Catalayah Elementary

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. Ward saw Cabo at Aldi!!! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT ❤️🦓 Mrs. Griffin, paraprofessional •Favorite food: seafood, mainly shrimp, but I like all kinds of seafood. •Favorite Color: turquoise blue •Drink: Dr. Pepper •Birthday: December 11 •Hobby: photography, travel, hiking, playing music •How do you spend your summer: We usually try to take a vacation to somewhere we have never been or go to the beach. We also spend a little time in Alabama with family, and the rest of the summer, you can usually find my family and me in our pool or spending time with friends. I also play clarinet every summer in the Claremore Civic Band! Our concerts are held at Gazebo park every other Thursday through the end of July! My husband and I just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. We have four children--Ethan(10) and Madelyn(8), plus my bonus kiddos, Tyler(18) and Samantha(20). We also have a labradoodle, named Koda! My husband and I moved here from Tennessee just a few months after getting married, so you may notice a slight😉 southern accent. I grew up in Alabama and I am a huge Alabama football fan! Roll Tide! My favorite thing in the world is to travel to places I have never been. I have a goal to visit every state in the United States, and also every state park in Oklahoma! I have been at Catalayah three years, and I am very much looking forward to my fourth year! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!! 👀 Mrs. McComb ran into Catalayah Alumni, Lauryn at Marshall's in Broken Arrow! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

National Night Out Back to School Bash 2024* Presented by Volunteers for Youth & Claremore Police Department SAVE THE DATE... 📅Tuesday, August 6, 2024 🕡6:30 to 8:30 PM 💦Claremore Lake Park Splash Pad Join us for a night of community building and fun! 🌊Splash Pad 🚑Emergency Vehicles 🌭Food 🎶Music 🏫Back-to-School Giveaways Inflatables Thank you to our sponsors: Volunteers for Youth's PAL+ Program, CPD Chaplains, Citizens Police Academy, and City of Claremore

It's that time of year again... SCHOOL SUPPLY TIME! What is your favorite school supply? If you want to get a head start picking up few things before the rush, we have updated the 24-25 supply lists. You can find them on our website here: 🖍 ELEMENTARY - https://5il.co/i4d4 📐 WRJH - https://5il.co/8u9f 🎒 CHS students will receive their lists the first week of school. 🪶 JOM - school supply pick-up will be on August 5th for all CPS students enrolled in JOM last year. A date will be announced for all NEW to CPS JOM students later. We are updating our ALL THINGS BACK TO SCHOOL webpage for this year. Check it out - https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/back-to-school #CPSZEBRAPRID

Student spotting!! 👀 Mrs. Castle saw these sweet girls at the softball field. Sage, Presley and Matalie! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Geranen, 3rd grade teacher •Favorite food: Mexican •Favorite Color: Purple •Drink: Coke •Birthday: September 6 •Hobby: reading, camping, •How do you spend your summer: I go camping a lot. Hang out at the pool reading books. Sunday cookouts with my family. My husband Brandon and I both graduated Zebras. Me before him!🤣 We have 4 kids and one grandson. This will be year 21 teaching 3rd grade in Claremore. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. Griffin ran into Cailey at the Will Rogers Library! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Officer Hagen, School Resource Officer •Favorite food: barria tacos from the red food truck •Favorite Color: green •Drink: half and half tea •Birthday: April 27 •Hobby: golfing, watching the Cubs and spending time with my family •How do you spend your summer: During the summer I go back to patrol with the Claremore Police Dept. I play golf when I can and enjoy taking care of my yard My wife Nicole and I have 2 girls and we just recently became grandparents!! Abbey is going to be a jr at OSU and Kailea just had our first grandson, Jameson! I have been the School Resources Officers for Claremore Public School Elementaries for the last 3 years. This really is the perfect job for me, I’m basically a giant child. I love being able to interact with students and staff and help where I can! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. McComb got to spend some time with Gracie and Aurora at summer school. We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

It's that time of year again... SCHOOL SUPPLY TIME! What is your favorite school supply? If you want to get a head start or pick up a few things before the rush, we have updated the 24-25 supply lists. You can find them on our website here: 🖍 ELEMENTARY - https://5il.co/i4d4 📐 WRJH - https://5il.co/8u9f 🎒 CHS students will receive their lists the first week of school. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!!! 👀 Officer Hagen saw Sa'ad and Najeeb at their apartment complex!!! They even FaceTimed Ms. Rachel to say hi!!! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️ STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Ward, 1st grade teacher •Favorite food: Mediterranean •Favorite Color: pink •Drink: Dr Pepper Zero •Birthday: May 6 •Hobby: this always trips me up because I really just enjoy doing nothing on my free time 😂 I just finished my 21st year of teaching! Ten of those have been first grade at Catalayah! I love building relationships with the students and their families! ❤️ And I absolutely adore the people I work with each day! Brad and I have been married 27 years and have two amazing kids! Zoe will be a senior at Oklahoma State and Cole will be a sophomore at Claremore High! Hanging out at the pool with my sister in law is always the best part of summer! I don’t enjoy being busy so summer is my time to just relax and hang out with my family! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. Silversmith saw Bella at Walmart! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Ms. Henry, Innovation Lab Teacher •Favorite food: Nachos 🧀 •Favorite Color: Blue 💙 •Drink: Dr. Pepper 🥤 •Birthday: May 10th 🌷 •Hobby: Traveling 🗺️ •How do you spend your summer: I love to keep busy! Being with family/friends, traveling, studying, training, and working summer school. I love being by the pool! ☀️ Next year will be my 3rd year of teaching and I will be the Innovation Lab Facilitator (STEM). When I’m not at school you can find me studying, as I am currently working on my doctorate in Aviation and Space Education. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🍔🍊🥗Claremore Zebras FREE Summer Meals In conjunction with the USDA Seamless Summer Program, the CPS Child Nutrition Department will continue offering FREE MEAL for students 18 and under this summer.​ 📅 June 3 - June 28 & July 8 - August 2, 2024 🚫No meals will be provided the week of July 1-5, 2024 🍽 Dine-In ONLY 🕣Breakfast 7:30 - 8:30 AM l Lunch 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Mon. -Fri.) 📍Roosa Elementary - 2001 N Sioux Ave. 🕥Breakfast 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM l Lunch 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Mon. - Thurs.) 📍Claremore High School - 201 E Stuart Roosa 🕥 LUNCH ONLY 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Mon. -Fri.) 📍 Westside Elementary - 2600 Holly Rd#CPSZEBRAPRIDE Read more - https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/article/1613209

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. Newman saw Camila at Summer School! What cute photo bombers (Mrs. McComb and Mr. Elliott). We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!! 👀 Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Melissa saw Captain and Beatrice at Walmart!!! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Meyers, paraprofessional •Favorite food: Chips & salsa, salads, hamburgers •Favorite Color: green, orange, pink •Drink: Dr. P, water, peach tea •Birthday: Aug 20 (the first day of school! ahh!!)  •Hobby: gardening, singing, cheering on OSU, and chauffeuring my kids to all their things!  •How do you spend your summer: Hanging out with family and friends, swimming, lots of birthday parties (4/5 members of my family have summer birthdays). I love a beach vacation but this year we are going to the North Pole to see Santa!  I have been married to Jake since 2013 (married on Friday the 13th in Las Vegas) and have three daughters (a kindergartener, 2nd grader, and 4th grader). We moved to Claremore in 2017 from Stillwater. I have been a Zebra mom since 2019 and started as a para at Catalayah last year!  I love traveling and sightseeing. My favorite spots right now are Boston and Napa Valley. I also like to take Oklacations and be a tourist in my own state. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. Chaney ran into Blaze at Chick fil a!!! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE