🎶Now I Know My ABC’s🎶
In addition to focusing on one letter each week, Pre-K at Westside has been playing various matching games where students look at a printed letter and find the plastic manipulative piece to match.
We hope you enjoy these proud faces as much as we did!
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CHS announces the 2022 Head Volleyball Coach, Derek Jackson.
“I look forward to creating a championship culture in Claremore and taking us to the next level. It’s going to be a great year in 2022,” Coach Jackson!
🏐 He grew up in Kellyville, Oklahoma.
🏐 JH coach in Stillwater for 1 season.
🏐 Head coach at Clinton for two seasons.
🏐 Head coach at Sand Springs for three seasons.
🏐 Has the 2nd and 3rd winningest seasons in school history at SS.
🏐 Only 14 wins away from 100 career wins.
🏐 Voted VYPE SW OK coach of the year in 2018.
🏐 FVC runner-up coach of the year in 2020.
🏐 2021 AVCA 30 under 30. (Only 30 coaches in the nation receive this prestigious award each year.)
🏐 Married to Skylar Jackson, who coaches at Broken Arrow HS.
Let's welcome him to the Zebra family with a virtual applause 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 in the comments of our FB page.
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Building empathy and compassion in our students strengthen our school and our community. It is also part of the Great Expectations Life Principles we are committed to embedding into our educational strategies.
Creating a caring community is more than just telling kids to "walk in someone else's shoes." Projects like the food drive help connect students to the needs of others and their responsibility to help.
Westside finished up their Fall Food Drive and is proud to announce they collected 2,129 items.
The 3rd graders accounted for 721 of those items.
In addition to the class contributions, the WS Running Club Turkey Trot added another $100 items to the total.
Thank you to all who participated! We are elated to build a better community by creating students that show compassion and empathy.
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WHAT A DAY! Claremont students were treated to an RSU Basketball game, pizza and candy thanks to our amazing partners in education, RCB Bank and RSU!
Thank you, RCB and RSU for continuing to love on our staff and students!
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at CPS. Check out Mrs. Roach's #ArtTeacher tree in WRJH art room.
🎄 Join in on the festivities and post a pic of your tree(s) in the comments of our FB page.
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Join our talented team!!
Westside Elementary needs to hire a Kindergarten Paraprofessional!
If you are interested in filling this position and joining our team, please go to https://bit.ly/3xCO6S6 or call (918) 923-4201 for more information.
We look forward to hearing from you and are excited to add a new member to our team! It's a great day to become a Zebra! 😉
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This week's ZTV covers CHS Site Teachers of the Year, Wrestling updates, Dance Team updates and All-Region award interviews, NJROTC Blood Drive State Champion interviews, and more.
Watch here ▶ https://youtu.be/fL5sxcxAGlc
You can find all athletics schedules on the website ▶ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/o/athletics/page/claremoreathletics
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Mrs. Roller's 1st grade class at Catalayah enjoyed their fun hands on activity practicing their adjectives. They got to move around the classroom and hunt for adjectives to add to their list.
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Claremont students in 3rd-5th grade were invited to write an essay entitled "What the Constitution Means to Me." These essays were then judged by a committee of teachers, and the winners were treated to a luncheon at RSU with a special guest, US Senator Jim Inhofe. Senator Inhofe received the RSU Constitution Award at the ceremony.
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“The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” James E Faust
We spent some time last week at each site to ask what some of our students and staff what they are thankful for this holiday season.
ICYMI this weekend you can watch here ▶ https://youtu.be/9MXRdUR1InM
Share with us what you are thankful for in the comments.
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Creating a safe learning environment is one of Claremore Public Schools' goals for our district. It's essential to invest, resource, and equip our staff to carry out this mission in the classroom.
Four CPS elementary teachers traveled to Edmond to hear Dr. Ruby Payne discuss her book, Emotional Poverty: How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety and Violence in the Classroom.
Dr. Payne is a former teacher and administrator who specializes in helping other educators and community leaders understand poverty and its effects on students and their families.
Pictured L - R: Katrina Hilderbrand, Karen Heath, Dr. Ruby Payne, Crystal Galvin, and Karen Olari.
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Kindergartners and 1st graders begin learning to properly type on a keyboard!!!!
This is a foreign skill for the little ones. They are pros on their iPads but with a little practice they will soon be pros at on computers too!!
Look at how proud they are!
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Playing school sports is all about fundamentals, fundamentals of the sport, and fundamentals of life.
Coach Sherl wants the athletes he coaches to walk away with the most enjoyable experience on the baseball field, but he also wants them to be better people.
Before Thanksgiving break, the Claremore Baseball team filled the community food pantry at the Rogers County jail with more than three pickup loads of food!
After the shelves were filled, the team took a tour through the jail. They were surprised to see that there were families in need benefiting from the donations when they finished the tour.
Coach wants to give them experiences they never forget and empower them to impact the world around them...starting in Claremore, OK.
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It's College Game Day in Oklahoma! Cheer on your team. Put a ♥️ or 🧡 for your favorite in the comments of our FB page.
Bonus points if you include a picture of you in your team gear!
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Lunch ladies are people, too. Take some time to talk to them and thank them when we return from break.
They served over 1,150 holiday lunches Friday at our elementary schools.
Our lunch crew aims to be a welcoming and comforting part of our students' day. Not only do they provide a healthy breakfast and lunch to our students, but they also want them to share with them how they did on their English test or even if they won their baseball game the night before. They have always worked hard but since March 2019, our crew has not waivered. They continue to serve meals and our students with a smile. We are thankful for every one of them.
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Who is watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade today? 🙋♀️on our FB post.
Have you ever wondered how that parade originated? Roosa 2nd graders read the book Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet and created balloons characters. This book tells about Tony Sarg, a puppeteer who invented the balloons for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Mr. Peters 5th grade music class at Roosa made music with xylophones. The students learned how to read and play melodies using the instruments. They combined rhythm and pitch to perform melodies together.
The xylophones were purchased from money that was donated to our program.
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Have you ever heard of this Thanksgiving Story??
Our friends in Mrs. Ward's class at Catalayah read the story and made these bead bracelets to help them remember!!
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3rd graders at Claremont use graphic organizers to become better, more involved readers.
📖 Before reading, students are prompted to WONDER about the story - asking questions and making predictions.
📖 During reading, students identify the genre, setting, characters, and vocabulary words they want to know more about.
📖 After reading, students reflect on the point of view, setting, and character traits.
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Mrs. Boman’s 3rd grade class at Roosa is catching more than spiders in their web. They are using a “ Web of Words” to untangle singular and plural nouns.
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