Tatum Elementary School

08/21/2026

Our first KONA ICE day of the year is Wednesday, August 26th.
Pre-pay will be open until 9am Wednesday morning.

08/20/2026

Tomorrow is picture day at Tatum!!!!

08/19/2026

🧅 Holy Onions, Farmersville ISD! 🧅
Big news from our fields! Farmer John, along with our amazing Ag Department, just crushed the ultimate plant-and-harvest mission. They didn’t just grow any onions—they grew super-onions packed with love and nutrition for our students!
These fresh veggies are headed straight to our Child Nutrition Team to level up school meals. 🍽️✨
🚜 How the Magic Happened:
The Dream Team: Farmer John, Ag Teacher Claire Bunnell and our Ag students got their hands dirty planting and harvesting every single pound.
The Grand Total: Together, they harvested a whopping 925 pounds of onions! 🧅💪
The Colorful Variety: They grew a beautiful mix of white, yellow, and red onions to add extra color and flavor to school lunches! ⚪🟡🔴
The Ultimate Boost: This awesome project was fully powered by the Texas Health Community Impact Grant!
Healthy bodies build strong minds, and our kids are officially eating like champions. Huge shoutout to everyone digging in to make FISD a healthier place! 🥳💪
Farmersville was once known as the Onion Capital of North Texas! Who’s to say we can't revive this rich agricultural legacy by utilizing our fertile Blackland Prairie soil in FARMERSVILLE, TEXAS? Local Farmers are you up for the challenge? 🚜💥

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

08/18/2026

Need to put money in your child school lunch account? Here is information that can help with that.

08/18/2026

It’s the small things that make you smile!! How many coffee shops do you know that will deliver iced coffee in a car line?? Well Rise & Brew will!! And did I say FREE??? Thanks for taking care of our parents in the car line and the staff out in the heat!! 💜💜

08/17/2026

Mrs. Gerfers is our first Staff Highlight of the the 2026-2027 school year.

08/16/2026

Don’t forget that Monday, August 17th is a REGULAR SCHOOL DAY for ALL students and staff.

08/14/2026

Check out our new communication system, ParentSquare!

We’re excited to share that we’ve adopted a new communication platform called ParentSquare to help us keep you better informed and more connected with your school community.

With ParentSquare, you’ll receive all school and classroom messages in one place and translated into your preferred language—whether by email, text, app, or web.

You’ll also be able to:
- Stay up to date on news and events
- Send and receive messages with teachers and staff
- Fill out forms and permission slips
- Sign up for conferences and volunteer opportunities
- View calendar items and photos from your school

All school, grade-level, and classroom communications will now come through ParentSquare.

To get the most out of ParentSquare, we encourage you to download the free mobile app, available for iOS and Android. You can also access ParentSquare from your web browser at www.parentsquare.com.

If you need to update your email or phone number in ParentSquare or add a phone number, please log in to your Skyward account and make the changes there. Changes may take up to 24 hours to appear in your ParentSquare account.

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting your student’s success.