
Stanford SOAR Report
February 2024
Together we celebrate!
Welcome to the monthly Stanford Middle School Soar Report ...📰
This is a monthly report that showcases all things Stanford. Teachers and staff submit pictures, videos, and short updates of all things going on inside and outside of the classrooms on campus. Take some time to scroll and explore all the wonderful things the Hawks community has been up to this past month!
Celebrating Black History Month - Door Decorating
💘 Stanford Cheer Competition 💘
💌 Honor Band & Honor Orchestra 💌
Stanford students participated in the District Honor Band and Honor Orchestra on January 31st! Zachary Arnold, Amaya Balmeo, Penelope Fletcher, Milo Garcia, Rory Tran, and Jasper Wirth took part in an amazing concert at Jordan High School. They worked with guest conductors over several weeks of rehearsals, culminating in a stellar performance! We are so proud of them!
Math: Wall of Fame
History
Our class received postcards. We are making connections between geography, history and culture. We are learning how middle schools in other parts of the country are the same, yet different from us.
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center hosted a fun Friday outdoor games with a little competitor fun playing corn hole! Every other Friday we bring games outside to build community!
School of Choice Fair
Wellness Center
The wellness center hosted a coloring workshop where we celebrated our favorite black historical figures for black history month!
Girls' Basketball vs. Rogers
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center hosted a special Valentine’s Day yoga with Feed My Soul!
Boys' Track
Wellness Center
Every Thursday after school the Wellness Center hosts a mental health walking group where we walk a mile and meet new friends along the way! No sign ups necessary, come join in the fun!
Math Celebrations
Wellness Center
This month the Wellness Center focused on healthy relationships and financial wellness! Students learned new techniques for saving and budgeting. Students even learned about different jobs they could have in high school and how to budget with these jobs in mind! For part 2 students learned how to budget for their dream spring break vacation!
History
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center and the art teacher Mrs. Peña partnered for a special Valentine’s Day craft after school! Stay tuned for next months art workshop.
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center hosted a school wide Random Acts of Kindness day on Valentine’s Day to give back to ALL staff on campus who make Stanford home! Big thank you for the students who participated to make the day so special!
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center hosted a healthy habits and routines activity for students to create a plan to organize their day to day schedules. Students learned the benefits of making time for self care, breaks, homework time, family time and ways to start their day & end their day for optimal well-being!
Wellness Center
This month the Wellness Center hosted a guest speaker, Cyd Igot from Aletterforyou, all the way from Washington, D.C.! (Via zoom) The students learned about her mission and had the opportunity to give back themselves! Students wrote anonymous letters to survivors of trauma. Ms. T will be shipping these letters across country to make an impact in the nations capital!
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center partnered with Feed My soul to host a fun grounding and mindfulness activity at lunch followed by a meditation. These skills learned at the workshop can transfer over to managing stress in their every day life.
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center hosted the LB Blues Society outside during lunch by the lunch benches. Students were able to listen to music, participate and have some fun, all while celebrating black history month!
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center hosted a guest speaker from WomenshelterLB to discuss the importance of healthy relationships and boundaries! Students gained an insight on how they should be treated and how to communicate better!
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center hosted Schools First Credit union to discuss the importance of budgeting and saving. Students tested their knowledge by competing in a Kahoot for prizes!