Our high school cross country participates at the HOPL meet this afternoon. The meet is hosted by Burrton at the Harvey County West Park. The meet begins at 4:00.
Our middle school VB and FB teams travel to Pretty Prairie this afternoon. Volleyball starts at 2:00.
Main Gym Middle School Gym
2:00 A PP v Stafford
3:00 A Burr v Stafford PP B v Fairfield B
4:00 A PP v Fairfield PP B v Stafford B
5:00 A Burr v Fairfield PP C v Fairfield C
6:00 Football
We're decking the halls to show off all their work because our Fall Middle School/High School conferences are almost here! Next week your student(s) will be reaching out to schedule a time for their families to come in to see their IPS, meet with teachers, and enjoy our Middle School Science Fair.
The high school volleyball team travels to Cunningham this afternoon. Order of play:
3:30 - Cunningham JV vs Pretty Prairie JV
Pretty Prairie JV vs Stafford JV
Cunningham JV vs Stafford JV
Varsity - Approximately 6:00
Cunningham vs Pretty Prairie
Pretty Prairie vs Stafford
Cunningham vs Stafford
K-5 parents,
Our morning routine is changing slightly:
Students who are eating school breakfast are allowed in the building starting at 7:30am with limited supervision. All other students can enter the building at 7:40am when we have full supervision.
Hot breakfast is served until 7:50am. At 7:50, students who arrive and still wish to get breakfast will be given a grab-and-go breakfast. Students are dismissed to classrooms no later than 8am.
USD 349 is looking for a compassionate paraprofessional to assist our teachers with classroom lessons, activities, organization, and management, as well as assisting special needs students. The Paraprofessional's responsibilities include assisting the teacher with teaching new concepts, supervising students, and providing students with a positive, nurturing guide. The paraprofessional will deal with students, parents, staff, and the community in a professional manner, and follow and uphold school rules and standards.
To be successful as a paraprofessional, you should demonstrate patience, compassion, and empathy when dealing with students, as well as professionalism when representing the school. You should have strong management and organizational skills, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Paraprofessional Responsibilities:
Participating in lesson planning sessions, and communicating with parents and school officials.
Co-teaching lessons under the Teacher's guidance, leading small groups or individual instruction and discussions, and reviewing classwork.
Organizing the classroom and teaching materials, monitoring the classroom during lessons, and minimizing distractions and disruptions.
Supervising students in and out of the classroom.
Attending to students' physical, personal, academic, and emotional needs.
Helping Teachers and students with extracurricular activities and school functions.
Performing clerical duties, such as tracking student attendance and behavior, filing, photocopying, and assisting with assessment.
Ensuring the upkeep of educational materials, equipment, and supplies.
Tracking students' progress and preparing reports for the parents.
Paraprofessional Requirements:
Experience working with children and special needs students.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience with educational software.
Shift hours are 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. according to the school year calendar and benefit package offered.
Applications can be picked up and accepted at 418 E Broadway, Stafford, KS between 8am & 3pm on the school website: stafford349.com
or by calling 620-234-5243. Completed applications are due by October 14th, 2022@ 12:00 pm
USD 349 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This weekend our MS/HS robotics team participated in the field practice round of WSU's BEST Robotics competition. We competed against Valley Center, Washburn Rural, Kapaun, Smoky Valley, Atchison, and Canton-Galva. The team did well, learned a lot, and had an enormous amount of fun. We are ready for finals on the 22nd at Koch Arena. We are incredibly grateful for the help of our mentor, Mr. Daniel Leal, a lead engineer at Spirit and the support of a grant from the Society of Professional Enginners in Aerospace. Congratulations to Joseph Valadez for the kudos he earned on his multi-dimensional front wheel system and Connor Wiley for getting it to move the way Joseph designed it.
There will be limited concessions tonight due to the Junior Class Parents having a pulled pork dinner.
The Stafford Trojans take on the Norwich Eagles tonight at 7:00.
It's Fall Homecoming 2022. Join us for the parade and assembly at Main and Broadway at approximately 2:20. All afternoon festivities will happen there.
The crowning ceremony will begin at 6:30 at Lou Brock Field.
Our HS cross country runners go to Bethel College for a 4:00 start.
Parents!
We continue to be worried about the content our students consume and their safety online. We believe this may be contributing to the frequency of inappropriate and unsafe talk/behavior in our school.
Here are some concerning apps/games we've been hearing a lot about recently:
*TikTok (formerly rated 17+; now rated 12+ for sexual content/nudity, mature/suggestive themes, alcohol/tobacco/drug references, violence, profanity) - Allows users to create short videos and interact together through comments and messages. Houses all sorts of inappropriate content including dangerous "trends" and challenges and sexually explicit talk/videos. This is the number one app used for eliciting young people to trafficking right now.
*Omegle (17+ for frequent/intense mature/suggestive themes and sexual content) - Designed specifically for interacting and chatting with strangers.
*Five Night's at Freddy's (12+) - Horror themed video game/app with lots of scary content not suitable children or pre-teens.
*Rainbow friends (9+) - Another horror themed video game/app.
*Snapchat (12+ for mature/suggestive themes, sexual content/nudity, alochol/tobacco/drug references, profanity) - Instantly deletes messages, pictures, and videos once received.
*Roblox (12+) - Allows users to interact with strangers in a virtual world and send messages to one another.
*Fortnite (teen for mature/suggestive content, violence) - Video game where the goal is to be the last remaining survivor. Allows strangers to message and talk over headset.
*Among Us! (9+ for violence and horror)
*Youtube (17+ ... yes, 17 and older!... for simulated gambling, mature/suggestive themes, profanity, horror, violence, medical information, alcohol/tobacco/drug use or references, sexual content/nudity) - Although not all content on youtube is harmful, a lot of it is. It's very important that we supervise and monitor what they watch on here.
For more potentially harmful and unsafe apps, video games, etc., please visit the two websites below:
https://sg.theasianparent.com/dangerous-children-online-games-apps-smart-toys?scrlybrkr=abfd5de5
https://www.safewise.com/dangerous-apps-for-kids/
Our middle school volleyball and football teams play at Fairfield tomorrow vs Attica. The volleyball schedule will be:
3:00 Fairfield B vs. Stafford B old gym
4:00 Stafford A vs. Attic A new gym
4:00 Fairfield A vs. Argonia A old gym
5:00 Stafford A vs. Argonia A new gym
5:00 Fairfield A vs. Attica A old gym
6:00 Fairfield B vs. Attica B Old gym
7:00 Stafford B vs. Attica B Old gym
Football kicks off at 6:00 pm!
The #ZeroReasonsWhy group wants you to know about this potentially life-saving app!
The "Kansas - A friend AsKS" app has valuable resources to help someone considering suicide including:
-A list of warning signs to be aware of
-How to ask a friend if they're having suicidal thoughts
-What to do if a friend tells you they're thinking about suicide
-What NOT to do if a friend tells you they're thinking about suicide
-A list of local resources that can help
-Direct contact information for the crisis text line and suicide prevention lifeline
Download this app to help us prevent youth suicide! And don't forget about the new mental health emergency number - 988.
*There are #ZeroReasonsWhy you shouldn't help a friend in need.
*There are #ZeroReasonsWhy you shouldn't ask for help.
*You use 911 for medical emergencies... there are #ZeroReasonsWhy you shouldn't use 988 for mental health emergencies!
We are proud of our September students of the month! We want to recognize for their positive sportsmanship and leadership they have shown! Keep up the good work- Amara , Mark, Meloney, Cashton and Serenity!!
Our high school volleyball team travels to South Barber tomorrow. The schedule is as follows:
4:00pm Skyline JV vs. South Barber JV
Skyline JV vs. Stafford JV
6:00pm Stafford V vs. South Barber V
Stafford V vs. Skyline V
Skyline V vs. South Barber V
We are proud of our September students of the month showing TRUST! Trust is putting your confidence in someone you can depend on! We are thankful we can depend on you and we hoped you enjoyed your pancake breakfast! :) Lace, Elsa, Ivory and Jazlynne!
We are proud of our September students of the month showing TRUST! Trust is putting your confidence in someone you can depend on! We are thankful we can depend on you and we hoped you enjoyed your pancake breakfast! :) Riley and Annie!
We are proud of our September students of the month! We want to recognize them for their positive sportsmanship and leadership they have shown this month! Keep it the good work- Amara , Mark, Meloney, Cashton and Serenity!!
If you can't make it to tonight's game at St. John, you have 2 options. The game is being streamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/st-john-high-school-st-john-ks/gam7c189e4a84
The game can be listened to at https://www.adastraradio.com/
