CLARK INTERMEDIATE PTO NEWSLETTER MaY 2025

Important Dates

Next PTO meeting ๐Ÿ—“

Join us for the last PTO Meeting for the school year! Board elections for the 2025-2026 PTO Executive Board will be held during the meeting. See below for the slate.

Clark PTO Executive Board 2025-2026 Slate

This slate will be voted on during the May PTO Meeting. All are welcome to attend!

JOIN US FOR THE LAST SPIRIT NIGHT OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! ๐ŸŽ‰

This event is open to public... Pay to play (get ticket) but entry is free... A portion of proceeds will go to Clark Intermediate PTO. Ticket includes: - A free drink! - 6 bingo cards (one per round) with 6 exciting PRIZES (1 winner for each round). Just like traditional bingo, all you have to do is match the song to your bingo card and get a row! Will you be our next jukebox Bingo champion? Let the musical fun begin! So come thirsty for food, drinks, and prizes!

Thank you for all of your support of all Spirit Days throughout the entire school year. We appreciate you!

TEACHER & STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK!

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up, and we need your help to treat our wonderful teachers! ๐Ÿ› If you would like to contribute to the stash of ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป, please visit the Amazon wishlist below or by scanning the QR code. We greatly appreciate your support of Clark!
In order to start Teacher Appreciation Week off with encouragement for our teachers, let's make their Walk into the school colorful and fun! Chalk available outside by the Cafeteria entrance and on the side entrances at the front of the school. We need YOU to write encouraging phrases or draw fun pictures to PUMP UP the teachers as they walk into school on Monday! Bring the whole family and Chalk the Walk!

2025/26 Spirit wear is LIVE!!

We are currently taking pre-orders for all these incredible styles! Youth and Adult sizes available in all styles. While we do plan to have items in stock at Meet the Teacher, all sizes are not guaranteed after pre-orders close in mid-July, so don't delay! Spirit Wear ordered now will be ready for pick up at Meet the Teacher.

Back to School 2025/26!๐Ÿ““โœ๏ธโœ‚๏ธ

Check one item off your list and order next year's school supplies. Order now through June 15th. If you order by the deadline, your supplies will be waiting for your student in their classroom at Meet the Teacher!

House party time! ๐ŸŽ‰

The winning house for 2024/25 will be announced at the Clark Talent Show on May 19th!

This is our end of the year celebration for the entire school. The Houses have been competing the entire year to have the most points. We will celebrate ALL students at the party but the winning House gets bragging rights for the next year. The House Trophy will be presented and placed in the trophy case for the winning House.

The party will include lots of fun activities. We will have a DJ, inflatables, ice cream, and a photo booth to capture a fun memory of this exciting day!

We will need your help to make this party a success! We will have stations for bounce houses, carnival games, fun hair spray, fingernail painting, temporary tatoos, ice cream distribution and general chaos control! So wear the winning house color, wear your comfy shoes, bring your A-game for energy and join us in the FUN!

Current House Points

Isibindi is in the lead, but Almistad is not far behind! Which House color will be represented this year at the end of the year House Party? Itโ€™s getting close!

thank you sponsors!!

Thank you all for your continued support! This year has been so wonderful thanks to all our sponsors and we are extremely grateful!

March STAFF AND TEACHER APPRECIATION meal

Thank you A Dab of Glue Will Do for sponsoring our March lunch with delicious BBQ from Holy Smoke Barbecue. A Dab of Glue is so generous with our school and we greatly appreciate it! Holy Smoke Barbecue has a vision: to serve righteously good food that blesses others!

April Staff & teacher Appreciation Meal

Clark PTO wants to send a huge THANK YOU to Jennyfer at Pepperoni's for saving the day with a quick order of yummy pizzas after our catering order cancelled! Please visit Pepperoni's next time you want pizza and support a business that truly supports their community.

popsicles on the patio + extra recess!! ๐ŸŽ‰

Both grades earned their popsicles on the patio AND extra recess as part of our fundraising efforts during Fiesta. Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising efforts and a special shout-out to Wendy Ahmad who sponsored all our unclaimed classes! Popsicle parties will take place on May 2nd.

๐ŸŽ TEACHER FAVORITES โœ๏ธ

This time of year, with Teacher Appreciation Week coming up and the end of the school year fast approaching, we are often asked about what our teachers favorite things are.

Weโ€™ve compiled a list of every staff and teacher at Clarkโ€™s favorite things so you can have this information handy if you need it! You can also find links to their Amazon wish lists! โฌ‡๏ธ

EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT CLARK Throughout the summer

There is one easy way to support Clark Intermediate while you do your regular shopping - Kroger Rewards! Kroger Community Rewards easily allows you to add Clark Intermediate as your charity, and then a portion of your purchases will go back to the school!