Stafford Elementary School

Stafford Red Ribbon Week! School Appropriate Attire

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 4th *No School for Students or Staff Sunday, 6th *National Coaches Day – Coach Fosset & Coach Mounce! It's a day to recognize and thank coaches for their guidance, inspiration, and hard work! Tuesday, 8th *PTO Meeting 5:15pm in the Cafeteria Friday, 11th *No School for Students or Staff Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P2Q07wmslX0qqDx9LRtnoPzFuN1uPUNa/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=66febae6 Reminders: *All visitors need to bring their driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge. *Please go to www.italyisd.org, select Schools, Select Stafford Elementary throughout the year to see Events, News, Menu etc. Go Stafford!

**Updated Stafford 2024 Spirit Dress Up Themes and Days** School Appropriate Attire Thursday, 10/3 – There’s Going to Be Some Angry Birds Tonight – Dress as Your Favorite Inside Out Character! Thursday, 10/17 – Saw ‘em Off – Western Wear! Friday, 10/18 – Pink Out at the Game! Thursday, 10/24 – Put the Dogs to Sleep – Pajama Day! *RED RIBBON WEEK! Life is a Movie! Film Drug Free! Monday, 10/28 - UP – “Explore healthy habits. Enjoy a long life.” Dress as explorers or older people. Tuesday, 10/29 - Inside Out - "Check your emotional health.” Wear your clothes inside out. Wednesday, 10/30 - Monster’s University – “Educate your mind.” College Day Attire Thursday, 10/31 - Kung Fu Panda – “Defend yourself from unhealthy choices.” Sporty clothes/Self-defense attire Thursday, 11/7 – Throw Back the Bulldogs – Throwback Thursday!

Italy ISD is Hiring! Stafford Elementary has 3 open positions: *Cafeteria *PreK HeadStart Aide *Nurse To view more detailed information about the positions please go to www.italyisd.org, select Menu, select Employment Opportunities, select Classified/Paraprofessional Job Postings, then select the position. If you are interested, when you have the job description open select Login at the top or go to www.teacherjobnet.org We would love to have you be a part of our team! Go Stafford!

October Menus https://www.italyisd.org/page/food-services

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Thursday, 26th *Last day to turn in orders and money for the Big Kahuna Fundraiser. *2024 Texas State Fair – 9/27-10/20 – student tickets were sent home today. Friday, 27th *No School for Staff and Students Monday, 30th *Italy FFA Membership Drive ends today for 3rd-12th Grades that are enrolled at Italy ISD. Membership dues are $25 and this includes a t-shirt. Ms. Martinolich at Stafford or the AG teachers Mr. Rice, Mr. White or Ms. Harton at the JHS/HS have membership applications. Cash or checks made payable to Italy ISD. OCTOBER Tuesday, 1st *National Principal Month – Mr. Bray! National Principals Month recognizes the essential role that principals play in making a school great. Principals are among the hardest working, yet often least recognized individuals in education Wednesday, 2nd *School Custodian Appreciation Day – Mr. Mayberry, Mr. Perez, Mr. Ross, Ms. Stanford, & Mr. Tovar! It's a day to recognize the hard work of custodians and cleaning staff who keep schools clean and safe. Thursday, 3rd *There’s Going to Be Some Angry Birds Tonight – Dress as Your Favorite Inside Out Character! School spirit dress up days need to be school appropriated attire. *Big Kahuna fundraiser online sales closes at midnight. Friday, 4th *No School for Students or Staff Reminders: *All visitors need to bring their driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge. *Please go to www.italyisd.org, select Schools, Select Stafford Elementary throughout the year to see Events, News, Menu etc. Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12P4Q4-_6PDS5wAqkjnlycIQ5CAY4EciP/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=66f57cd7 Go Stafford!

Happy Birthday selfies with the principal! Enjoy your special day to the fullest! Excited to celebrate our students who have shown the qualities of a Stafford HERO! (Helpful. Engaged. Respectful. On Task.) Another family is taking care of the Stafford Big Kahuna Fundraiser party pig over the weekend!!! Big Kahuna fundraiser is coming to a close! Thank you so much for participating. Go Stafford!

Stafford Big Kahuna Fundraiser: Brochure Order Forms and money are due back to school this Thursday, September 26th. Please make checks payable to: Big Kahuna Fundraising (exact cash, checks and money orders are accepted) White copy turned in, yellow copy is for student to keep. Please make sure the order form is filled out completely. Family Plan: Must be siblings (brother/sister) and attend Stafford. Placed on 1 order form with their names on the top. Online sales website closes at midnight on Thursday, October 3rd Products and Prizes will be delivered 3-5 weeks after the sale ends. Thank you for supporting our fundraiser!

Italy ISD is Hiring! We have two open positions at Stafford Elementary: School Nurse and Cafeteria! To view more detailed information about the positions please go to www.italyisd.org, select Menu, select Employment Opportunities, select Classified/Paraprofessional Job Postings, then select Food Service Worker or Health Clinic Aide-Elementary Nurse-LVN. If you are interested, please select this link and apply www.teacherjobnet.org We would love to have you be a part of our team! Go Stafford!

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 20th *Staff Development Day – No School for Students Monday, 23rd *Beginning of 2nd Six Weeks *Education Technology Day! It takes skills and talents to be an I.T. pro, today, we say a huge Thank You to our amazing Mr. Steinmetz who is always there to fix our devices! Wednesday, 25th *Report Cards Posted in Parent Portal *See You at the Pole at 7:15am - around the globe, students meet at flagpoles to pray for their schools. Thursday, 26th *Hunt the Eagles – Wear Camo! School spirit dress up days need to be school appropriate attire. *Big Kahuna ends all money, and orders need to be turned in today. Thank you for supporting our fundraiser! Friday, 27th *No School for Staff and Students Reminders: *All visitors need to bring their driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge. *Please go to www.italyisd.org, select Schools, Select Stafford Elementary throughout the year to see Events, News, Menu etc. Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RLeAEjjfA8omag9Ta7ilccFcjQZ7ZGaP/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=66ec3e9c Go Stafford!

Gladiator Merch

Renaissance Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Flyers (Not Affiliated with Italy ISD)

Wednesday, September 25th JHS/HS is at 7am in front of the dome Elementary is at 7:15am in front of the school

Italy ISD FFA Fall Meeting - 3rd-12th Grade Students

PARENTS We need Volunteers for JV Volleyball Tournement September 21st. It starts at 7 am and ends around 9:00pm. We are looking for 2 hours per volunteer if possible but anything will help. Here is the link for the sign up page. https://signup.com/go/vmrTHmm

Stafford Reminder: Don’t forget to order this year’s school fall and yearbook pictures. Enjoy 10% off your order by using code F202410OFF this offer expires July 31, 2025 at https://my.lifetouch.com For any student or staff member who were absent or started after the original picture day August 28th or if you wanted to retake your picture, Lifetouch will be here on Monday, October 14th.

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 13th *No School for Staff and Students *Sorry Chilton Italy’s Got Game - Gold Out! *Parade starts at 10am on College Street and Downtown *Pep Rally to follow at the downtown Italy Pavilion *Homecoming Game Italy vs. Clifton 7pm at the Gladiator Stadium Monday, 16th *School Board Meeting 5:30pm at the High School Thursday, 19th *Italy is Wild’n – Black Out! School spirit dress up days need to be school appropriate attire. *End of 1st Six Weeks Friday, 20th *Staff Development Day – No School for Students Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SRWWwXfXNyfs-IzFlWv7W63QqgEw9p2c/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=66e337b8 Reminders: *All visitors need to bring your driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge. *Please go to www.italyisd.org, select Schools, Select Stafford Elementary throughout the year to see Events, News, Menu etc. Go Stafford!

Stafford PTO would love to have more volunteers!! PTO is an organization of parent and staff volunteers who work together for the benefit of the school. PTO promotes collaboration, open communication, parental involvement and positive school culture. Meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:15pm in the cafeteria. A few great reasons to attend: 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 the meetings but would like more information, please contact the PTO by emailing staffordptopresident@gmail.com or reach out to one of our amazing PTO board members. We are excited to announce that at yesterday’s meeting Eva DeLaHoya accepted the Vice President position! President, Kaitlin Leach Vice President, Eva DeLaHoya Secretary, Haley Mounce Treasure, Cassandra Enriquez Follow us on Facebook: Stafford Elementary PTO Every day volunteers give their time, skills, energy, kindness, love, wisdom, strength, compassion and a lot more to their communities. We appreciate you all very much!! Thank you for your support!

Italy ISD was informed this morning that Italy High School was included on a list of districts throughout the state for a “potential” threat. Similar messages earlier this week were determined to be a hoax and posed no credibility, with the person who distributed it quickly arrested. Italy ISD takes every threat seriously. While we do not know the source of this post, they are being investigated. We have informed our local police, as well as the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department and the state highway patrol that serve our area. They will be making extra rounds at our campuses as a precaution. Our School Resource Officers will continue to monitor our campuses on a regular basis and make sure all exterior doors are secure. It is standard procedure for our classroom doors to remain closed and locked when students are inside and all visitors on campuses are required to present a photo ID that is scanned through our visitor background check system, Raptor. These are just a few of the safety measures Italy ISD currently has in place for our students and staff. I hope this will help make students, staff, parents and our community feel even more secure during the school day. We want to remind you that if you see something, say something. We appreciate any information that will assist in keeping our students and staff safe. School safety is not a joke and sharing social media posts with perceived threats only exacerbates the issue. Parents, please talk with your children about the severity of posting unconfirmed and alarming content on social media. There are multiple ways to report concerns to Italy ISD, both anonymously and directly, on the “Speak Up” link in the website or by telling a campus administrator, teacher or officer. You are also encouraged to report to our local authorities or the iWatchTexas website. We appreciate all your help and support. Rachel Kistner Superintendent

We have two more days to shop at the book fair! Wednesday, 11th and Thursday, 12th *Parents can shop with their student during their lunch time. *All visitors please make sure and bring your driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge. Thank you to everyone for supporting our Library! Go Stafford!