A note from Mrs. Cureton:
We have had a great week engaging in learning and reviewing concepts learned this year as we approach state testing season! Please remember that we start instruction at 7:50 am and we need all of our Cougars in class and engaged in instruction at this time. We hope to see our families with incoming kindergarteners at Kindergarten Round-Up this Thursday, April 20th, @5:30pm--more information below!
STAAR Testing : The campus will be closed to visitors on the days we have state assessments. This means that all students are expected to be at school (PK-5), but we cannot have visitors on campus for lunches, meetings, etc. Our first state test is the STAAR Reading test on Tuesday, April 25th. Good luck to our 3rd-5th graders taking this assessment!
Yearbook: Good news! Lifetouch, the company we are using to design our yearbook, has extended the ordering deadline to midnight on Monday, April 17th! If you would like to purchase a yearbook so that your student has a keepsake for the year and can collect signatures from classmates on the last week of school, you can order using the link below. Yearbooks will be delivered to students during the last week of school (May 22nd-26th).
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob Yearbook Code: 15036023.
Kindergarten Round-Up: If you have an incoming kindergartener, please make plans to join us this Thursday, April 20th from 5:30pm-6:30pm! Get a tour of the classrooms, meet the teachers, and learn more about kindergarten life at Clarkston!
Have a great weekend!
-Sarah Cureton, Principal
Cougar Nation Reminders:
--Please drop off by 7:50am. Our tardy bell rings at that time & we want our Cougars ready to learn with us! The cafeteria entrance is open from 7:00am-7:50am. Any students arriving after 7:50am must come to the front entrance and be checked in at the front office by an adult.
--All visitors must check in at the front office and have a valid ID with them.
--We cannot release students after 2:30pm due to dismissal procedures. If you have appointments, please make arrangements to pick up by this time or you will be asked to wait until dismissal at 3:10pm.
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UPCOMING DATES....
April
25- 3-5 STAAR Reading(campus closed to visitors)
26- PK completion pics
27- 5th Grade cap & gown pics
28- Kona Ice
May
5- 5th Grade STAAR Science (campus closed to visitors)
9- 3-5 STAAR Math (campus closed to visitors)
18- Field Day
19- Career Day, Kona Ice
22- 5th Grade Track Meet
24- Academy Awards
25- Pre-K Promotion (9:00am); 5th Promotion Ceremony (1:30pm)
26- LAST DAY!, End of Year Parties, EARLY RELEASE & 12:30pm