Stanley Community Schools

Mrs.Stafslien’s class got a surprise visit from “Flat Stafslien!” They received a note telling them to take it with you in whatever you’re doing because she missed them so much and wanted to spend time with them! Here’s just a few things they did together! (Made snowflakes, created drawings, and went swinging!) ❤️

Mrs.Stafslien’s class got a surprise visit from “Flat Stafslien!” They received a note telling them to take it with you in whatever you’re doing because she missed them so much and wanted to spend time with them! Here’s just a few things they did together! (Made snowflakes, created drawings, and went swinging!) ❤️

Senior Spotlight Day 3. Congrats Lacey and Kelsie!

Students in K-6 who have all assignments handed in by the end of May 13th will be spending the remaining school days doing fun end of the year activities. Those who have unfinished work will have the opportunity to finish work and raise their grades. Students in grades 7-12 who are passing their classes at the end of May 13th will be finished with their regular school work. After May 13th, we will enter an intervention phase for those students who are failing, missing work, or want to work to improve their grades. For those who have completed their regular classroom work, the teachers will provide enrichment learning opportunities for your child to partake in. More information will be coming soon on when we'll be accepting library books, text books, and devices, as well as when parents can pick up student belongings.

Senior Spotlight Day 2. Congrats Taylor Bailey and Grace Bates!

Here are a few ideas to help your child or teen during this time of social distancing and distance learning.

Plans are underway for Stanley graduation 2020. We are currently exploring options for the graduation ceremony and class night. Details are still coming together as we learn more about social distancing guidelines. We can share that we will have a senior parade through town on Friday, May 22nd at 7pm. Likely, the parade will be the greatest opportunity for the community to come out to see and support the students. If anyone would like to be involved in planning the parade, please email alecia.pulver@k12.nd.us. More details to follow.

Senior Spotlight Day 1. Congrats Leah and Bailey! Check back daily for your favorite Senior as we move closer to graduation.

Today's SOAR video features a poem, called Fire in the Night, written and read by Bluejay 8th grader Dejaun Johnson. Now is the time to shine, Bluejays! https://youtu.be/RwxZH9cLPgs

Stanley junior/senior banquet and prom has been rescheduled for July 10th. More information to follow.

Well since we can’t go to the beach, we will bring the beach to us! 🌴 Mrs. Stafslien’s 3rd graders played Beach Bingo this week during their Teams meetings! The students dressed up in hats, sunglasses, hula skirts, leis, swimming gear, and even had some beach balls to play with! Prizes are in the mail kids! It was a lot of fun!! 😎

After much discussion and deliberation, at this point Stanley Schools would like parents and students to plan to continue with off-site learning for the remainder of the academic year. Graduation will take place on Sunday, May 24 at 2:00 PM. We are working on different options for graduation depending on social distancing guidelines that may be in place.

Author read-alouds about anxiety, kindness, and other social-emotional topics! https://dianealber.com/videos/

Well since we can’t be at the beach, we will bring the beach to us! 🌴 Mrs. Stafslien’s 3rd graders played Beach Bingo this week during their Teams meetings! The students have dressed up with hats, sunglasses, leis, beach balls, hula skirts, and swimming gear! ☀️

For the month of April, this Love and Logic course is offered free (normally $99). This is a great course for ANY parent to take. https://www.loveandlogic.com/collections/spr20/products/love-and-logic-parenting-online You will learn parenting tips on how to: -End arguing and manipulation -Neutralize defiance -Replace anger and frustration with empathy -End bedtime battles -Set kids up for success by allowing them to make small mistakes when the price tag is small. And much more!

You are invited to join Holly Arnold and Audrey Williamson in a zoom meeting to visit, share, brainstorm with fellow peers and caregivers? If so, please e-mail holly.arnold@ndsu.edu and you'll be sent an invite. The first session is Wed. April 22.

We’d like to wish a very happy Administrative Professionals Day to the hardworking ladies who keep us thriving. Alice, Jasmynn, Sarah, and Serena, we appreciate all you do for the schools. Thank you! With admiration, Stanley Administrators

Check out what the FFA Officers have been working on! https://youtu.be/_WZGM-vjV-U

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.