What a great week in Cougar Nation! We have now completed all beginning of the year assessments (k-5) and are excited to start setting goals and tracking progress with our students next week!
Kinder--5th Families: you will receive a copy of your student's iReady diagnostic assessment results (for reading and math) no later than Tuesday, September 9th. If you do not receive your student's report or have questions, please contact your student's teacher.
Kinder--2nd Families: you will receive a copy of your student's mClass diagnostic assessment results (for reading only) no later than Tuesday, September 9th. If you do not receive your student's report or have questions, please contact your student's teacher. For more activities to support your child's learning at home, please visit https://www.mclass.amplify.com... for fun & easy, at home activities!
Pre-K Families: your student(s) will complete their beginning of the year assessments during the month of September. Once assessments are complete, you will receive your student's data.
Labor Day--Monday, Sept. 1st...NO School-Staff & Student Holiday.
Tyler Legacy & East Texas Food Bank Pantry Raid:
Calling all Cougars! We need your help in collecting items for the 34th annual Tyler Legacy Pantry Raid, benefitting the East Texas Food Bank. Our campus will collect non-perishable items/monetary donations Tuesday, September 2nd--Friday, September 5th. The elementary campus with the most items & monetary donations will win FREE Kona Ice for the entire campus! Let's win this challenge and help out a great cause! Students/parents can drop off your non-perishable items at our front office. If you would like to contribute a monetary donation to the food bank, you can do so here https://www.easttexasfoodbank.org/annual-pantry-raid/
Kona Ice Day:
Kona Ice Day is coming Friday, September 5th! A paper flyer will come home Tuesday for families to order a snocone for their student(s), however you can order online now. Online ordering closes on Friday, September 5th @8:45am. Online order link: KONA ICE Online order code: K923956802
Grandfriends' Day:
Calling all grandfriends! We can't wait for you to join us during grade level lunch times for quality time & games! If you have a grandfriend that would like to attend, we encourage them to come to the front office the day before to have their license scanned for quicker entry on the day of the event! See flyer below for more details & grade level lunch times.
All visitors must check in at the front office, with a valid ID, to receive a visitor badge for this event. Lines will be long--you can visit the front office before Grandfriends' Day lunch times to get your visitor badge & ensure a faster entry into Grandfriends' Day lunches
Open House:
Join us for Open House on Wednesday, September 17th, from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Please make plans to join us and learn more about academic expectations for all grade levels & how you can best support your student this year! Families in attendance will be entered to win a family fun basket courtesy of Rose Heights Church!
Leader in Me Family Survey:
Parents--please take a few minutes to complete this family survey! Your input is valued and used to plan how we can better meet the needs of our families. Thank you for responding! https://www.leaderinme.com/s/clarkston-elementary-tx/families
Arrival Procedures:
Morning drop off is located at our cafeteria doors on Fairfax. All students should enter campus through the cafeteria doors each morning. Only students and staff are allowed to enter through the cafeteria doors. As you pull through the car line, please have your student ready to go--this means shoes on, backpack/lunch kit/water bottles ready--this helps us get everyone through the arrival line quickly. Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria, and is free to all students, from 7:00am-7:45am. Any student arriving to campus after 7:50am will need to have a parent walk them in through the front entrance doors.
Dismissal Procedures:
Parents should complete an After-School Action Plan(with classroom teacher) so that teachers and staff have a written plan for each student. Parents must call the front office or submit a written request for student dismissal changes by 2:30 p.m. each day.
Students in grades pre-k, kindergarten, and first will not be allowed to dismiss as "walkers". They must have an older sibling at Clarkston to walk home with them. Parents/guardians that are meeting walking students may meet their students at the stop sign on the corner of Pinecrest and Williamsburg Drive.
Parents may pick up their child by signing him/her out through the office (before 2:30pm). Students will be released only to persons listed for student pick-up. Anyone picking up a student shall be required to show valid identification. When possible, schedule appointments during non-school times (After school, Student Holidays…)
Grade Level Newsletters:
All of our grade levels provide a printed, monthly newsletter to families. Our newsletters are designed to keep families informed of the learning and events happening in our classrooms each month. Please use the link here to access grade level newsletters, if you are needing an electronic copy. Click on your student's grade level in this folder to access the newsletter for your student.
Have a great weekend!
-Sarah Cureton
Principal
