Stanley Community Schools

Mrs. Pulver's Principal Challenge for April 20-24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Qdu8Da6Yw&t=2s

I am certain that there are still many questions in our community about the status of school activities. I can provide the information we have at this time, but there is still much uncertainty. We miss having the students in the building and are looking forward to when we can have them back in the school again. Below is an update on a few items that I am sure many in our community are wondering about: When Will Classes Resume? The short answer is we do not know when, or if, classes will resume this spring. We definitely miss having the students in the buildings and we are hopeful that we can have the students back in the building prior to the end of the school year. However, Governor Burgum has ordered all schools to be closed until further notice. We are expecting an update at the end of April or beginning of May. If things change and the Governor allows us to resume providing an education in our building we all need to be prepared for it to look different than what we have been used to. We would potentially have to look at implementing recommendations on how to follow social distancing guidelines in our buildings. We may not be able to have all grades/classes in the building at the same time, we may have to have smaller groups of students in the building for shorter periods of time, etc. We just don’t know what it might look like to bring students back into our buildings. So, even if it is announced that schools may resume please be prepared for it to look different than what we have been used to. Extracurricular Activities The North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) has postponed all high school extracurricular activities until at least May 1. Therefore, at this time our extracurricular activities are postponed until at least May 1. We will await further guidance from NDHSAA regarding our spring sports and activities. Prom Prom was supposed to be held on Saturday, April 18. We had announced earlier that we were postponing prom. We know this is an important event for our students and we are hoping that it can take place at a later date. We are looking at some dates in July that we may be able to hold prom. We are also exploring the option of having the annual Junior-Senior Banquet on the same evening as prom. We are working on surveying students to find out what dates might work best for them. More information will be provided as soon as it is available. Class Night Typically the school hands out scholarships and other awards at Class Night the week of graduation. Class Night will still take place this year, but how it will look has not been determined yet. Scholarships will still be awarded and students will be recognized though it will likely not be in the same format as previous years. It should be expected that the number of participants may be limited. More information will be provided as soon as it is available. Graduation We will plan to honor our seniors on their regularly scheduled graduation day at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 24, 2020. We don’t know what that will look like yet, but will be keeping parents and the community informed as we get closer to that date.

Calling all Blue Jay families... here is the updated and typo free (don’t look too close) spirit week calendar. We encourage all Stanley families (and community members) to take part in the fun. We’ll call it our family mindfulness challenge. The fun starts Monday!

ALL K-12 Blue Jays (and families), show us your spirit!! Next week we’ll do another fun spirit week. Each day we’ll have you post a picture in the comments, starting Monday, April 27th. Don’t disappoint... we miss your faces!!!

Coping Skills Challenge for this week!

SOAR Meeting with Mrs. Sorenson: FIVE ESSENTIAL FACTORS FOR A GROWTH ENVIRONMENT https://youtu.be/YZa7yvivNz4

2020-2021 Kindergarten Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Kni_2_HO8UqGyB-SAQYdtljHuf2ZjTJEr3dzJVEOP0BUOFNCMFA5T1Y4UUxSTkU0N1lIWEY3Q1U5OS4u 2020-2021 Teacher Request Link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Kni_2_HO8UqGyB-SAQYdtljHuf2ZjTJEr3dzJVEOP0BURUtNWkxHV1lISVdNUVpGU0RCRDJLRkZUMi4u

On Friday, April 17th, there will be another opportunity for students in grades 7-12 to get items from their lockers. There are no specific time breakdowns per grade, but general pickup will go from 9am - 3:30pm. Please come and get any items you need. We will have vehicles enter from the main parking lot on the west side of the school and drive to the east parking lot. Wait for someone to come out of door #10.

We are missing our students and wanted to say hello! Hope you enjoy the video. Stay well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQRWH9k-S-4

Congrats to Kodie Clark for winning the drawing from last week's principal's challenge! Students, please watch the video for this week's Principal's Challenge and this time send me your photos in Teams! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW5RQxzr2GU

NDIT-EduTech Covid-19 Response Resources for Educators, Students, and Parents: http://www.edutech.nodak.edu/nd-it-edutech-covid-19-resources/

Mr. Hellman has always believed that hard work should be rewarded. As his class began their distance learning he made a deal with them: If they could go one whole week with every student checking in and working, he would shave what is left of his facial hair. The class accepted the challenge and got to watch via live video chat as Mr. Hellman shaved his mustache off today. Good work 4th graders!!

Dare to Define YOU...Weekly SOAR Video: Are you growing? What are you doing to learn, grow and stay healthy? Also featuring 2020 Seniors! https://youtu.be/2Kl2sQ5ic0o

Our online book fair ends this Friday, April 17th. Check out the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/144723400297879/?fref=nf Or order directly online here: https://c6812.myubam.com/1511777 50% of all sales goes towards new books for our library.

Parents of junior high and high school students: As teachers work through their classes today, they will mark a student absent if they have not completed any work for the week for their class. A message will go out at 3:00pm if you child has been marked absent. You can log into PowerSchool to see which of your children has been marked absent and for which class. Missing assignments will be listed in their PowerSchool. If you do not have access to PowerSchool, please email alice.dusek@k12.nd.us for assistance.

A very happy Assistant Principals Week to Mr. Stafslien! We appreciate all the hard work you do and support you give us all. With much appreciation, Ms. Klabunde and Mrs. Pulver Students, we’d like to urge you to send Mr. Stafslien a message to let him know how much you appreciate him! His email address is brooks.stafslien@k12.nd.us.

Parents of Junior High and High School Students: There has been talk among students that the off-site learning assignments 'don't count' so students do not need to complete them. These assignments DO count towards your child's class grade and potentially towards earning a credit towards graduation. Please share this information with your child so they understand the importance of completing their work. Additionally, there was an April Fool's joke that circulated via social media that students will need to repeat their current grade. This is not true. We are educating students through the off-site learning plan so they can continue their work and advance to the next grade. Again, the completion of work will be critical in earning credit towards gradation. Lastly, if your child needs a laptop, the school is able to lend one to you. Please email your child's building principal to make arrangements.

Parents of Seniors: We know many of you are looking for answers about graduation. We have no further direction from the governor about when we will be back together under one roof. As we look to the future, we will hold a celebration for our graduates on Sunday, May 24 at 2pm. We don't know what that will look like now; it will depend on any social distancing restrictions we will have at that time. It is likely it will not be your typical graduation ceremony, but we will do what we can to honor our graduates in one way or another.

Parents can again use PowerSchool to track student grades. If you do not know your login/password for PowerSchool please e-mail Alice.Dusek@k12.nd.us for high school parents and Jasmynn.Halvorson@k12.nd.us for elementary school parents. Attendance will be taken weekly and will be based on completion of assignments throughout the week. Students will be counted absent if they have not completed any work. There will be no school/assignments Friday, April 10 through Monday, April 13 for our scheduled Easter break. We will resume off-site learning on Tuesday, April 14. Reminder that school lunches are available during this time of school closure. Lunches can be picked up from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM from Monday through Friday at the front door of the elementary school while school is closed. Meals are available for all children ages 1-18 and are available at no cost. Because of our Easter break meals will not be able to be picked up on Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 14. However, this week meals for Friday and Monday can also be picked up on Thursday.

Mindful Monday with Mrs. Cuypers! https://youtu.be/eWo3Msuw3Wk