Kindergarten- Caleb M.

1st Grade- Leo Y.

2nd Grade- Bailey F.

3rd Grade- Mia N.

4th Grade- Pierce W. (not pictured)

5th Grade- Hunter W.

For parents who are not familiar with Y-Club, the YMCA operates within district elementary schools during the school year. The program opens at 7:00 AM daily for early drop-off and stays open until 6:00 PM. Please click here to find out where to learn more or register for the 2023-24 school year. Registration opens on May 10th.

Please use this link to access important information about district technology policies with regards to travel. Link to PDF

Dear Stanley Families:

We are excited to offer a great community resource through our partnership with Community for Kids.

Community for Kids is a local non-profit organization that has the mission “to alleviate food insecurity for students in the Blue Valley Community by providing weekend food packs”.

Here’s how it works: if your family chooses to participate in the program you sign up by emailing Kaitlyn Dobratz, School Social Worker at Stanley Elementary. Then, each week any child in your family ages pre-school through middle school is eligible to receive a weekend food pack throughout the school year. There is no cost to participate in the program and participation is voluntary. Community for Kids and Blue Valley are currently working out the details to deliver the packs each week to the school.

If you would like your family to participate in the weekend food pack program, please notify Mrs. Dobratz via email (kdobratz@bluevalleyk12.org) or by calling Mrs. Dobratz at 913-239-7223.

Join Coach B and Mrs. Miller this summer for a PE and art camp! Click here for more details or scan the QR code below.

Hello Stanley Families,

The deadline to order this year's yearbook is May 5th! Yearbooks are ordered through TreeRing.com. The price is $20.88. You can purchase HERE.

With your yearbook purchase, you can customize two pages for FREE. This is optional, but is a great way to include specific memories for your student. If you plan to customize pages, please have those completed by the May 5th purchase deadline.

Similar to last year, this year's yearbooks will not be available until this summer. (Estimated delivery is June 23rd.) This way we can include end-of-school-year events in the yearbook.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mindy Doyle at mindy.hodson@gmail.com.

WOW! What a year Stanley! From our wildly successful Fun Run, epic Movie Night and a super fun Gym and Swim we have had a blast this year:)! As we approach the finish line, we want to share next year’s PTO volunteer signup. All these fun events, staff appreciation meals, fundraising and community give back programs would not be possible without the help from volunteers like YOU! There is a role for everyone! Let us know if you have any questions!

Volunteer Signup: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080948ACA823A7FF2-20232024

The store is open until July 1 and all orders will be shipped to the school for back to school night. 5th graders can also order for BVM using the MS zip of 66085. This is NOT a fundraiser just a service for the families.

Any questions can be directed to Jill Schutzler @ schoolsupplies@bvmspto.org

Here is the link to use to order, www.firstdayschoolsupplies.com STA families use zip 66223 to find our school.

· The Weekly Wildcat

· PTO Website (Click Here)

· PTO Facebook Page Click Here

· Stanley Community Facebook Group Click Here

Blue Valley Schools is committed to promoting and fostering a safe environment in and around all of our schools. Through the convergence of physical and intellectual security measures, we are continuously working to prevent, mitigate, respond to and recover from a wide range of emergencies. Please check out available ways to report safety concerns.

Families can expect automated attendance messages by email, phone, and text if a child is absent and their absence has not already been reported by a parent/guardian. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to report an absence or reply to the automated email or phone message.

What is the purpose of attendance notifications?

We realize that students may occasionally need to miss school for planned absences, illnesses, and appointments. However, when a student does not arrive at school or unexpectedly misses a portion of the school day, we are concerned and want to make sure you are aware that your child is absent.

How can I get push notifications?

Families who would also like a push notification can download the ParentVUE app and manage their notifications. If a child has an unreported absence when a teacher submits attendance, then a push notification will immediately be sent to the parent/guardian's mobile device.

Interested in push notifications? Simply download the ParentVUE app (iTunes app store or Google Play), enable push notifications in device settings and select attendance notifications through in-app settings. Once the app is downloaded, these instructions will help you complete the set-up.

Blue Valley is working with ScrapsKC to collect materials for their store. If you have not been to ScrapsKC, it is a supply store that focuses on the importance of reusing materials while giving those who are homeless employment.

There is a bin outside of the art room for donated materials. ScrapsKC is looking for…

- Scissors

- Chalk/crayons/pens/pencils/colored pencils

- Index cards/post-its

- Spiral notebooks/folders

- Pencil boxes

- Art/craft supplies

Remember, these are materials from your house that you are no longer using — the purpose is reuse.

Blue Valley Schools is committed to promoting and fostering a safe environment in and around all of our schools. Through the convergence of physical and intellectual security measures, we are continuously working to prevent, mitigate, respond to and recover from a wide range of emergencies. Please check out available ways to report safety concerns.

Cell Phone and Associated Personal Technology Guideline: In an effort to provide the most effective learning spaces possible, the following guidelines are in effect concerning personal cell phones and associated personal technology devices (CP/PTD) at the elementary school level: CP/PTDs are defined as any device designed for personal communication, digital information transfer, or electronic gaming/play.

CP/PTDs are not allowed to be in use by elementary school students during the school day. The school day is defined as anytime the student is on campus property on a day in which school is in session. CP/PTDs are to be kept in backpacks out of sight and are to be powered off. Should the need arise for a student to contact parents during the school day the main office phone or the classroom phone should be used for such a call. Should the need arise for parents to contact their child, the main office phone should be used for such a call. CP/PTDs may be used by the student only at the request of the classroom teacher or other staff member. CP/PTDs used to monitor identified student health needs such as blood sugar levels are allowed and must be approved by the principal.

Stanley Girl Scout Troops are forming! See attached flyer! Any girls interested in getting more info. or joining please contact Mallory at girlscoutssu694@gmail.com and we will get you plugged in! Girl Scouts make the world a better place!

If your student is going to be absent from school, notify us through Stanley's website no later than 9am.

• Go to Stanley's website, click on Parents, and then click on "Report An Absence".
• Please let us know why your student is absent (if they are ill please let us know what his/her symptoms are).
• You can leave a message on Stanley's Absence Line at 239-7205, 24 hours a day.
• You can also email the front office attendancestan@bluevalleyk12.org
• The office will notify the teacher of your student's absence

This important message is for any family or staff that will travel out of the United States during the school year. Please click here to read the restrictions and recommendations for Out of the Country travel. Blue Valley resources such as Canvas, Classlink, and school email are not accessible out of the country unless you have a personal device with a VPN on it.

Daily Snacks: Thank you for your support of our nut-safer snack plan at Stanley. As a reminder: we ask that ALL daily snacks (i.e. snack time) for ALL students must come from the nut-safer food list as we have a significant number of students with life-threatening nut allergies. (click below for the link) Our continued focus this year, as an entire school, is to remain consistent on the daily snacks for student snack time in the classrooms—following the nut-safer list.

Please click HERE to access the Nut-Safer food list.