Stinger Run Club

The Stinger Run Club trains students in K thru 6th grades in preparation for our non-competitive Stenwood Bee Kind 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run.

When: 2x/Week, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:25 to 4:25pm
Where: Stenwood ES

Season Schedule:

• Tuesday, February 25 - Thursday, April 3 (12 practices)
• Sunday, April 6: Bee Kind 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run!
• Tuesday, April 8: End-of-Season Pizza Party

Registration Fee: $75 per student*
*For those who qualify for financial assistance, please contact Mrs. Berick (tsberick@fcps.edu).

Important Reminders!

• New this year - All participants and their parents/guardians will be required to sign a Code of Conduct Agreement in order to be a member of Run Club. This must be printed, signed and returned on the first day of practice.
  If the agreement is not completed, your student will not be able to participate.
• Registration for the Run Club does NOT include registration for the Bee Kind Run.
• Participation in the Bee Kind Run requires separate registration and race fees. 
• Each child registered in the Run Club will receive a t-shirt!
• On Tuesday, April 8th* the Run Club will meet one last time to celebrate with a PTA-sponsored pizza party. 
  *Only open to Run Club registrants.

Stinger Run Club Training Plan

• Run the prescribed intervals 2-3x per week on whatever days work best for your schedule. Do a warm up walk for 5 minutes at the beginning of your runs and a 5 minute cool down walk at the end.  
• Don’t stress out about running the entire 5K; if you find an interval you like, use it for the entire 3.1 miles! If you decide to stick with shorter run/walk intervals, keep adding sets until you are running for approximately 35-40 minutes. Real runners DO take walk breaks!  
• You can program intervals onto your phone using an interval timer app, there are lots of free options.  

Week 1

2/25: Interval: Run 1 minute - Walk 1 minute

2/27: Interval:  Run 1 minute - Walk 1 minute

Week 2

3/4: Interval: Run 2 minutes - Walk 1 minute

3/6: Hills: Hill workout

Week 3
3/11: Interval: Run 3 minutes - Walk 1 minute
3/13:Hills: Hill workout

Week 4
3/18: Interval:  Run 4 minutes - Walk 1 minute

3/20: Interval: Run 4 minutes - Walk 1 minute

Week 5:
3/25: Hills: Hill Workout
3/27: Interval: Run 5 minutes - Walk 1 minute

Week 6:
4/1: School Closed
4/3: Interval: Run 6 minutes - Walk 1 minute, run straight, or use preferred interval

4/6: BEE Kind Run!!!!

Week 7:
4/8:  Pizza Party!

• Stinger Run Club Code of Conduct Agreement.pdf

• Stennwood Elementary School 5K Run Plan.pdf

Afterschool Enrichment  

The Stenwood PTA is pleased to offer an after school Enrichment Program for our students. The PTA liaises between the school and a third-party provider to secure the class schedule and space. 

Baroody Camps will continue to partner with the Stenwood PTA to bring our school a variety of quality after school enrichment programming for the 2023-24 school year. They handle the administrative duties, including registration, materials and staffing.

The after school enrichment programming is open to all Stenwood students. All programs are at the school and run from 3:25 - 4:25 pm on days school is in session. At the end of the school day, enrolled students will go straight to their enrichment program. At 4:25 pm, students will be dismissed for pickup or to walk, and SACC students will be escorted to their program. Please note that transportation is not provided by the school.

If you would like additional information or have questions about registration, a class, or a provider, please contact info@enrichmentmatters.com. Once a class begins, your main point of contact will be your Class provider/Instructor.

This information is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Fairfax County School Board, the Superintendent, or this school.

Registration announcements are sent on the PTA Wednesday Mail.

• Stenwood - 2025 Spring Enrichment Flyer (1).pdf

Reflections Art: “Accepting Imperfection”

Explore this year’s National PTA Reflections theme by having your student submit their own original artistic interpretation! Students can enter this National PTA arts program by submitting their original work of art in one of the following categories: film production, music composition, visual arts, dance choreography, literature, or photography.

Entries may then advance from the local PTA level up through district/region/council and state PTA competitions to the national level for awards and recognition opportunities. Student entries are judged in different divisions based on their grade: primary (PreK-2), intermediate (3-5), and middle school (6-8).

For more information, watch the National PTA video, download the Reflections Arts flyer, and/or read the rules and entry requirements for each category.

Submit entires to Joan Kaminer at jmegibs@me.com. 

Entires must include one artwork file and one completed entry form. Please review rules and entry requirements for the relevant category to ensure compliance. 

Artwork and entry form file name must be as follows:

1) for the actual entry artwork files:

Student lastname.firstname.school.category.age division."artwork"

ex:  Smith.Linda.HayfieldSS.visualarts.highschool.artwork

2) for the student entry forms:

student last name.first name.school.category.age division."entryform"

ex:  Smith.Julie.Orange Hunt ES.literature.intermediate.entryform

Student submissions are due no later than 11:59pm on November 6th. No late entries will be accepted.