News for the Nest

THIS WEEK

Monday, Oct 28 📖 Fall Book Fair Week! 📖

Tuesday, Oct 29 🎂Happy Birthday Adam Lucidi, 2nd Grade Teacher!🎂

Wednesday, Oct 30

Thursday. Oct 31

• Halloween Costumes allowed (info below)
• 7:45-4:30 🚌5th Grade Field Trip to Highland Lakes🚌

Friday, Nov 1 - NO SCHOOL - Diwali

Sunday, Nov. 3 🎂Happy Birthday Anne Galdo, Special Education Teacher!🎂

Looking Ahead

Nov 4 - 5th grade families: There's Only One Gorzycki info night at GMS, 5:30 pm

Nov 5 - Student Holiday - Staff Development/Election Day

Nov 7 - Picture Retakes

Nov 8 - 8:00 am Veteran's Day Program - visitors welcome

Thanks to your support, we have surpassed our goal of raising $65,000 in our Booster Fun Run! Each grade had a successful run on Friday. Many families joined us and we had an incredible day. Our top-earning class was Mr. Lucidi's 2nd grade class, so they turned me into a human sundae! I had a blast, but it may be a while before I enjoy Hershey's syrup again.

Our top six individual students who raised the most money last week participated in the Egg Challenge. They had a dozen eggs to crack - half hard-boiled and half raw - on our Assistant Principals! Mr. Myers and Ms. Phillips were great sports and even cracked the extra eggs on each other! All in all, we had a fantastic day. I sincerely appreciate your support and that of our community.

Children may wear Halloween costumes on October 31 if they choose. Items not allowed are:

• pretend weapons

• decorative face masks (face masks for health reasons are allowed)

• accessories you hold in your hand

Thank you to those who attended our Oct principal chat, where we shared our processes for discipline and behavior support.

Our next session is Dec 10 at noon. We will talk about all things STAAR - what is it? What do we do with the data? What topics are covered on STAAR? Everyone is invited to this interactive session with info, conversation, and Q & A.

Have you been to the Butterfly Garden on campus? Our fantastic Clayton Garden/Clean Up Club has been hard at work over the past few weeks! They have been picking up trash around campus, watering our many flowers and plants in the garden, and feeding the turtles at the Clayton Pond!

The 3 pumpkins that made it through our dry summer & fall were harvested on Monday, October 7th. They are on display in one of the glass cases outside of the cafeteria - be sure to check them out this week along with all those lovely Literary Pumpkins when you come visit your kiddo for lunch! Mrs. Walker and our fabulous parent volunteer Ms. Sharoon have prepped and planted broccoli, cauliflower, and garlic for the next round.

Here are some ways you can be involved:

1. Sign up here to join Mrs. Walker & Mrs. Phillips 1-2 Fridays per month after school. Student & parent volunteers are welcome. Sign up slots are limited.

   
   

2. Purchase items from our Clayton Garden Club wish list or drop snacks off at the front office & label them ATTN: Mrs. Phillips / Clayton Garden Club. Non-perishable items are preferred.

Sign up for our November 16th clean up day! We are looking for a few Clayton parents and 4th-5th grade students to get dirty weeding & removing old plants.

November Butterfly Garden Clean Up

Clayton parents and students are welcome to join us for the November Butterfly Garden clean up! We need your help to remove old plants, weeds, and grasses from areas around the Butterfly Garden so we can give new plants a chance to thrive! We are also looking for donations of snacks/beverages for the hard-working volunteers. Who: Clayton Parents & 4th / 5th grade students What: Butterfly Garden Clean Up Where: Clayton Butterfly Garden is located across from the 1st-5th grade playground (before the blacktop). When: Saturday, November 16th, 8AM - NOON Bring/Wear: Close-toed shoes or boots, gloves, hats, sunscreen. We have some tools and cloth gloves available to use if needed. Questions? Contact Mrs. Walker, annie.walker@austinisd.org

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Celebrate Clayton Spirit at Cordovan Art School! Get a jump start on holiday gift giving or just have have some fun painting with a friend. Ornaments and other holiday themed items with be available to paint. A great activity while the kids are out of school on November 5!

Come one, come all and sign your child up to be part of the parade of nations! Children will start our Culture Night festivities as they walk in a parade holding flags from their country and culture. All are welcome. Also don't forget to sign up to bring a dish to our Culture Night Potluck as your 'ticket' to the event. Finger foods are preferable Can't wait to see what people bring to our community table!

Sign up for a country booth and be a part of Clayton's Culture Night! We look forward to seeing all the amazing countries represented on Culture Night!

Yep, It is finally here! For those business owners out there, please sign up today for our sponsorship program and reach out to over 800 families in and around Circle C while supporting the Cardinals Education. This program year closes Nov 30th, 2024 to meet all deliverables so grab your spot today!

Follow the link HERE to view a selection of last year’s Texas PTA entries as examples! Any folder labeled “Primary” or “Intermediate” includes elementary entries.

Submission deadline is October 28, 2024

We are looking for people to join our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. Come be part of a group that is focused on making Clayton a place where people continue to feel like they belong! Reach out to dei@nanclaytonpta.org to get involved!

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