Claxton Elementary School

06/10/2026

🦨 A Wildly Memorable Day at CES! 🦨

Today, three baby skunks captured the hearts of our students and staff.

After noticing they were alone, we kept a close eye on them throughout the day, hoping their mother would return. When it became clear they had likely been orphaned, our brave principal stepped in to help make sure they were safe.

The babies were carefully rescued and taken to a local veterinarian who works with wildlife rehabilitation, where they will receive the care they need before hopefully being returned to the wild.

Our students got a firsthand lesson in patience, compassion, and caring for wildlife. We’re grateful for everyone who helped keep a watchful eye on these little visitors and for the professionals who will now help them thrive.

Not every school day includes a skunk rescue, but today was a reminder that kindness can make a big difference, even for the smallest creatures. 💙🦨

06/04/2026

REMINDER: Tomorrow is our food distribution event from 10:00am-12:00pm at Lake City Middle, Grand Oaks Elementary and Andersonville Elementary School. This is for all children in Anderson County ages 2-18. Onsite registration will be available.

06/01/2026

If you have a NEW K-5 student that will join us for the 2026-2027 school year. Get ahead of the game and stop by to complete the registration process this summer! Doing this now means you will be able to meet your assigned teacher on our Cougar Day! It also gives us time to fully enroll and request records. We will have someone here to help during the following dates and times:
June 1 - 19 7:30am - 3:00pm
July 6 - 24 7:30am - 3:00pm
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
● Only the custodial parent or legal guardian can enroll a student.
● Record of Birth (birth certificate, passport, immigration documentation, decree of adoption, or other court records) Must be 5 years old by August 15, 2026 for Kindergarten
● Immunization (on a Tennessee Certificate of Immunization form) and Physical Record
● Photo identification of the parent or legal guardian (driver’s license, passport, military ID, etc.)
● 2 Proofs of residency (lease, mortgage statement, utility bill, etc.)
● Court documentation such as Custody/Guardianship, Order of Protection (if applicable)

05/27/2026

We are hiring! Help us spread the word!
Custodian
https://acsd.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5721810
2nd Grade Interim
https://acsd.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5710315
Kindergarten Interim
https://acsd.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5710308
K-5 Teacher
https://acsd.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5684279
Educational Assistant
https://acsd.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5647394
CDC Assistant
https://acsd.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5647389

05/23/2026

If your child participated in one of our CES clubs this school year, PLEASE take time to complete this survey!

https://tiny.utk.edu/DOEFamilySurvey2026

Code: 5315

2025 DOE Family Survey

05/21/2026

Today Mrs. McNabb and Mrs. Martin’s class celebrated the last day of school in a big way as the students became published authors and illustrators! Over the past few weeks, the students worked hard writing stories about animals that faced a problem and came up with a solution to that problem

To celebrate their accomplishments, the classes held a book release party where each student had the opportunity to read their story aloud to classmates and share in the excitement of becoming published authors. We are so proud of all the hard work, creativity, and confidence these students showed throughout this project!

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

This is one of our favorite traditions! We will miss you and hope everyone has a fun, safe summer! ☀️😎

05/18/2026

A very special THANK YOU to TVA Downtown Facilities for donating their time and materials to build a much needed bookcase to house learning notebooks in Mrs. Coward’s 4th grade class!

05/18/2026

Yearbooks were distributed today. We have a very, very limited amount of extras. They are first come, first serve! If you missed the pre-order, you can send in $25 in cash to claim one.