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

Help our celebrate our incredible teachers & staff next week! Participate in the celebration days below & send in a note of gratitude to them! ❤️🐾 https://forms.gle/zHVqfjoYnp9YFUTo7

In addition to all the fun of “J” for Jersey Day, Mrs. Busby’s Kindergarten class had an extra sweet reason to celebrate—they published their classroom book! 📚 To mark the occasion, students enjoyed Jell-O cups as they celebrated their hard work and creativity. Way to go, young authors! 🎉

Today was “J” for Jersey in our ABC Countdown, and our Pre-K and Kindergarten students showed up in style sporting their favorite jerseys! 🏈⚽🏀 It was so fun seeing all the team spirit across our campus. Tomorrow is “K” for Kindness 💙 Students will be spreading positivity by completing acts of kindness throughout the day!

Don't forget about PTA Game Night TONIGHT at 5:30 PM! Bring your family for a night of fun and games. 🎲 ♟️ 🃏

Leader in Me Club days are the best days! 🎨🏐🧘🪴🧱🎾✨🐾

Today was a sweet one in our Pre-K and Kindergarten ABC Countdown—“I” was for Ice Cream! 🍦 Our students had so much fun celebrating, and some of our Kindergarten classes even got creative with Mrs. Smith making puffy paint ice cream masterpieces. It was the perfect mix of fun and learning! We can’t wait for tomorrow—“J” is for Jersey, so don’t forget to wear your favorite jersey! 🏈⚽🏀

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the TJC Theatre Department for once again delighting our Pre-K through 2nd grade students with their wonderful performances of King Midas and the Golden Touch 👑 and Snow White 🍎 ! Our students look forward to this special visit each year, and your talented performers never disappoint. Thank you for bringing these stories to life in such a fun and engaging way—we truly appreciate this cherished tradition! 🎭✨

Today was such a special day on our campus! Our classrooms were filled with energy and excitement as high school students stepped in to lead **JA in a Day** lessons. They did an amazing job guiding our younger students through hands-on activities focused on real-world skills like money management, careers, and teamwork.

Our students loved learning from “big kids,” and it was incredible to see leadership, confidence, and connections being built across grade levels. We’re so grateful for the time and effort these high school volunteers poured into making today meaningful and fun! 💙

So many great pieces of art from our Cougars and fun at Tyler ISD's Artsfest! Be sure to swing by today & see Ms. Katie & Mrs. Alford! 🎨 🐾

Mrs. Brittain in 3rd grade is bringing *The Tiger Rising* to life in the most creative way! During their novel study, she showed off her artistic skills by transforming her classroom door into a fierce tiger 🐅and creating a display of the Kentucky Star Motel ⭐🏨—making the story jump right off the pages for her students.

*The Tiger Rising* by Kate DiCamillo follows a young boy named Rob who discovers a caged tiger in the woods behind a motel where he lives. As he forms unexpected friendships and faces his own emotions, the story explores themes of grief, courage, and the importance of letting feelings be felt. 🐅✨

Don't forget to join us at Tyler ISD's Arts Fest: TOMORROW--April 25th, 9am-2pm @ Legacy High School. Students all around the district--including our very own Cougars--will have artwork on display. Come have fun with us at this free family event!

Cougar Nation: Please use the week below to access the weekly Cougar Connection...end of the year event info inside!
https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-april-24-2026

Have a great weekend!

Today was **F for Friendship Day** in our Pre-K and Kindergarten ABC Countdown! 💛

Mrs. Busby’s Kindergarten class had so much fun creating colorful friendship bracelets, while Mrs. Utz’s Pre-K class shared their hearts by writing three ways to be a good friend and drawing pictures of themselves with their friends.

It was a sweet day filled with kindness, creativity, and celebrating the importance of friendship! 😊

**Looking ahead:** Monday is **G for Green**—don’t forget to wear green! 💚

A huge thank you to Clarkston PTA--they provided snacks for all staff and lunch for our test administrators in our last day of STAAR testing! We ❤️ our PTA! 🐾

We have so many awesome community partners that help pour into our kids! 4th grade visited CBS 19 news station and then took a trip to the bowling alley to experience force & motion in action! What a meaningful & fun field trip! 🚌🐾

Today was “E is for Exercise” in our Pre-K and Kindergarten ABC Countdown! Students came dressed in their athletic gear and headed outside to get moving while reviewing the letter E. 💪☀️ We loved seeing all the energy and excitement! Tomorrow we’re looking forward to “F is for Friendship Day!” 💙

2nd grade had a blast at the zoo-learning about animal life cycles and habitats! After a day of learning at the zoo, they returned to campus to witness part of their butterflies' life cycles with a release of their butterflies! Spring time brings so much science fun on our campus! 🐾

Our after school Mahjong Social was a great time of learning, laughter, and friendly competition! Teachers had the opportunity to learn how to play and try something new together. Congratulations to Mrs. Carrie Bailey for coming out on top as our Mahjong winner! 🀄🎉

🦋✨ Ms. Graves’ kindergarten class released the butterflies they’ve been watching grow over the past few weeks! From caterpillars to butterflies, students experienced the life cycle firsthand. Such a sweet (and a little bittersweet) moment as they watched them take flight! 🌸🦋

🍩🐝 D is for Donut Dash! 🐝🍩 Today was “D Day” in our ABC Countdown for Pre-K and Kindergarten, and it was full of fun, teamwork, and coding! Mrs. Busby and Mrs. Utz’s classes took on a Bee-Bot Donut Dash STEM challenge, where students worked together to code their Bee-Bots to reach a donut—without getting caught in the net! Students showed great problem-solving skills, teamwork, and perseverance as they tested and adjusted their codes. Even some of our 1st graders joined in on the fun during rainy indoor recess! ☔️💻 Learning + fun = a sweet success! 🍩✨