We are proud to announce our acceptance as a fully accredited member of the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS). We are pleased to be joining our VAIS colleagues in the work of upholding the very highest standards of educational excellence in the Commonwealth.

Our very own Allison Mecadon has been chosen as the Regional Volunteer of the Year for the National Guard Volunteers (covering 7 states) for 2012. This is a huge honor and she is very excited. She serves as the Family Readiness Group Leader for the 29th Infantry Division and is also the leader for families who have a currently deployed soldier (as she does). There are 10 volunteers from around the country who have been awarded this honor, and Allison is one of them. Congratulations, Allison, on this well-deserved recognition!

Our community collected over 1,000 pounds of food during our Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service to donate to the Central Virginia Food Bank and the breakfast program at the Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School. Thank you to all for your generosity!

"Stories: Tall Tales, Myths, and Legends," new work by artist and Studio Teacher, Anna Golden, will be on display at Chop Suey Books (2913 West Cary Street) until February 6, 2012. An opening reception will be held Friday, January13 from 6 - 8 p.m.

It's time for our annual Book Fair with bbgb books! Wednesday, December 7 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, December 8 from 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. are the shopping hours. Cash, checks made payable to bbgb books, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) will be accepted for payment. bbgb will donate 15% of the sales back to Sabot at Stony Point. We hope you will take this great opportunity to do some holiday shopping and support the school!

Join us this Sunday from 2 - 4 p.m. at our Middle School open house for parents and students interested in learning more about our program. There is still time to register or you can just show up. We'll be equally happy to see you! To register, email our Admissions Director, Maggie Barrett. To view the calendar of other pertinent admissions dates, please visit the admissions section of our website.

Interested in learning more about our preschool? Register for the upcoming parent orientation session: November 29 at 7 p.m. Come find out whate we are all about. To register, email our Admissions Director, Maggie Barrett. To view the calendar of other pertinent admissions dates, please visit the admissions section of our website.

Monday, November 14, is a Teacher Work Day. Many of our faculty and staff will be attending the annual VAIS Conference at the Richmond Convention Center. Two of the presentations at the conference will be from our faculty. Investigating Across Disciplines and Ages: A School-wide Meta-project from Preschool through 8th Grade will be presented by Anna Golden, Sara Ferguson, and Marty Gravett. Minds of Their Own: Constructivist Education and the Development of Scientific Understanding will be presented by Sara Ferguson, Kara Page, and Susan Barstow.

Atelierista/Studio Teacher Anna Golden will present her research on children in wild places at the annual NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) conference on November 3 in Orlando, Florida. She will be joined in her presentation, "Teacher Research: It Can Be Done...By Teachers, Teacher Educators, and Professional Developers," by well-known authors and educators Gail Perry, Andrew Stremmel, Frances Rust, Amos Hatch, Barbara Henderson, Ben Mardell, and Vivian Gussin Paley.

An essay by one of our Middle School students has been published on National Public Radio's website. Sabrina's essay, entitled "Problem-Solving Requires Independence," is a contribution to NPR's This I Believe dialogue. Congratulations, Sabrina!

The Sabot at Stony Point community continues to be inspired by our P.E. and Health teacher, Renee Kunnen. She placed 8th overall (women) and 1st in her age group (women, 25 - 29) in the USA Triathlon Longcourse National Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC. The race consisted of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride, and a 13.1-mile run. Way to go, Renee!

Thank you Gerald Anderson, Scott Freeman, JAMInc, and the Richmond Folk Festival for entertaining and educating our Lower and Middle School students today in the Garden. What a great way to start the weekend of music and entertainment that the Folk Festival is sure to bring!

We are hosting a Middle School open house for parents and students interested in learning more about our program on Sunday, December 4 from 2 - 4 p.m. To register, email our Admissions Director, Maggie Barrett. To view the calendar of other pertinent admissions dates, please visit the admissions section of our website.

Interested in learning more about our school? Register for an upcoming parent orientation session: October 24 at 9:30 a.m. for Kindergarten/Lower School; Tuesday, October 25 at 7 p.m. for Preschool. Come find out whate we are all about. To register, email our Admissions Director, Maggie Barrett. To view the calendar of other pertinent admissions dates, please visit the admissions section of our website.

The Fall session of Beyond the Classroom is now open for registration. Check out the wide array of offerings! There is something for everyone, from preschool - 8th grade, and there are even a few classes just for the grown ups! Be sure to register early as many class sizes are limited! And remember, our Beyond the Classroom program is open to the Greater Richmond community - not just to Sabot at Stony Point families!

Check out some of Spanish Teacher Linda Laino's artwork on display in Cafe Portico at the Science Museum of Virginia through November 9th. The cafe is open daily from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sabot celebrates the International Day of Peace with the sounds of the Happy Lucky Combo. The event is free and open to the public. We invite you to bring your family, friends, and a picnic and join us in the gardens of our school. Wednesday, September 21 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Preschool Launch Meeting for parents is Thursday, September 8. All NEW parents, please come at 6:30 p.m. for orientation. ALL parents are then invited to meet with their child's teachers in the classrooms at 7:30 p.m.

Back to School night for Lower and Middle School parents is Tuesday, September 6 at 7 p.m. See you there!

Meet the Teacher Open House for Lower and Middle School students is Monday, August 29 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Teacher Work Week begins Monday, August 22. Welcome back faculty and staff!

The Redwing's Nest, Sabot's online journal of literature and the visual arts, is inviting submissions from around the world, for its "Me, Myself, and I" issue. The submission deadlne is October 1, 2011.

Anna Golden and faculty colleagues are preparing an exhibit at Lucent Phoenix Resource Center at Gallery 5 (200 West Marshall Street) that will showcase Sabot at Stony Point's 2010/2011 Music and Sound Umbrella Project. The Exhibit will be up for the month of July. On Saturday, July 16, from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., please come to the gallery for a special day of activities for children and families featuring art, music, and science, all centered around the Music and Sound theme.

Congratulations to former preschool teachers, Debbie Lickey and Denise Powers, on the publication of their new book, Starting with Their Strengths, based in part on their experiences teaching at Sabot preschool.

Congratulations to PE Teacher,  Renee Kunnen, for winning the women's 1st place in the Ground Force IT Power Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, May 22nd, at the Shady Grove YMCA. Renee is an inspiration to the entire Sabot community! Encouraged by Renee's support, 1st Grade Teacher, Allison Mecadon, also took part in the event, and 1st graders Aliza, Emeline, and Lilly competed in the PowerKids Triathlon the day before. Several Sabot parents also took part in Sunday's Triathlon. Way to go everyone - we are so proud of you!

The Redwing's Nest, Sabot's online journal of literature and the visual arts, is inviting submissions from around the world, for its "Music and Sound" issue. The submission deadline has been extended to May 27, 2011.

Several graduate students in Education from Mary Baldwin College and VCU will be joining us this semester, observing our younger classes in order to learn more about our approach and the integral role played by teachers.

Preschool through 8th grade students have raised an impressive $297.95 by upcycling waste from snacks and lunches through the Terracycle program. Keep it up this summer by dropping your items in the bins in the main house.