Clifton Elementary School

Perseverance - "Pereverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did." - New Gingrich

Clifton ISD is getting ready for Red Ribbon Week® 2024 – this year’s theme is: Life Is A Movie, Film Drug Free. At CES October 28th - November 1st, students will engage in activities that promote a drug free and healthy lifestyle. Please partner with us and discuss this message at home, at the dinner table, at family outings, and with friends and extended family.

Excellence - "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." - Vince Lombardi

Friday: Parent Resources https://families.google/ https://wellbeing.google/families/ https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/ https://www.bark.us/ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Thursday: Cyberbullying https://www.bark.us/blog/category/cyberbullying/ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/what-is-cyberbullying https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/how-do-i-protect-my-young-child-from-cyberbullying

Discipline - "Self-discipline starts with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do." -Napolean Hill

Wednesday: Social Media Etiquette https://www.bark.us/blog/social-media-ettiquette-for-kids/ Elementary: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/what-are-some-basic-gaming-and-social-media-rules-for-elementary-schoolers Middle: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/what-are-some-basic-social-media-rules-for-middle-schoolers High School: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/what-are-some-basic-social-media-rules-for-high-schoolers

Integrity - "Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do." - Don Galer

Respect - "I'm not concerned with you liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." - Jackie Robinson

Tuesday: Teaching my child about safe online behavior https://www.bark.us/blog/stay-safe-social-media/ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/what-should-i-teach-my-child-about-safe-online-behavior

It is Digital Citizenship Week! We will be posting links to articles for a different topic each day Monday's Topic: Parenting in a Digital World https://www.bark.us/blog/digital-parenting-101/ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles

Perseverance - "Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th." - Julie Andrews

Excellence - "Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden

Discipline - "Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself." - Abraham Joshua Heschel

Integrity - "Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them." - Brene Brown

Respect - "I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity." - Julius Erving

Perseverance - "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." - Babe Ruth

Happy World Teachers' Day 👨🏻‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫 to all the amazing teachers’ around the world, your dedication, passion, and hard work are truly appreciated.

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude." - Ralph Marston

Join us for the Second Tuesday event to learn about programs offered at Clifton ISD for student services. It is also Bullying Prevention and Awareness Month so we will have a brief presentation, too.