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

Wishing our UIL contestants the best of luck today! 📚✏️🧑‍🏫

Weekly Cougar Connection: https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-march-20-2026

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Daniell’s Pre-K class is loving their new literacy stations, building early reading skills through hands-on, engaging activities! 📚✨ It’s amazing to see our youngest learners growing as readers every day! 💛

🤠 Our Rootin’ Tootin’ Tuesday post is a few days late, but we couldn’t miss celebrating these two amazing team members — Ms. Fry and Ms. Moore! 🌟 Ms. Fry works tirelessly for her students and is always growing in her craft, while Ms. Moore keeps everything organized and ensures students and families are supported every step of the way. We’re so thankful for the impact they make on our campus each day! 💛✨
https://www.canva.com/design/DAHEZQrX51o/DeeGI0y3ljpoZsmmRMHWew/watch?utm_content=DAHEZQrX51o&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h9efe31356d

Mrs. Freeman’s 5th grade reading students are building deeper comprehension using hexagonal thinking to make connections between paired passages. 📚🧠 Students are linking ideas and explaining their thinking while collaborating with peers—great work, readers! 👏✨

Lucky to Learn! 🍀🌈 Mrs. Busby's kindergarten class wrote about why they're lucky and created their own ‘Over the Rainbow’ masterpieces!

🍩📊 Data & Donuts! Families joined us to hear students share their data binders and celebrate their growth from the school year. When students understand and explain their own data, they build confidence and take ownership of their learning! 📚✨

Weekly Cougar Connection: https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-march-6-2026

Have a great spring break! See everyone Monday, March 16th!

🤠 It’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Tuesday, and we’re celebrating two more of our amazing Toy Story stars — Ms. Payne and Ms. Electra! 🌟 Ms. Payne has been incredibly flexible as a long-term sub, working in small groups to close academic gaps and boost student success, while Ms. Electra ensures her students always have full access to learning through her dedication as a Deaf Ed interpreter. We’re so thankful for the heart and commitment they bring to our campus each day! 💛✨
https://www.canva.com/design/DAHC7fL6Nv8/98ZmBlb2pJgka_ZXq9nhwQ/watch?utm_content=DAHC7fL6Nv8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h5a7d765f42

Congratulations to our February staff & students of the month! 🎉🐾 Teacher: Hannah Utz Paraprofessional: Laura Gonzales Pre-K: Andrea Molina Kinder: Nidia Santos 1st: Ezekiel Long 2nd: Valerie Shackelford 3rd: Dekarrin Madden 4th: Ayanna Garcia 5th: Duncan Dickson

Help us celebrate Read Across America week with some fun activities March 2-6!

Weekly Cougar Connection Newsletter: https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-february-27-2026

Have a great weekend!

📚✨ In Case You Missed It… Our Living History Museum! Students researched influential African-American historical figures, created trifold projects, and delivered speeches—many even dressed the part! As families toured, students confidently shared their learning and brought history to life. Thank you to our amazing parents and families for helping with projects, practicing speeches, and supporting this special event! 👏🏽✨

In case you missed it! 😮‍💨

Ms. Katie’s 5th grade art students have been hard at work using clay to design and create their own functional whistles! This unique art form dates back thousands of years, giving students the opportunity to connect their creativity with history while learning new techniques in sculpture and design.

Even more impressive, this is a higher-level project typically introduced in middle school — and our 5th graders are rising to the challenge beautifully. Their focus, problem-solving, and craftsmanship have truly been on display throughout this hands-on experience! 🎨👏
https://www.canva.com/design/DAHBzFcyHJY/njgF3D6DOqQz6KJ33UVOMA/watch?utm_content=DAHBzFcyHJY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h1794e8cb20

✏️📚 Ms. Graves’ kindergarten class took their writing to the next level today! Using picture writing prompts, students carefully studied the images and turned their ideas into complete sentences. 🖼️➡️📝 It was amazing to see their creativity come to life as they transformed what they saw into written words. We are so proud of these growing writers! 🌟👏

Today our Student Lighthouse Team took time to lead with heart 💙 They wrote handwritten notes of gratitude to our 3rd–5th grade teachers, thanking them for the time, encouragement, and belief they pour into our students every single day. They also shared words of affirmation with their peers as they prepare for tomorrow’s district reading benchmark. When students encourage teachers… and students encourage students… that’s leadership in action. We are proud of our leaders for reminding everyone: ✨ You are prepared. ✨ You are capable. ✨ You can do hard things. Let’s go show what we know tomorrow! 📚💪 #StudentLeadership #LighthouseLeaders #Gratitude #WeCanDoHardThings #ReadingReady

3rd-5th grade families: ALL 3rd-5th students take the Reading Benchmark tomorrow! Students will start testing right at 8am.
Please make sure your student:
--gets a good night's rest
--eats breakfast (free breakfast, daily, at school, 7:00am-7:45am)
--arrives at school NO LATER THAN 7:50am

Thank you for supporting your student in a successful day of testing tomorrow!

It's Week 2 of our Read-A-Thon! 🎉 We have hit $5,000 this past week and our goal is $6000. Here’s how you can help us hit our goals:
Step 1: Register your reader: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/oGNrpS/1?utm=email
Step 2: Share their page so friends and family can donate toward our library books.
Every reader who joins helps us read more, raise more, and earn awesome rewards. Let’s make Week 2 BIG! 📚💙
@myreadathon #ReadRaise #MyReadathon

🏒❄️ Coding Club is bringing the Winter Olympics to life! 🇺🇸 Students built their own hockey goals and sticks, then are coding their Dash and Dot robots to maneuver across the rink and score a goal! We love seeing their creativity and problem-solving in action. 💡 #CodingClub #STEMInAction