CES Fire Prevention Week Activities & Poster Contest 2017
Fire Prevention Week was October 9-13, 2017. The Rosemount and Rubyville Fire Departments held a poster contest for grades K-2 and grades 3-5 with the theme "Every Second Counts." Also, the firemen went room to room discussing fire safety and fire prevention. Thanks to Lt. Kyle McCain and Zach Hudson of the Rosemount FD and Gabe Miller and John Kimmey of the Rubyville FD for volunteering their time for our elementary students. Thanks to our art teacher, Mrs. Harris, for having students make the posters in her art classes.
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Heroes 4 Higher Attends Clay Elementary
Heroes 4 Higher (Batman) visited Clay Elementary School on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, to bring his message "Be the Hero Against Bullying" to our school. The presentation consisted of teaching our students four empowering points: 1. Never Give Up, 2. Always Do the Right Thing, 3. Help Other People, and 4. Never Be a Bully.
Clay Elementary & MS Information
Links to CES information, including Clay Elementary Classroom Supply Lists & Sixth Grade Classroom Supply List.
"FrankenSTEM" Performed at Clay Elementary
The Portsmouth Area Arts Council brought a theatrical couple to Clay Elementary and performed "FrankenSTEM" for our Preschool through 5th-grade students on Thursday, September 28, 2017. The play combined the theme of Frankenstein with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math for elementary-aged children. Kyle and Tori, performers in the play, were from North Carolina.
Clay Elementary Efforts Help St. Jude's Research Hospital
Clay Elementary helped raise/donate over $10,000.00 ($10,129.44 to be exact) during this year's St. Jude's Math-a-thon. According to Mrs. Rider, the CES' goal was $6,334.00 ($1 more than last year). Clay's efforts rank the school in the top 100 school donors. www.stjude.org/mathtop100
Last year, the Clay community raised the most it had ever raised in one single year. Rider said, "I am amazed at the generosity of our school community!" Since 1996, the Clay donations have exceeded $100,000.00 to this worthy cause--St. Jude's Research Hospital.
This year's Math-a-thon will begin March 5 and run through March 23, 2018.