Catalayah Elementary

Mrs. Castle's class had a fall themed coloring contest. They turned out so great that it was a hard one to judge! They are all so creative! 🥇 - Rae 🥈 - Brooklin 🥉- Grayson #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Ward's 1st grade class listened to “If I Ran for President” and then wrote what they would do if they became president! 🇺🇸 They also used this super cute President filter to get the full effect!!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Bero's homeroom class filled their reward jar, by getting 25 compliments from other teachers! They made donut monsters for their class treat. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Zebra Family, The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Please be assured that CPS is closely monitoring the weather forecast. All sites have reviewed our safety protocols. We understand that parents/guardians may want to pick up their children through the proper channels. If you choose to do so, this will be an excused absence. However, we do not want to send children home without supervision; therefore, our buses will not run early. If the weather changes and we must delay the buses, we will notify you as soon as possible through the CPS Mobile App and the Stopfinder App.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Chef Ryan stopped by last week. He brought some dragon fruit for everyone to try!! I received mixed reviews about the dragon fruit but we enjoyed having him here!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Ms. Toops' 4th grade math class got to enjoy a hands on activity last week. The students are in groups to find their dog, Sparky from the haunted house.  Lots of math and figuring out info!! Oh my! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Due to the forecast of afternoon/evening storms: NO Running Club, NO Chorus, and NO Native American Club Thanks!

We had an exciting announcement this morning at Rise and Shine..... Ms. Toops is Catalayah Teacher of the Year!!!! She has been teaching for 21 years, 11 of those here at Catalayah!! We are so proud of you Ms. Toops!!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

October Recap!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

New at Catalayah: 🌟Staff Member of the Month! 🌟 We’re thrilled to introduce our Staff Member of the Month award! Each month, staff members nominate peers who go above and beyond, and we randomly select one deserving winner from the nominations. For October, we’re excited to announce that Mrs. M is our winner! Her nomination reads: “She is simply amazing and does a wonderful job with our 4-year-olds. She’s consistent, caring, and a fantastic support to both students and staff!” 👏 Congratulations, Mrs. M! We’re so proud of you and grateful for all you do! We had multiple nominations in October, highlighting the incredible dedication of our team. Keep up the amazing work, Catalayah staff—you make a difference every day! ❤️🖤 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Pouring Love into Education ❤️ This holiday season, add a little extra sweetness to your celebrations with Chick-fil-A sweet tea and lemonade. Chick-fil-A donates $2 to the Claremore Public School Foundation for every gallon you take home. Help us surpass last year's $3,000 donation for classroom and teacher grants district-wide. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Our students are having a blast in computers class! It’s fun to see them mastering the use of a mouse instead of a finger or stylus. Starting as early as kindergarten, they’re even learning how to type using the home row keys! After completing their typing lessons they get to play a game! A big shoutout to Mrs. Sargent for her hard work in teaching them proper typing skills! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We stopped by Art to see what Mrs. Coffey had going on in there. Look how much fun they were having. They were using the light box, doing some sketch art and even making some God's eyes. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. T's GT class participated in the Potato Olympics. They designed uniforms for their potato athletes, drafted statistics sheets, competed in several events, and will use scoring to complete arithmetic lessons. Events included: long jump, hurdles, weight lifting, sprints, and break dancing #CPSZEBRARIDE

We love it when the High School Baseball boys come visit!!! They were here this morning greeting staff and students as they entered the building!!! They even came to Rise and Shine and danced with everyone! Thanks Claremore Zebra Baseball!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Ms. Toops' class had the cutest Rise and Shine showcase. The students all had pictures of staff members on their shirts and they took each of them a rose and told every single staff member how much they are appreciated. It was so sweet and everyone really enjoyed the nice surprise!!! Thanks Ms. Toops and class! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Hall took her 1st grade class outside for their phonics lesson this morning!!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Today is crazy hair or blue!!! Tomorrow is costumes or black #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Basks had the super cute idea for shout out graffiti in the workroom!!!! Grab a marker and shout out a staff member that has been rocking it! It's such a nice surprise to walk through there and see your name on the wall. Thanks Mrs. Basks, great idea! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE