Mustang Family News

Volume 9 Issue 35 May 10, 2026

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Message from Mrs. Thompson

🌟 What a Great Week at Stilwell! 🌟

Stilwell Weekly Update

Happy Mother’s Day to all of our amazing Stilwell moms! 💐 We hope your day was filled with love, appreciation, and special moments with your families. Thank you for all that you do each and every day, you make our community stronger. ❤️

This week at Stilwell was full of meaningful experiences and celebrations:

We enjoyed a wonderful Spanish Assembly 🇪🇸🎶, made possible by Señora Hernandez and our PTO. Thank you for bringing this engaging cultural experience to our students!
Our Kindergarten students had a special visit to Prairie Elder Care 👵👴, one of our valued Partners in Education. These moments of connection across generations are truly heartwarming and impactful.
Our incredible PTO continued to show their generosity by awarding numerous grants 🎉 to support our Stilwell students and staff. We are so grateful for their ongoing commitment to enriching our school.
We also celebrated School Lunch Hero Day - celebrating Stacey and Carla in our Stilwell Cafeteria!

We also celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week 🍎, and once again, our PTO went above and beyond to make our staff feel valued and celebrated. From breakfasts 🥞 and coffee ☕ to lunches 🥪, goodie bags 🎁, and even massages 💆 . . . our team was truly treated like royalty all week long.

To our PTO: THANK YOU! 🙌 💚 for your unwavering support, kindness, and dedication to Stilwell.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead! 🌟

Warmly,

Mrs. Thompson 💚

END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES

End of Year Activities

Thursday, May 14th 🌟
Senior Walk Through 🎓
Kindergarten Alphabet Fashion Show 🔤👗
Second Grade Market Day 🛍️

Monday, May 18th
Fourth Grade Field Trip to School of Economics 🚌💼

Tuesday, May 19th
Field Day 🏃‍♂️🎉

Wednesday, May 20th

Fifth Grade Talent Show 🎤⭐ (TBD)

Thursday, May 21st 🎉
Last Day of School — Early Dismissal @ 11:45 AM ⏰
Fifth Grade Farewell Breakfast @ 9:30 AM 🥞
Fifth Grade Clapout @ 11:20 AM 👏

FIELD DAY INFORMATION & SIGN UP on BUTTON BELOW

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 19th and sign up here to join us as we celebrate our Mustang Field Day!

There will NOT be a make-up date, instead a modified Field Day schedule will be implemented in the gym. Information will be shared with parent volunteers, if weather is a concern.

The morning session will be for 3rd-5th graders and the afternoon session will be for K-2nd graders.

NOTE: Volunteers please arrive in the gym 20 - 30 minutes before each session to review the activities.

NOTE: Students should wear tennis shoes, athletic clothing, and sunscreen if needed.

You may sign up to volunteer for one or both sessions!

Session 1: 9:00am-11:00am (3rd-5th)

Teachers will divide the grade levels into small groups and escort their classes to the stations. The stations are numbered 1-12. Each group will rotate through all 12 stations. Each station will last 10 minutes and the horn will sound for students to rotate stations.

Lunch for grades 3rd-5th will follow session 1 from 11:10am - 11:40am.

Session 2: 1:00pm - 3:00pm (K-2nd)

Teachers will divide the grade levels into small groups and escort their classes to the stations. The stations are numbered 1-12. Each group will rotate through all 12 stations. Each station will last 10 minutes and the horn will sound for students to rotate stations. 5th grade students will assist the K-2nd grade small groups with rotations and station activities.

Lunch for grades K-2nd will be before session 2 from 11:50am - 12:20pm.

CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW TO VOLUNTEER!!!

FIELD DAY SIGN UP

🍎 Lunch Schedule Update – Last Week of School

As we approach the final week of school, we wanted to share an important lunch schedule update. During the last week of school, we will not be hosting visitors for lunch. (FIELD DAY is the EXCEPTION!)

This allows our students and staff to maintain consistent routines, enjoy their time together, and focus on closing out the year in a calm and positive way. We appreciate your understanding and support as we work to make the final days of school meaningful and smooth for everyone.

Thank you for being such a wonderful partner throughout the school year—we are so grateful for our Stilwell families! 💚

FUTURE ORCHESTRA INFORMATION for 2026-2027

5th Grade Orchestra Update for 2026–27

Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, 5th grade orchestra will transition to an after-school program model. This adjustment allows the district to continue offering orchestra at the elementary level while maintaining the 5th grade entry point for students.

What families can expect:

Orchestra will be offered twice per week after school for approximately 30 minutes (3:45–4:15 p.m.).
Programs will be offered throughout the district, with a goal of providing at least one option within each feeder pattern.
District provided transportation will not be available for this program.
There will not be district required fees for participation.
Students participating in the Y Club Academy will still have the opportunity to attend orchestra.

Additional details, including specific schedules and enrollment information, will be shared with families as we get closer to the start of the 2026–27 school year.

We are excited to continue offering orchestra opportunities for our 5th grade students and look forward to another great year of music in Blue Valley.

SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES - Mrs. Stacey and Mrs. Carla!

STILWELL PTO GRANTS! SMILES FROM EVERYONE!

Prairie Elder Care & Stilwell Kindergarten

What a fun day on the Prairie Elder Care Farmstead! Today was our annual Stilwell Elementary kindergarten field trip. It likes to rain on farm day but the weather didn’t impact the fun, the learning, the smiles, or the connections that were made. We planted summer crops, read to the residents, learned about the farm animals, did a butterfly craft in the houses, enjoyed lunch, played a fun game with the teachers, and ended with a visit from the ice cream truck compliments of PEC.