Stafford Elementary School

Stafford Weekly Announcement: Friday, 20th – PreK-6th Field Day at Stafford 9-2pm, each class will rotate to events as a team. 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. PreK Purple; Kinder Sky Blue; 1st Teal; 2nd Electric Green; 3rd Orange; 4th Kelly Green; 5th Blue; 6th Red; ECSE/CBI Daisy (Yellow) Can parents come too? Of course! Please go through the front office to sign in. If you plan on taking your student when you leave, you must sign them out with their teacher and at the front office. Concessions: Stafford PTO *Cash Only* everything $1 (Hot dogs; Chips; Candy; Water; Gatorade; Soda; Popsicles) A huge thank you to all the volunteers, we appreciate you!! Saturday, 21st – You are invited! To honor Italy & Milford Police departments during National Police Week 11-1pm at the Italy Pavilion. Community picnic with the Chief cooking hot dogs! Check out the bounce house, music, and free food! Monday, 23rd - 4th grade field trip Upchurch Baseball fields, lunch at school Tuesday, 24th – Kinder graduation practice (Students Only) Kinder Graduation and Awards 6pm at High School Dome Wednesday, 25 – End of 6th Six Weeks Class of 2022 Seniors Walk Through Stafford Halls Student Awards in the cafeteria. 8:00 PreK/Headstart PreK; 8:20 ECSE/CBI; 8:40 1st; 9:10 2nd; 9:40 3rd; 10:10 4th; 10:40 5th; 11:10 6th Last Day of School – Early Release Elementary Students 12:20pm Thursday, August 11th – First Day of 2022-2023 School Year! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sWYVEJ7gErvkJME0PH8pkwBDMBwXr3SJ/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=62868cad Go Stafford!

2022 Italy Youth Athletic Association * Football and Cheer Registration Football and Cheer signups are now open! Registration fee is $125, payment due at fittings, cash, check or Venmo will be accepted. Additional NEH forms, birth certificate, and photo required at practice to complete registration. Cheer registration will close on June 19th Football registration will close on July 17th https://www.jotform.com/form/221298766765068 Follow us on Facebook at IYAA Sports

2022 Gladiators Summer Camp Information Register students entering 2nd–8th grades for the upcoming Gladiator Summer Camps!! The Youth Girls Camps’ will include: • Volleyball – 8-11am – Dome 6/6-6/7 • Basketball – 8-11am – Dome 6/13-6/14 • Softball – 8-11am – Field 6/20-6/21 The Youth Boys Camps’ will include: • Football – 8-11am – Stadium 6/6-6/7 • Basketball – 8-11am – Dome 6/13-6/14 • Baseball – 8-11am – Field 6/20-6/21 Fee: $30 per camp or all three camps for $70. Cash accepted or checks payable to Italy ISD. Complete and return registration and payment to the Italy High School front office or bring the first day of camp. Forms went home with students today and are also available at the front office. For any questions regarding any of the summer camp offerings, please email Coach Wilkins at lwilkins@italyisd.org GO GLADIATORS!!! See camp brochure here https://5il.co/1am4y

ATTENTION ITALY ISD PARENTS Italy ISD received several calls this evening concerning a possible threat at the high school tomorrow morning. Initial investigations have not substantiated the rumors, however, with the safety of our students and staff being of the utmost importance, there will be additional police officers on campus in the morning. The investigation will continue in cooperation with the City of Italy Police Department.

Community Pep Rally - Meet & Greet Coach Lee Wilkins Italy ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Italy ISD will be hosting a Community Pep Rally - Meet & Greet on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 2:30 PM in the Italy HS Dome to welcome our new Athletic Director/Head Football Coach, Lee Wilkins. The pep rally will highlight our students and culminate in a few words from Coach Wilkins. Following the pep rally, Coach Wilkins will be available for some meet and greet time with our guests. We hope you are able to join us for this special event. We are excited to continue the tradition of uniting Italy ISD, our families and community to support events that will make a difference for our wonderful students.

Stafford Weekly Announcement: Friday, 13th – HS Band will perform for 2nd-6th grades at Stafford Monday, 16th – Board Meeting 5:30pm at High School Tuesday, 17th – 6th grade JHS Tour (students only) ECSE/CBI Field Day at HS Track/Football Field Wednesday, 18th - 3rd grade field trip, Upchurch Baseball Fields, lunch at school Thursday, 19th – 5th & 6th grade field trip, Upchurch Baseball Fields, lunch at the park Friday, 20th – PreK through 6th Grades - Field Day at Stafford, concessions provided by Stafford PTO (cash only) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-f1qpk5mRdb6eNXue8hgnFvCvZIJJIt4/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=627d3786 Go Stafford!

Stafford Weekly Announcement: Friday, 6th - Teacher Appreciation Week Disney Day - Where The Magic Happens! Monday, 9th – Superhero Day - Stafford Heroes! Tuesday, 10th – STAAR 3rd-6th Grades – No visitors or deliveries for all grades Kinder & PK Field Trip - Upchurch Baseball Park, Italy 1st Grade Field Trip – Navarro College Planetarium, Corsicana 2nd Grade Field Trip - Central Baptist Church, Italy Wednesday, 11th – STAAR 3rd-6th Grades – No visitors or deliveries for all grades Kinder & PreK Field Trip – Central Baptist Church, Italy 1st Grade Field Trip – Getzendaner Park, Waxahachie 2nd Grade Field Trip - Upchurch Baseball Park, Italy Thursday, 12th – STAAR 3rd-6th Grades – No visitors or deliveries for all grades Kinder & PreK Field Trip – Getzendaner Park, Waxahachie 1st Grade Field Trip - Upchurch Baseball Park, Italy 2nd Grade Field Trip – Dallas Zoo https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zyRWVQlF2vUc030UvtqWMupfBR9oUfXl/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=62743256 Go Stafford!

3rd-6th Grade Students: Dear Parents, The time to shine is here! Next week, your child will be taking the STAAR test. Your child has worked so hard, and I am so proud of them!!! I just wanted to give you a couple reminders for our big days: • Please make sure your child gets a good night of sleep and eats a good, nutritious breakfast. • Please encourage your child to do their best! • No deliveries (including lunches) will be allowed during STAAR testing days. • Please avoid scheduling doctor/dentist appointments on these dates. • Each day, your child will need to bring a book to read, a jacket/sweater, earbuds (if they’d like to use their own), and a water. • The campus will be CLOSED for any visitors during testing ⭐Tuesday, May 10th: 3rd-6th Math⭐ ⭐Wednesday, May 11th: 3rd-6th Reading⭐ ⭐Thursday, May 12th: 5th Science⭐ Thank you for always encouraging your child to do their best and to use the strategies they have been practicing! We always appreciate your support. It’s time for our Stafford super students to shine! Sincerely, Natalie Barrett, Counselor Stafford Elementary

Dear Stafford Families, We greatly appreciate all your support during our first ever Read-A-Thon. We raised $3,670. Our top student who raised the most was Chanel Slota in 2nd grade and our top reader was Alaina Holmes in 5th grade. As a whole school we read 15,745 minutes. Our winning teacher for having the most students participate and read was Mrs. Gibson in 2nd grade! She won 4 tickets to a Cleburne Railroaders game! Students please log back into your dashboards and pick your prizes. You have until May 13th until it closes. Thank you so much for a wonderful first year with Read-A-Thon! We have some great ideas to use our funds and give back to the kids! Happy Reading, Mrs. Jones

Dear Parents and Families, I am sending my sincere gratitude for making our Book Fair and One Book, One School initiative an outstanding success. We also have had a huge support through our Read-A-Thon as well. Throughout all of our fundraising efforts our main goal is putting this money back into our kids. We plan to host more family literacy events and create community wide support for our students. I personally am looking forward to creating more reading programs in our school for our students and developing a stronger love for literacy. We plan on opening up our Stafford Library this summer to continue our reading adventures. Keep an eye out for more information to come. I am looking forward to seeing each of you again. Gratefully, Mrs. Jones, Stafford Elementary Librarian

One School, One Book – Chapter 15 - Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney

Stafford Weekly Announcement: Thursday, 28th – Life According to Og the Frog – Chapter 14 Last Day to order 21-22 yearbook, this will include ES, JHS and HS Friday, 29th – Life According to Og the Frog – Chapter 15 Read-a-thon ends! Monday, 2nd – 1st Day of the Month Celebrations Teacher Appreciation Week STAAR Review Boot Camp. Wear camo, they won’t see us coming! Tuesday, 3rd - Teacher Appreciation Week STAAR Wars day, may the scores be with you! Wednesday, 4th - Teacher Appreciation Week Be the brightest STAAR and wear neon! Thursday, 5th - Teacher Appreciation Week Be “sunsational” and wear your shades! Friday, 6th - Teacher Appreciation Week Countdown to STAAR: Disney Day - where the magic happens! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IqV8EOykrWU2lnmsQJ1Zj1s-8zsukNC8/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=626ad84f Go Stafford!

Teacher Appreciation Week * May 2nd - 6th

Today, Thursday, April 28th is the last day to order the 2021-2022 yearbook, this will include Elementary, JHS and HS. The yearbook is a time capsule that can help your student remember important, defining times in their life. Embrace each milestone and accomplishment with the ‘22 yearbook. Each yearbook is carefully curated by students and staff, then professionally printed by Jostens manufacturing experts. Experience the craftsmanship of this American-made keepsake. Reserve yours today and the memories will last for years to come! We will only have a limited number of extra books due to cost, so please order your books or risk not being able to purchase when they arrive. REMINDER this yearbook is a fall release book so they will not arrive until the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1079390/Italy-High-School/2022-Yearbook/2022010804164885079/CATALOG_SHOP/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YBK_CMP_HS_N_LC3_NL_E3_20220419&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_term=All+Subscribers Win the Day, Go Gladiators! Jeremiah J. Glover Italy Yearbook Teacher Jglover@italyisd.org

One School, One Book – Chapter 14 - Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney

Stafford Library

One School, One Book – Chapter 13 - Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney

One School, One Book – Chapter 12 - Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney

One School, One Book – Chapter 11 - Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney

One School, One Book – Chapter 10 - Life According to Og the Frog by Betty G. Birney - Please click on the link for a fun video! https://drive.google.com/file/d/18BhUewxmCsZ3x8-Q2DUGsYZY5TR2CbqF/view?usp=sharing_eil_se_dm&ts=6261a7cb