East Clayton Elementary School

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Happy Friday, Explorer Families! Here are some updates for the week ahead: On Monday, students will not have school in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. On Tuesday from 1:30-6:30pm, the PTA will host the community blood drive. Please come out to support the Red Cross. Also on Tuesday, the PTA will host a Spirit Night at Char Grill in Clayton. Please view your child's folder for flyers for both of these events. On Thursday, students in grades 3-5 will take the MVP assessment. Please be sure that students are at school on time for this assessment. Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday, Explorer Families! We hope that you are staying warm and safe during this winter weather event. Here's some updates for the week ahead. On Tuesday, January 14th, our PTA will host a general meeting at 5:30pm in our Media Center. Please come out to see how you can support our upcoming events. Mark your calendars for January 21st for the PTA's annual blood drive from 1:30pm-6:30pm. Visit the email for links with more information about how to volunteer or how to give blood. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44AFAF29A0FECE9-54150348-blood#/ https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Explorers Have a great weekend!

Happy New Year, Explorer families! We are so excited to welcome students back to school on Monday. For students in grades 3-5, we will be collecting information through Panorama surveys. Their responses give us information about their experiences at school and how we can improve and adapt to their needs. In order to participate in the survey, students need parent permission. Please click the link found in the email or via text to let your child's teacher know if they can take the survey for us. Thanks for your help as we always strive to create a strong experience for our Explorers! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMq5oEA356yq2c4LjLxnhWpDmCL-2qDfrjP03kAKmissQ6gQ/viewform See you all on Monday!

Good Afternoon, This is your principal Lauren Sabo contacting the parents of the riders of bus 173 regarding an incident that occurred during this morning’s commute. While at a bus stop during this morning’s commute, a parent of one of the riders accompanied their child while boarding the bus. During the process, while in conversation with the bus driver, the parent used profanity and addressed other students. While we know this is concerning, please know that no students or staff were hurt during the incident. The bus driver responded appropriately, taking the precautionary measures of contacting law enforcement to assist in the situation and to report the incident. Law enforcement is taking proper steps to handle the incident. Please know that we strive to ensure that you are informed of incidents like this and to assure you that Johnston County Public Schools is always committed to the safety and well-being of students and staff. Thank you and have a great evening!

Happy Friday, Explorer Families! We are preparing for our last week before winter break. Here's a look at the week ahead: Students who earned their PBIS points for the first semester will have their excursion trip to the Archer Lodge Park. If you received a field trip form from your child's teacher, please send that back if you would like your child to attend. Please be sure your child is dressed for the outside weather on the day of their trip. On Tuesday, our PTA will host a spirit night at Dairy Queen in Clayton from 5pm-close. Proceeds from the event will be used to buy a new popcorn machine. On Friday, students will have an early dismissal at 1:55pm. There will be no early check-outs past 1:15pm. We hope you and your family have a wonderful winter break and a joyous New Year. We will see students back at school on January 6th to start semester 2 of the school year!

Winter Wonderland tomorrow at 5:30! Book fair, music, crafts, vendors, and food trucks! We can't wait to see you!

Happy Friday, Explorer families! This is Mrs. Sabo with some news about our busy week ahead! This week our students will take their MAP assessments in all grades. MAP tests are used as a screener to determine if your students are making appropriate growth at their grade level. We will use the tests to adjust MTSS plans, AIR groups, and classroom instruction. 2nd grade will test on Monday; 3rd and 5th grade on Tuesday; 4th and 5th grade on Wednesday; 1st and 4th grade on Thursday. Our school's Book Fair is still happening during our Media classes. Your students will have one final week to shop for all of their favorites. The Book Fair will also be open on Thursday night during the PTA's Winter Wonderland event from 5:30-7pm. We will also have crafts, popcorn, food trucks, a DJ, and pictures with Santa. Be sure to come out to join in the holiday fun! Our PTA is still in search of volunteers for the event. Visit the site below or the East Clayton PTA's Facebook page for more information. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44AFAF29A0FECE9-53262750-winter?useFullSite=true#/ Don't forget our Winter Countdown spirit days. Students have had so much fun dressing up! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IWOIdqgy0gPmvlB6rsU0crGQB-FAA-MytLVSRlPJuqs/edit?usp=sharing Have a wonderful weekend! We hope to see you on Thursday night!

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We have lots of current opportunities for volunteerism, and we would love to have you help our school! Please see the list of opportunities at the link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MTcirYJgTqo3HijlRhQw3rEv7q0CePNropYOKmOE0Ik/edit?usp=sharing

The Book Fair starts today! Scholastic has made it easy for students to shop with the eWallet option. Students can shop without cash during their scheduled Media enhancement time. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/eastclaytonelementaryschool

We hope you had a wonderful holiday break! We are still need of volunteers (level 1 only) for our Book Fair beginning this week. See you tomorrow! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44AFAF29A0FECE9-53456339-book

Happy Friday, Explorer Families! Here are a couple of reminders for our very short week ahead. Please send any Disguise a Turkey projects to school on Monday. Students will complete their "Gobble Wobbles" and view all of the projects around the school on Tuesday. We hope you have fun creating this with your child. You will be receiving a Countdown to Winter Break in your child's folder this week. We will have some fun spirit days when we return. Please remember to follow both East Clayton Elementary and East Clayton PTA on Facebook. Our PTA has lots of opportunities now to get involved . We are in need of volunteers for the Book Fair, and to cover duty-free lunches for teachers. Visit the Facebook page for more information. As a reminder, students will be out for Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week. We wish your family a very happy Thanksgiving, and will count the Explorers at the top of our thankful list on Thanksgiving day. Have a wonderful break.

Please sign up to help as a volunteer at a book fair. Individuals would need to be a Level 1 Volunteer. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E44AFAF29A0FECE9-53456339-book

Happy Friday, Explorer families! Here are some updates for the week ahead! We have a lot going on with our PTA. Be sure that you have made your family's membership donation. We also are continuing our fundraiser with School Store. Visit the PTA section of website for more information. Also, mark your calendars for Spirit Night at Hwy 55 on Tuesday from 5pm-8pm. Also, the PTA will be hosting a general meeting on Thursday at 5:30pm in the Media Center. Stop by to learn how to get involved. Have a great weekend!

Vivi Perry, is our first Character Education Award recipient for November! 🥳 A fifth grader at East Clayton Elementary, Perry is recognized for her dependability. She is not only reliable in her own efforts, but also displays a positive attitude and willingness to assist others. The motto at East Clayton Elementary is to prepare, adapt, and succeed. Perry embodies these values every day as an Explorer, and her efforts have not gone unnoticed. Way to go! 👏 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Happy Friday, Explorer Families! Here are some updates for the week ahead: On Monday, students will not have school in observance of Veteran's Day. We want to thank all veterans and military service members on our staff and in our community. All of us appreciate and thank you for the work that you do. Be on the lookout for some items that have come home with your child. You should have received a packet from the PTA regarding our current School Store fundraiser. Please sign up your child to help support our school. We also ask that all families join the PTA. Joining the PTA is small donation that helps our PTA operate. They do a lot to support our students, teachers, and community, and this membership fee allows the work to continue. Finally, we hope you received our Disguise a Turkey family craft activity. We hope that you choose to participate and have fun with this family craft. We will place these on display for our classes to do a "Gobble Wobble" to view everyone's work. Reach out to your child's teacher with any questions. Have a great weekend!

Good evening, Explorer Families! This year, our school is participating in a unique fundraising program with Art To Remember that gives you the opportunity to purchase keepsake items with your child's artwork on them. The best part is that every keepsake order supports our school! Don't miss out! Now is the time to place your order! These items make great gifts for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and any other important person in your child's life. The deadline to order is Friday, November 8th. Go to ArttoRemember.com to order today! Contact Mrs. Chmelo with any questions. Thank you for supporting the arts at East Clayton! Don't forget that there is no school on Tuesday due to Election Day. See you tomorrow, Explorers!

Happy Friday, Explorer Families!  This is Mrs. Sabo with some updates for our busy week ahead. On Monday, our school will begin our Red Ribbon Spirit Week.  Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign held annually in October in the United States to raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse and violence prevention, where people wear red ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to a drug-free lifestyle.  Please view the attached flyer to see how we will celebrate each day. Also on Monday, our grades 3-5 students will take their MVP assessments for Reading for the 1st quarter.  These tests are aligned to the EOG, and let us know how well students are mastering the grade level standards for the year.  On Wednesday, students will take the MVP for Math.  Please be sure students are on-time for these tests as we will begin first thing in the morning.   Teachers will communicate these results with you when we receive them.  On Tuesday, students will bring home their 1st quarter report cards.  If you have any questions about your child’s progress, please schedule a conference with the teacher. On Thursday, students in K-1 will participate in a costume parade at 9:15am.  Students in grades 2-5 will follow the Red Ribbon Week theme, “dress like what you want to be when you grow up!”  Please be sure all costumes are school appropriate.   On Friday, we will host our first Explorer Experience for the year.  East Clayton’s school culture is grounded in a team approach called, “The Explorer Experience.”  Teams gather monthly at The Explorer Experience assemblies to celebrate the hard work academically, socially, and emotionally.  For this event, we will highlight students for September who showed self-discipline, and for October who showed responsibility.  These traits follow our STRONG model for school-wide expectations.   Your child’s teacher should reach out to you if your child is getting an award, and we would love for you to attend.  Just a warning though, sometimes we get loud with excitement!  Students all received their team Explorer Experience shirt, courtesy of the PTA, and should wear this shirt on Friday.   We can’t wait to celebrate a fun week.  Have a wonderful weekend! 

JCPS wrapped up the 2023-2024 school year ranked 35th in the state overall! 💪 Now we are future-focused on our 2029 goal of being in the top 20% in the state. With the best teachers, students, and parents giving their all, we will get there! 📚🏫🎓 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS