Stafford Elementary School

Attention all families! Unlock a personalized snapshot of your child's academic progress. Log in to the Italy ISD parent portal to access 2024 STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) and Grades 3 through 8 STAAR scores and resources to help set your child up for success in the upcoming school year. Beginning, June 7th, parents can access their child’s STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) results by logging into https://portals10.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=07090 Beginning June 14th, parents will be able to access their child’s STAAR Grades 3 through 8 results by logging into https://portals10.ascendertx.com/ParentPortal/login?distid=070907 After logging in, under the SUMMARY tab you will see a green link labeled TEXAS ASSESSMENT. This will take you directly to your child’s STAAR results, which will include detailed information for each test question, identifying your child’s strengths as well as areas where they may need additional support. For more information about STAAR, visit the https://www.texasassessment.gov/staar.html website

SM Dunlap Library in Italy

ATTENTION ITALY ISD GRADUATES AND ATTENDEES The 2024 graduation ceremony will be held in the Dome Gymnasium at 7:00 pm. tonight, May 24th. The ceremony has been relocated due to the possibility of severe weather and possible heat indexes over 100 degrees. Each graduate is allotted 10 tickets for their attendees to sit in the gold bleachers. We ask that all other attendees sit in the black stadium seats up top. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to having you.

IYAA Football and Cheer Sign Ups are Open! You can sign up by clicking the link or scanning the QR Code. Last Day to sign up for Cheer is June 23rd and Football is August 11th. https://form.jotform.com/241284943543157

Stafford Families, We still have some slots available for summer school. Please let the Stafford office know if you are interested. please email lbaggerly@italysd.org May 29-June 20, 2024 Monday -Thursday Only 8am - 12pm Free Breakfast at 7:30am Free Lunch 12pm

Stafford Reminder: Wednesday, 22nd End of Year Awards - Enter through the cafeteria doors that face Harris Street. Every student receives an award. Kinder 1:30pm 3rd 2:30pm 4th 3:15pm Thursday, 23rd End of Year Awards - Enter through the cafeteria doors that face Harris Street. Every student receives an award. PreK 8:30am CBI & ECSE 9am 1st 9:30am 2nd 10am 5th 10:30am 6th 11am Last Day and Early Release for Students – Stafford 12:15pm

Summer Reading Link from Attached Picture https://learn.openlightbox.com/TASubscription/7b387b6b-6134-474b-aaff-f40e42bffe8b/212fb71a-685e-4f17-b18c-bebefbbec750

S.M. Dunlap Library

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 17th *No School for Students and Staff *6th Grade Band Field Trip Saturday, 18th *National Speech Language Pathologist Day! Thank you, Ms. Adams and Ms. Conger, for inspiring students daily, devoting your time and energy to helping students communicate! Monday, 20th *5th & 6th Grade Field Trip *Career Day at Stafford 1pm-3:30pm *Board Meeting 5:30pm at the high school Tuesday, 21st *Field Day at the Gladiator Stadium - Wear your field day t-shirt today or any school spirit shirt! Concessions for sale by PTO $1-$3 - volunteers needed please email staffordptopresident@gmail.com. Please stop by the Stafford front office with your driver's license to receive a printed badge. If you plan on taking your student from field day, you must sign them out with their teacher. Please keep the track clear for the safety of the runners. Students rotate to each event with their class. Events 8am-11:10am, lunch at Stafford 11:15am PreK and PreK Headstart: Daisy Kinder: Kelly Green First: Blue Second: Purple Events 12pm-3pm, lunch at the stadium 11:15am Third: Red Fourth: Teal Fifth: Orange Sixth: Sky Blue Wednesday, 22nd *Awards - Enter through the cafeteria doors that face Harris Street. Kinder 1:30pm 3rd 2:30pm 4th 3:15pm Thursday, 23rd *Awards - Enter through the cafeteria doors that face Harris Street. PreK 8:30am CBI & ECSE 9am 1st 9:30am 2nd 10am 5th 10:30am 6th 11am *Last Day and Early Release for Students – Stafford 12:15pm Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nPGF5i0yLhToG61HsEWVn6EWkMcEGPg9/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=6646526d Go Stafford!

Gladiator Training

Summer Meals Program May 29 - June 20 Ages 18 and Under Stafford Elementary Monday - Thursday Breakfast from 7:30 am - 8:30 am Lunch from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Volunteers Needed for Stafford Elementary Field Day! On Tuesday, May 21st at the Gladiator Stadium concession stand 8am-3pm. All day, half a day, an hour, any help would be greatly appreciated! Please reach out if you would like to volunteer on Stafford Elementary PTO Facebook or email staffordptopresident@gmail.com Thank you for your support!

Stafford Elementary Field Day Tuesday, May 21st (New date - weather forecast shows rain all day Thursday) Gladiator Stadium (students will ride the bus to/from school) 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. Events 8am-11:10am, lunch at Stafford 11:15am PreK and PreK HeadStart: Daisy Kinder: Kelly Green First: Blue Second: Purple Events 12pm-3pm, lunch at the stadium 11:15am Third: Red Fourth: Teal Fifth: Orange Sixth: Sky Blue Can parents come too? Of course! Please stop by Stafford front office with your driver’s license for a printed badge. If you plan on taking your student when you leave, you must sign them out with their teacher. Parents: Please keep the track clear for the safety of the students who are running. Students need to stay with their class for each event. We encourage and recommend parents/visitors sitting in the bleachers. Concessions: Stafford PTO - Cash and Cashapp Only - Price Range $1-$3. Please reach out if you would like to volunteer Stafford Elementary PTO Facebook or staffordptopresident@gmail.com

We have extra field day t-shirts available at Stafford Front Office. $15 each, exact cash only Thank you! 8 Sky Blue (6th) 2 XL 3 YM 3 YS 10 Red (3rd) 5 YM 5 YL 10 Blue (1st) 5 YM 5 YL

Stafford Field Day - Thursday, May 16th

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Friday, 10th *No School for Students and Staff Tuesday, 14th *PTO Meeting at 5:10pm in the cafeteria Wednesday, 15th *All Star Field Day at the High School Gym (CBI/ECSE) Thursday, 16th *Field Day at the High School Football/Track Field. Wear your field day t-shirt today! If you were not able to purchase one, below are the colors for each grade. Or you can wear any Stafford Italy Spirit Shirt! PreK and PreK Headstart: Daisy Kinder: Kelly Green First: Blue Second: Purple Third: Red Fourth: Teal Fifth: Orange Sixth: Sky Blue Friday, 17th *No School for Students and Staff *6th Grade Band Field Trip Monday, 20th *Career Day at Stafford 1-3:30pm if you would like to present please click on this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnb6VRb7_laEP0aOcIkB2TeGTCd0zx6ghGbhc-OG08ZoM13w/viewform *Board Meeting 5:30pm, at the high school Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sdlmT8dXaRafrUs_VD5I1f6G0dEgG2VX/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=663d267a Go Stafford!

Italy Girls Basketball Camp extra forms are available in the office or you can use the QR code on the flyer. Thank you!

Italy Boys Basketball Camp Paper forms were sent home with students, extras available in the office or you can use the QR code on the flyer. Thank you!

Booster Club Interest Meeting

Stafford's Second Annual Career Day is just around the corner and we would love your help. The event is scheduled for Monday, May 20th from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. We would love to open the world of potential future careers to our students. Can you help? We are looking for all types of jobs, services, and professions. We would love for presenters to come dressed in their "job attire", and even bring some hands-on experiences to our kids if possible. We'd love mechanics, bakers, businessmen, farmers, etc. The sky is the limit ! We want our Stafford students to understand that there is no holding them back when it comes to their future opportunities. There are all kinds of professions from which to choose. Please fill out the information below and let us know what and when you might be available. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnb6VRb7_laEP0aOcIkB2TeGTCd0zx6ghGbhc-OG08ZoM13w/viewform