Our School
History
Stonehaven Elementary School is located on Stonehaven Avenue in Newmarket.
Our school motto is...Pride in Self, Pride in School, and Pride in Community.
Our school emblem is Stonehaven Stars and the house leagues consist of the Shark, Lizard, Scorpion, Storm, Barracuda and Stinger.
Facilities
Stonehaven E.S. is a two-storied fully wheel-chair accessible building that was opened in 1997. The school facility includes: 4 kindergarten rooms, 26 regular classrooms, 3 special education rooms, library, gymnasium, music room, science room, art room, 5 computer pods, and a before and after school program.
Programs and Activities
As with each school in the York Region District School Board, Stonehaven Elementary School supports student learning through the curriculum standards set out by the Ontario Ministry of Education, and many other co-curricular activities. Our school:
- promotes a safe and supportive learning environment. This is done through the Board's Safe Schools Policy and Procedures and the Character Education Initiatives
- provides Special Education Programs
- provides a before and after school program
We are also proud of the following Support Programs:
- Ongoing and informal social skills development
- Progressive Discipline Model
- Student Leadership Program
- VIP program
- Respectful, Responsible and Reasonable Behavior
- Welcome to Kindergarten Evening
- Ongoing counseling and academic support
- Student Connectedness
- Collegiality amongst the Key Educational Partners
- School Council's activities connecting to S.P.C.I.
- Chat Room
- Primary Games Room
- Lunch/Snack Programs:
- Tuesday and Thursday - Lunch Lady
- Thursday – Tuck Shop (Milk & Cookies)
- Wednesday -Popcorn /Made in Mexico
- Friday– Pizza/Pasta/Frozen Yogurt
We also offer many co-curricular programs for students before/during/after the school day:
Sports
- Volleyball by gender and by division
- Basketball by gender and by division
- Intermediate Badminton
- Track and Field
- Skating at Magna Centre
- Intramurals at recess
Cultural and Social
- Student Council
- Chess Club
- Weekly Tuck Shop (run by our grade one classes)
- Kindergarten Concert
- Games Room
