Stone teachers welcomed students back into their classrooms on Monday with a smile and a sense of humor!
Stone is super excited to start the new school year off with new covered walkway posts and a new sidewalk out to our back courts and track! Thanks @brevardschools !!!
Please view Principal Feronti Williams' Gopher Gazette for this week: https://secure.smore.com/n/7vk53
Happy first day of school! We are so thankful for all of the families that made it possible for our new to Stone students to join us for orientation on Saturday! We can't wait to meet all our other new faces and see the ones from last year that we have missed all summer!
School starts Monday, August 12. Check FOCUS for most current schedules. Printed schedules available in the cafeteria beginning at 9am. See image for more details!
Saturday, Aug. 10 -
* 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Poor Billy's Barber Shop in Downtown Melbourne. Barbers will offer free basic haircuts and trims for longer hairstyles for students. They'll also give away school supplies.
* 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Melbourne Square Mall. The free event will showcase family-friendly services and resources, as well as afterschool and year-round programs. Offerings include activities such as a reptile petting zoo, balloon twister, an obstacle course, temporary tattoos and more.
* 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Eddie Lee Taylor Sr. Community Center. Kids can pick up free backpacks and schools supplies from the City of Melbourne Parks Recreation and Gold Department. Free haircuts, heart screenings, food, games and activities will be offered.
* 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Boost Mobile on Babcock Street in Palm Bay. Get free backpacks; enjoy giveaways and raffles, pizza, cookies, popcorn, snow cones, music and special deals on certain phones.
* 2 p.m. at Chilly Spoons Frozen Yogurt Store in Melbourne: DIY bead bar. Students, parents and teachers are invited to make beaded bookmarks, custom keychains or pens.
* 4 p.m. at Salty Sisters in Cocoa Beach: Bounce houses, a dance party for kids, games with prizes, face painting and more.
* 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brevard Zoo in Melbourne: Families are invited to celebrate World Lion Day with games and lion-themed activities. Brevard County Public Libraries will be in the zoo's parking lot, and if you show your public library card, you'll get a BOGO admission to the zoo.
Reminder! Our New to Stone Orientation is tomorrow, Saturday, August 10 from 9am-12noon. This is a drop-off and pick-up student event. See image for details.
A special thank you to Chick-fil-A on Palm Bay Road for providing Stone staff with lunch on Wednesday! Extra nourishment to keep teacher brains going as we prepare for the students on Monday! We even had a nice surprise visit from Dr. Rendell!
Stone staff have been working hard learning new things and preparing the school for our students on Monday. One thing that helps jumpstart the day is coffee and breakfast in the morning. Thanks to admin and Espresso Yourself for the early morning kick-off on Tuesday!
Stone staff have been working hard learning new things and preparing the school for our students on Monday. One thing that helps jumpstart the day is coffee and breakfast in the morning. Thanks to admin and Espresso Yourself for the early morning kick-off on Tuesday!
If you need help using the Google Translate feature for FOCUS, please follow the steps on the images.
Free eye exams and glasses opportunity for students!
See something, say something! Speak out, speak up!
Sunday, Aug. 4 -
* 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Space Coast Harley-Davidson in Palm Bay. Free school supplies and activities like cookie decorating, as well as resources for families; the event is targeted toward families with autistic children and children with similar disabilities.
Stone teachers and staff had a great start to the new school year today. All staff participated in a welcome back breakfast followed by many team building and get to know you activities!
Saturday, Aug. 3 -
* 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at River Lanes Family Entertainment Center in Titusville. They're giving away 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies for K-12 grade students. Students must be present to receive a backpack.
* 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Titus Landing. Miracle City Market and Kim Steel State Farm are working to collect school supplies and fill 500 backpacks. Bring supplies to donate or come with your kid to pick up a backpack. Students must be present to receive backpacks.
* 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Space Coast Field of Dreams in West Melbourne. There'll be free school supplies, sensory-friendly activities, local vendors, advocacy groups and learning opportunities for kids to better understand how to be inclusive of their peers.
* 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the main pavilion at Titusville Sand Point Park. They're offering free food, snow cones, backpacks and school supplies, haircuts and activities like a waterslide and bounce house. Kids must be present to receive backpacks.
Important information for Stone students and families for the 2024-2025 school year.
Thank you Stone Families for coming to our registration! If you missed it, make sure to come by Stone's front office before school starts between 9am and 3pm or call 321-723-0741 to schedule an appointment.
Reminder! Stone's in person registration is TODAY, July 27 from 12 noon until 5pm in the Stone Library.
Keep your eye on stones, socials for postings of upcoming free events for our students.
Saturday, July 27 -
* 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Andrew Pickett Law, PLLC on Palm Avenue in Titusville: The first 200 elementary school-age students will receive one backpack filled with school supplies. There will also be music, face painting, food trucks, a bounce house and more.
* 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Q's Crackin' Crab & Seafood Kitchen in Cocoa Beach: They'll have backpacks, face painting, music, fun and food specials.
* 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Mako Millwork Inc. in Melbourne. Kids can pick up free backpacks and school supplies and enjoy hot dogs, drinks, face painting, a train ride, a bounce house, games and more.
