September 11, 2022
Greetings Mustangs!
Sunday, September 11th, 2022 marks the 21 year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in suburban Pennsylvania. Today is Patriot Day which serves as a day of remembrance of the lives lost on that September morning.
Sunday, September 11th is also Grandparents Day! We are all grateful for the love, support, and wisdom of our Grandparents.
THANK YOU so much for all of our moms and dads that volunteered on Wednesday! We appreciate your support! If you missed it, no worries! Moms on the Move and Dads on Duty will the first Wednesday of each month. Our next volunteer opportunity will be on Wednesday, October 5th and we are looking forward to see you there.
LUNCH IS NO LONGER FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS. Parents must load money on their student’s account for meals and/or extra sales, view account balances and purchase history, and set up low-balance reminders by visiting www.mypaymentsplus.com. If your child previously received free or reduced lunch, please make sure to complete a School Lunch Application for your household. Applications must be completed each year. Students' Free/reduced lunch benefits will end on September 16th for any households that previously benefited from the services and haven't completed a new application. Parents will be expected to pay the full amount as of September 19th.
In addition, Cliftondale continues to receive funding as a Title I School. These funds support with student instruction, improve instructional strategies, and increase family engagement. Our Title I status is determined annually by the number of families participating in our free/reduced lunch program. We need your help Mustang-Parents! All we need is for you to complete a School Lunch Application for your household.
Did you know our first 4.5 week progress report will post this Friday, September 16th? Progress reports will be accessible via the Parent and Student Portal in Infinite Campus. Progress reports are posted every 4.5 this school year. If you have questions pertaining your child's grades or academic progress, please contact your child's teacher.
Haven't registered for your account yet? REGISTER TODAY! Everything you need as a parent is contained in the parent portal. You can monitor your student's grades throughout the school year, review your child's schedule, download progress reports and report cards, update your contact information, register other students within your household, withdrawal your student and so much more! If you already have an account, you do not need to register again. New users should contact our Data Clerk, Ms. Allen at allenk3@fultonschools.org
Morning arrival is 7:00 am-7:40 am. Students arriving after 7:40 am will be marked tardy as the instructional daily begins promptly at 7:40 am. Students should not be dropped off prior to 7:00 am.
Parents are asked to use the designated car rider loop for morning drop off. For the safety of your child, please refrain from releasing your students from the parking lot to run across the street. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.. Students should only be released from your vehicle through the car rider loop where designated staff members are available to support your child with safely exiting your vehicle. Please also be cautious of other students exiting from their parents’ vehicles and our staff members.
Lastly, our PTA is looking for devoted leaders to serve on our Executive Board. We are looking for a president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary. Additional information can be found on the attached flyer. If you would like to express interest in joining the Executive Board, please complete the interest survey by scanning the QR Code on the attached flyer or click the link below. Nominations are being accepted now through September 23rd. Paid PTA members will vote on September 27th during curriculum night for each board seat. Parents looking to join PTA should use the provided link to access our membership hub.
Interest Survey: https://bit.ly/2223CESPTAEBoard
To become a PTA member: https://bit.ly/CES_PTA
Kind Regards,
Principal Canty
Fulton County Schools (FCS) district leaders are committed to hearing about parents’ experiences with Summer Learning 2022. In keeping with this commitment, we are now offering a Summer Learning Survey to gather the insights about your children’s learning experiences this summer why you may or may not have chosen for your child attend Summer Learning.
This survey is for ALL parents of invited students, whether or not your child attended summer school.
The FCS Summer Learning Survey will be available to parents from August 22nd through September 9th. You can access it through the QR code below or on the FCS website.
Please note that you do not need to take this survey if you already completed a survey in July about your children’s Summer Learning experiences OR if your child was not invited to participate in Summer Learning 2022.
Principal: Mrs. Canty- cantya@fultonschools.org
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Long- longt@fultonschools.org
Curriculum Support Teacher: Yazmin Hicks- hicksz@fultonschools.org
School Counselor: Dr. Ford- fordb@fultonschools.org
Instructional Support Teacher: Dr. Shabo- shabog@fultonschools.org
K-2 Literacy Coach: Mrs. Kalista- kalista@fultonschools.org
3rd-5th Grade Literacy Coach: Ms. Johnson- johnsonkr1@fultonschools.org
Math Coach: Ms. Billingslea- billingsleac@fultonschools.org
Parent Liaison: Ms. Render- renderhh@fultonschools.org
School Social Worker: Dr. Carver- carvera@fultonschools.org