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

🤠 It’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Tuesday, and we’re celebrating Coach Johnson and Ms. Clayton! 🌟 Coach Johnson keeps students moving and makes PE fun for everyone, while Ms. Clayton is always ready to help with technology and support our school wherever she’s needed. Together, they make learning active, engaging, and seamless for all! 🏃‍♂️💻✨
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Mrs. Utz's Pre-K class had a special guest reader from 4th grade last week! 📖 🎃 🍁

Congratulations to our staff & students of the month! 🎉🐾 Teacher:Serena Craft Paraprofessional: Annette Houston Pre-K: Ezra Craft Kinder: Daniela Daughtery 1st: Amina Hawkins 2nd: Melody Cedillo 3rd: JaKaylnn Ross 4th: Azalea Cisneros 5th: Hunter McCoy

Mrs. Graves' kindergarten conquered the candy corn challenge & marshmallow race last week! They are working hard & playing hard! 🎃

Fifth grade enjoyed their poetry cafe last week! Students inferred the theme of poems, using text evidence, while sipping on a cozy cup of hot chocolate! ☕️ 📖🐾

On Friday Mrs. Busby's kindergarten class went all in today with Halloween stations! 🎃 👁️ 🍬 🪱

A huge thank you to Connect Church Tyler for helping to fund our staff trick-or-treat bar! 🎃👻

Proof that creativity grows in patches! Our Pre-K artists turned pumpkins into masterpieces this week — no carving needed, just pure imagination. 🍂🖌️ #LittleArtists #PumpkinPerfection

Mrs. Johnson’s 5th graders took their circuit science unit to a *frightfully fun* level by creating their own haunted houses! 🏚️⚡ They used circuits and lights to bring their spooky designs to life—science has never been so *electrifying*! 🎃💡
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Our halls were filled with *storybook magic* today for our annual Book Character Parade! 📚✨ From superheroes to fairy-tale favorites, our students brought their favorite characters to life. What a *fang-tastic* way to celebrate reading and Halloween! 🎃👻
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Flashback Friday to our awesome PTA Fall Festival last week! Thank you to PTA, trunk or treat volunteers, Early College High School volunteers, & those that donated candy/baked goods--you guys helped make our event a huge success! 🎃🍁

Our students had a *spooktacular* time at today’s Halloween Behavior Party! 🎃 From pinning the skull on the skeleton to scooter soccer and festive fall tattoos, the fun was nonstop. Great behavior deserves *ghoulishly good* rewards! 👻🧡

Congrats to our Storybook pumpkin winners from the library!!! It was a super tight race and every entry was awesome!!

Cougar Nation: Please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection.
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Have a great weekend & good luck to our students participating in Punt, Pass, & Kick tomorrow!

A huge thank you to Diamond W Florals for hosting our staff social this month: A Fall Bouquet Bar! 💐

🎃📚 Our library shelves are filled with creativity! Clarkston students did an amazing job designing Book Character Pumpkins inspired by their favorite stories. From classic tales to new favorites, each pumpkin is a masterpiece that shows off our love for reading! 🍂✨ #ClarkstonReads #BookCharacterPumpkins #CreativityInBloom

🎶 Sound Travels in 2nd Grade! 🎶 Our 2nd graders had a blast exploring sound energy with a hands-on investigation using cups and string telephones! 📞✨ Students discovered how vibrations travel through the string, carrying sound from one cup to the other. They predicted, tested, and observed how tightening or loosening the string changed what they heard — true young scientists at work! 🔬💬 Seeing their excitement as they realized how sound moves through matter was music to our ears! 🎵👏 #ScienceInAction #2ndGradeScientists #SoundEnergy #LearningIsFun #STEMLearning #ClarkstonElementary #HandsOnScience

Mrs. Daniell's PK class is getting in on the Pumpkin Week 🎃 action! This week they used paint to create pumpkin art. 🎨

Ms. Graves' kindergarten crew rocking station time in reading & math! They have been fully engaged and working hard in their fall-themed stations. Way to go scholars! 🧠💪🐾