Clays Mill Elementary

Preschool Enrollment Event

🌸 Spring Clean Your Screens & Check-In Online 🌸
Spring is the perfect time to tidy up your child’s digital world! Just like cleaning a room keeps it healthy and fun, checking in on their online spaces keeps them safe and balanced.

✨ Tech Tip:
Take a few minutes each week to review your child’s apps, websites, and online conversations. Ask who they interact with and which apps they enjoy most. These quick check-ins help you spot issues early and encourage open, positive talk about responsible tech use.

🧹 Family Challenge:
Pick one day this month to “spring clean” together—delete unused apps, update passwords, and refresh privacy settings.

💻 Remember:
A little digital cleaning now helps your child’s online world stay safe, organized, and positive all year long! 🌼

Schools will be closed beginning Monday, April 6, 2026 through Friday, April 10, 2026 for Spring Break. Students will return to school on Monday, April 13, 2026.

We hope that you have a wonderful, safe break.

As a reminder, Friday, April 3, 2026 is a full instructional day for students.

Cougar Pride! 🐾

Clays Mill Elementary is thrilled to recognize Carson Snead, Ava Mills, and Jamari Canada for their exceptional representation at Halifax County Public Schools' Night of Innovation!

These outstanding students demonstrated their electrical engineering knowledge using Snap Circuits and took their audience through a hands-on experience — guiding them in engineering their own fans, lights, and radios. Their confidence, skill, and enthusiasm were a true testament to the excellence we cultivate every day at Clays Mill Elementary.

Carson, Ava, and Jamari — thank you for making our school proud. You exemplify what it means to be a Clays Mill Cougar! ⚡🌟

On Thursday, March 26, 2026, fifth-grade students from each of our elementary schools and members of the Halifax County Middle School chorus joined together to present the Halifax County Public Schools Music Showcase at the high school. Our talented students performed several selections to show how we are “United Through Music” for Music in Our Schools Month. This was possible due to the collaboration of our elementary, middle, and high school music teachers.
#MIOSM#UnitedThroughMusic

Ms. Laughorn’s PreK students began their first session of the “We Want to Swim!” program at the YMCA. The program teaches survival swimming, developing new skills and techniques, and water safety.

More photos can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b9r2lBYfAspsgLTLDYLiG_kqN-7iNj40?usp=drive_link

Report cards for the third nine weeks are available for viewing on the Campus Portal. If you need assistance with the portal or need a paper copy of the report, please contact your child’s school.

Due to widespread power outages and potential road conditions, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, March 17, 2026. Twelve-month employees follow code 2, report two hours late.

Due to the threat of severe storms and the potential for tornadoes, Halifax County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, March 16, 2026. Twelve-month employees should follow Code 0, do not report to work.

Due to inclement weather, all after school and evening activities are cancelled for today, Thursday, March 12, 2026.

The HCPS facilities use form has moved to an online site. Please click on the link below to book a venue.

https://hcps.rentmycampus.com/

Reminders

Ms. Laughorn's PreK students listened to the story Rosie’s Walk and talked about animals and things you might find on a farm. We also learned directional words like over, under, and around as we followed Rosie’s path in the story. After reading, students participated in a fun Rosie’s Walk obstacle course to help retell the story. This hands-on activity helped students practice listening, movement, and story sequencing in an engaging way.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LtAtgNdISSyqSOjSbt-SE08hEhh0CFAS?usp=drive_link

It is a momentous occasion when we get to pause and recognize the individuals who form the backbone of our educational community. This year, we are thrilled to celebrate two exceptional women who embody dedication, passion, and a relentless commitment to our students and staff.

Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Teacher of the Year recipient, Elizabeth Slabach, and our Excellence in Service Award winner Michelle Pulliam!

5th grade created plant models using other items to represent the parts of the plant based on the jobs that those parts do. After they were complete, students conducted a gallery walk to give helpful feedback and answer questions.

Mrs. Grant's Kindergarten class worked with their pen pals from Mr. Nunn's third grade class on a project about Abraham Lincoln. After learning about President Lincoln, Mrs. Grant's class all drew pictures of him and delivered them to their pen pals. They all had 1 fact to share. Mr. Nunn's class then wrote a creative writing piece to go with the pictures. We are so proud of all the hard work they did together!

Students of the Month February 2026