As we come to the end of our first quarter, I want to share some thoughts about our guiding principle for this year: Unity with Union. It may be an understatement to say that this past year has been turbulent. If there was ever a time to demonstrate true Christian unity, now is the time.
Webster’s 1828 defines unity as the invisible, or internal, form of agreement between individuals, which derives from having the same ideas, principles, and beliefs in common. These common beliefs comprise a person’s worldview. People who walk in unity form a strong external union because they possess a common worldview.
StoneBridge School is a modern example of such union. Our unity as a school is founded upon our knowledge of and saving faith in Jesus. Faith in Christ and repentance in the heart produces individual liberty and peace with God, which in turn manifest in external liberty and a spirit of cooperation toward each other.
The Pilgrims and the Plymouth colony serve as our historical model for such unity with union. The Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact, which established self-government as the foundation for all government. Their abiding Christian worldview held in common was the key ingredient that preserved their lives, property, and religious liberty. The Plymouth colony lived in peace with each other and with the neighboring Wampanoag natives for 50 years.
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This past September, StoneBridge School continued our tradition of commemorating the signing of another significant agreement: the U.S. Constitution, an unparalleled demonstration of Christian unity with union that birthed a great nation. Sadly, schools today no longer teach those principles of self-government and Christian character that produced our Constitution. Instead, schools indoctrinate students in anti-Christian worldviews that are demoralizing our society, devaluing our freedom, and threatening our future as a nation.
The Constitution did not establish a perfect union. Unresolved conflict over slavery eventually erupted into the Civil War, forcing us as a nation to confront the essential truths upon which our unity was based. Are we a nation in which “all men are created equal?” Do we all possess “the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?”
With the sacrifice of 600,000 lives during the war, the nation’s union held together and the slaves were freed. Yet, the centuries of harm that denied life, liberty and happiness to millions of citizens are still being contested in the streets of our cities and pondered in the hearts of all Americans.
Our guiding Scripture for this school year is Colossians 3:14 – “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” My hope is that as we instill the virtues of Christ in our students and in ourselves, we will continue to strengthen the foundation for true unity and union within our community.
We pray that our mission will restore the Christian character and Christian self-government of individuals, families, churches, and our nation. And when the peace of Christ rules our hearts together, we can truly live as free people, thankful for all He has done.
In Christ’s love,
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"Put on Love" by November 13!
Order Your SBS T-Shirt with this Year's Guiding Verse!
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Order your own t-shirt with this year's theme and verse. Select from three different styles: Men's, Women's V-Neck, and Youth.
Pay on the link below by November 13 and have it shipped directly to you. The SBS group order closes on Friday, November 13.
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Upper School Fall Festival
October 30, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
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Volunteers are needed to help make this day fun and safe!
We'll have corn hole, potato sack races, pumpkin decorating, carnival type games, snacks and more.
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Celebrating Our Grandparents!
Send a card to your student by Monday, Nov. 9
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We will be celebrating our Grandparents and Special Friends all week November 16-19 with special video clips and recorded programs online!
You can send a note to your student to be delivered to them in their classroom during this week. To participate, please include the student's full name and send no later than November 9.
Parents, if you would like a note from your child to be sent to their Grandparents & Special Friends, please send it to the Advancement Office.
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MAIL NOTES TO:
StoneBridge School
Attn: Advancement Office
1629 Jolliff Road
Chesapeake, VA 23321
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Sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences!
November 11 & 12
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Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12 (in the afternoon.) Sign up on the links below for an appointment time that works best for you. |
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Important Calendar Change:
Preschool & Pre-K Classes Closed March 18-19
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The Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten classes will be closed March 18-19, a week later than previously noted in the SBS Art Calendar. The dates changed because the conference plans changed due to COVID-19. |
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OCTOBER 26
Pray for StoneBridge
Monday, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Assembly Hall
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OCTOBER 27
Building the Future Vision Night
7th & 8th Grade, via Zoom
12 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
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OCTOBER 29
Kindergarten Fall Fun Day
Sleepy Hole Park
1st Grade Fall Festival
StoneBridge Courtyard
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OCTOBER 30
No School
Teacher Work Day
Upper School Fall Festival
StoneBridge School
3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
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NOVEMBER 2
Pray for StoneBridge
Monday, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Assembly Hall
2nd Quarter Begins
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NOVEMBER 3
Building the Future Vision Night
6th Grade, via Zoom
12:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
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NOVEMBER 4
Lower School Picture Day
Assembly Hall
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NOVEMBER 5
Building the Future Vision Night
4th & 5th Grade, via Zoom
12:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
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NOVEMBER 6
Narnia Day (3rd Grade)
StoneBridge School
Colonial Williamsburg Field Trip(4th Grade)
Colonial Williamsburg
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