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
7 months ago, Michael Steinmetz
Stafford Reminder:

The Book Fair ends tomorrow, Thursday, September 11th. It will close at the end of the last lunch at 1:15pm. Students can shop with their family during the student’s lunchtime.

A huge thank you to everyone for supporting our library!
about 7 hours ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Stafford PTO will be selling temporary tattoos for $1 each during homecoming week September 15-18.
about 14 hours ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
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Stafford Reminder:

**Fall Book Fair Family Night is Tonight, Monday, September 8th 4:30pm-6:00pm**

The Book Fair ends this Thursday, September 11th. Students can shop with their family during the student’s lunchtime.

A huge thank you to everyone for supporting our library!
2 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Tonight's PTO meeting has been cancelled and moved to Monday the 15th at 5:15pm.

President Kaitlin Leach
VP Eva DeLaHoya
Secretary Ashlyn Conger
Treasure Cassandra Enriquez
Stafford Cafeteria.

Facebook: Stafford Elementary PTO

Stafford Family: 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 but would like more information or to stay involved, please contact the PTO by emailing: staffordptopresident@gmail.com Thank you
3 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Stafford Weekly Announcements:

Sunday, 7th
*Grandparents Day

Monday, 8th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. 4th Grade – 12:00pm; 3rd Grade – 12:45pm
*PTO selling carnations for $1
*Book Fair Family Night 4:30pm-6:00pm
*PTO meeting 5:15pm cafeteria

Tuesday, 9th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. 5th Grade – 11:30am; PreK and PreK HeadStart – 12:15pm
*PTO selling carnations for $1
*PreK HeadStart (Spraberry’s Class) Parent Meeting 11:00am

Wednesday, 10th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. Kinder – 11:45am
*PTO selling carnations for $1

Thursday, 11th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. 6th Grade – 11:00am
*PTO selling carnations for $1
*Clifton, Night Night Cubs – Pajamas!

Video Link from Dr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1up6VqiL7FIScESLfwa3g-MTKLNST1tDm/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=68bae5e9

Stafford Reminders:
*Parents/Guardians are welcome to visit during lunches of scholars on any day except non-exempt days (i.e. STAAR, etc.). 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 school appropriate 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.

Go Stafford!
6 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Homecoming Alumni Recognition Information
7 days ago, Michael Steinmetz
Alumni
Italy ISD Homecoming Information
7 days ago, Michael Steinmetz
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Stafford PTO Selling Carnations for $1!
8 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
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Italy FFA Membership - 3rd-12th Grades
8 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
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Academic UIL 2nd-6th Grade

Stafford students in 2nd-6th grades can sign up for Academic UIL this week Tuesday, 2nd through Friday, 5th.

3rd-6th Grades there is a table set up in the cafeteria and they can sign up during their lunch time.
2nd Grade there are sign up sheets in their classroom.

After the try outs, you will be notified what the practice day and times are.

Thank you.
8 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Dear Stafford Parents,

Thanks for a great Picture Day at Stafford Elementary School. Pictures are ready and available for purchase.

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number

All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. More about the Smilesafe program https://lifetouch.com/smilesafe/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=PPD_F23_Po1_US&utm_content=safecard

Thank you!
12 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
13 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Stafford Elementary Reminder:

Stafford School Hours 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 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.

Car riders 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.

Thank you, parents, for your continued support!
13 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
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Stafford Weekly Announcements:

Monday, September 1st
*Holiday No School for Students or Staff

Tuesday, 2nd
*August Student of the Month Party
*STAAR Spring 2025 Growth Incentive Party 5th & 6th Grades

Thursday, 4th
*Book Fair & Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. ECSE & FLS – 11am; 1st Grade – 11:15am; FLA – 11:45am

Friday, 5th
*All Students and Staff Attend School
*Book Fair & Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. 2nd Grade – 12:30pm
*Big Kahuna Fundraiser Kickoff
*Chilton, Walk the Plank – Blackout!

Sunday, 7th
*Grandparents Day

Monday, 8th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. 4th Grade – 12pm; 3rd Grade – 12:45pm
*Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30-6pm
*PTO meeting 5:15pm cafeteria

Tuesday, 9th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. 5th Grade – 11:30am; PreK and PreK HeadStart – 12:15pm

Wednesday, 10th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. Kinder – 11:45am

Thursday, 11th
*Book Fair and Grand Friends Week! Students can shop at the book fair with their family during their lunchtime. 6th Grade – 11am
*Clifton, Night Night Cubs – Pajamas!

Video Link from Dr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kIeMLALs1n2mmsInYndsLXprNVxvP7sl/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=68b0797c

Stafford Reminders:
*Parents/Guardians are welcome to visit during lunches of scholars on any day except non-exempt days (i.e. STAAR, etc.). 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 make sure and bring your driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge every time for lunch, meetings, etc.
*Our dismissal procedures and completion time for our car riders are off to a strong start. 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 school appropriate 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.

Go Stafford!
13 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Friday Night Lights in Italy, watching our Gladiator Football Team, is an exciting and fun family-friendly event to show our Italy pride and support our students. Safety and security is of utmost importance not only in our schools but also at all our extracurricular events.

For all home football games, all spectators are being asked to remain behind the fence that separates the bleachers/concessions from the track and the field at all times. Spectators will not be allowed on the track or the field before, during or after the game. Staff working the game will be wearing lanyards with access tags in order to fulfill their responsibilities and provide support for students, spectators and guests.

At all times, please make sure the only thing our players and fellow spectators hear from us is cheering on our students. Please refrain from heckling, yelling or using inappropriate language towards our coaches and staff or in front of families, students and small children. Let’s keep this a family-friendly event.

At the conclusion of the football game, players will have a few minutes to meet their families at the fence, however, players will remain on the track and families will remain behind the fence.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the game! Have fun cheering on our students and spending time with your family and friends! Go Italy Gladiators!
13 days ago, Michael Steinmetz
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Stafford Reminder:

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 27th is Fall and Yearbook Picture Day!

Picture Day ID: EVTZCBP26

To order online and choose different background options please go to www.mylifetouch.com using picture day ID: EVTZCBP26 Paper order forms were sent home with students this week and extras are available at the front office. If you do not order online, on picture day please send in completed order form with exact cash or checks made payable to Lifetouch. Thank you!
16 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist

*School Spirit Dress Up Days – Most days Stafford will have the same dress up days as the JHS/HS, a few have been changed to be a better fit for elementary students.
*School Appropriate Attire

8/28 – Stafford - Surfers/Hawaiian
JHS/HS - Scurry Rosser, Wash Away the Cats - Bikers vs Surfers

9/5 – Chilton, Walk the Plank - Blackout

9/11 – Clifton, Night Night Cubs - Pajamas

HOCO WEEK:
9/15 – Stafford - Twin Day
JHS/HS - BBQ Dad vs. Soccer Mom

9/16 - Tailgate Tuesday – Jersey Day

9/17 – Stafford - Crazy Sock Day
JHS/HS - Adam Sandler Day

9/18 - Gold Out

9/19 – Cayuga, Time to Shine - Gold Out (Parade, Pep Rally, Game)

9/25 - Valley Mills, Hunt the Eagles - Camo

10/2 - Rio Vista, Blind the Eagles - Neon

10/16 – Axtell, Throw the Longhorns - Throwback

10/23 – Bosqueville, Whoop the Bulldogs - Pink Out

10/30 – Itasca, Skin the Cats - Animal Print

11/6 – Stafford - Italy Spirit Wear
JHS/HS Dawson, All Dogs Lie - White Lie

16 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Stafford Weekly Announcements:

Monday, 25th
PreK Head Start Welcome Event/1st Parent Meeting (Spraberry's Class) 12pm-1pm
School Board Meeting at the High School 5:30pm

Wednesday, 27th
Fall and Yearbook Picture Day - To order online and choose different background options please go to www.mylifetouch.com using picture day ID: EVTZCBP26 Paper order forms were sent home this week and extras are available at the front office. If you do not order online, on picture day please send in completed order form with exact cash or checks made payable to Lifetouch.

Thursday, 28th
STAAR Spring 2025 Growth Incentive Party 5th-6th Grades

September
Monday, 1st
Holiday - No School for Students or Staff

Friday, 5th
All students and staff attend school

Stafford Reminders:
*Parents/Guardians are welcome to visit during lunches of scholars on any day except non-exempt days (i.e. STAAR, etc.). 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 make sure and bring your driver's license to run through our security system for a printed badge every time for lunch, meetings, etc.
*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.
*We no longer have cough drops listed on our standing orders that our school physician signs for us. We must have a physician's order before administering any medication. Therefore, if parents wish to have cough drops administered to their child, they will need to have a medication form filled out and signed by the doctor and the parent will need to sign it. Once we receive the completed form, we can administer the cough drops on campus. The parents will need to provide a new unopened package to the nurse's office, and they can only be given per package instructions. As far as giving the children Tylenol for their head hurting, it is also only to be given as needed with a parents’ consent form filled out. We don't want to be giving Tylenol and masking an illness or injury that needs to be looked at by the child's Doctor to rule out an underlying medical condition that could be going on.
*Our dismissal procedures and completion time for our car riders are off to a strong start. 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.

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.

Go Stafford!
18 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist
Fall Book Fair and Grand Friends Week in September! 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 book fair 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, 4th
ECSE & FLS – 11am
1st Grade – 11:15am
FLA – 11:45am

Friday, 5th
2nd Grade – 12:30pm

Monday, 8th
4th Grade – 12pm
3rd Grade – 12:45pm
Fall Book Fair Family Night 4:30-6pm

Tuesday, 9th
5th Grade – 11:30am
PreK and PreK HeadStart – 12:15pm

Wednesday, 10th
Kinder – 11:45am

Thursday, 11th
6th Grade – 11am

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.
22 days ago, Laurie Baggerly - Receptionist