Weekly Principal Calls to Families and Staff
As the Principal of Standley, I believe that communication between the school and families and staff is of utmost importance. Thus, I strive to send a phone call to our Standley families as necessary, usually at 6:00 p.m. I hope you appreciate the phone calls and the information they provide.
9/27/24 6 p.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is principal Bill Pearson calling with your weekly update. Next Friday, October 4th, is a non-instructional day in San Diego Unified which means schools are closed. Please make sure to plan ahead for your family’s needs. Mark your calendars for October 5th to attend the annual UC Educate Oktoberfest held at the Standley Park from 2-6. Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY with a craft fair, food, games, entertainment, and their famous beer & wine garden. Proceeds go to support all 5 UC Cluster schools, so we hope to see you there. Homework Club started this week and was well attended. Your child can attend every Tuesday and Thursday after school to get help from peers and staff to complete homework before going home. Encourage your child to attend to build good academic habits. Finally, don’t forget to sign up for the PTSA Parent Party on October 11th. Come out to meet other parents, mingle with teachers, bid on some AMAZING silent auction items, support the Standley PTSA and simply unwind and enjoy a wonderful venue, AleSmith Brewing Company. All proceeds help fund Standley middle school student activities and enhance their middle school experience throughout the year. Buy your tickets today!
9/20/24 6 p.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is principal Bill Pearson calling with your weekly update. Our after-school tutoring program, Homework Club, begins next week and will continue the rest of the year every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:55-3:55 in the media center. The purpose of Homework Club is for students to get assistance on any homework from either a staff member or peer tutor. Homework Club is not an after-school care program, or a holding area between school and outside activities. Students must bring work to do at all times with the goal of getting all homework done before they go home so their evenings are free. Students must sign up in the main office during lunch each day they plan on attending Homework Club. Rules will be posted at the sign ups and reviewed in the media center. You may find them attached to this email. Encourage your child to attend as needed or as part of your daily routine. Standley Middle School has developed a written Parent and Family Engagement Policy and School Parent Compact with input from parents and staff through the School Site Council. These documents outline how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the state’s high standards. The Student EXCEL Card program is a collaborative effort between San Diego Public Library and San Diego Unified with the goal to get a library card in the hands of every student in the district. All TK-12th grade students enrolled in a non-charter San Diego Unified School will be registered for a Student EXCEL Library Card account. Just go to the nearest library with a student ID to activate your card. Finally, don’t forget to sign up for the PTSA Parent Party on October 11th. Come out to meet other parents, mingle with teachers, bid on some AMAZING silent auction items, support the Standley PTSA and simply unwind and enjoy a wonderful venue, AleSmith Brewing Company. All proceeds help fund Standley middle school student activities and enhance their middle school experience throughout the year. Buy your tickets today!
School Parent Compact
Parent and Family Engagement Policy
SD Library Excel Card
9/13/24 6 p.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is principal Bill Pearson calling with your weekly update. Did you miss us Friday night? Our apologies for the message not delivering as expected. Here is what you missed. The first UC Cluster meeting meeting of the year is tonight at 4:30 on zoom. Please join us to hear the latest in our cluster. We want to remind parents that you may personally deliver items and lunch for your students but we will not accept any delivery services ordered by parents or students in the main office. Delivery services may not deliver directly to students through the gates or fences. SDUSD now offers parents a way to control the school issued device while at home. We use a program called Blocksi in classrooms and parents now have access to a version for the home. Click on the Parent Job Aid for information on how to register so that you may block websites, turn off internet access, and create internet access schedules at home. Don’t forget to head to standleyptsa.org to grab your Parent Party tickets for October 11th and watch for the online auction preview on October 4th, they have a lot of great items up for grabs and all the funds go back to support the teachers and students. Finally, join me on September 19th at 8:15 am in the media center for Coffee with the Principal to hear about what is happening at Standley and ask questions. Just check in at the main office.
8/30/24 6 p.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is principal Bill Pearson calling with your weekly update. We want to remind you that schools will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. School will resume with a normal schedule on Tuesday. We would like to offer a huge thanks to all the families that showed up to our Back To School Night. It was a great turnout and thanks for attending the PTSA meeting afterward. We are grateful for your support and look forward to a fantastic year. Next Tuesday we will host a Parent Presentation called “Tools for Success” at 6:00 p.m. virtually. Hear about all the resources available to help you help your student get unstuck when they are stuck. The link will be available on our school website Tuesday afternoon. Next Wednesday, any student that did not get their school picture taken will do so during PE classes. This is the last chance to take a professional photo with Jostens for IDs and the yearbook. Coaches will have a list of students that did not take their picture on PTSA Prep Day. Middle School Athletics is in high gear here at Standley! Thank you to all the Standley Student Athletes that tried out for Basketball and Track & Field. The final Rosters have been decided by their respective coaches, and our first games and Track Meets start next Saturday. Standley is trying to secure full funding for next year and you can help by completing your LCFF form in Powerschool. If you have not completed the form yet you will receive a separate message from the school to do so. We thank you for taking the time to fill it out and submit getting us closer to our goal.
8/23/2024 6 p.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is principal Bill Pearson calling with your weekly update. We have been reviewing the schoolwide expectations during Academic Prep classes for the last two weeks and held Behavior Expectations Assemblies Thursday through PE. At this point, all students in attendance have heard our expectations and general school rules twice. They are also in the first 18 pages of the planner to review at any time. Starting Monday, we will be holding students accountable to all rules and expectations. The most common issues are cell phones, tardies, and dress code. Cell phones are allowed in possession but must be turned off and put away at 8:05 each day. They may not be used at any time in school unless a teacher allows for an educational opportunity. They may be turned back on at dismissal. Phones will be confiscated and could require a parent to pick up. Students may go to the office to make a phone call in an emergency, and you can relay messages to them through the office. Phones are not required at school for any purpose. The majority of students are on time to classes and being in class on time is vital to hearing instructions for the daily work. Teachers will mark students tardy if they are not in the classroom on time. Tardies will result in lowered citizenship marks and students may be required to make up chronic tardies during lunch. Students that are still having issues getting to a class on time should speak to their teacher to help find a solution.
We hope to see you at the Standley Back to School Night next Wednesday with classroom visits starting at 6:00 pm. We will hold the annual ELAC and Title 1 meeting in the library at 5:15 followed by an introduction to Ed Specialists for families with IEPs at 5:30. Standley Music will perform starting at 5:30 and there will be a GATE meeting at 5:45. Immediately following Back to School Night, PTSA will host its first General Association Meeting of the year in the library at 7:45. Students are not required to attend this event but are welcome to come. Please make sure you know your child’s schedule prior to attending. It can be found on Powerschool ParentPortal or you can ask them. We will send a flyer home next week.
8/16/24 6 p.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is principal Bill Pearson thanking your family for an amazing first week of school. All students in attendance should have received a Standley Planner to stay organized for the year. Be sure to review the first 18 pages of the planner with your child as those are the basic expectations at school. All students have access to one free breakfast and lunch and we encourage families to take advantage of the delicious options. Currently about half the school is participating but lines clear within 10 minutes of a 30 minute lunch with plenty of time to eat and hang out. You can view menus and nutrition information at SDUSD Food Services. We have been reviewing schedule change requests daily and students will be notified if a schedule change was approved. It is not possible to accommodate requests to move teachers or periods as all students need each class and we only have so many teachers and periods in a day. Any mistakes have been corrected and we will continue to work with teachers to makes sure students are in the correct placements and electives. We thank all of our families for courteous driving at drop off and pick up each day keeping those times safe for students. Spreckels Elementary has asked me to remind our families to not park in their staff lot while waiting for students. UC High has asked us to let you know that the UC cluster Community Night is Friday, August 23rd at UCHS football field and basketball blacktop. The fun starts at 5:30pm. All are welcome to join in on the night! There will be games, face paint, spirit wear, activities, and of course, UCHS football! We hope to see you there!
Finally, we want to get some dates on your calendar.
August 28th is our Standley Back to School Night
September 2nd no school for Labor Day
September 3rd we will provide a virtural Tools for Success Parent Presentation
And September 4th is our make-up picture day through PE
8/9/24 10:00 a.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is principal Bill Pearson calling with your weekly update. The first day of school begins Monday with the first bell ringing at 8:00 a.m. and a 2:45 dismissal. We will pass out schedules by grade level and alpha to all students starting at 7:30 on the lunch court. Each schedule will have all of their classes, room numbers, teacher names, ID#, and a school map. Students will be able to type in their ID number for breakfast and lunch until they get their ID cards. Please see the attached map or visit our website to see locations if you are new to Standley. If you have a free morning on Monday and would like to help us distribute schedules to students, we have a few sign ups available on the link provided in the corresponding email. We know students are finding creative ways to look at draft schedules on-line but these are not accurate so students must pick up a schedule on Monday and follow that schedule. They may go to the wrong classes otherwise. Staff will be out in force to help them find their way and answer questions. If a student notices a problem, like a missing class or the wrong class, they will go to the counseling office during the period with the problem to get it fixed. We ask that parents do not join students on campus or in buildings to minimize crowds and keep lines organized. Please do not use the staff parking lots for drop-off or pick-up. The drive-way must remain clear for district vehicles and school buses. Drop-offs and pick-ups are along Governor and/or Radcliffe. All students will be able to pick up a breakfast item every morning, no charge, and lunch will continue to be free for all students this year. All students need to bring their school issued laptop, charged, with the charging cable and positive attitude. Teachers will let students know what is recommended throughout the course of the day. Students will not be marked tardy and we will assist them getting to classes. We are super excited to welcome students back to campus and staff have been preparing classrooms and activities worthy of your children. We look forward to partnering with you on your child’s educational journey this year. Please refer to our website for more information about Standley and don’t forget to sign up with PTSA!
Volunteer For Schedule Distribution Here
Sign up for PTSA Here
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School Map
7/26/24 6:00 p.m.
Hello Standley Families,
This is Principal Bill Pearson calling to welcome your family to Standley Middle School. Thank you for partnering with us on your child’s middle school journey this year. Standley offices will re-open on July 29th with office hours of 8-3 until school starts on August 12th. We will be working to create schedules for all students to make sure they have all the classes they need. You can help with this important process by keeping us up to date on your enrollment. If you know you will not be returning to Standley next year, we ask that you email our office ([email protected] ) as soon as possible to let us know. We can drop your student which then allows you to enroll them in their new school with enough time for the new school to include them in the scheduling process. We will provide a New Student Orientation presentation for families that have not attended a Standley Orientation previously with the link available on our website July 30th and it will remain through August. We want to get the PTSA Prep Day on your calendar for August 6th from 8:00-11:00 am. Families will be able to take their school photo for ID’s, purchase PE clothes, take a self-guided tour, and visit information tables for school activities. This is run by volunteers coordinated through the PTSA and your help is needed. This is a great way to get connected to other parents and participate. Check out the sign up link and see if you can help out! Maybe you haven’t even considered school yet, but if you have and want more information, please see our responses to the most frequently asked questions on the FAQ link found on our website or the corresponding email. Finally, Middle School Athletics will continue this year in SDUSD. We will kick off the year with basketball and track & field with an opening week of tryouts on August 19th so be sure to register your child if they are interested.
We are looking forward to partnering with you this year on the middle school journey. We hope the remainder of your summer is awesome!
Sincerely,
William Pearson
Principal
Standley Middle School