Stafford Elementary will begin accepting 1st through 6th grade Parent Nominations for the Gifted and Talented Program beginning today. The nomination form describes some characteristics of possible gifted students as you consider your nomination. You may also reach out to the GT Coordinator for Stafford Elementary, Elizabeth Jones ( ejones@italyisd.org ).
The nomination form must be turned in to Stafford Elementary no later than February 13, 2025, @ 4:00 PM.
Download fillable form from link below
https://5il.co/3702k
DON'T MISS OUT ON TODAY'S TAILGATE!!!
Wednesday, 9/9 - Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick Off
Thursday, 10/1 - Big Kahuna Fundraiser Ends
Thursday, 10/8 - Last Day for Late Orders and Online Sales for Big Kahuna Fundraiser
Wednesday, 10/21 - Big Kahuna Fundraiser Delivery Day 11-4pm in the gym. Parents will be notified by Big Kahuna when items are ready for pick up. Parents will enter the exit gate off of Harris Street, pull up to the gym door, and one of their staff members will take them their boxes. Smaller orders will be delivered by their staff members to the classrooms for the students to take home.
Game Truck Party Date: TBA
Thursday, 10/1 - Big Kahuna Fundraiser Ends
Thursday, 10/8 - Last Day for Late Orders and Online Sales for Big Kahuna Fundraiser
Wednesday, 10/21 - Big Kahuna Fundraiser Delivery Day 11-4pm in the gym. Parents will be notified by Big Kahuna when items are ready for pick up. Parents will enter the exit gate off of Harris Street, pull up to the gym door, and one of their staff members will take them their boxes. Smaller orders will be delivered by their staff members to the classrooms for the students to take home.
Game Truck Party Date: TBA
Stafford PTO Fundraiser
Italy FFA Membership Drive runs until September 30th.
FFA Dues are $25 for the 2026-2027 school year which includes a member shirt.
Who can be an FFA member?
Any student in 3rd grade & 8 yrs old, through 12th grade.
You can pick up a membership form and turn in money to Mrs. Penner at Stafford or any AG teacher at the JHS/HS.
FFA Dues are $25 for the 2026-2027 school year which includes a member shirt.
Who can be an FFA member?
Any student in 3rd grade & 8 yrs old, through 12th grade.
You can pick up a membership form and turn in money to Mrs. Penner at Stafford or any AG teacher at the JHS/HS.
Stafford Reminder:
Tuesday, September 8th
*Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30pm-6pm
*Open House/Title One 4:45pm-5:30pm
Please enter through the cafeteria door that faces Harris Street.
Tuesday, September 8th
*Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30pm-6pm
*Open House/Title One 4:45pm-5:30pm
Please enter through the cafeteria door that faces Harris Street.
HOMECOMING TAILGATE INFORMATION
Stafford Weekly Announcements:
Friday, 4
*All Staff and Students Attend School
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - 1st Grade 11:15am and 2nd Grade 12:30pm
*School Spirit Dress Up Day – No Future for the Pirates – Future Career or College!
Monday, 7
*Holiday No School for Students and Staff
Tuesday, 8
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - 5th Grade 11:30am and 4th Grade 12:45pm
*Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30pm-6pm
*Open House 4:45pm-5:30pm
*Homecoming – Color Wars!
PreK and PreK Headstart – Blue
Kinder - Orange
1st - Yellow
2nd - Green
3rd - Red
4th - Purple
5th - Pink
6th - White
Staff Gold Spirit Shirt
Wednesday, 9
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - 6th Grade 11am and 3rd Grade 12:15pm
*Homecoming – Character Day!
*Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick Off
Thursday, 10
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - Kinder 11:45am
*Homecoming – Gold Out! (mums and garters are allowed)
Friday, 11
*No School for Students or Staff
*10am Parade, Pep Rally, Game – Gold Out!
Video Link from Dr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JB2dUErrZzHy57uKTGFhvcbVH89PdWtQ/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=6a999245
Stafford Reminders:
*Stafford School Hours 7:45 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Stafford doors open at 7:20 a.m. Please have your students here by 7:40am so they are in their classroom by 7:45 a.m. 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.
*Parents/Guardians are welcome to visit during lunches of scholars on any day starting on Monday, August 24th except non-exempt days (i.e. STAAR). There is a designated area to eat with their student, during their lunch period. Parents/Guardians are not allowed to eat lunch with other students or bring food for other students.
*Please bring your driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge every time for lunch, meetings, etc.
*Please continue to use and display your car tags, as this helps not only with safety but also with identifying students and cars more quickly. Please let us know if you need another car tag for family members who help pick up your student. For parents buckling smaller students in car seats, please use the outside lane and pull off into a parking spot, we will bring your child to you, and you can take your time buckling your student in. (School employees are not legally allowed to buckle students in.) This will allow us to keep our dismissal line flowing and moving. As always school and student safety is our number one priority.
*On school spirit dress up days, please make sure that it is appropriate school attire.
*For the safety of the students, please do not send students to school with glass bottles or containers. To help with water spills please send bottles that the straw flips in and closes all the way.
Please go to www.italyisd.org, select schools, select Stafford Elementary for more helpful information throughout the year. Follow us on Facebook at Italy ISD and Stafford Elementary PTO.
Go Stafford!
Friday, 4
*All Staff and Students Attend School
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - 1st Grade 11:15am and 2nd Grade 12:30pm
*School Spirit Dress Up Day – No Future for the Pirates – Future Career or College!
Monday, 7
*Holiday No School for Students and Staff
Tuesday, 8
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - 5th Grade 11:30am and 4th Grade 12:45pm
*Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30pm-6pm
*Open House 4:45pm-5:30pm
*Homecoming – Color Wars!
PreK and PreK Headstart – Blue
Kinder - Orange
1st - Yellow
2nd - Green
3rd - Red
4th - Purple
5th - Pink
6th - White
Staff Gold Spirit Shirt
Wednesday, 9
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - 6th Grade 11am and 3rd Grade 12:15pm
*Homecoming – Character Day!
*Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kick Off
Thursday, 10
*Fall Book Fair and Grandfriends Week - Kinder 11:45am
*Homecoming – Gold Out! (mums and garters are allowed)
Friday, 11
*No School for Students or Staff
*10am Parade, Pep Rally, Game – Gold Out!
Video Link from Dr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JB2dUErrZzHy57uKTGFhvcbVH89PdWtQ/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=6a999245
Stafford Reminders:
*Stafford School Hours 7:45 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Stafford doors open at 7:20 a.m. Please have your students here by 7:40am so they are in their classroom by 7:45 a.m. 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.
*Parents/Guardians are welcome to visit during lunches of scholars on any day starting on Monday, August 24th except non-exempt days (i.e. STAAR). There is a designated area to eat with their student, during their lunch period. Parents/Guardians are not allowed to eat lunch with other students or bring food for other students.
*Please bring your driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge every time for lunch, meetings, etc.
*Please continue to use and display your car tags, as this helps not only with safety but also with identifying students and cars more quickly. Please let us know if you need another car tag for family members who help pick up your student. For parents buckling smaller students in car seats, please use the outside lane and pull off into a parking spot, we will bring your child to you, and you can take your time buckling your student in. (School employees are not legally allowed to buckle students in.) This will allow us to keep our dismissal line flowing and moving. As always school and student safety is our number one priority.
*On school spirit dress up days, please make sure that it is appropriate school attire.
*For the safety of the students, please do not send students to school with glass bottles or containers. To help with water spills please send bottles that the straw flips in and closes all the way.
Please go to www.italyisd.org, select schools, select Stafford Elementary for more helpful information throughout the year. Follow us on Facebook at Italy ISD and Stafford Elementary PTO.
Go Stafford!
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***Stafford Reminder***
Fall Book Fair and Grand Friends Week in September at Stafford! Please bring your driver’s license to run through our security system for a printed badge. Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. The bookfair accepts cash, cards or checks payable to Italy ISD. Grandfriends week is a cherished tradition at Stafford, thank you for being invaluable to our school community.
Thursday, 3rd
ECSE, FLA & FLS – 11am
PreK and PreK HeadStart – 12pm
Friday, 4th
1st Grade – 11:15am
2nd Grade – 12:30pm
Tuesday, 8th
5th Grade – 11:30am
4th Grade – 12:45pm
Open House 4:45pm-5:30pm
Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30-6pm
Wednesday, 9th
6th Grade – 11am
3rd Grade – 12:15pm
Thursday, 10th
Kinder – 11:45am
We encourage you to come during your grandchild's designated time slot, however if a different day works best that is great too! The time slots allow for adequate spacing in the cafeteria.
Fall Book Fair and Grand Friends Week in September at Stafford! Please bring your driver’s license to run through our security system for a printed badge. Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. The bookfair accepts cash, cards or checks payable to Italy ISD. Grandfriends week is a cherished tradition at Stafford, thank you for being invaluable to our school community.
Thursday, 3rd
ECSE, FLA & FLS – 11am
PreK and PreK HeadStart – 12pm
Friday, 4th
1st Grade – 11:15am
2nd Grade – 12:30pm
Tuesday, 8th
5th Grade – 11:30am
4th Grade – 12:45pm
Open House 4:45pm-5:30pm
Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30-6pm
Wednesday, 9th
6th Grade – 11am
3rd Grade – 12:15pm
Thursday, 10th
Kinder – 11:45am
We encourage you to come during your grandchild's designated time slot, however if a different day works best that is great too! The time slots allow for adequate spacing in the cafeteria.
Stafford Elementary Reminder:
Stafford School Hours are 7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Doors open at 7:20 a.m.
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 their classroom by this time. Please have your student here by 7:40am so they are in class by 7:45am. If your student is tardy you must come into the front office and sign them in.
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.
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 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.
Thank you, parents, for your continued support!
Stafford School Hours are 7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Doors open at 7:20 a.m.
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 their classroom by this time. Please have your student here by 7:40am so they are in class by 7:45am. If your student is tardy you must come into the front office and sign them in.
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.
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 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.
Thank you, parents, for your continued support!
September Menus
https://www.italyisd.org/page/food-services
https://www.italyisd.org/page/food-services
Stafford School Spirit Dress Up Days! Please make sure that it is appropriate school attire.
Friday, 9/4 - No Future for the Pirates – Future Career or College!
Tuesday, 9/8 - Homecoming – Color Wars!
PreK and PreK Headstart – Blue
Kinder - Orange
1st - Yellow
2nd - Green
3rd - Red
4th - Purple
5th - Pink
6th - White
Staff Gold Spirit Shirt
Wednesday, 9/9 - Homecoming – Character Day!
Thursday, 9/10 - Homecoming – Gold Out! (mums and garters are allowed)
Thursday, 9/17 - Dim the Chargers – Black Out!
Thursday, 9/24 - Put the Dogs to Sleep – Pajama Day!
Thursday, 10/1 - Lasso the Longhorns – Western Wear!
Thursday, 10/15 - Pink is Our Power – Pink Out!
Thursday, 10/22 – Cats Go Back – Decades Day!
Thursday, 10/29 - Let’s GLOW Gladiators/Tigers – Neon Day! (this is different from JHS/HS)
Thursday, 11/5 - Ground the Eagles – BBQ Dad vs Soccer Mom!
Friday, 9/4 - No Future for the Pirates – Future Career or College!
Tuesday, 9/8 - Homecoming – Color Wars!
PreK and PreK Headstart – Blue
Kinder - Orange
1st - Yellow
2nd - Green
3rd - Red
4th - Purple
5th - Pink
6th - White
Staff Gold Spirit Shirt
Wednesday, 9/9 - Homecoming – Character Day!
Thursday, 9/10 - Homecoming – Gold Out! (mums and garters are allowed)
Thursday, 9/17 - Dim the Chargers – Black Out!
Thursday, 9/24 - Put the Dogs to Sleep – Pajama Day!
Thursday, 10/1 - Lasso the Longhorns – Western Wear!
Thursday, 10/15 - Pink is Our Power – Pink Out!
Thursday, 10/22 – Cats Go Back – Decades Day!
Thursday, 10/29 - Let’s GLOW Gladiators/Tigers – Neon Day! (this is different from JHS/HS)
Thursday, 11/5 - Ground the Eagles – BBQ Dad vs Soccer Mom!
Italy FFA
2026 ITALY ALUMNI INFORMATION!
2026 HOMECOMING INFORMATION:
ALL WEEK SCHOOL THIS WEEK!
