Weekly Update

Hi Jaguar Families 💙🐾

February is here, and we are excited for another month of learning, growth, and connection at Clifton Park! This time of year always brings so much heart to our campus to include celebrating kindness and friendship to recognizing the incredible progress our students are making each day.

We are 60% through the school year! So hard to believe. Every day matters for your student(s) to be in school practicing their learning and gaining more mastery of skills! Our attendance rate is at 93.61%. Our goal is 95%! Please help your student be successful by getting them here to school every day. It is also important students stay at school until the dismissal bell at 3:02. Instruction occurs through the end of the school day!

“Be present. Be powerful. Be a Jaguar.” 🐾

We are ready to prepare for the 2026-2027 school year! NOW is the time to register your student(s) for the next school year. Log into Home Access Center (HAC) to register. Please call the office at 254-336-1580 for assistance if needed.

Our Jaguar School Rules that support a positive, productive learning environment are:

• Be safe. (Use kind words and keep your hands to yourself.)
• Be responsible. (Be prepared for school with all materials and complete your work.)
• Be respectful. (Follow directions from all adults and be an active listener.)

Safety at Student Drop Off-

To ensure student safety upon arrival, do not drop students off in the parking lot as a "drive through" option. To drop students off in the parking lot, parents are required to park and walk students to the sidewwalk along the fence that leads to the crosswalk.

Traffic Flow and Campus Policy-

Parents are expected to turn right when exiting the parking lot in the morning drop off and afternoon. Turning left slows the traffic flow out of the parking lot during drop off and pick up time. Thank you for complying with campus policies to support effective traffic flow so all parents can drop off and pick up students efficiently.

Communication-

To support one consistent communication tool with easy access for all students, KISD will begin using the messaging application "Rooms" which is found in the KISD app. Rooms is designed to make it easier for families and teachers to stay connected and support student success. Rooms will provide a secure, convenient space for parents and guardians to communicate directly with teachers, view class updates and stay informed about their student’s progress — all in one place. Our teachers will begin using Rooms by the end of the month of February. Please stay tuned for further information about this district messaging tool.

When classes exhibit positive behaviors for whole school routines, showing respect, taking care of our school community's cleanliness or safety, they earn paw prints from staff members. A class that earns 10 paw prints gets a class reward and the golden paw print. We are excited to celebrate the classes below!

7:00 a.m.

Front doors open for breakfast

7:00 a.m.-7:20 a.m.

Breakfast in the classroom for K-5th 7:25 a.m.

7:25 a.m.

Instructional Day Begins/Tardy Bell Rings

2:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Pre-k and Kindergarten students transition to dismissal locations.

3:00 p.m.-3:02 p.m.

1st-5th grade student transition to dismissal locations 3:02 p.m. End of Instructional Day

The instructional school day begins at 7:25 a.m. Students are expected to be in their classroom and ready to learn at 7:25. Students should arrive at the first bell, 7:20 a.m., to ensure they are in classrooms by 7:25 a.m. Clifton Park will use a tardy policy to support students in arriving school on time for learning. Please read the tardy policy below. The tardy policy will be implemented beginning September 8, 2025.

The tardy policy will also be utilized to ensure our students maximize learning experiences daily. Letters will be sent home or emailed to communicate with parents the number of tardies. Counselors will also communicate with parents of students with a pattern of tardies to support students arriving at school on time.

Listed below is the sequence of consequences for unexcused tardies.

• 4th Office letter sent home

• 8th Parent phone call or conference with administrator

• 12th Lunch Detention (1 day)

• 13th-Conference with the principal

• 16th-Pre-k-1st-lunch detention,

2nd-5th-half day of ISS

Kindness-

Kindness is the ability and willingness to express care and compassion for others. Kindness is a choice to use our time, talent, and resources to better the lives of others and the world through genuine acts of love, compassion, generosity, and service.

Kindness in Action-

• Celebrate small things. Start each day with Good Things as a class. Publicly and privately affirm kind and thoughtful actions and attitudes.
• Model Kindness. Be mindful of body language, tone, and mindset. Kindness is learned by example!

Any changes in the child’s regular schedule should be IN WRITING through a note or email to the teacher. Remember - school ends at 3:02 PM and your child should be picked up promptly.

Adults parking to pick up students are required to present identification. Safety of our children is our first priority!

Car-riders

Car-riders will be picked up in front of the building in one of two lanes. Lane 1 (closest to building) and lane 2 (furthest from building) are both available to use; the middle lane is to be kept open for vehicle movement ONLY. Each family will receive a placard with a number on it; this number will be assigned to your child(ren) and staff will use it to pair your child(ren) with your vehicle.

Car numbers MUST be placed in the passenger window or visor for clear identification. This assists quick identification of the cars to place students into for staff members.

Vehicles WITHOUT placards will need to park and the driver will need to walk up to the front of the building to show ID and pick up the child(ren). Extra placards are available upon request.

**PK and Kindergarten children will be walked by their teachers to their dismissal location beginning at 2:50. 1st - 5th grade will be walked by staff to their dismissal locations when the bell rings at 3:02.

WALKERS-Important Information!!!

Students are escorted out of the school to the fence at Florence road by the carwash where a crosswalk is used for safe walking across the street for older students with siblings. Students are expected to walk off campus by 3:07 p.m.

Students that have not walked off campus by 3:07 p.m. will be escorted to the office by the teacher. Students must be picked up in the office by parents.

February-

February 13th-Students come to school-bad weather make up day

February 16th-Student and Staff Hoiday-President's Day

Februruary 19th-Black History Program-4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.