Cougar Connection
Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year!
We are so excited to begin another great year at Clarkston Elementary!
We hope that all of our families will join us Monday, August 14th, from 5:00pm-6:30pm for Meet the Teacher Night! Come meet your teacher, drop off your school supplies, register for PTA, and enjoy Kona Ice! Families in attendance will be entered to win a family fun basket!
We will officially kick off our first day of school on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. School begins at 7:50am and ends at 3:10pm each day.
Arrival Procedures:
All students should enter campus through the cafeteria doors each morning. Only students and staff are allowed to enter through the cafeteria doors. Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria, and is free to all students, from 7:00am-7:45am. Any student arriving to campus after 7:50am will need to have a parent walk them in through the front entrance doors.
The first two days of school (Wednesday, August 16th, & Thursday, August 17th), parents will be allowed to walk students into the building, but must enter through the front doors and get a visitor badge through the front office.
Dismissal Procedures:
Parents should complete an After-School Action Plan(with classroom teacher) so that teachers and staff have a written plan for each student. Parents must call the front office or submit a written request for student dismissal changes by 2:30 p.m. each day.
Students in grades pre-k, kindergarten, and first will not be allowed to walk home alone. They must have a parent/guardian/older sibling to walk home with them. Parents/guardians that are meeting walking students may meet their students at the stop sign on the corner of Pinecrest and Williamsburg Drive.
Parents may pick up their child by signing him/her out through the office (before 2:30pm). Students will be released only to persons listed for student pick-up. Anyone picking up a student shall be required to show valid identification. When possible, schedule appointments during non-school times (After school, Student Holidays…)
We can't wait to see all of our Cougars at Meet the Teacher Night Monday!
-Sarah Cureton
Principal
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!
Follow us on Facebook
We wanted to send out an advertisement about following us on Facebook @ClarkstonTylerISD! This is a great way to stay connected to the happenings here at Clarkston-pictures of our amazing students and staff as well as the weekly family newsletter are posted to our Facebok page. Please encourage family members to follow our page, as it is a great way to connect to the learning inside our building from afar!
UPCOMING DATES....
August
14- Meet the Teacher Night (5:00pm-6:30pm)
16- First day of school!
September
1- Kona Ice Day
4- Labor Day-no school
8- Grandfriends Day
20- Open House (5:30-6:30)
30- Punt, Pass & Kick (Boulter Middle School)
