Clarkston Elementary School

Cougar Connection-May 9, 2025

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

Thank you, families & PTA, for helping us celebrate our amazing teachers and staff this week during teacher & staff appreciation week! They definitely felt the love this week! Field Day was a BLAST! Thanks to all of our parents who attended and Hubbard Middle School volunteers for your support! Our Facebook page captures all of the fun of this day! Be sure to check out the pictures of your Cougars!

Celebrate Freedom Week is next week-May 12th-16th! Join us in some fun dress up days as we learn more about the history of the United States and celebrate our great country! See flyer below for dress up days.

The last 2 weeks of school bring several fun events to our kids! Career day comes to us next week on Friday, May 16th. Be sure to check out our Facebook page to see the awesome opportunities your student experiences during this event!

24-25 Yearbook: If you are interested in purchasing a 24-25 yearbook for your student, we have great news! We have been able to produce the yearbook in house this year--resulting in a significant price decrease for our families! Yearbooks are $8/each and can be purchased online, through SchoolPay. We cannot accept cash for this purchase--all yearbooks must be paid for online, via SchoolPay. Please use this link to pay. Online ordering will close Friday, May 16, 2025, at 12:00pm. https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Clarkston-Yearbook-2025/SetKXPS

Pizza by the Slice: Thursday, May 15th. Please see the flyer below for our monthly Pizza by the Slice fundraiser. Please note that all pizza money must be  turned in by Tuesday, May 13th @11am. We cannot make exceptions to the due date/time due to ordering processes with our pizza vendor. Students are not allowed to have individual pizzas delivered to our front offices on these days. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact me.

Talent Show: If your student is participating in the talent show & you would like to come watch, we would love to have you! Our Talent Show is Monday, May 19th @1:15pm, in the cafe. Please check in at the front office and obtain a visitors badge to attend.

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!

Have a great weekend!

-Sarah Cureton, Principal

celebrate freedom week
pizza by the slice
academy awards
hubbard band
pk promotion
5th grade promotion
EOY Parties
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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!

May

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