Clay City CUSD #10

Mr. Brummer’s biology class performed a DNA extraction lab today. They made an extraction buffer from water, dish soap, and salt that was used to extract the DNA from strawberries. Strawberries are octoploids, meaning they have 8 copies of each of their chromosomes, making them ideal for DNA extraction.

The home volleyball game next Monday (March 11) has been cancelled.

Drama Club's "Capes and Crowns" program on Saturday, March 9 has been cancelled due to lack of interest.

Please take the 5 essentials survey. Not enough parents have responded for our school to receive a report. Please take this time to let your voice be heard. The survey will be open until March 29. http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Mr. Wattles Driver Ed class had a lesson in safety from Clay County Farm Bureau. Thank you to everyone who helped teach our students important life lessons.

Don't forget to visit family literacy night this evening. The dinosaurs are coming! Location high school gym.

Wacky Hair Tomorrow

Art can really brighten a hallway! Mrs. Hoffman and her student library aides have been hard at work displaying art created by our students in the Cedarhurst Art Program. If you visit tonight for the volleyball game or literacy program, take a moment to enjoy these masterpieces.

Tutoring Cancelled for March 5 (T) and March 7 (TH) , we will have tutoring on Wednesday March 6.

Dress Up Days for Dr. Seuss Week (K-5) March 4-8 Wear Your Favorite Hat Tomorrow

Dress Up Days for Dr. Seuss Week (K-5) March 4-8 Monday: Wear Your Favorite Hat Tuesday: Wear Green Wednesday: Wacky Hair Thursday: Silly Socks Friday: Orange or Yellow

Clay City's $5.00 Usborne Book Fair ends today! For an expanded selection visit www.bookslady.com. Click on Ginger Robins at top Click on Clay City BookFair Thank you for supporting our students.

Penny Wars Results Kindergarten Wins Pizza! Over $800 raised! Thank you Clay City Community and PBIS Team for making this happen.

Dear Parents IAR testing is approaching. These results are very important for our students, school, and community. You might wonder what you can possibly do to help prepare your child for these “tests” with the “new math.” Fear not! We have identified a deficit for nearly every grade level in basic math fact fluency and memorization. Even in today’s modern world math fact mastery matters and speed counts. Don’t let anyone fool you, calculators and phones are not the answer. Students need to know the basics before they can build higher level skills. We need your help! Parents and grandparents can Practice math facts in the car or while waiting in line Talk about fractions when cooking Play math games like Uno and Yahtzee as a family Make up multiplication games with a deck of cards Practice old fashioned flash cards Play math games online (please monitor this carefully) Utilize school apps like IXL (https://www.ixl.com/signin/claycity) and Reflex https://apps.explorelearning.com/account/reflex/login/student at home and bring the power of educational technology to empower your student. Keep encouraging your students to try their best!

Attention Clay City Parents: Thanks to a generous donation from the Clay City Banking Company, each child in the district will receive a pair of glasses to protect their eyes during the solar eclipse in April. Kimberley Cook and Brenda Dasch delivered the glasses today! Thank you Clay City Banking Co.

Clay City Schools is again collecting money for the Kids Heart Challenge. Sign up and see the latest total. Thank you Miss Jazmyn Rodriquez for keeping up the tradition. https://www2.heart.org/site/TR?pg=company&fr_id=9736&company_id=439501

PTA is Sponsoring Dress Up Days for Dr. Seuss Week. See the flier in your child's backpack for more information.

https://www.eiu.edu/english/camp.php Check out summer camps at EIU!

VB results Jv Set1 25-22 odin Set2 25-16 CC Set3 16-3. CC Varsity Set1 25-20 CC Set2 25-19 CC

Mrs. Hildebrand's World History class has been studying the ancient Greeks. To finalize this unit, students made hoplite shields, or aspides. In the ancient Greek world, shields were decorated with blazons meant to show a soldier's allegiance or bravery, or to confuse the enemy. Students constructed their shields from cardboard and paper mache and designed their own blazons.