Stanley Community Schools

The 7-12 dance for tonight, March 13, has been canceled.

Per the NDHSAA, in response to President Trump's Emergency Declaration. All extracurricular activities have been postponed indefinitely. This includes all practices and contests alike. All open gyms will also be postponed until further notice.

Be sure to get your Yardzee order in!

5/6 grade Elementary BBB practice will start on Monday, March 16 @ 5:30 in the High School lunch room. There will be a brief parent meeting where coaches Lucas Colbenson and Drew Nichols can hand out and present information for the upcoming season. After the meeting, practice will be held until 7pm in the High School Gym.

With the ongoing concerns about Coronavirus, we want you to know that the safety and health of our students, staff, and community is one of our top priorities. We will continue to do what we can to try to stop the spread of disease causing germs and ask for the parents and community to help in this endeavor. The Stanley School District custodial staff is cleaning and sanitizing commonly touched surfaces on a regular basis throughout the day. Disinfecting wipes have also been distributed to all teachers to help clean surfaces in classrooms throughout the day. Buses will be disinfected on a regular basis. We are also encouraging students and staff to wash hands more frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds at a time. We ask that parents and community members help follow these practices as well and also encourage students to regularly wash their hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water while they are not at school. We ask that students, staff, and community members that are sick to please not come to the schools. Those experiencing a fever (100.3 °F or higher) and other flu/respiratory illness symptoms should not come to school. If you have questions about student attendance, please contact the building principal. Please note if an individual has a fever below 100.3 °F but have been taking medicines that help reduce fevers they should not come to school until their fever is below 100.3 °F without medication.  If the Coronavirus comes to our community, we will be in close contact with public health officials to help determine the best course of action for the school. We are hoping it doesn't become necessary, but, as seen in other communities around the country, it may become necessary for the school to close for a period of time (this decision would not be made lightly). We will also be working closely with North Dakota High School Activities Association on potential impacts to extracurricular activities. You may have seen that some schools throughout the country are closing down school and conducting learning online. Please know that we have been told from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction that is not an option in North Dakota - that would not count toward the number of classroom hours required by the state.

Yardzee sets are being assembled! Be sure to get yours today by going to the link: https://the-nest-33.square.site/

Are you interested in hosting a work experience student next year? Set up a booth at our career fair on Wednesday, April 8th from 11am-12:30pm for our Stanley High School Junior Class members to see the career opportunities within our community! Please sign up at the link below and contact Miss Hawbaker with any questions! https://tinyurl.com/whj28fy

Stanley students grade 7-12 are invited to join us for a Topsy Turvy Sadie Hawkins dance on Friday, March 13. 9pm-Midnight $5 at the door Come get your glow on! Hosted by Stanley Student Council https://facebook.com/events/s/topsy-turvy-sadie-hawkins-danc/1036544290079143/?ti=icl

♣️1st Annual Pinochle & Uno Tournament♥️ $25 per person for Pinochle, $10 per person for Uno(kids are welcome to play uno). Pinochle players sign up in pairs. If you do not have a partner we can partner up singles.Please contact Jasmynn (jasmynn.halvorson@k12.nd.us) or Anthony (anthony.cuypers@k12.nd.us) to register.

National Reading Month!! Sign up for a free month at Skybrary!! Skybrary is a carefully curated, ever expanding interactive library of digital books and video explorations designed to engage young readers and foster a love of learning. Try it yourself on the Web, iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, and Android tablets. https://www.levarburtonkids.com/skybrary?s_src=RIF-Promotes

This week the Ag 4 students have been presenting their Dream Farms to the class. Students had to come up with their perfect location, amount of acres, commodities they would like to raise, the machinery they would run, how many employees do they need and a budget to run their farm.

Time for a party! Mrs. Stafslien’s reading class finished reading the book “Because of Winn Dixie” and had a party today just like in the book! Thank you so much to the parents who helped bring in items for the kids to try! They LOVED IT! 🐶

Junior Class Parents' Meeting TONIGHT 7pm in Commons to plan After Prom Party and Jr/Sr Banquet. Message Mrs. Curren or Lisa Lapica if you can't attend.but are planning to phelp out.

Reminder tomorrow is a half day. Elem dismissal at 12:20, hs at 12:30.

5th and 6th grade speech meet schedule.

Elementary 5/6 GBB starts tomorrow night (March 3rd) at 5pm in the Elementary Gym. 5/6 BBB is tentatively set for Monday, March 16th @ 5:30pm at the Elementary Gym. We will be sending a letter home with all male 5/6 grade students in the next couple of weeks with further details once a practice and game schedules are finalized. Go Blue Jays

After Prom Parents' Meeting Thursday, March 5 7pm in Commons Notify Lisa Lapica or Mrs. Curren if you cannot attend

Triangle Y Camp Flyers are at the elementary office.

Track Practice starts Monday, March 2nd @ 7:00am - bring warm clothes in case practice is outside.

Elementary Math Tip: (Gr. K-2) Think of a number for your child to guess. After each guess, respond with the words "more," "less," "higher," or "lower." This gives your child the opportunity to learn different math vocabulary and helps your child associate number words with counting sequence.