We are seeing some amazing growth in our kids during this first week of our middle of the year academic progress assessments! Can't wait to share student growth with all of our families soon! Next week, we will continue assessments for Prek(Circle assessments), K-2 (mClass-reading assessments), & K-5 (iReady-math assessments).
Parents, please help us to create the best environment for your student to succeed on their assessments by making sure they get a good night's rest and are at school no later than 7:50am each day.
No school Monday, January 19th...enjoy your 3-day weekend! We will see everyone on Tuesday, January 20th.
Make sure to join us this Thursday, January 22nd for Math, Makers, &...Pancakes! See details below!
Math, Makers, & PANCAKES!
Please join us for our annual Math, Makers, & More Night on Thursday, January 22nd from 5:30pm--6:30pm. We will have free, fun math & STEM activities for families to complete at the event & take home for more fun at home! PTA will also have a pancake dinner in the café for families--$5/plate. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
100th Day of School:
The 100th day of school is Tuesday, January 27th. We would love for all of our Cougars to celebrate 100 days of learning with us! Wear 100 of something or come dressed as an 100 year old.
26-27 School Year Pre-K Enrollment:
A Tyler ISD parent information meeting held TODAY, January 9th, at the Career and Technology Center (3013 Earl Campbell Parkway). Attendance is not mandatory. A flyer is below with more information. Pre-K enrollment opens January 15th and must be completed through the Tyler ISD website. All enrollment documents MUST be uploaded via the enrollment portal. Clarkston has paid tuition and tuition free pre-k offered. If you are interested in pre-k at Clarkston for your 4 year old next year, please complete enrollment before June 1st. This year, we opened a 2nd class due to the amount of interest in our program and still had a waiting list of families wanting to enroll their student. Don't wait to enroll!
Community Sign Language Classes:
Are you interested in learning a second language and want to do this in a collaborative, fun atmosphere? If so, please join us for our FREE community ASL classes. See flyer below for more details--you must enter through the cafe doors for these classes.
Student Transfers for the 26-27 School year:
If you are not zoned to our campus and have a student (that is not currently enrolled at Clarkston) that would like to attend school at Clarkston next year, please make sure to complete a transfer application for the 26-27 school year online. Online transfer applications are new this year--we will no longer have paper transfer application. You can access the application online here. https://www.tylerisd.org/page/student-transfers The application window closes February 28th.
Accessing Student Grades Online:
Families--we encourage you to sign up for a Parent Portal account so that you can access your students grades at any time! You can also set up your Parent Portal account to notify you when: your student has a missing assignment or receives a grade below a certain score. Click the link for steps on setting up your parent portal account and notifications: Steps to Set Up Grade Notifications in Parent Portal
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
