MUSTANG NEWS

Happy Sunday!

What a great week we had last week! As you know, we are #FullSTEAMAhead with STEAM at Cliftondale! This week, our teachers engaged in professional development sessions with our STEM Specialist for FCS, Mrs. Ford. In addition, we had an awesome PBL (Problem-Based Learning) kickoff pep rally, and students began working on their year-long project. It was awesome! Please enjoy the pictures from this week and ask your mustang about their project.

We are excited to host Trunk R Treat here at Cliftondale for our students on October 27th. Our students and staff are looking forward to this joyous event as a community! We need your help! We need CANDY DONATIONS. If you can, please send in store purchased nut-free candy for our students. We appreciate your continued support!

Grades are posted weekly for all students. If you have questions pertaining your child's grades or academic progress, please contact your child's teacher. If you did not have the opportunity to meet with your child's teacher, please reach out to your child's teacher. We are happy to accommodate conference requests at any time.

Haven't registered for your account yet? REGISTER TODAY! Everything you need as a parent is contained in the parent portal. You can monitor your student's grades throughout the school year, review your child's schedule, download progress reports and report cards, update your contact information, register other students within your household, withdrawal your student and so much more! If you already have an account, you do not need to register again. New users should contact our Data Clerk, Ms. Allen at allenk3@fultonschools.org

JUST A REMINDER.... As we approach the upcoming holidays, it important to remind parents and families that candy, desserts, baked goods (store bought/homemade), or any other edible items are not to be sold or distributed at school or on the bus unless approved in advance by school administration. Per our Student Code of Conduct, students who do not adhere to this expectation are subject to disciplinary action for violation 7A: Failure to Follow Rules and all candy or food items will be confiscated. Please discuss this expectation and possible consequences with your student(s) as this will be taken very seriously. This is due to recent national and state reports about students sharing edible items and synthetic medications with other students that contain very harmful substances.

Please know that taking this measure will help us maintain a safe environment for all students. You can help us protect your student(s) by requesting that they not eat anything given to them by another person, anything that they have not brought from your home or anything not in its original sealed package.

Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping all of our students safe at school!

Kind Regards,

Principal Canty

Please review Cliftondale's 2022-2023 School-Family Compact, Parent-Family Engagement Plan as well as Fulton County School's Parent-Family Engagement Plan by CLICKING HERE. Parents, school staff, and students partnered together to jointly develop the School-Family Compact and school Parent and Family Engagement Plan (PFEP). This was done through input collected from feedback forms, surveys, and input meetings held annually in the spring. The School-Compact explains how families and teachers will work together to make sure all students reach grade-level standards at Cliftondale Elementary School.

All students above 10 years of age and their parents/guardians are asked to digitally sign the School-Family Compact in the Infinite Campus Parent/Student Portal. Your digital signature acknowledges you have received, read, and agree to the School-Family Compact. read, received and agree to the School-Family Compact. If you have questions about Title I or need assisting with acknowledging receipt of the Title I documents, please contact our Parent Liaison, Ms. Hope Render at 470-254-3040 or by email at renderhh@fultonschools.org

• October 24th-28th- Red Ribbon Week
• October 26th: Fall Retakes (Individual Pictures)
• October 27th: Trunk R Treat 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
• November 1st: 5th Grade Field Trip: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• November 2nd: Moms on the Move/Dads on Duty
• November 3rd: Kindergarten Field Trip: Southern Belle
• November 8th: Election Day/Digital Learning Day for Students
  November 11th: Veteran's Day
  
• November 11th-November 18th: Book Fair
• November 15th: Kindergarten Field Trip: Zoo Atlanta
• November 16th: PK-2 Grades Holiday Luncheons
• November 17th: 3rd-5th Grades Holiday Luncheons
• November 17th: FCS Board Meeting
• November 18th: 13.5 Week Progress Check (Posted via the Parent Portal)
• November 21st-25th: Thanksgiving Holiday - School Closed
• December 2nd- Mustangs on the Month
• December 5th: Mass Vision/Hearing Screenings
• December 6th-8th: Holiday Concert
• December 7th: Moms on the Move/Dads on Duty
• December 12th: School Spelling Bee
• December 13th-15th: Winter Celebrations
• December 14th: 1st Grade Field Trip: Puppetry Arts Center
• December 15th: FCS Board Meeting
• December 16th: Last Day of First Semester
• December 19th-January 2nd: Winter Break

On Friday, October 14, 2022, Dean, Dr. J. Fidel Turner, and the School of Education Faculty/Staff at Clark Atlanta University invited Partners-In-Education, Community Partners, Clark Atlanta University Administrators/Personnel and Young Scholars of the Horizons Atlanta Clark Atlanta University Program to partake in the dedication of The John Amos Redmon Demonstration Classroom. Israel Young, a Horizons Atlanta Clark Atlanta University Young Scholar and 4th grade student at Cliftondale Elementary School, wonderfully participated in Clark Atlanta's “Dedication” as one of the FIRST children to actually experience our John Amos REDMON Demonstration Classroom! AWESOME JOB ISRAEL! The Mustangs are so proud of you!

Are you registered for your Campus Parent Portal Account? If not, REGISTER TODAY! Everything you need as a parent is contained in the parent portal. You can monitor your student's grades throughout the school year, review your child's schedule, download progress reports and report cards, update your contact information, register other students within your household, withdrawal your student and so much more! If you already have an account, you do not need to register again. New users should contact our Data Clerk, Ms. Allen at allenk3@fultonschools.org

Fulton County Schools (FCS) remains committed to communicating updates and/or changes to COVID-related protocols within the district. Maintaining face-to-face instruction is a top priority for our district. Fulton County Schools will conduct case investigations and contact tracing for positive cases only. Parents should report only positive cases to the Parent portal. Do not submit a report if you are waiting on a pending test result or for an exposure/direct contact. Fulton County Board of Health Case Investigators, FCS School Nurses and FCS Case Investigators will response to student and staff cases. Please be safe, and as always: Do not come send your child to school sick. If your child tests positive, please keep he/she home and isolate (follow the guidance provided by the Case Investigators and your provider). Please submit the positive test results via the PARENT PORTAL

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Principal: Mrs. Canty- cantya@fultonschools.org

Assistant Principal: Mrs. Long- longt@fultonschools.org

Curriculum Support Teacher: Yazmin Hicks- hicksz@fultonschools.org

School Counselor: Dr. Ford- fordb@fultonschools.org

Instructional Support Teacher: Dr. Shabo- shabog@fultonschools.org

K-2 Literacy Coach: Mrs. Kalista- kalista@fultonschools.org
3rd-5th Grade Literacy Coach: Ms. Johnson- johnsonkr1@fultonschools.org

Math Coach: Mrs. Everett - everettba@fultonschools.org

Parent Liaison: Ms. Render- renderhh@fultonschools.org

School Social Worker: Dr. Carver- carvera@fultonschools.org