Stafford Elementary School

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Stafford Open House - Thursday, April 4th Last Open House of the 2023/2024 school year! *Visit the teachers and classrooms 4:45-5:45pm - information will be provided on: Solar Eclipse April 8th, Extra practice at home, STAAR Prep and schedule, current student work, etc. *Book Fair family night will be open 4:30-6:00pm in the Stafford Library, cards and cash accepted. Thank you to everyone for supporting our Library!! *Stafford PTO will be taking orders for our Field Day shirts. Field Day is scheduled for May 16th at the Italy High School Stadium (weather permitting). Book fair is also open Wednesday and Thursday, families can shop with their student during the students lunch time.

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 29th *Holiday Good Friday – No School for Staff and Students *Kortnei Johnson will be hosting track practice at the Italy High School; Elementary 9:30am-10am; JHS 10-11am; High School 11:30am-12:30pm. Kortnei is a 2015 Italy HS Gladiator alumni, a State Champion sprinter, competed collegiately at LSU and now she is a professional runner. We hope to see you all there for this wonderful opportunity! Saturday, 30th *Italy Lions Club presents, pancake breakfast 8-10am $6 per plate, Raffle tickets $1 each or 6 for $5; Stay for the 10am East Egg Hunt at Central Baptist Life Center Monday, 1st *Book Fair Week – shop with family during students’ lunch time. *National Assistant Principal Week! We are excited to celebrate Mrs. Minton! Thank you for listening, for guidance, for inspiration, for encouragement, and most importantly for being at Stafford! Tuesday, 2nd *Book Fair Week – shop with family during students’ lunch time. *Grandfriends Lunch Week - PreK 11am, 3rd 11:45am, 5th12:30pm *World Autism Awareness Day – Wear blue to shine a light on autism! Wednesday, 3rd *Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! A huge thank you to all our amazing paraprofessionals! They use their talents to help students discover their own. Dedicating their time and energy each day to the students in their care and doing it all while meeting the individual needs of many. Ms. Maynard, Ms. Canady, Ms. Price, Mrs. Cate, Ms. Perkins, Mrs. Harris, Ms. Jennings, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Creighton, Mr. Garcia, Coach Mounce, Ms. Allen, Ms. Enriquez, Mr. J. Escamilla, Mrs. M. Escamilla, and Ms. Joslin! *Book Fair Week – shop with family during students’ lunch time. *Grandfriends Lunch Week - Kinder 11:15am, 6th 12pm, 2nd12:45pm Thursday, 4th *End of the 5th Six Weeks *Book Fair Week – shop with family during students’ lunch time. *Grandfriends Lunch Week - ECSE 11am, CBI 11:30am, 1st 11:30am, 4th12:15pm *Open House at Stafford – please stop by and meet the teachers from 4:45-5:45pm *Book Fair Family Night 4:30-6pm *School Librarian Appreciation Day! Librarians connect people with books, communities, and countless resources every day. They deserve great appreciation. We literature-ly can't thank our amazing librarian Mrs. Jones enough! Friday, 5th *Staff Development Day - No School for Students Saturday, 6th *Spring Learning Camp 3rd-6th Grades 8:30-12:30pm and credit recovery for Kinder-6th Monday, 8th *Beginning of 6th Six Weeks *Solar Eclipse Day! No School for Students and Staff; all students and staff will now attend Friday 12th. Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_TERA6liQMQTSRV7JC5yXYPuech4oblh/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=66059c3a Go Stafford!

Track Practice with Kortnei Johnson!

April Menus: https://www.italyisd.org/page/food-services Free and Reduced Lunch Application: https://www.myschoolapps.com/ www.myschoolbucks.com - On this website you can check purchases, add money, and set up alerts for low balance. You can also add money to this site by sending cash or checks payable to Italy ISD directly to the cafeteria. The website will ask for their Student ID this is their lunch number, ask your student or contact the front office. Thank you!

The 2024-2025 Italy ISD Calendar has been approved. https://5il.co/2he33

Italy ISD Reminder to all parents and students that we have school on Monday April 1.

Exciting week at Stafford next week!!! Grandparents Week - We would love to see you for lunch! Tuesday, April 2nd - PreK 11am; 3rd 11:45am; 5th 12:30pm Wednesday, April 3rd - Kinder 11:15am; 6th 12pm; 2nd12:45pm Thursday, April 4th - ECSE 11am; CBI 11:30am; 1st 11:30am; 4th12:15pm Please remember to bring your driver’s license to run through our security system for a printed badge. Monday, 1st through Thursday, 4th Book Fair Week – Families can shop with their students during the students’ lunchtime! Thursday, 4th Family Book Fair Night - 4:30pm-6pm Open House for Stafford Families – 4:45pm-5:45pm

The Italy Lions Club

Head Start is Accepting Applications for 2024-2025 School Year - Please see attached flyer.

Spring Learning Camp for 3rd-6th Grades! Located at Stafford from 8:30am-12:30pm March 23rd April 6th, 13th, and 20th

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 22nd *No School for Students and Staff Saturday, 23rd *Spring Learning Camp for 3rd-6th Grades! At Stafford 8:30am-12:30pm March 23rd; April 6th, 13th, and 20th *Italy Band Booster Club – Taco Dinner and Silent Auction! $15 per person pre-sale or at the door. Live Music and Raffle Items! 5pm-7:30pm located at Central Baptist Church Family Life Center www.italyband.org Monday, 25th *School Board Meeting at the High School at 5:30pm Wednesday, 27th *Carter BloodCare – Blood Drive 8:30am-3pm at the High School. Remember all adult donations are given to a senior. Let's help make sure all seniors get a red blood cord this year! Friday, 29th *Good Friday Holiday - No School for Students and Staff Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CtTSQXPAiejHxL9kW891aOIzq-dkMBmp/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=65fc4e09 Go Stafford!

Tomorrow, Thursday, March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day! Celebrate and spread awareness by wearing bright and mismatched socks. March 21st is symbolic because people with Down Syndrome have 3 copies of their 21st chromosome. Socks were chosen because the karyotype of Ds chromosomes actually looks like mismatched socks. The colors for Down Syndrome awareness are blue and yellow, by wearing these colors it will also help bring awareness to the cause!

Stafford 3rd-6th Grade Parents, Your 3rd-6th students have recently taken a STAAR Benchmark practice test to prepare for the official STAAR test given in April 2024. We are sending home letters to each of your students to give an update on their progress and current status. We are excited about the growth of our students and continued learning opportunities for students to show off how much they have accomplished this year. After you receive the letter and talk about it with your student, please sign and have your student return it to their 1st period teacher. We appreciate your support. Please reach out to teachers and/or the front office if you have any questions. Tuesday, April 16th - STAAR 3rd-6th Grades Reading and Language Arts Tuesday, April 23rd - STAAR 5th Grade Science Tuesday, April 30th - STAAR 3rd-6th Grades Math Our campus will be closed to visitors due to STAAR Testing on the dates above.  Please plan accordingly and send your student(s) with what they need, backpacks, lunches, water bottles, etc., there will not be any deliveries to students.  This notice applies to all students even if your child is in a non-testing grade.  Thank you for helping our students have the best environment during testing.

Spring Learning Camp for 3rd-6th Grades! Located at Stafford from 8:30am-12:30pm March 23rd April 6th, 13th, and 20th

Solar Eclipse Monday April 8 Announcement

Stafford Elementary Reminders: Tuesday, 19th *PTO meeting cancelled, the next one will be on April 9th *2nd Grade Field Trip *5th Grade Science Benchmark Thursday, 21st *World Down Syndrome Day – Rock Your Socks! Celebrate and spread awareness by wearing bright and mismatched socks or by wearing blue and yellow! Friday, 22nd *No School for Students and Staff Saturday, 23rd *Spring Learning Camp for 3rd-6th Grades! At Stafford 8:30am-12:30pm March 23rd; April 6th, 13th, and 20th *Italy Band Booster Club – Taco Dinner and Silent Auction! $15 per person pre-sale or at the door. Live Music and Raffle Items! 5:00-7:30pm located at Central Baptist Church Family Life Center www.italyband.org Go Stafford!

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Monday, 4th-Friday, 8th *National Diagnostician Week! Educational Diagnosticians lead to the creation of educational plans with learning objectives, teaching strategies and accommodations customized to meet the unique needs of students. Thank you, Ms. Gibson, Ms. Cooper and Mrs. Guidry for everything you do for our students at Stafford! Friday, 8th *No School for Students and Staff Sunday, 10th *Daylight Savings Spring Forward an Hour Monday, 11th – Friday, 15th *Spring Break – No School for Students and Staff Tuesday, 12th *DEAR Day – A national celebration of reading designed to remind families to make reading a priority activity in their lives. This day is celebrated every year on April 12th for author Beverly Cleary’s birthday. Monday, 18th *All Students and Staff return to school! Tuesday, 19th *2nd Grade Field Trip *5th Grade Science Benchmark Thursday, 21st *World Down Syndrome Day – Rock Your Socks! Celebrate and spread awareness by wearing bright and mismatched socks or by wearing blue and yellow! Saturday, 23rd *Spring Learning Camp for 3rd-6th Grades! At Stafford 8:30am-12:30pm March 23rd; April 6th, 13th, and 20th *Italy Band Booster Club – Taco Dinner and Silent Auction! $15 per person pre-sale or at the door. Live Music and Raffle Items! 5:00-7:30pm located at Central Baptist Church Family Life Center www.italyband.org Weekly Video from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vpnBxNS0K2tRDFqNpo3VhVeRTJxwRdx4/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=65e9f555 Go Stafford!

Italy Band Booster Club Taco Dinner and Silent Auction

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