Clarkston Elementary School

Cougar Connection-May 2, 2025

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

What a turnout we had at the PTA Family Game Night & Glow Art Show! Thank you to all of our families in attendance & thank you to our PTA for putting on this free event for our families!

We are quickly approaching the end of the school year and 3 weeks of several events on campus! We hope that families are able to join us at these events during this last month of school!

Teacher & Staff Appreciation week: next week, May 5th-9th is our teacher & staff appreciation week. To celebrate our amazing crew at Clarkston, we invite all of our students to participate in the dress up days and appreciation activities in the flyer below. Thank you for helping us to celebrate our staff!

Field Day: Please note the grade level time changes below for field day. We have adjusted times so that students are able to enjoy all of the field day stations offered and families will have more space to come out and join the fun! All parents, with a valid ID can attend. If you would like to help run a station at field day, you must be an approved Tyler ISD volunteer-please contact your child's teacher if you would like to volunteer.

Pre-K & 5th Grade Promotion Ceremonies: Pre-k & 5th grade parents--please join us Thursday, May 22nd @9:00am (5th grade) or @10:00am (Pre-K) for our promotion ceremonies! The ceremonies will take place in the cafe. Balloons, streamers, and noise makers are not allowed at the ceremonies, but you are welcome to bring other items to celebrate your student(s). All visitors at the ceremonies must have a valid ID to enter the school. Please contact your student's teachers for more details.

Academy Awards: Join us as we celebrate accomplishments of all our students during grade level award ceremonies! See graphic below with dates and times for each ceremony.

End of Year Parties: Friday, May 23rd. See flyer below for grade level party times. Contact your child's teacher with any questions about grade level parties. Parents are welcome to attend parties--you must check in with front office & receive a visitor badge before going to the parties.

Early Release Day: Friday, May 23rd. Students will be released @12:30pm on this day. Boys and Girls Club(BGC) will NOT be open on the 24th--any students who attend BGC will need an alternative plan for dismissal @12:30 on this day.

2025-2026 Pre-Kindergarten: We have just a few spots left for pre-k!

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! https://www.tylerisd.org/page/how-to-enroll Our pre-k spots are limited and will fill up before the summer starts...please do not wait on this!

Please note the end of the year events below and mark your calendars to come out and enjoy these events with your student!

Have a great weekend!

-Sarah Cureton, Principal

field day
Teacher Appreciation Week
academy awards
pk promotion
5th grade promotion
Field Day
EOY Parties
shout out

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!

May

9- Field 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