Only 2 days remain until the start of the 2024-2025 school year begins!
Monday, August 26th, 1st-12th grade children on the traditional calendar will fill the halls again.
Visit the Back To School page at:
www.johnston.k12.nc.us/backtoschoolbasics for any last minute questions.
We can't wait! 🌟
Please visit the link below for beginning of the year information. If you changed addresses over the summer, please attend the Information Fair at Clayton High School on July 29th from 1pm-7pm to be sure you have bus transportation for the first day of school. We hope our Explorers are having a great summer!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dsyxVwEWlwg6h7Jdzm8504qBWfc3DR8QchWDsL0I_2Y/edit?usp=sharing
Updated link for our 5th grade Promotion Ceremony!
https://youtube.com/live/pRf0VyjQdcg?feature=share
Our 5th grade promotion ceremony will be livestreamed from our school's YouTube channel. Feel free to share the link with family and friends who are unable to attend in-person. We will see you tomorrow at 9:30am to celebrate all of our students' accomplishments. https://youtube.com/live/RQhJzi4VeMU?feature=share
Happy Friday, Explorer Families! Can you believe that this is the last week of school? It has gone fast and we are so excited to celebrate our Explorers this week!
On Monday, the Kindergarten Ceremony will be at 9:30am and the 1st grade Ceremony will be at 2pm.
On Tuesday, the 2nd grade Ceremony will be at 9:30am. We will celebrate our EOG rewards for 3-5 students in the afternoon with a dunk tank and an EOG dance for the effort and perseverance they showed.
On Wednesday, the 4th grade Ceremony will be at 9:30am, and the 3rd grade ceremony is at 2pm.
On Thursday, we will honor our 5th graders at 9:30am. We will be sending out a livestream link for anyone who wants to watch the ceremony but is unable to attend.
Following ceremonies, all students will be checked out from classrooms if you want them to leave early.
Thursday is the last day of school for the year. We will be sending home report cards with students, and we will follow an early release schedule and dismiss at 1:55pm. Please be sure that you check the lost and found for any materials belonging to your student as they will be discarded this summer.
On Friday, buses will run a regular schedule for grades 3-5 students who signed up for EOG remediation and retesting. Check your child's report card envelope for information about retesting dates.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Attention 5th grade parents--tonight is the 5th grade dance from 5:30-7:30. Students can be dropped off and picked up through carpool. If your child does not have a ticket, walk in with your child to purchase and sign a permission form. Please arrive no later than 7:30.
Tomorrow will be the PTA's last Spirit Night of the year. Dine at Red Robin at White Oak to support our school. You can dine all day, but you must take the flyer or mention the fundraiser.
Welcome back, Explorers! SGA is excited to host Student Appreciation Week! See the flyer for details.
Good evening, Explorer families! I hope you have enjoyed the weekend. This week we will come together to showcase our learning this year. Grades 3-5 students will take the Reading and Math EOGs, and our full school will support them with our EOG spirit week. Please listen closely for details:
On Monday, our students will Rock the Test! Please wear musician or music inspired clothing.
On Tuesday, we will have Hats Off to Success with a school-wide hat day.
On Wednesday, we will support our students with a school-wide "prep rally!" Please wear your Explorer Experience team shirts.
On Thursday, we will Sock it to the Test by wearing crazy socks with Crocs! Students will take the Reading EOG.
On Friday, we will Be a Smarty Pants! Wear pajama or colorful pants!
On the days of EOGs, we need students at school by 8:55am. Late students will not be permitted to enter testing sessions once they begin. We encourage everyone to eat a hearty breakfast or get one for free from our school cafeteria.
We also will not able to dismiss students from testing sessions, which will run until 12:30pm.
On the days of testing, k-2 students will eat lunch in the classrooms, so we will not be able to accommodate families to come and eat lunch on those days. Thank you for understanding.
We are so excited to show everyone just how hard our Explorers have worked this year! Thank you for your support in these efforts!
More info will be sent on Sunday! See details for an EOG Spirit Week for all grades beginning on Monday!
Good evening, families! This is a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, May 16th, the Student Government is hosting our Explorer Talent Show in the school's cafeteria. Please note--the time of the talent show is 5:30pm. I gave the wrong time in my Friday message. The show will begin at 5:30pm. Tickets are $2 and will be sold at the door as a fundraiser for the student government. See you tomorrow!
Tonight at 7pm, our PTA will host a meet and greet to connect individuals for volunteer efforts. If you are looking for ways to connect to the school community, join the PTA at Boba Beans Bistro tonight at 7pm.
Happy Friday, Explorer Families! Thank you to all of the families who came out to support at the student-led conferences today. We hope you enjoyed talking with your child about their learning. Also, a huge shout out to our PTA for helping to serve our lunch today for teachers. This helped to end our teacher appreciation week on a high note.
Coming up next week, we will have our Excursion Field Trips. Each grade level has set criteria for how the students earn this trip, but it is the high reward offered through our school-wide positive behavior intervention system. Reach out to your child's teacher with any questions.
On Tuesday, be sure to attend our school's spirit night at the Hwy 70 Smithfield Chicken and BBQ from 5:30-7:30. You will need to provide the flyer when you order.
Also, please be sure to come out to our school's talent show on Thursday evening at 6pm. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased at the door as a fundraiser for our Student Government Association.
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers. We hope you are loved and pampered this weekend.
Good evening, Explorer Families!
This is just a reminder that tomorrow our students will host you for student-led conferences. Students will be available any time between the grade level's allotted time frame. We will not be able to permit you to classrooms early. The times are:
Kinder: 12-1pm
1st: 12:30-1:30pm
2nd: 10-11am
3rd: 1-2pm
4th: 2-3pm
5th: 1-2pm
Students are excited to share their learning with you.
Tomorrow is also our final day of Teacher and Staff Appreciation. We will be finishing our Explorers Eras Tour with Bejeweled day! You most likely will see our staff in sequins and shimmery attire. This is all part of our staff Grammy Awards. Please have your student join in with their formal attire if they would like for them to participate.
We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
A reminder for our rising Kindergarten event tomorrow at 5pm. If you have a student who turns 5 before August 31, join us for a fun event!
Our community is sponsoring a contest. Show our teachers some love!
A message for 5th graders attending Clayton Middle School: CMS band registration meeting will be Thursday, May 9 in the CMS cafeteria. We will have a representative from Edwards Music there to offer instrument rental contracts. Flyers went home with students today during the performance.
Happy Friday, Explorer families! Thank you to all of you who came out on Saturday for our Explorer 5k fundraiser! We were able to raise over $9500 for improvements to our school stage. What an amazing showing from our community! https://drive.google.com/file/d/18z6QtdH-ciyH8JERnSp8E9pwtAa5jEax/view
This week Explorers will have a quiet week. We will remain focused as we finish out our final weeks of learning this year.
If you have a rising Kindergarten student for next year, don't forget to get them registered. We will have our rising Kindergarten SPARK night on May 9th. We also will host student-led conferences for all grades on May 10th. Your child's teacher will provide you with specific times.
Have a great weekend!
Spirit Night TONIGHT at Hwy 55! Get some dinner or dessert to support our school!
Our Student Government is planning a talent show! We are looking for participants from students and families! Register today!
