Stanley, ND Community!!
A developmental screening for children ages 3-5 will be held on April 11th, 2023. If you missed the last screening event and would like to check the developmental milestones of your child, please call the school for an appointment. The attached poster will provide you with more details!
Opportunity for caregivers of children with special health and behavioral needs. Call 701-780-8229 or email chelsea.hammond@ndsu.edu to obtain Zoom login information.
EARLY CHILDHOOD AWARENESS DAY
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Day at the Capitol
9:00 - 1:30 (CST)
ND State Capitol Great Hall
Early Childhood Partner Exhibits,
Networking with Legislators and
State Policymakers, Appearance
of Clifford the Big Red Dog, and
Celebrity Book Readings for
children.
10:00 - Miss Sparkles
10:15 - Kay Larson
10:30 - Berenstein Bears
10:45 - Dr. Kelli Odden
11:00 - Superintendent Baesler
11:15 - Lt. Governor Miller
11:30 - Commissioner Chris Jones
1:00 - Governor Burgum
“Investing in supporting families and children early in life is essential to the development and wellbeing of our future adults and communities,” said Prairie Public Broadcasting’s early childhood specialist Johnathan Repoyo. “Support comes in many forms, including home visitation programs, health care, school and community-based preschool programs, and childcare.”
Organizations participating in the event include Prairie Public, North Dakota Afterschool Network, Bismarck Early Childhood Education Program, Bright & Early North Dakota, ChildCare Aware of North Dakota, Designer Genes, Family Voices of North Dakota, Grand Forks Public Schools, West River Head Start, Minot Infant Development Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota, UTTC Family & Child Education, Waterford.org, and KIDS Program: A program of HIT, Inc.
Opportunity! Community Chat from Dakota Family Services:
The Power of Social Connections
Humans are social in nature. Positive social connections and relationships affect our physical, mental, and emotional health. In this online Community Chat, Psychiatrist Dr. Wayne Martinsen and Psychologist Dr. Megan Spencer will discuss the health impact of relationships and social interactions characterized by shared connectedness, support, encouragement, and positive emotions.
Research indicates that Americans are experiencing an increase in loneliness and a decrease in social connections, which makes us more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, antisocial behavior, and even suicidal behaviors. Further, a lack of social connectedness predicts susceptibility to disease and death beyond traditional risk factors such as smoking, blood pressure, and physical activity!
Dr. Martinsen and Dr. Spencer will share some ideas for increasing your social connections—for yourself and your children.
Time
Jan 20, 2023 12:15 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)
Register here:
https://dakotaranch.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NB9e9oBTTPqf9QGy9qdxiQ
Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday!
Celebrating- National Special Education Day, December 2nd!
On this day we celebrate the signing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act into law in 1975 (IDEA). IDEA granted access to children with special needs to free and quality public education.
IDEA established the rights of children with disabilities, laid the groundwork for the team approach, so educators and families working together ensure services and resources available for support. Special Education Day started in 2005 — on IDEA’s 30th anniversary.
Free Webinar Opportunity!
November 15th, 12:00-1:00 CST
“Fatherhood Engagement, Healthy Families”
The attached flyer contains more details along with the meeting link.
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Sending out a shout of appreciation for our school psychologists! This week, we celebrate National School Psychology Awareness Week (Nov. 7th- 11th). Thank you for all you do to support students and all the important work to help students thrive.
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) sponsors this national event. NASP represents and supports the profession of school psychology by advancing effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior and mental health, and by maintaining essential standards for ethics and practice. This year's theme, "Together We Shine" is derived from how we see hope after several challenging years. We have all faced difficulties created by the pandemic, social injustice and inequity, economic stress, and challenges to mental and physical health.
NPSEU hosted an extended day for professional development opportunities for educators.
We're thrilled to announce the new app for NPSEU! It's everything NPSEU, in your pocket. Download for Android https://bit.ly/3PWiuj6 Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3t8NkuX
We have an App! download it today-
Back-to-School (the first day for students) for each school district:
Divide County- August 17th
Burke Central- August 17th
Powers Lake- August 23rd
Bowbells- August 18th
Stanley- August 17th
Stanley High School Graduation
May 22, 2022
Powers Lake High School Graduation
May 29, 2022
Divide County High School Graduation
May 22, 2022
Burke Central High School Graduation
May 22, 2022
Bowbells High School Graduation
May 22, 2022
Attention Staff- April 5th is Tienet Work-Day @ the NPSEU office in Bowbells
Transition Group - Wednesday the 23rd
Dancing with Mrs. Crosby