February 6, 2026

Principal’s Message

Dear Stony Brook Families,

Although our staff members were very happy to be back at Stony Brook on Tuesday, I have to share that the students groaned when we shared on Monday that we would be returning to SBS.  Our students really enjoyed the middle school lunch options and the opportunity to see siblings and friends. Thank you to our amazing staff for jumping right in to help transition our students to the middle school. 

I also wanted to share a glimpse of how well our students did during our visit. I am incredibly proud of them. 

177 items were collected from staff and students to be donated to the Somerset County Food Bank. Thank you to all our families who donated items to our Souper Bowl Food Drive.

One of our clubs, Cooper’s Consciousness, led a meditation session for students, staff, and family guests this week. This club, led by Mr. Zimmerman, is an introduction to meditation and discusses the benefits of mindfulness. Thank you to the students, staff, and families who joined us this week. 

Congratulations to Mrs. Elvis for being acknowledged for Stony Brook’s Staff Spotlight of the Month. 

Have a nice weekend!

Daily Snack(s) We need your help with packing daily snacks. We have emergency snacks in the office for when a student occasionally forgets their snack, but we are quickly running out of those emergency snacks at this time. Please be sure to pack a snack or two for your student each day that they can enjoy during snack time. Thank you.

Parent Drop Off and Pick 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.  

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.

Upcoming Events

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.