Stillwater Township School

January 27, 2012

 

ATTENDANCE LINE PHONE NUMBER

973-383-3227

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

2/2 (Thu.) – Report Cards

2/13 (Mon.) – BOE Meeting @7pm

2/20 & 2/21 – School Closed – Winter Recess

2/27 (Mon.) – BOE Meeting @ 7pm

 

After School Learning Center Dates

JANUARY:   5  •  10, 12  •  17, 19  •  24, 26  •  31

FEBRUARY:   2  •  7, 9  •  14, 16  •  28

MARCH:   1  •  6, 8  •  13, 15  •  27, 29

 

Kindergarten Registration

If your child will be 5-years old on or before 10/1/12, you may register him/her for kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. You may call Ms. Sue Sager (383-6171) to either have a registration packet mailed to you, or you may pick one up at the school. Complete instructions and important dates are included in the packet. Pre-Screening dates will be 3/27, 3/28, and 3/29. Orientation will be 6/6/12.

Required for registration:

·         Birth Certificate (official - with raised seal)

 

·         Immunization History (including Hepatitis B series & Varicella vaccine)

 

·         Current physical form from your physician (returned by April ’12)

 

·         Proof of Residency (2) – (Please call Ms. Sager with any questions on this).  Suggested items:  Copy of license with Stillwater address; Copy of deed/mortgage or lease agreement; Stillwater residence tax bill; Utility bill for Stillwater residence; Other (Contact Ms. Sager)

 

Preschool Registration

If your child will be 3 or 4 years old on or before 10/1/12, you may register him/her for preschool for the 2012/2013 school year. You may call Mrs. Eileen Theys at 973-383-3998 to have a registration packet mailed to you or you may pick one up at school. Complete instructions and tuition information are included in the packet. To guarantee enrollment for your child, the completed packet must be returned to Stillwater School as soon as possible as there are a limited number of spaces available. The following items are required for registration: Birth Certificate (official – with raised seal); Immunization History; Current Physical Form from your physician; Proof of Residency (2) Suggested items are: Copy of driver’s license with Stillwater address; Copy of deed/mortgage or lease agreement; Stillwater residence tax bill; Utility bill for Stillwater residence; Other (contact Mrs. Theys)

 

ONLINE CALENDAR AND EVENTS SCHEDULER: Please continue to visit our website www.stillwaterschool.net and click on the link to view the school calendar for the week, and also sign-up for reminders to any events that are taking place in the school. If you have any questions or problems subscribing to the notifier, please contact Assistant Principal, Mr. Bell at 973-383-6171 ext. 224 or at christopher.bell@stillwaterschool.net.

 

MORNING KEEP NOW AVAILABLE!: KEEP is now offering morning childcare at Stillwater School. Contact 383-2213 for more info.

 

LADIES BOOT FOUND:  A ladies black boot was found in the school’s front parking lot a couple of weeks ago, just after the buses arrived in the morning. We have it in the Main Office.

 

YEARBOOKS GO ON SALE MONDAY, JANUARY 30: Don’t forget to order your 2012 Stillwater School yearbook! This year’s design is unique and in full color! Photo pages include special school activities such as; assemblies, 6th grade Washington trip, and  our Halloween parade. The yearbook price is $15.00 each. Our sale starts Monday, January 30 and ends February 10. ORDER NOW AS THERE WILL ONLY BE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF EXTRAS AVAILABLE IN JUNE!

 

Staff Jeans Day: The staff at Stillwater School wore jeans to work this past Wednesday. They donated money to the Tricky Tray Fund. The Stillwater Education Association will use this money to purchase a “bigger item tray” for the upcoming Tricky Tray that the PTA will be sponsoring. In addition, the staff donated food to a local food pantry. Four big boxes of food were sent to a Stillwater church!

 

6th Grade Reach:  The 6th grade REACH class recently completed a Marble Maze project. They had to design and construct a maze in which a marble was moved around in a labyrinth maze. The winner was a maze constructed by Quinn Kieslowsky and Justin Campbell. Theirs was the most difficult. It took an average of one minute and eight seconds to complete the maze.

 

6th Grade Social Studies: As sixth graders have been learning about the ancient Chinese civilization, they celebrated Chinese New Year 2012 with Chinese paper cut dragon art work, and vocabulary lanterns. Julia Al-Nawal, Mrs. Estock, and Abby Ankrom in grade 2, wore their silk Chinese jacket and dresses to make the day more festive. Gung Hay Fat Choy!

 

2nd Grade News: This January our second graders have been “traveling” from one pole to the other. Did you know the South Pole is in the continent of Antarctica and it’s the coldest place on Earth? Believe it not, penguins are perfectly happy to live there!  It was so interesting to learn about these strange birds. We read and wrote penguin stories, completed penguin crafts and we even researched facts about different kinds of penguins. The second grade was thrilled to adopt a Magellanic penguin!  We named it “Snowball”.  Snowball will be sending us letters and photos throughout the year!  We also took a “trip” to the North Pole.  Although the poles have a lot in common, the Arctic is warmer and there is a lot more wildlife. Each second grader had fun reading and reporting about their favorite arctic animals.  There sure was a lot to learn about! Where we will go next?    

 

Student Council:  On February 3, the Student Council will hold a Super Bowl Day!  Don’t’ forget to wear your favorite football team colors or jerseys. Your football team does not have to be in the Super Bowl to wear their colors.  If you wear your team colors, we are asking for a donation of fifty cents. All of the money that we collect from Super Bowl Day will be donated to the Fredon Animal Shelter to help care for the animals there. Don’t forget to root for your favorite teams and we hope you enjoy Super Bowl Day!

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILY MATH: Several of our fifth grade families joined us once again Tuesday night for our second session of math games and activities. The room was humming while parents and children discussed ways to “Close the Lid” and get four in a row with “Coordinate Tic-Tac-Toe.” Other opening activities included decimal games and a visual-spatial challenge called “Polynominos.” Our families also enjoyed discovering 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit palindromes, and using calculators to compete in “Aunt Bebe’s Costly Calculations Contest”. Mr. Blide was the winner of a jar filled with bubble gum by having the closest guess of the actual number inside. An evening of fun activities and delicious snacks was enjoyed by all!

 

Math-a-thon Update: Did you know that Stillwater School has raised over $85,000 for the children at St. Jude’s over the last few years. If we reach our goal this year we will have donated more than $90,000. Please look for the Funbooks that went home today with the children and thank you!

 

CAFETERIA NEWS:  You can access MASCHIO’S  website if you have concerns or are in need of product information due to your child’s/children’s allergies to certain foods. We have students arriving to lunch asking us to check ingredients in food that they have ordered that same morning. It is very difficult for us to stop the lunch line at that point to look up this information for students. It also takes away from the time allotted for your children to each their lunch. We do not want to serve your child any food item that may have an ingredient they are allergic to. Therefore, we ask you to please go over the menu items with your child/children prior to the day they will be served. If you have concerns about the items being served, please go to the website www.maschiofood.com and click on “nutrition information” listed in the blue box on the left side of the page. On the next page, down on the bottom right, you can click on a certain food item that you want information for. It will allow you to access the nutrition information label for that item. We thank you in advance for your help concerning this matter. Ellen Van Skiver/Food Service Manager

 

 

The Following Are Not School Sponsored Events

 

COMMUNITY

Donations Needed for Father John’s Animal Shelter: Daisy Troop 5010 is collecting donations for Father John’s Animal Shelter. Items needed are: cat litter (non clumping), canned cat food, canned dog food, Milk Bone dog treats, KONG brand dog toys, paper towels, 13 gallon trash bags, 30 gallon trash bags. Please bring your donations to a drop off box in the main office between February 3 – 17.

 

Cyber-bullying Workshop: February 28 from 7pm-8:30pm at Frankford School. What EVERY parent needs to know…..an interactive presentation regarding the dangers and consequences of cyber-bullying. Hear firsthand from a young adult about the devastating effects. Strategies for prevention will be discussed along with time for audience questions to be answered. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Center for Prevention & Counseling. Contact Monica Orr at 973-948-3727 x228 with any questions.

 

SPORTS

LACROSSE: Registration for the Kittatinny Youth Lacrosse Club spring season beginning in late March is now open for 3rd through 8th grade boys and girls. Information and registration forms may be found at our website, www.kittatinnylax.com and should be mailed into our PO Box as soon as possible. Registration is on a first come first serve basis until teams are filled. Many teams are more that half filled already.

 

Stillwater Fredon Little League is holding registration for the 2012 season. We will be at the Fredon Civic Center on Saturday, 1/28/12 from 9am - 12 noon for all children at least 5 years old by 4/30/12 up to 16 years old who reside in Fredon or Stillwater. Any questions, please call Andrea Powell at 973-300-5598.

 

FUNDRAISERS

Support the 6th Grade Class: We are holding a “31” fundraiser, offering a great deal on 2 thermal tote styles that can also be personalized. These bags are great for school, sports and outings! Look for the flyer getting sent home today. The sale will run from 1/6 -1/20. Totes will be in by 2/1/12. You can also see them online and purchase direct at www.mythirtyone.com/jacquigely

 

MARKET DAY: February Market Day flyers went home this week. NEW ITEMS for February are: Lemon Parmesan Salmon, Three Cheese Mini Pizza Bagels, and Hickory Smoked BBQ Chicken. All orders of at least $40.00 (pre-tax) will receive a FREE 4 Pack of Cookie Dough Cups. Also, all online orders of at least $90.00 (pre-tax) will receive a FREE 1 lb. of Chicken Gems when you input the code FEBBONUS at checkout. FREQUENT BUYERS: Make two purchases of $40.00 (pre-tax) between February and April. Then place a third order of $40.00 (pre-tax) in May to receive a FREE Cooler Tote at your May sale pick-up. (orders must reach those two amounts after any applicable discounts/coupons) February is also cookie month! Get your favorites while they last...easy to bake, get the children to help! February pick up is Tuesday, February 21. Paper orders due back to school by Tuesday, February 14th. Online orders are due by 11 pm on Wednesday, February 15. Questions, contact Cheryl Castner at 973-579-3182 or ccastner@embarqmail.com

 

 

** Kittatinny Jr. High School Play  - February 3 & 4 at 7:00pm! **

 

Stillwater PTA

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT NO STUDENT WILL BE BARRED FROM ANY PTA EVENT BASED ON THEIR PARENTS’ PTA MEMBERSHIP STATUS. ALL PTA EVENTS ARE OPEN TO EVERY STUDENT. NO CHILD WILL BE TURNED AWAY FROM TAKING PART IN ANY PTA EVENT.

·         THANK YOU: The PTA Executive Board would like to send out a THANK YOU to everyone who has already volunteered to help plan our annual Tricky Tray and help us get it off the ground and running! This is our largest event of the year, and we appreciate each and every thing you have done and will continue to do. If you haven’t volunteered to help, or would like more information, please see the additional Tricky Tray information below.

·         BOOK IT!: Keep reading those books and sending in those forms!  Questions, contact Cheryl Castner, 973-579-3182 or ccastner@embarqmail.com. (I received a form on Thursday that was missing the student’s name and had no teacher’s name on it as well. Please contact me to confirm it is yours.)

·         TRICKY TRAY: Planning has already begun for our annual Tricky Tray. This is our biggest event of the year! The proceeds of the Tricky Tray support many programs in our school, including ALL ASSEMBLIES, (2) FAMILY FUN NIGHTS, CULTURAL ARTS NIGHT, and our new event the FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE. The PTA has also purchased three “Walkie Talkies” for the school to use during fire drills and at recess to ensure the safety of our children. These are just a few examples of how the PTA can put the proceeds of the Tricky Tray to good use. Tricky Tray Planning Meetings have already begun. If you are interested in learning more about this event, or would like to attend one (or more) of the meetings, please contact Amanda Connelly at 973-551-8505, 910raw@gmail.com OR Wendy Kimble at 973-940-1211, wak1016@ptd.net. Since this is the biggest event of the year, many hands are needed!!

·         TRICKY TRAY:  It’s that time again! Green handouts have gone home, and your help is needed. In order to make our annual Tricky Tray a huge success, we are asking for YOUR help! We are asking each child to bring in a $5.00 donation. This donation will go towards their homeroom tray. Please mark the envelope with your child’s name, grade and teacher. THE FIRST CLASS TO REACH 100% PARTICIPATION WILL RECEIVE A PIZZA PARTY!!  These trays will be purchased by the homeroom parent.  Also...please consider filling out the white paper, which is attached to the green one, and kindly donate a tray. If you do not wish to donate a tray, but would still like to donate in some way, you may make a monetary donation. This donation will be used to purchase a tray in your name. If you wish to make up a tray yourself, please consider a tray geared towards the teen or young adult age group. (We received feedback last year that there weren’t many trays geared towards those age groups) ALL $5.00 DONATIONS AND TRAY INFORMATION IS DUE BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. As a THANK YOU for donating a family tray, you will receive one free sheet of tickets!  (Limited to one sheet per household and you must be a Stillwater Family.) THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!  

·         BOX TOPS:  Thanks to all of you for clipping and sending in those boxtops all year! We received our first check of the year, and the total was $1,214.88. Remember, keep sending your boxtops to school, labeled with the homeroom teacher’s name.  The competition is getting close for the leading homerooms, so keep clipping! Watch for future updates which will include the top 3 homerooms and submission deadlines!

·         PTA SUGGESTION BOX: If you can not make it to our meetings, but have a suggestion or concern, please put it in our suggestion box!  The box is located on the wall immediately inside the main entrance of the school. If you would like to be contacted, please put your contact information on your submission.  Please keep in mind, though, you may remain anonymous if you wish.

·         STILLWATER SCHOOL COOKBOOKS: Stillwater School PTA Cookbooks are on sale now! They are currently on sale for $10.00 each.  Simply send your request and payment to school with “PTA Cookbook” written on the envelope, and your cookbook will be on it’s way to you. Questions, contact Robin Waldo at 973-300-4002.

·         MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: The PTA Membership Drive is an ongoing event all school year long.  If you wish to join the PTA, please return your envelope, with dues, to school. If you have misplaced yours and would like another one, contact Wendy Kimble at 973-940-1211 or wak1016@ptd.net. Thank you, and please consider becoming a member today!

·         NEXT MONTH: Gertrude Hawk Candy Fundraiser, Cultural Arts Night, Roller Skating, Valentine’s Day Candy Sale.

·         NEXT MEETING: Our next PTA meeting is Wednesday, February 1 at 7 pm.