Catalayah Elementary

Student spotting!!! 👀 Mrs. Castle found Asher at the softball field! We are on the lookout for our Catalayah students all over town!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🦓❤️STAFF SPOTLIGHT! ❤️🦓 Mrs. Haltmar, 2nd grade teacher •Favorite food: Sushi •Favorite Color: Yellow •Drink: Dr pepper •Birthday: December 12th •Hobby: Tennis, working out, and hiking •How do you spend your summer: I love to spend my summer with my family going on as many adventures as possible! Whether that is hiking, traveling to new places, or just trying new restaurants I love to be spontaneous and try new things. I was born in Indiana and moved to Texas when I was starting high school. I went to The University of North Texas in Denton where I met my husband Anthony! I have two kids a 4 year old girl named Hazel and a 2 year old boy named Hudson! My family and I have now lived in Claremore for almost 2 years! This will be my first year at Catalayah and I couldn’t be more excited to be apart of this team! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone! Any other fun info about you that we need to know?!? I played soccer my whole life and love playing sports and games! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

We just posted a new summer camp to our Summer Programs page. ⚽Youth Soccer (K-6th) July 22nd - 24th More info ➡ https://www.claremore.k12.ok.us/page/camps

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