The Achieve Foundation offers a wonderful way to honor your child’s teacher/teachers at the end of the school year. The teachers will love the sentiment and all proceeds will be used to benefit Achieve’s wonderful programs including the amazing teacher grants they provide each year.

See attached Achieve flyer for all information.

Last chance to show your appreciation for our wonderful Clinton teachers! It is a wonderful tradition at Clinton to honor our teachers with homemade dishes and desserts. Please consider making a dish or dessert for tomorrow’s luncheon.

You can drop off tomorrow morning at 8:00am outside the main office or between 1:30-2:30 in the library.

Please email Patty O’Connell or Janet Trzaska to confirm.

On behalf of the PTA and teachers, thank you!

Hello Clinton families!

For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Miss Tischio, I am the art teacher at Clinton Elementary! I hope that you are all having as great a start to our school year as I am! I am so excited to announce that this week I will begin uploading our Clinton kids’ masterpieces onto Artsonia, an online art gallery website. In an attempt to “go green” and save paper, I’ve decided to send an electronic version of my normal handout.

Many of you have already signed up to participate in Artsonia in past years, in which case you do not need to reply to this email; your child will keep the same screenname and you will keep the same parent log in. Please keep an eye out for new artwork by the end of the week!

If you are not sure if you’ve signed up or have not registered your child (entered a security key code and your email address) please check the roster for your child’s name. If his/her name is on the list but you have not registered, please email me back and I will send you your security key.

For those of you that are new to Artsonia, I encourage you to check it out! www.Artsonia.com is a wonderful site that allows art teachers to upload student artwork and share it with the world through an online art museum. How does it work, you ask? I’ll start by photographing your child’s artwork (with your permission, of course!). Artsonia then supplies each student with a ScreenName, which is a combination of the student’s initials and randomly selected numbers. Once on the website, the artwork is categorized by project title, grade and school. After your child’s first project is uploaded onto the site, I will print out (or better yet, email you) the security key so you can register. This will allow you to view/edit comments left on your child’s page and receive notifications about any contests, prizes or awards that your child may be eligible for. The last step is to spread the word! Tell your family and friends to register to help your little artist earn awards, and honors such as the Portfolio Award, Popularity Award, Rave Reviews and the Hall of Fame Award.

If you would like to sign your child up for Artsonia, please email me at ctischio@somsd.k12.nj.us with the following information:

*Please choose one*

____ Yes, please display ALL of my child’s artwork on Artsonia.com! I understand that some projects may have my child’s name on it.

____ Yes, please only display my child’s artwork that DOES NOT have his/her name on it.

*****

My child’s name is _______________________Grade/Teacher _________________________

Parent/Guardian’s name and email _______________________________________________

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Miss Tischio

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Two Messages Below From Clinton PTA:

TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCH
On Thursday, May 5 at 2:35pm, during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6), the PTA will host our annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in the Clinton School Library. Would you be willing to help by preparing a dish, donating money for supplies, or sending in beverages? If you can bring a dish, please contact Patty O’Connell at poconnell8@gmail.com or Janet Trzaska at meyers1113@aol.com and let us know what you will be bringing. All kinds of dishes are welcome, from appetizers to desserts. Monetary donations can be sent to school in care of the PTA. Please mark “for teacher luncheon.”

When you reply, please be sure to give us your email address so we can contact you about delivery instructions for that day. Also, let us know if you are free to volunteer to help set up and clean up the lunch that day (from approximately 1:00 until 4:30). Thanks in advance for your help!

TRAILER NEEDED FOR MEMORIAL DAY FLOAT
We are looking for a utility trailer to pull our Memorial Day Float!
Do you have a trailer, or a close contact at a landscaping company who would be willing to lend us one? If so, please contact Jackie Lahey at jaclahey@aol.com or 973-313-9757. Thank you!

We send big congratulations to teachers Susan Froelich and Jill Fox. Both Clinton teachers have received National Board Certification. The process to be certified is rigorous and requires a great deal of commitment.Congrats to our two wonderful and talented teachers.

The Clinton School library benefits greatly from the support of parent
volunteers. If you are available to work a volunteer shift in our
wonderful library, with our wonderful librarian Ms. Jennifer Latimer,
please let us know.

Mrs. Latimer is asking for a commitment of every other week or weekly,
for 2 hours if possible.

If you’d like your volunteer time to coincide with your child’s weekly
school library time, that is often a possibility.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Amy Janay at:
amyjanay@gmail.com
or (973) 544-6972

Thanks so much for your consideration.