Claxton Elementary

Happy new year! We will no longer maintain this page with regular updates, but you can find the latest news on our FB page: facebook.com/ClaxtonElem OR our website: ashevillecityschools.net/Claxton

We had such a good time getting to meet @MaryPopeOsborne today with @MicrosoftFlip. We love Magic Tree House books! @RHCBEducators

Check out this amazing artwork from Miss Seimer's students at Claxton Elementary School! @ClaxtonElem #CLXLeaders #ACSCougarPride

One of the perks about our Thanksgiving lunch today, was getting to showcase some of our Wit and Wisdom informational paragraphs and reading fluency using @MicrosoftFlip. #clxleaders #ACSCougarPride

If you get a chance, come check out this amazing show. The kids have worked so hard and gave it their all last night! #clxleaders

When you work backstage at Claxton’s Shrek the Musical you get this awesome view! One more chance to see the show tomorrow at 2:30! #clxarts #clxleaders #ACSCougarPride

⁦@ClaxtonElem⁩ 4th and 5th graders are ready to go with their 2nd performance of Shrek Jr. We could not be more proud of these #clxleaders

I’m so proud of my @CLX5thgrade ! Their performance of Shrek last night was AMAZING!!! They truly showed their #clxleadership ! You can check out the show again at Claxton tonight at 7 PM and Sunday at 2:30 PM. $5 for adults and $3 for kids. @ClaxtonElem @AVLCitySchools

All nine of our schools celebrated Thanksgiving Tuesday with a holiday meal for students and their families. Thank you to @WLOS_13’s @CDPerezWLOS for stopping by @ClaxtonElem to celebrate with us. wlos.com/news/local/ash…

Thanksgiving lunch means all hands on deck. Thanks to our cafeteria staff and admin team (@wrightsw33 @GarrityCLX ) for a lovely lunch. #clxleaders #ACSCougarPride

Thanks @ncmaestra for teaching us all about @MicrosoftFlip and helping us record our first Flip of the year. #clxleaders #ACSCougarPride

Thank you to all the students, staff, and families for making Claxton Elementary School’s fall festival a success! 📷: Sarah Wright #CLXLeaders #ACSCougarPride

Claxton Fall Carnival happening now. Seeing our alumni come back to work the festival makes my heart burst. And our current #clxleaders are pretty awesome too. #ACSCougarPride

Today all 4th grade #clxleaders made and experimented with Möbius strips. We explored the idea of infinity. This is part of our whole grade enrichment unit on math and art. #clxarts #ACSCougarPride #MathandArt

@CLX5thgrade had a great Nov. lesson with @FEASTasheville ! Students learned about food as a form of energy, bodies as engines and ways food plays a role in gatherings and celebrations. They used their obsv skills to taste 🥦 and sip mulled cider. @ClaxtonElem @AVLCitySchools

Well…what better way to get in the Halloween spirit, than try a new slime recipe on Halloween to slime ⁦⁦@wrightsw33⁩ Mr. Garrity & Mr. Laporte!! ⁦@ClaxtonElem⁩ ⁦@CLX5thgrade⁩ #clxleaders

⁦@CLX5thgrade⁩ had an awesome ⁦@Muddy_Sneakers_⁩ expedition to Bent Creek! Students reviewed thermal energy by applying the concepts of conduction convection & radiation in nature! ⁦@ClaxtonElem⁩ ⁦@AVLCitySchools⁩ #acscougarpride

Thank you @JoanneMillerHOH for the inspiration and new twist on fluency practice! The kids are begging to play every day! #clxleaders #ACSCougarPride

Tuesday, November 1st, Jeremiah's Italian Ice on Merrimon Ave, will be donating 20% of their profits for the day to Claxton. Please go by, get a sweet treat, and support our Bees! @ClaxtonElem @AVLCitySchools #acscougarpride

As a reward for exceeding their fundraising goal for the school’s #funrun, students got to cover Principal Wright, Assistant Principal Garrity and PE teacher LaPorte in SLIME! @ClaxtonElem #CLXLeaders #ACSCougarPride