Cougar Connection Newsletter

A Note from Mrs. Cureton:

We've had a very busy week on campus! Our 4th & 5th grade students we able to join the East Texas Symphony Orchestra this week at Link Up for a unique opportunity thanks to our amazing school district! 

All of our students were able to celebrate Black History Month on campus today with a visit from the Soul Street Dance Company. See our Facebook page for highlights from this amazing performance! 

Looking forward to seeing all of our families at the PTA Sweetheart dance tonight and again at the Living History Museum on Thursday, 2/22!

PTA Valentine Dance: Friday, February 16th, 5:30-7:00. Please see the flyer below for time, & additional details. All students in attendance must be accompanied by an adult. Student dress at the dance must comply with Tyler ISD dress code. 

Living Wax Museum: We are honored to recognize Black History Month with our students as they present their research on a historical figure, of their choosing, at our Living Wax Museum on Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 5:30pm-6:30pm. See the flyer below for more details. Contact your child's teacher if you have any additional questions. Please make plans to join us!

2023-2024 Yearbook: Exciting news! We are starting orders for our campus yearbook! This year, the cover of our yearbook will be designed by one of our Clarkston students! If you would like to purchase a yearbook so that your student has a keepsake for the year and can collect signatures from classmates on the last week of school, you can order using the link below. Yearbooks will be delivered to students during the last 2 weeks of school (May 13-24). Online ordering ends April 8, 2024.

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Or... Yearbook ID Code: 15036024

Transfer Applications: The transfer window is now open. If your student is currently a transfer student at Clarkston and you would like them to attend school at Clarkston for the 24-25 school year, please fill out the Tyler ISD transfer application. Students currently on transfers  will be sent home this application and should return the application no later than March 1, 2024. If you have any questions about the transfer process or application window, please contact our front office. 

Have a great weekend!

-Sarah Cureton

Principal 

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…)

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....

February

16- Pizza by the Slice /PTA Valentine Dance (5:30-7)

22-Living History Museum 5:30pm

27- Spring Benchmark-RLA(3rd-5th)