Clarkston Elementary School - One team, one goal; ensuring success for all.

Thank you to the Anderson family for these yummy staff treats!

Want to hear some incredible discussions and see students leaning into each other for support as they tackle some tough work problems?! Step into 3rd grade math in Cougar Nation! Way to go, 3rd grade! 🧠👏🐾

🧠✏️ Math thinking in action! Our 5th graders took their learning to the vertical think boards—collaborating with peers, solving problems, and then putting their mathematical thinking into words. We’re building mathematicians who don’t just find the answer—they can explain how they got there! Writing in math is awesome! 🧱➗✖️ #BuiltForThis

Mrs. Busby's Cougars practice math skills & teamwork during station time! 💪🧠🐾

Welcome to Wednesday with UT Tyler baseball in Cougar Nation! 🦅⚾️🐾

We loved seeing all of our Cougars & families out at Open House! Grateful to have UT Tyler join as well to showcase opportunities for our adults in Cougar Nation as well! 🐾🦅

A huge thank you to Hubbard 8th grade orchestra for coming out to perform at our annual Open House!

Thank you to all of our Grand Friends who joined us last week!

4th grade hard at work this week with vertical boards! Love the teamwork & discussions from our Cougars! 💪🧠🐾

Cougar Nation: Please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection.

https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/newsletters/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-september-11-2026

Have a great weekend!

Always a great day when you start it with UT Tyler Baseball! 🦅🐾⚾️

👷‍♀️🏆 Golden Hard Hat Award! 🏆👷‍♂️ Last week's Golden Hard Hats went to 2 team members who go above and beyond to help build a stronger Clarkston! ❤️🖤 Thank you for showing what it means to be Built for This as you adapt, grow, and deliver for our Cougars each day! 🔨 Building excellence, one day at a time!

🥚🔬Mrs. Smith’s class learned about chemical changes with a hands-on egg experiment! Students observed an egg before and after heat and discovered that cooking it is a chemical change because it can’t return to its original form. 🧪 Best of all—they got to eat the experiment! 🍳😋

🔎👀 Authority Figures: FOUND! ✅ Our 1st grade Cougars took Social Studies on the move with an Authority Figure Scavenger Hunt around campus! 🐾 Students searched for the people who help lead, support, and keep our school running each day. ❤️🖤 Learning is always more fun when you get to explore! 🏫✨

5th grade detectives were hard at work this week-using properties of matter to find the guilty suspect! 🕵️‍♂️🧪

A huge thank you to Rose Heights & The Woods Baptist Church for loving on our staff this week! Donuts, drinks, and our monthly birthday cupcakes...YUM! 🍩🧁

Time for a Friday question! If you know our staff, you know some people had to get personal! 🤣 What are your thoughts, Cougar Nation?

Cougar Nation: Please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection.
https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/newsletters/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-september-3-2026
Have a great, 3-day weekend! We will see everyone back at school on Tuesday, September 8th!

🚀 Launching into Learning! 🐾🔬 Our 1st Grade Cougars put science into action by designing and testing their very own catapults! Students explored how parts work together as a system while connecting their learning to classifying objects. Building, testing, adjusting, and launching—science is always more fun when learning takes flight! 🎯✨

When morning car line starts with a rainbow over campus, you know it's going to be a great day! Let's rock today, Cougar Nation! 🎉🐾