January 16, 2008

Principal’s Corner

Free Tickets to the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra Performance “Adventures in Music: Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra would like to offer complimentary tickets to families of Clinton Elementary School to attend "Adventures in Music" that will be held at

2:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 at O'Donnell Auditorium on the Nebraska Wesleyan Campus, 50th and Huntington.

This performance takes children of all ages on an exciting musical adventure that spans more than 300 years. LSO’s second family concert is a highly interactive show that offers the audience many opportunities to participate. Come ready to try your hand at composing music or to play the violin for the first time.

At 1:00 p.m., before the concert, LSO will present a Musical Petting Zoo and face painting on the lower level at O’Donnell. Musicians will be on hand to help children experience a variety of musical instruments, from violins to trumpets.

If you are interested in these free tickets, contact Mr. Matt Oltman at Clinton at 436-1132. If you request tickets, we ask that you attend.

Clinton Parent Student Teacher Compact:

It’s that time of year to revisit the Compact we all signed at the beginning of the school year or when you enrolled.

Here’s the focus for each member of the Learning Community this week:

Family: See that your child attends school regularly and on-time. A child needs the help of a family member in getting up and ready for school each day. Make sure that they are ready for the day of learning.

Student: Attend and do my personal best at school every day.

School: Provide a caring, safe, respectful and responsible environment. We also will support families and students to be on time by providing alarm clocks for those in need.

Clinton Website: Check out the Clinton website at http://clinton.lps.org/ for more pictures and information about Clinton School.

Schoolwide Rules and Procedures: At Clinton School we have the following rules: Be Safe. Be Respectful. Be Responsible. We are teaching students procedures around the building. This week we are focusing on all common areas. Students that are caught using these procedures may receive an “I Got Caught” sticker. If your child wears one home, ask them how they earned it.

Don’t ARRIVE until 7:45 a.m. Adults will be out to supervise at 7:45 a.m. for our students safety. Please do not bring your children until that time. If you need before school care, please contact Kristi Chambers at the Clinton Community Learning Center at 437-8835 or 770-8606.

Attendance: Attendance Goal for 2007-08: Let’s set our goal to have a 95% average daily attendance rate for the 2007-08 school year. Students that are in school learn!!

As of January 11, 2008, we have an average daily attendance rate of 95.54%.

Kdg= 92.85%

Grade 1= 95.82 %

Grade 2= 95.79 %

Grade 3= 96.38 %

Grade 4=96.33 %

Grade 5= 96.66 %

Dates to Remember:

--Thursday, January 17th—5-6 p.m., Center for People in Need Food Distribution, North Hallway by the gym.

--Monday, January 21st. No School.

--Friday, January 25th—Parent Group Popcorn Sales. Students need to bring 25 cents on Thursday, January 24th to receive a bag of popcorn on Friday.

--Wednesday, Jan. 30th and Thursday, Jan. 31st, Grade 4 to administer the State Writing Assessment. Please make sure your child is at school on these important dates.

--Tuesday, January 29th, School dismisses at 1:33 p.m. for PLC Early Release Day. Staff will be at school planning teaching and learning opportunities to help all students meet their grade level standards.

--Thursday, Jan. 31st and Tuesday, Feb. 5th—3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Parent Teacher Conferences. Report cards will be passed out at conferences.

--Tuesday, Feb. 12th—4:30-6:30 p.m., Family Nature Night at Clinton. All students attending must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

• --Monday, Feb. 18th—No School for LPS Elementary School students.