Dear Stone Families:
It is my pleasure to welcome you to
the 2018-19 school year at Ormond Stone Middle School. Our staff is looking forward to
welcoming our new seventh grade families and our returning eighth grade
students back to classes on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.
The first of August, members of the
administrative team and instructional coaches attended the FCPS Leadership
Conference, where Pedro Noguera, author of “Excellence Through Equity”, was
invited back again this year share his insight on committing to equity. He
shared the Five Essential Ingredients for School Improvement:
- Coherent
system to guide instruction
- Develop
the professional capacity of staff
- Strong
ties to parent community
- Student
centered learning climate: collective efficacy
- Shared
leadership to drive change
When reflecting on his keynote, I am
very proud of the work we have been doing and what we have been able to
accomplish over the past six years at Stone Middle School. However, I do think
we have room to grow in the area of parent involvement. If we are going to continue to improve as a
school, your support and involvement is essential.
Here are just a few examples of how
to get involved today!
-
Volunteer
Throughout the Year
-
Stay
In Touch and In The Know Sign up for the PTSA newsletter
-
Join
the PTSA
I am looking forward to working with you and
your families this year and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel
free to contact me. I hope to see you soon!
Amielia Mitchell
Principal
PANTHER PREP NIGHT
I want to encourage you to
attend Panther Prep Night on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at
Stone Middle School. During Panther
Prep Night, we welcome our new 7th and 8th graders as well as our
returning 8th grade students to visit Stone. Panther Prep Night is an open house format providing
opportunities for students to visit the building before school opens. This is not a structured orientation, and teachers will not be in their
classrooms. Student schedules will be
available online on SIS StudentVue and Parent View by August 23. During Panther Prep Night, the following opportunities will be available:
- Pick up students' schedules
-
Student medication drop off in the clinic by parents. Please bring
the appropriate medication form (completed and
signed) with the medication
- Receive PTSA
membership registration and spirit wear information
- Pick
up PE uniforms purchased through MySchoolBucks (please bring your MySchoolBucks receipt)
- Add money to MySchoolbucks for lunch and PE uniforms
- Sign
up for After School activities
PARENT VIEW
Please
note that it is necessary to have an active FCPS 24-7 Learning Parent
View account. The Student Information System (SIS) Parent
Account will
give you 24 hour access to your child's attendance, class performance, demographic data, and more. The same login credentials will be used to
access both the SIS and FCPS 24-7 systems. Please sign up at this
link: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/fcps-24-7-learning/parent-help
SCHOOL
CALENDAR
August
22 Panther Prep Night,
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
August
28 First day of school
– Warning Bell at 7:20 a.m.
September
3 Labor Day – No School
September 12 Back-to-School
Night, 7th & 8th Grade
September 11-13 Auditions
for school musical, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
September 17 Fall pictures
September 19 3
Hour Early Release Day
October 1 Afterschool
Program Begins
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