hey stone! are you ready to run!? - Greenville County School District

From the PTA President...
Dear Stone Families,
Welcome back! I hope your school year has
gotten off to a great start! The PTA is very excited
to be back at school and is looking forward to
another great year at Stone Academy! First let me
welcome Leora Riordan to this year’s Executive
Board as the Vice President of Communications &
Hospitality. Leora has been a parent at Stone for 9
years and has served on the Board many times in
various capacities. As we gain one, we have also
lost another dear friend. Many of you already
know that my Co-President, Kate Combs, recently
moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, as a result
of her husband’s transfer. She will be greatly
missed by those of us who have grown to rely on
her wisdom and friendship! We wish the Combs
family much luck in their new endeavor and I will
be forever grateful for Kate’s continued advice!
This summer we were fortunate to have the
time and resources for several improvements that
will make a positive impact each student. First
off, the entire dance floor in Ms. Poole’s studio
was replaced with a state of the art flooring
system that should never have to be replaced or
refurbished. This wonderful improvement was
made possible using funds from Arts Alive and
will serve dancers for years to come! Secondly, we
owe a big thank you to our Arty Dance Party DJ
(and Stone Parent), Josh Wyatt, for the new sound
system in our cafeteria! Josh was able to purchase
the equipment at cost and install it himself, thus
saving us thousands of dollars that can now be
used elsewhere! Now we will be able to hear our
guest speakers clearly and enjoy our student
performances even more than we already do! And
last but not least, I want to thank my husband,
Rob, for helping me create our first PTA website!
This will not only save paper, but it will allow
us to pay for things on line using a credit card
or PayPal account! Some of the websites features
include: purchasing your PTA membership,
donating to field trip scholarship funds, making
donations to your child’s classroom, making
reservations & paying for PTA dinners & viewing
the Directory (password protected) on line, just
to name a few!
The web address is:
www.stoneacademypta.com
As you may remember from our last Spring
meeting, Stone Academy was one of ten schools
to be chosen for the Coordinated Approach
to Child Health or CATCH program. Our Food
Service workers spent much of their summer at
the Culinary Training Camp taught by Chef Ron
Jones, learning new recipes made from scratch
with locally sourced food. I hope you will come
by the cafeteria and try our new lunch menu with
your child.
Healthier lunches are just a beginning. As part
of the Live Well Greenville, we are encouraging
parents and students to make better choices in
all aspects of our lives. This includes, eliminating
unhealthy food from our fundraising, making
healthier choices for birthday & classroom
celebrations and creating a safe environment
for our children to walk or bike to/from school;
all of which are geared towards creating a
positive impact on the health of our students and
families, essentially, helping us to Live Well!
Speaking of walking or biking to/from
school... Stone Academy will participate in
the International Walk to School Day, the fist
Wednesday of October, to raise awareness about
the benefits of adding this healthy activity to our
daily lives. I hope you will join us as we create
safe routes to school. If your morning routine
simply doesn’t allow this or you live too far away,
take an evening stroll with your family or park
close by and walk the rest of the way!
I want to leave you with a brief look at the
fundraising opportunities that we have going on
in Fall. Your $1 donation on each of these days,
will go towards helping someone less fortunate
to participate in their classroom field trips!
September 9th – Team Spirit Day! $1 to wear
your favorite team jersey, t-shirt, socks, what
ever to show off your team spirit!
September 16th – Crazy Hat Day! $1 lets your
child wear their most creative, funny & craziest hat!
September 23rd – Backwards Day! $1 to wear
your clothes to school backwards!