The official High School Coop Track practice will start on Tuesday March 5, 2024 at the Flora Track at 3:45-5:00.
Drama Club (led by Mrs. Ahlfield) is planning a morning of fun for elementary students! Sign up before March 5th.
Reminder: Tomorrow is the last day to purchase tickets for the rescheduled Daddy/Daughter Dance! No tickets will be sold at the door.
Clay City School Library is hosting a dinosaur themed literacy event. Join us March 5 at 6 pm.
JFL and JFL Cheer registration begins 3/2/24 from 8am-12pm at Flora High School. Open to all Clay County students 5th - 8th grade for the '24-'25 school year.
Clay City Parents: Take the 5Essentials Survey and provide your feedback: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ The survey will be open until March 29. Thank you!
Tomorrow is the last day to bring money for the Penny War! The winning class will receive a Pizza Party and all proceeds will benefit PBIS. Bring in those coins!
Looking for ways to incorporate math into family game night for young children? Each person rolls the dice and adds, subtracts, or multiplies the numbers
Dice and Money. Each person rolls a die and gets the number of pennies as dots shown. Trade in 5 pennies for a nickel, dime, and so forth.
Dear Parents,
As state tests approach help your child build confidence by encouraging them master basic math facts in a fun way. Even students who know their facts can improve their speed. This is great for teens too. Check out these educational games that encourage math fluency. You might even have some at home. https://www.mathnasium.ca/topten
Congratulations to Ellie Hagen on being the winner of this awesome basket that was put together by FCCLA and raffled off at the boys basketball tournament!
Weston Miller competed at the Missouri Welding Institutes 14th annual competition and received a $1000 scholarship. He is currently a senior taking dual credit courses at OCC. We are so proud of you! Keep up the great work!
Foods class gives CC students a boost of positivity in the morning and teaches important skills for life. Thanks Mrs. O'Dell for sharing your snapshots with us. :)
Thanks FCS and FCCLA for your continued commitment to helping families in our community. Coats for Kids was a huge success thanks to the generous donation from the Country Closet.
Shout out to Tori Phelps for sharing some snapshots of first grade. Thank you Mr. Hosselton and FFA for the tractor show.
There's still time!!! If you would like to purchase a ticket for the Daddy-Daughter Dance that has been rescheduled for March 1st, please turn in to the main office with payment by Feb. 28.
The Clay City CUSD #10 Board of Education has decided that school will be closed April 8, 2024. This is the day of the solar eclipse and we want to make sure that we are doing what we can to protect the safety of our students and staff. Based upon guidance from state and local emergency officials the board believes that closure is our best option to keep everyone safe.
The Daddy Daughter Dance has been rescheduled for March 1.
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) Information
The IAR is a computer-based standardized assessment for all students in Grades 3 - 8 that is designed to measure students’ progress toward the the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, as well as the Standards for Mathematical Practices. IAR was created to replace the PARCC test, and it is shorter in length. Clay City students will take the IAR on the following dates.
Jr High IAR - week of March 19
Elementary IAR - week of April 9
IAR make up - week of April 15
Science assessment for grades 5,8,11 - April 22 - 24
More information
English Language Arts
Grade 3 : 2 tests (75 minutes each) Grades 4 - 8: 2 tests (90 minutes each)
Mathematics
Grades 3 - 8: 3 tests (60 minutes each)
Here's a good resources for parents who would like to practice sight words with their little ones.
https://sightwords.com/sight-words/dolch/
In the interest of safety, the Daddy Daughter dance has been postponed until a future date. Details pending next week.