Stafford Elementary School

Current Italy ISD JV & Varsity Football Schedule

Italy ISD families, We are having to delay registration until July 25th due to delayed information coming from the state. We do not want to cause added frustration to families during the registration process, so we will begin online registration on July 25, 2023. We look forward to beginning the 2023-2024 school year! See you soon! Italy ISD Administration

Italy ISD is Hiring

Italy ISD Summer Hours - 5/29/23 - 7/28/23 - Offices will be Open Monday-Thursday - 8am-4pm. The district will be closed to the public June 26th-July 11th. Please call 972-483-1815 or email ddearing@italyisd.org if you have further questions.

Stafford Summer School Announcements - please read. We are excited about Italy ISD Summer School, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, May 31st. Drop off starts at 7:30 a.m. Please use the front driveway of Stafford and drop off by cafeteria double doors (facing Harris Street). We will have district staff members outside to help with drop off. If you have not finished registration, parents will be able to do so in the cafeteria the morning of May 31st. If you have not already filled out the form, please click on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_JV7rmR1j3SZ2XKG0OeiExCUgrZ9wRl0hSciJUKAvqIcWXg/viewform **Located at Stafford Elementary (All Grades – Elementary through High School) **Wednesday, May 31st – 8-12pm **Thursday, June 1st – 8-12pm **Monday, June 5th – Thursday, 8th – 8-12pm **Monday, June 12th – Thursday, 15th – 8-12pm **Monday, June 19th – Thursday, 22nd – 8-12pm **Breakfast at 7:30am and Lunch at 12pm (provided free to students)

Stafford Weekly Announcements: Stafford Elementary has some EXCITING news! Dr. Mathis, our Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, has worked hard finding grants that provided enough money to cover the school supplies for Prek-6th Grades for the 2023-2024 school year!!! They will be distributed directly to the classrooms at the start of the school year. The only items parents would need to purchase is a backpack and optional water bottle! Thank you, Dr. Mathis, Italy ISD values your support and time tremendously! Thank you also to our PreK Headstart program for continuing to purchase their supplies every year! Video Link from Mr. Bray: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10wLezQrQ6cgUkus1W0y2m7mawIuT4HTD/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=646f8b34 We hope you enjoy this summer break with your family and friends! We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, August 9th. New School Hours are 7:45am-4:15pm. Please visit www.italyisd.org to view the 2023-2024 School Calendar. Go Stafford! Summer School - Located at Stafford Elementary (All Grades – PreK-High School) Breakfast at 7:30am and Lunch at 12pm Wednesday, May 31st – 8-12pm Thursday, June 1st – 8-12pm Monday, June 5th – Thursday, 8th – 8-12pm Monday, June 12th – Thursday, 15th – 8-12pm Monday, June 19th – Thursday, 22nd – 8-12pm

Stafford Reminder: Wednesday, May 24th – End of 6th Six Weeks Early release 12pm (students and staff) End of Year Awards at Stafford – please enter through cafeteria door and exit through the front doors. • 5th Grade 8:00 • PreK 8:40 • CBI/PPCD/ECSE 9:00 • 1st Grade 9:20 • 4th Grade 9:50 • 6th Grade 10:30 • 2nd Grade 11:00 • 3rd Grade 11:30 Please check lost and found by gym, smaller items are in front office. Please pick up your students medication from Nurses office. Go Stafford!

Excited to celebrate our students who have shown the qualities of a Stafford HERO! (Helpful. Engaged. Respectful. On Task.)

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).