Greetings Parents and Community Members

Welcome back once again to Clark's Corner. I hope this message finds you and your family well and enjoying the wonderful weekend.

Highlights from Mr. Clark

Registration/Verification for Next Year - Last Thursday you should have received very important papers from the front office regarding next year. We sent home the Parent Intent Form, the Student Verification Form, and a note about our Confidential Placement Form. We need every parent/guardian to complete or review the Parent Intent Form and Student Verification Form as they are critical for our registration and staffing next year. We need to know if you are planning on returning and if the information we have in our computer system is accurate. The Confidential Placement Form is on our website and is available for any parent that has any critical or special considerations regarding scheduling. Not every parent may feel the need to complete this form, but it is there should you wish to provide this information for us. The homeroom teachers are currently working closely with the administration to build and balance classes for the most effective and successful grouping of children in homerooms next year. The first two forms should be returned to your homeroom teacher and should you wish to complete the last form, it will go back to the front office in the box mentioned on the form. 

Instructional Highlights:

• May Days - As it is mentioned below, I want to also say thank to you to the parent volunteers and the teachers for their efforts on our May Days. I believe these were a great success. The children (and many adults) had a wonderful time and learned a great deal about recycling, composting, aquatic habitat and life cycles, and many other topics. I am excited about adding days like this and our literary character parades and more to our culture as we continue to evolve and build a wonderful experience for your children.
• Instructional Planning Days - Over the next week and into the next week, we are repeating an activity we did in December where we are providing an opportunity for our teachers to have an entire day to plan and organize for the best possible instruction. Each day one grade level's homeroom teachers will have the entire day to reflect on the year, update our core beliefs, build and balance homerooms for next year, and complete any needed organizational activities to finish this year strong. The teachers will have substitutes and have planned engaging activities for the time they are out. They will all be in the building and take care of critical duties to make sure all of your children are safe, get a proper lunch, and get home safely at the end of the day.
• Honors and Recognitions - At the end of the year, we take time to honor and recognize your children for the many successes they have experienced over the year. Many of these honors and recognitions are listed in the student and parent handbook as well as in a Clark's Corner in January. Students may also have earned additional honors and recognitions from their teachers and the various clubs and/or extra-curricular activities. We will celebrate these during our last week of school. The upper grades will hold their events on Monday, May 21st. The primary grades will hold their events on the last day of school. Homeroom teachers and room parents are sending out detailed information. The specific schedules will also be posted on our DES Calendar.
• General Information - This Tuesday is our last Chick-fil-a Spirit Night of the year. I hope to see many of you there. Please take a minute to click on the link in the article below to complete the school survey. We are interested in hearing feedback from the community about the school, the instructional programs, and the many events from the year as well as your general feelings about this year. Your feedback is very important to us as we plan for next year.

Have a great week!