Stone Academy of Communication Arts
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Greenville, South
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"Academic
Excellence Through the Arts"
Serving kindergarten through
5th grade students of Greenville County
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Greenville County Schools is
accredited nationally. Click on
the image to the left for details. |
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Make the World a Better Place Club
Eight Stone Academy students were honored for their charitable work recently at the Greenville Women's Giving annual awards ceremony at Gunther Theatre. Fourth-grader, Rachel Kaup, found the Make the World a Better Place Club last fall with friends Riley Wasse, Mackenzie Clinch, Kayleigh Oros, Luna Riley, Alex Johnson, Isabelle Crews, and her sister, Rebecca Kaup. The girls met for the first time in October to plan how to make an impact on the world, and decided to focus their efforts on three projects: Operation Smile, a program that provides surgeries for children with cleft palates; Backpack Blessings a program at Stone that helps classmates who need meals over the weekend; and raising funds for children in developing countries to buy malaria medication and school supplies. The girls have held three fundraisers and raised a total of $367.00. (From the article in The Greenville News/City People/May 23, 2012.)
| Author Michael Gibson visited Stone on Tuesday, May 22. Mr. Gibson delighted kindergarten and first grade students with his reading of Lulie Loves Lima Beans. Friendly and well-behaved Lulie herself was a big scene-stealer. And she really does love lima beans! |
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Fifth grade teacher, Jillian Grimsley, has been named one of the ten finalists for
Greenville County Teacher of the Year. Jillian is in her fourth year at Stone. More....Ms. Grimsley's classroom blog
....AND, Ms. Grimsley has been named the POP (Peace Center Outreach Program) Teacher of the Year! |
Stone
Students
Win
Poetry
Awards
Several
Stone
students
have
earned
places
in
poetry
publications
for
their
writing.
Click
here
to
read
all
about
it.
Stone's School Portfolio
Directions for using the
Parent Portal
2011-2012 Yearbook is on
sale now. Full color
throughout for $12.00
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May
Events
May Stone Scoop
Word of
the Month:
Responsibility |
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Monday, May 21-Friday, May
25 |
Borenya, African
Dance/Drumming
Artists-in-Residence in
Music and Dance for 4th and
5th Grades |
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Thursday, May 24 |
4 year old Kindergarten
"Graduation" 10:30-11:20,
Classroom, then the K5
Playground
PTA Picnic in the Park, 5:30
in Croft Park
Dance Ensemble Auditions for
rising 5th graders,
2:30-3:30
Last Thursday Encore Class |
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Friday, May 25 |
Kindergarten Graduation,
Cafeteria
Phoenix: 9:00
Bell: 10:00
Ryals: 1:30
Last Friday Encore Class |
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Monday, May 28 |
Memorial Day/No School |
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Tuesday, May 29 |
5th Grade Day & Awards,
8:30 in the Cafeteria/9:30,
Otter Creek
Last Tuesday Encore Class
(for some classes-check with
teacher) |
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Wednesday, May 30 |
Half Day of School/Lunch
Served/Dismissal at 12:00
2nd Grade Awards, 8:45 in
the Cafeteria |
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Thursday, May 31 |
Half Day of School/Lunch
Served/Dismissal at 12:00
Last Day of Jumpstart
3rd Grade Awards, 8:45 in
the Cafeteria |
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Friday, June 1 |
Last Day of School/Half
Day/Lunch Served/Dismissal
at 12:00
Jumpstart Cast Party, all
crews, 7:45-8:10 in the
library
4th Grade Awards, 8:45
Cafeteria, then awards in
classrooms
Chorus Auditions End
4th Quarter Ends |
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Monday, June 4 |
Teacher Workday
Chorus List Posted on Mrs.
Reed's Website
Dance Ensemble List Posted
on Ms. Waddell's Website |
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Tuesday, June 5 |
Report Cards
Teacher Workday |
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Wednesday, June 4-August 10 |
Summer Building Hours in
effect. 4-Day work
week/7:30-4:45/Closed on
Fridays |
SLAM! Stone
Literary and Arts Magazine
SLAM Magazine is
at the printer, and will arrive at
school near the last days.
Winners of art and
writing categories were announced on
Jumpstart Friday, May 11. Well
over 100 student entries are
included in SLAM.
Smart IDEA
Program Helps Teachers Use the Arts
to Learn
Stone teachers have
been involved in the Peace Center's
IDEA program since its inception.
Find out
more.....
Now IDEA is
merged with the Metropolitan
Arts Council's
Smart
Arts Program, becoming "Smart
IDEA." Our teachers
will continue our
involvement with this
extraordinary program.
Magnet Applications
Hard
copies
will be
available
at Stone
Academy
and at
the
district's
Service
center
at the
Central
Office .
* Stone
Academy
HIGHLY
recommends
that all
students
apply
within
the
FIRST
ROUND
(Nov.1-Dec.1
at Noon)
due to
the high
volume
of
applicants/waiting
lists.
Applications
are not
accepted
on a
first-come,
first-served
basis.
However,
students
who
qualify
in the
first
round
are
offered
slots
before
anyone
who
qualifies
in the
second-round
- no
matter
the
score.
* Stone
Academy
prefers
that
magnet
applications
are
hand-delivered
to our
school
and
should
be given
to the
front
office
staff or
to the
magnet
program
coordinator.
* Please
refer to
the
FAQ
district
document
to help
answer
any
questions
you may
have.
This
document
is
lengthy
but a
great
resource
of
information
for
applicants.
It can
be found
at
For
any
further
questions
please
contact
Stone
Academy's
Magnet
Program
Coordinator:
jnitsche@greenville.k12.sc.us
Magnet information about Stone Academy
Watch the video
about Stone and the
magnet program.
This
will take a while to
download, so please
be patient. It
will play with Quick
Time, a free
download from Apple.
Quick Time works
with any platform.
Student enrollment checklist
for attendance area students
(non-magnet) English version
Student enrollment checklist
for attendance area students
(non-magnet) Spanish
version
Select Schools (Magnet Programs)
The Select
Schools Program was begun in August, 1995 to revitalize city
schools by offering innovative programs that:
Attract
students to fill underutilized classes in city schools
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Offer
choice to parents in Greenville County
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Introduce
healthy competition among schools
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Bring
better educational opportunities to city residents
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Last updated on May 24, 2012
by Charlie
Slate
Updated District Acceptable Use Policy
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