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

🎉 Our first Leader Assemblies of the year were a big success! We celebrated our December Students of the Month, A Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll, and students with Perfect Attendance 🌟📚🎯. We also had lots of fun with the “Shake It Off” sticky note game 💃🕺. So proud of our students and their amazing leadership! 💙✨

🎭🎄✨ Our Drama Club did a fantastic job spreading holiday cheer by performing a Christmas play for our 3rd–5th grade students! 🎅⭐ The actors showcased their hard work, confidence, and creativity while bringing the story to life on stage. 🎶🎁 We are so proud of our Drama Club for sharing their talents and making the season extra special for our students! ❄️👏

Congratulations to our December staff & students of the month! 🎉 Teacher: Shari Busby Paraprofessional: Gracie Voyles PK: Avianna Martinez Kinder: Khloe Sprague 1st: Ada Valdez 2nd: Greyson Calhoun 3rd: Mohammed Abdulrahman 4th: Ricky Wilson 5th: Luna Sandoval

Our drama club performed their winter play for our 3rd-5th grade classes today! Kudos to all of our drama club members! 🎄

Cougar Nation: Please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection. https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-december-19-2025

Have a great Winter Break! We will see all students back on campus on Tuesday, January 6th!

Families: our Lost & Found is FULL! If you are coming for winter parties tomorrow, please make sure to stop by the Lost and Found to look for your students' missing coats! Any items left after tomorrow will be donated!

Don't forget to join us for our Winter Program @ Hubbard Middle School TONIGHT!
Program starts @5:45pm. Students should arrive, with parent/adult, between 5:15pm-5:30pm.
PTA will also have their holiday store set up for purchases if your student was not able to purchase items at school!

The Grinch's Lair was a busy place in 4th grade today! Kudos to our 4th grade team for this engaging room transformation! Fractions, SCRs, story elements, reading, and problem solving all came together to make a day of learning fun!

🤠 Rootin’ Tootin’ Tuesday shoutout! 🌟 Ms. Graves uses her kindergarten expertise to build strong young writers, while Ms. G’s flexibility and support help her PATH students succeed every day. We’ve got a friend in them! ✏️💛✨

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⛸️🎉 Did you miss it? Our students had a *skating good time* at the Paper Plate Ice Skating Behavior Party! Students who showed excellent behavior during November and December earned this fun celebration, complete with paper plate “ice skating” and a tasty snack at the end. 🧃🍪

👏⭐ Celebrating positive behavior helps motivate students, build confidence, and create a positive school community. We are so proud of our students for making great choices every day—way to skate into success! ⛸️🏆
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2nd & 4th grades had a great time watching the Caldwell Schoolhouse Rock performance & enjoyed Bergfeld Park afterward!

Cougar Nation: Please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection.
https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-december-12-2025

Don't forget--Winter Break Spirit Week next week, Winter Program 12/18-Hubbard MS @5:45pm, early release 12/19 @12:45pm.

Have a great weekend!

It's been a busy week, but we can't forget Rootin' Tootin' Tuesday from yesterday! This week we are celebrating Mrs. Freeman and Ms. Rosales and all the innovation and positivity they bring to Clarkston! 🤠🐾 https://www.canva.com/design/DAG7KJmy3wE/OYA1JASd4lsWXVHlvDGFFQ/watch?utm_content=DAG7KJmy3wE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h44ea77aa18

Cougar Nation: Please use the link below to access the weekly Cougar Connection.
https://tylerisd.edurooms.com/engage/clarkston-elementary-school/newsletters/cougar-connection-december-5-2025
Have a great weekend!

Congratulations to our November staff/students of the month! 🎉🐾 Teacher: Emma Parker Paraprofessional: Alyson Belle-Isle Pk: Harper Huggins K: Evelyn Martinez 1st: Cesar Saucedo 2nd: Lauren Mead 3rd: Phoenix Reynolds 4th: Madison Calhoun 5th: Juliana Smith

❄️✏️ Mrs. Daniell’s Pre-K class has been busy writing winter words all around the classroom! Our little learners are practicing their writing skills, building confidence, and having so much fun exploring new vocabulary. We’re so proud of their hard work and creativity! ☃️📚💙✨

It's always a great day when our "big kids" come to read to our Pre-K students! 📚 Thank you to Mrs. Craft for sending her fourth grade students to share books with our youngest Cougars. 🧠 💪

Help us decorate our library tree by sending a homemade ornament by December 12.

🎄✨ Coding Club has officially entered holiday mode! Our coders kicked off their Holiday Coding Projects this week, choosing between designing digital holiday greeting cards 💌, coding their own Christmas parade complete with floats and lights 🎅, or racing robot sleighs in the Sleigh Games 🛷. We’re so proud of their creativity, teamwork, and festive spirit—can’t wait to see these projects come to life! ❄️❤️ #CodingClub #HolidaySpirit #ChristmasCoding 🎁✨

🤠 It’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Tuesday, and today we’re celebrating two incredible team members — Ms. Bean and Ms. Audrey! 🌟 Ms. Bean is a dedicated PATH teacher who constantly advocates for her students and supports their academic and social growth. Ms. Audrey, one of our Pre-K Deaf Ed aides, is always flexible, stepping in wherever needed and showing outstanding leadership every day. Together, they help our campus shine! 💛✨
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