Stafford Elementary School

Stafford Families, Thank you for all your support in having a safe, exciting first week of school! Friendly reminder that our building opens at 7:30 a.m., school starts at 7:50 a.m., and we dismiss at 3:30 p.m. Please continue to communicate with your student's teacher and/or the front office with any changes to your pick up routine. *On Monday, August 23, visitors will be allowed to eat lunch with their student here on the Stafford campus. Please bring your driver's license to sign in and receive your visitor sticker. You will receive your license back when you bring your visitor sticker to the front office as you exit. Thank you for helping us keep our school safe and organized. Go Stafford! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ii8TnFua8JftvCq6FhXH11o7n9yndBwT/view?usp=sharing_eil_dm&ts=611eb6bb

Dear Stafford Parents and students, The 2021-2022 school year is back! One of the big events before the school year can begin is our “Bring Your Supplies” event. This year, we get to see everyone face to face throughout the Stafford hallways for this event! Teachers will be calling families the day prior to identify which homeroom teacher each student will have. Dates for “Meet the Teacher” night: Thursday, August 12, 2021 (If you have siblings, you may bring all the supplies to one time slot, please know only the grade level teachers assigned will be in their classrooms at that time). Thursday, August 12, 2021 4:00-4:45 p.m. PreK, 1st, 3rd and 4th Thursday, August 12, 2021 5:00-5:45 p.m. Kindergarten, 2nd, 5th and 6th Event Expectations: *Label and bag your child’s supplies to bring to Stafford Elementary. Find your child’s homeroom and visit the classroom. See station locations below for any other specific needs. *Your child’s teacher will be waiting for you to collect student supplies and introduce themselves. *Please be respectful of session end times of 4:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. *Come back for the first day of school, Monday, August 16! Stafford Stations at “Meet the Teacher” night: *Registration - front office *Nurse *Counselor *PTO *Stafford/Italy spirit wear. *Community Partnerships *More details for the evening will be available that night. See opposite side for more important Stafford information! Italy ISD Visitor Updates. **Visitors will not be allowed past the front office on the first day of school (the only exception is 2 parents of a PreK or Kinder student is allowed to walk their student to class the first day of school- please expect longer wait time due to social distancing and building limits) *Parents/registered guests will be allowed to have lunch with their student beginning August 23, 2021.Please make sure and bring your drivers license to run through our security system for a printed badge to be able to come to the cafeteria. See lunch schedule below: Lunch Time PreK 11:00-11:30 1st 11:15-11:45 Kinder 11:30-12:00 2nd 11:45-12:15 5th 11:55-12:25 6th 12:00-12:30 4th 12:20-12:50 3rd 12:30-1:00 *Organization for students: 2nd-6th students will be receiving a daily planner to use this school year. All students, PreK-6th, will have a take home folder to send home graded work, notes, etc. for easy access for parents and students. *Help us welcome new staff to Stafford: Mrs. Robinson, 3rd Grade Ms. Pillow, PPCD Mrs. Stewart, 5th grade Coach Moore, PE Coach Davis, PE Mrs. Creighton, Art Ms. Crumpton, SET Mrs. Rose, SET/ISS GO STAFFORD! See you soon, Mr. Bray, Stafford Principal https://5il.co/w818-Bring supplies document link

Did your child receive free or reduced-price school meals through the National School Lunch Program during the 2020–21 school year? If so, your family may be eligible for P-EBT benefits to purchase food. The P-EBT application opens June 2. For more information: Website: hhs.texas.gov/pebt Phone: 833-442-1255 Spanish https://5il.co/t4u9 English https://5il.co/t4ub

The Italy ISD School Board met on May 17, 2021. At the meeting, a decision was made to discontinue the option for virtual instruction beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. Students will report to their schools in-person on the first day of class, August 16, 2021. Details on registration for current and new students will be available towards the end of July. Watch your email for more information.