Clarkston Elementary School

Cougar Connection-April 4, 2025

One Team, One Goal; Ensuring Success for All
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A Note from Mrs. Cureton...

Thank you to all of our families who joined us last night at our Leader in Me Dream Night & Kindergarten Round Up! We appreciate your support & involvement in your student's education!

2025-2026 Pre-Kindergarten: We are excited to announce that our campus is now able to accept tuition(paid) and tuition-free(no cost) students for pre-k! We have an amazing pre-k team and are ecstatic to expand this program on our campus. Do you have an incoming pre-k student or know someone that does? If so, please go online and complete enrollment for your student! Our pre-k spots are limited and will fill up before the summer starts...please do not wait on this!

Pre-K & 5th Grade Cap & Gown Pictures: Lifetouch will be on campus to take cap & gown pictures for pre-k & 5th grade on Thursday, April 10th @8am. If you have a pre-k or 5th grade student, please make sure your student is on campus, no later than 7:50am, so that they get a picture. Picture order forms were sent home with students this week. If you did not get a form, or need another form, please contact our front office.

STAAR Closed Campus: Due to state testing on April 15th, 22nd, & 24th, our campus will be closed to visitors on these dates. This includes no visitors at lunches. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your support and understanding!

Campus Emergency Procedures: I wanted to make sure that all of our families were aware of our action plans in the event of an emergency on our campus. Please know that your student's safety is our #1 priority and we follow these procedures as directed by district administration. Please see the graphic below for detailed information on our safety procedures.

Have a great weekend!

-Sarah Cureton, Principal

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Field Day

Pre-K & Head Start Registration:

Do you have an incoming Pre-K student? If so, make sure they are registered online! Our Pre-K spots fill up quickly!

Complete your registration online. Please contact the Pre-K office at 903-262-1208 if you have any questions.

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Staff Shout Outs

Looking for a free way to thank a teacher/staff member for all that they do your your kid(s) at Clarkston? Please help me in recognizing and appreciating our amazing staff with a shout out! Fill out this quick form below and I will deliver your note of appreciation to the teacher/staff member you designate on Monday! https://forms.gle/hsVAyXUdXa2e2MNv7

Join Our Amazing PTA!

Our Clarkston PTA provides resources and opportunities for learning experiences, volunteering, and just plain fun! Please consider joining by going to JOIN PTA-Horace. H. Clarkston. We love our amazing PTA and the support they provide for our Cougars!

April

10- PK & 5th cap and gown pics

15- Reading STAAR (3rd-5th), campus closed to visitors

18- Good Friday, No School!

22- Math STAAR (3rd-5th), campus closed to visitors

24- Science STAAR (5th), campus closed to visitors

May

1- Family Game Night (5:30-6:45)

2- Bump Day

9- Field Day; Kona Ice Day

14- 5th grade track meet

15- Pizza by the Slice

16- Career Day

19- Talent Show

20- 5th Grade Cookout

21- Academy Awards

22- Pre-K & 5th Grade Promotion Ceremonies

23- Class parties; Early release @12:30pm