The Bulldog 10.10.24

Note from Mrs. Lockwood

Another great week of teaching and learning! 2nd grade enjoyed a wonderful field experience at Woodland Gardens this week. Learning indeed happens beyond the walls of our building.

Families, thank you for your support in ensuring students arrive at school on time. Please continue to help us with this initiative. In the coming weeks, I will provide school-wide tardy data in my newsletter to encourage continued support.

Next Friday, I will host my first Coffee Chat of the year. Join me immediately following Community Circle. I look forward to sharing the overall good work happening at Clairemont including our achievement data, and instructional priorities. Following my Coffee Chat, our Title 1 teacher, Ms. Stacey Labouchere will host a Title 1 parent information session. I hope to see you there!

Parents and guardians, please be sure to check the Parent Portal today at 4:00 PM for your child's first progress report of the school year. This is a great opportunity to review their academic progress and stay informed about their achievements and areas for growth. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher.

Finally, I want to create awareness about new road safety measures shared by the City of Decatur Police Department. To ensure safe daily arrival and departure for our Clairemont students, cameras in some school zones throughout CSD will be installed. Pertaining to Clairemont, a camera will be added at the intersection of Clairemont Ave & Church St. Starting October 14th, if drivers travel above the 25 mph speed limit during designated times of the school day, a warning will be issued. Starting November 13th, speeding citations will be issued.

Events at a glance:

• Friday, October 11: Walk and Roll
• Saturday, October 12: Read-a-Thon Begins!
• Monday, October 14: Book Fair Begins!
• Tuesday, October 15: Literacy Family Night and Book Fair shopping, 5:30-7:00 *New date*
• Wednesday, October 16: PTA Meeting, 5:30-7:00
• Thursday, October 17: Fall Family Fun Night at Wilson Center, 5:30-6:30
• Friday, October 18: Coffee Chat with the Principal, 8:40

Each fall and spring Clairemont holds a Read-a-Thon where the goal is for your child to read as

many minutes as possible read each day. Any minutes read count – they can be minutes children

read to themselves or minutes that someone else reads to them! Each morning, the minutes from

the day before are counted and the classes from each grade that read and participate the most

will be announced to the whole school as the winners! The winning teachers will get the honor of

wearing a special reading cape the rest of the day!

The Fall 2024 Read-a-Thon starts on SATURDAY October 12 th and continues through minutes read

on Thursday October 17 th ! Your children will log their minutes on paper logs that you will receive

in your folders on Thursday.

Read-a-Thon is also one of the biggest fundraisers for the PTA. Funds that are raised help support

student activities, field trips, and fun upcoming community events such as Family Literacy Night,

Spring Carnival, Field Day, and more. Your child can ask family, friends, and neighbors to sponsor

them to encourage them to read as much as possible during Read-a-Thon. Sponsors can choose to

donate a flat amount or make a pledge to donate a certain amount for every minute read. If a

sponsor pledges to donate per minute, at the end of the week your child can tell them how many

minutes they read and the sponsor can donate the final amount. Pledge sheets will come home

on Thursday. You can send your sponsors the link or QR code below to make a donation, or

donations can be made via check made out to “Clairemont Elementary PTA.” If donating by check,

please have your child bring the check to school to give to their teacher:

https://clairemontpta.ptboard.com/formvw?store=5258&form=3&position=157455

If you have any questions, please contact Read-a-Thon chair Tamara Miller (tpmiller@gmail.com).

If you are interested in volunteering to count minutes read and/or sell books during the book fair,

please sign up at the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084EABAB2DABFA7-51837135-fall

Get ready to start reading, Bulldogs!

This Thursday, teachers were treated to lunch from Eckrich Farms, and the school was treated to a $1,000 donation from Eckrich and Donors Choose! Staff members showed off their college spirit to celebrate and started some friendly rivalries in the hallways!

Camera Club meets on the following Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:00 a.m.:

October 24th

November 7th

December 5th

Come and take pictures with us!

Cameras will be shared for those students who do not have a camera.

We will focus on a different topic each week (i.e. take pictures of different things each session).

Contact Sarah Wade to RSVP or if you have questions:

225-892-7007

sarahwade2013@gmail.com

Join us on Zoom for the monthly PTA meeting next Wednesday, October 16th at 5:30. Open to anyone interested in learning more about the work of the PTA! FInd the Zoom link on the Clairemont PTA website linked below.

Stay up-to-date with all the Clairemont PTA news and see pictures of our fun events by following the PTA on Facebook and Instagram. You can find all things Clairemont PTA, as well as the form to join, at the Clairemont PTA website.

A Season of Giving is a neighbor-led organization that brings joy to local children and seniors through gift-giving.

For Assistance: To apply for gift assistance, please complete our online application at Apply by October 31st. We are excited to support children through 12th grade again this year.

Sponsor a Gift: Donors can purchase gifts based on individual wish lists for children or seniors. If you would like to be a sponsor, please fill out the form at Sponsor.

Donate Directly: If you prefer, you can make a donation, and we will do the shopping for you. Simply Donate at our website!

Volunteer: We would greatly appreciate your help! If you're interested in volunteering, please go to Volunteer and sign up.

Need Help or Have Questions? If you encounter any issues with the forms or have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at aseasonofgivingdecatur@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support and generosity of the Season of Giving!