Good Morning Parents and Families:
This last week, we emphasized the importance of kindness, which aligns with our school-wide expectations. I want to thank our leadership and Panther News students for all they did to make this a wonderful week. I encourage our students to continue to complete their Kindness Bingo cards and check Schoology for more information.
Our students and staff continue to engage in meaningful, hands-on learning throughout each week. I want to thank everyone for their continued hard work and effort. A quick reminder we have no school this coming Monday, February 21 in observance of President's Day. On Tuesday, February 22, we will have a yellow-out to support our amazing bus drivers. We ask our students and staff to wear yellow in honor of Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
As always, I thank you for your continued support and I welcome your feedback. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly (mcnorris@fcps.edu). Enjoy the long weekend!
Thanks,
Meredith Norris
Principal
Stone Middle School
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Portrait of a Panther
Another week of getting into classrooms and highlighting our wonderful students. This week, several of our students were working really hard in their Math class as they problem-solved in pairs and small groups. I continue to be so proud at the level of communication and collaboration our students engage in.
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Kindness Week Feature
A huge thank you to our leadership and Panther News teams for ensuring we had a successful Kindness Week. We kicked off the week with our kindness poster contest where each Panther Block created a kindness poster. These posters are displayed all around the school and remind our students and staff about the importance of being kind. Please click the link above to read more about it.
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Custodian Appreciation Week
As part of Kindness week, we had a Blue Out yesterday to celebrate and thank our wonderful custodians for their tremendous work, especially these last two years to keep our school safe, healthy and clean. We thank each of them for their tireless dedication and efforts to support our entire school community: staff, students and families!
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Stone Athletic Gear FOR SALE!
We are excited to offer Stone athletic gear. Please click the link above to place your order.
Yearbooks Orders
Yearbooks can be pre-ordered now through April 18. The cost is $25. Ordering information can be found by visiting the link above.
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Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS) Interactive Program for Parents: February 22, 2022 @ Westfield HS
HIPS is an interactive program for adults to be educated about the signs of risky behavior in teens and young adults. It touches on drug and alcohol use, mental health concerns, eating disorders, risky sexual behaviors and more. Space is limited. See the link above to get registered.
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Westfield Mulch Sale: Orders due by March 4
The time is here for the Annual Westfield High School (WHS) Mulch Sale!! This important fundraiser enables the PTSA to provide a safe and sober All-Night Grad Party for our Westfield Seniors, as well as other vital PTSA programs. Interested in ordering? See the link above. Orders are due by March 4.
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International Night: March 24, 2022 @ Westfield
We are so excited to partner with Westfield High School this year for International Night. More information will be provided in the coming weeks. In the meantime, if your student is interested in participating, please click on the google form above.
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TJHSST Techstravaganza 2022
Over 300 TJ student & teacher volunteers engage students in STEM activities and demonstrations on Saturday, May 14th at Techstravaganza (TJHSST), including lava lamps, banana DNA, CS workshops, student robotics teams, and other STEM exhibits. Registration is free.
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FCPS Cares
Our staff continues to do so many wonderful things for our students and school each day. Consider clicking the link above to recognize a staff member through the FCPS Cares program.
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Parent Internet Activity Reports
FCPS parents who are interested in knowing more about their child’s Internet browsing activity on an FCPS device can sign up to receive a weekly Parent Report from Lightspeed, our internet content filtering service. The report provides a list of the top sites the child visited that week.
Additionally, if parents wish to get more detailed information, the weekly Parent Report offers parents the ability to self-sign-up to the free Internet Use Parent Portal. Parents who sign up for the Internet Use Parent Portal can log-in any time to see a little more detail about their child’s internet browsing. The portal also offers the parent added ability to “pause” access to the internet during non-school hours on the FCPS device.
Interested parents can submit a request directly from the Technology Support for Families page for weekly Parent Reports. FCPS will validate the enrolling parent’s email in SIS, and once processed, the parent will receive a weekly report over each weekend from our internet content filtering service, Lightspeed.
 Two of our students help celebrate and honor our amazing custodial team!
 Our Math 7 students engage in some math pong action as they solve problems and have a little fun!
 A huge thank you to our leadership students for celebrating our custodians this week!
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