Friday, February 24th
6:30pm to 10:30pm
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Mark your calendars for the annual Stanley commUNITY Social. Come out
and enjoy light Mexican faire, themed-baskets raffle and an entertaining
performance by Principal Schrag & Company. Then dance the night
away to local band Contradiction, featuring Michelle Alessandria & Tom Nevins. This is sure to be an unforgettable event!
Admission: $55 per person (increases to $60 on February 11th)
Raffle Tickets: 1 for $5, 8 for $20
Drink Tokens: 1 for $5
Our 2012 Theme is Party Time. This year's goal for the
competition is to create a machine that pops 2 balloons. For interested
participants, please go to Stanley's website and click on the 2012 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest to download the Rules, Registration Forms and Score Sheet.
Please note that the Registration Forms are to be completed and returned to Mr. Meneghetti in room 804 by Friday, January 27. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Meneghetti at mmeneghe@lafsd.k12.ca.us. You can also contact Catherine Maiden, Rube Goldberg Chair at tcmaiden@sbcglobal.net.
Posted Jan 22, 2012 7:22 PM by Stanley PTA Webmaster
Photos, Donations & Volunteers for the Stanley commUNITY Social!!!
PHOTOS NEEDED: We are looking for pictures of students, faculty and parents to include in the slide show. Please email photos as an attachment to Julie Novak thenovaks@sbcglobal.net.
DONATIONS:
We
are still looking for donations of Goods & Services, Sports Tickets, Wine
and Gift Certificates. If you would like to donate to our commUNITY social,
please contact Beth Brown beth_brown3@me.com.
We ask that all donations be mailed to:
Stanley Middle School Attention: Community Social 3455 School Street, Lafayette, CA 94549
VOLUNTEERS: Would
you like to get involved? We are looking for volunteers to help with the
following:
Set Up/ Clean Up (super easy this year!) Check-in
Selling raffle tickets & drink tokens during the event Work the Raffle Table
The transition from intermediate school to high school is one which holds a blend of excitement, anticipation, uncertainty, and hope and promise for future endeavors. You and your student can look forward to a great variety of "newness": new learning, new school atmosphere, new experiences, new friends and new opportunities. It is our hope that this transition will happen with as little confusion and apprehension as possible, and to this end we invite you to join us for an evening meeting in which we hope to address some of the most common questions and concerns.
Note! Please remember that there is plenty of parking on Campolindo Drive, in the student parking lot, near the swim center.
The focus of the evening meeting will be high school courses and curriculum, graduation requirements, on-line course registration, and general student life including extra curricular opportunities and peer group experiences and adjustments.
There is also a separate meeting for parents of Special Education students. The meeting will be at 6:15pm in the Campolindo Library.
Important Registration Dates To Note:
**Campo staff visit Stanley: February 6, 2012 (individual registration packets distributed) **Campo staff visit JM: February 9, 2012 (individual registration packets distributed) **All 8th graders’ on-line course requests must be submitted by February 15th, the same day completed forms are returned to their (Stanley or JM) office. **Each 8th grader meets with their counselor at Campo: February 22nd—March 31st (appointment time on registration packet which students receive at JM and Stanley) on February 6th or 9th
We also extend a warm invitation to you and your student to attend our annual Open House on THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 17. Put this date on your calendar now -- we'll provide more information in the weeks ahead. We look forward to meeting you Monday evening, February 13th!
Sincerely,
Carol Kitchens, Principal Jeanne Ballard, Lead Counselor
Posted Jan 22, 2012 7:26 PM by Stanley PTA Webmaster
Week of: January 30th RESPECT~ A person of character values all person, lives by the golden rule, respects the dignity, privacy, freedom of others is courteous and polite to all and is tolerant and accepting of differences.
6th
Kennet Volga
7th
Christopher Wright
8th
Natasha Singh
What is a "Wildcat of the Week"? Each
week one student from each grade level is chosen by a faculty committee
and is honored because of his/her good citizenship, good peer
relationships, positive school contributions, academic effort and other
related criteria. Students selected exhibit desirable behaviors an
deserve as role models. The school year culminates with a special event
for “Wildcat of the Week” winner. As. In all recognition programs, many
deserving students are bypassed. It is the intent of this award to
encourage all students to exhibit “The Stanley Spirit” of respect, responsibility and integrity.
2/6 ~ Acalanes & Campo counselors @ Stanley to meet with the 8th graders
8th grade Parent Information Night at Acalanes High School – 7 pm in the Gym 2/10 ~ 7th & 8th Grade Dance 2/13 ~ 8th grade registration packets due to the Stanley office by 3:30 pm 2/15 ~ Winter Jazz Concert – 7:30 MUR 2/17 ~ Presidents’ Day - NO SCHOOL 2/20 ~ Presidents’ Day - NO SCHOOL 2/24 ~ Fun Friday – Crazy Hat Day Friday Forum – 8:45 3/12 ~ Staff Development Day - NO SCHOOL
Each time your child misses school for any reason (sick, vacation, others) the Lafayette School District loses $44 per day in revenues from the state. Attendance in school is best for your child’s education. If your child is ill, keep him/her home until well enough to return to school. If you must take your child on a trip for 5 days or more, ask your school to provide him with an Independent Study packet (please give the school at least 2 weeks’ notice for an Independent Study request) to help him keep up with his studies while gone. Doing so is a WIN-WIN scenario. Your child keeps pace with his classes and is considered PRESENT on those days (NOT ABSENT) for State funding purposes. However, for absences less than five days or absences greater than 5 days without a completed Independent Study, your child misses invaluable instruction time and the state withholds funding from the District at $44/day. The District strongly recommends that trips and vacations be scheduled during non-school days.
This is BEST, firstly, for your children, our students and secondly, for the District especially amidst persistent State funding cuts.
Posted Jan 14, 2012 7:01 PM by Stanley PTA Webmaster
There has been some issue’s with students riding the school bus with One Trip Passes ($3.00 orange passes). This is a liability for Lamorinda Bus, for First Student and for the schools and districts. EACH BUSS PASS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FILLED OUT, SIGNED AND DATED BY A PARENT. THIS RULE IS WRITTEN ON THE BACK SIDE OF EACH BUS PASS. DRIVERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS WITH BLANK BUS PASSES. If you wish your child to purchase a same day bus pass please send a note with your child to the office giving your permission for them to do so along with the following information, date, name, address, grade, emergency phone#, bus stop, school and route and parent signature. If you have any questions, please contact Lamorinda Bus @ 299-3216.
Posted Dec 9, 2011 8:34 AM by Stanley PTA Webmaster
Coming up is a fun but busy week at Stanley School.
Monday:Drama… anyone? Pre-Teen Girl… anyone? If you have excessive drama in your home and want to find a creative outlet for it, then Wildcats on Stage may be just the ticket for you. Mock Class and Informational meeting Monday after school for the Musical Theatre Training Program ~ Spring Showcase: Journey Through the Happiest Songs on Earth.
Thursday:Teenage Boredom in the Afternoon. School will be dismissed at noon on Thursday so that our teachers can have time for Parent Teacher Conferences. I’d like to think that our kids will all be home quietly reading while cleaning up their rooms, but a more honest statement would be…Let the epic Wii/Xbox/iPhone afternoon begin.
Friday: Parliamentary Procedure in the Morning. Welcome one and all to our General Association PTA Meeting, held at the Stanley Middle School Library at 8:45 am. Coffee will be served, and after the formal motions, minutiae, and particulars, we will adjourn to the much-more-interesting Friday Forum with our principal, David Schrag.
Also this week:Desperately Seeking Symphony. Twice this week, our talented Stanley Middle School musicians will be performing at two separate concerts: Thursday night at the Lafayette Orchestra Festival and Friday at the Mayor’s Concert. Good luck, performers! (Music lovers can find more details on the PTA calendar).
Have a great week, everyone!
Best, Becky Kenney PTA President, 2011-2012
P.S. I complained about driving my kids around after school every day, and someone listened (or, more likely, we were all just complaining together…)
Like many of you, I have kids in multiple schools here in Lafayette – I am not only a Stanley parent, but also an Acalanes parent, and a Lafayette Elementary School parent. This week, the PTA at LES is trying something new – once-a-week extra-curricular classes right on campus after school. This 8-week maiden voyage has three classes to choose from: Art, Science (with LES’s own Mr. Winter), and Chess. What a great idea! Who wouldn’t want to let their kids remain at school for an extra hour for an extracurricular experience vs. driving them across town in your own car for the same activity? Well Done, LES PTA. Think of all the cars you have personally taken off the road each afternoon! I hope it catches on!
Posted Jan 22, 2012 9:27 PM by Stanley PTA Webmaster
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Posted Nov 27, 2010 6:12 PM by Stanley PTA Webmaster
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