SEVENTH GRADE CELEBRATES PI DAY (3/14)! Students in each class volunteered for committees & worked together to plan the parties. Highlights included homemade 🥧 (one even with the pi symbol!), lots of other food, paper chains to decorate the room with the beginning digits of the number pi, and informative posters & power points. THANK YOU to everybody who helped us acknowledge one of our favorite irrational numbers! 🥳
4th grade practiced their cooperation skills and teamwork this week by building pyramids using only string and rubber bands. Students were asked to make a tool using the materials given to them and couldn't touch the cups or pyramid with their hands. They were very creative and found multiple ways to solve the problem and reach their goal of building their pyramid!
March is Music in Our Schools Month!!!
We have been celebrating this by doing a really fun "Music Madness" competition AND are ALSO having a Music Department "dress up" week in the last week of March to round up our month of celebration!
<3, the Music Team!
Reminder- NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 15th. Enjoy the break!
Parent-Teacher Conferences: March 12th and 19th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Elementary students have scheduled conference times. High School has an open house format. Please take time to see your children's teachers and find out about the great things they have been doing this year.
Reminder: FFA Meeting Tomorrow!
The boys play Killdeer at 1:00 today at the casino in New Town. Lets go Blue Jays!
Clancy Hornberger signs her letter of intent to continue her education, and rodeo career at Miles Community College.
Stanley Elementary School is looking for adult-sized animal-themed masks that conceal a person’s face. If you have one that you would be willing to let us borrow through the end of April, please drop them off at the elementary office with your name and contact information for returning the mask. Thank you so much for your help.
Stanley High School is providing a Fan Bus for students in grades 7-12 who would like to attend and cheer on the team for the championship game. Bus will leave promptly at 4:30pm. Students will attend the 3 and 4th place game as well as the championship game. Parents can expect students back around 10:30/11pm. The seats are open to the first 44 students who sign up. If students ride the bus there, they are expected to ride the bus home. Please send money for admission and any food your child may need. Parents, please call the school directly to add your child to the list. Remind your students that they need to demonstrate positive manners and good sportsmanship as they cheer on the team.
Theme for tomorrow night is Blue Out. Go Blue Jays!
The 1st Grade and 4th Grade have begun to prepare for their spring concert on April 23rd, 2023! 1st Grade is at 2:00pm, 4th Grade is at 6:30pm. We can't wait to see YOU at the concert!
Region 3 tournament starts today with the Blue Jays playing the 1st game at 3:00 at the Minot Dome.
GameDay Media will be live broadcasting all the games throughout the tournament!
https://m.youtube.com/live/JrnHLt1-gl0?si=_oRHZ7BGSU3cuk3R
Stanley School and buses will be 2 hours late on Monday, March 4. Buses will run where possible.
It wouldn't be track season without changes to our schedule before our first practice!
No practice tomorrow morning due to weather.
Updated practice schedule for this week:
7:00 am at the high school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Congratulations to our Honesty winners for the month of February! Students in grades K-6 have been working on our character trait of honesty, and discussing scenarios when it's hard to be honest. Awesome job to our winners! Next up is Cooperation - how we can work together to reach shared goals!
Our 3rd graders completed their paper airplanes after using I-statements to describe feelings like worried, anxious, distracted, and nervous. Students filled in their I-statement like this: "I feel ____________ when ____________. I would like ____________." Great flying, bluejays!
Any students who will be in grades 10-12 in the fall of 2024:
Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative (MWEC) is excited to partner with Bismarck Public Schools Career Academy for the second year in a row! This is an exciting opportunity for high school students to participate in an elective program focused on lab-based electronics and electrical skills. These classes offer a hands-on introduction to skills required to be a Lineman. It is open to students going into their Sophomore, Junior and Senior year of high school.
Pick up application forms in the main office at the high school!
🎉 MATHCOUNTS Competition Results
We are thrilled to announce the results of the MATHCOUNTS Competition held on Tuesday, Feb 27th in Stanley. Three schools - Grenora, NSP, and Stanley - participated, with a total of 24 students competing across various rounds.
Individual Results from Stanley:
- 🥇 First Place: Jessy Roise
- 🥉 Fourth Place: Lucas Song
- 🥉 Fifth Place: Payton Lystad
- 🎖️ Tied for Sixth Place: River Nardacci
Team Results:
Stanley emerged victorious! Congratulations to the winning team comprised of Payton Lystad, Jozey Sorenson, Brooklyn Kennedy, & Jessy Roise.
A special shoutout and heartfelt thanks to Town & Country Credit Union for graciously sponsoring lunch. Additionally, immense gratitude to Heath Hetzel for extending a warm welcome to all participants. Thank you to everyone involved for making this event a resounding success. Let's continue to foster a love for mathematics and academic excellence in our community! 🌟
Junior Class Parents - have you joined the Prom After-Party remind? For updates, reminders, and volunteer opportunities:
https://www.remind.com/join/kk2322
Students that are in K-6 and participating in the Kids Heart Challenge/Jump Rope for Heart need to have their fundraising envelops turned in by the end of the day on March 1st, 2024. If you did your fundraising online please disregard this notice as it will automatically be taken care.