Friday, September 30, 2011

College Week at SSE
Generation TX week (formerly known as “Education: Go Get It” week) is coming up.  The week of October 11th we will focus on college awareness.  In order to kick off this week, we are encouraging staff and students to wear college gear Tuesday, October 11th.  To tie in with our Core Essential for the month of October, creativity, we are encouraging children to get creative and make a college poster of their own to be displayed throughout the hall ways

Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week is October 24th-28th.  Staying with our “Growing is a GRAND adventure” safari theme, a “positive primate” will be coming home soon for you and your child to decorate and state why it is important to make good choices and avoid drugs. We will end our Red Ribbon Week again this year with our Character Parade because “drugs are not part of our character.” Please help your child select a character from one of their favorite books for our 3rd Annual Book Character Parade. Students will dress up as that book character and parade in front of the school with the accompanying book. Please ensure that your child still meets dress code requirements.

PTA News

Reservations for Stetsons & Stilettos 
The time for Katy ISD’s most envied elementary fundraiser is right around the corner!  Have you made your reservations yet?  If not, don’t wait any longer; October 14, 2011 is only 2 weeks away!  Reservations for Stanley’s Stetsons & Stilettos Auction Fundraiser can be made via the PTA Online Store at https://stanleypta.myciastore.com/ and allows you pay with a credit card or print the form to take to the school with your check or cash payment.  The other option is to fill out the reservation form available by the front door of the school, attach your payment, and turn in at the front desk.  Reservations are $20/person and include all food and beverages at the event.  It’s going to be a fun time!

Where does the money from Stetsons & Stilettos go?
All money raised from Stetsons & Stilettos goes to support the technology needs at Stanley Elementary.  Make sure to attend Stanley’s ‘Parents Turn to Learn’ Night October 4, 2011 to see all of the exciting things happening at Stanley with the technology the auction supports!  Reservations for the auction will be available for purchase before and after ‘Parents Turn to Learn’ at Stanley Elementary.

Thank you for your support!
Stanley Elementary PTA would like to offer our sincere gratitude for the support of our Stanley parents who graciously took the time to send in items to be used for the themed baskets!  You are amazing!  Thank you!  They will be assembled and auctioned off in addition to the other items donated by the Katy community.

                 PTA Reflections Program
The time has come once again to show your creative side. The Reflection art program is in full swing here at Stanley elementary. Reflection mission is to provide diverse art experiences for children to express their creative talent. Reflection Art program has 6 different categories in the field of Dance/Choreography, Film production, Literature, Music composition, Photography and Visual arts. Every year the Reflection art program has a different theme and this year the theme will be

 To promote and encourage the arts and artistic creativity within our student population, Stanley elementary is welcoming our children to showcase their talent in the above categories.

The deadline to turn in your entries is the week of October 31st –November 4th, 2011

For more information on requirements and guidelines please visit the Texas PTA website at http://www.txpta.org/programs/reflections/

Below are some useful links to printout the forms

Student entry form:
 

Student Consent form:

Here are the categories you may enter and the links for their guidelines and requirements:

Dance/Choreography:
    
Film Production:

Literature:
  
Musical Composition:
  
Photography:
  
Visual Arts:


If you have any questions please contact,

Derly McCoy-  derlymccoy@gmail.com
Tiffany Parker-  tiffanygparker@yahoo.com
Savitha Chethan-  savithagc@gmail.com





Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Congratulations Brandon Wees

Congratulations Brandon Wees! Brandon was awarded first place for a video about mitochondrial disease.  The contest, sponsored by the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, was created to help spread awareness of the disease.  As part of his prize, the UMDF will send Brandon a new Apple iPad.
We are so proud of Brandon!
http://www.ultimatekaty.com/stories/270453-events-stanley-elementary-student-honored-for-video-about-mitochondrial-disease






A HUGE thank you to all of our dads who attended our 2nd annual WATCH D.O.G.S. kick-off event and for providing our staff and students with the precious gift of your time. Thank you for volunteering!
-K. Finnesand
President’s Speech
SSE will record and show the President’s speech on Friday, September 30th at 12:00 p.m.  Please visit www.katyisd.org for additional information.

Parent’s Turn to Learn
As a follow up to dates previously posted on the principal’s blog, Tuesday October 4th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. SSE will host a Parent’s Turn to Learn (PTL) night.  Below are specific grade level schedules.  Please contact grade level teachers for additional information.
K, 1, 2:  6:00-6:45   PTL (report to your child’s classroom)
              6:45-7:30    Technology student showcase (SSE gym)
3, 4, 5   6:00-6:45    Technology student showcase (SSE gym)
6:45-7:30    PTL (report to your child’s classroom)

Lunch Visitors
SSE will be closed to lunch visitors on early release days.  Students will eat lunch in their classroom on all early release days.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Directory Web-site Link Correction



Raptor Visitor Tracking System
For the safety and security of your child, Katy ISD has implemented a visitor tracking system in all of its schools. The purpose of this system is to ensure that adult visitors on campus do not pose a threat to any students.
Upon entering you child’s campus, you will be asked to present one of the following forms of identification in order to move beyond the front desk:
  • Valid Drivers License (any state)
  • State-Issued I.D. Card
  • Work Visa
  • Green Card
Your license or identification card will be scanned. Once cleared you will be issued a visitor’s badge, which must be worn while you are on campus. Upon your departure the visitor’s badge must be returned to the front office
 
Book Fair
Stanley Elementary had a very successful Scholastic Book Fair last week! With your support, we earned over $7,000 for books, author visits, and other library resources. The library staff wants to thank all the parents/grandparents that supported and volunteered during the week. We would not have been successful without your help!

Thursday, September 22, 2011


Stanley Stampede Directory

To be included in this year’s directory, please
take a few minutes to add your information
into the 2011-2012 PTA Directory! You must 
follow the link below to be included in the
directory! 
Information from last year cannot be use.
Go to website listed above and click to continue
Any questions please contact:

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Reservations Now Being Accepted!

THE TIME HAS
COME
Limited Spots Available for:

STETSONS & STILETTOS

Please visit www.StanleyPTA.MyCIAStore.com to make your reservation today! Reservations are $20/person and include unlimited food & beverages.  The program includes live music, both silent & live auctions, food from the best restaurants Katy offers, and great fun! For more information, please visit www.Stanley-PTA.org

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011 *7 PM-10 PM
LA CENTERRA

Thursday, September 15, 2011

STANLEY ELEMENTARY PTA INTRODUCES
THE PTA ONLINE STORE”
Effective immediately, ALL PTA purchases such as Stetson & Stiletto Reservations, Spirit War, Class Parties, Popcorn Treats, etc… must be ORDERED Online. No more forms will be sent home to order these items. Items can be paid for online via credit card or Pay Pal.

Some items will remain on the website all year long, while others may only be available for a particular time period. You will me notified via the Principals Blog, Teachers or Homeroom Parents when items are available on the website.
A link to the PTA Store can be found on the Stanley PTA website or you may access it directly at anytime by going to http://www.stanleypta.myciastore.com/
so be sure to check it out TODAY!

If you have any questions regarding the PTA Store, please contract Janelle Williams at ptastore.stanleypta@gmail.com

Monday, September 12, 2011

Have you heard the news?

Stetsons & Stilettos is the talk of the town! This highly successful event is coming back to benefit Stanley Elementary!

Stanley Elementary PTA is currently planning their 3rd Annual Stetsons & Stilettos Auction!  This event serves as THE main fundraiser for your Stanley Elementary PTA.  Over the past two years, Stetsons & Stilettos has raised almost $80,000 for our school!!  The money raised has paid for the playground our children use everyday at school and much of the SMART technology that our children interact with daily!  It’s hard to imagine what our children’s school experience would be like without a playground and technology so we hope to raise more than $50,000 this year to bring in even more technology for our rapidly growing school!

The work that goes in to planning Stetsons & Stilettos is extensive as the PTA relies heavily on donations to maximize the $$ raised for Stanley Elementary. 

So you ask: What can I do to help make Stetsons & Stilettos a huge success??

Glad you asked!

The PTA is in need of the following items for Stetsons & Stilettos:

·       Donations for the silent & live auction
o   Do you have any new unused items in your home that you think someone else would love to have or do you have a professional skill that someone could utilize (i.e. photography, massage therapy, painting, carpentry, interior decorating, landscape design, etc.)
o   Do you own a timeshare or vacation home that someone would like to visit for a long weekend?
o   Do you have friends that own a business that might want to donate something to the auction?
o   Do you have tons of airline miles that could be used to purchase airline tickets to be packaged with vacation destinations?
o   The list can go on and on.  If you have something that you think can be auctioned and would like to offer it, please go to http://www.stanley-pta.org/ and download the Donor Letter and Form. 

·       Tables, tables, and more tables
o   Do you have a party rental contact in the community that rents tables that would consider donating tables and/or black table linens to be used to display our auction items?

·       Event Lighting
o   Do you have a contact with an event lighting company that would be willing to donate their services?

·       Auction Program Advertising
o   Half-page and full-page advertising is available in the auction program.  If you are interested in advertising your business or have someone who would be interested, please download the donor form at http://www.stanley-pta.org/ and contact Kristi Moers at Kristi.moers@sbcglobal.net.

·       If you have any questions related to the items listed above, please contact Jessica Burch at (832) 451-6219.

Finally, Stetsons & Stilettos is such a popular event with limited spaces available; therefore admission to the event is available by reservation only.  Reservations will be taken beginning next week for a fee of $20/person.  The reservation fee will include all food and beverages while at Stetsons & Stilettos.  Reservation Kick-Off information will be coming soon. 

Stay tuned…you won’t want to miss it!

Friday, September 9, 2011

PTA GENERAL MEETING
PLEASE COME TO RECEIVE
UPDATES ON PTA ACTIVITY
Tuesday, September 13th at 10am
If you plan on attending, please visit the MAIN OFFICE to get your RAPTOR badge PRIOR to the meeting 
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Join the Principal for a MEET and GREET immediately following the meeting!!!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Due to the large response for our Grandparent's Breakfast, we have to change the location and time for the event!
Grandparents Breakfast on Tuesday, September 13th in the Cafeteria

Please arrive and park in our Staff parking area and enter through the Cafeteria doors.
The event is from 7:00 am to 7:45 am.

You will need to be out of the parking area for Staff to arrive and to be able to park by 7:45 am.
Currently we have 300 RSVP's for this event and we will not be accepting any new RSVP's.
If you would like to visit the Library for the School Book Fair FOLLOWING the event, please read below.
·         At the end of the breakfast, please exit out of the Staff Parking lot and park in the spaces in front of the school and on any street NOT USED FOR student drop off for school. The drive in the front of the school cannot be used, we have Car Pool that starts at 7:45 am.
·         You may come back after the school has opened at 8:30 am to purchase your books or at our evening time of 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
·         You may purchase a Gift Certificate AT THE BREAKFAST for your grandchild to use later that day for the book fair.
This coming Wednesday, September 14th, is our first  regular monthly volunteer workday of this school year.  We need your help!  We will be working on various projects for all the teachers.  We meet in the LGI from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  Feel free to come and go anytime during the day. There is no sign up necessary and no set time you have to be there.   Also, your younger children are welcome.  Bring some things to keep them busy.  It is a great way to meet other moms and help out the school at the same time.  Please bring scissors to use if you can as we have a limited supply.  If you have any questions please contact Danielle Nuckolls at jnuck@airmail.net.
Thank you – Hope to see you Wednesday! 

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Cookie Dough Orders Due
Cookie Dough orders are due Friday, September 9th.  This is an SSE fundraiser.  All proceeds go directly to SSE.  Thank you for your supportJ!

Friday, September 2, 2011

Morning Car Riders
SSE administration and KISD Police have been working in collaboration to determine the safest, most efficient morning car rider procedure.  After implementing traffic flow suggestions by the KISD police department, it has been determined that all morning car traffic will form a single car line and turn right ONLY into the school circle drive.  Morning car traffic will no longer be permitted to make a left turn into the school driveway unless you have an appointment or business inside the school.  In summary, we will now implement the same car rider procedures that we utilize during our afternoon dismissal time. 

Morning Arrival Procedures
Effective Tuesday, September 6th all students will be released directly to their classrooms at 7:55 a.m. Breakfast will continue to be served until 8:20 a.m.
All Kindergarten bikers and walkers may enter the building through the kindergarten entrance as teachers will now be on duty to monitor student arrival.  Please note, this entrance is for day care buses, special needs buses, and kindergarten bikers and walkers ONLY.
Lunch Visitors
Due to our large student population and VERY limited space in the cafeteria, I am asking that you reserve visiting our cafeteria for “special occasions.”  We have one parent table available for over 1450 students.  Unfortunately, when the cafeteria tables are full, we will not be able to accommodate guests as our main focus is to feed all SSE students.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Bus Change-SSE 336
Effective: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The students at stop Terrance Springs La. & Oak Motte Dr. will begin riding bus 356. The stop time is 7:36am.

KISD Community Education
Community Education offers evening and on-line classes to adults for fun, enrichment and learning. Some of the classes offered are Foreign Languages, Arts and Crafts, Finance, Computer, Sewing, Dance and Music.  For information on these and many other classes, and to view the Fall schedule, go to www.katyisd.org/com_edu   or call 281-396-6365.

School Store
Our first school store will be held October 21st. There will be pens,pencils,erasers,toys and much more! Don't forget to send money with your child in a ziplock bag with their name and amount enclosed on the front. Anyone who would like to volunteer may contact Sheila McConnell at mcconnelltwins@att.net. Thanks for your support in this PTA fundraising opportunity!