MUSTANG NEWS

Happy Friday!

Welcome back mustang families! I hope that you enjoyed your holiday break with your family members and loved ones. This past week, our Beta members competed at the Beta Convention in Savannah, Georgia. I am pleased to share that our students walked away with (5) awards! I am so proud of our students! Special shout out to our club sponsors and our parents for your support!

Student's 13.5-week progress report will post on Friday, November 18th just as we departed for Thanksgiving break. If you haven't already done so, please log into your Parent Portal to monitor your child's academic performance. If you have questions or concerns pertaining your child grades or progress, please contact his/her teacher immediately.

Please be reminded that December 6th is a Remote Learning Day in Fulton County Schools due to a statewide run-off election. The day originally was slated to be an in-person school day. A majority of Fulton County schools serve as polling sites, and this decision will keep students and staff safer. Since the run-off election is expected to draw high voter turnout, there will be a large number of outside visitors to our campuses. The additional traffic can also create campus congestion with packed parking lots, which can affect buses and car rider lanes. All teachers will communicate the remote learning day assignments to students at Cliftondale on December 5th.

Holiday parties are coming soon! Please expect a communication from your child's teacher this week. As we approach the upcoming holidays, it important to remind parents and families that candy, desserts, baked goods (store bought/homemade), or any other edible items are not to be sold or distributed at school or on the bus unless approved in advance by school administration. Per our Student Code of Conduct, students who do not adhere to this expectation are subject to disciplinary action for violation 7A: Failure to Follow Rules and all candy or food items will be confiscated. Please discuss this expectation and possible consequences with your student(s) as this will be taken very seriously. This is due to recent national and state reports about students sharing edible items and synthetic medications with other students that contain very harmful substances.

Please know that taking this measure will help us maintain a safe environment for all students. You can help us protect your student(s) by requesting that they not eat anything given to them by another person, anything that they have not brought from your home or anything not in its original sealed package.

Lastly, we will not have Mom's on the Move or Dad's on Duty for December. See you in January!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out at any time cantya@fultonschools.org.

Kind Regards,

Principal Canty

The holidays are fun for us all! To add to the fun, we created a holiday spirit calendar. Feel free to allow your mustang to join in on our daily holiday attire themes.

Tuesday, December 6 will become a Remote Learning Day in Fulton County Schools due to a statewide run-off election. The day originally was slated to be an in-person school day. A majority of Fulton County schools serve as polling sites, and this decision will keep students and staff safer. Since the run-off election is expected to draw high voter turnout, there will be a large number of outside visitors to our campuses. The additional traffic can also create campus congestion with packed parking lots, which can affect buses and car rider lanes. All teachers will communicate the remote learning day assignments to students at Cliftondale on December 5th.

Our PTA is hosting a Membership Drive, and all mustang families are encouraged to join! The membership drive is December 1st-December 12th. PTA will sponsor the holiday party for the class with the most memberships for the 2022-2023 school year. Please review the attached flyer for additional information. CLICK HERE TO JOIN PTA

Also, our PTA is looking to host a holiday dance party for our students, and we need you! In order for this event to be a success, we need parent volunteers. Please use the link provided to sign up to volunteer for this event. CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

Please review Cliftondale's 2022-2023 School-Family Compact, Parent-Family Engagement Plan as well as Fulton County School's Parent-Family Engagement Plan by CLICKING HERE. Parents, school staff, and students partnered together to jointly develop the School-Family Compact and school Parent and Family Engagement Plan (PFEP). This was done through input collected from feedback forms, surveys, and input meetings held annually in the spring. The School-Compact explains how families and teachers will work together to make sure all students reach grade-level standards at Cliftondale Elementary School.

All students above 10 years of age and their parents/guardians are asked to digitally sign the School-Family Compact in the Infinite Campus Parent/Student Portal. Your digital signature acknowledges you have received, read, and agree to the School-Family Compact. read, received and agree to the School-Family Compact. If you have questions about Title I or need assisting with acknowledging receipt of the Title I documents, please contact our Parent Liaison, Ms. Hope Render at 470-254-3040 or by email at renderhh@fultonschools.org

Thank you to the many parents that attended our Title I Technology Workshop this past week. Unable to attend? No problem! The full presentation is linked for you here. After reviewing the presentation, we welcome your feedback through the Evaluation Survey Link. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to the many parents that attended our Title I Literacy Workshop on October 5, 2022. Through this session, we discussed with parents how kids learn to read and how parents can support their child develop into a strong reader. Unable to attend? No problem! The full presentation is linked for you here. After reviewing the presentation, we welcome your feedback through the Evaluation Survey Link. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

The Georgia Department of Education welcomes your feedback and comments regarding the proposed K-12 English Language Arts Standards. Upon adoption by the state board, these standards will be implemented in the 2024-25 school year after a year to train teachers, communicate with parents, and update assessments in line with the new standards.​

• Survey for Feedback on the K-12 English Language Arts Standards
  (Please review the standards for grade bands listed below, before providing your feedback.)

The survey will be posted beginning 11/3/2022, through 12/5/2022. The survey will close at 5:00 PM EDT on 12/5​/2022.

If you have questions regarding the survey or standards, please contact Dr. Breanne Huston, English Language Arts Program Manager, Georgia Department of Education at bhuston@doe.k12.ga.us.

As a reminder, you may also send written feedback or comments regarding Georgia's K-12 English Langua

• December 5th: Mass Vision/Hearing Screenings
  -All 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students will complete vision screens. All 1st and 3rd grade students will complete the hearing screenings also.
• December 6th: Election Day/Remote Learning Day
• December 7th-9th: Holiday Concert
  -2nd-3rd grades: December 7th at 8:30 am
  -4th-5th grades: December 8th at 8:30 am
  -KK-1st grades: December 9th at 8:30 am
• December 8th: Kindergarten Field Trip: Zoo Atlanta
  
• December 12th: School Spelling Bee
• December 12th: District 4 Community Meeting at Wolf Creek Elementary at 6:00 pm
• December 15th: Classroom Winter Celebrations
• December 14th: 1st Grade Field Trip: Puppetry Arts Center
• December 15th: FCS Board Meeting
• December 16th: Last Day of First Semester
• December 19th-January 2nd: Winter Break

Are you registered for your Campus Parent Portal Account? If not, 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

Fulton County Schools (FCS) remains committed to communicating updates and/or changes to COVID-related protocols within the district. Maintaining face-to-face instruction is a top priority for our district. Fulton County Schools will conduct case investigations and contact tracing for positive cases only. Parents should report only positive cases to the Parent portal. Do not submit a report if you are waiting on a pending test result or for an exposure/direct contact. Fulton County Board of Health Case Investigators, FCS School Nurses and FCS Case Investigators will response to student and staff cases. Please be safe, and as always: Do not come send your child to school sick. If your child tests positive, please keep he/she home and isolate (follow the guidance provided by the Case Investigators and your provider). Please submit the positive test results via the PARENT PORTAL

In order to help keep our scholars healthy, we are asking all families to monitor any signs of illness in their children. In the document below, you will find several common childhood illness, symptoms, and guidance how to treat.

Looking for Cliftondale Spirt Wear? Then look no further! Visit our PTA's School Store for all spirt ware and uniform needs.

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: Mrs. Everett - everettba@fultonschools.org

Parent Liaison: Ms. Render- renderhh@fultonschools.org

School Social Worker: Dr. Carver- carvera@fultonschools.org