SREOnline Vol, 9., No. 17, March 27, 2008

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SREOnline
March 27, 2008
Vol. 9, No. 17
 
In this issue…

Mark your calendar
Congratulations to our winning DI Teams!
Fine Arts Festival at Fashion Square Mall
Virginia Festival of the Book is this week
SRE Needs a Musical Director/Conductor
Final Board Of Supervisors Public Hearing on the Budget
Nano Technology “NanoDays” at UVA
Bus Transportation Survey
Spring Festival, Silent Auction April 25th 5:30-8:00P
 

 
 
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
 

March 16th – March 30th ACPS Fine Arts Festival at Fashion Square Mall
Thursday, March 27th – Virginia Festival of the Book at SRE
March 30th – April 6th – NanoDays at UVA
Wednesday, April 2nd – Final Public Hearing on the budget with the Board Of Supervisors
Monday, April 7th – 11th  - Spring Break/No School
Tuesday, April 22nd – Friday, April 25th – SPIRIT WEEK
Friday, April 25th – SRE Spring Festival & Silent Auction
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNING DI TEAMS AT SRE!
Our fifth grade team won First Place and is heading to state championships on April 5th! Congratulations to the team: Bailey Mincer, Julia Rivera, Sam Spear, Garrett Mooney, Jack Farrell and team manager Angie Mooney.
Our 4th grade team won the Da Vinci Award for creativity for their challenge at the DI tournament. This award was given to the team with the most creative performance for the main challenge, and they were the only team in their category to receive this honor. Congratulations to Maggie Townes, Mason Robertson, Jenna Jansen, Teddy Leeds Armstrong, Katherine Wagoner, Mandi McCrea, and the Team Manager, Tracey Townes.
Our 3rd grade team won First Place in their instant challenge and is also going to the state championship!  Congratulations to Ethan Fielding, Becky Spear, Chloe Brannock, Adam McGill, and Trey Johnson.
The 2nd grade team also caused a buzz with their hard work and creativity at the tournament. Congratulations on a job well done to Catherine DeLanoy, Simrin Goodman, Jason Heilman, Rachel Wang, Tanner Colley, Townsend Colley, and Peter Bell.  Our wonderful 2nd grade team is led by Kim Colley. 
 
ALBEMARLE COUNTY FINE ARTS FESTIVAL AT FASHION SQUARE MALL 3/16- 3/30
Next time you’re at Fashion Square Mall, be sure to check out the beautiful and creative art works of our county’s students.  Over 1,500 pieces of art are on display.  Each school has students represented, and they are clearly marked with name, grade and school, so it’s easy to spot your own child’s work of art or that of a friend.
VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF THE BOOK AT SRE
Be sure to ask your children about their visit with an author this week.  We are fortunate to have Jennifer Reismeyer Elvgren, author of Josias Hold The Book and Holding the Book, A Child’s Life in Rural Haiti. She will read Josias Hold The Book and speak to children in K-2 about life in Haiti. Stone-Robinson will also host Allison Hart, an author of many historical fiction books and horse stories. In addition to being an author, she teaches creative writing at Blue Ridge Community College.  SRE’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will meet with Ms. Hart and discuss her book Anna’s Blizzard.  
 
STONE-ROBINSON IN NEED OF A MUSICAL CONDUCTOR/DIRECTOR
Our music teacher, Mrs, Moore could really use someone to help her during performances. Ideally, this person should have some musical background and will be involved with SRE for a while.  If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Moore at MMoore at k12albemarle.org.
 
FINAL Board of Supervisors Public Hearing On The Budget Wed. April 2nd, 6 PM, Lane Auditorium, County Office Building. We encourage you to contact the BOS members  (bos at albemarle.org)  to let your voice be heard on the budget issue, requesting that our budget be financed in full.  Parent Council will partner with AEA to provide pizza, snacks and  drinks prior to the public prior to the hearing in the room directly across from Lane Auditorium in the County Office Building. Updated budget information will be provided as soon as it is available. 

Online Petition in Support of Education  (new 03/24/08)
>From the Parent Council, an online petition in support of education funding via the Internet is available. You can show your support for the School Board’s proposed funding request, as outlined on the Albemarle County Public School website, by signing a petition to be presented to the Board of Supervisors public hearing on Wednesday, April 2.
 
 
Petition:
We, the undersigned, value strong public schools and support the School Boards 2008 to 2009 proposed funding request for Albemarle Countys public schools. 
 
We ask our Board of Supervisors to provide the necessary means to finance this request in full.
 
http://www.gopetition.com/online/17674
  
 
Learn about Nanotechnology!
 NanoDays - a week of public outreach centered on the science, risks and rewards of Nanotechnology is being held nationwide during the week of March 30 - April 6. 
 At UVa, there will be a NanoDays Open House on Sunday, March 30 from 2-5 pm, with (a) numerous interactive demos for both kids and adults, (b) multimedia movies, web presentations and posters, (c) tours of our major nanolabs, and (d) a discussion with author Rosalyn Berne about her book NanoTalk (in conjunction with VA Festival of the Book).  These activities are being hosted by The Institute for Nano and Quantum Scientific and Technological Advanced Research (nanoSTAR) in the new state-of-the-art research building, Wilsdorf Hall. Please see www.virginia.edu/nanostar to learn more.
BUS TRANSPORTATION SURVEY
Please be aware that you will be seeing a survey coming home on bus transportation.  It is essential that you return a survey for each student for the 2008/2009 school year.  The staff at Stone-Robinson will be making sure that each child has turned in a survey, so your cooperation is really appreciated.
 
 
SPRING FESTIVAL AND SILENT AUCTION UPDATE
It’s coming!  It’s Coming!  Friday, April 25th from 5:30 – 8:00 P.M.  All the fun you can think of, and prizes and amazing auction items to win too!  Plus great festival food! Moonbounces, magic show, petting zoo, dunk tank, games galore, prizes!  Be on the lookout for your classroom rep to be contacting you about helping out (we are only asking for 45 minutes from four people per classroom).  
 
SPIRIT WEEK….spirit week will be from Tuesday, April 22nd  - Friday, April 25th.  We will have more information coming home on how you can participate, but get ready….it ends with a showdown between Virginia Tech and UVA on Friday!  
 
 
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