Stafford Elementary School

Stafford Elementary Reminder: Tuesday, 23rd - Kinder End of Year Awards 1:30pm at Stafford, please enter through Stafford front doors. Wednesday, 24th – End of 6th Six Weeks Early release 12pm (students and staff) End of Year Awards - Please enter through the cafeteria door, front corner of Stafford facing Harris Street. • 5th Grade 8:00am • PreK and PreK Headstart 8:40am • CBI/PPCD/ECSE 9:00am • 1st Grade 9:20am • 4th Grade 9:50am • 6th Grade 10:30am • 2nd Grade 11:00am • 3rd Grade 11:30am Please look through lost and found outside the gym doors for any items your student may have lost. Smaller items are located in the front office. All left over items will be donated. Also please stop by the nurses office if you have any medicine to pick up. Thank you! Go Stafford!

Summer Meals

Italy ISD 2023 Athletic Banquet

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 19th • Stafford Field Day will be at the Italy High School football/track stadium. For parents/grandparents to have access into the gates, parents must first come to Stafford to check in and receive a Raptor visitor badge. Visitors will not be allowed in the gate without a visitor badge from the Stafford front office. At the end of Field Day, visitors with a visitor badge may check out their student from the student's teacher by signing the appropriate sign-out sheet. All other students will return to Stafford for normal car and bus dismissal. • The students will approximately be over there during these times, they will ride the school bus to/from Stadium/Stafford: o 8:30-11:00am PreK-Kinder (lunch at Stafford when they return) o 8:30-12:00pm 1st-3rd (lunch at Stafford when they return) o 11:00-3:00pm 4th-6th (take their lunches with them to the football field) • Stafford PTO will accept cash or CashApp (located in the concessions building); To use CashApp parents must be there, and it must be paid at the time of purchase. They will not be accepting CashApp sent ahead of time nor giving out products to pay for later. o Fun Size Candy Bars, Ring Pops, Air Heads, Popsicle, Kool-Aide Jammers, Water: $0.50 each o Hot Dogs, Chips, Pickles, Gatorade, Soda: $1.00 each o Full Size Candy Bars: $2.00 each • Green Arrow Coffee Co. will accept cards or cash (truck will be located near the ticket booth) • What do students wear or bring? Shorts, tennis shoes, hats, water, sunscreen, a sack lunch, or a school sack lunch will be provided. Show school spirit by wearing your PTO field day t-shirt or any Stafford/Italy t-shirt. Shirt Colors: PreK Daisy; Kinder Kelly Green; 1st Blue; 2ndPurple; 3rd Red; 4th Teal; 5th Orange; 6thSky Blue Monday, 22nd – 5th and 6th Grade Field Trip Tuesday, 23rd - Kinder End of Year Awards 1:30pm at Stafford Wednesday, 24th – End of the 6th Six Weeks Early release 12pm (students and staff) End of Year Awards • 5th Grade 8:00am • PreK 8:40am • CBI/ECSE 9:00am • 1st Grade 9:20am • 4th Grade 9:50am • 6th Grade 10:30am • 2nd Grade 11:00am • 3rd Grade 11:30am ***We are sending home summer school letters to those who need or are recommended to attend so please check your student's folder.*** Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11lQnWmBiWmsUvX461DxYaWwYLCnBU7Ja/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=64667f35 Go Stafford!

Italy ISD is Hiring

Italy ISD 2023 Summer School Registration Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_JV7rmR1j3SZ2XKG0OeiExCUgrZ9wRl0hSciJUKAvqIcWXg/viewform You may also use download the registration form from our previous post and complete it and turn it in at the front office. Thank you.

Please see Italy ISD 2023 Summer School Registration Information Click on the links for registration forms or more information IISD Summer School Registration Form 2023 - https://5il.co/1ufz0 Summer School More Information - https://5il.co/1ufz1 Summer School Flyer - https://5il.co/1ufz2

Please See 22-23 Italy Athletic Banquet Information

Please see 22-23 Athletice Banquet Information

The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Waxahachie, serving Ellis County, is in discussion with Italy ISD to apply to provide a low cost option for After School Care for Italy ISD beginning at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. Your responses to this survey will help us better understand student and family needs as we discuss the afterschool program. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CSQMPHD Thank you.

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 12th **Teacher Appreciation Week **6th Grade Tour of JHS (students only) Monday, 15th **JHS Counselor follow up meeting with 6th grade students, answer their questions from the tour, and select their electives. Students please bring your chromebook. **School Board Meeting 5:30pm at the High School Tuesday, 16th **HeadStart PreK Pre-Registration 4:30-5:30pm in the Stafford Library **Retirement party for Dodie Chambers Nurse 6 Years; Rose Pippins ECSE Aide 17 Years; Debra Prowell 6th Grade Math 20 Years; and Kim Varner Secretary 34 Years. CBC Family Life Center starting at 3:45pm. Wednesday, 17th **ECSE/FLS/CBI Field Day Friday, 19th **Field Day; Shirt Colors: PreK Daisy; Kinder Kelly Green; 1st Blue; 2nd Purple; 3rd Red; 4th Teal; 5th Orange; 6th Sky Blue. Concessions for sale by PTO Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qJVCQXjVVOw_1PvWmCT9Yr56p7LHXeph/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=645d35cf Go Stafford!

If you are interested in your student attending summer school at Stafford, please fill out this form. Due to Summer School requirements, space is limited first to those who are required to attend due to: attendance, grades, state testing results, then we will accept on a need basis. Summer School will be Monday-Thursday, May 31-June 22, from 8-12:30 (which includes breakfast and lunch).

Stafford End of Year Awards Tuesday, May 23 - Stafford Cafeteria Kinder End of Year Celebration 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 - Stafford Cafeteria 5th Grade End of Year Celebration 8:00 a.m. PreK End of Year Celebration 8:40 a.m. CBI/ECSE End of Year Celebration 9:00 a.m. 1st Grade End of Year Celebration 9:20 a.m. 4th Grade End of Year Celebration 9:50 a.m. 6th Grade End of Year Celebration 10:30 a.m. 2nd Grade End of Year Celebration 11:00 a.m. 3rd Grade End of Year Celebration 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, 16th - HeadStart PreK Pre-Registration 4:30-5:30pm in the Stafford Library

The Italy ISD internet and phone system is back up and working for both campuses. Thank you for your patience as repairs were being made.

The storms that came through Italy on Saturday night have caused IT server damage to both our campuses. How long it will take to rebuild the damaged IT server is not known at this time. Both campuses will be without phones and internet until the server is repaired. No timeline on completing that repair is known at this time. The district has an emergency cell phone number 214-903-2825 that can be used for calls into the district but we are asking you only call this number if it is absolutely necessary. We will only be able to take messages and deliver them as soon as we are able. We appreciate your patience as we work through this issue. Campus-specific procedures will be provided to staff by the principals on both campuses.

VOTING IS AT MT. GILEAD CHURCH SATURDAY FROM 7:00 AM-7:00 PM RESULTS WILL BE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AFTER ALL VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED RESULTS WILL ALSO BE POSTED AT THE CITY OFFICES AND HERE AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING http://www.co.ellis.tx.us/629/Upcoming-Elections

Attention Parents STAAR Announcement The information below has been posted to the STAAR Redesign page for parents. https://www.texasassessment.gov/redesign-resources.html What All Parents Should Know About Reporting Timelines for Spring 2023 STAAR This one-pager provides a simple explanation about STAAR reporting timelines for parents. Spring 2023 STAAR Reporting Timelines (Grades 3-8) Spring 2023 STAAR Reporting Timelines (End-of-Course)

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 5th **Cinco De Mayo **Happy School Lunch Hero Day - Kae Clingan, Caroline Maloney, Ofeilia Martinez, Heather Martinolich and Sandra Solis! Thank you for nourishing the lives of our students by, not only, filling their tummies, but always greeting them with a smile! You are GREATLY appreciated! **STAAR Color Blitz for 3rd-6th Grades! Please send your student in a white shirt. Shirt, shorts/pants, and shoes that can get messy. Bag to hold messy clothes. Sunglasses, goggles, hats, are welcomed too. Participation is optional. This is a celebration for all their hard work during Saturday learning camps, STAAR tests, and the other blitz days for reading, math and science. **5th and 6th grade field trip permission forms due today! Monday, 8th – Friday, 12th **Teacher Appreciation Week - Teachers inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning! Thank you for all your patience every day! For holding hands, shaping minds, silly songs, and calming fears. For all the ways you have cared and the wisdom you have shared. Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions! We are oh so grateful for all you do! Stafford is truly blessed with amazing Teachers!! THANK YOU! Wednesday, 10th **School Nurse Day! School nurses are always right there to give comfort and care. Steady and wise when temperatures rise. Compassionate, kind, with a medical mind. Skilled and alert when people are hurt. Helpful and nice when giving advice. Dependable, sensible, and indispensable! A huge thank you to our amazing Nurse Dodie Chambers!! Thursday, 11th **Character of the month SELebration! (Gratitude) the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness Friday, 12th **6th Grade Tour of JHS, students will ride the bus to/from Stafford to JHS. (Tour for Students Only) Monday, 15th **6th grade students will meet with the JHS counselor to answer any questions from the tour and select their electives. **School Board Meeting at the High School at 5:30pm Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15uRBPjPjezjAkxMQfi9045UlJ6s9rkA8/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=6453cd4e Go Stafford!

Stafford Safety Morning Drop Off Reminders: • Watch for school zones - starts at 7am. • Put your phone away – don’t get distracted. • Always stop for buses, never go around buses loading or unloading students. • Doors open and breakfast begins at 7:25am. • Drop off in designated areas: Student car drop off is around the playground entrance off of Dilworth Street, students enter through the gym doors. • Tardy students enter through the front door starting at 7:50am. If your student is tardy, please come into the front office and sign them in. • Please do not at any time drop your student off on Harris Street in front of the school. Please use the car lane in front of the school or park your car and walk your student to the front office doors. • Our students’ safety is very important, and we appreciate your help keeping them safe too.