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

4th grade RACES their way to great writing! Mrs. Craft's class entered their room with a racetrack themed transformation to engage and motivate them through the writing process. Way to go 4th grade!

Ms. Graves' kindergarten explored the pumpkin life cycle this week! They were so excited to end their week with a real pumpkin! 🎃

Cougar Nation: Please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection.
https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-october-9-2025
Have a great, long weekend! See everyone on Tuesday!

Don't forget that the book fair starts Tuesday, October 14 in the Clarkston library. If you would like to purchase a gift card for your student to spend, click the link https://literati.com/store/?school=clarkston-elementary-school-tyler-tx

3rd grade and our 3rd-5th students in Mrs. Janessa's class really enjoyed their trip to the Tyler Civic Theatre to see The Miracle Worker! A huge thank you to the Tyler Civic Theatre and the Tyler ISD Social Studies department for hosting & sponsoring this opportunity!

🤠 It’s **Rootin’ Tootin’ Tuesday**, and we’re celebrating **Mrs. Craft** and **Ms. Gonzales** for all the incredible ways they make learning an adventure! 🌟 From their hard work to their big hearts, they’re the real stars of our Toy Story crew! 💫🎉
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Happy Instructional Coaches Day to Mrs. Beasley & Mrs. Smith! These 2 ladies go above and beyond to ensure our staff and students are supported daily. We appreciate them so much! ❤️🐾

🎸✨ Today was Rock Your School Day, and our teachers went all out to make learning come alive! From haunted houses and mad scientist labs to Toy Story adventures like Pizza Planet, Andy’s Room, and Star Command — every classroom was transformed into an unforgettable experience. 🚀💫 Our students were fully engaged, learning through creativity, excitement, and a whole lot of fun!
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Cougar Nation: please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection.
https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-october-3-2025
Have a great weekend!

More Rock Your School! 🎉🐾

WOW! Rock Your School Day is off to a strong start! Just a preview of the amazing things happening today. More pics and videos to come! Our staff is INCREDIBLE! They put all this together for our kids! ❤️🐾

We appreciate these 3 so much! Happy Custodial Appreciation Day! 🎉🐾

Book Fair next week! Bring your loved one to lunch & shop the book fair!

In honor of Deaf Awareness Month in September, you've got a friend in us! Clarkston is proud to be the regional day school for the deaf & hard of hearing!
https://youtu.be/5r3CujZV5XA

Mrs. Busby's kinder crew had an all things apple day this week! They tasted apples, explored the life cycle of an apple, and even experimented with different liquids on an apple! 🍎 🐾

Congrats to our students that completed the "Fall Into Reading" Challenge on Beanstack!!! They read 300 minutes each this month!! As a campus, we read almost 25,000 minutes!!! Cougar Readers are Leaders!!

🐥✨ Duck Races in 4th Grade! ✨🐥 Mrs. Craft’s class had a blast today racing through their reading with a fun Duck Races activity! 🚤🦆 Students worked together to: 📖 Read passages carefully ✍️ Create “think sheets” 💬 Share answers using sentence stems like “I think the answer is ___ because…” and “I agree/disagree because…” It was incredible watching them collaborate, explain their thinking, and cheer each other on with their duck teammates. 🏆💡 Way to go, 4th graders—you’re racing toward stronger comprehension and teamwork every day! 🌟👏 #DuckRaces #4thGradeReaders #TeamworkInAction #CraftsCrew

Mrs. Utz's Pre-K met Pumpkin Jack today! They explored the inside of the pumpkin and its life cycle. They are excited to watch Pumpkin Jack decay and sprout a new pumpkin! 🎃

Congratulations to our September staff & students of the month! 🎉🐾 Teacher: N'Kima Brownjng Paraprofessional: Laura Carrillo PK: Eleanor Dailey K: Caycen Caldwell 1st: Kason Williams 2nd: Samantha Sarver 3rd: Sydney Libby 4th: Illijah Lee 5th: Katherine Cooper

Ms. Browning’s 4th graders are trash-ketball champions this week— nailing science facts and free throws to score big before their test! 🧪🏀💥 #BrainsAndBuckets #ScienceReviewGame