See you today at 4:30 pm
Instrumental Concert, Open House and Art Show!
We are thrilled to present our live instrumental concert on May 8 at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and support our fourth to eighth grade musicians.
The in-person Open House is after the concert from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. Teachers have been working hard to prepare their classrooms to welcome you, and students can't wait to showcase their work! Come and see how much your children have grown and learned this year and meet your teachers for next year!
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Celebrating Cinco
de Mayo
Celebramos el cinco de mayo esta semana. Es una celebración en México. El Cinco de Mayo no es el día de la independencia de México. El Cinco de Mayo celebra una victoria militar muy importante contra Francia. La batalla ocurrió el 5 de mayo de 1862 en Puebla, México. El Cinco de Mayo es importante porque México ganó contra Francia aunque estaba económicamente, militarmente, y moralmente mal, la gente Mexicana se unió y ganó la batalla de Puebla.
Celebramos el Cinco de Mayo para recordar esta victoria.
 We celebrated Cinco de Mayo this week. It is a celebration in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican Independence Day. Cinco de Mayo celebrates a very important military victory against France. The battle occured on May 5 1862 in Puebla, Mexico. Cinco de Mayo is important because Mexico won against France even though it was economically, militarily, and morally in a bad place, the Mexican people united and won the battle of Puebla. We celebrate El Cinco de Mayo to remember this victory. |
Clairbourn Insights
JPK students had a blast channeling their inner Jackson Pollock during a creative art activity! Special thanks go out to Ms. Storey for building the pendulum for the students to experiment with. Using splatter techniques and bold colors, they created vibrant, abstract masterpieces while learning about movement and expression in art. |
Class of 2025 Highlights
We Have Traveled a Fun Road TOGETHER!
We are proud of our mighty Class of 2025! Some of our eighth graders are Clairbourn lifers and have been Cougars since preschool or kindergarten, while others joined us later on in middle school. Join us to congratulate and celebrate them as we begin the highlight series of our graduating class!
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End-Of-Year Scrip Drive: May 5 - 16
Teacher Appreciation Group Gift Card Drive
CFA organizes the Teacher Scrip drive that runs from May 5 to 16 to make it easier for parents to show their appreciation for our faculty and staff. This tradition helps us all adhere to our gift giving policy. Gift cards will be distributed during the last week of May. Order forms are due by May 16.
There are two ways to participate in the Teacher and Staff Group Gift:
• Please note a small credit card processing fee will be applied to all online orders.
Personal-Use Scrip Gift Card Drive
Please support the CFA and our school by participating in the Scrip Program. You may purchase gift cards from your favorite retailers and our school will get a certain percentage of rebate on all your purchases. You may purchase scrip cards via the CFA Online Store or by submitting the Scrip Order Form to the front office. All scrip card order forms are due by 1:00 p.m. on May 16.
There are two ways to purchase scrip gift cards:
• CFA Online Store: Purchase scrip gift cards on the CFA Online Store. A small credit card processing fee will be charged for all online orders.
• Scrip Order Form: Purchase scrip gift cards using this scrip order form and mail or return to school by May 16.
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May Drop
Everythingand Build
Star Wars Day Build Challenge Soars
To celebrate Star Wars Day last week, the fourth and fifth grade students were invited to join the middle schoolers for their May Drop Everything & Build challenge. The teams of older and younger engineers were challenged to build a Millennium Falcon frisbee from cardboard, craft sticks, and tape. A special Thank You goes to eighth grade Class Representative Teddy for designing the challenge this year!
 The Falcon frisbees were stylish and functional, with some truly impressive throwing distances achieved. There were a few crash landings, and some of the Falcon frisbees did crash into Star Destroyers, a.k.a. walls and roofs, but there were many successful runs.
The fifth graders worked with the eighth graders. The runners-up were Fiona, Austin, and James; and the frisbee that flew the farthest was flung by Sima and Nilia. The sixth graders worked with 4G. The runners-up were Aiden and Austin; and Emma, Bill, and Laksh made Han and Chewie proud. The seventh graders worked with 4B. The runners-up were Alan and Francis, and in the entire challenge, the Force was strongest with Cary and Liam.
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Field Trip Higlight
First-grade students visited Descanso Gardens for a field trip. They learned about plants, engaged in hands-on activities and discovered fun facts about animal habitats. We loved hearing all the feedback they shared at Morning Assembly. |
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Teacher Appreciation
Week is May 5 - 9
Let’s show our gratitude to the amazing teachers, specialists, and staff who support our children every day! Families and students are invited to stop by our tables before or after school to write a special note of appreciation. Students will also have the chance to add their name or fingerprint to a surprise gift for their teachers! For questions, please contact Vanessa Hernandez.
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5/9 Free Dress
5/13 Pizza Lunch Day
5/15 Pasta Lunch Day
5/16 All School Assembly, Clairbourn T-Shirt Day
5/20 Breakfast for Lunch Day
5/21 Class Color Day— Wear your assigned class color to school today:
JPK and PK: green
Kindergarten: red
1st grade: yellow
2nd grade: blue
3rd grade: white
4th grade: brown
5th grade: black
6th grade: orange
7th grade: pink
8th grade: purple
5/22 Taco Lunch Day
5/23 Free Dress
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month—a time to honor those who have enriched American culture and society. This week, we highlighted Yo-Yo Ma, a celebrated Chinese French American cellist. Born in Paris in 1955 to musician parents, Ma began playing music at age four and gave his first public performance at five. He studied at Juilliard and later graduated from Harvard with a degree in humanities.
Over his career, Ma has earned 19 Grammy Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also uses music to promote global connection—founding the Silk Road Ensemble, Our Common Nature, and serving as an ambassador for Friends Without a Border.
Now 69, Yo-Yo Ma continues to perform around the world, using his music to inspire, unite, and uplift.
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Thank you to CFA!
Thank you to CFA for showing your appreciation to the staff and faculty. It was greatly appreciated! |
Auction Item Highlights
Third Grade Teacher for the Day
Third grader Shaan enjoyed a day being the third grade teacher for the day in Mr. Berglund's class! Special highlights of the day were demonstrating how to play soccer and conducting the spelling test for his peers. Well done, Shaan!
Librarian for the Day
Our Librarian for the day, second grader Agnes, enjoyed a day learning about how the library functions. She got to greet the students, process their books and read stories to her peers Thank you, Agnes!
Class Party: 3G
Third graders enjoyed a fun Spring Themed party in 3G. They painted terracotta plant pots, picked flower seeds to plant once the paint dries, and then watched the movie Peter Rabbit. They also ate pizza, cupcakes and cookies!
Class Party - 4/5 Grades
Students from the fourth and fifth grades enjoyed an afterschool class party with their teachers and classmates. They kicked off the fun with two exciting games of hide and seek around campus and culminated with pizza and ice cream.
Our Clairbourn campus is full of connection, play, and sweet memories. |
Inspiring Young Minds
"Storyteller of the Week" Brings Stories to Life
Mrs. Ward has been running the “Storyteller of the Week” program during the first grade library time. Each week, one or two children are chosen and given a wordless picture book to take home.
They come up with their own story to go with the book and enjoyed the opportunity to sit in the special storyteller’s chair and tell their version of the story to their classmates. We are so proud to see our young students shine!
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