S t a f f o r d P T S A NEWSLETTER

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1 January 26, 2017 Stafford Primary PTSA everychild. onevoice. S t a f f o r d P T S A NEWSLETTER

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4 Stafford students and families have the unique opportunity to visit OMSI PRIVATELY. For two hours, OMSI and it s interactive and nationally acclaimed exhibits will be open exclusively to Stafford families! Students will be able to experience any exhibit, hall or lab during this event. This fun evening will allow Stafford families to explore the nature of human growth and development, the structure and function of the human body, as well as experiment with technology and physical sciences! Please see more details below and contact Shane Fuller at sgafuller@comcast.net with questions. WHEN: Monday, February 6th 6:00 PM 8:00 PM WHERE: OMSI Museum, 1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland THIS EVENT IS FREE FOR STAFFORD FAMILIES Transportation is not provided, students and their families will be able to arrive and depart at their convenience.

5 CALLING STRIDER COACHES! Spring will be here before we know it and time for a long-standing Stafford tradition: the Stafford Striders Running Program! This popular, once-a-week, after school program introduces kids (1st thru 5th grade) to the sport of running through games and some basic running drills. To pull off this very fun 6-week program, we need a team of encouraging coaches and substitute coaches. Coaches work in pairs to run game stations; if you can co-lead a game of tag, you can coach Striders! Benefits of being a Strider coach: your child is guaranteed a spot in this sell-out program the registration fee is waived for one of your children there is a small kindergarten program for children of coaches only Striders will meet Friday's after school from 2:10 PM to 3:00 PM from April 14th thru the Fun Run on May 19th. Please contact Molly Hemsley at mollyhemsley@gmail.com or Tracy Taylor at tracyt25@gmail.com if you are interested in coaching this wonderful program! We will need extra help and sponsors for the Fun Run - please contact Amy Olson at amyolson101@gmail.com. ***If anyone is interested in taking over the Strider program next year, please contact Molly Hemsley. It would be a great opportunity to shadow this year! BINGO NIGHT THANK YOU! It was great to see so many families at Bingo Night on January 20 th! Lots of fun was had by all who attended. This event was successful thanks to the many volunteers who gave their time. Thank you to the following volunteers: Eric Tuecke, Shane Fuller, Kristy Kamali, Andrea & John Howorth, Aimee Eckley, Clarissa Aoyama, Victoria Okain, Missy Adams, Stephanie Coleman, Heather Anderson, Ginger Highland, Kara Unruh, Melissa Grace, Gita Howard, Sarah Kusyk, Heathyer & Danny Nance, Rachel Stevenson, Shannon Huffman, Andrea LeGare, Kristen Corwin, RB Brandvold, and Leslie & Andre Abraham. And a huge thank you to our Bingo Night Chair Amy Brandvold for putting on another successful Bingo Night! Thank you to our teacher bingo callers: Amy Gilkey, Kristin Hilal, Jodi Amri and Meg Leonard! It was so generous of all of you to give up your Friday night to play bingo with us!! It s time to see who has been clipping those Box Tops! Anyone who submits 25 Box Tops will have their name entered into a raffle for one of five gift cards from Cold Stone Creamery for a Like-It size item. Also, the class that brings in the most Box Tops will be rewarded with an extra recess! Send in your Box Tops by Thursday, February 23rd. Questions? Please contact Nancy Buchwald: nancy.buchwald@gmail.com

6 Please remember to use your CPK Philanthropizza cards!! Cards are valid at the Bridgeport Village CPK from 11/1/2016 to 1/31/2017. Each time you use your card for a dine in or takeout meal, 20% of your check will be donated to support Stafford kids and our PTSA Community Service Program. The Stafford PTSA Community Service mission is to make a positive difference in our school, our district, and our community. To serve our community, money raised from dine out events will be donated to Tualatin School House Pantry. Tualatin School House Pantry provides emergency food boxes (with up to 5-days worth of food and personal supplies) one time per month to individuals in need. They serve residents living in the West Linn, Tualatin, Durham, and Lake Oswego areas. We are looking forward to supporting Tualatin School House Pantry and our community. Thank you for supporting Stafford and our community service programs! Please contact Sonja Peterson at sonjarox1@gmail.com or Michelle Rankin at michellerankin9@gmail.com with any questions. Support our School Programs with SCRIP! Pick up a scrip order form from the PTSA bulletin board, access it online under the PTSA link on the Stafford Primary website ( and click on Scrip Form ), or find it at the end of the newsletter. It s easy to participate: 1. Fill out the SCRIP order form. 2. Attach a check payable to Stafford PTSA. 3. Send the order and check in an envelope marked SCRIP with your child or drop it off in the office by Tuesday morning. If you send it with your child, your child s teacher will deliver it to the office. 4. Pick up your order after 2:00 p.m. on Thursday the same week you order, or have your order sent home with your child. Order Dates February 7th with delivery on February 9th February 28th with delivery on March 2nd You can drop off your order form anytime - it will simply be held until the next order date! Any questions? Please contact the Scrip team at stafford.scrip@gmail.com Order today and help our kids have a great experience at Stafford!

7 Want More Information Regarding PTSA? Stafford Primary's PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) mission is to strengthen parent/teacher/student communication and education through newsletters, workshops, events, and activities. The PTSA's goal is to enrich the educational environment in order to assist the school in stimulating our students into becoming creative thinkers and problem solvers who strive to reach their maximum potential now and throughout their lives. For more information contact: Stafford PTSA website: Co-Presidents: Vice President: Amy Brandvold / president1@staffordptsa.com Shane Fuller / president2@staffordptsa.com Meagan An / vicepresident@staffordptsa.com Volunteer Inquires: Marissa Taylor / marissaandlouis@gmail.com Newsletter Inquiries: Kristine Cox / kristineacox@gmail.com PTSA Meetings! Can t make a PTSA meeting? Keep up with the meeting minutes available on the Stafford PTSA website at: click on minutes. Our next PTSA meeting will be on Wednesday, February 1st at 9:30 AM in the staff lounge. Hope to see you there!

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