Clayton Community Newsletter 10/12/26 - 10/23/26

Posted Date: 10/09/26 (11:56 AM)

Community Newsletter

10/12/26 - 10/23/26

PTA Fall Fundraiser

Help us get to $35,000! This funds student incentives, teacher celebrations, field trips, art department needs, and much MUCH more!!! You can use the QR code or click on the QR to get to the donation website. Or... click here.

Peter Pan 2027 Clayton School Musical Registration

Click here if your student wants to participate in this year's school musical. First play meeting is after school on 10/9. There is an after-school activity bus running a route to all feeder elementaries at 4:30. This production will be done in collaboration and steering with Indigenous, Native American, Alaskan Native, and First Nations communities. Representation from the Urban Indian Center will help in the production process. Our district Title VI Coordinator can be reached at lornie.pinnecoose@slcschools.org.

More Classes Available

Due to our increased enrollment (and being all-around awesome) Clayton has been given more funds to run additional classes. We are now offering another 7th Science Honors class with Mr. Wickel 2nd period as well as CHOIR with Mr. Egan (amazing choir teacher from East) 7th period. Art 1 with Mr. Liebich is 5th period! Homework Hall with Ms. Hazelwood 2nd period. Send your Cougar to their counselor to get a schedule change.

This week...

10/14 2:30 Release
10/15-10/16 No School
10/22 Advisory
12/23 Early Out (Click here for bells)
10/23 End of first quarter

Looking Ahead...

10/26 – 10/30 Volleyball tryouts (coach Anderson)
10/26 – 10/30 Red Ribbon Week – expect dress up days and lunch activities.
10/29 Advisory – Cooperative Group Participant and Leader
10/30 Regular bells

Attendance in October

Be an effective communicator - communicating on time, one kernel at a time! Students can earn popcorn with good attendance this week!

Reminders

Respond to Edia messages to excuse absences and tardies to school. Call our office if necessary, 801-481-4810 x1010.
Doors open at 7:40 a.m. every day. The weather does not change this, so be a complex thinker and problem solver; plan ahead and be prepared.
Did you buy device insurance? $25 covers damaged devices and can be purchased on School Cash. SchoolCashOnline.com: Welcome
Did you apply for fee waiver? Salt Lake City School District - Student Fees and Fee Waivers
Did you apply for free/reduced lunch? Salt Lake City School District - Child Nutrition Home

Repeats

Best Attendance! Again!

We love school and we love winning! Clayton won both best attendance for September as well as lowest chronic absenteeism. Thank you for getting your Cougar to school, every day.

UDOT Walk and Roll Challenge

The Walk & Roll Challenge runs from September to May and rewards students K-8 monthly prizes for walking and biking to school. Students track the days that they walked or biked to school (walking or biking to the bus counts) and then submit them online by the end of each month. Prize winners get chosen the first week of the following month. Walk & Roll - Safe Routes Utah

Join PTA!

You can simply join PTA and provide membership which is required and helpful to the association. You can also join PTA and sign up to help with school events. It is fun! Click here to Join us.

After School

Community Education with Gello, every day until 6 p.m. – homework hall, SEL, Art, gym games, board games, and field trips. Gello will be at Back to School Night for more information.
Soccer practice after school Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. See Mr. Anderson.
D&D Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. See Mr. Brown.