Clayton Elementary PTA

🎓 Congratulations to our 5th grade graduates! We are sure going to miss having you around!

Wishing you all the best on your next big adventure… middle school! But first — SUMMER! ☀️😎 Enjoy every moment and keep shining bright!

Tomorrow is our LAST day of school AND 5th grade graduation! 🎓❤️

Parents/caregivers of graduates, the ceremony will be held outside - please bring chairs if needed. The Grand March begins at 8:00 AM.

If your child has a sibling attending, please keep them checked out until after the ceremony and check them in afterward.

Don’t forget your student’s blue graduation shirt!

Fly high, Cardinals! 🐦✨

🍕 Kicking off the last week of school the best way… with pizza!

A huge THANK YOU to DeSano Pizzeria for treating our teachers and staff to an amazing lunch today! Your generosity made for such a fun and delicious way to start the final week of school, and we’re so grateful for your support of our school community.

Thank you for helping us celebrate our incredible teachers and staff as we head into summer! ❤️🍕☀️

✨ 🍦TODAY! 🍦✨

Head to TCBY anytime from 3PM–Close and a portion of all sales will go back to Clayton PTA!

We hope to see you there!

As we near the end of the 2025–2026 school year, we want to extend a special THANK YOU to all of our wonderful staff and teachers who ensure our students receive the very best care and instruction every single day. You all ROCK, and our school is SO lucky to have you!! ❤️

Your resilience, patience, and unwavering commitment never go unnoticed. We are so incredibly blessed by each and every one of you. 💙

We also celebrate those who are leaving the nest this year and wish you nothing but the very best in your next adventure. You will always be part of our school family. ❤️

And for the uncertainty surrounding staff changes next year because of AISD budget cuts, please know we are here for you — you will always have our support and be your #1 fans! 💫

Families, if you have time this weekend, please consider writing cards or doing something extra for these amazing teachers and staff members. They deserve it more than words can say, and those gestures truly mean the world to them. ✨

🕰️✨ Yesterday our staff opened the Clayton Time Capsule that was buried back in 2006 with a little help from Clayto — and it was such a fun trip down memory lane! ❤️🐦

Inside, students discovered:
📼 VHS tape of the very first Cardinal Cast
👕 The first-ever Clayton t-shirt
🧸 Baby cardinal stuffy
🎮 Wii controller
🎱 Magic 8 Ball
👷 Construction hat
🎶 Cassette tape with the top hits from 2006
🎼 Cardinal song script

And maybe the biggest surprise of all… Mr. Roth had put Twinkies in the time capsule! 😂 The kids went absolutely wild when he took a bite — and staff joined in too!

Such a special day celebrating Clayton history and the memories that connect generations of Cardinals. ❤️

🎥 Be sure to check out the videos the staff made in the News for the Nest!

🎉 Tomorrow at 8:30 AM we’ll be celebrating the end of a fantastic school year with our school-wide assembly! Parents are welcome to attend. 💙

Visitor check-in will begin at 7:45 AM and continue until 8:30 AM. All visitors must check in through the front office and be prepared with a government-issued ID.

Thank you in advance for your patience as the school welcomes many visitors for this special event. We can’t wait to celebrate together! ✨

Thank you, admins (especially Jenny Daughtry), for putting together such a wonderful volunteer breakfast! Today we celebrated the incredible volunteers who help make Clayton so special — and our hearts are so full. 💙❤️

Whether you volunteered at events, helped behind the scenes, donated your time, supported from home, or simply showed up whenever needed… THANK YOU. Every single contribution mattered. Our school shines brighter because of YOU. ✨

Clayton is the kind, welcoming, high-achieving community it is because of the people who pour their hearts into it year after year. We are endlessly grateful for every volunteer who helped make this school year so memorable for our students, teachers, and families.

A very special congratulations to our Volunteers of the Year:
💫 PTA President, Kimberly De La Garza
💫 CAPA Coordinator, Angela Alamat

Thank you for your incredible leadership, dedication, and countless hours spent loving and serving our school community. Clayton is better because of you!

🍦✨ SPIRIT NIGHT ALERT ✨🍦

School’s almost out… so let’s celebrate with some froyo! 🎉
Join us for a sweet after-school treat at tcby and support Clayton PTA at the same time! ❤️🐦

📅 Tuesday, May 26
⏰ 3PM–Close
📍 TCBY at Parkside Shopping Center

Bring your friends, classmates, and family! ☀️🍦
A portion of proceeds benefits Clayton PTA! 🙌

In case you missed it! ❤️

Bring home a beautiful piece of student creativity with our Red Cardinal artwork!

Created using students’ fingerprints, this one-of-a-kind design was gifted to our school for display.

For just $15, you can receive a digital copy sent straight to your email—ready to print, frame, and enjoy as a keepsake or gift. 🖼️🎓✨

Click on this link: https://claytonpta.schoolauction.net/claytonrocks2026/catalog?id=189

Last night, one of our amazing PTA members hosted our final Buy-A-Spot fundraiser of the year! 📚✨

The theme was Book Club and she had books wrapped and ready for a fun White Elephant-style gift exchange to see which book you’d take home. It made for such a unique and memorable evening!

More than anything, it was a wonderful night of connecting with new Clayton ladies, catching up on life, sharing lots of laughs and enjoying a much-needed night out together. 💙

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Clayton PTA this year through our Buy-A-Spot fundraisers — we are so grateful for this incredible community!

If you would like to host an event next year, please reach out!