELPERS!
THANKS TO ALL THE STONEWALL FAMILIES WHO DILIGENTLY TURN IN BOX TOPS!
THANKS TO MR. MOORE FOR KEEPING TRACK OF OVER 19,000+ BOX TOPS!! NOW THAT’S A JOB!!
Remember that this program earns thousands for Stonewall each school year!!
A few of Mr. Moore’s “crazy fun” Box Tops crew!!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!
2019-20 PTA Available Executive Board Positions
(each position is for a 2 year period)
PRESIDENT
Responsibilities include leading the PTA toward specific goals chosen by its members. The President compiles the monthly PTA/School calendar, runs the monthly PTA meetings, and acts as a liaison between the school staff and parents/families. He/she also acts as support for all of the Board members and committee chairs.
FUNDRAISING VICE PRESIDENT
Responsibilities include working with volunteers and school staff to oversee and organize all PTA fund-raising activities (including the Fall Fundraiser and monthly Spirit Nights at restaurants) to meet the proposed yearly budget.
PROGRAMS VICE PRESIDENT(S) (can be occupied by 2 people)
Responsibilities include helping to execute a variety of events for the PTA, including securing volun-teers and making sure that food/water are available for PTA events. (NOTE: Programs VPs are NOT responsible to PLAN all PTA programs - mainly, they oversee that all PTA events have adequate volunteers and food/water requirements and act as a support system for PTA events (such as the Back to School Bash, Literacy Night, Arts Night and Science Night).
SECRETARY
Responsibilities include preparing the agenda for monthly PTA meetings, tracking attendance at each meeting, ensuring that meetings run in a timely manner and preparing the minutes (or written report) of each meeting. * If interested in any of the above positions, please contact [email protected]. Elections will be held in APRIL 2019. All meetings and most PTA events take place after school hours, to accom-modate working parents.
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Stonewall Talent/ Variety Show
Friday, March 29th Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
We invite Stonewall students to come out on the night before spring break and enter-tain us! The PTA will provide popcorn and water. You may brown bag your dinner if you like.
Students need to sign up IN ADVANCE. Each student will be given 3 minutes to enter-tain. Participants must return the bottom of this form TO THE FRONT OFFICE by MARCH 25 so that Mr. Gatliff can sign off on your performance.
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Talent Show Sign Up: Name:___________________________________
Teacher: _________________________________
Email: __________________________________
Talent: __________________________________
Song name: ______________________________
(if applicable –YouTube Links for audio are needed)
contact [email protected] with questions
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THE MARCH TALENT SHOW IS ALMOST HERE!!
Calling all singers, dancers, musicians, acrobats—whatever your talent—we want to see it!!
This is always such a fun way to end the week before spring break! Check out the details below!!
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Stonewall Elementary/Stonewall PTA
March 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Grillin with Gatliff (3rd)
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4 Read A Thon Begins Read Across America Day
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8
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10 Daylight Savings!
Set your clocks ahead one hour!
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15 Spring Spirit Wear orders Due
Read A Thon Ends
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17
18
PTA Meeting
6:30 pm
19 Spirit Night Papa John’s
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21
22
Report Cards Sent
Home
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24
25
Talent Show forms
due to Mr. Gatliff
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SBDM Meeting
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29
Stonewall Talent
Show
6:30-8 pm
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Please consider joining the Stonewall PTA Board for the 2019-20 School Year! The positions of President, Programs, Fundraising and Secretary are available!
Contact [email protected] to find out more information!
