Clark Elementary School

The Paducah Fire Department invites everyone to help local students through the Fill the Fire Truck with School Supplies campaign. Donations of school supplies and individually wrapped food items will be accepted through August 12 at any Paducah fire station and at City Hall. On Friday, August 5, the department will collect donations at the Southside Walmart (3220 Irvin Cobb Drive) from 9 until noon and at the West End Walmart (5130 Hinkleville Road) from 1 until 4 p.m. Below are suggested school supply items: Yellow #2 Pencils, Erasers, Black or Blue Ink Pens Plastic School Box Plastic Pocket Folders Composition Notebooks Loose Leaf Notebook paper Spiral Notebooks Highlighters Graph Paper Protractor Three-ring binders Glue Sticks Divider Tabs Printer Paper Reams Flash Drives Backpacks Individually wrapped food including fruit snacks, tuna salad kits, peanut butter or cheese crackers, potato chips, applesauce and fruit cups, and granola bars

Reminder: The first day of school will be Wednesday, August 10. We're looking forward to seeing you in about a month!

Paducah Middle softball tryouts will be Monday, 7/11 at Sheppard's Field across from Brooks Stadium at 7:30PM for incoming 5th-8th graders. Please bring a glove, cleats, and water. Thank you!

Tornado Takeout meals program will be closed on Monday, July 4. We will deliver meals to mobile sites on Tuesday, July 5. Families may pick meals up to cover the weekend at Paducah Middle School or mobile sites Thursday, June 30.

Tornado Takeout will be close on Monday, June 20 in observance of Juneteenth. Delivery to all mobile sites will be on Tuesday, June 21.

Paducah Public Schools will be closed Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. Best wishes to all our families as you celebrate!

Join your friends, family, and community members for Paducah's 1st Ever community celebration of JUNETEENTH Monday, June 20 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Carson Center theatre and lawn. The Paducah-McCracken County NAACP, The Carson Center and sponsors -the City of Paducah, McCracken County, CSI, Baptist Health, Mercy Health, and The Bryant Law Center - are teaming up to launch this inclusive and joyous celebration of Freedom Day - a National Celebration of the anniversary of June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. Join fellow community members for an inspiring program in the theatre featuring PPS Chief Equity Officer Shonda Hollowell Burrus and keynote speaker Dr. Brandon McCormack. The one-hour program will be followed by a celebratory dinner on the Lawn at The Carson Center. Your $15 ticket includes a reserved seat in the theatre for the program and a boxed BBQ dinner with a non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Seating in Adirondack chairs on the lawn and live entertainment provided during dinner.

Tornado Takeout is back - Beginning June 6! FREE SUMMER MEALS for anyone 0-18! *Delivery to community sites Mondays and Thursdays* Pickup at Paducah Middle Cafe Monday-Thursday from 10:30-12:30 We can't wait to see you!

Parents of 5th graders, here is information about choir and band sign up for Paducah Middle School: Time: Monday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 24 3:15-4:15 p.m. Come only ONE DAY, any time between 3:15pm & 5:45 p.m. It takes 10-15 minutes, depending on how many people here when you arrive. Location: Paducah Middle Band Room. Park in the back parking lot and follow signs to the back band room entrance. Purpose: Our band and choir instructors will be available to help your students select and instrument for band or get them signed up for choir and answer your questions. More info: please contact Ms. Williams lindsey.williams@paducah.kyschools.us or Mrs. Veal samantha.veal@paducah.kyschools.us

Clark, Morgan, and McNabb parents, please click the link for important information regarding your student/s school-issued computer: https://5il.co/1aihn

Linda Mays won a free IPad for completing online registration for her grandaughters at McNabb Elementary. Congratulations! Linda's name was selected at random from all of our returning 22-23 student online registration applications. If you haven't registered your child for the 2022-23, you can find registration information here: https://thrillshare.com/s/news-pps-paducahpublicschoolsky/articles/online-registration-available-for-2022-23-returning-students-pps

We are so excited to see all of our football families Friday!!! Tornado league registration for students in grades 2-5 will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. with music, games, & food. Be sure to bring money for the concession stand and blankets or chairs for the movie!

It was a wonderful night to celebrate the work of our faculty and staff at the 5th Annual Regional Educators Awards and Scholarship Program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College last night! With 16 nominees, four finalists, and three winners, Paducah Public Schools were well represented on the stage! If you would like watch a video of the event, you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02gKi4gG0gM Congratulations, and Go Big Blue!

**************EARLY DISMISSAL TODAY****************** Due to the threat of severe weather, Paducah Public Schools will dismiss early today (Wednesday, April 13). Paducah Tilghman High School and Paducah Middle School will dismiss at 1:45 p.m. Clark, McNabb, and Morgan Elementaries will dismiss at 2:30 p.m. The highest probability for severe weather is from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The early dismissal will ensure that all our students and employees will be home before the severe weather begins. All Paducah Public Schools after school activities, including ESS and athletics, are canceled due to the threat of severe weather.

PPS families! Our last district-wide Parent Cafe program will be Thursday, March 31, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM at Paducah Middle School. Don’t miss this! It’s a wonderful night ❤️❤️❤️ See you Thursday! https://www.canva.com/design/DAE7ntDXVF0/AxD-h1ZbPeFCevxxPUvM1g/watch?utm_content=DAE7ntDXVF0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Here's a copy of next year's (2022-23) school calendar for Paducah Public Schools. You'll find a text version and a color coded version attached.

The Clark Starfish Club focuses on how to raise awareness of the needs of individuals with disabilities. The club decided to look for a opportunity to make the school more accommodating for a fellow student with a vision impairment. They visited the Paducah Innovation Hub on March 15 to create Braille signs that will be printed with their 3-D printer. With the use of the TinkerCad program they will create over 15 new signs that will be placed around the building to aid students with visual impairment.

PPS Parents and Guardians, We are beginning preparations for Online Registration for the 2022-23 school year. Please be aware that the friends and family members you have listed as emergency contacts in Infinite Campus may be contacted to verify their date of birth. This is not a scam. The call will be from a Paducah Public Schools number and the caller will identify themselves as an employee of Paducah Public Schools. We are requesting this information for security purposes. The additional information will aid us in confirming the identity of designated friends or family members who come to pick your child up at school. If you are contacted and are unsure about giving us information over the phone, please contact us at 270-444-5600. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to make our schools safe and secure. Sincerely, Troy Brock, Director of Pupil Personnel Paducah Public Schools

Dear PPS Parents and Guardians, Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Paducah Public Schools is relaxing masking requirements. Masks will be optional in all school settings, including on buses. On Monday, district leadership received an updated recommendation from the Kentucky Department for Public Health regarding masking from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on COVID-19 community levels. Combined with the new recommendations, our district leadership has reviewed the local positivity rates, the Kentucky Incidence Rate Map, the number of COVID patients in our local hospitals, and our total number of positive cases in McCracken County. There is a significant decrease in all these measures compared to a month ago. We also see significant decreases in the number of COVID positive students and staff compared to a month ago. As outlined in the guidance, our schools will maintain the following baseline strategies: Students and staff are encouraged to remain up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations - 5-day isolation followed by 5-day masking for individuals with COVID-19 - Sick individuals should stay home - On-site testing remains available for sick or exposed persons Thank you for your support and encouragement as we continue to work together for the health and safety of each and every child. Sincerely, Dr. Donald Shively, Superintendent Paducah Public Schools

PTHS and Paducah Middle School Orchestra Director Douglas Van Fleet received the 2022 Presidential Award and Clark Elementary Music Teacher Dale Julian was named 2022 Elementary Music Teacher of the Year at the annual meeting of the Kentucky Music Educators Association. Congratulations! (Photo credit: Lindsey Williams)