School News

Stansbury Families, 

Happy October! Thank you so very much for your continued support with our morning drop-off in our parking lot. We appreciate you parking in a stall and walking your child to their class. This has been a big help in keeping the cars moving and everyone safe. 

Our Fall Recess is this week. Wednesday, October 12 will be an early out day and students will be dismissed at 1:15 pm. Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14 are Fall Recess days and there is no school those days. Enjoy your fall break! There is also no school for students on Monday, October 17. 

The end of first quarter will be on Friday, October 28th and there will be no school for students on this day. Students will return on Monday, October 31st (no costumes this day). 

Halloween- 

• We will celebrate Halloween this year on Thursday, October 27th. (This is the only day students may wear costumes to school.) We will be holding an outdoor parade at 9:30 am for those families wishing to attend. Please bring your own chairs if you’d like to sit along the student parade route at the back of our school. Please know that parents will not be allowed in the building before or after the parade as we are still following the Covid safety guidelines.
• Please send your student to school in their costume. Please send additional clothes if they would like to change after the parade. 
• Full face-masks for costumes will not be allowed. Masks to protect from Covid and strongly recommended.  
• Weapons that go along with costumes will not be allowed. 
• Please make sure that your child’s costume is school appropriate. They will be asked to change if the costume is not appropriate. 

Our next Community Council and PTA meeting will be held on Monday, November 14th at 8:45 am. Please join us either in-person. We appreciate parent participation in helping our students achieve their goals. 

If you ever have any questions, concerns, compliments, or just want to say “Hello” please feel free to give me a call or email me. I am here to help you and your child(ren) be successful, happy, and reach their potential. 

Happy October! 

Mrs. Trujillo

Principal – Stansbury Elementary 

mtrujillo@graniteschools.org

385-646-5032

Please join us for our September Community Council Meeting Tuesday, September 20th at 3:30 pm. We want parents to join us and have a voice in our school decisions and goals. If you want to know more please check out Granite’s Community Council page. https://www.graniteschools.org/communications/district-community-council/

Check out our agenda for our upcoming meeting:

Picture day at Stansbury is Tuesday, September 13th. You can shop online at my.lifetouch.com or you can send the order form with your student on the day of pictures.

https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/?fbclid=IwAR3gkjOC0Ww7OhXZ98h09YoIOM2Z3nJCRVE6bthrMJDA0rLR5ldo1FyogEM#/pictureDayId/EVTMGR7PC

Hi Stansbury Parents and Families, we really could use your help and spread the word that we are HIRING. PLEASE let anyone you know who may be interested in working at a school that we are hiring Playground Aides who work from 11:15 am – 1:15 pm daily. We are also hiring for Paraeducators (classroom aides) to help in the classroom. This position can be up to 29 hours. We REALLY need help getting these positions filled. Thank you for sharing and letting your friends and family know. Please contact Melissa Trujillo, Principal at 385-441-3021 or send us a message in Facebook. THANK YOU!! https://www.applitrack.com/graniteschools/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackPostingSearch=location:%22STANSBURY+ELEMENTARY%22

School Community Councils are elected parent/guardian and employee representatives who work together with the Principal to increase student achievement. By law, the Council is responsible to review school data and develop plans for school improvement. Councils also allocate the LAND Trust funds to assist the school in reaching achievement goals. Please see the Granite District web page for more information regarding the roles and responsibilities of Community Councils Parents elect parent representatives and employees elect employees for two-year terms. To be eligible, a parent must have a student enrolled in the school for at least one of the years and may not be employed by the school. We invite you to become involved in your school’s Community Council by declaring your candidacy. Please return the bottom portion of this form to your school’s principal by 3 p.m. seven days after the first day of school.

Los Consejo Comunitarios Escolares están constituidos por los Padres/Tutores y empleados de la Escuela, quienes trabajan junto al Director para aumentar el rendimiento estudiantil. Por Ley el Consejo es responsable de revisar la información de la escuela y desarrollar planes de mejoramiento de esa institución. Los Consejos también asignan fondos del Fideicomiso de la Tierra para asistir a la Escuela en sus esfuerzos por alcanzar sus metas de rendimiento. Por favor vea la página Web del Distrito Granite para obtener más información sobre las funciones y responsabilidades de los Consejos Comunitarios Escolares: www.graniteschools.org Los padres son quienes eligen a los representantes entre los propios padres y empleados de la Escuela por un periodo de dos años. Para ser elegible un padre debe ser tener un estudiante inscrito en la escuela por lo menos uno de los dos años y no puede esta empleado por la Escuela. Le invitamos a participar en el Consejo Comunitario de su escuela, declarando su candidatura. Por favor devuelva la parte inferior de este formulario al Director de su Escuela a las 3 pm, siete días antes del inicio de las clases.

We are very excited to start the 2022-23 school year. Tomorrow, Thursday, August 18th is the the first day of school and an early release day. School will begin at 8:35 am and end at 1:15 pm. (Friday, August 19th will also be an early release day as it is the last school day of the week. This will be the only time we have two early release days in the same week.) 

Students will all receive Breakfast in the Classroom which is free of charge. Lunch is not free this year and is $1.50 per day. We highly encourage everyone to apply for free/reduced lunch at https://www.myschoolapps.com/. 

PLEASE help us with our parking lot. DO NOT park along the curb at the front of the school. This is for DROP OFF ONLY!! If you want to walk your child to their door or you would like to watch your child walk to the playground, please park in a parking stall. Please help keep our students and families SAFE by following the parking lot rules. 

All of our teachers and staff have been working hard to prepare for welcoming back each and everyone of our students and we look forward to a great year of working with you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns that we can help you with. 385-646-5032

-Melissa Trujillo, Principal

-Melanie Roybal, Assistant Principal

Dear Granite District Families and Employees,

As you may be aware, COVID case counts in our community and school have started to rise dramatically. The Salt Lake County Health Department has initiated a countywide mask mandate ( Click here to see the order) in effect starting this evening at midnight and running for the next 30-days. At all activities and events on school property, starting tomorrow and when students return to school on Monday, January 10th, they will be required to wear a mask. We would encourage you to have your student come to school with a mask, however, schools will have masks available to your student if they don’t have one.

If any of our schools reaches 30 cases (for schools with less than 1500 students) or 2% of student population (for schools with more than 1500 students), state law requires a “Test to Stay,” protocol, wherein students would be required (with parental permission) to be tested for COVID. Students who test positive or who are unable to be tested, would NOT be permitted to attend school for in-person instruction for a period of 10-days. For more information on case counts and Test to Stay, please visit https://www.graniteschools.org/covid/.

In the event of a Test to Stay protocol being initiated, parental permission for testing would be required. Click here to provide that authorization –  https://c19.health.utah.gov/surveys/?s=ACRKKX7HTJ. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR STUDENT(s) ASAP IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.

Students who qualify for a mask exemption under the order may make that request by contacting the Related Services office at (385) 646-4548. Employees should contact the Benefits office at benefits@graniteschools.org.

We strongly encourage families to take other appropriate measures while at home and in the community to reduce the spread of COVID including getting vaccinated if you are eligible to do so. Click here for free testing sites in Salt Lake County – testing. As a reminder, if your child is sick or demonstrating symptoms, they MUST STAY HOME and reach out to your health care provider or the Health Department for guidance.  

Please recognize that we have vulnerable students and staff within our schools. There are also sensitive members of our community who could be impacted by exposure from asymptomatic individuals. We thank you in advance for your patience and support as we work to keep our students and staff safe in the midst of this pandemic. 

Sincerely,

Granite School District 

Happy December! We hope you were all able to have a wonderful Thanksgiving and break with your family and friends. It was great to get back to school and get back to what we love – learning. The students are working so hard to learn all they can about reading, writing, math and science. We appreciate you sending them to school everyday and having them come on time. Being on time makes a huge impact on their learning to ensure they do not miss out of their learning.

We are so excited for December to be here and for the spirit of the season to be at Stansbury. We have planned some fun, but voluntary daily activities for all our staff and students to participate in. Please see the attached image for our daily activities. Also, please know that with it being December the weather will begin to change and get cold. Please make sure that your student(s) have appropriate clothing for going outside at recesses. We have a school-wide Weather Policy that can be found on our website. We go outside everyday unless the weather is extreme. Warm jackets, hats, gloves, boots are recommended each day that the weather may be on the cold or stormy side. If your student is showing symptoms of being ill please keep them home and call the school at 385-646-5032 to let them know of the absence. We still highly suggest masks for all who come into our building and they are available if needed in the front office or in the classroom.

Reminder that the last day of school for December will be Friday, December 17th. There will not be any school during our Winter Break from December 20 through January 1. School will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022. We hope that you all will have a wonderful Winter Break. Please take the time to read or listen to a good book. Reading is such a wonderful way to support your students learning at school. Thank you for your sending your students to Stansbury!!