CLARK INTERMEDIATE PTO NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2024

Important Dates in januAry

PTO CALENDAR 2024

We wanted to provide our at a glance calendar for the remainder of the school year so you can take a look at what’s coming up!

Next PTO Meeting

Join us for our first PTO Meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, January 9th! We have a lot of fun activities coming up and would love your help. Please be prepared to check in at the front office when you arrive.

Spirit Nights 🎉

We are bringing back our hugely popular Marcos Spirit Night this month! Please note, this Spirit "Night" is actually an ENTIRE WEEK! To ensure the week goes as smoothly as possible, we kindly ask that you order on the night assigned to your homebase. If you want to participate in this fundraiser, please make sure your child picks up a pizza box from the PTO and also returns it so that we can get all the boxes to Marcos. PTO will be in the cafeteria during lunches on January 8th & 9th (Monday and Tuesday) handing out boxes to any student who would like one. The boxes must be returned to PTO no later than 9am on January 17th.

FUTURE SPIRIT NIGHT DATES 🎉

The spirit nights for much of the school year have been confirmed. They are all below and we’d love for you to add them to your calendar! Once we firm up the April and May dates we will communicate them in future newsletters and on our Facebook page.

2024 Family Fiesta is Coming! HElp Us make It a success!

The 6th Annual Clark Family Fiesta coming up on February 23, 2024! Tickets go on sale January 26th and this event sells out every year so don’t wait to purchase if you know you want to attend! This event always features amazing silent auction prizes, teacher experiences to bid on, lots of BINGO with prizes, and MORE! We will have chips and salsa and a few small bites to enjoy while bingo is played.

We do need YOUR help in making this event the most successful one yet! We will be hosting a silent auction during the Fiesta. We need items to create baskets to auction off. You can help us build the baskets one of three ways:

1. You can send in new items from the themes listed below. They are grouped by homebase, so just look for your student's homebase teacher to see what theme your basket is.

2. Make it SUPER EASY by purchasing an item that goes with the theme from your homebase basket from our Amazon wish list! By using this option, your item(s) will be shipped directly to the school and we can handle it from there!

3. Send in cash or a check and we can purchase the items we need for you. Please just place the donation in an envelope labeled “Silent Auction Basket” with your teacher’s name.

Basket Donations made Easy! Amazon Wishlist Below- order an item or two, it sHips direCtly to clark and we take it from there! ⬇️

WANT TO SPONSOR THE FAMILY FIESTA? WE ❤️ OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS!

Better together! Do you have a home based business you’d lIke to Promote at the family fiesta? Let’s work together!

December Teacher and Staff Appreciation Treat!

Our December Staff and Teacher Appreciation treat was the Great Cookie Exchange, which was made possible by all the donations of hundreds of cookies provided by our families and friends of Clark. Thank you all so much for making this happen. Each teacher and staff member was able to box up one dozen cookies of their choice and bring them home to share with their families. THANK YOU!
My Fit Nutro also provided a delicious lunch during December for the teachers and staff at Clark. We are so appreciative of My Fit Nutro for being so supportive of Clark and providing such an amazing lunch.

Yearbook Information

Yearbooks are still available to pre-order. The price is now $45. Dedications will be available for a limited time.

Final day to order yearbooks only is 2/23/24.

Now on sale for 25% Off! Spiritwear Still Available!

We have a limited amount of Clark Spiritwear available to purchase now. IT IS NOW 25% OFF! This discount is only good for in stock items- no further orders are being placed for new items.

If you're interested, please visit the website below to see if we have the style/size you're looking for. Order here ➡️ https://2023-24-spirit-wear.cheddarup.com/

Watch D.O.G.S. Coming to Clark!

Attention all Dads, Granddads, Uncles, and father figures! Get ready because WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) are coming to Clark Intermediate this spring!

If you've been part of WATCH D.O.G.S. at the elementary level, get excited! We're working on expanding this incredible program to cover all grade levels within the Grand Oaks feeder zone. Stay tuned for our launch event in January—there's more exhilarating information on the horizon! And hey, if you're eager to be part of the Top DOGS Committee and play a leading role in this fantastic initiative, don't hesitate to contact Matthew Moore at matthewpdmoore@gmail.com. Get ready to embark on this fantastic journey with us!

Support Clark with kroger community rewards!

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

CURRENT HOUSE POINTS

✏️ Teacher Favorites 📚

We are often asked about what our teachers favorite things are. We’ve compiled a list of every staff and teacher at Clark’s favorite things so you can have this information handy if you need it! You can also find links to their Amazon wish lists! ⬇️

Make sure to follow our PTO Facebook page to stay up-to-date on the latest info at Clark Intermediate.