Back-to-School Night for Middle School — Tonight!
Please Join the Teachers for Virtual Back-to-School Night on September 10 (Grades 6–8)
When you join the meeting, please rename yourself with your child’s first name in parentheses after your name.
Thursday, September 10
Middle School (Grades 6–8):
Back-to-School Night
Zoom session: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
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Tomorrow Is the Cougar Corner Grand Opening
Friday, September 11, 2:45 pm
Join us for the grand opening of Cougar Corner, our school snack shop hosted by the Clairbourn Families Association (CFA). Students are invited to enjoy a free popsicle and meet Captain Cougar.
Cougar Corner will be open every Tuesday and Thursday. Don’t forget to add funds to your Cougar Corner account.
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Picture Day Is on September 15
Picture Day is on September 15. Here’s what you need to know:
 • You will order the photos AFTER Picture Day. • Once the pictures are ready, JostensPIX will send you a link to place your order.
• To access the gallery, create an account using the email address that your school has on file.
• You will need Clairbourn’s event code to access the gallery: FE68026
• Due to the green screen, please do not wear green!
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Vidigami Support Session with the Marketing Team
October 1 at 8:30 am in the Manor House
Join the Marketing team for a Vidigami support session. We’ll cover how to log in, troubleshoot login issues, navigate the platform, star your favorites, use the tagging feature, and complete weekly uploads.
 Any questions? Email the Director of Communications and Marketing, Jeanette Zamora. |
Congratulations to Our New Class Representatives!
Thank you to the many Middle School students who showed their heart for Clairbourn by running for Student Council class representative for the first trimester! We look forward to working with you to plan theme days, cultural heritage months, snack shops, fun events, and more.
Grade 6: Kristy L., Jessica Z.
Grade 7: Everest B., Stanley C., Jason L.
Grade 8: Winnie L., Celine W.
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Clairbourn Insights
Our kindergarteners have been busy learning and absorbing everything around them! Students read stories about the Gingerbread Man, and to extend their learning, they worked on gingerbread poems, developing their skills in letters, words, sentences, and punctuation. Each child illustrated their poem in a personalized book, which they were excited to bring home and share with their parents.
 To conclude this fun project, they participated in a beloved tradition: baking a gingerbread man together in class. Everyone took turns adding ingredients and mixing the dough, learning through taste, touch, and smell. However, after baking, the gingerbread man mysteriously disappeared! The kindergarteners eagerly followed the clues he left, traveling around the school in search of him. This exciting adventure is one of everyone’s favorite memories and a cherished Clairbourn tradition.
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Why Do We Create Art?
Inspiration Starts with a Question
At the beginning of art class, students were invited to think about a big question: Why do we create art? Their thoughtful answers are now displayed on a bulletin board in the Administration Building, and we love reading our students’ insights.
 Some shared that we create art “to inspire people” and “to have fun.” Others reflected on art’s deeper purpose, describing it as a way to leave marks on history for younger generations to understand and explore. Students also recognized how creating art can make us feel. One student shared that art can fill our minds, calm us, inspire us to try new things, and help release stress.
Their responses offer a wonderful reminder that art can bring joy, express ideas, preserve stories, and help us discover something new about ourselves and the world around us.
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Important Announcement: New Emergency Text Messaging System
We are now using the BrightArrow system for sending urgent and important text messages to you. The first time you receive a text message from us, arriving from 79041, you will also receive, as a separate text, an invitation to continue receiving texts.
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If you do not reply YES to it, you will not receive further text messages from Clairbourn. If you decide later you would like to receive text messages, simply text YES to 79041 at any time.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A TEXT WITH THE VOICE CALL, PLEASE REGISTER BY TEXTING YES TO 79041.
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Important Dates
September 11:
• Clairbourn T-Shirt Day
September 15:
• Hot Dog on a Stick Lunch Day
• Picture Day
September 16–18:
• Grade 6 Pali Trip
September 17:
• Habit Lunch Day
September 18:
• All-School Morning Assembly
• Free Dress Day
September 21:
• Late Start Day
September 22:
• Pasta Lunch Day
• CFA Parent Meeting &
Volunteer Opportunities Fair
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School Special Lunch Orders
Due ASAP
Please note that all Special Lunch vendors require orders to be placed at least one week in advance, so same-day orders are not available. Thank you for planning ahead and placing your Special Lunch orders early.
Reminder to eighth-grade parents: Please note your special lunch volunteer month is August/September.
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Building Tomorrow Campaign Update
Our Student Council members give us a glimpse of their temporary classrooms as construction continues on our new Middle School building. We’re grateful for our community’s support. To learn more about Clairbourn’s Capital Campaign: Building Tomorrow |
Visit Us at the Private School Village School Fair
For many years, Private School Village (PSV) has cultivated and harnessed the power of community to positively transform the private school experience for Black and Brown families so that students fully thrive.
All Clairbourn families are invited to the PSV LA/Pasadena: Back-to-School Picnic & School Community Fair, taking place this year at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, September 20. This is a fun event for families, and everyone in the community is invited. Clairbourn will have a table at the event, so please stop by and visit!
This year’s picnic will bring together more than 2,000 students, families, and community members. Kick off the school year with delicious food, live entertainment, and fun activities for all ages. Connect with families from school communities across Los Angeles and Pasadena.
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