Wednesday, November 20, 2013

GoLocal Card business liaison




GoLocal Card business liaison


We have 2 businesses (Homegrown and Rosebud Video) selling GoLocal cards on behalf of Claxton. That means that for every card they sell, our school will get $5. 
If you are interested in being a contact person for these businesses 
please contact Julie Porter-Shirley at julescashion@yahoo.com



Tuesday, November 19, 2013

"Harvest of Love" food drive: November 18-22nd



In honor of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week,Asheville City Schools is holding the "Harvest of Love" food drive this week. The Harvest of Love is an annual food drive held to benefit the students and families of our school system.
Most needed items?
Prepared meals and snacks, soup, canned meats/tuna, pasta and sauce, canned vegetables, fruit cups, snack packs, snack bars and cereal/oatmeal. Labeled bins are located in the main entrance of Claxton Elementary.




Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Claxton Holiday Craft Fair!


Claxton is hosting a Holiday Craft Fair for our talented community  to sell their wares!

Sign Up to Volunteer Here!

If you would like to volunteer your time or donate items for the 5th grade DC field trip fundraiser aspect of the craft fair sign up using the google doc below!


Come Shop the Craft Fair!

DATE:  November 16, 2013
TIME:  10 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
PLACE:  Claxton Elementary School, Gymnatorium

Sell Your Wares!

Each artist will be charged a small table rental fee ($50 or $40 plus a donated item for us to raffle) to cover our costs of hosting the event (advertising/table rental, etc)

Teachers receive a discounted rate of $20 per table!

All proceeds from table rentals go to the PTO.
The event is not just open to Claxton parents and teachers, but open to the artist community of Asheville. Artists will need to man their own table. Space is limited and will be reserved on a first come first served basis. All items must be handmade. Help out our PTO and earn some extra money for the holidays!

Please contact Rachel Friel at:
rachelfriel@yahoo.com or 551-7391 to reserve your space or with questions.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Claxton Elementary now on YouTube!




Did you know that Claxton Elementary is now on YouTube? With the help of the Asheville City Schools Foundation, our Digital Arts and Media Lab has been undergoing a transformation. 

Our daily morning news, as well as our new special reports, can be found on our YouTube channel:


http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQBnlTc_510jdj4I761GcQ




Friday, November 1, 2013

Thank You to Our Awesome Volunteers Each Week!

Thank You to Our Awesome Volunteers Each Week!



Thanks to the 3rd grade parents who brought supplies, drinks, soups and salads for our staff appreciation lunch last Thursday! We really appreciated the home cooked meals that you worked so hard to prepare. They were mm-mm good! Soup is perfect on such a chilly fall day!

Thank a Teacher Week:November 4th-8th