Stanley Elementary School

This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, April 14, 2022, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Central Office Board Room at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Thank you. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/7p7ue4NQ43vV9p786 View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live

Mark you calendars for the upcoming Art Show at Page County High School! This Art Show will feature work by students from Stanley Elementary, Shenandoah Elementary, Page County Middle School, and Page County High School. Thursday, April 21, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. We hope to see you there!

It's School Library Month! Help us celebrate! Next, we have Ms. Elizabeth Kite, Stanley Elementary School Librarian. What's your favorite thing about being a school librarian? "My favorite thing about being the school librarian at Stanley Elementary is getting to work with every single learner in the student body, all 365 of them! She says, "We learn so very much about the world, about who we are, and about who we hope to become through stories. It is an incredible feeling and a powerful responsibility to be a part of that." Thank you, Ms. Kite, for exposing our children to the world of reading and all there is to learn. You are appreciated. p.s. Ms. Kite chose to use a recent portrait of her drawn by a 1st grader at Stanley as her picture. LOL

Join us in celebrating School Library Month! This month we are celebrating School Library Month, and we would like to recognize our school librarians and thank them for all that they do to promote a love of reading for our students. First, we will recognize Mrs. Jennifer Bracken--Page County High School "For the first ten years of my career, I taught high school English in another school district. It was during that time that I started to think about doing something different in the education field. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and started to research different Master's programs. It didn't take long before I found the cohort for School Library Media Science through Longwood University that was starting in the fall. I knew at that point that that was what I was meant to do. I started into the cohort to get my Master's and become a Librarian and loved every minute of it. I knew in my heart that I was meant to be one. That was 2009 and I finished in the Fall of 2012 and was hired shortly after at Page County High School to become their Librarian. The rest is history and I've loved my job ever since. Not only do I love getting to instill the love of reading into my students and put that perfect book into their hands, but I also love getting to work will all of the students in the building and all of the subject areas. It is so much fun to be able to co-teach with so many and learn new things with the kids in those classes. When I am not at Page County High School doing the many things in the building that I do, I am a mom, wife, and student. I am taking graduate classes through JMU to add the school leadership/administration certification to my Master's. My two kids, ages 15 (son) and 13 (daughter), are three-sport athletes. They both play football, wrestle, and run track. They both wrestle year-round and compete in tournaments all over the country. My husband and I are kept very busy with all of their activities. When we have a little free time, we love to go hiking, camping, off-roading, and kayaking. The great outdoors is our favorite place to be." Thanks, Mrs. Bracken, for sharing your love of reading with your students and for all of the other ways you assist at Page County High School. You are appreciated.

Be on the look out for some great pictures coming your way. Today, we continued our Kindness Initiative by distributing Be Kind- No Exceptions bracelets to every student and staff member of PCPS. This message was shared with all students during morning announcements. "Each day we interact with many different people who are experiencing many different things. How do we make a difference for each one of those different people? By being kind. Sometimes it only takes one act of kindness to change someone's life. Page County Public Schools continues its kindness initiative by reminding everyone to spread kindness. To help do that, we are distributing kindness wristbands as a reminder to be kind whenever possible, and it's always possible! We are so proud of all of our students and staff, and we know that all of you will continue to show kindness in a variety of ways. A simple act of kindness can change a person’s life. Be Kind. No Exceptions."

Update from Page County Public Schools Regarding Kindergarten Registration: This message is to remind the parents/guardians of Kindergarten students not enrolled in PCPS that they will need to access the preregistration link (https://pagecounty.powerschool.com/public/formbuilder/form.html?formid=626603) to begin the process of enrolling their Kindergarten student for the 2022 - 2023 school year. You will receive an email back with instructions on how to create a Power School Parent Portal account and associate your student with the account. (Please check your SPAM folder if you do not receive an email in return). In your Power School Parent Portal account, you will complete all the necessary electronic paperwork to register your student. All of this information can be found, in detail, at https://5il.co/16vb4 The Next Step: For those parents/guardians who have already pre-registered and have created your Parent Portal login, it is VERY important that you log in to your Parent Portal account and complete the ENROLLMENT PACKET FORMS prior to your scheduled screening appointment at your home school. Also, if you have not yet received your Enrollment Process email after having already completed the preregistration information, please contact your home school. Please share.

This week we tip our hats to a hard working group of people in our division. Happy Assistant Principal's Week, and thank you for all you do for Page County Public Schools. We couldn't do it with out you. If you see them out and about this week, be sure to let them know you appreciate them! Shenandoah Elementary: Mr. Corey Harlow Stanley Elementary: Mr. Frank Comer (interim) Luray Elementary: Mrs. Jodi Foltz Page County Middle School: Mr. Matt Capuano Page County High School: Ms. Shannon Hawkins Luray High School: Ms. Tara Meadows Luray Middle School: Mr. Nolan Jeffries (interim)

This is a reminder that school will resume TOMORROW, Monday, April 4, 2022. We hope everyone had an relaxing and enjoyable spring break. See you tomorrow. 🙂

This is a reminder that Spring Break begins on Monday, March 28, 2022, and will end on Sunday, April 3, 2022. School will resume on Monday, April 4, 2022. Please have a relaxing and enjoyable break, from all of us at Page County Public Schools!

Notice to parents In the Stanley area Late bus Bus 59 will be approximately 15 minutes late this afternoon.

This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, March 24, 2022, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Central Office Board Room at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Thank you. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/HNHUvswsyTm4weZA8 View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live

Virginia Teatro De Repertorio presenta el Los Tres Cerditos

Mark Your Calendars NOW!! Virginia Repertory Theatre presents The Three Little Pigs --April 19, 2022, at Luray High School. Dinner begins at 5:15 pm, performance begins at 6 pm. Dinner and the show are FREE of Charge. We hope to see you there.

This past week Page County Public Schools and Page Alliance for Community Action hosted a special parent program featuring Stephen Hill, a renowned national speaker on substance use, prevention, and mental health awareness. Unfortunately, our Internet connection wasn't available on Tuesday evening for the event to be streamed. Stephen's session was recorded and will be available at the link below for one week. We encourage everyone to view his presentation if you haven't already done so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WebShna7aSo

Per our health plan, we stated we would notify the public of any positive cases relevant to our school system. Please click on the link to read the letter regarding notice for 3/17/22. https://5il.co/17c5l

Per our health plan, we stated we would notify the public of any positive cases relevant to our school system. Please click on the links to read the letters regarding notice for 3/16/22. Stanley https://5il.co/17ako https://5il.co/17akp https://5il.co/17akq

Message Regarding Spring Break: Families who would like snack bags for the days of Spring Break are asked to complete a form to request those meals. Those interested should complete a separate form for each student before 3pm this Friday, March 18, 2022. Contact the Department of Nutritional Services at (540)743-6533, if you have any questions. The form is found here: https://forms.gle/d6djNbvsKWBXo4uR9

CORRECTION: The Stephen Hill Presentation scheduled for this evening at Luray High School IS still occurring IN PERSON. If our internet is not restored, the LIVE streaming of the event will not be able to take place, but will be recorded and and a link posted for others to view later. A FREE Dinner will take place at Luray High School from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the presentation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. We apologize for the error. Please share.

Important Information: INTERNET ISSUES PCPS is currently experiencing issues with our internet provider throughout the division. Currently, we are unable to give an expected restoration time. We will continue to keep you updated as we receive more information. Also, If the Stephen Hill Presentation scheduled to take place at Luray High School this evening can not be held because of these issues, the presentation will be recorded and the link will be shared. We will post updates as soon as we have more information. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please share.

Page County Public Schools and Page Alliance for Community Action are pleased to host a special parent program at Luray High School on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Our keynote is Stephen Hill, a renowned national speaker on substance use prevention and mental health awareness with a truly inspiring comeback story everyone must hear. This program is free and open to the public. We will be offering dinner (also free of charge) to all attendees from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. The PTO of the school with the highest percentage of attendees will be awarded a $100 Walmart gift card. We look forward to seeing everyone!