Cougar Connection Newsletter

A note from Mrs. Cureton:

We are excited for our book fair next week! Please see the flyer below for special family shopping days at the book fair. Families can shop the online book fair ahead of time or place an order for gift cards your students can use to shop with next week.  Click on the link to shop today.  https://literati.com/store/?school=clarkston-elementary-school-tyler-tx

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

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, September 30th--Thursday, October 24th.  

Fall Festival, sponsored by PTA, will take place on Friday, October 25th from 6:00pm-7:30pm in the Clarkston front parking lot. This year's event will be bigger than years past and we are excited to have all of our families with us for this event! Concessions will be sold for a small cost, but trunk or treat and the games are free to all in attendance! See flyer below for more details.

PTA is looking for volunteers to host a trunk at the trunk or treat! Volunteer your trunk for our Trunk or Treat https://evite.me/4bgaZz621b 🍬CANDY WILL BE PROVIDED TO PASS OUT🍬 Family friendly costumes & trunk decor are encouraged, but NOT required ➡️ Games are welcome! 

Red Ribbon Week:

 We are so excited to celebrate being drug free with Red Ribbon Week-October 28th-November 1st. See the flyer below for dress up days!

Student Holidays-no school for students: Friday, October 11, 2024 & Monday, October 14, 2024

Have a great, long, weekend! See you Tuesday!

-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 Facebook 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....

October

10- End 1st 9 weeks

11- NO SCHOOL! Staff/student holiday

14- NO SCHOOL!, Staff PD Day

15- 2nd 9 weeks begins; Book Fair starts

18- Leader Assembly (pk-2 8:05, 3-5 8:35); Book Fair ends

25- PTA Fall Festival 6:00pm-7:30pm

26- Punt, Pass, Kick

28-Nov 1—Red Ribbon Week​

31- Book Character Parade

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