Stony Brook Elementary PTO - stonybrookelementarypto

Join the entire Hopewell Valley community and celebrate our public schools! The HVEF annual E² Awards Dinner will be held on May 11, 2012 at ETS's Chauncey Conference Center. The dinner begins at 6pm with a cocktail hour and silent auction, with dinner and live auction beginning at 7:30pm. Tickets are $115 per person, $1000 for a table of 10 guests. HVRSD employees can purchase tickets for $80. Please see attached form for more information.

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Please be aware that the PTO will not be ordering extra copies of the yearbook for purchase at a later date. If you would like to buy one, you must order it now.

If you would like to order a yearbook(s), please complete the attached Yearbook Order Form and return it to school with your payment of $18.00/book (cash or check to “SB PTO”). Order forms are due by March 30th, 2012. 

If you have any questions about ordering a yearbook, please contact: Candice Kessel, (cwkessel@princeton.edu).  General questions about the yearbook can be directed to: Briana Cahill (mearacahill@hotmail.com), Carolanne Hunt (cmlowrie@comcast.net), or Candice Kessel (cwkessel@princeton.edu).

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A six week Crafting/Jewelry Making Enrichment program will be starting after Spring Break. The program will be held on Thursdays from 3:45 to 4:45pm. Please see attached registration form for more information.  Space is limited. Please register and pay between now and March 23, 2012. Please contact Shannon Schafer at jsschafer@verizon.net or 609-558-0911 with questions.

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Share your concerns about gym class and structured recess and what they will look like next year -

In an effort to continue keeping our Stony Brook families informed, we want to give you an update on some things to think about as they relate to ongoing budget talks and some concerns/questions many parents have raised about the schedule, structured recess, gym class, etc. and moving forward for next year. Please go to the Budget Page on our website to learn more.

We are gearing up for a Chess Camp this summer during the week of June 25th-29th from 1pm-4pm.  So, if your child loves Chess or is interested in learning how to play Chess, you may want to consider signing up.  This program is appropriate for upcoming 1st-5th graders. See attached form for more information. 

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We are ready to play some basketball! March Madness will start Tuesday, March 13th. All the teams are in and the first week schedule is posted. All games and scores will be posted to this site. Please click on the link to see the first week schedule. Please continue to look on this site for further updates and scores. Any questions, please contact Lorie Zangrilli at lzangrilli@verizon.net.

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Does your child love science but chose not to do a science project this year? Come enjoy a family hands-on science opportunity at the science fair. Also browse the exhibits, cheer classmates on, get ideas for next year! This family oriented program with take families through two hands-on experiments covering different concepts. Each family will work together in following our science leader to understand and complete the experiments. Would your family love to participate? Please return the attached registration form by Thursday, March 8 to the attention of Heather OʼConnell/Science Fair.

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Tickets are now available for the Stony Brook PTO Auction and Brain Show on April 20, 2012. Purchase early to receive discount. Tickets are $10 per person. ($7 if purchased on or before March 30, 2012). The purpose of this Family Fun Night event is to have fun, bring the Stony Brook School Community together and raise money to support the school. The money raised helps purchase school supplies for the classrooms, bring educational assemblies to the school, provide funds for field trips, etc. Please download flyer to find out more.

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Get Ready for another round of Chess! The Spring Chess Enrichment program is kicking off again right after Spring Break! Please see attached registration form. This session we are looking to make the chess experience more competitive by matching opponents based on the student’s current level of play. Please fill out questions on the registration form so we can maximize skillsets. Space is limited. Please register and pay between now and March 23, 2012. Please contact Susan Shin at 737-6591 or jshin35440@aol.com or Kelly Keifer at 737-1541 or keifers@verizon.net with questions.

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We are kicking off our iPad 3 raffle during the Read-In this Friday, March 2nd.  So, if you want a chance to win, make sure you come ready to purchase your ticket as we are only selling 200 tickets.

We are trying to support the families from Mercer Street Friends by collecting gently used kids books, so if you have any books that you would like to pass along to other children and families to enjoy, please either drop them off in front of the library or bring then when you come for the Family Read-In. We will have boxes set up directly in front of the library starting Monday, February 27 and will end our collection on March 8th.  If you have any questions please contact Michelle Morici at michellemorici@hotmail.com or Shannon Schafer at jsschafer@verizon.net.

Thursday, March 8, is the Stony Brook PTO General Meeting and Principal Wilfing's Coffee Hour at 6:30pm.  If you have any questions or concerns please email them to stonybrookpto@gmail.com. We will pass them along to Mr. Wilfing for discussion that night.

 

We will have child care and pizza available as well, but we need you to RSVP by Wednesday, March, 7th so that we can ensure to have enough childcare coverage and food for all children in attendance. Please email us at stonybrookpto@gmail.com if you wish to RSVP and register for childcare that evening.

It's about time!  Please mark your calendar!  “Hopewell Valley’s Night Off” is a community-wide initiative designed in response to the increasing demands of work and school on personal and family time.  With the support of local school officials, sports leaders, parents, community and religious leaders, sports practices, classes and homework will be canceled on this special evening.  It's your night so relax and have fun!  Plan a special night with your family!   Print the attached "Family Conversation Starters and informational flyer as your reminder.  For more information, call the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance at 737-0120 x642

The deadline to turn in your team’s roster has passed – we can not accept any more teams at this point. All teams should have been notified of your team’s name. The schedule will be posted soon. March Madness will start Tuesday, March 13th. Any questions please contact Lorie Zangrilli at lzangrilli@verizon.net. Game play begins on Tuesday, March 13^th.

 

On Saturday, February 25th, 2-4:00pm at Stony Brook Elementary, there will be a free family event open to all HVRSD special needs elementary school children (pre-k through 5th grade) and their elementary school-aged siblings. Children will have fun rotating through 3 stations (Art, Music and Gym). Parents will have the option to rotate along with the kids and/or to visit local service organization tables brought to you by Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell, TOPs Soccer, Mercer Bulldogs Special Hockey, Special Olympics New Jersey, Capitol County Children's Collaborative, Rhone Bryant LLC, Stockton Family Practice, Mercer County Family Service Organization, Miracle League, Food Allergy Committee for Education and Safety (FACES), Schafer School of Gymnastics, Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance, and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Refreshments will be provided. To register by 2/18, go to www.hvrsdfamily411.com. Click at the top tab labeled,“Kidspalooza Registration”. For more information contact: Angela Jacobs (angelajacobs@comast.net/609-333-0537).

Robin Preiss-Glasser, illustrator of the Fancy Nancy books, will be visiting Stony Brook on Tuesday, February 7th from 1:30-3:00pm. She will meet/talk with K-3 and sign books.

If you have any children who are interested in Fancy Nancy, you 
can bring in their books or order books from the attached form.

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The Stony Brook PTO will be hosting the second annual “Family Fun-draiser Auction” night, featuring “The Brain Show” game show, to be held on Friday, April 20^th, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

We are hoping to make this year’s event another great success!  Are You Smarter Than a Stony Brook All-Star? Come take part in this interactive trivia game show and find out featuring all new questions, dance moves and fun trivia to tackle.

Our auction is gearing up to be better than ever with wonderful, unique and in-demand products and services - from theater tickets, electronic devices, summer camp give-aways and more! You will find great items, activities and events that will please the whole family with all proceeds going toward funding of school programs, events and assemblies.

We are still looking for corporate sponsors and donations of products and services from the Stony Brook Community for our Family Fun-draiser Auction event.  Details on how to make a donation can be found by downloading the attached Stony Brook Family Donation form.

Mark your calendars for April 20^th!  We hope to see everyone there!

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The Stony Brook Elementary School Annual Science Expo will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012.  All students from grades K-5 are invited to participate. The purpose of the Science Expo is to provide students with an opportunity to investigate something about the world that interests them. We hope that it will be an exciting experience for students to do their projects and share them with their families, teachers, and friends.

 

 The Science Expo will be noncompetitive, and each student’s science project will be evaluated on its own merit. An interviewer will meet with each child and ask questions about the project. A Certificate of Recognition and a ribbon will be presented to each student who participates. To further enhance this day of learning, Mad Science® will present its popular new program, “Spin, Pop, Boom!”

 

Interested in participating? Please complete the attached Registration Form, parts A, B, C and D and return your completed form to the front office by Friday, February 15.

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Calling our all-star artists! It’s time for the annual Stony Brook Yearbook Cover Art Contest. We need students to submit designs for the cover of the 2011-12 yearbook.

 

This year our theme for the cover is Stony Brook’s 10thAnniversary. If you are interested in participating, please submit a color drawing related to our theme, on an 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper, and in “portrait orientation.” Be creative and have fun! All submissions should be sent in to the PTO mailbox, marked "Yearbook Cover Contest," by Friday, February 10, 2011.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Briana Cahill (mearacahill@hotmail.com).

In the event of an emergency schedule change, information will be sent to parents and guardians via the AlertNow communication system using the contact information listed in Infinite Campus. In addition, information will be placed on the district website (www.hvrsd.org), on cable television HV-TV Channels 19 (Comcast) and 32 (Verizon), and on the district's emergency telephone system, 609.737.8449.  The school district will also communicate emergency schedule changes via Facebook and Twitter. For more information, please see the district website Emergency Information page.

We will be collecting gently used children's coats, new winter hats and mittens for Mercer Street Friends.  So, if you have any coats (in good condition and clean) that you would like to donate, please drop them off Monday, December 12th thru Monday, December 19th.  There will be a giving tree and a collection box located in front of the library for your convenience.

We now have new embroidered Stony Brook apparel. Many styles and logo choices are available. See attached order form for more information.

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Friday, January 6, 2012– the 5th grade is sponsoring a day at Wildflowers. 10% of all food and drink purchasing ( dine in or take out ) for that night will help support the 5th grade.  Look for flyers to come out next week to give you more information.

We will start our Winter Enrichment session Jan 3rd and will run for 6 weeks. Please fill out the attached registration form and return to the office by Monday, December 19th. If you have any questions please feel free to contact, Shannon Schafer at jsschafer@verizon.net

Junior Jazzercise(new program): Tuesdays, 3:45-4:30

Chess: Tuesdays, 3:45-5pm

Karate: Wednesdays, 3:45-4:30

Musical Theatre: Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45

Exploring Science: Thursdays,3:45-4:45

BollyWood Dance: TBD

Irish Dance: TBD

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The 5th grade will sponsor Bake Sales during the ½ days. They will be selling bagels, pretzels, bake goods, and refreshments. Look for them in the rotunda during the half days – Nov 18th, Nov 21, and Nov 22.  All children are invited to visit the bake sale – items will only be $.50 to $1.00.

The Stony Brook Holiday Pancake Breakfast will be Saturday, Dec 3rd in the Stony Brook Cafeteria from 8:00am – 11:00am. Fruit cup, pancakes, breakfast sausage, juice, coffee and tea and even a kids toppings bar. Enjoy a nice breakfast with the kids and then shop our vendor alley to get a head start on her holiday shopping from local vendors.

Tickets only $5.00 per person if purchased in advance. Purchase your tickets and get a free raffle ticket to win great Door Prizes. For ticket info contact: Lorie Zangrilli at lzangrilli@verizon.net.

If you would like to be a vendor at the breakfast please contact Nicole Avanzato at penningtonjazz@gmail.com. All proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the 5th grade.

Come join us for some bowling fun at the Family 411 Sibling Bowling Event! Family 411 Resource Network. The HVRSD Special Education PTO, is hosting a bowling event at Slocum's Bowl-O-Drome on Saturday, December 3 from 3:30pm-5:30pm. The event is open to all HVRSD students in grades 2-5 who have a sibling with special needs. Christine D'Avirro, counselor at Toll Gate Grammar School, will facilitate the event. There is no fee for this event. Space is limited so register now by contacting Mona Patel at mjpatel99@yahoo.com or (609) 818-1565. Registrations will be taken through November 25.

The 5th grade will be selling Philly Pretzels the first Friday of every month starting Friday, Nov 4th after school. Pretzels are only $1.00. Stop by and visit them for an after school snack.

The SBPTO is considering running a Golf Outing Fundraiser in the Spring of 2012.  We are trying to determine the level of interest for this event so please email us at stonybrookpto@gmail.com by Nov. 14 if you would be interested in playing and indicate if you would bring other players with you.  The outing would take place during a weekday at a local golf club with either a morning or afternoon start. Thanks.

The 5th grade is selling these books to help raise funds for their last year at Stony Brook. The cost of the book is only $25.00 and the 5thgrade will earn 50% profit on each book sold!

The book contains tons of great local coupons that will save you more than the cost of the book itself. They make great holiday gifts. 

Please contact Lorie Zangrilli at lzangrilli@verizon.net if you are interested in purchasing a book. Book sales will end on Friday, November 18th.

We are cleaning out our apparel closet to make room for new Stony Brook apparel. All apparel is on sale!!!

10th Anniversary T-shirts only $10.00!!!

Stony Brook All Star t-shirts only $5.00!!!

Stony Brook hooded fleece only $10.00!!!

Stony Brook flannel pj pants only $10.00!!!

Sizes and Qtys are very limited!

Stop by the main office to see the sale or contact Lorie Zangrilli at lzangrilli@verizon.net to place an order.

Dear Stony Brook Parents,

I am looking to put together a Field Day Committee for our upcoming event on June 8, 2011.  This is a school wide event for grades 1 thru 5.  The change in our elementary schedule and the absence of my partner, Mr. Orlando, make this coming Field Day a huge undertaking for myself.  The committee's primary responsibilities will include setting up after school the night before, early set up on Field Day, getting volunteers to help run stations, assigning those volunteers to teachers and events, and posting information on the school website.  If you can commit your time and energy to this committee, please email me at gmerlino@hvrsd.org.  I would need your commitment by Nov. 28^th, so I can move forward with planning this event.  

Thank you, 

Mrs. Merlino

Once again, Stony Brook is proud to sponsor Thanksgiving Baskets for Senior Citizens in Need (Begins November 2 & Ends November 16, 2011) Our goal is to vide 30 needy families with all the food they need to celebrate this great American holiday! We are requesting GIFT CARDS from SHOP – RITE in order to purchase the turkeys and / or food items as listed below: We hope that each Grade Level will provide the items indicated below:

Suggestions (One item from the suggestions below) 

 (NO GLASS, PLEASE!)

Kindergarten

Canned Fruits:  Pears, peaches, etc.

Canned Vegetables:  Sweet or white potatoes, corn, peas, etc.

Grade 1

Desserts:  Packaged brownies, packaged cookies, cake box mixes with icing

Grade 2

Prepackaged Stuffing bags

Canned Gravy / Gravy Packets

Cranberry Sauce

Canned chicken noodle soup

Grade 3  

Boxes of crackers

Oatmeal (packages or containers)

Macaroni & Cheese Mixes

Grade 4

Disposable Roasting Pans to fit a 12-14 lb. turkey

Decorative Napkins, plates & cups  

Boxes of tea     

Grade 5

Plastic jars of peanut butter

Jars of Jelly/preserves (If possible plastic)

Canned tuna fish 

LLC AND SCI STUDENTS SHOULD BRING IN WITH THEIR GRADE LEVEL.

Donations may be brought to the bins outside of the Nurse’s office until the morning of

Wednesday, November 16th

Thank You & Happy Thanksgiving to You & Your Family! 

American Education Week Classroom Visit – Thursday, Nov 17 – Please visit your child’s classroom during the applicable time listed below.

Grades - AM Kindergarten, 4 and 5 – 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Grades 1, 2 and 3 – 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Kindergarten PM – 12:40 pm to 1:40 pm

Please mark your calendar for our Barnes & Noble Book Fair as we will have another fun filled event for all to enjoy again this year.  We will have Mrs. Thomas, Mr. Wilfing, Mayor James Burd and more as "celebrity" guest readers.  We will also enjoy a musical performance from our "All Star" Music department as well as a couple of special duets that will be announced soon.  There will be mini Chess tournaments with 'Jon Edwards", as well as stories and illustration techniques with Illustrator Lorraine Dey.  We will have a full schedule available very soon. 

You have another chance to create a special name for our Stony Brook smoothie. This smoothie will be served during our Barnes and Noble Book Fair on Friday, November 18th.  So put those creative minds to work as we celebrate 10 years for Stony Brook. 

We will select the top 3 ideas and have a school wide election on November 8th. The student’s drink name that is chosen will receive a special treat at the book fair and a special 10th Anniversary gift!

All entries are due by Friday, November 4th.  You can find the entry form on the PTO website.  Please contact Shannon Schafer at jsschafer@verizon.net if you have any questions.

Bring in your used clothing, textiles, and linens - in any condition - to benefit SB!  All items will be recycled or reused through the Wearable Collections program, which pays SB PTO by the pound for collected goods.  Get your friends and neighbors involved! To drop-off textiles, indoor bins will be available at SB  from October 31 through November 8.

Our Fall enrichment programs have been a huge success and we are looking forward to our Winter session, which will start January 3rd, 2012.  We will offer Chess, Karate, Musical Theatre, Exploring Science, Irish Dance, and Junior Jazzercise.  Registration information will be available soon.

We are collecting box tops from today through October 28th.  The winning class (one with the most Box Tops) will lead the Halloween parade on Monday, October 31st.  Please send the Box Tops in with your child. The homeroom teachers will send them to us. If you have any questions, please contact Shari Griffen at shari_griffen@yahoo.com.

Stony Brook Halloween activities will take place on Monday, October 31, 2011 in the afternoon and will include:

1.  A costume parade at 2:15 p.m.

2.  Classroom celebrations immediately following the Parade.

For more information about the celebration and day, see attached flyer.

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The High School is collecting gently used halloween costumes for needy children. There is a collection box outside of the main office in Stony Brook for the costumes. Thanks!!

A Big Thank You to Cindy Laliwala for Stony Brook's 10th Anniversary T-Shirt Design.  Everyone loves them!

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The SB PTO wants to thank everyone who is participating in the First Walk-a-thon Fundraiser and to encourage anyone who has not yet started to log those minutes!  We especially want to say thanks for not only walking,  biking and running to school this week, but also for putting in the time at home as well.  The kids have really been excited about tracking their minutes and it's great to see so many kids getting exercise by walking and biking to school.

 

Remember, the Fundraiser runs from October 1 through October 7th.  Please help your child keep track of his/her minutes and gather some pledges.  The child who walks the most number of minutes and the child who is the top fundraiser will each receive a gift certificate for a new bike.  The classroom with the most donations will receive a Bounce-U party.  Great incentives for the kids to exercise and help the school at the same time!

 

Please remember this Saturday's Family Fun Walk, where we will celebrate the week's accomplishments!  Mark your calendar to join us for any part of the day:

8:15am-8:30am  Bike Registration Begins

8:30am-8:45am  PTO Welcome with Hopewell Township Mayor, James Burd Presenting Stoney Brook with a Proclamation

8:45am-9:00am Miss Amy Kids - presents a warm up the families

9am  Family Fun Walk Begins

9:30-11:30am  The Fun Continues--Bicycle Inspection, Games, Local Vendors, Prizes, Food and more

Please send in your Bicycle Inspection Registration Forms by Friday, October 7th.  The First 100 kids receive a FREE T-Shirt! We have also joined forces with Sue Fowler to collect gently used bikes to donate to "The Bike Exchange" Organization, so please bring your bike donations as well.

 

Walk on,

The Stony Brook PTO

The Stony Brook PTO is holding its first Walk-A-Thon fundraiser from October 1 to October 7, 2011. All students from grades K-5 are invited to participate. See our walk-a-thon page for more information. This event will serve as the PTO’s fall fundraiser replacing the traditional “Gift-Wrap” sale. Funds obtained from this event will be utilized for school-related activities such as field trips, assemblies and much more! 

The SBPTO Family Fun Walk will take place on Saturday, October 8 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at Stony Brook Elementary School. Come one, come all! Join us for a day of Health and Wellness Awareness. This is a free event with games, freebies and lots of fun stuff. A fire truck, EMS vehicle and police car will be on display. Also, a free bike inspection will be offered by Economy Bikes to the first 100 children who are registered. Please return attached registration form as soon as possible. Please see our Walk-a-thon page for more information.

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If you wish to register your child for any of the following after school enrichment programs, please print the registration form attached below and return with payment to your child's homeroom teacher.  You will receive an email confirmation of your child's enrollment.

Chess - Tuesdays, 3:45-5, Karate - Wednesday, 3:45-4:30, Musical Theatre with Hopewell Valley Children's Theatre - Wednesday, 3:45-4:45, Exploring Science with Susan Gordon - Thursdays 3:45-4:45, Irish Dance - Thursdays, 3:45-4:45

 

Please contact Shannon Schafer at jsschafer@verizon.net if you have any questions.

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Remove the clutter from your garage along with the guilt that comes from staring at an un-used bike! “The Sue Fowler Team” of RE/MAX Premiere Properties in Pennington/Hopewell Twp. and The Boys & Girls Club of Trenton's Bike Exchange will be collecting your used kids and adult bikes at the office of RE/MAX Premiere Properties, 102 Straube Center Blvd, Pennington NJ 08534 from October 1-October 7th. Hours as follows: Oct. 1 (Sat) 10-2PM; Oct.2 (Sun) 10-12N; Oct. 3-Oct.7^th (Mon-Fri) 10-4PM.

100% of the proceeds from the bike sales go to supporting after-school and career development programs of the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton, serving over 1,000 under-privileged kids per week. Please see attached flyer for more information.

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The Rosenberg Family and friends will be participating in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, 10/23/2011 in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Art Museum and want you to join us!

We are walking for our son, Cameron (now a Kindergarten All Star!!) who was diagnosed with Type 1, Juvenile Diabetes, almost 2 years ago, and one week after his 4^th birthday. Since that day, our family has been committed to raising awareness for Type 1 diabetes and to raise money to find better treatments and most importantly, a cure for people with type 1 diabetes. . We are asking for your support and we need your support, so please consider – joining our team, registering to participate in the Walk as an individual walker, or making a donation on our behalf.
There are two ways to participate:

1. Walk with us! Or donate to our team – please either click on the link below or copy and paste into your web browser: JDRF

Thank you so much for your support. We hope to see you at the Walk!!

My heartfelt gratitude

Kristi Rosenberg

 

About JDRF:

JDRF is the worldwide leader in funding research to find better treatments and a cure for type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime. It sets the global agenda for type 1 diabetes research, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for diabetes science worldwide. To date, JDRF has funded more than $1.5 billion in diabetes research, including nearly $107 million in fiscal year 2010.

The Family 411 Resource Network (Family 411) is the Special Eduction PTO for HVRSD. To receive biweekly information emails about district and local events, send an email to hvrsdfamily411@gmail.com.

Stony Brook Elementary School has adopted a unit overseas in conjunction with the American Red Cross of Central Jersey. Help send comfort of home packages to military members serving overseas. Contact Judy Hanks for more details 609-947-1705 or rjhanks1@verizon.net.

Items needed are: assorted hard candies, single serve Chef Boyardee canned ravioli, puzzle books, single serve snacks, personal letters of appreciation. All items are due September 22 at back to School Night. See info for more details or click on the form below.

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We have six planters in our courtyard and need some help to maintain them throughout the fall months. We are requesting that each planter be adopted by a family (or multiple families or even a class!). The next “Adoption” will be Fall Fest.  The family (or class) would be required to weed and water the planter for the fall.
 
The Courtyard Committee will supply the mums and you can decorate the planter to incorporate the fall theme (scarecrows, pumpkins, harvest cornstalks etc…).  The children will be able to vote on for multiple ‘titles’ and special prizes will be awarded in November.  

To sign up or get more info, send an email to stonybrookpto@gmail.com.

Buy any 4 Betty Crocker Baking Products in a single shopping visit and receive a coupon for 15 bonus Box Tops instantly at checkout.  That's worth $1.50 to our school!  Just send the checkout coupon in along with your other Box Tops at collection time.  (And yes, it does count towards your class total).  Our first Box Tops collection contest will be held during late October, and the winning class will lead the Halloween parade.  So stock up now for upcoming birthdays, class parties, food collection drives, and bake sales while also helping us reach our goal of earning $1500 in Box Tops this year.
 
For more information on the Box Tops program, please visit www.boxtops4education.com or contact Shari Griffen at shari_griffen@yahoo.com. 

The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (SBMWA) will be offering a Nature & Ecology after school enrichment class beginning the week of September 12. Classes are conducted by Teacher-Naturalists from the SBMWA and will take place at Stony Brook Elementary School each Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:00 PM. Enrollment is open now for the monthly sessions. Click here to see the flyer.

This fabulous resource is a great way to stay connected with children's classmates at Stony Brook. The directory is intended for personal, non-commercial use by Stony Brook families and staff.

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The 2011-12 Stony Brook Student Directory & Email Information form will be sent home via your child's backpack on the first day of school. In order for your child(ren)'s contact information to be listed in the directory, you must complete this form and return it to school by  Friday, September 9.

As with every event, we need the help of many parent volunteers to make the Science Expo run smoothly. We would greatly appreciate it if you could volunteer one hour of your time on March 10th.  You will be contacted prior to the Science Expo to inform you of your volunteer placement and time slot. Thank you for your participation and time! If you have any questions, or would like to sign-up, please call Science Expo Co-Chairs, Nicole Cohen at 737-2309, Caryn Gerber at 730-0072, or Amir Rizavi at 737-7987.  Or sign up at http://stonybrookelementarypto.shutterfly.com/scienceexpovolunteers

The Stony Brook Library is currently seeking dedicated volunteers for the 2011-12 school year. Our library media center is the heart and hub of our school.  There are a variety of ways to volunteer in the library and training is always provided.  Please consider volunteering in one of the most exciting parts of the school building!  If interested, please return the completed sign-up form to the main office as soon as possible.  

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