Principal's Message - 5/15/21

Good Morning Parents and Families: 

We successfully completed week one of our SOL testing. I want to thank each of you for your continued patience and support as your students navigated taking an SOL. It was great to see some of our virtual students on Mondays as some of them came into the building for the first time this school year, or ever. Again, I am so proud of how wonderful our students, in-person and virtual, have been throughout this extremely challenging school year. 

We have reached the less than one month mark until the end of the school year. I want to continue to encourage you to reach out if you need anything. In the meantime, below are some reminders regarding important information. 

Have a wonderful weekend, 

Meredith Norris, Principal 


SOL Testing

SOL Testing

  • All Stone students, both virtual and in-person will continue with SOL testing this week with all students taking Math subject area tests.  Please review the testing schedule and SOL testing information on our Student Testing webpage.  Students should check their Schoology messages for SOL testing updates.
  • When testing, please make sure your child comes to school with the following: 
    • Fully charged laptop
    • Laptop charger
    • Headphones

EOY Updates

We have several upcoming  events as we close out the year to honor and celebrate our students and their accomplishments. More information is forthcoming, but so you can mark your calendars, here is a brief overview. 

June 3 at 5:00 PM: Performing Arts Performance @ Westfield HS

  • This event will serve as a “viewing party,” as our orchestra, band and choral departments will showcase their various ensembles in a video performance. 
  • Students & families will be able to attend in-person to watch the performance together, and this performance will also be streamed. 

June 7 at 1:00-3:00 PM: Student Event @ Stone MS

  • During this outdoor event, students will have an opportunity to see their friends, sign yearbooks, and participate in other outdoor activities. 

June 8: Virtual Synchronous Day 

  • This is Election Day, so there will be NO in-person learning in ALL FCPS schools. ALL students will participate in virtual synchronous instruction.. 

June 8: 6:00 PM 8th Grade Student Success Celebration @ Westfield HS

  • We invite our 8th grade students and parents (more information around capacity requirements are forthcoming) to attend our end-of-the-year Student Success Celebration. 
    • This event will feature student speakers, featured ensembles from our orchestra, band and choral programs, awards and a send-off for our students as they head to Westfield HS. 

Yearbook

Stone Yearbook

Please check out this stellar video advertisement for our Stone yearbook: https://youtu.be/x-09hV2zpD0 


Upcoming Opportunities for Current 8th graders (Rising 9th graders) for Westfield Athletics 

We will continue to provide updates of how students can get involved as they get ready to head off to Westfield High School. Information for rising 9th grade students going to WHS can be found on our website at this link:  https://stonems.fcps.edu/student-services/rising-9th-graders.

** Check out this link to read more information from Westfield Basketball, Freshmen Football and Crew!**  


Additional Summer Opportunities

Now is the time to start looking ahead at summer opportunities. Find more information about programs at Stone Middle School from July 12-30, as well as other summer learning opportunities here:  https://stonems.fcps.edu/academics/summer-learning-opportunities