SBS Family Update - 12.23.25

Posted Date: 12/23/25 (01:00 PM)

Stony Brook Elementary School contact information, including address and email.

December 23, 2025

Principal’s Message

Dear Stony Brook Families,

WIshing you a relaxing and restful holiday break. We are looking forward to a New Year with our Stony Brook Family!

SBS Spelling Bee The 2026 Stony Brook School Spelling Bee is right around the corner (of the calendar), on January 9th! Parents, please use this link to register your child. Registration for the SBS Spelling Bee will close on Tuesday, January 6th.

Parents who have already granted permission for their child to participate: Please complete the visitation survey, emailed to you on 12/22, so we know who to expect on Friday, January 9th. Thank you!

SBS Science Fair Website

Upcoming Concerts

Winter concert invitation with elegant blue and silver floral design.

School Reminders

Student drop off & pick up Parents that are dropping off and picking up, I need your help! Once you have dropped your student off, please exit the line so that we can keep all cars moving and get our students in the school as efficiently as possible. Once the buses have exited the front parking lot, cars can pull into the front lot, but must park parallel along the sidewalk. Please DO NOT pull up facing the building. Cars can pull up toward the front entrance, let their student exit on the sidewalk, and then pull forward and out. We have seen far too many close calls with potential accidents recently. Thank you very much for your assistance.
Dismissal Changes Please be sure to share changes to dismissal information with both your student’s homeroom teacher and SBSoffice@branchburg.k12.nj.us. This ensures that all students are dismissed correctly and allows us to ensure student safety.
Recess As the weather turns colder, please be sure to send your student in with warm clothes. We hope to get our students outside as much as possible even in the cooler weather.
Spirit Day Every Friday is Spirit Day! Please have your child wear spiritwear or school colors - blue and white!
Free and Reduced Lunch Applications

A friendly reminder, the free/reduced lunch application must be re-submitted each year and does not automatically renew. A copy of the application can be found on our district website at: https://www.branchburg.k12.nj.us/student-lunch-forms

The Math Olympiads contest is a challenging 5-part mathematics competition that includes students from all over the world. There are five 30-minute sessions, one per month, from November-March. A love of complex math questions is the only requirement to participate. Any Stony Brook student who is interested in entering the competition should see Mr. Gottshalk.

Sneakers

Sneakers are needed each day for recess. My recommendation is for our students to wear sneakers every day. If they choose to wear other footwear, please be sure that they bring a pair of sneakers with them to school each day. Alternate activities will be used for students who do not have the correct shoes on.

PTO & BEF

Please support our amazing PTO (Branchburg PTO) and BEF. With their support, we can accomplish amazing things at Stony Brook. Please visit our website via this link for the latest updates from the BEF on their efforts to support our district.

The PTO’s spiritwear sale is on-going and is another opportunity to help support them. PLEASE NOTE: The store is now taking a Holiday Break after Thanksgiving to allow for orders to be delivered before the holidays! Be on the lookout in January for our new designs!

Upcoming Events

12/24-1/2 School Closed/Winter Break1/9 Spelling Bee (1/12 snow date)
1/13 & 14 - Winter MAP
1/14 Chorus Concert 6:30 (1/15 snow date)
1/21 Concerts - Orchestra - 6:30
Band - 7:30 (1/28 snow date)

Do you have any games, puzzles, Play-Doh, or craft items you no longer need? We will gladly take them off your hands for our soft start program. Please let me know if you have any questions.