Sunfield Elementary, in partnership with our school community, will educate and inspire each and every student to foster their unique talents and attributes and become independent learners who are prepared to thrive in a diverse and ever-evolving world.

We hope that you had a wonderful weekend!

Here are some reminders and appreciation for our last week of school before Winter Break!

• Student Dress Up Days for the holidays are Dec. 13-19 and are listed below in the December calendar.

We are down to 4 instructional days until Christmas Break and our Stallions are wrapping up the 2nd nine weeks of school. We suggest that you check in with your student and ensure that they have no missing assignments that could impact their report card grades for the 2nd nine weeks.

Holiday Celebrations will be on Thursday, December 19. The link for pre-check in is below. Please do not check out your Stallion before 10:00 am after holiday parties. We want them to be counted present for the day. Thank you for your help. Teachers will have sign out sheets in their classrooms for visitors on Thursday.

Kudos to our 1st grade and Kindergarten students for a lovely holiday performance. We look forward to more family events in the spring semester.

Thank you for your support during this first semester. When students return on January 7, 2025, we will be ready to continue learning and growing at Sunfield. Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Let's Go Stallions!

#Stallion Proud,

Sunfield Administration Team

Pre-Check-In Link: https://forms.gle/U3dfpW9BqAi9TgXA9

December is focused on the Gift of Generosity!

December 13-19-Five Days of Holiday Cheer for Students

December 19-Classroom Holiday Parties

December 20-Student Holiday/Staff Workday

December 20-January 6-Winter Break

January 7, 2025-Students return for spring semester!

Check on Class Dojo for what specials class falls on a A-F day.

Hays CISD requires all students to wear their school-issued ID at all times. Students must also have their ID if they are bus riders. A replacement ID must be purchased through the district web store for $5.00, or you can pay by cash or check. You can also purchase a replacement clear sleeve for $1.00. We have included a QR code below if you wish to pay online. Link:https://hayscisd.revtrak.net/campuses-and-instruction/es/sunfield-elementary/#/v/Sunfield-Student-Badge-Replacement-2471

Hays CISD has made changes to the 24-25 Dress Code which can be seen at this link. HCISD District Dress Code 2024-2025 School Year

2X2 Afterschool Club

We have the 2x2 After School Club that has openings!!! This after-school care is available Monday-Friday from 3-6pm. Click on the link to register on their website. https://www.2x2afterschoolfun.com/

Young Rembrandts Afterschool Drawing Classes

Sunfield Stallions – put the ART into SMART this fall with Young Rembrandts. Young Rembrandts teaches drawing, the fundamental skill of all visual arts. Our unique, proven method and step-by-step curriculum foster a wealth of learning skills, and teach your child amazing art techniques. Watch your child’s creativity, imagination and confidence soar. Last but certainly not least, we offer ALL NEW LESSONS each & every session, including art history. More info here: https://www.youngrembrandts.com/media/aoglkqi1/fall-2024-sunfield.pdf. Sign up today!

Flyers approved by the district for activities, camps, clinics and more.

For a more in-depth look all that is offered across the district check out the district website.

https://www.hayscisd.net/flyers

• As the year continues, please note that we encourage parents to allow students to eat with their peers when possible, saving lunch with students for special occasions.

• The social skills and interactions that happen during lunch help students learn important social skills that are crucial to their developmental success.

• Please note that students eating with families will be asked to eat on the stage area and families may not invite other friends to join them during lunch.

• District policy prohibits any parents from dropping off meals in the front office from outside restaurants. This policy includes parents bringing food from a restaurant to drop off at the front desk.

• If you are bringing a student a forgotten lunch box or dropping off lunch, please do so at least 30 minutes prior to student lunch times. We will call students down to get their lunches.

• Our front office staff is usually very busy during lunch time and depending on the day, they may not be able to bring a lunch down to the cafeteria right at the start of student lunches.

• Please note that for special campus events such as Grandparents' lunch and Thanksgiving Lunch we allow families to eat in the cafe and adjustments to lunch schedules are made in order to accommodate our increase in people using the cafe.

🌟 ATTENTION! 🌟

Please complete our Healthy Minds Survey, Deadline January 1st. We need your input in order to create a successful program.

SCHOOL-WIDE HEALTHY MINDS SURVEY

Encuesta Escolar Sobre Mentes Sanas

Spirit Night December 16th

🐔 Chick-fil-A Spirit Night 🐔

Take the night off from cooking and join us for a delicious way to support Sunfield PTA!

📅 When: 12/16/24
🕓 Time: 5:00-9:00pm
📍 Where: Buda Chick-Fil-A

Enjoy your favorite Chick-fil-A meals, and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to support our PTA programs and initiatives. Don’t forget to mention Sunfield PTA when you place your order!

PTA Healthy Lifestyles

Healthy Lifestyles Presents: Joke of the Week, Vegetable Jokes to Turnip the Giggles

Why should you never float a boat in the salad?

Because it might hit an iceberg.

Please utilize these calendars to plan vacations or make appointments for students. Attendance plays an enormous role in student success. Please use our district calendar student holidays when planning any vacations or trips during the school year.

Congratulations to Kindergarten for having the highest attendance for Dec. 2-6!

Pre-K: 94.83%

Kinder: 96.93%

1st: 94.78%

2nd: 96.63%

3rd: 94.36%

4th: 95.56%

5th: 96.04%

Yay Kinder!!

We are tracking 10 days of perfect attendance for the month of December. If Stallions are here every day from December 3-16, they will receive a special prize on December 17. Let's keep striving to be here every day unless there is illness.

Research has shown that generosity releases happiness endorphins, reduces stress, helps us sleep and even extends our life! Below are ways to show generosity.

1. Generous with time — our most valuable commodity. We all have the same amount in a day. How we give it to others matters. Cherish given time from others; we don’t have any guarantees on how many days we will walk this earth.

2. Generous with attention — undivided. Have you been with someone who listened deeply and seemed to have nowhere else to be? No rush. In an overly distracted world with notifications for everything, this is increasingly challenging.

3. Generous with stuff — sharing what we’ve been blessed with. I’m not talking about your used throwaways. I’m talking about sharing your car, your vacation home, your extra points, your costly seats. Let’s teach our kids that our material items are to bless others too.

We are excited to welcome sub-counselor Yolanda Mejia to Sunfield Elementary. She will be helping out on our campus 3 days a week to support the needs of students, staff, and families until we find an excellent candidate for the 2nd counselor position.

Volunteering at Sunfield is simple. Whether you are volunteering to go on a field trip, helping with teacher projects or mentoring with students. Once you have completed your VIP process, all volunteers will pick up a copy of Sunfield procedures and expectations from our front office. Please remember that volunteers need to check in with the teacher. Sunfield teachers are reminded to let the front office team know if they have a volunteer that is coming to help. Volunteers cannot walk students to class or be in classrooms without administration approval. We are excited to have VIP's at Sunfield! Please contact our VIP Coordinator (Maricela Gonzales) for questions at maricela.gonzales@hayscisd.net

Principal DiPalma email: alisa.dipalma@hayscisd.net

Assistant Principal Klima email: randy.klima@hayscisd.net

Counselor-Candace Barnes: candace.barnes@hayscisd.net

Nurse-Kristina Popham: kristina.popham@hayscisd.net

Attendance-Samantha Ramirez: sfes.attendance@hayscisd.net

Student Registration-Lucero Mazariegos: lucero.mazariegosdeleon@hayscisd.net

Librarian-Denny Schulte: denny.schulte@hayscisd.net

School Cafe (For Student Accounts): https://www.schoolcafe.com/

Sunfield Cafeteria (Manager-Connie Castillo): sfescafe@hayscisd.net

Cafeteria Menu: https://www.hayscisd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=320

Free & Reduced Lunch Application: https://www.hayscisd.net/Page/311#:~:text=to%20get%20started.-,https%3A//www.schoolcafe.com/hayscisd,-Free%20%26%20Reduce%20Price

Parent Portal Link: https://haystx.teams.hosting/selfserve/EntryPointHomeAction.do?parent=true

Academic Calendar: https://www.hayscisd.net/cms/lib/TX02204837/Centricity/Domain/83/000000%20FINAL%20Adopted%202425%20Calendar_UIL.pdf

Sunfield is proud to be a Leader in Me school! We just recognized students on Friday for Habit #3-Put First Things First! Our next habit is Habit #4 Think Win Win!

Address: 155 Vista Gardens Dr. Buda, TX 78610-4046

Phone Number: 512-268-8517

Website: https://www.hayscisd.net/ses

Office Hours: 7:05am -3:30pm