A note from Mrs. Cureton:

Just as the weather is heating back up to give us one more taste of summer, our students are "heating up" academically and we are seeing so much growth in all of our Cougars! Proud of all the goals we are seeing mastered around campus and our growth on unit assessments! Parents, thank you for helping to support your student at home by reading with them, encouraging them to do well, and making sure they get a good night rest so that they can do their best each day! We appreciate you! Check out our Facebook page for some "Goal Getter" celebrations!

We are excited to see some of our 3rd-5th students compete in the district-wide Punt, Pass, & Kick event at Boutler Middle School! Good luck to all the contestants!

Fall Festival: PTA is collecting bags of individually wrapped candy for our Fall Festival! If you are able to donate a bag of candy for the festival, please send with your student to school. We will be collecting bags of candy from Monday, October 2nd--Thursday, October 19th.

Fall Festival, sponsored by PTA, will take place on Friday, October 20th from 6:00pm-7:30pm in the Clarkston front parking lot. More details to come at the PTA meeting on October 2nd!

PTA meeting: Monday, October 2nd, @6pm, in the Clarkston café. Please join us to learn more about Fall Festival and other fun events the PTA has planned for our students this year!

Fall Pictures: Fall picture day is October 13th! Picture order forms will be coming home with students next week. Please contact your student's teacher if you need details on the timing of grade level pictures on the 13th.

Spirit Gear is now for sale! For more details, please visit the Clarkston PTA Facebook page. All students have received a paper order form(sent home this week). Our front office also has order forms available. PTA is only taking cash or checks for shirt orders at this time. To place your order, please complete the order form & place your order form with your payment in a sealed envelope. Then, please have your student (or you can bring to office yourself) bring the sealed envelope to the front office to place your order in the PTA lock box (located in our front office). One of our PTA officers will check the lock box weekly to collect orders and get your order fulfilled. ALL order forms are due no later than October 13th.

Our PTA supports several of the events happening on campus this year. We encourage all of our families to join the Clarkston PTA-moms, dads, aunts, uncles, and even grandparents can join! Your $8.50 yearly membership goes directly back into supporting Clarkston students. As a PTA member, you can choose your level of involvement-whether that’s simply paying your annual membership fee or helping PTA plan school events such as the fall carnival, field day, class parties, and other fun events on campus. Please click on the "JOIN PTA" link to join: JOIN PTA Select "Tyler ISD" as the school district & "Horace H. Clarkston" as the school.

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.

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 dismiss as "walkers". They must have an older sibling at Clarkston to walk home with them.

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…)

Have a great weekend!

-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!

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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!