Stafford Elementary School

Italy Homecoming Week September 25-29, 2023 Schedule of Events Monday, September 25th Spirit Theme: ​​R-Rewind (decades) 4:30​​​JH Volleyball Game at Rio Vista Tuesday, September 26th Spirit Theme: ​​O-Out of This World - Tailgate TuesdayDRAFT 5:00 PM​​JV/Varsity Volleyball game @ Penelope 6:30 - 8:30 PM​Italy GladiatorTailgate Party ​​​​*Come out to the HS football stadium parking lot. Bring your families, friends, grills, canopies, chairs, music and favorite backyard BBQ games (Cornhole, ladder ball, etc). Fun for the whole family. PLEASE NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED. This is a school function.​ ​8:00 PM​​Italy Gladiator Band performance at the stadium Wednesday, September 27th Spirit Theme: ​​W-Western Wear Thursday, September 28th Spirit Theme: ​​Die Hard Gladiator - Gold Out 5:00/6:00 PM​​JH/JV Football at Rio Vista 7:30-11:30 PM​​Homecoming Dance in the IHS Old Gym (Grades 9-12 only) Friday, September 29th​No School Spirit Theme: ​​Y-Yell It Loud & Proud - Gold Out 1:30 PM ​Homecoming Parade Line-up *Meet in the parking lot of the Italy Gladiator Stadium. The parade will exit on the new drive entry and head up College Street toward downtown. 2:00 PM ​​Homecoming Parade 3:00 PM ​​Homecoming Pep Rally at the Italy Pavilion downtown 4:30-6:30 PM​​Athletic Booster Club Spaghetti Dinner @ IHS Cafetorium 6:30 PM​​Rio Vista High School Band performance 6:45 PM​​Alumni Recognition for Classes ending in a “3” ​​​​*Class members being recognized need to meet on the north end of the track by the concession stand by 6:40 PM. 7:00 PM​​Football Game Kick-Off versus Rio Vista Halftime​​Italy Gladiator Band Performance Homecoming Coronation

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 22nd *23-24 Italy FFA 3rd-12th Grades $25 Membership Drive Ends Today *Staff Development - No School for Students Monday, 25th *Homecoming Spirit Dress Up Day - Rewind – Decades! *Beginning of 2nd Six Weeks *Book Fair - families can shop with their students during the students’ lunch time, please bring your driver’s license https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/staffordelementaryschool6 Tuesday, 26th *Homecoming Spirit Dress Up Day - Out of this World – Tailgate Tuesday, Wear Your Favorite Jersey! *Book Fair - families can shop with their students during the students’ lunch time, please bring your driver’s license. *Book Fair - Family Night from 4:15pm-6pm *Human Resources Appreciation Day – Today we would like to recognize and honor Mrs. Dearing, for her important contributions to human resources. She works hard every day to make sure our school staff has a great work environment. Thank you for positively impacting the lives of all the staff at Italy ISD! *Tailgate Tuesday, Italy Gladiator Stadium parking lot from 6:30-8:30pm, Bring your family, friends, grills, canopies, chairs, music, and favorite backyard BBQ games (cornhole, ladder ball, etc.) Fun for the entire family. This is a school function, no alcohol allowed. Wednesday, 27th *Homecoming Spirit Dress Up Day - Western Wear! *Wholehearted See You at the Pole! Global Day for Student Prayer 7:15am at Stafford Flagpole in front of the school, this is a community event and is not organized by Italy ISD. *Book Fair families can shop with their students during the students’ lunch time, please bring your driver’s license. *Cub Scouts Presentation for Kinder-5th Grades during student’s lunch time *Report Cards Posted in Parent Portal Thursday, 28th *Homecoming Spirit Dress Up Day - Die Hard Gladiator – Gold Out! *Last day for the Book Fair, families can shop with their students during the students’ lunch time, please bring your driver’s license. *Big Kahuna Fundraiser Ends Today, all money and orders must be turned in today. Online orders end on October 5th. *Cub Scouts Parent meeting at the pavilion downtown Italy at 7pm Friday, 29th *No School for Students or Staff *Parade starts at 2pm, pep rally immediately after at the pavilion downtown, kick off at 7pm Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xAg2fXx3YdY85IvuDwt6JJFRZlrEGLI7/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=650c887a Go Stafford!

Italy ISD Cafeteria Announcement: If you have already filled out the free and reduced application for this school year or received a letter saying you do not need to fill one out, please disregard this message. If you have not filled out the application and would like to continue these benefits, the form must be filled out before September 30, 2023. Each year parents have a 30-day grace period, this means that you have 30 operating days to fill out a new application form and the last day to submit one is September 30th. Every student without an application will automatically start paying full price for breakfast and lunch. Please select this link for the application https://www.myschoolapps.com/ For more helpful information regarding the cafeteria please go to https://www.italyisd.org/page/food-services Thank you!

2022-2023 Italy ISD Yearbooks have arrived, and they look amazing!  Prek-12th grades all in one book!  If you would like to purchase one there are extras at both campuses.  They are $55 please bring exact cash or checks made payable to Italy ISD.  Thank you!

Homecoming Spirit Week! Tuesday, 26th - Tailgate Tuesday 6:30pm-8:30pm high school football parking lot Friday, 29th - No school for students or staff, parade starts at 2pm, pep rally immediately after at the pavilion down town, kick off is at 7pm

Stafford Elementary Reminder: The school day, from start to finish, is vital for the proper educational development of learning for each child. Stafford begins each school day at 7:45 a.m., and students are expected to be in the school building by this time. If a student comes into the building after 7:45 a.m., they will be marked tardy. On the other side of utilizing the full school day of learning, is early pick-ups. Any time a child is picked up before the end of the school day, which is 4:15 p.m., the early pick up will be recorded. Stafford School Hours 7:45 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Stafford doors open at 7:20 a.m. A student is considered tardy if they are not inside the building by 7:45 a.m. Car rider students use the road behind the playground off Dilworth. If your student is tardy you must come into the front office and sign them in. Morning Tardies/Early Pick-Ups/Absences will be counted throughout the school year, and when a student reaches a certain amount, learning recovery will be required. **Excused/unexcused tardies, early pick-ups and absences will follow the Italy ISD Attendance policy guidelines. When your child is absent, please call 972-483-6342 on the day of absence. In addition, a medical or parent note is also required on the day the student returns to school. **For Out of District transfer students, tardies, early pick-ups and absences will be considered in the approval or denial of future out district transfer applications. Parent Portal: Log into your parent portal to see your student’s attendance, grades, and test scores. Please visit www.italyisd.org, select Schools, select Stafford Elementary for more helpful information. Thank you, parents, for your continued support!

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 15th – No School for Students or Staff Monday, 18th – School Board Meeting 5:30pm at the High School Tuesday, 19th – IT Professional Day! It takes a solid set of skills and talents to fill the shoes of an I.T. pro, today, we say a huge thank you to Mr. Steinmetz who is always there to fix our devices when they stop working the way they should – the behind-the-scenes operator without whom we’d be back in front of an archaic chalkboard, doing things the hard way! Thursday, 21st – Book Fair Opens! Dallas Zoo Visits Stafford Kinder-2nd and 3rd-6th (Stafford Gym) End of 1st Six Weeks Friday, 22nd – Staff Development No School for Students 23-24 Italy FFA Membership Drive for 3rd-12th Grades Ends Today. Membership dues are $25 and with this you receive a t-shirt too. The official FFA jacket can be purchased at this time. If you need more information please reach out to Mr. Rice, Mr. White or Mrs. Glenn at the High School. Ms. Martinolich at Stafford also has membership forms available. Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H0iUR70092A6kWN3ctWwved63DeWrlAY/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=650330b1 Go Stafford!

Stafford Elementary Library Book Fair Announcement: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/staffordelementaryschool6 Thursday, 21st – Book Fair Opens! Monday, 25th through Thursday, 28th - Book Fair! Tuesday, 26th – Book Fair Family Night 4:30pm-6pm Families can shop with their students during their students’ lunch time. Lunch Times PreK: 11-11:30 Kinder: 11:15-11:45 1st: 11:30-12 2nd: 12:45-1:15 3rd: 11:45-12:15 4th: 12:15-12:45 5th: 12:30-1 6th: 12-12:30 ECSE: 11:10-11:40 CBI: 11:30-12 Thank you for your support!

Announcement from Stafford Elementary PTO: Topics covered at last night’s meeting: fall festivities, Christmas shop and fundraiser ideas. Also announced the president and secretary positions are available. We will be voting at the next meeting on October 10th. If you are interested, please reach out to our Facebook page Stafford Elementary PTO or email staffordptopresident@gmail.com President Vacant VP Kaitlin Leach Secretary Vacant Treasure Cassandra Enriquez Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 4:45pm in the Stafford Cafeteria. A few great reasons to attend meetings: Connect with other parents. Hear about important news and upcoming events. Volunteer your time, at school or at home, to make a difference in our school community. You do not need to be a member to attend. If you are unable to attend but would like more information or to stay involved, please contact the PTO. PTO member forms were sent home last week, please send forms & dues ($5) with your student to school or drop off in the front office at Stafford. Cash or checks payable to Stafford PTO. Thank you for your support!

2nd-6th Grade - UIL Announcement from Mrs. Wright: Good morning, I am so excited to announce that this week, we will be starting Academic UIL signups. Academic UIL is open to students from 2nd grade through 6th grade. Signing up to tryout for events will be available from September 12th through September 14th. Sign-up sheets will be in the hall leading into the cafeteria and along the outside wall of the stage. Students may sign up during breakfast and lunch. No late sign-ups will be accepted. Tryouts will be based on the number of students signing up for events and will be held the week of September 18th during CAMP time. Thank you!

ATTENTION ITALY PARENTS AND STAFF A medical helicopter is landing at Stafford it is not school related.

Grandparents Week Reminder - Please bring your driver’s license to run through our security system for a printed badge.

See Tailgate Tuesday Announcement for Homecoming week.

Please see 2023 2024 Homecoming Week announcement

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 8th *All Students and Staff Attend School (Monday 4th was a holiday) *Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick Off Sunday, 10th *Grandparents Day Tuesday, 12th *Grandparents Day Lunch at Stafford for PreK 11am, 3rd 11:45am and 5th 12:30pm; Please bring your driver’s license to run through our security system for a printed badge. *Vision & Hearing screenings PreK, K, and 1st *PTO Meeting at 4:45pm in the Stafford Cafeteria Wednesday, 13th *Grandparents Day Lunch at Stafford Kinder 11:15am, 6th 12pm and 2nd 12:45pm; Please bring your driver’s license to run through our security system for a printed badge. *Vision & Hearing screenings 3rd and 5th *Carter Care Blood Drive bus will be located at the High School 8:30am-3:30pm Thursday, 14th *Grandparents Day Lunch at Stafford ECSE 11am, CBI 11:30am, 1st 11:30am and 4th 12:15pm; Please bring your driver’s license to run through our security system for a printed badge. Friday, 15th *No School for Students or Staff Video link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nMN_KSN0I8TSQ7Tq8psxzzeQFst5rLmh/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=64fa00bb Go Stafford!

Grandparents Week at Stafford! Please make sure and bring your driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge to be able to come to the cafeteria. Thank you!

Friday, September 8th - Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick Off at Stafford

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 1st - No School for Students and Staff Monday, 4th – Labor Day Holiday - No School for Students and Staff Friday, 8th – All students and staff will attend school today, because of the holiday on Monday. Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick Off 2023-2024 Italy FFA Membership Drive for 3rd-12th Grades – August 21st-September 22nd. Membership dues are $25 and with this you receive a t-shirt too. The official FFA jacket can be purchased at this time. If you need more information please reach out to Mr. Rice, Mr. White or Mrs. Glenn at the High School. Ms. Martinolich at Stafford also has membership forms available. Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GogDbOWONfinZNtsIFLU1waeIPu4zOUx/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=64f0af2b Go Stafford!

Please click on this link for September Breakfast and Lunch Menus: https://www.italyisd.org/page/food-services Thank you!

Please see Announcement for Labor Day No School On Monday September 4 2023 See 4 day calendar link https://5il.co/1szqc