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Dear Stenwood Families,
We had a great time last Friday at our Valentine’s Day parties! Thank you to all of you who helped contribute to their success.
Happy Custodian Appreciation Week! We have some of the best custodial staff in all of FCPS! Thank you to Mr. Truong, Mrs. Ramos, Mr. Huynh, and Mr. Park for making Stenwood such an inviting place to be every day! We notice their hard work each and every day, and we often get comments from colleagues and other community members about the wonderful condition of our building.
Sincerely,
Erica Riley, Principal
Meredith Mitchell, Assistant Principal
Get Ready for the Kids Heart Challenge!
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Parents, it’s time for your child to show heart!
The Kids Heart Challenge is your child’s chance to be a Heart Hero by learning about heart health, spreading the word, and raising funds to help other children.
Download the free mobile app or visit http://www2.heart.org/goto/stenwoodes to register and have your child take one of three healthy challenges. Then, ask friends and family for donations, helping your child earn thank-you gifts and PE equipment for our school!
The Kids Heart Challenge ends on February 28th. If your child raises $150 by that date, he or she will receive a squishy toy (pictured left)!
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Thank you for supporting students’ physical and emotional well-being and helping collect donations for the American Heart Association. We appreciate all your support!
Tournament of Books!
Attention Students:
Celebrate reading by dressing up for our themed days!
Again this year we will have a Tournament of Books (think March Madness—but with books). There will be two brackets, a K-3 Bracket and a 4-6 Bracket. Each day, students will vote on their favorite books to see which titles advance to the next round!
Magnet School Application
Although we would be sad to lose any of our Stenwood Stingers, the Magnet school application and lottery information are available via this link, https://www.fcps.edu/registration/elementary-magnet-school-lottery.
The Magnet Program registration window will be open from March 3, 2020 through March 30, 2020. No late applications will be accepted.
Families wanting to apply for the Magnet Lottery must have a SIS account. If a student is not currently enrolled in FCPS, registration at the base school for the upcoming school year will be required.
A separate application must be completed for each sibling applying. Legacies also must apply to be eligible. Acceptances into one of the magnet programs is not transferable into another program or school.
As stated in Notice 5922, a one-time pupil placement application fee applies for students accessing special programs outside of their base school for World Language Immersion or Magnet School Programs. This $100 fee must be paid upon acceptance to the program. For more information, please visit the Magnet Lottery Fees - Frequently Asked Questions webpage.
New Information for Rising 7th Grade Families:
THOREAU MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Rising 7th Grade Meet & Greet Sessions: These sessions are held as an additional opportunity to meet the school’s administrative team and ask questions in a smaller and more informal setting.
Sessions:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday, March 19, 2020 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Kindergarten Registration is Now Open!
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We will be holding our Kindergarten Orientation on March 3rd from 9:00 - 10:00am!
If you have neighbors that have a preschooler that should be registering, please make sure to pass along the information to them.
Questions? Contact our registrar, Sonja Hunt at snhunt@fcps.edu
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Marshall Pyramid - Digital Citizenship
On March 18 from 6:15PM - 8:15 PM, Kilmer Middle School will host a Digital Citizenship night for the Marshall Pyramid community. Presentations will cover a variety of topics for all school age ranges; from cyber security, social media, how students access technology in schools, and how families can support good digital balance at home. We encourage all Stenwood families to attend, to learn how we can work together to support our students in a growing digital world. We look forward to seeing you!
Positivity Project
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This week, our students are reviewing and practicing character traits we’ve learned this year. Ask your child which Positivity Project character traits come easily to them and which ones they are working on developing! |
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Buy Your Yearbook Today!!!
Yearbooks are sold ONLY online; they can be purchased for $16.25 using a credit card or PayPal account. Yearbooks and order options will be delivered to the school at the end of the school year.
DEADLINE IS APRIL 30, 2020 FOR ALL YEARBOOK ORDERS
Simply go to yearbookforever.com and enter our school name.
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Lost and Found
Stenwood Community ~ Are you missing a hat, water bottle, jacket, sweater!? We have an abundance of them in the cafeteria lost and found. Please have your student come down and check the tables.
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Keep up to date with all the wonderful things happening at Stenwood on the February Memories gallery! Photos are added throughout the month! |
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Upcoming Calendar of Events
Wednesday, February 26th - CARES Pizza Lunch
Tuesday, March 3rd - Student Holiday
Tuesday, March 3rd - Kindergarten Orientation, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Friday, March 6th - Family Fun Night! (6:00-8:00 p.m).
Tuesday, March 10th - PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 20th - SCA Spirit Day - Everyday Hero Day
Tuesday, March 24th - SCA Spirit Day - Favorite Book Character
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