Clarkston Elementary School

Cougar Connection-October 24, 2025

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

We are so excited to celebrate fall with you all tonight at our Fall Festival! Please come out to this free event--participate in Trunk or Treat, buy concessions, play a round at the dunk tank, ride the barrel train, and have some fun with us! Fall Festival will start at 5:30pm tonight and ends at 7:00pm in the front parking lot. All students must attend this event with an adult.

Next week, we will celebrate being drug free with Red Ribbon Week! Please see the flyer below for dress up days. Please note that ALL students must be in dress code each day.

Book Character Parade day is an exciting day! We hope you all join us for the parade--please see flyer below for times. All visitors must check in at the front office. Students may not wear masks or have any weapons (including fake ones) with their costumes. Any students out of compliance with costume dress and any students in ISS will not participate in the parade.

Please remember: we do not host class Halloween parties. Instead, our campus hosts winter parties & end of year parties. Please do not send your students to school with candy, class treats, etc. on October 31st.

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 

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Staff Shout Outs

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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!

October

24- Kona Ice Day; PTA Fall Festival 5:30-7:00

27-31 Red Ribbon Week

30- Pre-K Field Trip to the pumpkin patch

31- Book Character Parade; Behavior Parties

November

2- Daylight Savings Ends

5- 4th Grade Field Trip to The Cowan Center

7- College colors, Leader in Me Clubs, Pizza by the Slice

14- PTA Movie Night in the Cafe

18- Special Guests in Specials (3rd-5th grades)

19- 5th Grade Field Trip to Hubbard

21- 1st & 3rd Field Trip to UT Tyler Basketball Game; Kona Ice Day

24-28- Thanksgiving Break--NO SCHOOL