Parent/Teacher Conference Day on October 8 (NO SCHOOL)
JPK through 5th grade
Follow this link to schedule a conference time with your child's teacher. Use event code: smz4n. Follow the instructions on each page and schedule your in-person meeting. You will receive an email confirmation of your Conference Day booking.
School Bookings will close on October 6 at 3 p.m., so please book your conference time before then. It is vital that parents keep to this schedule and end their appointments in a timely manner. If you think you will need more time, please discuss this with your teacher during the appointment.
Middle School Conferences
 Middle school conferences on October 8 are for sixth grade and new to school seventh grade parents. See the letter from Mrs. Taylor for details on how to sign up. As always, teachers are available any time to address any concerns you may have. Please note there is NO SCHOOL on Parent/Teacher Conference Dday on Wednesday, October 8.
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100 Years of Creating Scholars and Leaders with Heart
Together for the Next 100 Years
Tomorrow is the final day of our Annual Fund campaign! Thank you to everyone who participated thus far.
We are currently at 90% participation. You may be receiving a letter in the mail soon. Consider it a friendly reminder of how important your participation is every year. Join us before the campaign ends — Click here to give today!
A generous parent donated her Labubu to be raffled for parents who participated in the Annual Fund up until last Friday, September 26. Congratulations to YongXiang Chen, Hui Yuan, the winner of our Labubu raffle!
Your gift, no matter the size, honors 100 years of tradition and supports the current generation of scholars and leaders with heart.
Thank you for your generous support!
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Creating Scholars and Leaders with Heart
Middle schoolers participated in an exciting Jeopardy-style quiz game about the Clairbourn student handbook. The five advisories competed to win bronze, silver and gold by conferring quietly and writing their answers on a white board. Dr. Patzlaff was the game show host and kept the game moving at a fast clip. Congratulations to Ms. Neilson's, Ms. Vinnedge's and Mr. Woo's advisories who won the gold, silver and bronze respectively. Go team!
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Preschool Learning Unit: All About Apples!
Our youngest Cougars in JPK and PK explored apples through many hands-on activities during the “All About Apples” unit. From creating fizzy apple volcanoes to spark curiosity, to tasting apples and discovering sweet, tart, and crisp flavors, the children engaged all of their senses. They also enjoyed apple painting, using cut apples as stamps to make colorful art together, baking mini apple pies from scratch, and exploring a sensory station with an “apple pie” theme. This learning unit combined science, exploration, and creativity while celebrating the joys of fall! |
Art That Makes You Think:
Abstracts and Inkblots
 If you have not visited the glass display cases in the Robert Nafie Administration Building, please make sure to stop by and check out the amazing student artwork! Kindergarteners learned about abstract art and oil pastels. They discovered abstract art is a work made with lines, shapes, and colors, and is not seen the same way by all audiences. Students looked at Kandinsky's "Evenement Doux" from 1928 and took turns explaining what they saw. With Kandinsky's work as inspiration, they explored oil pastels for the first time, noticing that they are sticky and can blend very well, creating abstract works of art!
 Students from fourth and fifth grades created painted works of art which were inspired by psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach. Rorschach was an amateur artist who took his interest in perspective within art to medical school. While in school, he developed a psychological test called the Rorschach test. The test consisted of a set of ten inkblots and patients were asked to describe what they saw in each image. Responses to these images were meant to reveal aspects of their personality, motivations, and emotional states. Students created their own "ink blots" and titled them based on what they saw in their own work of art; then they asked three peers what they saw!
Our students also worked hard to brainstorm and create designs for the yearbook cover. It was incredibly hard to choose this year with so many great works of art.
This year's front cover artist is Michelle in fifth grade! The back cover and front page artists are as follows:
Kinder: Kendrick, Luna
Grade 1: Hannah, Michael
Grade 2: Audrey, Blake
Grade 3: Leia, Agnes, Annabel, Linda, Estelle
Grade 4: Dana, Stephen, Charlotte, Preston, Cassidy, and the duo of Naiyah and Zsa Zsa10-
Grade 5: Nathan, Liam, Francis, Jessica, Alan, Iris, Evangeline
Grade 6: Junya, Autumn, Everest
Grade 7: Group — Xenia, Kaitlin, Naveen, Nicole
Grade 8: Cary, Eric, Hins, Mark
Additional artwork from these impressive artists were also selected:
Grade 2: Sean, Elliot
Grade 3: Berit
Grade 4: Emma & Lucas
Grade 5: Kristy, Diana, Austin, Jubilee, Wesley, Annabel
Grade 6: Lara & Jennifer, Amir, Owen
Grade 7: Jeremy, Winnie & Zoey
Grade 8: Aaron, Ethan, Kiera, Kevin
Amazing job, Cougars!
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Clairbourn’s Book Fair: October 20 to 23
Our much-anticipated school Book Fair is coming soon! The 2025 Clairbourn Book Fair will take place Monday, October 20 through Thursday, October. 23, and this year’s theme is Super Readers, Power Up!
Help Power Up Our Book Fair
– Become a Sponsor!
You can help supercharge this year’s Book Fair by becoming a sponsor! Sponsorship packages will be available online via the CFA online store on Monday, September 22. All sponsorships and donations are 100% tax-deductible. CFA online store link is here!Gold Sponsors - $1,000:
· Invitation to the Authors’ Luncheon (for parents only)
· Framed picture of your child/children with the authors
· Individual poster signage
· Acknowledgement in the eCourier and MPB
Silver Sponsors - $500:
· Group poster signage
· Acknowledgement in the eCourier and MPB
Bronze Sponsors - $250:
· Group poster signage
· Acknowledgement in the eCourier and MPB
Thank you to the Book Fair sponsors who have donated:
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Important Dates
10/3 Free Dress
10/7 Taco Lunch Day
10/8 Parent/Teacher Conference Day (NO SCHOOL)
10/9 CPK Lunch Day
10/10 All School Morning Assembly and Centennial Shirt Day
10/13 NO School (Holiday)
10/14 KFC Lunch Day
10/15 School Photo Retake Day
10/16 Habit Lunch Day
10/17 Free Dress
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Socktober is here!
We are collecting new, unused socks all October to celebrate Socktober and to support Door of Hope and Elizabeth House. Our goal is 900 pairs, with a special need for baby and children’s socks.
Drop your sock donations in the bin at transportation by October 31. Thank you for your support!
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Clairbourn Life
It was so great seeing everyone at our all-school parent coffee. Take a look at the happy photos!
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Calling all young entrepreneurs – It’s our 10th annual fair!
Friday, November 7, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Clairbourn Athletic Field
Clairbourn’s kidpreneurs are back, and this year is extra special — we’re celebrating 10 years of the Entrepreneurial Fair and Clairbourn’s centennial year!
Designed by one of our own talented first grade students, Shawn Z., this year’s flyer sets the stage for an afternoon filled with innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit!
Students will:
• Develop their own brands
• Create innovative products or services
• Build marketing strategies
• Engage with customers face-to-face
Expect to see:
• Original arts & crafts
• Delicious baked goods
• Clever inventions
• Plants & homegrown treasures
• …and so much more!
 Booth Fee: $40 (includes one table, 2 chairs, canopy)
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Check out the special guest authors visiting during Book Fair!
We’re excited to welcome two spectacular guests:
Barney Saltzberg
(ideal for JPK–grade 2)
Chris Grabenstein
(perfect for grades 3–8)
Reminder: Authors’ Pre-Order Forms are due on Tuesday, October 7.
Authors’ Pre-Order Forms have been sent home with your child. This is a wonderful chance to reserve books and receive them with the author's personal signature.
Pre-Order forms - order NOW! Please note: Only a limited selection of the authors' books will be available at the Book Fair. To guarantee your autographed copies, please return your pre-orderform no later than Tuesday, October 7.
Every purchase you make directly supports our school community. Thank you for encouraging a love of reading and for your invaluable support!
Let’s power up together!
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Book Fair Shirt
We have adult sizes left for sale. There are two ways to purchase —
• In person: Stop by the Book Fair table near the transportation zone
• Online: Order via the CFA online store
On the six (6) special themed shirt days this year: 9/23, 9/30,10/7, 10/4, 10/20 and 10/21, students may wear these Book Fair shirts or other Super Mario-themed shirts. |
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