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Wildcat Weekly
Newsletter of the Stanley PTA
December 13, 2015
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Upcoming Events & Important Dates:
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December 14
7:30 PM - Winter Concert I:
Bronze Band, Cadet Band Period 4, Cadet Band Period 5, Gold Band, Silver Band
December 15
7:30 PM - Winter Concert II:
Chorus, Orchestra,
Strings Intermezzo
December 18
NOON - Early Dismissal
December 21-January 1
NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
January 18
NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Holiday
January 21
NOON - Early Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences
6:45 PM - PTA General Meeting followed by Parent Ed event
View full School Calendar here For sports tryout and competition dates, see the Stanley Athletic Department section below
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Hello Stanley Families- I want to thank the cast and crew of Wildcats on Stage for a wonderful production of "The Taming of The Shrew." I saw the Friday night production, and I was incredibly impressed with the polished and professional performance! Thanks to our long-time Wildcats on Stage parent coordinator Gabrielle Ohleyer and her staff for another great show! It is with mixed emotions that I announce that our secretary, Dawn Lynn Lanier, has accepted a position in the District Office as Mary Maddux's assistant. We are in the process of identifying a replacement for Ms. Lanier and hope to have the position filled as quickly as possible. We will miss her very much and wish her luck in her new job next door! Stanley Music is proud to present two evenings of Winter Concerts next week. Monday, December 14th's concert will feature the Bronze Band, Cadet Band Period 4, Cadet Band Period 5, Gold Band and Silver Band, while Tuesday the 15th's performers include Chorus, Orchestra, and Strings Intermezzo. Please join us to see this remarkable group of performers who will certainly put you in the winter holiday mood. Both concerts begin at 7:30 PM in the Stanley gym. Please remember that Friday the 18th is a minimum day with a noon dismissal. Our students will also enjoy a holiday concert performed by Stanley music students. Full schedule details can be found on the Stanley website home page. Finally, I hope everyone will take some time to disconnect, relax and recharge this holiday season. In a community with so many engaging opportunities for students, I hope you find some real "down time" to enjoy and be thankful for the many gifts we have in Lafayette, especially our family and loved ones. David Schrag Principal, Stanley Middle School |
PTA Announcements and Events
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PTA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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Dear Fellow Parents, Like you, I'm concerned when I hear about a child getting hit by a car on the way to school (which happened last month). We are grateful that the student only sustained minor injuries. Let's all do our part to slow down. When we each slow down, we get others to slow down. Please make safety a top priority whether you drive, walk or ride bikes to and from school. Please watch the crosswalks carefully and stop fully at stop signs. Be kind to the crossing guards. They do an important and difficult job. Let's work together as a community and as neighbors to keep children safe. December is a slower month for the PTA, however, we are looking forward to January when we have our next PTA General Meeting on Thursday, January 21st. Please plan to join us. We are working on a Parent Education night to be held in conjunction with our PTA General Meeting. More information to come. Click here to see our agenda. If you have something to add to the agenda, please email me at president@stanleypta.org. Recently, our eScrip chair, Wendy Gilberd, (thank you, Wendy) sent a breakdown of what we have earned since June and it's a whopping $8,100 without having to really do much of anything. Passive fundraisers are nice because the PTA earns money without trying. Thank you for those of you who have signed up for eScrip. If you haven't, please do so by clicking on this link to the PTA website for more information. Just the other day, the PTA accepted a check for $784.36 from the Lafayette Chamber for the Reservoir Run. Unfortunately our chair, Leslie Lomond, couldn't make it but our Executive Vice President, Caren Kline, accepted it on her behalf. Thank you again, Leslie, for all of your hard work recruiting runners and volunteers.  Wishing you a safe and wonderful holiday break with your families. I look forward to seeing you in January. Season's Greetings, Kelly Mains PTA President 2015-16president@stanleypta.org |
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PTA LEGISLATION
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Greetings Stanley Families, After an eight-year stalemate, Congress has finally approved, and President Obama has signed, the reauthorization of a key federal education law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, titled the Every Student Succeeds Act (and replacing No Child Left Behind). The articles below offer further details about the impact of this development.
Emi Kuboyama
Stanley PTA
VP, Legislation
By Louis Freedberg and John Fensterwald, EdSource Today
Following a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, the U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly approved, 85-12, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ending more than a decade of federal education policy under the beleaguered and much criticized No Child Left Behind Act. The legislation now goes to President Barack Obama, who has indicated that he will sign it.
By Louis Freedberg and John Fensterwald, EdSource Today Calling a bipartisan bill signing a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama wasted no time signing the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, titled the Every Student Succeeds Act, which the Contra Costa Times coverageSenate had overwhelming approved less than 24 hours earlier.
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STANLEY CAFÉ
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Sun rise Bistro Catering Keeps it FUN
at Stanley Café!
Fresh Hot Apple Cider for only a BUCK!
FREE Cinnamon-Vanilla Organic Oatmeal Tasters
Stanley Café offers great perks!
* Prices are less than what kids can get in town * Offers healthy, low sugar options * Purchases benefit our school
Stanley Café Menu
Meal Deal $5.00 burrito w/OJ
$6.00 burrito w/ smoothie
Mini Burritos $3.50/ea Tortilla w/Bacon or Sausage w/ eggs & potatoes
Berry Muffins & ChocChip Banana Bread $1.50/ea
Fruit Salad Cup $2.00/ea
Oatmeal Cups $2.00/ea Honey Packet - N/C; Brown Sugar @ 25c ea Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice $2.00/ea
Mini Naked Juices $3.00/ea
Mini Bottled Waters $1.00/ea
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Stanley and Lafayette School District
Announcements & Events
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STANLEY ATHLETICS
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Soccer
December 14
4:00 PM - Varsity AWAY vs King
December 15
4:00 PM - JV HOME vs JM
December 16
3:45 PM - Varsity AWAY vs OIS
4:00 PM - JV HOME vs Realm
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CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED
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 Now Hiring School
Crossing Guards
Would you like to work part-time?
Would you like to work only the days school is in session and not have to work nights, weekends or holidays?
Would you like to earn almost $40 a day for working a brief shift before and after school?
If you can answer "YES" to these questions, we are
interested in talking to you about being a
SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD IN LAFAYETTE
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY - TRAINING PROVIDED
For more information, please call ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES: 800-540-9290
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COMPANY IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB:
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 Winter Concerts are This Week
Enjoy the sounds of the holidays at one or all of the upcoming winter concerts. Join us at Stanley on December 14th & 15th and see the power of LPIE in action! The students have been hard at work preparing for these concerts and they are always wonderful and very entertaining. Winter Concert I: Dec. 14, 7:30 PM Bronze Band, Cadet Band Period 4, Cadet Band Period 5, Gold Band, Silver Band Winter Concert II: Dec. 15, 7:30 PM Chorus, Orchestra, Strings Intermezzo We Need Your Help to Power Up
Our Biggest Party of the Year
What's more fun than getting together with friends? Try...getting together with old friends, meeting new and raising money for LPIE! The LPIE Power Party is coming up in February 2016 and as part of the event's fundraising efforts we will again have our enormously popular Pay-to-Play parties available for sign ups. We are looking for YOU to host a Pay-to-Play with your friends so we can fill up the walls with fun things to do together in the months following the Power Party. What is a Pay-to-Play? Pay-to-Plays are parties planned and donated by one or more families. Parties can be for mom's only (e.g., game night; spa night; shopping event; exercise; cooking class); dad's only (e.g., spectator sport event, cards, music, participatory sporting event), or adult party (e.g., dance party, casino night, or get-togethers with various themes). If you are interested in hosting or joining a group to host a Pay-to-Play, send an email to Barbara Laurenson by January 10, 2016 and we'll get you going. Shop & Give Back: Check Out December's Deals
During this season of giving, support LPIE and enjoy special offers from local business such as Patxi's Pizza, Honey Bear Trees, Sports Basement Cobain Orthodontics and many more! Check out this flyer for more details on how you can support local business and LPIE at the same time!
Follow LPIE on Twitter; Like Us on Facebook
Want to learn more about how LPIE is supporting your child's education? Check us out on Twitter! Our new user name is: @LPIEPower. Follow LPIE to see the latest tweets from the district's teachers and administrators about all of our exciting programs.
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HAVE QUESTIONS? NEED INFORMATION?
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WILDCATS OF THE WEEK
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6th ~ Will Stryker
7th ~ Quinn Deeming
8th ~ Jane Gundacker
What is "Wildcat of the Week"?
Each week, one student from each grade level is chosen by a faculty committee and is selected as a Wildcat of the Week based on his/her academic efforts and demonstration of character as it relates to our Six Pillars - Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. These student role models will be further honored by participating in a special event at the end of the year. It is the intent of this award to encourage all students to demonstrate Stanley Spirit through positive character.
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INDEPENDENT STUDY/ABSENCES
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| Each time your child misses school for any reason (sick, vacation, others) the Lafayette School District loses $51 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, please notify the office so that they may provide you with an Independent Study packet (please give the school at least 2 weeks notice for an Independent Study request) to help him/her keep up with schoolwork while away. Doing so is a WIN-WIN scenario. Your child keeps pace with the class 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 $51/day. The District strongly recommends that trips and vacations be scheduled during non-school days. Thank you!
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Be Informed About Stanley Policies and Programs
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Twitter @stanleywildcats
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Take a peek inside the classrooms at Stanley to see education in action,  |
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The Acalanes High School
Performing Arts Department
proudly presents
the 2015 Winter Concerts
 December 15th & December 17th
Acalanes Performing Arts Center 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette 7:00 PM, December 15th: Featuring Chorale, Concert Choir, Bella Voce, Women's Octet, The Innuendos, and a new student-run, co-ed a cappella group, Harmonix. Music by Howells, Morales, Antognini, Daley, Zuckerman, Mechem, and a world premiere by AHS parent Laura Zucker arranged by her son, Ben Zucker.
7:00 PM, December 17th: Featuring Chorale, Women's Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Women's Octet, The Innuendos, Harmonix and special guests, the Nothing But Treble Honor Choir of 4th-8th graders. Music by Wood, Fissinger, Klebanow, Barnett, Howells, Mechem and a world premiere of a new carol by Dale Trumbore. Suggested Donations are: $10 for Adults, $5 for Seniors, 60 and over and Students are FREE!
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Community Announcements & Events
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The following Community Announcements & Events are not school or district sponsored or endorsed by the Lafayette School District.
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Girls in Engineering Summer Programsat UC Berkeley
For more information, go to
http://girlsinengineering.berkeley.edu/
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Lafayette Girls Lacrosse Association presents
Girls Winter Lacrosse Clinics
Instruction by St. Mary's College Head Coach
Jessica Mucci and the Acalanes Coaching Staff
Dates:
Sunday, January 10th &
Sunday, January 24th
1-3pm (High School)
3-5pm (Middle School)
Cost:
$45 for both days or $25/Session
Checks payable to LGLA (Lafayette Girls Lacrosse Association)
Please mail to LGLA Treasurer:
Kathy Welch
3247 Elvia Street, Lafayette, CA 94549
Location:
Acalanes High School Stadium
Please RSVP (via email) by Wednesday, January 6th
to reserve your spot!
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Special Ed parents, mark your calendar for this December SEED community event:
Click HERE and register to receive the SEED monthly newsletter and event Evites. SEED is the Lafayette foundation for Special Education. |
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Do You Like to Sing?
Contra Costa Children's Chorus, a non-profit community based organization for boys and girls 4-15, now in its 32st year, is accepting new members for the spring semester.
Besides singing and performing music of all genres, music theory skills are taught at every regular rehearsal. This emphasis helps to provide a unique choral music education experience that produces well-rounded young musicians and choral singers. Rehearsals are held weekly in Lafayette at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Lane. Placement interviews are being held during the month of January. Choristers are placed in levels that are age appropriate. No experience is needed for our first 3 levels. For more information, visit www.childrenschorus.org and fill out the registration form under "Join Us" or email frontdesk@childrenschorus.org.
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TROOP 224 HAS THE PERFECT TREE FOR YOU!
Visit and support local Boy Scout Troop 224's tree lot this holiday season. We are located next to the Lafayette Community Gardens on Mt. Diablo Boulevard (between the Reservoir and Oakwood Athletic Club).
A Lafayette tradition since 1958, the Tree Lot is open daily from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM until we sell out.
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Stanley families can continuously raise funds for our school simply by participating in any of these ongoing fundraising opportunities throughout the school year. It's a simple way for each of us to give back effortlessly.
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Sign Up for eScrip
eScrip is an important fundraising tool to support
Stanley Middle School. Contributions last year to Stanley totaled more than $10,000!
Safeway - Special Note!
Safeway NO LONGER participates in eScrip!! This is significant as Safeway was our largest source of income from eScrip by far.NEW to eScrip? There is no cost to you for signing up. Simply register your credit cards, and debit/ATM cards with eScrip.
Participating merchants contribute a percentage of your purchases to Stanley whenever you shop with them using your registered cards.
The more you spend, the more we earn. Local merchants include Diablo Foods, Lunardi's and Big O Tires. There are hundreds of online participating merchants including Amazon, J.Crew, Gap and Nordstrom.
Sign Up for eScrip Now, It's Easy-
ALREADY an eScrip Subscriber?
Please take a moment to update your contact information, including the school you want your contributions to go to, and expired credit cards at eScrip.com.
Need help? Have questions?
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RAISE FUNDS FOR STANLEY
BY RENEWING MAGAZINE ORDERS
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SAVE 10% & GIVE BACK TO STANLEY
Every time you shop at SPORTS BASEMENT
Every day, all year long!
Just mention STANLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL at check out
to receive 10% off your total purchase
(Sports Basement will also give 5% back to Stanley PTA)
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Newsletter Info
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Christina Engelbrecht, Editor
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