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Stafford Primary's 'Marching Lines' Newsletters
Mar 10, 2007 Jan-Feb 2008
Nov-Dec 2007 Oct 16, 2007 Sep 17, 2007 Aug 15, 2007
Some of our career week speakers were Ms. Shelly Swedlaw and her dog Sadie, and former Harlem Globetrotter "Sweet Lou" Dunbar.

The First Grade program, "How Does Your Garden Grow?" was a huge success!

Our school participates in Locks of Love, Pennies for Poverty, and collects pulls for the Ronald McDonald House. Thank you to Rocky's Hair and Nail Salon in Stafford for giving the hair donors a hair cut!
Congratulations to Ms.Garza, Stafford Primary's 2007-2008 Teacher of the Year!!!

The Chick-fil-A Cow came to visit the Kinder classes during the week the students were learning about the letter "c".

Picnic With The Principal - 100 Students with perfect attendance for the 1st semester were rewarded with the priviledge to eat lunch with the principal.
Pre-K had its Sing-Along in December!

1st Grade Teachers, Mrs. Friedman and Mrs. Sherman, talked to the 1st graders about Hanukkah. Each student had a taste of latke and was given a dreidle!

Thursday December 6th - Mrs. Moak was presented with a $500 grant from Texas Instruments for classroom manipulatives.

Monday, November 19th - Presentation of the donation by the SOPT. Dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Primary and Elementary Playgrounds

Thursday, November 15th - Pre-K Thanksgiving Feast

The week of November 12-16 was National Children's Book Week and we had local community members and administrators read to our students.
Monday November 12th - Local veterans visit school and donate US flags.

OFFICE MAX A DAY MADE BETTER – ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM Ms.Ratcliff – Reading Recovery Teacher Recognized!!!

Ms. Ratcliff was nominated and was among 1000 teachers nationwide to be selected for the Adopt-A-Classroom, A Day Made Better Award from Office Max. On Tuesday, October 2, 2007, representatives from our local Stafford Office Max showered Ms. Ratcliff with over $1100.00 worth of school supplies. First grade students and teachers were there to cheer with Ms. Ratcliff as she was SURPRISED with the presentation. Ms. Ratcliff is a Reading Recovery/First Grade team leader and has been with Stafford for 20 years.
As an added bonus to the Adopt-A-Classroom program awarded to Ms. Ratcliff, 5 Stafford Primary teachers will receive $75 from Office Max. Congratulations Stafford Primary School and Ms. Ratcliff!
How can you Adopt-A-Classroom?
Individuals, businesses, and organizations can adopt Stafford Primary School by making a donation to our school or one of our teachers at www.adoptaclassroom.org. There is a potential that Office Max will match every dollar donated to our school up to $50,000. You can learn more about the Adopt-A-Classroom (a non-profit organization) program by visiting its website. This is a great opportunity to get involved. As we all know, children learn best when the community works together toward helping students reach their highest potential.
Ø 100% of the donation is provided to the teacher in an online account.
Ø Adopt-A-Classroom takes $0 for administration.
Ø All donations are tax-deductible.
Ø No donation is too small. Any amount helps.
Ø You receive Impact Reports that show exactly how the teacher spends the money, so it’s fully accountable and transparent.
Ø You receive direct feedback from the teacher so you can experience first hand the impact you have made.
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