Day of Caring -- September 6th & 8th!

The Claxton Diggers Grounds Committee is partnering with the United Way and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce to bring a Day of Caring to Claxton!

From 9:00am to 1:00pm on September 6th and again on September 8th, volunteers from our matched partner, the Chamber, will be in attendance to work at Claxton. We will be weeding and mulching the school grounds and constructing compost bins for the school.  We're also working on plans to have other community volunteers on hand.  Can you join us?

This will be a great opportunity to bring resources from the larger community to Claxton to see the wonderful things we have going on as we continue to make our school a greener, more beautiful place!

International Potluck on September 11th!

5:30 to 7:00pm

Claxton Cafeteria

Please join us for the International Potluck!  It's a time for families and staff to come together to celebrate diversity, cultural heritage and to showcase the different cultures and countries represented at Claxton! 

Sign up to bring a dish representative of some aspect of your culture or even a flag or souvenir! Don’t have a dish to contribute? Then volunteer to bring cups, plates, utensils and napkins or to help set up or clean up! All families are encouraged to attend, we hope people share and learn from one another on this very special night! 

RSVP to Spanish/ESL teacher Gabriela Dominguez  (350-6552 ), or to our Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth Sager.

Hope to see you there!

GOTR Registration is Now Open!

Girls on the Run meets Mondays and Thursdays beginning September 10 and goes through December 6 from 2:45 PM to 4 PM. The GOTR 5k will be held on December 8. More details about the program are available on our extracurricular page, or contact Dee Dee Allan for more info and sign up today!

Claxton Kicks-off Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

This year Claxton is implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program to ensure a safe school environment for all Claxton Students.  

Ms. Carter presented the program at the Ice Cream Social last week, and students were introduced to the program with skits to help them understand how power factors into bullying and how different behaviors give or take power from a bully.  Classes also teamed up with buddies from another grade for activities that will help younger kids know that they can rely on their older peers when  if they are seeing or experiencing behaviors that make them uncomfortable.

If you missed the program, please take a few minutes to review the links above, and discuss the skits and buddy activities with your child.  There will be weekly action to support the adoption of this program through out the year.  

Claxton's Anti-Bullying Rules:
Rule1: I will not bully others. 
Rule 2: We will try to help others who are bullied.
Rule 3: We will try to include students who are left out. 
Rule 4: If we know someone is being bullied, we will tell and adult at school or at home.  

From the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (c)2007 by Hazelden Foundation. Reprinted with permission. For more information visit ViolencePreventionWorks.org

Weekly Parent News - August 30th

Classes need playground equipment!

Coach Swain needs help putting together a classroom set for each classroom grades K-5 for this year. Each class will get a basketball and playground ball assigned solely to their class. 

How can you help?  
You can choose to sponsor a class or simply donate to the cause. The cost of this will only be $15.00 per class. The goal is to be able to add a new piece of equipment to each year. 

If you would like to donate please send checks made out to Claxton (with "playground equipment" in the memo) to your child’s teacher so they can properly receipt it. 

Free After School Program for Pisgah View Students

Children First/Communities in Schools welcomes any child living in Pisgah View apartments to attend a free after school program.  The program is available to K-5 students who are at least 6 years old.  Your child will be dropped off from the school bus at our Learning Center.  Children receive a healthy snack, homework assistance, and participate in enrichment activities (drumming, HipHop dance, arts and crafts, science experiments, fun sports and games).  The program operates from 2:24 - 5:00 pm, Monday through Thursday with an occasional Fun Friday where we go on field trips or have a party!  

If your child qualifies and you're interested, please call Jette Redmond, Parent Coordinator, at 768-3015, or Barbara Norton, Project MARCH Coordinator, at 768-2073.  Applications are available at the Project MARCH Learning Center at Pisgah View apartments, 16-C Stewart Street, from 9:00am - 12:00pm, or at the Family Resource Center behind Emma Elementary School off N. Lousiana Avenue.