ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT! Our Petty Scholastic Book Fair is coming to an end! There’s still time to shop for a new favorite book. The Book Fair closes at the end of the school day on Friday! Don’t miss your last chance to shop! #PettyElementary #ScholasticBookFair #ReadLearnGrowBloom #PettyPups SOLO QUEDAN 2 DÍAS! ¡La Feria de Libros Scholastic de Petty está por terminar! Todavía hay tiempo para visitarnos y ayudar a su pequeño lector a encontrar su próximo libro favorito. 🌼 Visita la Feria de Libros 📚 Encuentra una nueva aventura 🌱 ¡Lee. Aprende. Crece. FLORECE! ⏰ ¡La Feria de Libros cerrará al final del día escolar este viernes! ¡No pierdan la última oportunidad de comprar!

Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently! It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds! Book Fair starts on Monday! Start here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pettyelementaryschool. #ScholasticBookFairs

Genere la eWallet de la Feria del Libro para que su nino o nina pueda comprar sin usar efectivo, sin preocupaciones y de manera independiente! La feria comienza este lunes. Es facil de configurar y otras personas pueden enviar fondos con facilidad! Comience aqui: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pettyelementaryschool

Woodroe Petty Parents & Families, At Woodroe Petty Elementary, every instructional minute matters! When students arrive late or are checked out early, they miss valuable classroom instruction. Beginning immediately, when a student arrives after 7:45 a.m. or is checked out before 3:40 p.m., the instructional minutes missed will be made up after school the following school day. 🚗 Parent Transportation Please note that parents/guardians are responsible for transportation home when a student stays after school to make up missed instructional minutes. Bus transportation will not be available for make-up time. Parents/guardians will be notified that their child needs to stay and will be given the dismissal/pick-up time so transportation arrangements can be made. For example, if your child misses 20 minutes of instruction due to a tardy or early checkout, your child will stay 20 minutes after school the following school day, and a parent/guardian will need to pick them up at the designated time. We understand that appointments and unexpected situations sometimes occur. This is not intended as a punishment. Our goal is to recover lost instructional time and provide every student with the learning opportunities they need to be successful. Thank you for helping us make attendance and punctuality a priority! 💚💛

At halftime of Friday night's game vs Freer, each campus recognized our Student Spotlights of the week! Congratulations to our students from Woodroe Petty Elementary, Ricardo L. Trevino Jr. High and Taft High School for the leadership, character and achievement they display each day! We're proud of you! #TPND

Reminder that Taft ISD students will not have school on Friday, September 18th, due to a scheduled Staff Development Day on the academic calendar. Classes will resume at normal times on Monday, September 21st. #TPND

Taft ISD Food Pantry Open Today, Wednesday, Sept. 9th from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Reminder that Taft ISD will not have school on Monday, Sept. 7th, in honor of Labor Day. Classes resume onTuesday, Sept. 8th at regular times.

Meet our Students of the Week. They are role models for everyone. Watching them grow into such leaders is a real treat. Congratulations.

What a great way to begin the day, greeted by the football players! Thank you for making this happen Coach A.

Petty pups are becoming more flexible while running and becoming greyhound athletes with Coach Azocar.

We are looking forward to seeing you Monday.

Thanks to everyone who attended our Annual Backpack Giveaway and Health Fair this evening! We appreciate all of the businesses and organizations that came out to share school supplies with our students. Now we have more students who will be ready on the first day. Special shout out to all of the district administrators, staff, THS cheerleaders, and of course--the best social worker in the state, Katy Ballesteros! We appreciate you all for giving your time to help our students & families prepare for the upcoming school year! #TPND #AssembleForExcellence

Thanks to the following organizations & businesses for their generous donations to support our Annual Backpack Giveaway!

--Friends of Taft City Parks donated 72 backpacks for distribution
--Raspa King #2 donated 300 free snow cone vouchers for distribution
--Sarai Bennett donated 5 free haircut vouchers for distribution
--Rogers Barber Shop in Annaville donated 6 free basic haircuts

We appreciate your support to make sure our Pups, Whippets and Greyhounds start the year off right! A reminder that the event will take place tomorrow (Thursday), August 6th, from 5-7 PM in the Taft HS Cafeteria! #TPND

Little Greyhound Cheer Clinic!
Clinic Date: August 29, 2026
Performance Date: September 4, 2026 - 1st and 2nd quarters
Age groups: 3-7 year olds / 8-11 year olds
Cost: $35 per participant (includes shirt)
Online registration in open and closes August 14:
https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/taft/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzgwNA==

Let's Cheer!!

As the summer begins to wind down and we get closer to the 1st day on August 12th, a reminder that cell phones cannot be used by students on campus during the instructional day. We realize that students have had more access to their devices this summer, but the current policies on each campus will remain in place for the 2026-2027 school year! Thanks for your cooperation!

Taft ISD kicked off its annual Leadership Retreat on Wednesday at the Ricardo L. Trevino Junior High School Media Center, bringing together campus administrators, department supervisors and other instructional leaders from across the district.

Day 1 of the retreat, themed "Greyhounds Assemble," focused on goals and strategic planning for the new school year through district policies and procedures. On Day 2, Campus Instructional Leadership Teams were invited to receive an accountability from Region 2 ESC staff and work through a deep dive of district assessment data.

The Leadership Retreat reflects Taft ISD's ongoing commitment to developing strong leadership to serve students & staff and enhance the educational experience for every student across the district. #TPND

Mark your calendars, Greyhounds, Whippets & Pups! We will be hosting our annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway & Health Fair on Thursday, August 6, 2026, from 5-7 PM in the Krumnow Center (THS Cafeteria)! Hope to see everyone there! #TPND

We do not want to rush your summer but many are preparing for back to school and we want everyone to have the complete list. Please be sure to provide a clear/transparent water bottle for your child. Water is the only beverage permitted in classrooms.